Chapter 656: Who are you looking for?

Oh damn it,

Finding it somewhat amusing, Jin Yicheng, who was lying behind the mechanical soldier, sprinted quickly toward the explosion's core.

After a brief stunned pause, the military commander snapped back to attention.

He felt a surge of resentment.

He never expected Jin Yicheng to be so bold and decisive.

Despite his severe injuries, he dared to charge straight into the blast's center...

He truly fears no death!

He couldn't help but let out a cold chuckle, without much hesitation he pulled several vials of medicine and scrolls from his waist.

Do you really think the military considered using nuclear weapons but made no preparations?

He tilted his head back and drank it.

The commander's wounds began to heal at a visible speed, and a faint wind-attuned spiritual energy spread around his body.

After distributing the remaining vials of medicine to the other military Awakened Ones, he also gritted his teeth and followed them inside.

The restorative supplies issued by the military department are truly hard to bear parting with.

This medicine, capable of restoring certain injuries, is priceless.

If the military hadn't considered that they might need to replenish their forces, not even his status would qualify him to receive a bottle.

After greeting his subordinates, the commander took off at a sprint.

At this moment, the base's perimeter was a chaotic chase between the two sides, inevitably looking somewhat ridiculous.

Leading the pack was Jin Yicheng, riding on a mechanical soldier.

Compared to ordinary Awakened Ones, these mechanical soldiers may lack potential, but they are fearless of death, unlike humans who struggle to move when severely wounded.

Dragging their left legs severed by the shockwave, a few mechanical soldiers hopped along, bringing Jin Yicheng straight to the explosion point.

Behind them, the military soldiers accelerated their pursuit.

Everyone's faces were flushed with excitement, having overdrawn their vitality, they relied on the medicine to regain their combat strength.

"Jin Yicheng!"

"You've thought it through! Twin Star is gone! You can only side with us!"

"Some things aren't for you to take!"

Fearing that if Jin Yicheng seized the equipment, his power would surge.

The military commander's face darkened as he hesitated whether to strike and kill him.

Had it not been for worrying about Lin An's side, that mysterious giant beast's sudden disappearance might have meant it was lying in wait to attack them.

He would have already moved to kill Jin Yicheng first.

"Don't even think about killing me!"

Jin Yicheng didn't look back, stubborn as a pig unafraid of boiling water, desperately urging the mechanical soldier to run faster.

"You think you have a trump card, but I don't?!"

"I'm telling you, I also have life‑saving gear and equipment on me!"

Taking a breath, Jin Yicheng hesitated a moment, then pulled from his tactical backpack a small heart wrapped in a pale blue ice layer.

His eyes hardened, he lifted the heart high and shouted:

"You military folks surely know what this is!"

"This is the heart core extracted from the lab!"

"Don't force me to use it!"

Hearing this, the commander behind, about to catch up to Jin Yicheng, his face sank, and he involuntarily abandoned the thought of attacking.

He certainly recognized that heart.

The modification technology of Twin Star Base is also being secretly experimented with by the military.

This heart was extracted from within a catalyzed Awakened One, and it's a reinforced, sutured version.

But using it comes at an enormous cost.

In previous trials, most Awakened Ones implanted with the heart had their thoughts disrupted by the residual "consciousness" inside, leading them to go on killing sprees.

It's unclear whether the hearts all came from young survivors of Hua Guo.

Such young survivors often have their will and thoughts easily 【alienated】 at death.

"Comrade Jin Yicheng, you distrust the Fushan military too much."

"As a national representative, how could I possibly act against fellow war‑zone survivors?"

The commander suddenly softened his tone, his eyes flickering.

Faced with the enormous "wealth" revealed after Lin An's death, everyone's hearts were moved.

Even he entertained the idea of betraying the Military Region.

Lin An...

Too terrifying!

Even thinking with your toes, you could figure it out.

Whoever obtains Lin An's posthumous equipment will skyrocket, becoming nearly invincible at the current stage.

If it weren't for this person's arrogance, and the fact that Twin Star Base's gear just happened to seal him,

otherwise, such an existence would be extremely hard to kill.

Upon hearing that, Jin Yicheng snorted coldly in his heart.

Military, government?

What virtue does our side's war zone have—how could he not know?

