At this moment, in a room, a few children stared at the screen with ashen faces.
"W-W-What is that?!"
A boy in blue was trembling uncontrollably as he stared at the screen. His face was drained of blood.
"It's a monster! It must be a monster!"
Another boy wearing a snakeskin mask and tattered clothes was also trembling incessantly. He curled up into a ball and shivered.
"Are you kidding me? Is Daimon really dead? W-What exactly is that? "
Beside them, a girl with two pink ponytails had an ashen expression. She gritted her teeth and stared at the screen shrouded in flames. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. If it were up to her, she would rather believe that this was a scene from a movie and not something that happened to her companions.
"This is really …"
At the same time, the other green-haired girl sitting in the wheelchair showed a surprised and interested expression. She looked at the screen without saying a word.
"I need to inform Big Sister Shield …"
Fangzheng didn't care what those people thought. After killing the boy called Daimon, he burned down the entire arena and turned to leave. At the same time, Fangzheng activated his personal terminal and contacted the rear.
"Nimf, connect me to Shokuhou Misaki. I need to speak to her."
"Yes, Master. Please wait for a moment."
Nimf responded swiftly to Fangzheng's command. After a few moments, Shokuhou Misaki's voice sounded in Fangzheng's ears.
"What's the matter? Mr. Fangzheng? It's rare for you to look for me. "
"I need your help with something."
Fangzheng described the situation to Shokuhou Misaki as he walked. After listening to Fangzheng's words, Shokuhou Misaki remained silent.
"… Shokuhou Misaki? Are you listening? "
"I'm listening … Damn it …"
Even though Fang Zheng couldn't see her expression, he could tell from the anger in her voice that she was trembling. He could tell what she was feeling right now.
"… Mr. Fangzheng, frankly speaking, I always thought that Academy City was dark enough …"
"Academy City is nothing, it's just a beginner level."
"What about the world that you're in now?"
"Perhaps it's considered an advancement."
"I don't really want to know if there's anything else … So, what you mean is …"
"Just like what I told you, these children have been brainwashed. Currently, I'm not sure how much of their actions are out of instinct and what will happen after the brainwashing is removed. That's why I need a qualified psychologist to help me make a judgment. Among the people that I know, you're the one with the strongest mental abilities. "
Fangzheng wasn't lying. He wasn't an expert in mental manipulation and Fangzheng had never used this ability before. Although Fangzheng studied psychology on his own for a period of time, no matter what, he couldn't compare to Shokuhou Misaki, who was a master of 'mental manipulation'.
"… Frankly speaking, I really don't want to go …"
"Understandable."
Fangzheng understood why Shokuhou Misaki said that. Academy City was considered a safe, warm, and harmless nest compared to this world. This wasn't a physical threat, but a psychological fear instead. As a master of 'mental manipulation', Shokuhou Misaki knew that she was about to face a hellish scene after listening to Fangzheng's description of the situation in this city.
A group of brainwashed children tortured and killed their parents, and even played with their corpses … Now, the entire city had become a playground for children to hunt and kill adults ….
Shokuhou Misaki felt like vomiting at the thought of this scene.
Even though Shokuhou Misaki was a LV5 esper, she had been exposed to the dark side of Academy City before. However, compared to Fangzheng's description, the so-called dark side of Academy City paled in comparison.
"It's fine if you don't want to come. I'll find someone else."
Fangzheng considered Shokuhou Misaki's feelings. Even though she had a better figure than most adults, she was only a 14-year-old middle school student, after all. She would need a strong heart to face such a dark and despairing world.
"No, I'm going. I believe that my ability can solve this problem."
Shokuhou Misaki pondered for a few moments before giving her answer.
"Then I'll leave it to you. I'll ask Kuang San to send a clone to assist you. I'll also find a few suitable candidates to assist you. Just get ready."
Fangzheng didn't intend to involve the little girls from the Tendo Temple in this matter. This matter had divided the entire city into two camps: children under 10 years old and adults over 20 years old. They were now at odds with each other. Only high school and high school students between the ages of ten and twenty could be accepted by both camps at the same time.
But that wasn't enough. If the spirit of this world wasn't strong enough, it wouldn't be able to withstand the pressure. That was why Fangzheng chose Shokuhou Misaki. In terms of psychological pressure, Fangzheng felt that Shokuhou Misaki was stronger than Misaka Mikoto. Frankly speaking, even Shiroi Kuroko was stronger than Misaka Mikoto in terms of psychological pressure. If Misaka Mikoto entered this world, she would be crushed by Kojima's shield in minutes.
According to the current investigation, this world had basically collapsed and turned into a post-apocalyptic world. Nuclear wars had even broken out in many places. Yes, it wasn't wrong to say that this world was a modern version of radiation. That was why Fangzheng decided to take over this planet and use this city as a starting point to rebuild the Order Fortress to resist the onslaught of the Chaos Waves.
That was why Fangzheng decided to send the ship girls as the main force. On one hand, the ship girls were powerful. On the other hand, they were mental models, after all. Even though they appeared to be humane, they were still weapons in essence and wouldn't be affected by emotions like despair.
