allendalepharm Chapter 89 Wang Yangming was stunned!
Chapter 89 Wang Yangming was stunned!
"From the East..."
Wang Xing clenched his fists tightly.
The Black Armor Alliance has issued a kill order against him; this is an irreversible fact.
Sun Donglai, at the heart of this cold and almost twisted vortex, in a way that was almost self-destructive, even like dancing on the edge of a knife, managed to tear a hole in the inescapable net and deliver this life-saving intelligence to him.
Wang Xing understood the underlying logic of this world all too well. The Black Armor Alliance were truly insane; they dared to bomb even the peacekeeping mechs of the Abyss Defense Bureau and use innocent civilians from an entire street as bargaining chips.
Sun Donglai "deliberately let the fish out" on the rooftop, "left behind a hoodie with his personal logo," and "left a USB drive at his favorite rice noodle shop"...
In Wang Xing's eyes, this series of actions was a tacit understanding between brothers.
But in the eyes of those cunning and ruthless geniuses of the Black Armor Alliance, this was the most foolish and blatant betrayal.
Sun Donglai spoke very casually.
What "we're even"? What "I have the ability to protect myself"?
But actually?
A young martial artist who had just completed his initial mutation modification betrayed the organization and let go of the person the organization specifically wanted to eliminate.
His punishment is something even a fool could imagine—it will be an unbearable torment.
"You risked your life to repay me for saving your life." Wang Xing raised his head, looking at the night sky that was fragmented by alloy tracks and neon lights. His eyes gradually became deep and cold, and carried an unprecedented determination.
This was the first time he had ever felt the cruelty of this high-fashion science fiction world so vividly and up close.
power.
Ultimately, it all comes down to a lack of strength!
If he were a god-level mecha pilot at the Tian Shu level, if he could shatter the abyss rift with a single punch, how could the mere Black Armor Alliance dare to play these conspiracies and tricks under his nose?
Why would Sun Donglai choose such a desperate path with almost no way out just to protect him?
"You better live on."
Wang Xing took a deep breath, suppressing the suffocating bitterness in his chest, and muttered to himself, "Now that we're even, next time, if you're about to drown in the mud, it'll be my turn to pull you out. You'll have to grit your teeth and climb out with me."
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Half an hour later, on the edge of the old town.
Inside an underground safe house converted from an abandoned high-voltage substation, several holographic projection screens are rapidly updating surveillance data from various intersections in the old city.
"Sizzle—"
The explosion-proof pneumatic door of the safe house slowly opened, and Wang Yangming slipped in.
He was still wearing the dark blue tactical uniform with the inner lining of the Tian Shu Mech Hunter, and his forehead was covered in sweat, clearly indicating that he had run all the way at top speed.
"Wang Xing, are you alright?"
Wang Yangming, without even wiping his sweat, stepped forward and placed his hands heavily on Wang Xing's shoulders. He looked Wang Xing up and down, making sure the kid wasn't missing a single hair, before finally letting out a long sigh of relief.
"I'm fine, senior. I really owe Sun Donglai a lot today."
Wang Xing pulled out an alloy chair and sat down, placing his tactical shoulder bag on the table. Then, in a low voice, he recounted Sun Donglai's exact words from the USB video without any concealment.
The only sound in the entire underground safe house was the faint "beep" of the holographic screen refreshing data.
After hearing Wang Xing's account, Wang Yangming froze on the spot.
"This... is simply unbelievable."
Wang Yangming muttered to himself, his eyes filled with disbelief at what Wang Xing had just recounted:
"Aberration modification involves using the body tissue of Abyssal monsters to modify mechs. Some high-intensity aberration modifications even utilize the genes of Abyssal monsters to forcibly reshape the human body and the mech's nervous system. According to years of clinical medical and combat records from Tian Shu and the Abyss Defense Bureau, all those who undergo aberration modification experience severe erosion of the limbic system in their brains by Abyssal radiation. Their empathy rapidly deteriorates, and violence, paranoia, and cruelty become dominant. To put it bluntly, they gradually become Abyssal monsters in human skin."
He looked at Wang Xing, his tone unusually solemn: "But your childhood friend... not only did he retain his full sanity, but he was also able to forcibly use his reason to devise such a successful plan to transmit information to you, even when faced with brainwashing from the will of the abyss and high-pressure scrutiny from the Alliance."
