Chapter 284

Must blow up the airship? Does that mean there might be backups or something inside this ship?

Looking at middle-aged Watching Qiaoshuya's soul state and finding that he wasn't lying, Li Ang couldn't help but frown slightly, understanding that he must have seen something in the future.

It's mostly likely that he himself had some oversight, or there was some problem with this ship, which led to the war still breaking out in the future. Middle-aged Watching Qiaoshuya, not wanting all this to happen, had to risk being caught by him again, sneak into the boarding tower to stop himself who wanted to retreat, and demand that the entire airship be completely blown up.

So... is he half an ally this time?

"Can't trust him! I'm afraid he's not holding back any good crap!"

Just as Li Ang was pondering whether to take the advice, the burn-scarred man Tiger beside him narrowed his eyes and said:

"If we really want to blow up the airship, this dog bastard will run away as soon as he opens the door. Then what will we do?

Not to mention anything else, the five, six, seven, or eight patrols down there add up to two or three thousand infantrymen alone. Even if I burn myself to nothing, I might not be able to rush out."

"Tiger is right."

On the other side, the pot-bellied Oliver sighed and followed up with an analysis, his face full of distress:

"I looked when we came. The large area under the tower has been cleaned very cleanly, and there isn't even a pile of stones that can provide cover. They don't even need to get close; just two rounds of covering fire would be enough to press us back into the tower.

And the most fatal thing is that less than 500 meters out of the patrol area is where a mechanical unit is stationed. The military's power armor is really too thick. With the outer shell, inner shell, and heat insulation layer, the three layers add up to more than ten centimeters thick. Even small-caliber shells can't penetrate it. At that time, we'll really just be waiting for death."

Indeed, this problem is even more fatal.

Hearing what the two of them said, Li Ang's brows couldn't help but furrow deeper and deeper.

The original rebels might have agreed to raid the boarding tower or even blow up the airship because they could retreat at any time relying on middle-aged Watching Qiaoshuya's 【Gate of the Other World】. But now that he has been kicked out of the rebels, there is a 100% chance he won't help.

So even if what middle-aged Watching Qiaoshuya said is true, once the airship is blown up and the attention of that mechanical unit is drawn, the group of rebels, except for himself, will probably really be finished here...

"Shall we cooperate once?"

After weighing the results in his heart repeatedly, Li Ang couldn't help but take a deep breath, chose to believe middle-aged Watching Qiaoshuya, and took the initiative to extend an olive branch, saying with a sincere expression:

"We are responsible for blowing up the airship, and you are responsible for bringing the people on the airship and us away safely. How about that?"

Although middle-aged Watching Qiaoshuya was not on the same page as him and was also hooking up with the Aquarius Director, since his obsession with saving the kingdom was strong enough to give birth to an anomalous object like the 【Gate of the Other World】, he probably wouldn't fake it in this regard.

Right now, on one side are the rebels who entrusted their lives to him and were willing to take risks with him, and on the other side is a tragic war that could last for more than a decade with countless casualties. If it's really possible to have the best of both worlds, cooperating with him once is not impossible.

Seeing that Li Ang had actually "admitted defeat," the corners of middle-aged Watching Qiaoshuya's mouth, a hundred meters away, slowly curled up. He laughed contentedly, then suddenly restrained the smile on his face.

"Not happening!"??!

In the surprised eyes of the rebels, middle-aged Watching Qiaoshuya, who had risked danger to come and warn them, actually leaned against the steel frame of the boarding tower, crossed his arms, and sneered:

"When we were in the valley before, didn't you look down on my decisions and disapprove of my method of using human lives to pile up? Perfect, now it's time for you to make a choice.

In short, don't even think about cooperation. I will absolutely not open the door for you. Right now, you either sacrifice them to get things done, or like a dog, tuck your tail and retreat sneakily, then watch this airship return to Keloque.

Go ahead and choose! I want to see how much better you, who looked down on me, can be!"

"..."

"Damn it!"

"Nathan! Don't go too far!"

"I'll kill you!"

After hearing middle-aged Watching Qiaoshuya's mockery, the anger of the rebels was completely ignited. The most reckless burn-scarred man, Tiger, even burst out with a large amount of flames all over his body, preparing to rush over and take action directly.

However, at this moment, the Holy Spirit Pendant on Li Ang's chest flickered. Tiger, who had already rushed out seven or eight meters, suddenly froze and was forcibly pressed to the spot.

"You can't fool me."

After pulling the burn-scarred man back, Li Ang frowned and said:

"Preventing the news from being sent back is one of your most important goals. You wouldn't want to break up with us for such a boring reason and watch the airship be released back to Keloque, right?"

"That's right, I really don't want that to happen."

After frankly admitting Li Ang's judgment, middle-aged Watching Qiaoshuya stared into his eyes and said with full malice:

"But I also don't want you to live!"

With Li Ang's brows furrowing tighter and tighter, middle-aged Watching Qiaoshuya said with hatred:

"I've seen it before I came... I know what you want to do! You and the kingdom absolutely cannot coexist! If I really let you get off the tower, I will still lose everything in the future! And while cooperating with you can temporarily avoid war, it will also destroy my kingdom!"

"..."

"Although they don't know, you should be able to tell whether I'm telling the truth or a lie, right?"

It was indeed all the truth. He was truly prepared to let the airship leave.

Looking at middle-aged Watching Qiaoshuya, who had a large patch of white hair at his temples because he didn't hesitate to reveal a little bit of the future just to "gain trust" from him, Li Ang couldn't help but fall into silence, then asked:

"Besides seeing the more distant future, you should have also seen what happened today, right? In that 'today' you saw, how did I choose?"

Hearing this, Watching Qiaoshuya was silent for a moment, then turned his head and answered somewhat vaguely:

"You know it yourself."

Indeed... I already know how to choose.

Looking at Watching Qiaoshuya, who was hiding at a safe distance, and the maintenance door behind him that was always left ajar, Li Ang couldn't help but sigh and said calmly:

"You open the door for the others, I'll stay and blow up the airship."

"Leader?!"

Hearing Li Ang's words, the rebels were shocked. While their eyes were full of emotion, they couldn't help but grit their teeth and try to stop him:

"How about... let me stay instead?"

"No! Can't agree to him!"

"Maybe there's another way..."

"There is no other way. This is the best choice right now."

After waving his hand to stop the rebels from speaking, Li Ang explained helplessly:

"When he appeared here, it was already impossible for us to retreat safely. There are so many patrolling guards below; just one firework would be enough to attract everyone. So no matter whether we blow up the airship or not, the final result is the same.

Instead of achieving nothing this time and being surrounded by those guards, it's better to exchange conditions, let you retreat safely, and then I'll go and get the job done, right?"

"But you..."

"Don't 'but' anymore, everyone go over."

After urging them again, Li Ang comforted them gently:

"Have you forgotten? I have an immortal body. With this half-baked prophet, he might not be able to really kill me. Go ahead with peace of mind!"