Everyone's here.
"Just say what you have to say."
Inside the meeting room, the manager looked at the scavengers not far away.
Qin Ze and the others took their seats in turn.
The scavenger was dressed in tattered clothes and had unkempt hair, but his attitude was neither servile nor arrogant.
"I'm just a microphone."
"Next, our leader will speak with you personally."
Qin Ze raised his eyebrows.
Shouldn't a leader be a manager?
The scavenger froze for a second, then his entire demeanor changed.
Like a prehistoric beast, it stared intently at everyone present.
The battle-hardened Hunter abandoned their previous languid demeanor, their icy gazes instantly focusing on the scavenger.
If he makes any unnecessary movement, his head will be on the ground in the next second.
The scavenger grinned.
"Don't be nervous, I mean no harm, we're compatriots."
His voice was hoarse and shrill, like the sound of two pieces of iron rubbing together.
Qin Ze narrowed his eyes slightly.
The other party also possesses a simplified mental network similar to that of the King.
Swish--
A flash of white light, and the scavenger's right arm was severed at the shoulder.
A moment later, a large mass of slime-like substance flowed out from the cut surface, forming a brand new arm.
The manager toyed with the short knife in his hand and said coldly, "You look nothing like us."
The scavenger wasn't angry. He turned to face the manager and smiled, "Old Ye, it's been four hundred years, and you still have as much of a temper as ever."
The manager frowned upon hearing this. "You are... Fang Liang?"
The scavenger nodded. "I'm glad you remember me."
[ Slacking on the Sidelines: These two old guys know each other]
[ Catch a Fox Spirit: That's obvious, they're all shelter managers, how could they not know each other?]
[ Passerby A: Looks like they've known each other for a long time. Will Shelter No. 20 actually join them?]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: Then let's kill them all together! We'll take the Apocalypse and personally go and poke at the Corruption!]
[ Yao Yuan: If Shelter No. 20 joins, take immediate action and capture the Apocalypse Launch Tower.]
[ Beast Tamer: Received]
The Hunter quickly devised a temporary battle plan in the chat group.
Wang Biao was completely bewildered as he watched the group exchanging glances from time to time.
What are you guys talking about?
"Can't you take me with you?"
Brother Biao cried out Soundlessness in his heart.
The manager leaned forward. "What happened to you, you look like a mess!"
The scavenger said calmly, "Do you remember the ancient technology we dug out from the Otherworld No. Zero?"
"Through our research, Shelter No. 15 has obtained a piece of equipment that can steal power from the source of the Corruption."
"Now you see, I succeeded."
The manager's face was grim. "You call this a success, turning into this grotesque mess?"
The scavenger scoffed, "This is glorious evolution."
"The human body is simply too weak."
"Only by accepting this power and successfully evolving can we combat Corruption."
The scavenger opened his arms wide. "Old Ye, embrace me, accept the glorious evolution!"
"This is the broad road to the future for Human Race."
"We will be forever remembered in history as the leaders of the Human Race."
Qin Ze couldn't help but think of the previous Hunt Otherworld.
Those suppressed by the Spirit of Eternal Life also faced a similar predicament to the current shelters.
It's either death or accepting so-called mechanical ascension.
Without humans, can Human Race still be considered Human Race?
The administrators of Shelter No. 20 are now facing the same choice.
Qin Ze murmured to himself, "Don't disappoint me."
whoosh--
A long blade was plunged into the scavenger's chest, pinning him to the wall.
The manager's face was terribly gloomy.
"Heresy."
"In my eyes, it's no different from Corruption."
[ Slacking on the Sidelines: The old man hasn't lost his mind; he's survived.]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: Tch~ I was just about to unleash a massacre]
Qin Ze shook his head.
Two brutes.
The administrator of Shelter No. 15, who is also the current leader, derives his power from the Corruption, and his abilities are also similar to those of the Corruption.
What he calls evolution is nothing more than turning the entire Shelter No. 20 into his "worker ants".
The scavenger pulled himself out of the wall little by little.
Dark red liquid oozed from the penetrating wound in his chest.
It is healing little by little at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Look at you, if you're not going to evolve, then don't evolve, why are you pulling out your sword?"
The scavenger muttered complaints under his breath.
The manager crossed his arms and asked, "What exactly are your intentions?"
The scavenger smiled. "Since you don't want to embrace evolution, we can cooperate."
"After all, we now have a common enemy, the King."
"What happens between us is merely an internal affair of the Human Race."
"Wang is a huge external threat."
"We can discuss our matters after we join forces to deal with the king."
Upon hearing this, the manager fell into deep thought.
Qin Ze sneered.
They've certainly made a clever plan.
Currently, Shelter No. 20, the Ring Mountains Polluter, and the Northern Fortress can be considered to be in a three-way standoff.
The shelter possesses a "god-slaying" level weapon of mass destruction.
The relationship between the leader and the king has been evenly matched over the years.
The three parties were evenly matched.
The leader intends to join forces with Shelter No. 20 to kill the King.
When they reclaim their remaining strength, Shelter No. 20 will be nothing more than meat on a chopping board.
What if you say you won't evolve then?
You have no choice but to report even a single clue.
The scavenger continued, "Back then, each of our special Sequence shelters possessed an ancient technology."
"Four hundred years have passed; you must have developed god-level equipment by now."
"But the King is very strong. You cannot defeat him with your ancient technology alone. I am a living example."
"Now, our only option is to unite, otherwise we will be defeated one by one."
After a moment of silence, the manager looked at Yao Yuan.
What do you think?
The scavenger was somewhat puzzled.
Why ask an outsider for such an important decision?
When he turned his head and saw Yao Yuan's face, he was stunned.
It looks familiar, but I can't quite place where I've seen it before.
Yao Yuan nodded slightly. "Okay."
The manager looked at the scavenger. "Did you hear me? You can get lost."
The scavenger grinned. "The king is already on his way. He'll arrive at the Northern Fortress at dawn. Be prepared."
"I wish us a pleasant cooperation."
As soon as he finished speaking, the scavenger melted from head to toe.
In the blink of an eye, only a sticky liquid remained.
The manager threw out a ball of fire, which burned it to ashes.
I know what he's thinking.
"Use their strength against them."
Aren't we the same?
"The more chaotic the situation, the more advantageous it is for us, who are in the most disadvantaged position among the three parties."
The administrator stood up and faced the group of Hunter: "Gentlemen, whether you come from the past or the future..."
"It is an honor to fight alongside you for the future of Human Race."
Yao Yuan said calmly, "Even if they're weakened to Level Nine, I can still kill them."
Qin Ze thought to himself, "Brother Yuanzi is awesome!"
The manager's eyes lit up. "The power of Apocalypse is not limited to this."
At dawn.
Suddenly, a white beam of light shot into the sky from the central tower of the Northern Fortress.
In an instant, the sea of clouds boiled, and layers of spatial fissures spread outward, extending for nearly ten kilometers.
A violent, eerie, and murderous aura emanated from it.
The king has arrived.