Chapter 364: A Meeting Between Two

Ninth Defense Zone Outer City.

After receiving instructions from Lu Zhenda, Charlie's combat squad quickly organized their equipment, including the Chainswords and Bolters that Yingzhou had prepared for them.

In truth, Yingzhou had wanted to prepare Power Armor for them as well, but the system prompted that Charlie and his team could not wear Power Armor.

In the end, he could only prioritize using materials produced by the Research Institute to craft Individual Combat Armor that could be worn by individuals of Charlie's stature.

Although it was not as sturdy as the Astartes' Power Armor, it was the best equipment he could provide them with at the moment.

As the Captain of this squad, Ajie led the squad members to quickly begin attacking the Demons that appeared before their eyes after arriving at the Outer City.

At this time, the squad's combat experience was no longer like it had been when Yingzhou first took them over, when they couldn't even get close to a Catachan; now, they could trade blows with a Catachan, and their physical fitness had also improved significantly.

"Charlie, how did these Demons appear in the Outer City? I have been at the Zerg Breeding Ground since I can remember. Do you know anything about this?"

Ajie used his Chainsword to sever an arm from a Demon possessing giant Claws, and with the support of his comrades' Bolter fire from the rear, they finished off the Demon before them.

Watching the Demon corpses turn into Black Qi and vanish, Ajie curiously asked Charlie, who had just deactivated his Chain Saw.

"My brother, I don't know what happened either, but these Demons must be eradicated; they have caused too much slaughter in the Outer City."

The squad continued to push forward, and Ajie discovered a Demon dancing and gesturing in front of a piece of broken glass, so he muttered to himself in confusion.

"Strange, why is this Demon dancing in front of the glass? Has it never seen glass before?"

However, Ajie immediately ordered everyone to be on guard and said to Charlie, who had the tallest build in the squad.

"Stay alert, there is a high possibility of strange Demon abilities here. Charlie, take a few brothers to finish it off; we will cover you at any time. Prepare for battle!"

"Yes!"

Charlie took a few teammates with him, and after closing the distance, the Bolters in their hands opened fire directly.

"Bang!"

Following the sound of the gunshot, a large hole was instantly blown into the Demon's not-so-sturdy body by the bolter round, and the Demon collapsed to the ground.

Considering Ajie had just said there might be a Demon ambush here, Charlie led his teammates to continue pushing forward, and the Demon in front seemed to have undergone a change, beginning to gradually dissipate. Just as Charlie saw the Demon's face clearly, he said in confusion.

"Geerman?"

The Demon seemed to have heard a familiar voice and its body tried to respond, but it could no longer move; its mouth, full of sharp teeth, opened slightly, but before it could make a sound, it had already vanished into a puff of Black Qi.

"Geerman? Isn't that Marie's..."

A teammate was just about to say this when Charlie interrupted him in a stern voice.

"No! That definitely wasn't Geerman! How could Geerman possibly defect to the Demons? Continue the Task!"

Sensing the change in Charlie's tone, the teammates stopped discussing the topic. After confirming there were no Demon ambushes nearby, they waved to Ajie and the others behind them to let them pass.

"Charlie, what did you discover just now? We are executing a Task; for the Emperor, tell us everything you saw."

After hesitating for two seconds, Charlie spoke in a somewhat low voice.

"The Demon just now looked like Geerman; it seems he defected to the Demons."

Hearing Charlie say this, Ajie recalled carefully and finally remembered that person; it seemed he was Charlie's family member.

"Charlie, although it's not certain if that was the real Geerman, even if he were the real Geerman, the moment he turned into a Demon, we had no second choice—only eradication. You should know what I mean. Pull yourself together; our Task is not yet over!"

Charlie nodded, held his Bolter across his chest, and said in a low tone.

"Understood. This is a matter concerning the fate of Humanity; I will not make any mistakes in this regard!"

"That's good. Let's go!"

Ninth Defense Zone Inner City.

Yingzhou and Vulkan sat in front of a pile of charred remains, while Pu Lie was already too terrified to move, fearing he might anger this monster.

"So, Father, my elder brother's father still hasn't..."

"Yes, in the end, I still haven't found a way to save my elder brother. I know you want to comfort me, but someone has already done so, and I cannot collapse because of this matter; that would be too unfair to those who sacrificed themselves."

Seeing the worry in Vulkan's eyes beneath his stoic face, Yingzhou smiled and patted Vulkan on the shoulder.

Seeing Yingzhou putting on a brave face, Vulkan did not expose his father's mask, but slowly stood up and said in a solemn tone.

"Please rest assured, Yingxin will definitely grow up healthy and happy; I guarantee it to you!"

After speaking, Vulkan bowed deeply to the pile of charred remains.

"Elder brother, you can rest easy. I will take good care of Mother; Yingxin is just like her sister-in-law. I believe you will understand my next actions. For the continuation of Human Civilization, for Humanity!"

Yingzhou extended his right hand, and rays of light flashed out; by the time the light dissipated, the pile of charred remains had vanished.

Yingzhou sat cross-legged on the ground again. After waiting for over ten minutes, he saw Taigehe'er and Dabeiwenqiao leading a group of people with their hands on their heads, wearing Individual Combat Armor, walking toward them. What surprised Yingzhou most was that Jack and the guard squad he had assigned to him were also following obediently behind Taigehe'er.

"Emperor, we have finished clearing out the rebel armed forces in the city. These are the traitors escorted here according to your decree!"

"Mm, I know. Take them over there to stand by; don't let them move around!"

"As you command!"

After two Grey Knights brought the prisoners to an open space not far away, Yingzhou beckoned to Jack.

"Yo, it's really great to see you're alright!"

Jack touched his receding hairline, came before Yingzhou and sat down, looked at Yingzhou's somewhat pale face, and said.

"You too. It seems you've changed quite a bit as well."

Although Jack couldn't tell exactly what changes had occurred in Yingzhou's body, his intuition told Jack that the Yingzhou before him was different from the one he had met before.

"Father, you two talk!"

Seeing Yingzhou and Jack sitting on the ground, Vulkan said to Yingzhou.

"Mm, you can go check the situation with the City Defense Force; the armed forces there should already be under the control of our soldiers."

"Understood, Father."

After Vulkan left, Jack looked at Yingzhou with a surprised expression and said with a slight stutter.

"Th... that is your child?"

"Mm... in a sense, yes."