"So excited? He really isn't a good person to ask. Since he's useless, let's send him on his last journey. "Ling Lan turned around and said to Li Lanfeng indifferently.
Having killed two people, Li Lanfeng was now somewhat numb. Hearing Ling Lan's instructions, he released his spectre power again without a second thought, completely wiping out this hacker.
The other hackers saw that the opponent was extremely cold and merciless. He was clearly the kind of ruthless assassin who would kill without batting an eyelid. In addition, the T-virus that they had placed their hopes on had mysteriously disappeared. Their hearts instantly lost their support, and many of them could not help but slump to the ground.
"We can interrogate them properly now. Zilong, take the others and ask them questions one by one. Check the answers at the end. If anyone dares to lie, kill them on the spot..." Ling Lan's sharp gaze swept across the dozen or so hackers present as she ordered Zilong.
Zilong obeyed and got his team members to separate these people and interrogate them one-on-one to prevent them from colluding. At this moment, one of the hackers suddenly turned to look at Ling Lan and asked, "If we tell the truth, can you guarantee our survival?"
These words caused the eyes of the remaining hackers to light up. They stared nervously at Ling Lan, anticipating her reply.
Ling Lan glanced coldly at the other party, the corners of her lips curling up slightly. Her half-smile made these hackers feel an inexplicable chill creep up their spines...
Ling Lan tapped her fingers. With each tap, the hearts of these hackers throbbed violently. Finally, Ling Lan spoke, "If you want to live, it will depend on your performance." Without waiting for the hackers to speak, he waved his right hand, gesturing for Zilong to take them away for questioning.
Seeing Zilong and the others getting busy, Li Lanfeng, who was standing beside Ling Lan, did not go over to help. He leaned over slightly and quietly asked Ling Lan, "If they all tell the truth, will we really let them go?"
Ling Lan raised her eyebrows and asked, "What do you think?"
Li Lanfeng frowned and replied, "Letting them go feels a little inappropriate, but we can't keep them here forever …"
Ling Lan's right hand subconsciously pinched her left index finger. Her eyes were incomparably gloomy. Finally, a trace of ruthlessness flashed through her eyes as she resolutely said, "They must stay here forever … I can't let them bring our information back!" Ling Lan knew very well that this decision of hers was extremely cruel. It meant that the lives of these ten or so people would end here and now. Perhaps they had never done anything outrageous — they were just pure soldiers, loyal to their country — but in order to protect these team members who had followed her, she had no choice but to be the executioner.
Ling Lan knew very well that even though their appearances had been altered by Little Four and were no longer their original appearances, she did not have the confidence that she could withstand the full-force search of a country, or even several countries. There would always be places she would not expect to overlook — she could not bring danger to her companions.
Ling Lan's words made Li Lanfeng's heart tremble violently. He understood the meaning behind Ling Lan's words — whether the other cooperated or not, Ling Lan would still kill them.
Li Lanfeng was a smart person — he instantly understood why Ling Lan would make such a choice. They were still a group of cadets and were still very weak. Without the protection of the military, if they were found by the other party, the final outcome would definitely be death. No matter which country these people came from, they would not let these saboteurs who had ruined their plans go. Moreover, they could not take the initiative to request protection from the Federation military. If the Federation found out about their existence, especially him, Li Lanfeng, they would never let him continue living freely outside. Spectres could not and would not be allowed to leave the control of the military.
Li Lanfeng knew very well that if it were not for him, Ling Lan could very well report this matter to the Federation military. The outstanding performance of Ling Lan's team this time would definitely amaze the military — this group of genius youths was destined to have a glorious future. Entering the military and political system early and letting the military fully nurture them, the future of Ling Lan's team would only be better, not worse. It could be imagined that Ling Lan had given up the honour and resources at her fingertips to choose to hide this matter — it was definitely for him, Li Lanfeng.
Li Lanfeng's heart burned a little. Looking at that frosty, seemingly emotionless but actually affectionate Ling Lan, his heart, which had initially been somewhat hesitant to kill so many lives, instantly became resolute. Rabbit was willing to bear this sin for him, so how could he become weak?
"Leave it to me." The hesitation in Li Lanfeng's eyes was swept away, replaced by a fierce light. He could not let Rabbit's efforts go to waste. In terms of ruthlessness and decisiveness, he was too far behind Rabbit. If he wanted to become Rabbit's comrade in battle, he would have to make his heart ruthless.
Li Lanfeng's reply made Ling Lan raise her eyebrows in surprise, a flash of surprise in her eyes. Ling Lan knew very well that this was Li Lanfeng's first time killing someone, because when he had killed the first person, she had clearly seen Li Lanfeng's hands clench tightly, and had even heard the sound of his teeth grinding so hard that they were about to break.
Ling Lan had thought that Li Lanfeng would need some time to adjust his mental state. Even she had almost broken down after her first kill in the learning space, almost vomiting out her internal organs...
