Abnormal Doomsday Records

Chapter 127 60. Let’s start the fight! Let’s start the fight!
D-4 went out of the city to pick up Bert and his maids. Amanda had to stay in the safe house to be on guard and protect Qiao Ya. Therefore, in response to little Acholi's invitation, Zhou Ke could only go to the banquet alone with Ajie.

To be honest, being assassinated in the first half of the night and going out for a walk in the second half was a bit disregarding of life, but considering that little Acholi was not captured but escaped, and with that guy's control over the central city, it is unlikely that the bad thing of the Flash Assassin coming back will happen now.

Just as Zhou Ke drove Ajie out of the safe house and onto the avenue, what they saw was a group of mechanical police officers with mechanical dogs setting up martial law at the street intersection.

This is not the suppression mode of daily patrols. The electric batons in these guys' hands have been replaced with more deterrent melta rifles, and the mechanical dogs have been adjusted to riot control mode. Those pairs of red mechanical eyes look extremely creepy in the night.

The closer you get to the central building, the more mechanical guards are deployed and the more exaggerated their combat power.

Around Street No. 1 where the central building is located, the same "city defense mode" that Zhou Ke and Moni had seen before has been set up. Railings with lethal high voltage electricity have been erected on the street, hidden firepower positions have been opened, and even the camouflage of missile silos has been lifted.

A group of three black military weapons with a more solemn and heavy appearance patrol along a fixed route. Larger triangular armed drones are constantly hovering outside the central building. There is also a team of fully armed humans among the machine guards.

He is wearing a set of high-tech tactical equipment, with only two eyes exposed, making him look tough and powerful enough.

Zhou Ke and Ajie have been together for so long that they are already very familiar with biochemical warriors. At first glance, he knows that the team in front of them is definitely a commando team composed entirely of biochemical warriors. Moreover, judging from their body shapes and appearances, they seem to be very similar. Maybe they have used black technology such as "cloning" and are a 100% artificial human force with no additives.

Considering the current situation, perhaps this scene can be called "Strike Back of the Clones."

When Zhou Ke stopped the car outside the cordon, he also saw a civilian aircraft landing on the top of the building. It was obvious that those must be directors of other consortiums who came here to "take refuge."

Tonight's a big deal!

The kidnapping of the leaders of the Maca Group and the Ledis Group is enough to be called a "coup" in the Badlands era.

For the big shots, personal safety is secondary at this time. The most important thing is to seize the time to take sides. Roger's lack of martial ethics and the previous example of the Panis Group are there. There is no need to say more about what to choose now for these savvy people in the Badland era.

"Stand there! Don't come any closer!"

The cold rebuke made Zhou Ke, who had just gotten out of the car to light a cigarette, look up. Several guards armed to the teeth came forward to search him, but soon an "acquaintance" came over.
Afu, wearing work clothes and clattering high heels, came over, waved her hand, swung the ID in her hand, gave a few instructions to the guards, then called an unmanned transport vehicle and asked Zhou Ke and Ajie to get in.

"What's that floating over your shoulder?"

Zhou Ke blew out a smoke ring, sat on the black golf cart, and asked curiously. Afu turned around in surprise and said:
"you can see?"

"Nonsense, I am half a psychic after all, it's normal for me to be a little sensitive to these weird things."

He curiously observed the pink "ghost fire" floating on Afu's shoulder.

This thing must be a creature from the spiritual world. It circled around Afu. After noticing Zhou Ke's observation, the little thing suddenly put on a "ferocious" face as if to scare him, and grinned at him like a cloud with expression.

"The Terror Beast."

Afu briefly explained:
"It's standard equipment for Eagle State Psychics. You can think of it as a kind of 'employee benefit'. The Evil Eagle Lady has signed a contract with this group of psychic creatures. They can use Eagle State Psychics as carriers to move around in the material world, but the price is that they need to serve the Psychics.

This little thing can detect and attack, and can also use fear to assist in combat.

Normally it can help psychics stabilize their 'clairvoyance' and mental stress, serve as a guide when they mistakenly enter the spirit world, and can be used to block bullets at critical moments. To be honest, it's quite useful, but there's no need to expect it to do big things.

With such a small body, even the stronger biochemical warriors can't be scared.

This thing is more of a symbol of identity, and can be considered as the 'identity card' of a formal member of the Eagle Nation."

"Well, it's a nice anti-counterfeiting mark. I like it."

Zhou Ke grinned, then said to Afu:
"You've done something really bad this time. As Acholi's personal security guard, you actually let your boss get arrested. Logically, you should have stayed by his side even if Acholi slept with someone else. I tell you, Acholi looks cheerful, but he's actually very petty.

Plus, he had bad intentions towards you before, so you should be more careful in the future."

"I'm not afraid. I have someone to back me up, okay?"

Because Zhou Ke had "saved" Afu once in the previous operation, the relationship between the two was not as cold as when they first met. Facing Zhou Ke's ridicule, Afu said with undisguised contempt:

"He's the only one threatening me? If he dares to show his claws, Ms. Evil Eagle will chop off his third leg and feed it to the dogs. What's more, what happened today was indeed an accident. I just left and the people from Shunguang came right after me. They caught up with me.

But aren’t you worried about that little devil Weng Meiyu?

She was really taken away.”

"As long as you know what the other party wants to do, you won't have such worries at all."