"This kid... his mental resilience, or rather, the deep-seated attachment to your friendship in his mind, is so strong that even the Abyss Anomaly couldn't completely erase it in a short time. A miracle, this is simply a miracle."
For the first time, Wang Yangming, a mech hunter who had fought against mutants for years, felt an indescribable respect for the "monsters" in the Black Armor Alliance.
"If I could," Wang Yangming sighed with a complicated expression, "I really would like to have a cup of sour soup rice noodles with this kid outside of the battlefield."
Wang Xing nodded silently.
His hand tapped lightly on the desk, and after a moment he looked up:
"Senior, tonight, at the abandoned power plant..."
"Absolutely not!"
Without even a second's hesitation, Wang Yangming decisively interrupted Wang Xing:
"If Sun Donglai's intelligence is accurate, this isn't just a simple ambush; it's a large-scale, localized collapse planned by the Black Armor Alliance. They not only want to kill you, but also use the entire underground energy network of the old city as leverage. Bringing people there now is forcing them to overturn the table. And..."
Wang Yangming's eyes darkened slightly:
"Although Sun Donglai's actions at the New Mart shopping mall today were brushed off with 'a mistake in the pursuit and the accidental loss of clothing,' the higher-ups of the Black Armor Alliance aren't idiots. There may have been internal strife within them, and that old dog Meng Rui will most likely be moved tonight. The situation at the power plant is probably now a trap ready to explode at any moment. If we go, not only will we not be able to save anyone, but we will also confirm Sun Donglai's betrayal, and might even kill him directly."
Wang Xing's shoulders slumped slightly, but his eyes cleared.
He was never a reckless man who acted impulsively and charged ahead blindly.
Sun Donglai traded his future and his life for a way to survive, not to send him to die in the power plant warehouse.
"I understand. I'll go back to school with you tonight."
Wang Xing took a deep breath. Although his tone was calm, anyone could hear the rage burning within his chest, almost igniting the void.
"Is there really no way to deal with Meng Rui?" Wang Xing asked through gritted teeth.
"He's too clean in his dealings. Without solid physical evidence or identification from a core member of the Black Armor Alliance, based on the inferences we have, the Yuanfang Bureau simply can't take action against a high-ranking martial artist in the Chengdu education sector." Wang Yangming slammed his fist on the table in frustration.
Wang Yangming wanted to bring Meng Rui to justice more than anyone else.
The safe house fell into a deathly silence.
After a long while, Wang Xing suddenly raised his head:
"Senior, you're a Celestial Armor Hunter. You know more about the Black Armor Alliance than I do. If the Black Armor Alliance's superiors find out about Sun Donglai's actions... will they kill him?"
When he asked that question, Wang Xing unconsciously held his breath.
He was really afraid of hearing the worst answer.
Looking into Wang Xing's eyes, which were filled with anxiety and expectation, Wang Yangming sighed, then shook his head decisively: "No, they won't kill him."
Why?
Wang Yangming pointed to the file about Sun Donglai that appeared on the holographic screen and explained:
"Sun Donglai's initial mecha is the [Xuan Gui] type. You need to understand that in the current beast armor mecha system, the Xuan Gui type belongs to the extremely rare 'heavy shield' category. This type of mecha is extremely rare in itself, and its design structure is extremely solid. Although it is slow and has poor offensive capabilities, in the field of mecha modification, it is simply the most perfect prototype. It has huge modification potential and can withstand at least four deep gene fusions without causing rejection."
"The Black Armor Alliance has no shortage of fearless assassins, but it desperately lacks heavy-armored mutants who can serve as battlefield meat shields or withstand high concentrations of abyssal core energy. They must have invested a lot in Sun Donglai, and given his usefulness, they definitely wouldn't want to kill him like this."
Wang Yangming paused, a strange look flashing in his eyes:
"Moreover, from the Black Armor Alliance's perspective, Sun Donglai's character flaws are quite obvious... He's insecure, paranoid, and desperately wants to become stronger. He went easy on you because you saved his life; it's his lingering stubborn pride at work. But in other matters, when facing ordinary people or peacekeeping soldiers who have nothing to do with him, he can still be a cold-blooded, ruthless, and perfect tool of the Black Armor Alliance. With just a little nudge, he's still a good knife in the Alliance's hands."