However, the treatment provided by the learning space was not psychological guidance, but endless killing, killing until you became numb. Every time Ling Lan thought of this, she felt a lingering fear. She was secretly thankful that her mental state was strong enough not to be tortured to the point of insanity.
Ling Lan's original plan was to have Little Four finish up the last of these people before she left with the rest of the team. However, when Li Lanfeng had taken the initiative to ask, Ling Lan's mind had flashed, and she had told the other her true thoughts. She really wanted to see how far the leopard could go. Was he unable to understand her actions? Or would he be too soft-hearted to act...
Ling Lan had thought of many possibilities, but she had not expected Li Lanfeng to be able to instantly adapt to the mental state of killing, actually taking the initiative to ask her to do this. Ling Lan knew very well that Li Lanfeng was speaking the truth. He instantly discarded his weakness, becoming resolute and ruthless. Li Lanfeng's performance made Ling Lan secretly sigh in admiration. Sure enough, there were those who were naturally suited for darkness. This leopard, he really was not a good person...
Ling Lan sighed inwardly. She was very happy that Li Lanfeng had taken the initiative to take over this finishing job. After all, it was always good to have someone who was willing to share some of the burden. Just imagine taking the lives of so many people at once — even Ling Lan, who had been trained to be ruthless by the learning space, could not remain calm.
Very soon, Zilong brought over the testimonies of these ten or so people. Ling Lan flipped through them quickly, and then pointed at seven of them and said with a cold smile, "You want to seek your own death? Sure, leopard, satisfy their wishes. "
Li Lanfeng, who had already made up his mind, would no longer hesitate. The moment Ling Lan finished speaking, his spectre power had already poured out in torrents, easily wiping out the seven of them. Just like D2 and the others, they became energy particles in the virtual world.
Faced with Ling Lan's callous command to wipe them out without even asking, the remaining few people despaired, no longer holding out any hope of survival.
Ling Lan looked at the expressions of the remaining people with interest, and the corner of her lips quirked slightly as she said, "At least you guys still have a few words of truth, unlike those seven people, all they said was bullshit. I'll give you all one more chance now. I hope this time, you won't disappoint me. "
Ling Lan's words instantly ignited the desire to live in those few people's despairing eyes. Led to a corner for questioning, they were extremely cooperative, even volunteering to answer some questions that Zilong and the others could not think of.
Over at Ling Lan's side, Li Lanfeng asked curiously, "Those seven people, were they really all lying?"
Ling Lan replied dispassionately, "How could that be? It's not like I've tried to verify it... it's just that some people have to be sacrificed so that the remaining people won't dare to hide anything anymore."
Only then did Li Lanfeng understand that Ling Lan had just randomly selected seven people earlier to use their lives to intimidate the survivors. It could be imagined that the testimonies this time would definitely be even more valuable. Li Lanfeng could not help but feel a wave of disappointment. The strategy he had initially been extremely confident in was completely incomparable to the rabbit's...
The new testimonies came out very quickly, and Ling Lan swiftly flipped through them, feeling satisfied. She had already confirmed that these people were from the Kaiser Empire. When she had first seen the Kaiser Empire's introduction, she had felt that this empire was definitely not as friendly as it appeared on the surface. No one would be so generous as to give up the position of overlord, especially when the Kaiser Empire was so powerful...
Looking at it now, her initial feeling had been right. In order to deal with the Huaxia Federation, the Kaiser Empire had really put in a lot of effort, using sixteen years to cultivate a successful T-virus embryo — they were really quite patient.
"I didn't expect it to be Kaiser. Many of our Federation's soldiers have a good impression of the Kaiser Empire. After fighting with the Twilight Empire for so many years, Kaiser has always supported us on the surface." The one who had sent the information over was Han Jijun. He had seen this information a step before Ling Lan, and could not help but sigh emotionally.
"A small empire with only one percent of our planetary sector's size, yet they were able to fight with us for so many years. Without the support of these superpowers, that would be impossible." Ling Lan flicked the paper in her hand and said with a cold smile, "Plus, the wealth from war is what these superpowers love to earn the most."
Just like that superpower in her previous life, in order to restrict the rise of other nations, they had acted both openly and covertly to help other small nations fight against the rising nations. The Kaiser Empire's methods were exactly the same as that superpower's — as expected of the descendant of that superpower.
Hearing this, Han Jijun lowered his head slightly, deep in thought. He felt that Boss Lan's words made a lot of sense. Even if the Federation had such a large and powerful territory, it would still be somewhat difficult for them to fight on three fronts, and this was the result of the Federation working together internally. As far as he knew, the Twilight Empire was not stable internally, with constant turmoil. Where would they find the financial and material resources to fight this protracted war with the Federation? Thinking about it, there must be other nations involved behind the scenes.
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