Before the apocalypse, they dared to sacrifice the people for religious rites, creating an unprecedented disaster in modern history—the 【October】 catastrophe.

If he believes a single word, he's an idiot!

But when he saw his private chat channel suddenly light up, Jin Yicheng's face flashed with surprise.

("Jin Yicheng, let's join forces.")

("Lin An's exposed equipment, we'll split it evenly.")

("After obtaining the equipment, we can kill all those in the know and fully develop our own power.")

("You have modification technology, I have my own direct lineage. Moreover, I know a gathering place of Hua Guo people! Rebuilding the Twin Stars will be a breeze.")

No one knows how crazy the commander is at this moment.

If he hadn't seen an Awakened One like Lin An, he might not have thought of defecting from the military for a long time.

But when he received the military department's order to use nuclear weapons.

Once mighty and unshakable, the nation's faith shattered completely in his heart.

Apocalypse! Chaotic age!

All rights and regimes are fake!

As long as I have power, I could even be stronger than Lin An, one person against a nation!

The desire called ambition burned within his heart.

The two old foxes almost simultaneously understood each other's meaning.

After thinking quickly for a moment, Jin Yicheng couldn't help but feel tempted.

Get the equipment, then push the blame onto the military and Lin An.

Relying on the prestige of killing Lin An, one can indeed establish oneself independently.

The commander has troops, military equipment, and masters modification technology—truly a match made in heaven.

"Good!"

"One half each!"

"But I'll tell you something."

After hesitating a moment, Jin Yicheng gritted his teeth and simply revealed the information he had concealed:

"The bear Awakened One that Lin An previously brought is also very strong!"

"I don't know where he is, but if he gets scared by the nuclear bomb and flees now, hiding in Fushan later would also be a problem."

"After obtaining the equipment, I hope you don't first defect from the military department, but instead use the military department to capture a group of Hua Guo survivors."

"This bear seems to value its own kind very much."

The logic is clear.

Lost in fantasy, he seemed to see himself, after obtaining Lin An's equipment, dominating the region in beautiful splendor.

Jin Yicheng even thought about how to resolve the hidden dangers.

"Let that bear go cause trouble for the military department—killing two birds with one stone!"

Both are quick-witted and clever.

Without many words, they soon understood each other's meaning.

For a moment, both fell into ambitions for future development.

Accelerate, accelerate, accelerate again.

Ignoring the harm of high-dose radiation to their bodies, both sides' troops joyfully crossed the rubble-filled ground and rushed to the explosion's center.

"Hurry up and find!"

"First find that book! That book's power is too monstrous!"

Amidst layers of dust clouds, Jin Yicheng excitedly jumped off the back of a mechanical soldier and frantically turned over the rubble.

In the deep pit, the ground was covered with dark green glass crystals.

That is quartz crystal formed after high temperature melted the ground.

Unbothered by the scorching ground and irritating dust, everyone excitedly searched everywhere for traces of the equipment.

Where is it!?

Where is Lin An's exposed equipment!?

In his frenzy, Jin Yicheng knelt on the ground, inch by inch feeling the deep pit's rubble.

In his urgency, large drops of sweat fell to the ground.

"Damn it! This monster won't run away before dying, will it!?"

He shouted angrily.

Under high-dose radiation, he only felt as if he had a fever and felt terrible.

No matter how he tried, he couldn't find it.

Just as he fell into a fit of rage, a clear, cold voice suddenly sounded.

"You're here."

"Are you looking for me?"

Everyone's searching motions paused, as if they had lost their senses, and they stared up in astonishment.

Their pupils suddenly contracted slightly.

In midair.

All that could be seen was a man wearing a dark gold mask, behind him slowly flapping demon-like wings.

In his deep, black-hole-like eyes, there was full of mockery.

On his streamlined body filled with violent beauty, large patches of charred flesh continuously regenerated and healed.

Lin... Lin... An!!!?

His whole body trembled violently from shock.

No need for the intimidating effect of the Death God mask.

After seeing the figure in mid-air clearly, Jin Yicheng trembled all over like a sieve, stiffly raising his head.

On his pallid face, only fear.

Why...

How could someone survive from a nuclear explosion!?

No one answered his question in his heart.

At this moment, only a hand bearing a blood-red pattern casually gripped his head.

Bo~

The crushed skull splattered, awakening everyone who was stunned.