Chapter 656: Madness: Gao Neng Is Coming to Kill

Chapter 656: Chapter 508: Madness: Gao Neng Is Coming to Kill

“I can report this to my father. He should be with Commander Qin right now,” another Dragon List Genius from the Military Department spoke up.

“Yes, yes, that’s right! Your father is the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Military Department!” Chen Bai wiped the sweat from his forehead.

‘Right! Every single one of these Dragon List Geniuses has a powerful background. In the entire Human Alliance, Gao Neng is probably the only one who truly came from poverty, isn’t he? His mother really was an ordinary person! And before, she even washed dishes for people in the Forgotten Land?’

…

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「Eastern District Fortress.」

The fires of war were spreading relentlessly.

At a time like this, Qin Jianfei could not possibly be anywhere else.

“Reporting to the Commander! News from the West District! Because of what happened to Sword Elder, Fairy Liu is now rushing from the West District to the Eastern District.”

“Reporting to the Commander! News from the South District! Elder Qin is coming personally…”

“Commander!”

“Commander…”

“Don’t shout. Let me think. Just let me think…” Qin Jianfei waved his hand dismissively, then his body went limp and he collapsed to the ground like a puddle of water.

“Commander, Commander, are you alright?!” A middle-aged man in a lieutenant general’s uniform immediately rushed to Qin Jianfei’s side.

“Master’s… His body… His body is still hanging in front of the Beast Race’s main camp! Master… I am useless!!! I couldn’t even save you!!!” Qin Jianfei clenched his jaw tightly.

As the Commander of the Military Department.

His rational mind told him that he had to remain calm about this matter.

Because the true goal of the Beast Race’s ploy was to lure them into trying to retrieve the body.

He was supposed to put a stop to all of this.

‘But can I stop it?!’

‘I am Sword Elder’s disciple!’

‘Sword Elder was like a father to me!’

‘How can I stop the Strongest from trying to reclaim Sword Elder’s body?’

‘Anyone else could stop them.’

‘But I alone cannot.’

‘And yet, the reality is that I have to stop them. Even if it means being reviled for it, I have to consider the bigger picture and prevent everyone from taking action.’

The combination of bitter indignation, forced restraint, and the profound sorrow in his heart finally made Qin Jianfei collapse.

“BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!” Just then, the middle-aged man supporting Qin Jianfei suddenly frowned. His communicator was ringing.

As the Deputy Chief of Staff for the Military Department, he would never carry a personal phone in the command center.

But when the communicator rang, he still glanced at it.

Because only two people knew this communicator number: his son, and his mother, who was still living.

When he had given them the number, he had said only one thing: “Unless it is a matter of extreme importance, you are absolutely not to call this communicator.”

And now, the communicator was ringing.

‘Jianjun is calling? Isn’t he in the North District? Could it be…’ The middle-aged man’s heart tightened. He finally answered the call.

“Dad, urgent military intelligence!” a voice quickly came from the device.

“Speak!”

“It’s an emergency! Gao Neng is rushing toward the Federation Government Building right now! Fang Tangtang is with him. Oh, and he broke through… he’s at the eighth rank! He’s probably going to cause trouble for Councillor Liang… Are you with Commander Qin? If you are, have him send someone to stop them immediately!”

“What?!” The middle-aged man’s hand trembled.

Normally, the “intelligence” from the communicator would have sounded as ridiculous as two kids fighting and calling for someone to come break it up.

But when the names involved were Gao Neng and Liang Qi, this was no longer a simple fight. It was a matter concerning the life and death of the Human Alliance.

“Gao Neng is out!”

“What?!” Qin Jianfei, who had been on the verge of fainting from the pain, suddenly heard the middle-aged man’s words and forced himself to sit up.

“Jianjun said Gao Neng came out of Shen Ning’Er’s room. He also said he broke through to the eighth rank… Could he have been in closed-door cultivation before? What’s more urgent now is that he’s heading for the Federation Government Building. This… Commander Qin, we have to stop him immediately!”

