Chapter 364: 337. Public Disk Base

337. Chapter 337: Public Disk Base

As squadron after squadron of ships and fighters took off from the Public Disk Base.

Just as Li Yi had predicted, even if the Gene Federation was decaying, it could never stand idly by while a city fell—it would inevitably use force to retake Feicheng.

"Yi, the Gene Warriors at the Public Disk Base have moved out—they're heading toward Feicheng." Hong Zhen looked up at the sky, her expression stirred.

At this moment.

Li Yi and his two hundred men had already stealthily positioned themselves near the Public Disk Base, disguised and ready for battle at any moment.

After waiting all night.

The next morning, they finally got their chance.

"Ji Ke, come with me. The rest of you stay here. Watch for my signal—if we successfully infiltrate the base's system, we seize the base; if we fail, retreat immediately on the same path. Don't wait for us. With my strength, I can safely extract Ji Ke alone." Li Yi didn't hesitate.

Storm qi surged, instantly carrying Ji Ke forward.

The intelligent robot Lan Ji had already been placed inside his storage magic artifact—he could retrieve her anytime.

After breaking through the Soul Realm, his storm qi had grown stronger, and his soul force could now slightly manipulate the human physical field. Though he couldn't fly freely, hovering was no problem, so Li Yi now controlled his storm qi flight with far greater ease.

His speed had also increased.

The only drawback was he couldn't fly high.

But Li Yi had a backup—he carried a magic sword that, once activated, could carry him flying at extreme speed, so he wasn't worried about being trapped.

Since becoming a Gene Warrior, his physical condition had improved—he could endure this level of flight.

Soon.

Li Yi had already slipped past the Public Disk Base's perimeter defenses.

Oddly, their entry triggered no alarm, and no guard robots detected them. No—rather than saying they weren't detected, it was as if all the guard robots had vanished.

"Were they redeployed to Feicheng? Or has the Public Disk Base itself decayed so badly that it can't afford enough guard robots?" Li Yi's gaze flickered.

Though something felt off, his soul sense detected no danger, so he pressed on.

Soon.

He and Ji Ke rushed into the Public Disk Base, quickly identified their direction, and headed straight for the command center.

If they seized the command center and hacked the base's AI system, Li Yi could take full control.

But when Li Yi and Ji Ke reached the vicinity of the command center, he suddenly stopped.

A stench of blood drifted toward them.

Someone had died here?

Li Yi instantly braced for combat.

Yet at that moment.

The heavy doors of the command center slowly opened, and a corpse clad in uniform was tossed out—its blood still warm, as if it had just died moments ago. Then a man of average build, plain features, and armored attire stepped out slowly.

His hands were stained with blood; his eyes were fiercely resolute, giving off an aura unlike any other Gene Warrior.

"Genes should be free. Privilege should be abolished. All people should be equal. The people should not fear the Gene Federation—the Gene Federation should fear the people. What a brilliant speech. Your ideas are more advanced than ours, your ideals greater than ours."

"Pleased to meet you, leader of the Feicheng resistance, Yi."

The man walked forward with a smile: "I'm Hughes, a member of the resistance. Currently, I'm the Battalion Commander of the Public Disk Base. I apologize for acting on my own initiative—I seized the command center before you arrived."

"Resistance? Hughes?" Li Yi's gaze flickered: "You know about me?"

"We have members in Feicheng too. I know everything that happened there. But none of them were as exceptional as you, Yi. You're a born leader. Just one speech at a scrap bar—and within a day, you seized Hope Tower. What stunned me even more was that after taking Hope Tower, you didn't hoard its resources—you distributed the Gene Serum to every citizen of Feicheng."

"That moment will be remembered by all—and will become the future guiding principle of the resistance."

Though Hughes' expression remained calm, his eyes burned with fervor—he looked at Li Yi with admiration and reverence.

The resistance had existed for years, always hiding, never before achieving such a monumental milestone.

Though Feicheng was small.

Its significance was immense. If this model could be replicated—if other cities' citizens followed suit—the decaying Gene Federation would surely collapse into history.

"Your flattery means nothing to me. I don't trust you. Ji Ke, take Lan Ji to the command center. Take control of the Public Disk Base. Once successful, activate the defense system and shoot down every ship and fighter returning from Feicheng."

Li Yi then released Lan Ji from his storage artifact and gave the order.

Ji Ke hesitated briefly, then replied: "Understood."

He immediately headed toward the command center with Lan Ji.

