Chapter 225: We Have Not Lost Yet

"I have come to check on the situation regarding the extermination of the Alien Race here. What are you all doing?"

Jack said, pointing at the Catachan Jungle Fighters following behind these Warehouse Managers.

"The Emperor is merciful. We are acting under the Emperor's orders to protect them from being killed by the Alien Race. At the same time, if they exhibit any abnormal behavior, we will execute them on the spot."

The leading Catachan Sergeant wearing a hat spoke to Jack. His rough voice, combined with his robust physique, exuded an aura that made the few Warehouse Managers in front stand on end.

What perfect warriors! Although they have no Spiritual Power Fluctuation on them, the aura they radiate is very strong. If the ordinary people of the Ninth Defense Zone all had this constitution, then the odds of winning against the Zerg would increase by several notches.

Also, they appear to be soldiers summoned by Yingzhou. To think that in their eyes, Yingzhou's status is actually this high!

"Ahem, well, could you let us meet that Emperor?"

Jack coughed dryly twice and said to the muscular Catachan man wearing a hat.

"No! The Emperor has decreed that no one is allowed to enter this area. Damn it, violators will be treated as Heretics!"

The muscular Catachan man wearing a hat refused Jack's proposal without the slightest hesitation, his gaze fixed firmly on Jack and his party.

The gazes of the other muscular Catachan men also stared at Jack and his group like beasts; if these people made any suspicious moves, they would be dealt with immediately.

No one can defy the Emperor's will! No one!

After seeing these warriors refuse him, Jack had already prepared for battle. His intuition told him that the other party was serious; if his side made any overstepping moves, they would definitely launch an attack immediately.

"Alright, don't get agitated."

Jack stepped back a few paces to show that he had no malicious intent, and the two Guards following Jack also blocked in front of him.

The two sides remained in a stalemate under this delicate atmosphere for nearly 15 minutes, until Jack saw a man nearly 2.8 meters tall with a robust build walk out of the Warehouse Area, followed by a group of soldiers in bright uniforms, who advanced with synchronized footsteps.

"Cheng Jiunan? Didn't I tell you to leave this place? Why have you come back?"

Seeing Cheng Jiunan and the people around him, Yingzhou stopped and asked.

"Captain Yingzhou, this is Councilor Jack. He wants to meet you."

Cheng Jiunan said to Yingzhou with a trembling voice. Upon seeing so many soldiers following Yingzhou, Cheng Jiunan's thin legs were shaking beneath his loose work clothes.

How did he do it? How did these soldiers appear in the Warehouse Area without a sound? Why would they obey Yingzhou's command?

Yingzhou turned his gaze toward Jack, who was behind Cheng Jiunan and protected by two Guards, and said with a smile.

"Are you one of the Councilors of the Nine-Member Council?"

Jack looked at Yingzhou with some surprise. "Oh right, you went to the Fourth Defense Zone before, no wonder you would know of the Council's existence. To be able to survive in the perilous Fourth Defense Zone and help the Fourth Defense Zone overcome its difficulties, you are indeed extraordinary. Is it convenient to talk alone?"

Amidst the surprised gazes of the crowd, Yingzhou recalled the hundreds of soldiers and said to Jack with a smile, "Of course."

Thus, Jack and Yingzhou entered the nearest warehouse. The two Guards originally wanted to follow, but were stopped by Jack.

"Since it was I who proposed talking alone, you don't need to come in."

The two Guards looked at Yingzhou's robust body and wanted to say something more, but Jack spoke again.

"I do not wish to repeat my words a second time."

The two Guards stood where they were and said nothing more.

Yingzhou did not pay attention to the behavior of the two Guards, but followed Jack into the warehouse.

"Asking to talk to me alone, what does Councilor Jack want to discuss with a soldier of this Military District like me?"

Jack looked at the nearly 2.8-meter-tall Yingzhou and said with some amazement.

"It's hard to imagine that someone could actually grow this tall! Let me introduce myself first. My name is Jack, one of the Councilors of the Ninth Defense Zone's Nine-Member Council. In fact, from the moment you returned to the Ninth Defense Zone, some Councilors of the Council had already begun to pay attention to you. I also learned a little about your background; before you Awakened Back Spirit, you were always mediocre, but after you Awakened Back Spirit, you underwent huge changes in both personality and physical appearance."

Hearing Jack say this, Yingzhou felt a surge of surprise in his heart. After he Awakened Back Spirit, he had never intentionally told others about his abilities. Fortunately, he was initially rated as E-Grade, which gave him some time to develop.

It was not until he experienced many things in the Fourth Defense Zone, coupled with what Nie Hao had said to him when he first went to the Thirteenth Legion, that Yingzhou felt incredibly fortunate about how correct his decision to not disclose his abilities too early had been.

The tree that stands above the forest will be destroyed by the wind; the ancestors did not deceive me!

When he was in the Fourth Defense Zone, he came into contact with the crimes committed by those parasites in the Inner City, and even before that, the Beast Race had been stirring up trouble in the Inner City, harming many Psionics with potential.

But now, even if he enters the eyes of those high-ranking officials, he is not afraid. As for those Alien Race hiding in the Inner City, he will find them all sooner or later, leaving none behind!

Thinking of this, Yingzhou spoke to Jack.

"Councilor Jack, I want to ask you a question."

Jack, who was speaking, did not expect Yingzhou to speak suddenly. Upon hearing that Yingzhou wanted to ask him a question, he nodded in response.

"Of course, as long as it doesn't involve confidential matters, I don't mind telling you."

Yingzhou waved his hand with a smile. "I don't care about your confidential matters. My current goal is only one: to exterminate the Alien Race and drive them out of this world! And the question I want to ask you is, among the high-ranking officials in the Inner City, do you think anyone has already defected to the Alien Race?"

"Hahaha, I thought you were going to ask something else. Is it because you saw the Beast Race disguised as Humans in the Fourth Defense Zone? I have always maintained a skeptical attitude toward this situation, but I cannot judge who has defected to the Alien Race. Furthermore, even if this matter were told to other high-ranking officials, it wouldn't change anything. We cannot determine who is an enemy and who is a friend; we can only maintain the current situation to the greatest extent possible."

Jack laughed out loud, then put away his smile and said to Yingzhou with a serious expression. Seeing that Yingzhou did not show an angry expression, Jack asked curiously.

"Are you not angry?"

Seeing Jack ask him this, Yingzhou also asked Jack in return.

"Why should I be angry? Am I angry because you are unable to find the Alien Race hiding among the crowd? No, we have not lost yet."