The Final Enemy

Jane Nelia has left the group.

Qiu Ran left the group.

They're all gone. Good riddance.

The Subway Brotherhood be likable, but these guys are more realistic than anyone else.

By agreeing to accept the Esha Infected as test subjects, we can not only gain a group of young and strong men to expand our strength, but these teenagers who have mastered Aoneng are also good candidates for warriors.

In the end, how many people will actually be able to go home?

Li Aoz didn't know either, and the hope was slim.

People from Frostplate may still have a chance to go home, but having been out of society for many years, they may have already been declared dead, making it very difficult to find their relatives.

They returned as test subjects for the Nethermark Humanity experimentation. Will their research and experiments on human subjects lead to their being Frostplate? And what about the test subjects in the Outland?

Most of them were probably born into Wanderers families in Outland, with no fixed abode, no contact with each other, and no possibility of reuniting with their families.

Moreover, they were captured at a young age and kept in the Nethermark Humanity for a long time. Many of the children did not reach adulthood and had almost no ability to survive.

Li Aoz had no choice but to hand them over to the Subway Brotherhood, at least within that group, they could still support themselves with the help of Aoneng.

It's better than staying in the Nethermark Humanity and eventually being turned into Esha Armed.

"I have done my best. Now it's up to fate."

Li Aoz shook his head.

There is no charity Outland; everyone is too busy taking care of themselves. Even if he did this, it was only out of selfishness, to make himself feel better.

After all, Li Aoz rather be a happy, silly deer than a hero. As long as you don't invest in [Intelligence] ([Willpower]), you won't feel pain.

"Thinking about how to make the world a better place is for philosophers and revolutionaries; I just want to hitch a ride and wait for those who want to enjoy themselves."

Li Aoz felt relieved. Now that Qiu Ran had been sent away, he had no more worries and could act freely.

"The Overlord Form is still a bit too scary. Right now, I'm the only true [Mutant] on the entire Azure Planet. If I transform in front of people, they'll probably think I'm an alien or a monster, right?"

He walked up the stairs and returned to the lobby of the Third Floor power room. As soon as he pushed open the door, the accumulator barrel of the Magnum Plasma Gun was immediately aimed at him.

"Aren't you going to give me an explanation?"

Du Zexin tilted his head and said calmly.

"Your health is not bad, you even managed to wake up, but the way you're talking sounds like a complaining woman—" Li Aoz teased.

He simply forgot that in Frostplate, people tend to have more liberal views. Du Zexin leaned back slightly and said cautiously, "Sorry, my sexual orientation is normal; I'm a conservative."

"It's okay, it's okay, straight men are fine too—"

Li Aoz shrugged, and before he could finish speaking, the Gravity Field instantly captured the other party, flung him upwards, and Du Zexin was immediately slammed against the ceiling.

Bang! Before he could even adjust to his surroundings, Li Aoz's blade was already at his throat:

"I've already let you go, so why are you pointing at me like that?"

The secondary monitor of [Beautiful Wish BETA] was emitting a white light. Li Aoz pursed his lips and whispered:

"Turn off the recorder and the black box, Du Zexin."

Du Zexin stopped resisting. Li Aoz had no intention of killing him, so there was no point in using force anymore. All the indicator lights on his body were turned off.

Li Aoz shrugged. If the Aoneng he possessed wasn't [Gravity], Du Zexin would probably be stuck here.

"Don't be nervous, Mr. Du Zexin, I mean you no harm."

"No malicious intent?"

Du Zexin lay sprawled on the ceiling, a knife pointed at his neck, and the other person's words sounded utterly ridiculous to him.

"Tell me, what do you mean by 'no malicious intent'?"

"You're a smart man, I won't argue with you—how about this, I only need three sentences to dispel your suspicions."

Du Zexin tilted his head, making no attempt to hide his contempt.

Li Aoz deliberately lowered his voice and said, "The first sentence: Dai Weilin was secretly tried by the Gemini Palace and imprisoned on Elf Island."

Du Zexin was taken aback, quite surprised.

"Second sentence: President Medvey Ostrovia of Frostplate President and Prime Minister Chi Jieya of Heavenly Ring Nation have failed to reach a consensus on the disputed territory issue, and it is only a matter of time before the two countries break out into war."

Du Zexin pulled his chin back, and even through the helmet, Li Aoz could feel his tense nerves.

The third sentence: Elf Island is in the sea, but there is no water.

Snap! The visor opened to reveal Du Zexin, his expression solemn, his deep blue-purple eyes fixed on him, and he asked in a deep voice:

"You're a Dai Weilin Faction? How do you know all this?"

Seeing this, Li Aoz smiled and extended his hand, "Let me introduce myself—I am Li Aoz, a short-lived ghost with little life left. In terms of race, I am also Frostplate Citizen. People with ambition like Dai Weilin are the kind of people the Frostplate Ethnicity truly need."

Du Zexin hesitated for a moment, then shook hands with him reluctantly. "You know me, so I won't say much. What do you want from me if you deliberately keep me here?"

"It's so much easier to talk to smart people."

Li Aoz nodded and pointed to the ceiling. "Up there is the inhumane Nethermark Humanity Laboratory —your mission is to deliver supplies to Nethermark Humanity, right?"

