Lots of Protagonists (Extra Chapter for the Alliance Leader, Taking Advantage of the Situation)

Sitting on a very ordinary coach, Zhang Yang felt deeply depressed. He had thought he was the protagonist, someone the country would heavily protect, perhaps even sending a beautiful young lady to serve as a special liaison officer and personal bodyguard.

But in reality, even if he was the protagonist, he was only one of thirty-seven protagonists.

Because there was an entire coach full of people just as depressed as he was—thirty-seven of them, to be exact.

And when the coach drove out of Qingquan City, another coach somehow turned out from somewhere and joined the convoy. So—Zhang Yang had probably become one of seventy-four protagonists by now.

He studied the people around him, while they studied one another in turn. Their anxious yet slightly proud little glances betrayed them instantly. Oh, so everyone was a newbie.

After the coach had driven for two hours, it stopped along the way. Zhang Yang thought they had reached their destination, but when the doors opened, the first thing he saw was a group of fully armed special forces soldiers escorting a twenty-five- or twenty-six-year-old blond man. The fellow was bound from head to toe in chains crackling with electricity and tossed onto the bus. He occasionally convulsed, foaming at the mouth, while mumbling incoherently, "Damn it, you said it wasn't gonna be forced! You said it wasn't gonna be forced!"

The horrifying sight sent chills down everyone's backs, Zhang Yang included. Right—hadn't they said it wouldn't be forced?

"I only said I wouldn't use coercive methods. I never said other people wouldn't force you. My apologies, everyone. What you're involved in now concerns the future of Earth Civilization. The matter is of tremendous importance, and no one can stand aside."

At this point, the gentle and lovely young lady with picturesque brows