Resurrection Empire

Chapter 618 - 232: Seventh Level, Consciousness Upload, The Dust Settles

Ren Zhong and the people of Starfire Town had the upper hand.

This was an unprecedented phenomenon in the past.

A beast tide incited by a Level Six Ruined Beast could easily destroy any town on Source Star that didn’t have a Sixth Level Professional in defense, with hardly any effective resistance.

But in Starfire Town, there was an exception.

The Legion Beast was Level Six, the Sutured Giant Beast was pseudo-Seventh Level, and there were a few Level Five and countless Level Four and below lower-tier Ruined Beasts.

This military force had long exceeded the normal specifications of a beast tide, and could even take down some county towns with weak defensive power.

When the Sutured Giant Beast appeared, all the viewers watching the live broadcast unanimously believed that Starfire Town would be completely wiped out within minutes.

Nobody expected Ren Zhong to lead the remaining less than eighty thousand people of Starfire Town’s wastelanders to pin it in place, even gaining the upper hand and forcing the invincible Sutured Giant Beast to absorb a large number of external Ruined Beast carcasses to repair its body.

Unfortunately, Ruined Beasts were still pouring in through the breaches in the town walls.

The outcome would not be reversed; the victory for the Ruined Beasts was still inevitable.

But in any case, the people of Starfire Town achieved what seemed impossible in the eyes of others.

This evoked mixed feelings among the audience, with each person’s thoughts having subtle differences.

The person specially in charge of this matter at Tanggu Group felt very conflicted.

They had already received data models and notifications about Ren Zhong from the Business Association.

Ren Zhong had used the death-defying drugs.

Therefore, he was indeed ready to live and die with the wastelanders, and he was indeed rebellious.

The head of Tanggu Group could only sigh with regret.

What a pity.

If Ren Zhong was truly deceiving the wastelanders, was just brainwashing these people instead of himself, or if he truly had the power to control the entire situation, how great it would be.

The combat potential demonstrated by this group of lower-class wastelanders was truly enviable.

Ren Zhong’s brainwashing was too successful.

If all the wastelanders on Source Star showed half the fighting spirit of the Starfire Town wastelanders, how could they fear not being able to exhaust the potential of Ruined Beast resources before leaving?

"Forget it, when the time comes, apply to the Association to borrow a Hunter and army."

"Chairman, but this way the Association will require us to transfer equity."

"What else can we do? Tanggu Group is about to lose its reason for existence."

"Right. Sigh."

...

In the town, Ren Zhong finally retreated again.

His body could still hold on, but the armor’s energy was about to run out.

He retreated slightly to the back, quickly swapping out the batteries with the help of logistical staff, and at this time Sun Miao contacted him.

Sun Miao: "Ying has died in battle. The project has completely failed."

Ren Zhong: "Hmm. I know."

Sun Miao was silent for a long time.

He wanted to accuse Ren Zhong of being all talk, but couldn’t bring himself to say it.

"Come to the Biological Laboratory for a bit."

"Alright."

Twenty seconds later, Ren Zhong appeared near the biological laboratory, casually slaying a few nearby Level Three and Four Ruined Beasts, and the basement entrance opened, with Sun Miao jumping out from inside.

He handed Ren Zhong another drug.

Ren Zhong: "What is this? I’ve already used an overdose of the mental stimulant and the armored frenzy potion."

Sun Miao: "I know."

"I understand. Thanks. Brother Sun, go back underground. You have to survive."

"Of course! I’m quite precious! Didn’t you notice? When I came out, Ruined Beasts avoided this area."

"Hahahaha, that’s quite good."

...

Ren Zhong rushed to the frontline again.

Along the way, he injected the drug Sun Miao had given him into his body.

He didn’t know what use this drug had.

But since Sun Miao knew he had already used the other two death-defying drugs and still brought this out for him, there must be a reason.

This seemed a meaningless act, but Sun Miao did it.

During the flight, Ren Zhong carefully felt the changes inside his body, the armor’s self-inspection system also periodically scanned the body’s condition.

When he arrived beside the giant beast, he finally noticed the problem.

At some point, his consciousness had detached from his body, integrating into the Intelligent Brain Core of the Red Blade Armor.

His way of controlling the armor had completely changed.

Previously, to mobilize the armor, he needed to initiate commands through his brain and then the exoskeleton would coordinate accordingly.

Now, this exoskeleton suit had become thoroughly a part of his body, moving with the same directness as controlling a limb.

The situation was so bizarre that Ren Zhong had to immediately widen the distance from the Sutured Giant Beast once again.

This time, he discovered something odd in the self-inspection system.

His body had already "fallen asleep," eyes tightly closed.