"Commander Hughes, is it really fine for others to take credit for our hard-won victory?"

Inside the command center, others remained—four Gene Warriors stepped out. The speaker was a female Gene Warrior in armor, glaring at Ji Ke and Li Yi with clear resentment.

"It's fine. The Public Disk Base isn't ours—it belongs to everyone. Yi is greater than anyone else. He'll maximize this base's value." Hughes held back his teammates, willingly surrendering years of effort to Li Yi.

"Yi, I know we've just met, and your caution and suspicion are natural. But believe me—we share the same goal. From your words, I sense an unstoppable force. The entire world now needs that force."

Li Yi glanced at the group.

Their strength was formidable—all were Level Five Gene Warriors. Hughes himself was Level Six, with visible evolutionary traces—he had practiced the methods of his world, breaking through genetic limits. These men held high status even within the resistance.

"Save your words for later. Right now, seizing the Public Disk Base is most important." Li Yi said.

"Of course." Hughes nodded.

With the resistance's help, everything went smoothly. Ji Ke quickly breached the Public Disk Base's system, and Lan Ji took control. As the base fell, all defense weapons activated instantly; many robotic soldiers had their permissions overridden and defected without hesitation.

"Yi, it's done." Ji Ke emerged, his voice filled with excitement.

"Good. Notify Hong Zhen and Hei Shi and the others to enter. Open the weapons depot and arm everyone." Li Yi said.

Ji Ke immediately made contact.

Meanwhile, Li Yi used this time to take the intelligent robot Lan Ji to the base's weapons depot.

"Yi, I know this base well. What weapons do you need? Tell me—I'll find them for you." Hughes followed closely, enthusiastically introducing the Public Disk Base's arsenal.

Li Yi said: "I need a ship. No—better yet, two. Are there any good ships here?"

"We have three latest-model Thunder Fighters. They might suit your needs. Those were the base commander's personal collection—he wouldn't even use them in battle, preferring to keep them in storage just to admire. Come with me—I'll show you." Hughes said.

He led Li Yi to a separate fighter hangar.

Lan Ji controlled the door and opened it.

Three blue-and-white fighters, glowing with a faint blue radiance, appeared before them. Their streamlined bodies and snarling cannon muzzles proved they were machines of both beauty and lethal power—rare and expensive even in World Six.

"The Thunder Fighter's firepower is immense. Its main cannon can fire continuously—each shot easily kills a Level Six Gene Warrior. If fully charged and it lands, even a Level Seven Gene Warrior can't withstand it." Hughes said: "A few of these on the battlefield would be a nightmare for the enemy."

Li Yi's eyes lit up at once.

Easily kill a Level Six Gene Warrior? That meant even a Spirit Power Realm cultivator could be slain?

But the Golden Academy's Spirit Power Realm experts were stronger than Level Six Gene Warriors—though not stronger than Level Seven. They likely sat between the two.

If he could possess these three Thunder Fighters and use them properly, eliminating a Spirit Power Realm expert was certain.

Thinking of this, Li Yi's mind immediately filled with bold ideas.

"I want all three fighters." He fixed his gaze on Hughes.

Hughes didn't refuse—he smiled: "Take them. Letting them gather dust in storage is a waste. They deserve greater purpose. Yi, no one in this base, no one in Feicheng, deserves them more than you. And your ideas are a treasure to the world—they must be protected."

He saw Li Yi as a great resistance leader, never suspecting he was a born-evil Earth Prisoner.

So he offered no resistance to Li Yi's request.

Li Yi didn't hesitate—he immediately ordered Lan Ji to take control of the three fighters.

These Thunder Fighters didn't require pilots—only a smart brain connected to their internal systems for remote control. With Lan Ji's processing power, controlling three Thunder Fighters posed no issue.

Because the Public Disk Base had been successfully seized, Lan Ji easily infiltrated and took command of the Thunder Fighters.

"Start the fighters. Have them fly above the base." Li Yi said.

"Initiating Thunder Fighter launch…" Lan Ji's voice echoed.

The next instant.

The three Thunder Fighters blazed with blue light, engines roared, torrents of energy surged, and the fighters slowly rose into the air, then burst from the hangar, accelerating instantly past supersonic speed, shooting straight into the clouds.

Like thunder splitting the heavens.

"Excellent weapons." Li Yi narrowed his eyes, convinced seizing the Public Disk Base had been the right choice.

It was time to let some people feel the terror of overwhelming firepower.