Eternal Night

Chapter 682 The army collapsed like a house of cards; even the survivors had nowhere to go.

Wu Pifu and Zhi departed from Europa's starport in a shuttle, but this time they switched to a slightly larger, ultra-fast shuttle, equipped with a spare trailer containing the two completed dragon rider systems.

Wu Pifu wasn't worried at all about the situation on Europa, or about the non-human beings that needed to be eliminated.

He had already witnessed Zhi's ability to manipulate events; in such a short time, solely through his actions on Europa, he had nearly brought the Azure government to collapse.

While the fact that the Azure Government was utterly corrupt and that Zhi's unparalleled combat power crushed the Azure Government's lunar fleet were also factors, Zhi's abilities were beyond doubt. In a short period of time, he had already established multiple secret organizations on Europa, and their internal structures were very stable. The members Zhi selected for these organizations were mostly people with strong wills and abilities. The structure he set up was also mutually restraining and stable, preventing any one party or individual from gaining control of the organization.

It can be said that in this short period of time, Zhi demonstrated to Wu Pifu what a wise man is, such ability, such wisdom, such action, and his control over people's hearts, organizations, politics, money, etc., which was truly something he had never seen before in his life!

Moreover, Wu Pifu had roughly guessed Zhi's origins and background, so he naturally didn't worry about the safety and future of those children, nor did he need to worry about the non-human remnants on Europa.

Compared to being killed on the spot or dying quickly with a few blows, Zhi's arrangements were even more devastating, both killing and destroying the spirit. They made those inhuman beings suffer the loss of their families and the pain of those they had harmed, until finally they died in despair. This kind of killing and destroying the spirit was many times more painful.

Wu Pifu had confirmed these things several times using his emotional perception, which is why he left with such peace of mind, without worrying at all that Europa might have any mishaps.

Once the two entered the shuttle, they naturally headed towards the Earth and the Moon.

"...It will take six to eight hours to get back this time, and then there will be more than thirty hours left until the final birth."

Wu Pifu murmured as he sat in the shuttle chair.

"More than thirty hours?"

Zhi, who was laughing and joking nearby, immediately said after hearing this, "Don't even mention thirty hours. You probably won't even have ten hours of rest after you go back. You'll be back in the war almost as soon as you get a little rest. You don't really think we'll wait until the final producer is born before we start fighting, do you?"

Wu Pifu was stunned for a moment, then realized he had misunderstood.

The birth of the End-Producer is indeed still over thirty hours away, but its birth would mean that everything would be irreversible. Based on the strength of the End-Producer clones that Wu Pifu had previously fought, its true form is likely already at the Root level. Once born, not only human civilization, but the entire solar system might cease to exist. Therefore, if the End-Producer is not expelled into the Imaginary Space by the time it is born, it means the battle is lost, everyone will die here, and the entire Absolute Spacetime View will be unable to close its loop, leading to a logical paradox. A spacetime island will emerge, impacting the entirety of human civilization, and ultimately…

Gaia: Human civilization will never have existed!

"...That means the final battle is imminent."

Wu Pifu remained calm and fearless.

What's there to be afraid of? Live or die, it's all the same. He's already killed four of the root beings. At worst, he'll risk his life, reactivate his Hero form, and fight this final destroyer.

On the contrary, Zhi seemed to have been secretly observing Wu Pifu all along. Seeing Wu Pifu's nonchalant appearance, he said thoughtfully, "You have many trump cards? Do you think you can defeat the Final Producer all by yourself?"

Wu Pifu, on the other hand, started thinking seriously. He calculated in his mind, considered it carefully, and finally said earnestly, "I don't know. I guess we'll only know after we fight. But I feel like I can't win. My current strength is less than half of what it was at its peak, while the Final Producer was at its peak..."

Knowing the exaggerated tone, he said, "Hey, you're really serious about fighting the Final Producer? You weren't joking when you said you killed four Roots, were you? You really killed four Roots? Really?"

Wu Pifu remained silent, only looking at Zhi in a daze. Zhi's expression grew increasingly exaggerated. After uttering "ah" and "oh" for a while, he finally said, "So, how do you compare to Chu Minghao in terms of strength? You wouldn't happen to be able to beat up Chu Minghao too, would you?"

Wu Pifu immediately shook his head.

To be honest, in his perception and comparison of strength, Chu Minghao was much stronger than the four Origin Masters he had encountered. The only limitation for Chu Minghao was that his level was not high and he was still a mortal. Otherwise, once he reached the Ascension Body, he could probably be directly comparable to the so-called Extreme Ascension Body.

The weight of destroying the galaxy in ten seconds is truly immense!

"That's alright, that's alright."

Zhi Lianlian let out an exaggerated sigh, then he said cheerfully, "But don't worry too much. This battle isn't just about us. People of this era, especially the Blue Organization's trump cards and the company's trump cards, will inevitably be revealed. Although in the end, the main force will definitely still be you and Xu Wanfang."

Wu Pifu frowned and said, "I have no doubt that the company will participate in the battle, but are you sure that Azure's trump cards and resources won't become the fighting force of the Producers?"

Zhi then revealed a charlatan-like expression: "Relax, relax, just you wait and see... what it means to be utterly defeated, what it means to have no way out even if you survive, will soon be fully revealed to you..."

