Meng Chao thought about it. "You didn't send them outside for treatment?"
"We couldn't," Song Jinbo said.
"The power of the super crystal bomb's explosion was extraordinary. Even though they were lucky enough to escape, they were heavily injured. Quite a number of their spines were damaged, and some of them lost more than 70% of their blood. Quite a number of them suffered from severe concussions and cerebral hemorrhages. If it weren't for the astonishing constitution of Heaven Realm superhumans and normal people or even Earth Realm superhumans, they would have died a long time ago.
"The heavily injured can't be moved or shaken easily. We can't delay treatment either, so we can only use every second we have in the lair to treat them.
"Besides, we can't send the lightly injured out either. The lair has already been locked down. All personnel and resources can only enter, but not leave."
This was within Meng Chao's expectations.
Nie Chenglong, the vice director of the abnormal beast research department, had warned him a long time ago that once the hunting squad's operation failed, it would be impossible for them to send a large amount of fighting power into the lair before the pitched battle at the borders of Dragon City ended. They could only choose to temporarily lock down the lair and try to suppress the monsters inside.
If Meng Chao was the highest commander in this battle and multiple monster hordes had appeared at the borders of Dragon City along with a large number of Apocalyptic Beasts, he would have to make the same choice.
Meng Chao was concerned about one thing. "Is the communication between the lair and the outside world smooth? Can we contact the commanders outside?"
"It's not very smooth," Song Jinbo said.
"Ever since the super crystal bomb exploded, the spirit energy magnetic field inside and outside the lair has become really chaotic and complicated. Practically all forms of communication have been blocked and interfered with. We can only send people to the contact points between the lair and the outside world to communicate with them face to face.
"The problem is, we don't have a clear understanding of the situation in the lair, especially in Leprosy Village. Man-eating Shark Zhou Chong and Snake Eye Mo Lan's brain cells and vitality magnetic fields have been greatly impacted by the spirit energy tsunami, so they're a little muddle-headed. Aside from having a deep impression of you betraying Dragon City and joining the monsters, they can't provide much valuable information. The outside world is also in the dark, so they can't carry out any effective operations. They can only provide a lot of medical and relief resources to the lair and store them in a few warehouses in hopes that they can ensure the daily needs of the lair citizens so that they can get through the most difficult days."
"In other words, there is no shortage of medical and relief supplies for the time being."
Meng Chao sighed in relief. His mind raced, and he suddenly realized something. 'Wait, did the news of me betraying Dragon City and joining the monsters spread out so quickly?'
"Of course."
"Everything went wrong during the hunting operation. We were practically led by the abnormal beasts right from the start. In the end, the explosion of the super crystal bomb destroyed most of the mobile forces the government and gangs could control in the lair.
"Such a crafty plot can't possibly succeed without a traitor acting as a mole.
"Zhou Chong, Mo Lan, and Xiang Wei all saw your real face 'with their own eyes'. This is the most important intelligence. Naturally, they sent it out as soon as possible.
"And then?"
"Once the news spread out, what's the outside world's attitude like? How are they going to deal with me?"
"Naturally, it's to kill without mercy."
"Or else, why would I come with Rattlesnake Xiang Wei and bring a large group of people to chase after you?"
Meng Chao frowned slightly.
He had a feeling that things were not so simple.
Even though Zhou Chong, Mo Lan, and Xiang Wei saw "me" killing people and even chatting happily with Bloody Slaughter Gao Yang …
But his motivation to join the monsters was too weak.
With the memories from his previous life, he had been doing very well in Dragon City over the past few years. Regardless of his cultivation realm, Superstar, or large organizations like the Broken Star Club and Blue Home, he had endless room for development.
In the future, it was not impossible for him to become the tenth power behind the nine great mega corporations.
Things were different from his previous life. After they won the northern offense, Dragon City had been on the offensive. Human civilization had shown off its abilities, and the situation was good.
There was no need for him to give up on his bright future and join the monster civilization, which had just been born and was about to die.
There was no reason for him to do so!
Hence, no matter how vivid Man-eating Shark Zhou Chong and Snake Eye Mo Lan's descriptions were, the outside world would still be skeptical.
After all, the vice director of the abnormal beast research department, Nie Chenglong, was still managing the situation outside.
Meng Chao had the strong influence of the abnormal beast research department.
His Superstar had quite a lot of secret funds from the abnormal beast research department.
Nie Chenglong also hoped to use him to develop the Broken Star Club, which had hundreds of thousands of members, into a peripheral organization of the abnormal beast research department.
They had a close relationship of interest, which was why the abnormal beast research department had given him a high-end house in the family compound at the price of half giving it to him.
He was tied closely to the abnormal beast research department, so would Nie Chenglong give the order to kill him without first investigating it?