"So if I were a superior leader of the Black Armor Alliance, there would be no need for me to eliminate Sun Donglai out of momentary anger."
After listening to Wang Yangming's analysis, Wang Xing finally felt relieved.
He knew Sun Donglai.
That silent boy was indeed that kind of person. He might not be able to pull the trigger on his former best friend, but he could absolutely crush any stranger who stood in his way of becoming stronger without batting an eye.
"Then... what kind of punishment will they give him?" Wang Xing pressed.
Wang Yangming stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "Generally speaking, the Alliance won't leave core modified bodies like this, which have made mistakes but are extremely valuable, idle in the city. They will most likely send Sun Donglai to some 'outer sea subspace rift'."
"Subspace?" Wang Xing was slightly taken aback.
As a senior high school student, he had naturally heard this term in textbooks and in martial arts general education classes.
In the era of interstellar science fiction, besides the main space on which humanity depends for survival and the abyss filled with desolation and pollution, countless strange planes known as "subspaces" are scattered throughout the universe.
Those places are not planets, but folded spaces suspended deep within the cosmos. From space, they appear colorful, like clusters of neon nebulae floating in the dark vacuum.
Within these subspaces, the ecological environment is extremely bizarre. There are no super abyssal beasts like those in the abyss that can destroy cities at a moment's notice, but they are filled with all sorts of otherworldly life forms whose physical rules are distorted.
There are "Void Evil Spirits" that are half physical and half energy... there are "Mechanical Greenskins" that crave metal and reproduction... and there are various primitive evil god races that even the Alliance and the official authorities cannot name.
These subspaces are high-risk areas, but they are also treasure troves.
It contains a large number of rare crystals that can strengthen the brain, temper mecha alloys, and even some otherworldly treasures that can boost one's blood and energy in a short period of time.
"The Black Armor Alliance has discovered several unknown entrances to the warp."
Wang Yangming explained, "They'll establish secret pioneering outposts there. They'll throw members who've made mistakes in as cannon fodder, sending them to fight those brutal green-skinned barbarians and ethereal evil spirits, collecting abyssal crystals in extremely harsh conditions. The work there is grueling, exhausting, and the mortality rate is extremely high. But similarly, if you can survive there, even if it's just rolling around in the mud at the very bottom, your strength will increase ten times, even a hundred times, compared to a stable city!"
Listening to Wang Yangming's description, Wang Xing's eyes showed no sympathy, but rather a strange gleam.
"Warfare in the subspace...?"
Wang Xing muttered to himself, somewhat lost in thought.
To ordinary people, this might be worse than death, practically like being exiled to the frontier as a "labor reform prisoner."
But in the eyes of a fanatical madman like Sun Donglai, whose mind is filled with "becoming stronger and surpassing," this may not be a punishment at all, but a carnival of being reborn from the brink of death.
"If that's really the case, this kid might actually make a name for himself in there."
A slight smile of relief appeared on Wang Xing's lips.
"So, the person you need to worry about least right now is him."
Wang Yangming walked to Wang Xing's side, gently patted his shoulder, and said solemnly, "Wang Xing, Sun Donglai traded his freedom and future for this precious time difference for you. If you really want to help him, if you want to be qualified to lend him a hand the next time you meet, then the only thing you need to do now is become stronger!"
"The upcoming provincial civil service exam will be your path to advancement. On that stage, you'll crush all the geniuses in Chengdu, and even those high-and-mighty prodigies in the provincial capital!"
"When you become the true Dragon of the Celestial Pivot, when your name can make the Black Armor Alliance tremble... you can pull Sun Donglai out of any hell with a single word!"
"Do you understand?!"
Wang Yangming's voice buzzed in the underground safe house, carrying a sense of iron-bloodedness and fanaticism.
Wang Xing also took a deep breath.
At that moment, the blood and qi in the body seemed to be summoned by some kind of call, and surged wildly through the limbs and bones.
The two divine tiger particles on the right thumb and forefinger emitted a scorching heat like lava.
Get stronger!!
"I understand."
Wang Xing stood up, looking at his calloused hands. The confusion and heaviness in his eyes were completely swept away at that moment.
"Senior, I'm going back to school."
Wang Xing turned around and slung his shoulder bag over his shoulder.
"I must get first place in the provincial civil service exam!"