Chapter 877: Longyou Shuangzixing (11)

Buen leaned his back against the rock wall and panted as he spoke.

"Afraid... what is there to be afraid of? We're going to die anyway! Will we not die if we're afraid?"

Laoka looked at the surviving miners and spoke blankly.

"But what should we do now? We killed the Liquidator; there is no place on the entire planet that can hold us."

Aier, whose arm was injured, stood up at this moment and said to the surviving companions.

"We can't stay here anymore! The disturbance caused here will bring those mechanical overseers very soon. Staying here is just waiting for death!"

A miner threw his Vibrating Pickaxe onto the ground and looked at Aier, asking.

"Leave? Go where?"

"Find the 'Survivors', or, we ourselves are the 'Survivors'. We're going to die anyway, so we might as well die with a bang! There are so many abandoned mine tunnels; I believe other 'Survivors' are also looking for people like us."

Hearing Aier's words, Axing always felt that Aier seemed to know quite a lot about the "Survivors".

After hearing Aier's words, the other miners also stood up one after another and responded.

"Then let's go quickly!"

"If we leave too late, we won't be able to get away!"

The group, led by Aier, soon left the mine tunnel.

Axing looked at Aier walking at the very front, hurried over to Aier's side, and asked.

"Aier, do you know a lot about the 'Survivors' organization?"

Aier turned his head to glance at Axing and lowered his voice to reply.

"Yes, I know a place, but you must promise not to tell everyone my identity. Otherwise, all of us, along with the people there, will be in danger."

Axing's pupils constricted slightly; he hadn't expected his guess to actually be true.

"I... I promise. Have you been in the... 'Survivors' for a long time?"

Aier shook his head slightly and turned back to call out to his companions.

"Guys! Don't fall behind! Don't let anyone fall behind!"

Only then did Aier answer Axing's question.

"Not that long... but long enough for me to know that if people like us don't save ourselves, then we are truly beyond saving. The Star Alliance and the Administration only treat us as replaceable parts."

Aier paused and continued.

"I used to think that as long as I worked hard, I could survive no matter what. Until my father... he coughed until he was nearly dead, and because he couldn't meet the quota, the mechanical overseers labeled him a 'Low-Efficiency Asset' and dragged him away to be processed.

From that moment on, I knew that we would all face this end sooner or later."

Aier's words made Axing think of the companions who had fallen in the mine tunnels over these past few days.

Aier was right; no one knew if they would be the next one to fall, but looking at the figures that had fallen, one could see their own future end.

"If we join the 'Survivors', what can we do? How many of you are there?"

Aier shook his head and said.

"I don't know exactly how many people there are. Everyone is very scattered. We cannot communicate on a large scale and can only pass information in the most primitive ways.

There isn't much we can do: hide some supplies, take care of the wounded, and wait for an opportunity."

"An opportunity like today?"

Aier looked ahead and said with a tone of deep emotion.

"Perhaps... after today, everything will be different."

Longyou Shuangzixing · Kafu-Long Planet · Mining Area Administration Headquarters · Emergency Operations Room.

On the star map of Kafu-Long Planet, more than half of the mining settlements had erupted in riots. The star map categorized them based on the severity of the unrest as "Disturbance", "Riot", and "Out of Control".

"Trash! A bunch of trash! That idiot Huolakesi! And that bunch of trash under him! They can't even keep watch over a group of mining dregs!"

When Brigadier General Breken's communication projection saw the star map of Kafu-Long Star, he was so angry he slammed the table.

A deputy of the Administration saw Breken's angry appearance and braced himself to advise him.

"General, please calm down... we... we didn't expect those lowly people to dare to..."

"Didn't expect?"

Breken directly interrupted the Administration deputy's explanation and questioned him.

"The Liquidator is dead inside! And you fucking tell me you didn't expect it?! Now look! Special Envoy Grendel is still in Liuli City! If this matter reaches his ears, do you think any of us can escape responsibility?! Huh?!"

For a moment, the operations room was silent.

At this time, a Garrison Colonel in the operations room stepped forward, saluted Breken, and said.

"General, the most important thing now is to quell the situation as quickly as possible! Suppress these riots in the shortest time! We cannot let them connect and form a larger-scale rebellion!"

Seeing it was the Garrison Colonel, Breken followed his suggestion.

"Correct. Pass on my order! Notify all Garrison units in the mining areas! Authorized to use lethal force! Anyone participating in the riots, refusing to obey orders, or attempting to flee their work posts is to be executed on the spot!"

"Dispatch rapid response units to support all settlements where disturbances have occurred! Especially the Diqishisihao Kuangqu! Drag out those thugs who dared to kill the Liquidator for me! I want to hang them at the entrance of every settlement!"

"Seal off all known entrances and exits to abandoned mine tunnels! Install vibration sensors and automated weapon stations! Block them inside!"

"Strengthen the guards at all elevator platforms and transportation hubs! Without my written order, no one is allowed to approach the surface!"

Just after Breken issued the orders one by one, the Administration deputy spoke up.

"But... General... using lethal force on such a large scale... will it... affect production? The Special Envoy requested..."

Before the deputy could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Breken again.

"Production? You still want to talk about production in this situation? The problem now is that the majesty of the Star Alliance has been provoked! Tell Huolakesi to find a way to urgently dispatch 'Replacement Assets' from other planets! As for these ones now... since they won't listen, then clear them all out! The Star Alliance is not short of this bit of mining dregs!"

"Yes... General."

Seeing this, the Administration deputy could only nod in agreement.

Following Breken's orders, squads of armored personnel carriers carrying "Grey Dog" soldiers soon charged into each settlement.

Heavy armored units drove into the wide main tunnel, their muzzles aimed at any suspicious crowds gathered there.

A squad of Greyhound soldiers, fully armed, advanced into the mining tunnel where the Riot was taking place.

The Captain walking at the very front spoke to his subordinates over the communication channel.

"Maintain formation! Clear all visible armed rioters! Kill them on sight!"

Very soon, they encountered the resisting rioters.

"Running dogs of the Fengqi Star Alliance! You will meet a miserable death!"

"Come on! Kill us! We have no way to live anyway!"