Chapter 480: Jump

Capital Military Region

Among the military representatives who had just finished the meeting, Luofeng stared at the channel's message with a grim face, unable to resist slamming his fist hard against the outer wall of the meeting room.

Rebellion!

Isn't this rebellion?

Just an hour ago, they were still discussing how to strengthen control over all regions and stabilize morale.

As time passed after the outbreak of the apocalypse, many survivors began to spontaneously band together to survive.

Before the first zombie tide riot began, humans and the zombie side formed an eerie balance and a brief 'peace'.

Zombies stayed inside the cities and did not come out, while survivors occupied suburbs, chemical plants, and towns to make a living.

Several major military regions, thanks to their superior geographic locations, temporarily stabilized the situation.

Looking at Lin An's message, the two words 'self-reliance'.

Luofeng simply felt this was a slap to his own face.

"Well done, Lin An! What a big mouth! What guts!"

He laughed angrily.

Before, no private forces had shown intentions of independence, but in the capital's view, they were merely jumping clowns, a few little shrimps.

Moreover, those people merely hinted at this meaning; at most they just avoided contact with the military region and kept to themselves.

But someone like Lin An, who already holds the title of First Safe Zone and wields great influence.

He dares to openly declare his own independence?

He's just short of saying he wants to found a nation, ignoring the government!

The officer who had just come out of the meeting room stared in shock at the channel, only then realizing that in the closed communication, the entire chat channel had boiled over with Lin An's announcement.

Good grief, he really is declaring independence!

Should we stop him from absorbing survivors, even if it makes us his enemy?

Arrogant beyond bounds.

Everyone's face turned grim for a moment.

The Capital Military Region asked you, Lin An, to join, but you didn't show up.

Now you pop up, prioritizing rescuing survivors, yet also declaring independence.

This is clearly provoking them!

"Heh!"

"I don't even know where Nie Ping is! Let him see for himself!"

"He used to say again and again that Lin An might not necessarily have ulterior motives!"

"What is this!"

Anger flared up.

An older officer trembled with anger, pointing his finger and cursing loudly.

"You wolf-hearted dog-lunged scoundrel!"

"Traitor!"

"Not wanting to serve the country is one thing, but to actually harbor ill intentions during the nation's crisis!"

"Wolfish ambitions! This trash should be blown up!"

"Doesn't he realize how much effort we've put into stabilizing this situation?!"

"If everyone acted like him and refused orders, all of Huaxia would be doomed!"

In the hallway, staff members clutching documents looked on in terror at the furious officers, not daring to move a muscle.

"I said it all along—today was bound to happen!"

Standing beside Luofeng, Zhang Zhen, who had always been at odds with Nie Ping, Commander Zhang, let out a cold laugh:

"Lin An..."

"As a failed product of the Long'an Project, it's no surprise he could do something like this."

Having said that, he glanced at a military officer of the neutral faction behind him:

"How is it?"

"Do you still hope for awakened ones outside the military?"

"I've said it before—ordinary people without command are just a loose sand!"

"These people have no faith, no system, no broad mind—they simply don't understand putting the greater good first!"

Having said that, he disregarded the grim expressions of the neutral faction.

This person has continually tried to persuade us not to interfere too much with awakened ones outside the military.

Looking back now, it's really both foolish and naive.

One Lin An is already trouble enough; if we let him go unchecked, what more could happen!

In the midst of the crowd, a senior political faction official sighed:

"Notify Nie Ping and his group to come, inform all high-level officials, and call an emergency meeting."

"Since Lin An just sent the message not long ago, we must take appropriate measures."

"By the way, this also serves as a warning to certain people."

"You deal with the trouble you caused!"

"Keeping Lin An alive would tell everyone! The capital has already lost control over the regions!"

"Once the people's hearts are in chaos, this day will collapse!"

He shook his head and sighed.

He originally didn't even have an opinion on the Faction: Long An matter.

But now.

The information released by Lin An simply made him feel extreme resentment.

Really, as a state, what can we do about you?

However, just as they were preparing to hold an emergency meeting, a series of hurried footsteps sounded.

"Chief!"

"The No. 81 Meme incident has been triggered!"

"That monster is heading...."

The staff member who delivered the information glanced anxiously at the pale-faced Zhang Zhen, unable to utter those words.

"What!!"

"That place has always been guarded by Nie Ping's subordinates, hasn't it!!"

