Novel Full Chapter 1298 - 632: You Will Understand When You See the Celestial Abyss
Chapter 1298 - 632: You Will Understand When You See the Celestial Abyss
Liang Yuan’s gaze was calm, staring at Zhang Yujiang.
The man before him, who claimed to want to save the world, had indeed taken some measures.
For instance, in the early days, he used the radio to broadcast some information about superpower runes.
Liang Yuan was also willing to believe that there were still good people in the military with a conscience and a sense of responsibility.
But with each interaction, Liang Yuan discovered that Zhang Yujiang’s motives seemed not so pure.
He genuinely wanted to save people, but there must be personal motives as well.
In the apocalypse, population was the primary resource.
No matter which faction, within the capabilities of its own base, would try to expand its scale as much as possible.
The military was no exception; they were also absorbing the population from outside.
Of course, it’s normal for people to have personal motives; truly great people are, after all, a minority.
At least among the people Liang Yuan had met so far, perhaps only that officer Li Hao from Fanshan Island could be considered as such.
Of course, this could also be related to the fact that Li Hao awoke to a Strength Superpower later on and couldn’t suppress the superpower users on the island, being unable to wield power.
Power is the most corrupting thing for the human heart.
Liang Yuan remembered watching a movie before the great flood, where someone couldn’t understand why officials, who were already worry-free with adequate food and clothing, would still resort to corruption, embezzlement, or other illegal and criminal activities.
So, this person sought a custom service to make himself a leader, to let the bad atmosphere corrupt him, as he didn’t believe in this wickedness.
The ending was that this person resisted many temptations but ultimately succumbed to the temptation of beauty.
The movie was well-made, without any exaggeration.
That person had good intentions, even a sincere wish to be a good leader.
However, various external temptations, money, and beauty are always able to corrupt you, to touch you.
Liang Yuan didn’t know if Zhang Yujiang had been corrupted.
Perhaps, in the beginning, he intended to help survivors affected by the flood.
But as time passed, how much of that original intention remained was hard to predict.
Liang Yuan didn’t want to speculate anymore; the human heart is hard to fathom.
He now only wanted to take back what belonged to him!
The Miyuan Rainforest was the asset of the Water God Sect, and since he destroyed the Water God Sect, these assets should belong to him!
So he directly confronted Zhang Yujiang’s actions in protecting Pei Yuanhu and bluntly demanded the person!
Zhang Yujiang and Liang Yuan stared at each other for a moment, seeing no wavering in Liang Yuan’s expression.
He lowered his eyes and took a sip of tea.
Next to him, Zhang Wenjing was the first to scold.
"You, Liang, what do you mean by this!"
"Pei Yuanhu’s abilities can help us explore the Celestial Abyss. He had long since pledged loyalty to the nation and served the troops. What right do you have to demand him?"
"Do you not have any regard for the country?"
Liang Yuan looked indifferently at the woman and asked coldly, "Of course, I care for my country, but I never use national prestige as a tool to oppress others."
"In today’s flood-ridden apocalypse, the land has long turned into a vast ocean. Can you still represent the country?"
"We are the military, the national military, and of course, we represent the country!" Zhang Wenjing rebuked Liang Yuan.
Liang Yuan sneered, "Can you contact the higher-ups?"
Zhang Wenjing snapped, "Unable to contact them doesn’t mean we don’t follow wartime military regulations."
"Facing major natural disasters, we have the authority to take over local power structures!"
"You, Liang, gathering people on Yangshan is already an illegal act. We haven’t held you accountable, yet we decided to collaborate with you, and now you go too far, demanding for someone? Who do you think you are?"
Liang Yuan laughed mockingly, "The Three Great Sects brainwash survivors, forming cults. Why don’t you deal with them?"
"When we were trapped by the flood in the building, why didn’t you help?"
"And now you’re bringing up these rules to scare whom?"
Ignoring Zhang Wenjing, he looked at Zhang Yujiang and said, "Commander Zhang, stop with the meaningless nonsense. I only ask you, will you give me Pei Yuanhu or not?"
Zhang Yujiang furrowed his brows, staring at Liang Yuan, "If I say no, what would you do?"
Liang Yuan’s expression darkened, "Then our alliance ends here."
"I don’t hope my ally would shield my enemies."
"Much less do I wish for my ally to have any designs on my territory!"
Zhang Yujiang fell silent, then suddenly asked, "Mr. Liang, why are you so sure our military needs an alliance with you?"
"We originally allied due to the existence of the Three Great Sects and the Hawk Faction in the military."
"But now, these threats are gone, and whether we cooperate or not doesn’t seem that crucial, does it?"
He stood up, "Of course, I acknowledge Yangshan’s strength. Together, we benefit; divided, we both lose."
"This is something I hope you, Mr. Liang, realize."
"Additionally, there’s another question. We are stationed here not because we lack the ability to expand but because of our duty to suppress the Celestial Abyss passage."
Zhang Yujiang said in a deep voice, "Instead of speaking aggressively, why don’t I take you to see the situation at the Celestial Abyss passage first?"
"After you’ve seen the Celestial Abyss passage, you can decide whether to turn against me over Pei Yuanhu."
Liang Yuan nodded, "Very well, I also can’t understand why you are so determined to protect that person."
"You’ll understand once you see it."
Zhang Yujiang replied, then walked out, with Zhang Wenjing giving Liang Yuan an angry glare as she followed.
Zhao Kai quickly stood up, came to Liang Yuan’s side, and said, "Brother Liang, be careful of deceit."