“Ye… Yes, we have to stop him immediately!” Qin Jianfei gritted his teeth and tried to stand up from the floor, but his feet quickly slipped out from under him again.

“Commander Qin!”

“Quick, call a medic!”

“Immediately call… call Vice Commander Shen… Shen Changsheng… over… Have him take charge of the Military Department’s… com-command… work…” As Qin Jianfei spoke, a trickle of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, and his face flushed red.

“PFFT!”

He sprayed a mouthful of fresh blood.

“Medic, medic!!!”

“…”

…

While the Eastern District Fortress was in chaos.

The South District and West District had also descended into chaos.

After the Strongest from each district had left, the Alien Race Alliance Army decisively launched their attack, as if they had a “Celestial Eye” watching everything.

“We can’t hold on!”

“Without the Strongest, we can’t hold them back at all!”

“We have to retreat!”

“The high command’s order is to defend the fortress to the death! No matter the cost, we will not retreat a single step! We cannot let the alien races set foot in our City of Hope!”

“Charge!”

“We’ll fight the alien races to the bitter end!”

“…”

These were two battles with a great disparity in strength.

But they were being fought nonetheless.

The iron heels of the Alien Race Alliance Army relentlessly assaulted the West District and South District Fortresses.

The Human Alliance could only defend to the death.

Never retreating.

Civilians began to spontaneously head toward the fortresses. Among them were young people who, despite their ordinary strength, were still full of passion.

“We can’t just watch the fortress fall.”

“Let’s go help!”

“Even if we die taking just one of them with us, that’s still one!”

Passionate youths were preaching this sentiment everywhere.

The Alliance’s television stations broadcasted the war situation from each district. On the screen, every shot was worth recording, because every scene was perpetually filled with blood.

“That’s the spirit! We humans will never admit defeat!”

“I’m going to join the fight too!”

“…”

…

「Federation Government Building.」

Wu Qingjing’s communicator also began to ring at that moment.

“Patriarch Yi? You’re looking for me…?”

“Gao Neng is out of seclusion! He’s broken through to the eighth rank, and now he’s killing his way toward the Federation Government Building!” Patriarch Yi’s voice was steady, but the words he spoke were anything but.

“What? Out of seclusion… He… he’s back?” Wu Qingjing clearly knew more than Patriarch Yi, as Shen Ning’Er had already told him the truth.

‘Gao Neng went to the Northern District Battlefield!’

‘And now Patriarch Yi is suddenly calling to say he’s out of seclusion, and even broke through to the eighth rank?’

‘Does this mean…’

‘Gao Neng came back from the Northern District Battlefield?!’

‘And in just over three days, he actually… broke through… to the eighth rank?! Good heavens, what a genius!’

‘Wait a minute.’

‘Something isn’t right here.’

“Hold on, Patriarch Yi, what did you say? Gao Neng is killing his way to the Federation Government Building?!” After a moment of shock, Wu Qingjing quickly seized upon the crucial point of Patriarch Yi’s message.

“My son said that he didn’t seem to know about Liang Qi taking command. After coming out of seclusion, he heard Chen Bai’s account and is now going to seize power?”

“Seize power?”

“Yes. He also found out about Sword Elder’s death.”

“…” Hearing this, Wu Qingjing suddenly felt a sense of suffocation. The feeling came out of nowhere, but he truly found it hard to breathe.

‘I feel like I need to sort this out…’

‘Gao Neng returned from the Northern District Battlefield. He broke through to the eighth rank. He also found out that Liang Qi had taken control of the council. And on top of all that, he just heard the news of Sword Elder’s fall. No… he isn’t here to seize power! He’s here to kill someone!’

If it were anyone else, Wu Qingjing would never have had such an exaggerated reaction.

But if it was Gao Neng…

“THUMP!”

Wu Qingjing’s legs suddenly went weak. He felt as if he had finally sorted it all out. “Gao Neng is coming here at a time like this… He’s not planning to kill Liang Qi inside the Federation Government Building, is he?!”

(The next chapter will be out between one and two o’clock. You can all wait and read it tomorrow morning!)