All the answers to the questions are in the New World… Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao, and the others silently repeated this sentence.
And their conversation with Vieri completely convinced the Ark residents present that this action to overthrow Dimarco's tyranny was indeed an instruction from the gods!
After a brief silence, Shang Jianyao, wearing a monkey mask, suddenly looked at Vieri and asked:
“Do you have the Awakened ability ‘Extreme Fear’?”
Jiang Baimian followed up with a question:
“Did you kill Hervig?”
She remembered that Vieri had also disappeared for a few days when the Vigilance Sect held a hiding ritual before, and Hervig had died of fright during this period!
It was originally difficult to consider these two things together, after all, Vieri was young, had no grudges with Hervig, and only gave people the impression that he had a secret, without showing any connection to the Awakened.
But now, Vieri's words just now clearly revealed that he possessed the ability of "Extreme Fear."
Hervig died precisely under the influence of this ability!
Vieri replied indifferently:
“Who told him to always laugh at me for being short?
“He should have died long ago. Most people here wanted him dead, including his wife.”
Killing someone for being laughed at for being short? Overly sensitive? Jiang Baimian muttered to herself with some understanding.
At this moment, Shang Jianyao laughed and stared at Vieri, taking two steps forward.
Vieri was startled and instinctively backed away:
“What do you want to do?”
“Guess.” Shang Jianyao pressed the spirited monkey mask on his face.
Vieri could imagine the grinning mouth and smile beneath the mask, and said in a panic:
“You, you want to avenge Hervig?
“He is a devil. If you kill him, most people in Redstone Town will only applaud me!”
Shang Jianyao didn't respond, and walked forward two more steps with the monkey mask on.
Vieri's expression changed a few times, and he said sharply:
“If you come any closer, I'll use 'Extreme Fear'!”
Shang Jianyao laughed and pointed to Genava beside him:
“See, he doesn’t feel fear.
“I also prepared a Fica injection so that I wouldn’t be easily scared to death.”
Vieri's gaze swept over the silver-black smart robot Genava, and he blurted out:
“I, I am a reserve divine envoy!”
His back was slightly hunched, posing in a posture ready to attack at any time.
Just then, Shang Jianyao laughed loudly:
“What’s wrong?
“Don’t be nervous. I’m not the sheriff of Redstone Town. I’m not qualified to judge you.”
As he spoke, he took off his tactical backpack and took out his beloved small speaker:
“I will only drive around Redstone Town, constantly repeating ‘Vieri killed Hervig’ ‘Vieri killed Hervig’.”
Vieri was speechless for a while, and said hatefully after a long time:
“Do whatever you want!”
At the same time as he spoke, he turned around, took a few quick steps, jumped up, climbed to the ceiling, and disappeared into the ventilation duct.
Shang Jianyao watched him leave and turned to walk back to Jiang Baimian and the others.
“You said so much just to tease him?” Jiang Baimian touched her metal cochlea, “Why bother? This guy is very vengeful.”
Shang Jianyao replied triumphantly:
“It’s only interesting to bully such dangerous children.”
Jiang Baimian was about to roll her eyes when she saw a large group of servants rushing over.
Their expressions were written with trepidation and unease, but their eyes seemed quite numb.
After slowly scanning Dimarco's corpse wearing a black mask with white patterns, a light gradually appeared in their eyes.
…………
A few days later.
Northwest of Redstone Town, in a field by the lake.
“From today onwards, this area belongs to you.” Yu Tian, who had transformed into a member of the “Underground Ark” Management Committee, pointed to the front and said to the Ge Lin and Ge Miao sisters, “We will organize people to dredge the ditches here and work with you on various tasks such as clearing wasteland, but after that, you will have to rely on yourselves.
“Don’t worry, the seeds for the first year are distributed for free. You can also apply to Redstone Town or the church to borrow various machines. The corresponding expenses are subsidized by the annual smuggling business share, so, except for the first year, you have to hand over a portion of the harvest every year so that those members in charge of smuggling and guarding the Ark have food to eat…”
“Okay, okay!” Ge Lin and Ge Miao looked at each other, unable to hide their surprise as they responded.
For them, who came from small settlements, the value of usable land was obvious.
After receiving the corresponding land deeds, the two sisters returned to the Vigilance Sect and sincerely and earnestly prayed to the “Nether Lady” holy emblem.
They did not choose to live in the Ark because they were not yet adapted to living underground and were still very afraid.
They planned to first live in the underground floor of the Vigilance Church, and when spring came, find a well-preserved abandoned house near their own fields, tidy it up, and ask someone to repair it and connect the wires.
——Under the mediation of the Vigilance Sect, the people of Redstone Town reluctantly recognized the existence of the “Underground Ark” Management Committee, allowing them to use uninhabited buildings and cultivate currently abandoned farmland. Of course, the “Underground Ark” also paid a certain price, giving up a lot of smuggling business.
Back in the assigned temporary housing, Ge Lin, who had been busy all day, picked up a worn towel and said to Ge Miao:
“Go wash your face first.”
“Don’t want to, let me lie down for a while, I’m so tired today.” Ge Miao lay on the bed, acting coquettishly.
Ge Lin didn’t know how long it had been since she had seen her sister like this, and was reminded of the past, so she smiled slightly:
“Then you go after I come back.”
She went to the nearest bathroom with light steps and washed her face and hands with cold water.
After doing all this, as she walked back, Ge Lin suddenly heard a noisy sound coming from ahead.
