Chapter 706: Great Change

Captain Zhang...

You think there's something wrong...

He asked quietly.

An Awakened One of the neutral faction, watching the High Level quickly finalize the plan, instinctively asked him.

Zhang Yong was the strongest among the neutral faction in this Strength Trial.

Moreover, it's said he also participated in the second Long'an Project.

Unlike the Strengthened Underground City Project, the second Long'an Project, according to rumors, focuses more on cultivating commanders.

"Nothing..."

He shook his head slightly.

Zhang Yong secretly sighed.

He also considered whether to lead the team out to gather some information; this trial site obviously hides much information.

But he couldn't leave the team, couldn't act alone.

No matter what, they are still members of the military.

Opinions can be voiced, but orders cannot be defied.

Moreover, in the operation to hunt Awakened Ones, these people were also excluded.

It's simple: obtaining points, this kind of 'good thing,' naturally lets the faction with the most people, the Hawk faction, go first.

Moreover, they differ from the neutral faction, which also selects Awakened Ones from ground troops.

Among the Huaxia Awakened Ones this time, a large number have undergone the Underground City Transformation Project.

Their combat power differs greatly from that of the transformed Awakened Ones.

Just after the transformation, the biological armor hidden within their bodies like a living creature is something they cannot match even by fawning.

It strengthens the physique, increases defense, and enhances self-healing ability.

The Huaxia war zone can muster so many Second Level peaks; this thing has played a big role.

I don't even know what the biological armor actually is, yet it can bypass system limits...

His brows furrowed tightly.

Zhang Yong secretly observed the military preparing for action; almost everyone bore some trace of the transformation.

Either small fish scales on the neck, or slight deformities in the limbs.

If not for their overall human appearance, he often wonders what the transformed Awakened Ones have actually become.

During his participation in the second Long'an Project, something else happened in the capital...

Before departing, he had indeed asked his old superior Nie Ping.

The underground city project—what exactly is it for?

But Nie Ping merely gave him a deep look, as if he were greatly taboo about mentioning this.

He simply gave him a brief, stern warning.

Just don't participate in the underground city project until the final moment.

Looking at Zhang Yong with furrowed brows, the Awakened One standing behind him lowered his voice:

"Should we try contacting Lin An again?"

"That guy still hasn't replied to any messages."

"Maybe he has some ideas, who knows."

As Lin An, the neutral faction's High Level most optimistic about, these lower Awakened Ones naturally have an inexplicable fondness for Lin An.

But Lin An's performance has left them somewhat dissatisfied.

After all, General Nie and Chief Xia have helped Lin An many times; we're all on the same side.

The capital's Meme incident—many aware people know exactly what happened.

"Why won't he even reply to a message?"

"At a time like this, shouldn't he meet up with us?"

"Rumor has it that Lin An is stubborn and arrogant; that seems true."

Zhang Yong glanced at the team members behind him, slightly raising his hand to press down:

"Lin An not contacting us might be because he has his own ideas..."

"After all, we actually can't help much."

"Just don't know how many points he has now."

"Maybe he already gathered enough points early and left directly?"

Zhang Yong tried to overestimate Lin An, after all, the other party is a person highly regarded by his old superior.

His thoughts were chaotic.

As the military High Level quickly finalized the encirclement target, an Awakened One guarding the corridor suddenly turned his head to look at his right hand.

What... sound.

"Rip... rip..."

Like fabric dragging on the ground.

It slowly echoed at the end of the dim corridor.

The corridor lit only by glow sticks, its depths were unseen darkness.

"Alert!"

"Situation!"

Both fists transformed into the shape of iron hammers; the Awakened One responsible for guarding the corridor had quite good tactical literacy.

Upon hearing the sound, he immediately issued a warning.

Unlike the slow-reacting soldiers in horror movies.

Those elite fighters on the front lines who have survived the Apocalypse to this day never let down their guard at any time.

The discussion stopped instantly.

Standing in the center of the crowd, Luofeng also turned his head to look.

His face showed some displeasure.

I had just been about to assign him to hunt the Awakened Ones in the outer zone when an unexpected situation interrupted.

The sounds grew more numerous.

In the haze, all the Awakened Ones in the hall stared fixedly at that black mass.

The soldiers at the forefront facing the black shadow, who were the first to activate their skills, cautiously approached step by step after receiving the commander's signal.

His breathing heavy, he had readied himself to use the Biological Armor at any moment.

An abnormal sound suddenly appeared.

It was like sharp fingernails scraping a blackboard.

It wasn't an Arbiter...

The closer they got, the irritating sound drilled into their ears.

Time seemed to drag on endlessly.

Chen Yangtian's brows knotted, his eyes bloodshot, he stared fixedly at the soldier whose half-body had stepped into the darkness.

He saw the soldier with his back to him suddenly halt his steps, as if frozen in place.

"Report..."

"Hiss"

A faint sound of flesh being pierced.

At the moment the sound rang out, the silent soldier's body jerked violently, shaking all over.

"Attack! Blanket coverage!"

He made a swift decision.

Even though they hadn't yet seen the enemy's form, Chen Yangtian was extremely decisive, launching an attack without hesitation.

What exactly is it?

The instant the thought arose.

"Hoo... hoo..."

The soldier frozen in place let out a long gasp, like a dying old man trying to swallow his last breath before death.

"Thud"

The soldier was instantly drained, his whole body turning into an empty husk of skin that fell to the ground with a splash.

His pupils contracted sharply.

With no soldiers blocking the view, everyone saw clearly the monster hidden in the darkness.

A gulp of saliva.

"What... is this?"

Half of his body was hidden in the darkness.

Wrapped in dark-yellow bandages, a woman holding a syringe leaned sideways, suddenly lifting her head to stare fixedly at them.

Her exposed skin was burned, as if stitched together.

If not for the distorted, rotting face hidden beneath the bandages.

The monster that appeared had a figure that was extremely alluring.

Well-proportioned, it clearly resembled a nurse.

But at this moment, no one had the leisure to admire it.

A sense of absurd, eerie chaos permeated.

In a brief moment of dazedness.

The woman behind the human skin, dragging her twisted ankle, began to accelerate.

"Whoosh!!"

Its speed was like a white phantom.

Unable to dodge, the Awakened One near the corridor who had just raised his arm felt a sharp pain shoot from his eyes.

"Hiss"

The needle stabbed fiercely into his eyeball; the syringe gripped in the bandaged hand pierced through his skull.

"Attack!!"

Spiritual Energy Burst.

The skin falling from midair was torn into fragments.