Chapter 292: with translation of chapter title

In the dimly lit Meeting Room, the elder looked around and slowly spoke:

"First, the problem is where our recruited Awakened Ones legion is."

"The zombie tide surrounding the Capital is not that simple; the million Awakened Ones legion we recruited has its own tasks."

"Scientific research needs Awakened Ones, research also needs them, and new-concept weapons likewise need them."

"I can even frankly tell you all that the Capital war zone, or rather Huaxia's four main war zones, are all facing the same problem."

"Many of you are newly promoted officers, so it's normal not to know."

"To avoid panic, we have not made the information public."

"Right now, the zombie tide you see is merely the tip of the iceberg..."

"The true enemy has not yet appeared."

Six newly promoted senior officers heard the voice and were stunned, their eyes full of disbelief:

"The two billion zombies surrounding us, over hundreds of thousands of mutants, are merely the tip of the iceberg!?"

"What other enemy could there be!?"

"If the enemy is even more terrifying than this, where do we have any hope...!?"

Even though they are mentally steadfast, these six could not help feeling a chill run through their hearts.

Just knowing the actual situation they are aware of is enough to despair, to the point that when facing their subordinates, they dare not speak the truth.

One of them, a young officer with bright red hair, seemed to think of something and hesitantly hurried to ask:

"The true enemy...?"

"Sir, actually we, or rather over 99% of people, have a question in our hearts."

"On the day the Apocalypse broke out in our Capital, why did the zombies distributed throughout the city mysteriously and spontaneously 'flee' from the crowds to the outskirts!?"

"What is that horn? I remember clearly that a few seconds after the Doomsday Game announced its start, a horn sounded over the Capital's skies!"

"Have we perhaps mastered a special Prop to dispel the zombies!?"

The question posed by the young officer with red hair is almost the doubt in everyone's heart in the Capital war zone.

Logically speaking, the Capital cannot be held.

Amid the sudden outbreak of the zombie virus and the Capital's extremely high population density, the zombies mixed among the crowds cannot be cleared at all.

Logically speaking, for a Capital with such a horrifyingly large population,

let alone being able to form a defense line, it should have fallen long ago.

In several war zones with smaller populations, many troops have still not recovered their Military Regions to this day.

Even over 60% of Military Regions remain unreachable to this day, presumably destroyed by the sudden outbreak of the zombie virus.

After that horn sounded, all the transformed zombies "fled" to the outskirts and regrouped.

It is precisely this that gave the Capital war zone enough time to organize a defense line, preventing its fall.

The elder looked at the red-haired man and nodded; the red-haired man is a newly promoted officer, previously just an ordinary soldier.

"That's right, we indeed possess a Prop to dispel the zombies."

"But that Prop is merely a consumable; after one use it completely loses its effect."

"So you don't need to think about using it again."

"As for the origin of that Prop and related information, you don't need to ask further."

The elder's meaning is simple.

Concerning why the Capital had Game Props at the outbreak of the Apocalypse, and even used them as if foreknown.

The classification level of these questions is not something they should know.

Everyone suppressed their shock and questions, and had to continue listening to the elder speak:

"Still the first question."

"As I said before, our Awakened Ones legion has other tasks."

"We know you harbor much dissatisfaction, and many even privately think the superiors are idiots who don't care about your lives or deaths."

"But I can only tell you all that our pressure is greater than yours. Our choice... is already the optimal solution to preserve Huaxia."

"Sacrifice is inevitable, but please believe us; we are also members of this nation, just like you."

After speaking, the elder sighed and bowed to the newly promoted Awakened Ones in the Meeting Room.

Everyone's expressions were complex, and they hastily rose.

The elder's status before the Apocalypse was such that they had only heard his name; they dared not accept this gesture.

After sitting down, the elder, somewhat fatigued, continued speaking:

"As for the second problem you care about, where is General Lihao and the others..."

"Let Comrade Luofeng explain this."

As the words fell, a young person beside the elder slightly nodded.

He wore a black combat uniform, had a fair complexion, and seemed somewhat out of place among the officers in the Meeting Room.

He is very young, appearing to be just over twenty years old.

Everyone, I am Luofeng. Son of General Luo Haishan, I am currently a 1 Fourth Rank Awakened One, in charge of the Special Awakened Ones unit.

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes flashed with a hint of astonishment.

\"A military scion? General Luo Haishan's status in the Capital Military Region ranks among the top three, his prestige immense; no one expected his son to be so young. \"

Luofeng looked satisfied at the astonishment in everyone's eyes, and speaking casually, said:

"General Lihao and the others, as the strongest Awakened Ones in the Capital war zone, or even the entire Huaxia war zone,"

"They are currently upgrading in order to complete the Safe Zone mission."

"You may possibly be unaware of this."

Because of the mistaken judgment of the staff department and the think tank, the upgrade speed of General Lihao and others has encountered some problems.

Like General Lihao, as an S-rank Awakened One, after having the east (full superconducting tokamak nuclear fusion) implanted, he indeed obtained extremely strong combat power.

But similarly, the micro nuclear fusion device (artificial sun) implanted in his body, while providing great power, also caused him to be classified as 50% technological creation under the system's judgment.

Therefore, he cannot upgrade by injuring mutants with any modern weapon; he can only upgrade on his own.

He must personally inflict all the damage in order to gain experience.

So, like our Capital Military Region, other transformed Awakened Ones are the same.

Luofeng coldly glanced at the researcher in the corner and let out a cold snort:

Because of their mistaken prediction, a large portion of the mutants previously slain by General Lihao and his group were not counted toward the Safe Zone mission, causing the Safe Zone mission to remain unfinished for a long time.

Of course, what dissatisfies me even more is Lin An and Long'an Base.

As of now, Long'an Base has not been in contact with us.

At such a critical moment, they actually refuse to exert even half their strength for the entire Huaxia war zone!

If anyone were willing to hand over the Safe Zone token, we would not have to sacrifice so many people!

Such a wolf-hearted, ungrateful wretch is truly short-sighted!

Moreover.

The system's restrictions are too strict; once modern weapons inflict 50% damage on a mutant, no equipment will drop, nor will any experience or spiritual energy be gained.

Therefore, General Lihao, General Lin Zhan, and others decided to prioritize raising their level before completing the Safe Zone mission.

Moreover, the honor and reward for first place worldwide were snatched first by the North American war zone, which is a huge loss for us.

Um. Comrade Luofeng, I have a question.

The red-haired youth frowned tightly; this kind of confidential information he had just learned as well:

If killing mutants with modern weapons doesn't count toward the Safe Zone mission, then how did Lin An complete the mission!!?

Moreover...

He hesitated for a moment, then boldly voiced his speculation:

I am an Awakened One, and I belong to the five-senses enhancement and spiritual power enhancement.

When the second-level Awakened Ones first appeared and the global announcement was made, I seemed to have heard...

Is the system planning to announce Lin An?