Chapter 476: Declaration of War Begins

Wangjiang Military Region, underground six levels.

After issuing the ban, Wang Meng hurried down to the deepest underground facility.

No other reason.

Senior official Gao Wang hopes he can stay here to prevent accidents.

Several core guards looked at Wang Meng anxiously, unable to help worrying.

Sitting before the red screen, Wang Meng's face turned pale, cold sweat pouring from his forehead.

Three minutes ago, Chu An suddenly sent a message and a picture.

The message is simple:

"Give up resistance."

When he just saw the message, he was still somewhat bewildered.

Only after looking at that picture and the annotated information did he realize what.

He damn it!

Lin An... wasn't injured at all!

In the picture, Fan Bing captured the scene of military region personnel taking away the disc.

Someone is secretly selling Lin An's information!

A long list, detailing the participants' information in exhaustive detail!

As a commander of one side, as a high-level official, even if he were foolish, he would realize the gravity of the problem.

Also realized what happened.

We've all been deceived!

Lin An... he's entrapment, he's deliberately luring Wangjiang Military Region into making a mistake!

No...

Can't say it's luring...

He obeyed orders from Senior Commander Gao Wang, issued the ban, planning to wait and see.

It's that someone under him had a problem, they couldn't help wanting to betray Lin An, betray Wangjiang Military Region, defy his orders.

Can only think that way.

A bitter laugh.

Giving up resistance, does that mean Lin An will send people to kill their way in?

Speaking of which, it's also laughable.

Upon seeing this message, he couldn't muster any thought of resistance.

Although feeling stifled, this is the fact.

As long as Lin An is fine, their resistance is just a joke.

The only trump card, probably just the nuclear bomb under his feet.

But...

Because his subordinates had a problem, he chooses to detonate the nuclear bomb to stop Lin An from coming in to arrest people?

What a joke, he'd have to be crazy to do that.

In just a minute, Wang Meng thought a lot.

Lin An's actions clearly show premeditation.

Although not knowing his next move, Senior Commander Gao Wang thinks the idea of waiting and seeing will likely be dispelled.

He doesn't believe that after Lin An does this, there will be no other arrangements.

But what does Lin An mean by doing this?

Does he intend to use this as an excuse to take over Wangjiang Military Region?

His brows furrowed tightly.

Even Wang Meng himself didn't notice, he actually wasn't too concerned about whether the military region would fall into Lin An's hands; instead he pondered what Lin An really wanted to do.

"Taking Wangjiang... is also meaningless..."

Clearly he is a commander of one side, yet Wang Meng strangely views himself as an insignificant pawn.

No way, Lin An's performance made him realize the terror of personal strength.

But after thinking, he still couldn't figure out the meaning of Lin An doing this.

Just as Senior Official Gao Wang thought.

Lin An truly faces the threat of the Capital Military Region, especially the attitude revealed from Long'an Base; issuing a declaration of independence is likely just a matter of these days.

Even if you take Wangjiang Military Region, I won't resist.

But what will you do next?

The Capital Military Region will surely spare no expense to eradicate Long An.

Moreover, it seems Lin An has the neutral faction behind him, which originally was not on good terms with the other two factions.

Unexpected what Lin An will do, Wang Meng silently sighed.

His gaze complex.

Resist?

That definitely cannot be resisted.

One is that Lin An pre-arranged layout, also counts as finding a reasonable excuse to act against Wangjiang Military Region.

At least on the surface, the senior official of Wangjiang Military Region and Lin An have contact.

Of course, this is not the key.

Second, although the senior leader hesitated, he indeed had the idea of cooperating with Lin An.

Third, Lin An's strength is too great; unless we both perish together, we might not even manage to blow him up.

Since Lin An wasn't injured, that means the news of the Third Rank White Shadow fleeing is also false.

Who knows how far Lin An's strength has actually reached.

Forget it; let's first see what Lin An plans to do.

If Lin An has no backup plan, then we'll just have to explain things to the capital side.

I... I've been kidnapped?

That's why I didn't resist?

Sigh, let this headache-inducing matter be handled by Senior Leader Gao Wang; I'm just following your orders anyway.

Bitter and stifled.

Seeing the worried look of the Guard beside him, Wang Meng had no choice but to steel himself and issue a hasty order:

"Notify the Military Region: no firing on members of Long'an Base..."