Liang Yuan nodded slightly, "No worries, if I want to leave, they can’t stop me."
With that, the two followed Zhang Yujiang, leaving the villa together.
After leaving the villa, Zhang Yujiang and Zhang Wenjing directly flew outside Cloud Mist Island.
"The Celestial Abyss passage is outside the island?"
Zhao Kai couldn’t help but ask.
Zhang Wenjing, ahead, turned around and sneered, "Of course, the Celestial Abyss is such a dangerous place. Do you think we would move the Floating Island right above it?"
"We’re here."
While speaking, the four had already flown out of Cloud Mist Island.
Outside, heavy snow was drifting, and on the snowy plains, row after row of frozen ships were lined up.
There were numerous military soldiers active on these ships, with many machine guns, tanks, and artillery arranged among them.
Liang Yuan merely glanced and noticed that the military strength here was no less than the military base on Cloud Mist Island.
After glancing around, he was drawn to the situation in the sky.
He saw helicopters hovering, and in the thick clouds above, a vortex-like cloud was rotating continuously.
Occasionally, a helicopter would fly underneath the cloud, causing a rumbling vibration.
"Is that the Celestial Abyss passage?"
Liang Yuan asked.
Zhang Yujiang nodded, "The Celestial Abyss passage doesn’t always have Floating Island Parasitic Beasts diving down."
"It’s been about half a month since we last killed a diving Mutant Beast. By the calculation of time, it seems another Mutant Beast is about to come down."
Liang Yuan glanced at the military strength here and said, "With your current military strength, is it difficult to kill such a Mutant Beast?"
"Difficult. The military strength here can only serve as interference, and is capable of killing small Mutant Beasts."
"Among the Mutant Beasts diving down, there will definitely be one with exceptionally strong power."
"It’s the main force that tears through the cloud and crosses the Celestial Abyss passage. Our target is to kill it."
"And a Mutant Beast of this level is beyond what our current weapons can handle."
"Even gunpowder weapons can no longer break its defenses, and superpower weapons can’t harm its hair."
"Only masters at the Genetic Reorganization Level can take it on personally."
Zhang Yujiang looked at Liang Yuan and said, "You are also a master at the Genetic Reorganization Level. You should know how strong a being transformed by Genetic Map would be once reorganized."
"Ordinary military weapons simply can’t breach your defense, right?"
"Currently, our base’s most powerful missile system is not even as destructive as Jiangong’s ’Atomic Breath.’"
Liang Yuan, having fought Feng Jiangong, naturally knew how powerful his Atomic Breath was.
He had been staying in seclusion because he was wary of Feng Jiangong.
Liang Yuan said nothing, following the others into the military camp.
In no time, they arrived on a massive ship.
The Guangfu Military District was originally a ground force operational district, and having military ships was unlikely.
This ship in front of them clearly was constructed after the great flood.
Because there was notable Rune Technology on it.
The warship was protected by a shield, with soldiers patrolling back and forth.
Upon seeing Zhang Yujiang and Zhang Wenjing, they all saluted and greeted them.
Zhang Yujiang led Liang Yuan all the way to the meeting room on the ship.
Inside, Feng Jiangong was talking with several middle-aged men in military uniforms.
Seeing Zhang Yujiang come in, Feng Jiangong looked up, smiled, and said, "Brigadier, you’re here."
Then he saw Liang Yuan behind Zhang Yujiang, and his gaze immediately focused.
"Liang Yuan?"
"Hahaha, you finally decided to come to see the Celestial Abyss? I thought you chickened out and were afraid to meet me!"
Feng Jiangong laughed heartily.
Liang Yuan did not hold much animosity towards Feng Jiangong; the other was a powerful superpower user.
Though they had fought, Liang Yuan had a measure of admiration for him.
This Feng Jiangong was a genius who relied on military resources to forcefully enhance his power to the Genetic Reorganization stage.
This feat couldn’t be accomplished by resources alone, requiring strong confidence and courage to undergo Genetic Reorganization.
Liang Yuan was well aware of the risks involved.
"Brigadier Feng, long time no see."
Liang Yuan nodded slightly in greeting, then looked at the military attire-clad men present and asked, "Who is Pei Yuanhu?"
Zhang Yujiang quickly intervened, "Mr. Liang, can we set aside the matter of Pei Yuanhu for now?"
"How about we talk after you witness the attack by Celestial Abyss creatures?"
Feng Jiangong now understood Liang Yuan’s intention for coming, his face slightly darkened, and said, "Liang Yuan, are you here to cause trouble?"
"Now that Pei Yuanhu has become one of my soldiers, there’s no way I’m handing him over to you!"
"Commander, you didn’t agree to his demand, did you?"
Zhang Yujiang shook his head, "No, I want him to see the danger of the Celestial Abyss and understand Pei Yuanhu’s importance to us."
Liang Yuan watched as the two of them emphasized the danger of the Celestial Abyss back and forth, feeling somewhat surprised.
Is the Celestial Abyss really that dangerous?
This Celestial Abyss passage definitely isn’t exclusive to Cloud Mist Island — there must be others elsewhere as well.
Other locations probably don’t harbor forces like the military to guard them, so the creatures from those Celestial Abyss passages must have already invaded on a large scale.
However, up until now, Liang Yuan hadn’t discovered anything extremely dangerous.
So is this just an excuse by the military to protect Pei Yuanhu, or is the Celestial Abyss genuinely terrifying?