The people of Stronghold 74 had never felt that seven days felt so long. Usually, a week would pass in the blink of an eye. But now, seven days felt like seven years.
Old Li had been very worried for the past few days. He contacted the other Knight members and asked if they knew anything else and if there was any information that they had overlooked.
In fact, Old Li and Qin Sheng were not even that concerned about the war between Stronghold 74 and the Experimentals anymore. To them, defending Stronghold 74 was out of their sense of justice.
Just like how they would stand up for justice when they saw injustice, they did not have the intention to live and die together with Stronghold 74.
It was not that they did not have the determination to stand together with all of humanity against a common enemy. It was just that if they could not defend the city even if they tried their best, they would not have fought to the death here.
Everyone said the Knight was kind and a good person. But that was only because the Knight had done a lot of things to help others in times of need and was remembered by people.
But to them, there were more important things they had to do.
Therefore, the words they carved on the summit of the mountain were "Only faith and the Sun and Moon are eternal" and not "Protect world peace."
In the Knight's opinion, world peace was important, but it was not as important as their faith.
They were the Knight's disciples, so they had to find the Knight's descendant first for the rest of their lives.
Old Li and Qin Sheng kept contacting the other Knight members to confirm if the person they were looking for was the same person the Experimentals were looking for.
In the end, after asking for a long time, everyone said they only knew the person's name was Ren Xiaobei, and he had a rather handsome face. He was definitely still alive in the Pyro Company's research lab.
Although there seemed to be a lot of information, it was actually very vague.
Old Li and Qin Sheng were sitting cross-legged on a rooftop in the stronghold. There was no one around. Old Li suddenly said, "Why would the Knight's descendant be in the Pyro Company's research lab? I couldn't figure it out in the past and thought that the Knight was too unreliable. Why would he send his own son to the Pyro Company to be a guinea pig for research? But based on what the Experimentals said, I've figured it out. The Knight's descendant must have also contracted a terminal illness, so he had no choice but to send his son to the Pyro Company as his last hope. "
Qin Sheng nodded seriously. "You're right, teacher."
Old Li continued to speculate, "That Knight said that his son is definitely still alive. Does that mean that his son has recovered from his illness? So, the person the Experimentals are looking for is actually the same person we are looking for? "
Qin Sheng nodded again. "You're right, Teacher."
Old Li tugged at his hair. "But what's the use of knowing all this? Where are we going to find him? The Kyung Clan's Stronghold 113 and Stronghold 112 have already been buried, so what's the point of knowing that he's handsome? Why don't we publish a search for Ren Xiaobei in the newspapers? If he sees it, he might come looking for us. If you say anything that makes sense again, I'll beat you up. "
Qin Sheng awkwardly replied, "But wouldn't he be in danger if it's discovered by other forces with ulterior motives? Moreover, that person from the Pyro Company has already gone berserk. Who knows what he might think of Ren Xiaobei? "
"That's true." Old Li looked up at the sky and sighed speechlessly. "It's too difficult for me!"
Due to the Experimentals, the Pyro Company was once again pushed to the forefront. People seemed to have forgotten about the Pyro Company's participation in the defense of the stronghold and started attacking the monsters they created instead.
Even the defense of the stronghold was speculated to have ulterior motives. Stronghold 74 gradually started rejecting the Pyro Company and no longer informed them of the important matters regarding the defense of the stronghold.
It was sad and laughable that the humans were fighting among themselves before the final battle had even begun.
The residents of Stronghold 74 had run out of food again. A large pot of porridge from the porridge stall only contained a few dozen grains of rice. Everyone would at most be full after eating the porridge, but they would be hungry again in less than an hour.
Fortunately, the water supply in the stronghold was not cut off. Otherwise, many people would have died.
The green belts and trees on the sides of the road had been eaten bare, leaving only bare branches behind.
Some of the stronghold residents even hoped that the Experimentals would come over and start fighting so that they could be relieved of their burden. Regardless of whether they won or lost, at least there would be an outcome.
Li Ran and the others had also run out of food. However, they were in a worse state than the other stronghold residents. The other residents were just starving, but they were hungry. Yet they could still smell the scent of meat every day.
This feeling was too cruel. They could smell the fragrant food, but they could not eat it!
For the past two days, Li Ran had been harassing Ren Xiaosu every night. In the end, Ren Xiaosu did not even return to the hotel. Then Li Ran went to harass Zhou Yingxue again. This time, she really managed to get her hands on some food. After all, Zhou Yingxue was not a cold-hearted person.
Fang Zhi stood guard at the door and asked her what she had eaten. However, Li Ran wiped her oily lips. "I only gave you some potatoes."
With that, Li Ran stuffed five or six potatoes into Fang Zhi's hands. "Share them with everyone to fill their stomachs."
As Ren Xiaosu walked down the street, he saw some people sitting on the ground on the side of the road with some signs in front of them. It stated that they could work for free as long as they were given some food.
This was a more civilized way of doing things. Some people even went out to steal or rob.
Actually, at a time like this, the stronghold residents were no different from the refugees. When they were forced into a corner, they would resort to any means necessary.
Ren Xiaosu usually stood guard on the rooftops of some fixed high-rise buildings. It was not for any other reason but to prevent any Experimentals from suddenly emerging from a hole in the ground.
It could also be considered as contributing to the defense of the stronghold. If the stronghold were to fall, no one in the stronghold would be spared.
However, Ren Xiaosu was thinking about a problem. Actually, the No. 001 Experimental must be very difficult to find, and the Experimentals should know this very well. They had destroyed so many strongholds in the Southwest, so they should have known that even if they could find it, it would be impossible for the No. 001 Experimental to arrive at Stronghold 74 in just seven days.
But why would the Experimentals make such a request and even give them a seven-day deadline?
Ren Xiaosu was used to assuming the worst-case scenario for the Experimentals. After all, the other party's intelligence was no different from that of a normal person. In fact, it might even be far beyond that of a normal person.
Could this negotiation also be a ploy by the Experimentals?
…
At this moment, several refugee workers were lazing around behind the fortifications next to the stronghold walls. They were doing better than the stronghold residents. At least they could still eat porridge after being locked up in the barracks. After all, the Zhou Army still hoped that they could work.
Several refugee workers were chatting and bragging when the spot one of them was sitting on suddenly caved in.
The refugee who fell into the pit was shocked. He thought it was over. There must be Experimentals in the pit, and the Experimentals were attacking.
But when he fell into the pit, he found that the black hole did indeed lead to the outside of the stronghold. However, he did not see any Experimentals inside.
He hurriedly crawled out of the pit and reported the matter to the Zhou Army.
A Zhou Clan soldier went into the pit with a military flashlight. But after walking for about ten meters, he saw something in front of him that seemed to be covered by a tarp.
He lifted the tarp to take a look. Underneath the tarp was a military ammunition delivery box with the words … TNT written on it!
The Zhou Clan soldier's expression gradually turned fearful. He shouted to the people behind him, "There's a bomb!"
This bomb happened to be under the foundation of the stronghold walls.
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