"Let them do whatever they want..."

Damn...

Unable to hold back his cursing, Wang Meng felt utterly stifled—stifled to the point of having the door opened for him by his mother's stifling, completely stifled.

At the same time.

In the Wangjiang Military Region's Awakened Ones gathering area, several Awakened Ones gazed fervently at the equipment they had obtained in front of them.

"We agreed! One item each!"

"But this skill book is mine!"

"I was the one who got the disc first!"

The Awakened One beside them felt some dissatisfaction after hearing that, but didn't say much more.

One of them, a younger Awakened One who had come from outside to seek refuge, couldn't help but grab a white suit of armor and instinctively look around:

"Everyone..."

"Have you ever thought about us going out..."

"With one piece of equipment each, plus a large amount of supplies, wherever we go we could raise a force."

"The upper echelons of this Wangjiang Military Region are getting stranger and stranger!"

"They practically want to betray the country!"

First claiming the moral high ground for himself, the outsider Awakened One couldn't help but stir up a few people.

The Military Region—he's really had enough of staying there!

Moreover, the equipment that appeared out of nowhere easily arouses suspicion from others.

If the Wangjiang Military Region really cooperated with Lin An, or if the Military Region wants to keep Lin An…

then they are truly, downright traitors.

Rather than stay here, it would be better to take a group of Awakened Ones and become a local emperor.

Upon hearing him say that, several people showed some hesitation in their eyes.

They were indeed tempted.

After thinking, an Awakened One wearing a hat had his eyes flicker:

"Once the news is sold, the fall of Long'an Base is imminent."

"If we stay in the Military Region, I think we won't gain any benefit."

"You say, if we don't sneak out, we'll just claim we're going out to search for supplies."

"We'll join the side that buys our information, and see how things turn out...."

As soon as he said that, many people voiced their agreement.

However, the Awakened One who first demanded to take the skill book furrowed his brow:

"This is how I think."

"I feel Lin An's strength is related to his equipment."

"Although he is currently seriously injured and unconscious, what if other members of Long'an Base take his equipment and use it?"

"If Long'an Base still has strength, it would be too dangerous for us to get mixed up with the attacking side...."

"Furthermore, speaking seriously: if Lin An's strength comes entirely from his equipment, does that mean they think they can still recreate another Lin An?"

Just as his words fell, the man who had proposed joining the attacking side showed some displeasure:

"Impossible!"

"I watched Lin An's city defense battle from start to finish; he indeed had a lot of equipment, but I feel his strength comes more from himself."

"You might not have noticed, but the weapon in his hand isn't even equipment!"

"Even if Lin An took off his equipment and gave it to others, at best it could only cultivate a Second Level combat strength."

"Their base's strongest is that archer; though strong, he has significant limitations."

"He lacks area-of-effect means, and I heard the staff analyze that he excels at one-hit kills; when numbers increase, he's actually not very useful."

"What's more..."

The man let out a light chuckle:

"Lin An's performance shows no fear of heavy weapons, but their Awakened Ones are afraid!"

"The buyer we've been in contact with truly has a large amount of weapons and equipment..."

"Under a surprise attack, Long'an Base... cannot hold..."

Upon hearing the man's provocation, several people instantly felt relieved.

They actually also feared this, so they had thought of running far away, giving up their share of the broth after Long'an Base was taken.

But what the man said is right; they just need to be careful.

Several people exchanged a smile, and a rich ambition inevitably rose in their hearts.

Not even taking a gamble in this apocalypse is really letting down one's good luck...

Meanwhile.

December 31, 2032, the 53rd day after rebirth.

Lin An stood calmly at the highest point of Long'an Base, standing in the center of the square.

Amid the scorching, expectant gazes of thousands, he silently watched the chat channel.

Watching a large amount of information refresh.

The Awakened Ones squad, under Gao Tian's leadership, charged into Wangjiang Military Region, which also meant declaring war on all forces hostile to them.

The beginning of the declaration of war.

Whether it's the Capital Military Region, or the Awakened Ones hostile to them, or others.

All this, it's time to put an end to it.

Lin An slowly opened the message sending box.

Rather than saying it's Chu An's self-reliance declaration from his mouth, it's more like him bidding farewell to the past to his former self.

I have died before.

Now, it's your turn.