Chapter 285: You are an obstacle, and you can only be cleared

Just as Lu Yang finished speaking, his gaze involuntarily met Pake's eyes.

At the same time, Pake's face, which always wore a faint smile, was clearly reflected in his vision. In an instant, Lu Yang's heart skipped a beat, and an indescribable sense of unease surged into his mind.

Why hadn't the alarm sounded here? It wasn't necessarily an Alien Race; it could also be someone with the corresponding authorization! Then, this smiling, seemingly harmless Pake before him... could it be...

Just as Lu Yang's thoughts were running wild like a wild horse, a sudden, sharp pain struck his heart without warning, ruthlessly pulling all his thoughts back to reality in an instant.

He widened his eyes and looked down in disbelief, only to see that Pake's right hand had somehow pierced deep into his chest, and blood was gurgling out from the wound.

The power of life was fading rapidly, but Lu Yang, relying on his tenacious willpower, used all his strength to lift his head, stared into Pake's eyes, and squeezed a few words out of his throat with difficulty.

"Wh... wh... why? Have you also... defected... to the Alien Race?"

Pake looked at Lu Yang with some disappointment, as the expression he had imagined did not appear, but he still smiled and said to Lu Yang.

"Alien Race? How is that possible? I just want to save the Human race. The current system of the Ninth Defense Zone is too cumbersome. You old-fashioned people should stay in the old era. If the Human race wants to avoid extinction, it must make changes! You are an obstacle, and you can only be cleared."

Just because of those human experiments of yours? You are merely standing on the shoulders of your predecessors; how could you think you can change all of this?

Lu Yang wanted to say this, but when he opened his mouth, he couldn't utter a single word; only hot blood gushed from his mouth. Everything before his eyes was gradually darkening, and until his consciousness dissipated, Lu Yang's eyes were still staring at Pake in unwillingness.

"What a stubborn old man, but he's dead in the end. Although it's different from what I expected, it doesn't matter. Let's continue tomorrow. The fewer people who know about this, the better. I still have to do it myself. Who is next?"

Pake pulled Lu Yang's heart out with his right hand, tossed it casually to a youth, and issued an order.

"Clean him up too, don't leave any traces behind."

Afterward, Pake turned his head to look at Lu Yang one last time, met his pupils, and said with a smile.

"Anyway, you won't see that day. Rest assured and become nourishment; consider it as having contributed your life to the Human Alliance."

Having said that, Pake left without looking back, leaving only two youths slowly approaching Lu Yang. Following a sound of flesh and blood being chewed and the sound of bones shattering, the Lu Yang from just a moment ago had long since vanished, and even the bloodstains on the ground had disappeared completely.

And these two youths wiped the blood from the corners of their mouths, their facial muscles began to change, and eventually, the two turned into two soldiers and safely walked out of the Data Archive area.

At this moment, the sunlight was slowly appearing, and Pake welcomed this first ray of sunlight, saying with a smile.

"A new era is about to begin; prepare to welcome my era!"

Ninth Defense Zone Military Region New Recruit Training Camp.

The Cadian Lieutenant looked at the new recruits standing before him and said in a serious voice.

"You should feel honored! Because you have received the gaze of the Emperor, what an honor that is! I will certainly not fail the Emperor's trust and will train you into a group of qualified soldiers! And the first thing you must do is to put loyalty to the Emperor above all else—a loyalty that nothing can surpass! The great Emperor is watching us! For the Emperor! Loyalty!"

After yesterday's rectification, although these new recruits did not know what the so-called Emperor represented, they knew that if they didn't shout loudly, they would definitely be given a "friendly" exchange by the warriors standing around them, under the guise of: ideological education.

"For the Emperor!!!"

"Loyal! Ty!"

Immediately after, the Cadian Lieutenant let the Cadian soldiers standing by waiting for orders take the new recruits each was responsible for and begin training.

At the same time, Yingzhou was flipping through documents submitted by various Legions on his desk, idly moving his wrists. Looking at Lu Zhenda, who was in a pile of documents just like him, Yingzhou suddenly smiled and said to Lu Zhenda.

"Lao Lu..."

Hearing this familiar tone, Lu Zhenda couldn't help but shiver, and the document he was holding in his right hand fell to the floor.

"Look at you, don't be so nervous; you even dropped the document."

Lu Zhenda had no choice but to bend down to pick up the document that had fallen to the floor, then said to Yingzhou with a bitter smile.

"Chief, do you have any instructions?"

Seeing Lu Zhenda's paranoid appearance, Yingzhou couldn't help but chuckle, "Haha, Lao Lu, I just wanted to ask you how those new recruits who Awakened Back Spirit are doing lately?"

Upon hearing Yingzhou say this, Lu Zhenda felt a little relieved in his heart. After composing himself, he opened his mouth and said to Yingzhou.

"Those soldiers are undergoing closed training. Except for the instructors who went in to train them and the female medical soldier you arranged, no one can have any contact with those soldiers."

"Hmm, that's good. By the way, Lao Lu, I'll be..."

"Knock, knock, knock..."

A burst of urgent knocking interrupted the conversation between Yingzhou and Lu Zhenda. Yingzhou, having been interrupted, had to clear his throat and then spoke toward the office door.

"Come in."

A soldier walked in and saluted Yingzhou.

"Chief, Councilor Jack outside wants to see you."

"Jack? He's not in the Production Zone; what is he doing here?"

This name made Yingzhou feel surprised. He muttered to himself in a low voice, then asked the soldier to invite Jack in.

"Strange, why would Jack come here? Lao Lu, I'll leave this to you for now; I'll go see what the situation is with Jack coming here."

Yingzhou stood up from his seat while speaking and walked quickly out of his office.

"Ch... Chief..."

Before Lu Zhenda's words could be spoken, Yingzhou had already left the office, and Lu Zhenda could only whisper weakly.

"But, this is your office; where are you planning to receive Councilor Jack?"

However, Yingzhou didn't care where he received Jack. He had been processing documents in his office for the past few days, which made him recall his 996 life in his past life.

After leaving the office, Yingzhou felt a sense of relief all over his body, "Phew... finally I can relax a bit. With Lao Lu here, there shouldn't be any problems. If there is an emergency, Lao Lu will notify me."