Chapter 1267: Don't Get Close

After grabbing the picture and staring at it repeatedly several times, Zhang Tie's mouth went dry, and he felt his head in a complete mess.

He died... He actually really died...

It's fake, really fake...

Although he knew the capital was likely to have trouble, and also knew of the existence of that Alien Species, he, being carefree, had never really thought about what would happen in the future.

Just like not wanting to face the future, Zhang Tie often acted like an ostrich; when Lin An told him to charge, he charged, and when there was nothing going on, he thought of nothing.

Deep down, he was too afraid that the future would become harder and harder, afraid that it would get worse...

It's really been tough... really almost can't go on living...

He couldn't imagine, as disasters kept appearing, one crisis after another more terrifying, who could still survive...

Clutching the white paper in his hand, the two faced each other in silence; Xiong Hanzi lowered his head, and in a muffled voice managed to utter a sentence.

"Lin Dui.."

"He's a good person.."

"He died, I still feel a bit upset..."

Facing Xiong Hanzi's low spirits, Lin An hesitated and also silently nodded.

Yes.

Although they had a bad relationship with the military, as a neutral faction, or rather someone with no faction, Lihao was just a pure soldier.

As long as he could stop the disaster and save more people, this solemn middle-aged person was willing to do anything.

Just like an old poplar tree in the desert, even at the moment of death it was still sacrificing itself.

Whether in Past Life or this life, Lin An still held some respect for this general he hadn't interacted much with.

In the harsh Apocalypse, everyone lives for themselves; someone as pure and selfless as Lihao is rare. Lin An cannot be like Lihao, but that doesn't prevent him from respecting such people.

Among humanity, it is precisely the existence of such people that often lets one feel a glimmer of light.

"Lin Dui..."

"Is the capital really over... Zhang Yong and them... and Nie Laotou, are they also...?"

Feeling low, Zhang Tie clenched his fists tightly; when he actually saw someone die, he only then realized that the things he never thought about would eventually happen.

He had a decent relationship with Zhang Yong, and he quite liked this kid.

He was also familiar with Nie Ping; Faction: Long An's supplies often came through this old man's transactions.

Although he didn't really participate in the affairs between Faction: Long An and the military, he also knew that on the capital's side there was still a group of people working for them, trying to maintain a relationship so fragile it couldn't be more fragile.

There was a group of High Level people who just wanted to save lives, just wanted everyone to live better..

They were willing to lower themselves to beg all sides, willing to accept any conditions Faction: Long An proposed, also willing to admit mistakes, trying to unite the two sides.

Those people hadn't made any mistakes.

But now it seems they might also die...

"Uncertain, I currently can't contact the capital either, including using paper, even Props can't transmit the message."

"The Alien Species' shielding method is beyond our capability, even satellites can't capture concrete images."

Lin An exhaled lightly; as the most important Faction: Long An intelligence department, since his return he had constantly monitored the situation in the capital's war zone.

But after communications were cut off, the capital's war zone now seemed to be dragged into a mist, with nothing visible.

If it weren't for Lihao's self-detonation being comparable to a nuclear blast, perhaps they wouldn't even have seen the explosion.

It's obvious that the Alien Species launched its plan the moment it returned; this plan had long been prepared, aiming to swallow the capital in the shortest time....

The terror of the Alien Species far exceeds what he had imagined...

His eye sockets slightly reddened; hearing Lin An's answer, Zhang Tie couldn't help but curse.

The irritation in his heart made even breathing feel uncomfortable.

"What the hell do these ghost things want to do?!"

"Damn it! Now it's fine! Nothing left!"

Angry that the capital didn't trust them, also angry that the military would self-destructively create Alien Species, Zhang Tie, unaware of the Inside Information, was like a raging black bear, wanting to rush out and fight to ease the oppression in his chest.

Although he didn't really care about the capital, nor pay much attention to the military.

But Zhang Tie himself also knew just how significant the capital's war zone was to Huaxia's Survivors...

Yes, after the Apocalypse, law ceased to exist, the state's control over localities dropped to the lowest point. But as long as the officialdom existed in name, still being there, everyone would have a rope in their hearts, that rope called the bottom line, called cohesion.

When that rope is gone, people who still had reservations will completely indulge themselves, and the evil in human nature will be magnified to the extreme.

After all, from this moment on, nothing could punish them anymore.

Not only that, with belief collapsing, the soldiers of the various Military Regions... scattered across the land still holding to their duties, would they also collapse because of this?

When the military in various places loses unified command, it easily devolves into warlord conflict.

The level of chaos in the Huaxia war zone will surge to its peak in an extremely short time.

Even Zhang Tie could imagine how many people would die in such a chain reaction.

Seeing Zhang Tie, both anxious and angry, almost on the verge of tears, Lin An shook his head and didn't say much.

He had experienced this before; the only thing they could do was win the upcoming battles, quickly reunify the war zone, and suppress the chaos.

In fact, for this day, whether it was him or Chu An, they seemed to be unconsciously making preparations all along.

As if thinking of something, Zhang Tie's eyes turned red, he suddenly lifted his head and spoke urgently:

"Lin Dui, you said Lihao self-detonated—was he transmitting some information?!"

"Was he trying to get us to go rescue people?!"

"You see, the military outside doesn't know what's happening, messages can't get out, so he could only use this method to tell everyone the capital had an accident?!"

"Could it be that the capital is still fighting the Alien Species right now?!"

He knew his words might not be reliable, and also knew that perhaps Lin Dui didn't have the spare capacity to support the capital.

But he really couldn't accept it, really couldn't bear to think of the miserable state of the over a hundred million Survivors inside the capital.

They, could they do something?

They, could they save some people!?

"Portal!"

"Lin Dui! Do you think we could possibly use the portal to save people?"

"This Alien Species is eager to strike the capital first; it definitely doesn't have the confidence to deal with us now."

Listening to Zhang Tie's analysis and proposal, Lin An gave a bitter smile and sighed.

"I've had that thought too."

"But, Zhang Tie, think about it well—what was Lihao's self-destruction for..."

"If the capital's military still has control, even Lihao was forced to self-destruct—what reason is there not to use nuclear weapons?"

"It's all death, but if there's any chance to resist, one could completely hide in underground shelters and directly detonate nuclear weapons to blow up the Alien Species."

Knowing the internal structure of the underground city plan, Lin An had reason to believe that the military must have buried a large number of nuclear weapons in the underground city.

But the one who died was Lihao...

This can only show that the military's interior has been infiltrated like a sieve, leaving no strength for counterattack.

As a result, only individual self-sacrifice, a desperate struggle, remains.

Lihao, who chose to self-destruct at high altitude, is very likely conveying a message.

"The capital has already failed.."

"Don't get close!!!"