Chapter 1623

"Fuck his mother!"

"Huang Haitao! Get your men to find this bunch of people for me!"

"I'll fucking kill this bunch of idiots!"

Inside the busy central area, many Long An staff frequently turned their heads toward the largest meeting room.

Although there was soundproof glass, it did nothing to stop Zhang Tie's loud voice from echoing throughout the entire command center.

Zhang Tie's current appearance might be a bit undignified, but everyone understands what this is all about.

In fact, during this time, they too have felt a suffocating anger, making them feel miserable.

Inside the meeting room.

Huang Haitao gave a bitter smile while looking at the furious Zhang Tie.

After Gao Tian and Jing Tian were sent out on missions, now the entire Long'an Base—aside from Brother Lin, who can still keep this bear in check—no one else can hold him down.

"Brother Zhang, I can understand how you feel right now; in fact, we are also angry."

"Minister An has already taken people out; the few third-rank rumor-mongers have been found by us."

"But the problem is... there are too many..."

Huang Haitao secretly sighed and put down the list in his hand.

Zhang Tie's anger stems from various messages within the war zone channel.

From the start, the major coastal and riverine war zones saw Long An as a lifeline to call for help, but then a large number of unknown fourth-stage beings emerged, "replacing" them in rescuing people.

Public opinion throughout the Huaxia war zone underwent an extremely strange change.

Especially when many survivors came forward, digging up earlier evidence that the alien species claimed Lin Dui was a monster, people secretly began to regard them as the true culprits.

In the loudest condemnations, some fourth-stage beings even stepped forward, claiming that the apocalypse should have actually ended.

In the face of the Awakened Ones' formidable power, the so-called zombies and mutants are no match for humanity!

It's merely Lin An's wolfish ambition; after tasting the power to dominate everyone, he deliberately harmed strong humans and suppressed human strength.

Or simply put, Lin An is a monster, secretly manufacturing mutants in private and releasing them.

The evidence is the previous outer-city riot, involving the Red Clothes and the Black Dragon.

Besides, in the fabricated version, it is claimed that Lin An may not necessarily be a monster, but that he is a traitor to Hua Guo.

Within the Huaxia war zone, resources that could have greatly boosted survivors' strength were all secretly traded by Lin An to other war zones. By harming the interests of the entire Huaxia war zone, he gained support from other war zones.

The evidence is that officials once released news that Lin An was a traitor, and many survivors personally witnessed the high-ranking officials of Soviet Russia appearing in Long'an.

"Damn it! These wolf-hearted, dog-lunged scum!"

"Don't they have any brains!? How could Lin Dui be a bad person! Without Lin Dui, they would have died a thousand, ten thousand times!"

"Even sending Lin Dui food and women to other countries?! The Soviets would love to put Lin Dui on a pedestal!"

"It's one thing if the lower ranks don't know, but do those third-rank not know either!? Have they forgotten the monsters in the competition!?"

Huang Haitao's appeasement had no effect at all.

Seeing more and more people in the war zone channel begin to echo those lies, Zhang Tie flew into a rage.

A rumor often needs a hundred pieces of evidence to be proven.

And even then, it might not be useful.

Even if many military personnel absorbed by Long'an, and former officials came forward to explain, it would still be ineffective.

The facts lie before our eyes.

Long'an did not step in to save people; instead, it was those fourth-stage beings that appeared.

Lin An is not their leader; if Long'an were to split, that would still be good for them.

A being that is overly strong, yet whose strength is unknown, looming over people, naturally breeds hostility.

"Brother Zhang, it's obvious that those who slander us are acting under the orders of the escapees."

"The few third-rank individuals we captured, upon interrogation, all turned out to be problematic."

"Those escapees, through unknown means, give them benefits, so they naturally promote them enthusiastically."

Huang Haitao let out a bitter laugh, feeling stifled inside as well.

Compared to facing a powerful enemy, this kind of enemy that strikes from behind, highly skilled at exploiting human nature, is utterly terrifying.

In the intelligence they gathered, within just a few short days, the fourth-stage beings controlled by these escapees have already absorbed a large number of followers and devoured over thirty percent of the safe zones!

At this rate, the situation across the entire Huaxia war zone will soon undergo a major change!

They, Long'an, will stand alone against everyone!

Not everyone possesses the ability to think for themselves, especially in an apocalypse where one cannot guarantee survival from morning to evening!

As long as one can live and grow stronger, who cares about the truth?

Moreover, with supposed deities constantly emerging, the situation in other war zones is even worse!

It's as if this apocalypse, in which humanity relied on its own strength, has turned into a playground for the gods, into a state where merely believing in deities allows one to survive!

"Damn it! I, Laozi, don't care anymore!"

"Now give me the list, you scumbags; Laozi will kill each one I see..."

"Zhang Tie."

Just as Xiong Hanzi, furious, was about to unleash a massacre, a calm yet unquestionable voice suddenly sounded from the meeting room doorway.

"Lin Dui!?"

"Lord Lin An!?"

It was almost an instinctive reaction.

Upon seeing Lin An suddenly appear, all the senior officials in the meeting room hurriedly rose to their feet, looking at him with anxiety.

Since Lin An entered seclusion two days ago, they have been carrying out the order to contract.

Although he felt stifled in his heart, he could only comply.

Now Lin An has appeared; is there a new move?

However, before everyone's thoughts had just arisen, some of the younger third-rank individuals were excitedly thinking about what to do.

After entering the Meeting Room, Lin An merely gave a weary nod, and in the next second, numerous light spheres representing Rule Fragments appeared in his hand.

Those of third rank and above stay; everyone else, leave first.

Enter a state of alert; I have something to say.

As his words fell, hearing Lin An's weary yet solemn tone, everyone was startled.

Before they could be shocked by the Rule Fragments in Lin An's hand, in the blink of an eye, a sense of unease rose in everyone's hearts.

This is...?!