Chapter 9: Lecture! We Will Never Perish!

Several people immediately came to the outside of the rooftop and looked down.

On the glass wall of the building, there was a figure engulfed in flames, running up the building as if ignoring the planet's gravity, aiming straight for the top floor.

"What the hell is this thing!!!"

Lu Xuefei felt his soul about to jump out of fright; he simply couldn't understand why, even under such authoritative suppression, such a terrifying monster would still be born.

"Quick! Get on the helicopter!"

Lu Xuefei panicked; after all of Yongguo's top combat power fell in the Heavenly Disaster Battlefield, it had been a long time since anyone could threaten his position.

In the mountains, without tigers, monkeys ruled as kings; even a pig on a windbreak could fly. Lu Xuefei successfully monopolized gene medicine, keeping everyone's strength at level four or below—even his personal guard consisted only of level‑four gene warriors.

Facing Zhang Jie, this unparalleled, beyond‑common‑sense creature, even if he had greater influence and trump cards elsewhere, he would die here today.

"Fly fast!"

The helicopter's roar rose; Lu Xuefei watched the rooftop recede farther from the ground, his heart still suspended.

He didn't know what unexpected move the monster might make next.

"Run? You think you can run?"

At the edge of the rooftop, Zhang Jie leapt; behind him surged red flames that propelled his body toward the helicopter, where he delivered a violent dunk to its landing gear.

"Get... down!!"

The helicopter, barely airborne, instantly lost control from that blow; its huge fuselage fell from the sky, emitting a metallic scraping sound.

Fortunately the rooftop was spacious enough; Zhang Jie grabbed Lu Xuefei out of the helicopter and punched him twice in the face, shattering all his teeth.

He spoke fearfully, his mouth full of incoherent pleas; Zhang Jie didn't need to listen to know he was either asking for how much money he'd give or threatening his family.

Zhang Jie couldn't be bothered to listen; he slapped both ears to shut him up.

"Lin Ran, do you remember?"

Hearing that name, Lu Xuefei froze for a moment, then seemed to understand.

"She asked me to pass on her greetings! Bastard! Go to hell!"

Endless flames frenziedly scorched Lu Xuefei's limbs and bones, instantly reducing him to ashes.

"Lu Xuefei's guards and secretary were trembling with fear, but fortunately you paid them no heed."

"Your body seemed to know the battle had ended; the relentless flames vanished completely at this moment, and you can no longer feel them."

"But you don't think that power has disappeared; you guess it may need a period to slowly accumulate, otherwise it couldn't instantly burst forth with the force of a near‑level‑six gene lock."

"The actual controller of Caesar Life has fallen here; you have finally avenged your mother and Lin Ran's mother, lifting Lin Ran's danger—but is everything really over?"

"When your figure appeared at the building's entrance, the massive crowd fell silent at once, all eyes fixed on you, as if waiting for you to speak."

"From now on, Caesar Life is forever past!" you shouted loudly at the crowd; cheers rose as people felt excited about you eradicating this tumor of Caesar Life, as if celebrating a new era.

"But you know that although you destroyed Caesar Life today, countless more will appear tomorrow; as long as you don't eradicate these companies entrenched in Yongguo for a single day, they will keep causing trouble until the sword of heavenly disaster falls from the sky and utterly slays humanity."

"You must change all of this—not just for yourself and Lin Ran, but for humanity's future."

"The high steps before the building's entrance seemed to become a natural podium; looking at those people, a strange feeling welled up in your heart."

"You want to give a speech!"

"Life Entry—Failed Art Student—Activated!"

"You gazed at the sea of people and began your first lecture in life."

"You're celebrating too early!" your words caused the formerly cheering crowd to gradually quiet down.

"I destroyed Caesar Life today! Tomorrow countless more Caesar Lives will appear!"

"Do you know how much a bottle of level‑one gene medicine costs now?"

"Five hundred thousand! Five hundred thousand Yongguo dollars! Many families couldn't earn that even if they didn't eat or drink for two or three years."

"For such a huge price you get only an ordinary level‑one gene warrior—and even a level‑one gene warrior isn't worthy of standing on the Heavenly Disaster Battlefield."

"For some reason, your lecture moves hearts; your words seem to possess a magical power that draws listeners in involuntarily."

"Someone at the scene started a live broadcast: Shocking! A lone youth who single‑handedly wrecked Caesar Life began lecturing beneath the Gene Building; it instantly went viral, and your words reached every Yongguo citizen's ears."

"The sword of heavenly disaster hangs over our heads at all times, yet this gang of corporate tumors, in this life‑or‑death crisis, thinks only of money."

"I come from Sea Capital; my mother was liquidated by Caesar Life, and the person I care about was just a moment ago being hunted worldwide. In these years while they controlled the world, how many even more tragic things have happened?"

You fearlessly denounced those companies' actions, speaking aloud what everyone wanted to say but dared not; some felt the same, some silently shed tears hearing your words, some were furious and exhilarated, wishing to tear those companies apart right then.

Your lecture's live stream was swiftly shut down, but countless other live streams reopened, spreading like a spark that can start a prairie fire.

"Humanity has fought the heavenly disaster for over two thousand seven hundred years—how could we possibly fall here just because these tumors collapsed?"

"We will overthrow the companies, rebuild order, hunt the heavenly disaster, and slaughter them completely."

"We will reclaim our power, reclaim the land parasitized by the heavenly disaster, and reclaim our planet!"

"I will lead you to fight heaven, fight humanity, fight the companies, fight the heavenly disaster! We are all bearers of a fighting spirit!! We will never perish!!"

"Resounding and powerful! Moving and stirring! Your incredibly infectious lecture made everyone's blood boil; beneath the steps erupted a tsunami of applause, as if celebrating, cheering, or acknowledging your leadership."

"The Double Helix Gene Building blazed because of your frenzied burning; all of Yongguo boiled because of you; the reckoning of the companies starts today, immediately! You made those elites grit their teeth, wishing to devour you alive, but they are destined to be crushed by the rolling wheels of the age—no one can stop the people's will."