Chapter 494: Forbidden Sky

Faster, go even faster!

Fire control system fully activated! Once he enters the attack range, immediately seal the airspace!

Like a steel torrent.

Large numbers of armored troops transport rockets and anti-aircraft guns, rushing straight to the Modern Safe Zone.

Even the armored troops of the Defense Military Region, gathered to counter the zombie tide, have been pulled over; the Huanjiang Military Region's move is truly a desperate gamble.

If it weren't for the Space-Air Force needing capital orders, they would even have considered loading tactical nuclear bombs onto fighter jets to come support.

As an important base supported by the Huanjiang Military Region, they cannot stand by and watch this base be destroyed by Lin An.

It's not just a matter of loss; it also concerns their prestige.

Even the Modern Safe Zone backed by the Military Region cannot withstand Lin An; once the hundreds of millions of Survivors realize this, who would still take the Military Region seriously?

Meanwhile, inside the Modern Safe Zone.

Zhang Ming gazed solemnly at the two props recently acquired from the Huanjiang Military Region.

A bundle of black chains, a crystal-like prop.

Two blue props, they are essentially one of the hard‑won trump cards the Huanjiang Military Region has gathered.

The chains, in theory, can bind any Awakened One at the current stage.

Even a Second‑Level peak Mutant is no exception.

As for that, they had already tested it before.

The latter is an energy bomb, its power comparable to a tactical missile.

But as a system prop, it is not weakened by rules like technological weapons are.

As of now, Lin An has not suffered any injury.

Therefore, they can only bet that Lin An's defense is weak; if they get a chance to hit, they can kill him!

At the very least, they could seriously wound him.

They no longer looked at the messages in the chat channel.

Since Lin An slaughtered the other eight factions, the entire chat channel has entered a state of frenzied boiling.

Especially those who have always supported Lin An are now practically insane.

No one dares to oppose this group of Lin An's fanatical supporters.

The groups that had previously insulted Lin An now dare not utter a single word.

If the message records could not be deleted, they would hate to erase what they had said before, to prevent Lin An from settling scores later.

After all, judging from the current situation, Lin An really could possibly strangle them through the network line.

"Lord Zhang Ming, this bunch is simply aiding the tyrant!"

An Awakened One standing beside Zhang Ming, the leader of the Modern Safe Zone, glared at the channel information with an angry face.

"Many people are stirring things up, proclaiming that Lin An is the savior of the apocalypse."

"They keep citing examples, saying that Lin An was the first to establish a Safe Zone, which is the system's decree."

"They even say that it's good that the few factions involved in the death match died."

"These people! Can't they see how crazy and murderous Lin An is?"

His face looked grim.

In the eyes of most Survivors, Lin An's displayed strength at this moment refreshed their perception of Awakened Ones.

Awakened Ones can actually be this strong.

Under the psychology of admiring the strong, they feel that everything Lin An does is right.

Moreover, the death match was originally provoked by these nine factions, with the system pulling the strings.

Since they themselves are not the ones dying, they naturally side with the strong.

Especially for lower‑class Survivors, Long'an Base does not distinguish between ordinary people and Awakened Ones, and is willing to accept everyone.

In their view, this is better than any grandiose righteousness.

Don't talk to me about righteousness or the Greater Good.

I'm just an ordinary person who wants to live, but if you don't want me, can't I still join Faction: Long An?

You say Lin An is a demon, a perverse executioner.

But to them, willing to unconditionally accept their Lin An is the true hope.

The more they look, the angrier they get.

The Awakened Ones gathered in the command room gritted their teeth:

"This ignorant, foolish bunch! Don't they realize Lin An is basically massacring innocents?"

"Three or four thousand Awakened Ones—just say kill and they kill! What did they do wrong to deserve death?"

"Even if they were rude or provocative, isn't that also the result of Lin An himself not coming out?"

"No matter how wrong these factions are, what right does Lin An have to kill without judgment?"

"Lawless!"

Zhang Ming listened to his subordinates' condemnation of Lin An and let out a quiet sigh.

"That's right."

"If everyone were like him, a slight dissatisfaction would lead to mass slaughter."

"Then the Huaxia war zone would fall into chaos!"

"We have barely maintained a fragile stability; most Awakened Ones dare not act recklessly only because they fear the Military Region, lest they bully ordinary people."

"Now it's fine—Lin An kills anyone he doesn't like."

"If every Awakened One acted like him, we wouldn't need to wait for the zombies to be wiped out—we would have already annihilated each other and died out!"

Hearing the message that the armored troops commander was already in position, Zhang Ming couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

"I've figured it out... I've figured out why the High Level is so wary of Lin An."

"If this continues, the entire Huaxia war zone will fall into chaos."

"Those with strength can do as they please; such people pose too great a threat to the Greater Good!"

Having said that, his eyes showed determination as he looked over everyone present.

"Everyone."

"In today's battle, even if we all die, we must kill this person! To uphold justice!"

"For Huaxia, for the nation! For the countless ignorant survivors, we must stop Lin An!"

"Sacrifice! It is unavoidable."

Having watched Lin An's eight battles, they believed they had figured out all of his methods.

Unlike the other eight private forces, they not only have a large number of trained Awakened Ones, but also have strong firepower support.

"Missiles? Not afraid."

Under anti-aircraft fire, the remaining tactical missiles on Lin An's aircraft pose little threat to them.

Especially after the emergency support from the Huanjiang Military Region, their confidence grew.

More than sixty anti-aircraft guns, enough to form an air defense firepower net.

Even so, they have enough confidence to blast Lin An out of the sky!

The only thing that makes them wary is the Undead Body.

Taking a deep breath, looking at the aircraft gradually approaching the Safe Zone on the screen, Zhang Ming gave a stern order.

"Take your positions!"

"Prepare to meet the enemy!"

"First stage: as much as possible, force Lin An unable to break through the air-space defense line, best to kill him from a distance!"

"If he manages to break through the firepower net, then lure him into the encirclement!"

Having said that, Zhang Ming, with determined eyes, led the team into the third underground level.

"This is not escape, nor hiding."

In their simulation, if Lin An could break through the firepower line, he would serve as bait, luring Lin An to attack himself.

"Life and death are set aside, unrelated to right or wrong."

Under the gaze of billions of eyes, a silver-white aircraft suddenly burst out of the clouds.

"The one who comes is Lin An."

At the moment the aircraft appeared, the earth began to rumble.

The anti-aircraft guns, long prepared, began indiscriminate bombardment of the sky, a dense rain of shells like a fire net shooting out.