Chapter 619: Omen 2

Inside the core fortress, the meeting has not yet ended.

The newly joined high-level Awakened Ones, after realizing that Lin An's significance far exceeded their imagination, had no choice but to tacitly close their mouths.

They were terrified.

Listening to the increasingly exaggerated tactical arrangements, they felt as if they were dreaming.

"Should we contact the Capital Military Region?"

"The air force base we captured has limited fighter patrol range."

"Sending aerial tankers to take turns flying would also waste a lot of time."

"Trade a batch of fighter jets with the capital?"

"Besides..."

"The meme-like natural disaster... can also be used to threaten the Fushan government."

"Lin An, didn't he say anything else?"

Her beautiful eyes shifted.

Even though the time allotted to meet Lin An in the plan had been shortened to 28 hours, Wen Ya still felt it wasn't enough.

Beside her, Mo Ling, who had hurriedly come from outside, led a blood corpse; her small face showed no expression, but her clenched little hand betrayed her thoughts.

"Damn Lin An! He took so long to come back, and yet he went abroad!"

Thinking of the scene where Lin An refused to take her to the secret realm, she felt somewhat wronged.

She was fuming.

"Is it okay now?"

"I still have to pick you up!"

The two blood-soaked puppets stared blankly at their master; as summoned beings, they could sense Mo Ling's emotions fluctuating violently.

In the main seat, Jing Tian pondered for a moment and rejected Wen Ya's proposal.

"No, the risk is too great."

"Although the number of fighter jets in the air force base we captured is not large,"

"but gathering forty or fifty of them is still no problem."

"With a relay rotation, it won't be too bad."

"The meme-like natural disaster... involves the capital side. What if they really force us to use it..."

As he said this, Jing Tian gave Wen Ya a subtle glance, indicating she should discuss certain matters privately.

"The meme-like natural disaster is fake."

"Compared to nuclear weapons that can be used at any time, this is merely a paper tiger they can use to intimidate the Capital Military Region."

"It must absolutely not be brought out."

"The conversation shifted."

"Team Lin hasn't sent back any other messages; it's likely due to information restrictions."

"Besides, if the Capital Military Region knew that Team Lin wasn't at Long'an Base, it's hard to say what actions they might take."

"Even..."

A hint of wariness flashed in his eyes.

Foreign war zones knew that Long'an Base was the instigator of the auction, and after setting aside Chu An, they had been deceiving them all along.

In fact, he had always suspected that someone domestically had leaked the secret through special channels.

"What if, what if among all the what-ifs."

"Could there be a domestic faction that has reached a secret cooperation with "them"?"

"Then, once Team Lin's information is exposed, that would be the real danger."

"I don't know how much Lin An's strength has increased this time, but in his and many others' minds, a person deep in enemy territory is always in danger."

"After a brief pause, Jing Tian prepared to finish giving the last order, then immediately adjourn the meeting to prepare the fighter jets to fly to Fushan."

"From now on, all external combat plans of Long'an Base are canceled."

"Shrink the forces until Team Lin returns!"

He hesitated a moment, then added:

"The matter of the Huanjiang Military Region, let it go for now... including the third-rank mutants in Linjiang City's urban area, also temporarily leave it alone."

As soon as his words fell, the Awakened Ones originally in charge of these matters couldn't help but be somewhat surprised.

"Commander An, if we withdraw now, all our previous efforts will have been wasted!"

He waved his hand, and Jing Tian directly announced the meeting's adjournment without looking back:

"Team Lin's matter is the most important; wait for him to return, and everything can be resolved."

"No need to talk about all previous efforts going to waste; we hadn't resolved them well to begin with..."

He strode out of the meeting room, leaving everyone with a bitter smile.

"AnXia, me, Mo Ling, Huang Haitao, plus 24 second-level Awakened Ones."

"Adding the accompanying soldiers, a total of 71 people will participate in this reception operation."

Air force base.

Engines roared.

Jing Tian solemnly donned his equipment and patted Gao Tian on the shoulder.

"You stay behind; the base needs someone to guard it."

Gao Tian nodded helplessly upon hearing this, then after a moment's hesitation he asked:

"What about Colonel Chu?"

Lin Dui coming back is such a big deal, why hasn't he shown up at all?

I sent him a private message, but this guy doesn't even reply.

He had wanted to ask about this for a long time.

Originally, the meeting should have been chaired by Chu An.

Although Chu An can sometimes be frightening, when it comes to handling matters, Chu An undoubtedly makes them feel much more at ease.

After boarding the plane, Jing Tian placed his right hand on the window latch, looked toward Gao Tian and slightly shook his head:

"Chu An..."

Since Lin Dui left, he's been holed up in the core stronghold researching things.

Who knows what he's researching.

If he didn't occasionally show his face, I'd think he'd disappeared.

He sighed, feeling somewhat helpless.

The high-pitched, grating engine start-up sound swallowed his soft sigh.

He sent Chu An a message, also hoping to get Chu An to make a decision.

But Colonel Chu, knowing Lin An had returned, showed no concern, merely uttering an 'oh' before continuing with his experiments.

There was nothing he could do; he had to grit his teeth and make the decision himself.

The wind howled fiercely,

Jing Tian waved his arm.

Fully armed, the Awakened Ones in Long'an Base uniforms boarded the plane in single file.

15 supersonic fighter jets, 1 transport plane, and 1 fuel tanker.

After loading the Tactical Nuclear Bombs, they shot up into the clouds and headed straight for Fushan.

Fushan War Zone, Saha District (saha).

After extending his mental power and sensing nearby buildings, Lin An quickly figured out exactly which area he was in according to the signs.

Hmm, it seems to be an abandoned factory in the suburbs.

In the Fushan War Zone, the pre-apocalypse population was roughly around 9 million.

Post-apocalypse survivor count...

There should still be about 1.5 to 1.8 million left, right?

Here in Korea it's said to be the second-largest megacity and the top seaport.

But in reality it's only about the size of a county in the Huaxia War Zone.

Standing in the storage room, Lin An ponderingly checked the system's newly updated information.

Not only was his personal information reset, but many things were also deemed 'novice'.

For example...

It actually gave me a system quest?

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar system quest on the panel, Lin An felt somewhat speechless.

It wasn't the kind of quest he had previously taken.

The system quests currently released are purely ordinary level, which most survivors will receive.

And his current quest is to personally kill a zombie...

The reward is a bottle of mineral water.

Just like a novice guide.

In the early stages, the Doomsday System often issues trivial tasks to guide survivors.

Of course, that's just what he currently thinks.

For non-Awakened Ones, it's actually quite difficult for ordinary people to kill a zombie without weapons.

Under fear, few can remain composed.

Especially since zombies always gather in groups.

Many survivors in their past lives called the system's 'thoughtful' quests a 'death charm'.

The rewards are meager, the danger great.

After telling Xiong Hanzi about this, Zhang Tie scratched his head with a strange look, speaking in a muffled voice:

"Lin Dui, is this system looking down on you?"

Lin An:....

Ignoring Xiong Hanzi's complaint, he merely quickly recalled how the Past Life Trial Tower was triggered in his previous life.

It would be best for the system to ignore him; otherwise, another punishment quest would be truly deadly.

Trial Tower.

It seems not to appear naturally, but rather under specific conditions.

Is it the Safe Zone advancing to the next level?

Looking at the Doomsday Base panel, the number representing spiritual energy reserves had long surpassed the advancement condition.

After thinking, Lin An confirmed his memory was correct.

Once he returns... he should be able to directly launch the global trial.