"That's right. But I don't know what kind of research the Nethermark Humanity is doing, and the bigwigs above them are very tight-lipped about it..." Du Zexin nodded.

"Simply put, the Nethermark Humanity is acting under the orders of the female rulers of Frostplate. They are conducting unscrupulous human experiments here, attempting to make all women in Frostplate master Aoneng —in order to completely realize the reality of Female Supremacy, Male Subservience society..."

Li Aoz briefly relayed Doctor Chen Siqi's information and his own observations to Du Zexin.

Infant experiments, Esha Armed, Infant Eater, power struggles within the Netherworld, psychic communications... Du Zexin's expression grew increasingly grim as he listened.

"Have all the bigwigs at the top gone mad? It's not enough that they've spoiled women into privileged individuals; now they want to completely reverse the differences between men and women. This is simply against nature!"

Du Zexin couldn't help but curse.

Without Li Aoz providing any evidence, the corpses of the Esha Armed were everywhere. The hairless, expressionless, and vacant-eyed teenagers with their morbidly deformed bodies greatly shocked Du Zexin.

As a test-taker who rose from humble beginnings, Du Zexin was more likely to empathize with the scenes of families falling apart and children being separated from their families. He personally stepped forward to examine the corpse of the Esha Armed, and his heart was violently shaken.

"My country has done such a thing for women... it has even harmed these children."

Du Zexin clenched his fists, his emotions trembling violently.

He only entered the Law Enforcement Division Three by virtue of his ability to solve problems, and he was unaware of the inhumane things that Frostplate had done.

The problem of Gender Discrimination in Frostplate has become so serious that it is inhumane, which is something Du Zexin could not have imagined.

"I estimate that once he sees Dai Weilin's government fall, his whole family killed, Reformists patriots dismembered and burned, and Sky Ring taking the opportunity to invade... his originally fervent patriotism will completely cool down."

Li Aoz thought to himself.

He walked to Du Zexin, who was kneeling on one knee, and said:

"If you don't believe me, then come with me to the Second Floor and take a look."

Du Zexin found it hard not to believe him, but his faith in the country made it difficult for him to speak to Li Aoz, this 'traitor'.

He shook his head and asked in return:

"You mean the Second Floor... what's there?"

"Professor, and the so-called ' Esha Infected '."

Li Aoz said, "I haven't seen a single Esha Infected along the way. I think it's very likely that the professor has already taken action and concentrated those infected on the Second Floor."

Du Zexin lamented, "A biochemist should be using their knowledge and power to save human lives and prevent viral attacks, but instead, they're using it for this kind of thing..."

Li Aoz shook his head. "Hard to say, there are quite a lot of people like that."

"They are all disgusting scum."

Du Zexin couldn't hide his disgust. "For her own thirst for knowledge, she even abandoned her own students?"

"So, what do you think?"

Li Aoz extended his hand:

"Want to join me in this battle? This might cost your homeland a great deal of military strength, but the consequences of all women gaining Aoneng could very well result in the next generation of children being born deformed, mentally retarded, or monsters."

"If my country abandons humanity, justice and the future of future generations for the sake of such force, then such a country is not one I should fight for."

Du Zexin remained cautious. Although he had come to trust Li Aoz's words to a great extent, it did not completely change his mind.

"I will go up with you to see what's going on and find the truth."

Du Zexin extended his hand and shook hands firmly with Li Aoz:

"This does not mean that I am on your side, it is just a temporary alliance."

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"That's enough."

With Du Zexin joining the team, Li Aoz is even more confident in completing the mission, and may not even need to transform.

The [Overlord Form] is the ultimate move for [Mutant] after they advance to the Alpha Rank (α, the first Greek letter). Players often rely on transforming to unleash a burst of damage, either to instantly kill the BOSS or to escape by using the increased movement speed.

He led the other person into the elevator and pressed the button to go to the second floor.

drop--

A probe extended from the control panel, pointed at Li Aoz, and a synthesized female voice came over the loudspeaker:

Access to this floor requires permission. Please complete iris verification.

Li Aoz removed Anna's eyeball and pointed the pupil at the camera probe.

The pale red scanning light swept across the eyeballs repeatedly, flickered for a moment, and then the elevator started operating.

[Certification Successful]

[Heading to - Basement Level 2]

Li Aoz had just looked away, his expression relaxed.

Suddenly, Du Zexin, who had a high Intelligence attribute, realized something. He scanned the elevator and found drag marks of blood on the floor. Then he looked at Li Aoz and asked, "Where is Professor Anna's body?"

"What corpse?"

Li Aoz blurted it out, then paused in surprise.

—When they walked over just now, Professor Anna's body was nowhere to be found.

Moreover, upon careful recollection, Li Aoz suddenly realized that the body of Head Nurse Nordly, which he had previously left in the ICU ward, seemed to have vanished as well when he escorted Qiu Ran and the others away.

Anna, Nordly... their bodies have all disappeared.

Before Li Aoz could react to the strange beginnings and cause-and-effect relationship, the elevator beneath his feet shook.

We have reached the second basement level.