Resurrection Empire

Chapter 603 - 227: Day One, Boiling Starfire

In a sense, this is the largest scale "war" that has erupted on Source Star in the past two or three decades.

The combatants are humans and the Legion Beast indirectly controlled by the Mengdu Group under the guise of experiments.

The war is destined to be brutal.

Lives, precious in peacetime, will become insignificant in the true war.

But the trigger for the war was absurd, leaving the "bystander" Ren Zhong speechless and choked up.

This was merely a massacre in the name of "scientific experimentation."

In the video projection brought back by the Suicide Squad that risked their lives to penetrate deep into enemy lines for a decapitation mission, the moment Ren Zhong saw the true form of the Legion Beast, he already knew that both sides of the conflict were inextricably linked to him.

The Legion Beast controlled by the Mengdu Group was indeed his "old friend" that had vanished in Shortcut Valley.

During the phase of Ren Zhong’s life, this lightning glimpse of an "old friend" played an extremely important role, critically weakening him before his final battle with Lin Wang.

Ren Zhong once thought he would never deal with it again.

Unexpectedly, after a "mere two months," it returned to his life in a different way.

Unfortunately, the video footage alone couldn’t determine what level the Legion Beast was at now.

The Legion Beast was clad in a combat suit evidently made by humans.

It also wore a finely crafted helmet, attached to the back of which was a massive metal ring about one and a half meters in diameter.

Occasionally, halos bloomed on the metal ring.

Ren Zhong could only discern that it was likely a signal amplifier, its other functions unknown.

Additionally, the decapitation mission had unsurprisingly failed. The Mengdu Group had equipped this rare specimen with a strong defense force.

As for the human side, the connection to Ren Zhong was even deeper.

If not for him, Zheng Tian and others might have perished soon after passing the evaluation for Second Level Professionals.

If not for him, Starfire Town would have been razed to the ground nearly a month ago, and the wildlings in Starfire Town would have long been taken by the Mengdu Group.

If not for him, the wildlings in Liao Yuan County’s wilderness might have continued to live seemingly safely in their respective Underground City and would die tragically someday in the future.

If not for him, Ma Dafu, Ma Xiaoling, Yujin...

In short, if not for him, everyone’s fate here would be different.

Ren Zhong wants to give others a lot.

But currently, in a sense, what he has brought to the people here is only temporary pleasure and illusory hope.

The essence of Ren Zhong’s story remains a tragedy.

More absurdly, he could have returned at any time, yet he lied, saying his work at the Chenhui Mine was too important to leave.

Apart from slight skepticism from the Ma family’s father and daughter about his confusing behavior, including Ju Qingmeng, Zheng Tian, and Yujin, who stayed voluntarily, and almost all other wildlings, few voiced any opinions.

Is there any so-called "work" in the world more important than nearly 180,000 lives?

Even Ren Zhong couldn’t believe such a bullsh*t lie.

Yet most of those 180,000 lives believed it was natural!

Ren Zhong found it inconceivable.

Later, he learned the reason.

Due to his good reputation in the past, the wildlings initially had unwavering faith in his promise to "return in three days."

No one doubted that Ren Zhong would break his word.

The reason is simple; the Mengdu Group had ordered that no further investments be made in Starfire Town, even stopping the logistics center of Purple Crystal Mining, but his projects remained active.

During this time, a residential area able to accommodate 200,000 people was fully completed.

Three new large training grounds were built.

A newly integrated comprehensive sleep pod was built.

An even larger public transport system.

Additionally, he had prepared ample medical supplies and military resources in advance.

No one would turn down such wealth.

All signs showed he was determined to protect Starfire Town.

As a result, many people quickly imagined the situation in a different light.

Mr. Ren was at the Chenhui Mine researching an ultimate solution to the problem.

In three days, he would complete his project and return with a lethal weapon capable of turning the tide, like a Heavenly God descending to rescue Starfire Town in its time of crisis, just as he personally slew the Cold-blooded Butcher.

The reason he didn’t say this in the announcement was because it had to be kept secret from the Mengdu Group, unable to be publicized.

But he surely had a plan, and all we needed to do was focus on our respective duties.

The wildlings were genuinely encouraged by his lie.