After all, no matter what, one couldn't possibly make a gun despair, right?
Following that, Fangzheng said a few more words in passing before disconnecting. Only then did he leave the underground passageway and return to the main street. Following that, he saw Miao Miao and the blonde girl hiding in a nearby alley as they watched him uneasily. Upon seeing Fangzheng walk out, the two of them heaved a sigh of relief. Following that, they jogged to Fangzheng's side.
"Erm …"
Miao Miao looked at Fangzheng, before shifting her gaze to the tunnel filled with black smoke. However, Fangzheng waved his hand.
"I've said it before. Don't ask and I won't tell you."
"… Yes."
Upon hearing Fangzheng's answer, Miao Mu couldn't help but lower her head in exhaustion. To be honest, she had suffered a huge blow just now. But it wasn't surprising. For an ordinary girl to see a mountain of corpses in front of her and a child who didn't care about it and didn't think anything of it, it would be a problem if she wasn't mentally affected.
"By the way, I've contacted Miao Miao. Speak to him first."
Upon seeing Miao Miao Miao Miao's expression, Fangzheng didn't say anything and handed her a mobile phone. Miao Miao Miao took the phone and saw her big brother's face.
"Big Brother!"
"Little Miao Miao, are you okay?!"
Upon seeing his younger sister, Miao Miao Miao heaved a sigh of relief. On the other hand, Fangzheng took two steps back to give them some space to talk. Then, he turned around and gazed at the blonde young lady.
"By the way, I forgot to thank you. You were the one who saved her, right … You are …"
"Chi Songfeng. My name is Chi Songfeng."
Facing Fangzheng's question, the blonde young lady smiled and introduced herself. In response, Fangzheng nodded.
"I'm Fangzheng … So then, Miss Chi Songfeng, were you also captured and brought here?"
"Yes, I'm also unlucky …"
Facing Fangzheng, Chi Songfeng didn't hold back and quickly revealed her background. To Fangzheng's surprise, Chi Songfeng was also a member of the Super Colonel Level. She introduced herself as a "Super Colonel Level Pianist", but one day, she was suddenly kidnapped on the way home from school. Then, she was mysteriously brought here.
Just like Miao Miao, Chi Songfeng had also been imprisoned here for nearly a year. However, she enjoyed herself by playing the piano out of boredom every day. She got by pretty well. Then, this morning, while Chi Songfeng was playing the piano, she suddenly heard footsteps outside the door. As a Super Colonel Level Pianist, Chi Songfeng's ears were naturally excellent. As soon as she heard the footsteps, she realized that something wasn't right, so she took a shot put and hid.
Following that, the Monochrome Bear robot broke through the door in an attempt to kill Chi Songfeng. Instead, Chi Songfeng killed it from behind with a shot put. Following that, Chi Songfeng ran out of the room and found Miao Zhui, who was being pursued by the Monochrome Bear. He saved her as well. Following that, the two of them ran for their lives … all the way until they met Fangzheng in the underground tunnel …
"I see. Seems like you're quite lucky."
After hearing Chi Songfeng's explanation, Fangzheng nodded. His initial impression of the two girls was that Miao Mu was a little introverted and a little sleepy. On the other hand, Chi Songfeng was clearly very active and had a lively and extroverted personality …
"Alright then, I'll bring you to a shelter. You can rest there for a while. Then, we'll think of a way to remove this thing on your wrist."
Fangzheng said and pointed at the black Monochrome Bear bracelet on Chi Songfeng's wrist.
Chi Songfeng heaved a sigh of relief.
"Is there really a problem with this bracelet?"
"Of course. If you leave this city by accident, it will explode … Yes, I guess you've figured it out."
"Mm …"
Facing Fangzheng's answer, Chi Songfeng's expression changed slightly. It was apparent that she had also guessed it. But … it wasn't a good thing for her guesses to be confirmed.
Thereafter, Fangzheng led the two young ladies to the gymnasium where they had agreed to meet. At this moment, the gymnasium was filled with a sea of people. Fangzheng had delivered the first batch of Zerglings in time, which more or less stopped the Monochrome Bear Army's massacre and saved a lot of people. At this moment, men and women of all ages could be seen in the gymnasium.
At this moment, Miao Mucheng and the rest were running among the crowd, trying their best to settle the refugees. Upon seeing Fangzheng's return, they heaved sighs of relief.
"Big Brother — — —!"
Upon seeing Miao Mucheng, Miao Miao hurriedly yelled and dashed forward to hug him. Yes, by the way, Miao Miao Mucheng was three centimeters taller than her big brother …
This was somewhat awkward.
"Thank goodness, you're finally back."
At this moment, Celestia came over and couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief upon seeing Fangzheng.
"It's really troublesome to recruit these people. Furthermore, some of them don't listen to our advice at all. If not for Mr. Fangzheng's puppies being sufficiently intimidating, I'm afraid the situation would be even more troublesome."
"Someone's causing trouble?"
