Resurrection Empire

Chapter 675 254 I Was Wrong_2

"Fate, huh..." Ren Zhong's lips trembled, but ultimately he swallowed his words.

...

The next morning, after a hearty breakfast, Ren Zhong walked out of Ju Qingmeng's villa, donned the "Assassin's Creed" outfit that could conceal his face, and strolled the streets leisurely.

It was six-thirty in the morning, and the streets were bustling with people.

Teams of Scavengers were ready to set out.

Some rookie Scavengers were shouting on the streets, looking for people to team up with. Incidentally, ever since Ren Zhong established clear rules, the level of trust among strangers in Starfire Town had increased significantly, and people no longer had to worry about being backstabbed after teaming up with strangers to go out.

Moreover, many mechanics wearing various types of work clothes were striding quickly along the streets, heading either to the industrial park in South District or to the warehouse center outside the town that was already partially operational at Chenhui Mine.

Also, it had been eleven days since Ren Zhong reached an agreement with Liao Yuan Science College, and construction was booming again in West District.

The Liao Yuan Vocational College, covering nearly a thousand acres, was rising up from the ground.

The foundation of the Alson Hotel in East District was already being solidified.

Because of the ongoing projects, some recently unemployed construction workers hadn't even had time to shoulder their guns and leave the town to become Hunters again when they immediately found jobs.

Everyone capable of working had a job, and everything seemed to be thriving.

Although people were busy, their faces showed fulfilling smiles.

Some elderly people gathered on the street, chatting idly, mostly about their children.

Someone's child had become a Second Level Professional, someone else's kid even joined an elite Hunting Team going to work outside town, another's child played a crucial role in a battle two days ago with Zheng Tian against a Level Five Ruined Beast outside town.

There were many such topics.

The lively discussion came to a halt when Yujin's mother joined in.

Well, that was a game changer, no one could compete with that.

"Oh, I just remembered I have soup simmering at home, you guys chat, I'm heading back!"

"I need to go back and change my grandson's diaper!"

"I haven't brought in the clothes!"

The elderly concocted all sorts of fabricated excuses and quickly ran off, leaving the old woman eager to share the joy of her son Yujin just being promoted to a Fourth Level Gunsmith feeling utterly desolate.

Yes, there was still good news yesterday.

Yujin, who performed outstandingly in the Starfire Town battle, had spent more than half a month absorbing and digesting insights, finally crossing the threshold of a Fourth Level Gunsmith yesterday.

Compared to Mechanical Warriors, Gunsmiths required much less Biological Electric Power and valued comprehension more.

Yujin fulfilled his potential.

Seeing the empty and awkward look on Yujin's mother's face, Ren Zhong couldn't help but chuckle silently.

Yujin's mother seemed to hear the sound, looking over with slight curiosity.

Ren Zhong quickly turned his head and walked away.

Unknowingly, the gloom clouding his heart had dissipated significantly.

Though he suffered a huge blow yesterday, life had to go on.

Ren Zhong knew there were still many things he had to do.

If the secret of longevity couldn't be solved for now, he'd put it aside.

After all, a base had already been established, and everything was developing positively.

There was still plenty of money; the experiments could be conducted again.

Also, he shouldn't let Tang Shuying work too hard anymore, if worse comes to worst, he would offer sky-high wages to hire Third or Fourth Level Professionals from the wild people and sign a ten-year contract with them, hiding them in an enclosed place.

Although this might go against his principles, urgent matters called for unconventional measures, and Ren Zhong couldn't worry about that. He would try to compensate the other party as much as possible, at least making sure they had no complaints.

Of course, to continue with this plan, Sun Miao needed to pull himself together first.

Ren Zhong began to think about how to encourage Brother Sun.

Should he scold him awake directly?

He might use Sun's own style of rhetoric to give him a harsh talking-to, until Brother Sun talks back, then it would be about right.

That would be nice, and when Brother Sun finally talks back, Ren Zhong would instantly run away, leaving him simmering in anger.

As Ren Zhong thought about this, a sharp sound slicing through the air suddenly reached his ears.

He turned abruptly, as if struck by lightning.

In the sky behind him, around thousands of Hunters were rushing from the horizon at great speed.

Ren Zhong was about to use his wrist watch to contact Ma Dafu to ask about the situation, but instead received this notification.

"Your device is offline and unable to connect."

The wrist watch never goes offline.

There was only one explanation, he had been disconnected from the network.

Ren Zhong intended to run towards the Armored Laboratory.

Today his Red Blade Armor was due for routine coating maintenance at the laboratory, having been taken there by Ju Qingmeng.

The next second, a uniquely shaped miniature Special Hunter roared past, flying overhead.

A cold gleam flashed, and a barely perceptible beam shot out from beneath the Hunter, hitting his chest directly.

Hit by that cold light, Ren Zhong didn't die, but suddenly felt as though his body no longer belonged to him.

He collapsed violently to the ground.

Sun Miao had once provided Ren Zhong with a detailed explanation of what this was.

A one-way strong Neuro-blocker that could instantly strip the brain of its ability to issue commands outward, regardless of the Professional's level.

This was the specialty of a special department under the Business Association used to arrest important criminals, and it was quite valuable.

Even Yang Bingzhong wasn't privileged enough to enjoy such a measure.

As he collapsed, two Black Armored Soldiers of unknown level descended from the sky, landing directly beside him.

Thousands of Hunters reached the skies above Starfire Town, lowered their altitude, and began indiscriminately firing orange and yellow beams.

A massacre erupted with extreme suddenness.

The wild people fled in terror but it was futile.

No matter the age or gender, people fell like crops in a field attacked by a combine harvester, row after row.

Someone raised a gun in an attempt to fight back, but the bullets were vaporized halfway by reactive Beam Cannons before approaching the Hunters.

There were no flamboyant displays, nor any visible explosions.

Beam Cannons fired one seamless volley after another imparting just the right amount of energy.

Buildings remained largely intact, but human lives were being swiftly harvested.

It was a bloody slaughter devoid of sounds other than screams and howls of despair.

Ren Zhong stared wide-eyed at the scene.

The venture that had embodied his and the hopes and dreams of over a hundred thousand wild people was being utterly destroyed within a moment.

It had taken Ren Zhong 138 days to rebuild this town, but destruction took only an instant.

The first words that sprung to Ren Zhong's mind in addition to shock and anger were...

"I was wrong."

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