It had to be known that if he died, it would be the final verdict, and the abnormal beast research department's reputation would be greatly affected. After all, after the Noble Descent Hotel ambush, he and Lu Siya were both model superhumans and super rookies that the abnormal beast research department promoted!
'Man-eating Shark Zhou Chong and Snake Eye Mo Lan belong to the insurance companies under the mega corporations. They're not in the same system as the abnormal beast research department. It's impossible for Nie Chenglong to believe in their words unconditionally, and he wouldn't recklessly give the order to kill me. A more logical order would be to control me. If there's no need, they can't take my life, or else, there would be no evidence.'
Meng Chao's mind raced, and he asked gravely, "Manager Song, how did you know that the outside world gave the order to kill me? Did you personally hear it from the commander outside?"
Song Jinbo was slightly stunned. He shook his head and said, "No. The wireless communication between the lair and the outside world has been cut off a long time ago. It's difficult for the gang members to receive orders from the outside world, but Mr. Jin said it. He even gave the order to kill you and offered a high bounty to summon all gang members to kill you. Of course, we obeyed his orders."
Mr. Jin was Jin Wanhao.
Saber, the gang leader of Golden Tooth, and the Underground Emperor of Dragon City.
It was said that he was one of the few people in control of the lair who could speak to the outside world directly in the current chaotic situation.
"Manager Song, did you personally hear Saber Jin Wanhao say that?" Meng Chao asked.
"No. Our vice gang leader, Red Brows Su Lun, passed on Mr. Jin's order," Song Jinbo said.
"I heard it personally from Su Lun. Of course, I also saw Mr. Jin's order to kill you."
"Red Brows Su Lun …" Meng Chao said thoughtfully.
Meng Chao looked pensive. "Then, why didn't Saber Jin Wanhao personally come out and give you an important order?
"You have to understand that while the pitched battle that will decide Dragon City's fate is going on at the borders, undercurrents are surging in the lair, and Leprosy Village is in a mess.
"Even a blind person can tell just how dangerous the situation is right now.
"We're already at this stage, but Saber Jin Wanhao still hasn't come out to take charge of the situation. Instead, he sent Red Brows Su Lun to pass on his orders. Don't you find it strange?"
"It's been like this for the past few years. Vice Gang Leader Su has long since become Mr. Jin's incarnation," Song Jinbo explained to Meng Chao.
Saber Jin Wanhao was the same as Battle God Lei Zongchao. They were among the first transmigrators from Earth who came into contact with spirit energy, cultivated their cells, and awakened to supernatural abilities.
During their era, there was no scientific cultivation system, no medicine that could nourish cells and nourish the body, and they had to face hundreds of enemies alone. The environment they lived in was so bad that it was difficult for the superhumans of today to imagine it.
They fought day after day, and there were dozens or even hundreds of wounds of various sizes on their bodies every day.
Then, they imitated Shennong tasting all sorts of herbs and used all sorts of unrefined monster materials to cultivate and heal their wounds.
It was normal for them to go through spirit energy deviation.
Every day, they had to risk their lives and walk on a tightrope above Hell's Gate. Even the Battle God made of steel could not handle it.
Hence, most of the older generation superhumans had countless hidden injuries in their bodies, and they relied on their cultivation realms to suppress them.
The peak of their fighting strength was usually very short.
They were like shooting stars that burned at the cost of everything and used their lives to illuminate the path ahead of Dragon City. Then, they fell into the depths of the ground.
This was also the reason why Battle God Lei Zongchao did not take up any position in the Survival Committee even though he was the strongest in Dragon City. Instead, he stayed in a semi-retired state.
But the Battle God had a transcendent status. He was publicly acknowledged by the entire city as the savior, the best citizen, and the founder of the Survival Committee. The nine great mega corporations did their best to provide him with a lot of resources to protect his glorious image as a grandmaster of his generation so that he could enjoy his old age in peace.
Saber Jin Wanhao was not as lucky as Battle God Lei Zongchao.
Even though he was the Underground Emperor, he was old and covered in injuries. He still had to drag his battered body to fight to the death against the wanted criminals, lost people, and all sorts of monsters who snuck into the lair.
"The gangs are naturally not as glorious and righteous as the mega corporations, but in truth, we're the protectors of order in Dragon City. We're in charge of maintaining the most complicated, chaotic, and difficult to manage area in the city," Song Jinbo said.
"The lost people who have gone through spirit energy deviation and become bloodthirsty like to hide in the lair when they commit shocking crimes outside. The public opinion in the world also says that the lair is a paradise for crime and a hotbed of evil. It makes it seem like we welcome these heinous wanted criminals.
"In truth, gangs are no different from corporations. We just want money, so no one cares about the people who create chaos and destroy order.
"If they had behaved themselves and behaved themselves after they reached the depths of the lair, we might have turned a blind eye to them.
"But if they refuse to change their ways and become restless, we and even Mr. Jin himself will not show mercy!"
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