Upon hearing the meaning behind Celestia's words, Fangzheng twitched his brows.
"That's right, over there."
Celestia turned around and Fangzheng looked in the direction she was pointing at. Not far away, there was a group of people gathered at the entrance, shouting and yelling. Fangzheng slowly walked over and soon, he saw a burly man in the lead shouting at the super high school-level students in front of him.
"What's the meaning of this? Do you know who I am? I'm Ta He Group's Ta He Hui Ci! I want to meet with your person in charge! "
"What's the situation?"
Upon seeing this, Fangzheng finally stepped forward. When the others saw Fangzheng appear, they immediately heaved a sigh of relief.
"Mr. Fangzheng!"
"Mr. Fangzheng, you're finally here … This man is …"
"You're the person in charge here?"
At this moment, the burly man strode toward Fangzheng and stared at him. Fangzheng placed his hands behind his back and nodded.
"That's right. What's the matter?"
"I'm Ta He Hui Ci, the successor of the Ta He Group. Which department are you from? I want you to help me contact the outside world immediately … "
"Ta He Hui Ci?"
Upon hearing this name, Fangzheng sneered.
"I see. You're the young master of the Ta He Group that created these Monochrome Bears. I haven't gone to find trouble with you and you've delivered yourself to me?"
"What?!"
Upon hearing this, the crowd was flabbergasted and turned to the burly man. The burly man turned pale and couldn't help but back off.
"H-How did you know … No, it wasn't me. I didn't create those strange robots!"
"Those damn robots were created by the Ta He Group?!"
At this moment, the adults who took refuge surrounded the burly man named Ta He Hui Ci.
"You killed my wife!"
"What exactly is the Ta He Group trying to do?!"
At this moment, the crowd was getting more and more agitated while Ta He Hui Ci's expression became increasingly fearful.
"I-I really don't know. I didn't design that. That thing was designed to be a helper in the family … Who knows why it turned into this …"
"Who wants to listen to your nonsense!"
Although Ta and Hui Ci tried their best to explain, the angry people would not let them go. Many of them had relatives who had died under the claws of the Monochrome Bear robots that had appeared out of nowhere. Previously, they could not find the culprit, but now that they had found the culprit, they would definitely not let him go. Of course, they would not let him go.
"Alright, don't be impulsive."
As the crowd couldn't wait to tear Ta He Hui Ci into pieces, Fangzheng's voice sounded again. Then, a few Zerglings leaped in and landed beside Ta He Hui Ci, roaring at the crowd. Gazing at these terrifying creatures, the people who were blinded by anger calmed down and backed off hurriedly.
Following that, Fangzheng walked over again. He stood there and scanned the crowd in front of him.
"I'm not afraid to tell you that the outside world is completely finished, and so is Ta He City. From now on, I will take over this city and I will decide everything. As for this man, I can understand your feelings of wanting to tear him into pieces, but he isn't the culprit. I will personally execute the real culprit. As for him … "
Fangzheng said and swept a glance at Ta He Hui Ci.
"I will temporarily imprison him and decide his fate after everything is over and everything returns to normal. Now, do you understand what I mean? "
"What a joke!"
However, as soon as Fangzheng's voice sounded, someone among the crowd yelled.
"Who wants to listen to a guy of unknown origin like you? This is our city! Who gave you the right to take over … "
"BOOM!!"
However, before he could finish his sentence, he saw a flying dragon suddenly descend from the sky and land behind Fangzheng. It opened its bloody mouth and stared coldly at the crowd in front of it. Upon witnessing the emergence of the wyvern, everyone gulped mouthfuls of saliva and swallowed the words they were about to say.
"I've said that I will take over this city from now on. You can object or do whatever you want. But I'm not afraid to tell you that if you do anything extreme …"
Fangzheng said and let out a sneer.
"My family's little dog and little bird have a huge appetite."
"…"
This time, no one dared to say a word. Under Fangzheng's blatant threat, the people in front of him shut their mouths and dispersed.
"As expected of Mr. Fangzheng. His speech was just like the demeanor of the Demon King."
At this moment, Celestia also walked over with a grin.
"Is the outside world really destroyed?"
On the other hand, Sayaka was worried about another problem. But it was a pity that Fangzheng could only give a definite answer.
"That's right.
In fact, a few days ago, this world started a nuclear war and everything was destroyed … The reason why Tahe City was a fish that escaped the net was because the River Island Shield wanted to use this city for a new experiment. As for the other cities, they were either destroyed by nuclear explosions or completely destroyed by the flames of war. "
"How is that possible …"
"No, this is real."
At this moment, Sevenseas also came to Fangzheng's side and nodded.
"As a matter of fact, we originally planned to head to the Peak of Hope Academy and use it as a base after rescuing all of you. Because the other places have almost completely collapsed. The country, the army, the police … Almost everything has been completely destroyed."
"And now, we have a better stronghold."
Fangzheng shrugged and gazed at the tall tower in the distance.
"But before that, we still have to deal with some troubles."
(End of Chapter)
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