"Where is Nie Ping!! Where are his troops!!"

Zhang Zhen stepped forward to the staff member, his face looking extremely grim.

He naturally knew what that monster was.

He also knew what the staff member reporting the information had left unsaid.

In an instant, he only felt a sudden chill down his back.

Glug

He swallowed his saliva.

The man whose collar was gripped had a mournful face:

"General Nie and General Li have gone to the central underground city; we can't contact him..."

"We also don't know how the monster broke free..."

But now, General Luo Haishan has already rushed there.

The situation now is very bad...

Standing behind Zhang Zhen, Luofeng suddenly froze.

Luo Haishan was precisely his father.

His eyes nearly bursting, Luofeng could no longer care about Lin An's affairs, panicking as he rushed toward the command center.

As a newly promoted High Level, with his father's background, he naturally knew exactly what the No. 81 Meme incident was.

In the chaos, the alarm flashing red light also sounded instantly.

"Warning! Warning!"

"An A-level dangerous incident has occurred; please all units take note! Please all units take note!"

"An unknown biological intrusion has been detected in the core region..."

Under the blood-red alarm lights, the remaining several generals stared dumbfounded at Luofeng's retreating back, which left not a word.

"We now..."

They exchanged a bitter smile.

"How should we handle Lin An's matter?"

They felt somewhat at a loss.

They knew that the Lin An matter involved contradictions among three factions, and as people caught in the middle, they momentarily didn't know what to do.

The military faction's people all "ran off", going to stop the meme, to stop the meme, while the strongest, General Li and those high-level officials went to the underground city.

The neutral faction didn't care about anything, even leaning toward Lin An.

Take Nie Ping as an example.

As soon as they thought Lin An would make a move, Nie Ping would strangely go to the underground city, and even the meme had an incident.

Several people couldn't help but let their imaginations run wild.

So-called self-reliance—could it be a trick played by the neutral faction?

The political faction was rather embarrassed; they openly allied with the military faction, yet secretly guarded against each other.

Right now, there isn't anyone who can set the tone.

Unless...

Forget it; let's put Lin An's matter aside for now and let the several Military Regions handle it themselves.

Haven't they supported several factions?

Let them first face Lin An...

At the same time, the leaders of several major forces that had purchased Lin An's information and were located near Lingjiang now felt so awful they vomited blood.

I spent a fortune to buy that information, yet Lin An immediately popped up? And even self-appointed a position?

If the information hadn't included the fact that Lin An was seriously wounded, they would practically feel as foolish as idiots.

Their thoughts shifted.

Within the gathering place of the Iron City, Wu Yu's eyes flashed with a hint of ferocity.

We can't delay any longer; let's declare war on Lin An now and then launch a surprise attack!

Once the coordinates are exposed, if the news of Lin An's serious injury is exposed again, who knows how many people will try to get a share.

Although Lin An's sudden appearance made him feel something was off, he couldn't figure out what the problem was.

Recruiting manpower, they wanted anyone...

It seems the Long'an Base indeed suffered heavy losses, urgently needing to replenish manpower.

Watching the billions of players in the channel completely reverse their previous praise of Lin An, Wu Yu couldn't help but sneer.

A bunch of idiots, you completely failed to grasp the meaning of 'self-reliance' in Lin An's words.

Once the military and the capital react, Long'an Base will instantly be destroyed.

Now, whoever joins will die; let alone those who are a bit smarter—they probably all have the idea of scouting out Long'an's situation.

Thinking of this, Wu Yu's mind stirred.

Maybe... I can use this opportunity to both raise my reputation and curry favor with the authorities?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but send a message in the channel:

"Ignorance! Don't you see the word 'self-reliance' in Lin An's message!? He, Lin An, intends to betray the nation!"

"Survivors, absolutely do not believe Lin An's lies—what indiscriminate rescue of survivors! He intends to make you hostages!"

"I, Wu Yu of the Steel City, will absolutely not allow such lunatics..."

At the same time the message was sent, Wu Yu unexpectedly discovered that quite a few people had also sent messages with similar meaning.

What's going on, are there really that many smart people?

Just looking at the few forces sending messages, they all happen to be around Linjiang, with the farthest also being around Huanjiang.

The sense of unease grew stronger.

Just as he felt that something was wrong.

A familiar voice, the cold system announcement suddenly rang out.