She was a little dazed at first, then her heart tightened, and she quickly hurried towards her and her sister's room.
Soon, she saw several people gathered outside that familiar door, and inside the door was her sister with her back hunched.
Ge Miao’s eyes were turbid, full of bloodshot, and transparent saliva remained at the corners of her mouth.
Her face was twisted, no longer as sweet as it had been a few minutes ago.
Ge Lin immediately felt that the whole world had been stripped from reality and became unusually illusory.
“Heartless Disease”…
Miao Miao has “Heartless Disease”…
Ge Lin stared blankly at the door, not daring to approach, unwilling to believe it.
Bang!
With a gunshot, Ge Miao fell down, surrounded by slowly spreading blood.
Her eyes were wide open, still bloodshot.
Ge Lin staggered over, squatted down, and reached out to her sister’s eyes.
Her vision had long become blurred, but she couldn't make a sound in her throat.
Someone approached her and bent down to comfort her:
“This is ‘Heartless Disease’, no one could have imagined it….
“Don’t be too sad, you just got land, you will have your own family and your own children in the future, everything will be better….”
…………
Inside the galloping jeep, Jiang Baimian glanced at Bai Chen in the passenger seat and sighed again:
“Our understanding of Awakened was still too superficial before. I didn’t expect that Dimarco possessed such a near-mythical ability…”
“Destiny Sight,” “Divine Mirror Sight,” and “Six Senses Deprivation” completely surpassed the norm.
If the “Old Task Force’s” initial “decapitation operation” hadn’t been successfully executed and destroyed Dimarco’s previous body, the subsequent development would have been very dangerous. They could only rely on Genava and the Night Pearl to try to hold out until the “Nether Lady’s” reserve divine envoy Vieri joined the battle.
Even though they achieved great success in the first step, the “Old Task Force’s” confrontation with Dimarco was fraught with danger. Fortunately, they grasped the intelligence in advance, understood Dimarco’s weakness in a flash, and Shang Jianyao was special enough to effectively use this point.
“So, this operation was too reckless…” Long Yuehong couldn’t help but say from the back row.
“It can’t be said that way.” Jiang Baimian said thoughtfully, “This time the preparation was sufficient, and we also received the ‘Nether Lady’s’ blessing. If we don’t try this time, we may not even know how we died if we encounter an Awakened with similar abilities in the future. At least we know what’s going on now.”
As she spoke, she laughed:
“There are also many other gains. A whole twenty-two high-performance batteries, a ‘m—45’ military exoskeleton device, and a Night Pearl that has solidified Dimarco’s aura.”
There were more than just these high-performance batteries in the “Underground Ark”, but considering the defense needs of the Management Committee, Jiang Baimian didn’t take them all.
These batteries are currently temporarily left in Redstone Town with Genava—as someone who had been the mayor of Tarnan Town, he became the temporary president of the “Underground Ark” Management Committee. When things there were on track, he would go to the “Afu Gun Shop” in Wildgrass City and meet up with Shang Jianyao and others.
Considering that he was still wanted by “Mechanical Paradise,” Genava lived in the Ark and basically did not show his face in Redstone Town except for docking with the Vigilance Sect.
If there was any disturbance, he would escape through the Ark’s Iron Mountain entrance.
As for the “m—45” new military exoskeleton device, it was something that the Ark residents insisted on giving to the “Old Task Force” as a thank-you gift. Based on the actual situation of the “Old Task Force,” Jiang Baimian couldn’t refuse.
In this way, Bai Chen’s combat ability would be greatly enhanced.
After Shang Jianyao experimented with the Night Pearl, whose color had changed, it was confirmed that it solidified Dimarco’s “Destiny Sight.” Of course, this was definitely much weaker than the original.
After talking about the gains, Jiang Baimian, who was driving, looked at Bai Chen and said with a smile:
“Only you got injured this time.
“Actually, I’ve always been a little strange. Usually the most prudent Xiao Bai not only didn’t object to the ‘decapitation operation’ this time, but also seemed to be a little active.”
Bai Chen in the passenger seat looked at the windshield and was silent for a while before saying:
“I have always firmly believed that on this gray wasteland, it is already difficult for everyone to survive, and they should not care about other people’s affairs.
“In the beginning, when I was caught by Eugene and became a slave, I told myself the same thing.”
She paused for two seconds, and her eyes gradually became vacant:
“But, but I still couldn’t help but think, if there was someone, if there was a team that suddenly descended and rescued me, how great would that be…”
“It’s great.” Jiang Baimian fully understood and didn’t mention it anymore.
Shang Jianyao said with a smile:
“So, are you officially joining the action to save all mankind?”
Bai Chen ignored him.
While chatting, Shang Jianyao pinched the temples on both sides, leaned back, and closed his eyes.
Inside the “Sea of Origin,” on that island with mountains, water, and bright sunshine.
A huge pit appeared near the beach, which was shocking.
Shang Jianyao stared at the pit that did not recover due to his departure, and a smile appeared on his face.
He then differentiated into more of himself, digging ditches and directing the spring water to this pit.
When Shang Jianyao was “catching up on sleep,” Long Yuehong listened to the leader and Bai Chen chatting, interjecting a few words from time to time, and turned his gaze out of the window.
At this time, the sky was light blue and clear, dotted with clouds, and the jeep was galloping in the area where the wilderness and hills were intertwined, returning to the distant “Pangu Biology.”
Along the way, new greenery was everywhere, and wild animals were looming.
Winter is over, and spring is coming.
(End of this volume)