Meanwhile, as Wu Pifu and Zhi traveled to the Earth-Moon Space Domain via the shuttle, Xu Wanfang, far away at the Earth-Moon Spaceport, became even busier.

The Eleventh Family, along with several powerful factions within the Azure Government that are no less powerful than the Eleventh Family, all approached Xu Wanfang through various channels.

"...You want Mars to be an independent administrative autonomous region?"

Xu Wanfang was almost amused by his own anger. Looking at the dozen or so bureaucrats projected onto the screen, he initially found it absurd. However, considering the mentality and faces of these powerful families, capitalists, and bureaucrats, he suddenly felt it was all justified. Those at the top of the rentier class are inherently the most greedy and foolish. Greed aside, this foolishness doesn't refer to any single individual; these people themselves aren't foolish. The foolishness lies in the class they belong to.

The idea that they were willing to sell the ropes that had hanged them, based on the supposed triple profit, is a prime example of how their behavior became foolish given their position and class.

"Yes."

The leading bureaucrat said with a gloomy face, "We already know your background, the remnants of the company... or rather, the original branch of the Azure Organization, but so what? You have been out of touch with the times for too long. The history of World War III and before World War III is no longer relevant. You have absolutely no legal basis to rule all of humanity. The reason we took the initiative to contact you is simply out of respect for the power you possess. But you should also know one thing!"

"We may not be able to win, but we can make sure you can't win either!"

Xu Wanfang shook his head with a hint of helplessness, feeling a sense of absurdity and once again marveling at the political and class knowledge he had learned in the past.

Sure enough, even elites can become foolish when it comes to their position and class.

Or rather, one's position determines their behavior; even a hero can become nothing more than a jackal.

Xu Wanfang waited a few seconds before speaking seriously: "It seems you haven't fully understood your current situation. You actually expect to get what you can't get on the battlefield at the negotiating table? Alright, this conversation ends here. Think about how you want to talk to me again after you've calmed down!"

After saying that, Xu Wanfang waved his hand and ended the remote call.

The officials' expressions changed drastically, and the leading official said urgently, "Wait, wait a minute..."

However, the remote meeting had ended, and they had returned to their respective real-world locations.

"...That's incredibly arrogant!"

One bureaucrat couldn't help but roar, "We've already surrendered! All the troops we control, all the forces under our command, are at their disposal. We even have the media and propaganda power. Without us, why should they peacefully accept the Azure Government? Just because of their 'last will' from hundreds of years ago?"

The other officials were also indignant, each cursing, roaring, and howling. Only a very few of these officials had gloomy faces and remained silent, seemingly lost in thought.

After a long pause, the leading bureaucrat finally spoke: "In that case, we have no choice but to prepare for the worst. We must immediately order the First Fleet of Earth and Moon to land on Mars and impose military control over the entire planet. At the same time, we must activate the Mars-encircling defense system. We should now proceed to the nearest airpoints and use shuttles to transport our personnel and their families to Mars. Since their company is not giving us a way out, we don't need to give them any face!"

"it is good!"

The other bureaucrats also made their decisions. One of them said, "Then I will immediately mobilize my media network and start releasing a large amount of dirt on the company, especially on World War III, the bio-beast frenzy, or even human experimentation. We can even pin the dirt on the company that was exposed on Europa this time!"

What about our strength?

One bureaucrat couldn't help but whisper, "They possess technology far beyond our imagination, especially that dragoon system used in actual combat. With that thing, no matter how many troops we have, it's completely useless..."

The leading bureaucrat roared, "Then let's drag the entire population into this fight! Our people must control all of Mars, and ideally, we shouldn't easily relinquish Earth either. This includes all the fusion plants, spaceports, and outer space colonies... Let our people prepare to implant self-destruct programs into these vital facilities. If we perish, let all of humanity die with us! Let's see if these self-proclaimed righteous, self-proclaimed uncorrupted bastards are truly so righteous!!"

Without hesitation, the bureaucrats all nodded, but before they could discuss their next steps, all of them suddenly received an urgent red notification.

They were stunned when someone answered the call, and then they were all dumbfounded.

A mutiny occurred in the Earth-Moon First Fleet, with more than two-thirds of the fleet's soldiers declaring their rebellion and turning against the enemy. The remaining third of the soldiers were disarmed and imprisoned.

A mutiny has occurred in the Second Earth-Moon Fleet...

Uprisings broke out across the Earth. Among the eleven families—the Chu family, Xu family, Zhu family, Li family, Thompson family, Donald family…—they declared rebellion and defected, accusing the Azure Government of being anti-human and anti-civilization, and of committing countless crimes…

One dramatic change after another occurred throughout the entire solar system. In just a few minutes, these bureaucrats, along with others who hadn't had time to surrender, powerful clans, aristocratic families, monopoly capital, political and capital groups... were all declared to be illegal and became terrorists and wanted criminals by all of humanity. All the regular troops of the Azure Government also fell out of their control.

The meeting hadn't even ended yet, and the bureaucrats present had already completely lost everything.

They...have nowhere to escape!
At the same time, Xu Wanfang accepted the surrender of the Eleventh Family and, within minutes, implemented emergency wartime procedures, declaring that the current President of the Azure Government had violated the Constitution and the Basic Law of Humanity, and that his presidency was being stripped.

Then, Xu Wanfang became the provisional president of human civilization.

Wu Pifu, still aboard the shuttle, was completely unaware of all this.

(End of this chapter)