Zhou Ke shook his head and said:
"Kidnapping is the oldest form of transaction in human civilization. Since it is kidnapping instead of killing directly, it proves that there is still room for maneuver. To be honest, I don't understand Roger's abstract operation. You can catch little Acholi, how difficult can it be to just shoot him directly?
This is a life-and-death struggle, is he just playing house?"

"Well, you're right about one thing."

Afu said in a subtle tone:

"Little Acholi did get hit by a bullet, but luckily it didn't hit his head or heart."

"That's OK, it makes me rate Roger up one point, but he's still a shockingly low score for me."

Zhou Ke complained and followed Afu into the elevator, which went straight up to the top floor. The super-high-speed elevator was fast and stable, and arrived at the destination in thirty seconds. As the elevator opened, the decoration in front of him made Zhou Ke instantly dream back to the "civilized era".

There is really no characteristic of the Badlands at all, it is completely ancient and antique.

Zhou Ke is not a connoisseur, but he can tell that the religious oil painting hanging in the corridor in front of him is definitely a masterpiece that is hundreds or even thousands of years old.

Expensiveness is not a necessary characteristic of great people in many cases, but it is a fundamental part of their lives.

The top floor is little Acholi's office and resting place. The structure here is completely adjusted according to his preferences. You can reach the spacious office by walking through the corridor decorated with cultural relics and luxury goods. The brightness and grandeur of this place make a stupid guy like Ajie a little timid.

His current intelligence level is still very poor, but Ajie may be able to vaguely feel that if he breaks anything in this place, Zhou Ke will definitely not be able to afford the compensation.

"You're here?"

Little Acholi, who was sitting on a chair, greeted him in a friendly manner.

This guy was not wearing a shirt or clothes on his upper body. It was not because he suddenly wanted to change to a wilder style of clothing, but mainly because of the bandages wrapped around his waist and abdomen. From the smell of medical alcohol in the office, it could be judged that an operation had just been performed here.

The black bullet that little Acholi is playing with is the "souvenir" left by the operation.

"This little thing got into my lung. If it was a few centimeters away, I would have to wear a mechanical lung and a mechanical heart to talk to you, Zhou Ke."

The surface archon tried hard to maintain his demeanor, but his pale face and the anger deep in his eyes betrayed him.

He didn't waste any time. After Zhou Ke sat down opposite the desk, little Acholi threw the bullet into the highball glass with only ice cubes left next to it.

Amid the crisp sound emitted by the thing, he waved to Afu, and a special device was placed in front of the two of them. As the device was activated, the holographic structure diagram of the No. 2 Research Institute of the Instant Light Organization appeared in front of the two of them.

他 说:

"Before the tracker installed in Meiyu's body was removed when she joined the company, she sent back the last message. The abducted people were concentrated in the underground area of the institute. This means that if we want to save them, we must first break through the crazy defense system of the No. 2 Institute.

I am sure that Roger will not only mobilize the military personnel under Shunguang.

Thinking from the worst perspective, he already has "reinforcements" around him now. It is unlikely that they will come from the Garden of Eden, and the big and small forces in the city-state area will not come together when the outcome has not yet been decided. So the most likely possibility is that they will come from the Bad Land."

"Why don't you just say Wu Qinhu or Old Yuri? I'm from the Badlands, I know the situation there better than you do."

Zhou Ke shook his head and said:
"This is really a bunch of toads and cockroaches sitting on the same table."

"Great analogy, nothing wrong with it except it's a little gross."

Little Acholi nodded and said:
"If I give you the command of the assault force outside, how long will it take you to break through this institute? What are the chances of rescuing everyone?"

"As a dignified surface governor, is this the only assault force you can mobilize?"

Zhou Ke asked back:
"No wonder Roger doesn't take you seriously!
You have been assassinated, my prince, shouldn't we send border troops to the city to defend the king? If we send any of the huge number of heavily armed border guards stationed on the border of the Badlands back, even if we only use heavy firepower to bombard the No. 2 Research Institute, it will be enough to bury it."

"Not to mention that I only have half of the command of the Border Legion, the other half is in the hands of the Archon of the Garden of Eden." Little Acholi sighed.
"Let's just talk about the Second Research Institute itself. I told you about the benchmark instrument before, and you have also seen with your own eyes the manipulation of time by the time psionicists. Do you think that facing such a power, is it useful to destroy it with simple firepower?
They can make countless mistakes, Zhou Ke, but we only have one chance to save people.

This is where Roger's confidence comes from.

If a war really breaks out and the border corps is involved, things will become very troublesome. Do you know what the old man and the old woman in heaven want?

Stablize!

They don't care about any stupid things that happen to explode on the surface world. All they want is stability. They just hope that the good days can continue after they close their eyes and they can live one more day.

Anyone who dares to disturb their good mood will become a thorn in their eyes.

You don't really think that being a consul will allow you to cover the world with one hand? I have to deal with more troubles than you think. If you want to experience my daily life, I'd really be happy to let you help me cover for a few days. "

At this point, Acholi Jr. emphasized again:

“Those who were abducted were a slap in my face, they must be rescued, no one left behind!
Only by maintaining my dignity can the surface world start to operate according to my ideas again after the fleeting blood-sucking era ends. Once others see my weakness and pretense, I will have to devote my precious energy to fighting them in a battle of wits and courage.

But time.
Everyone's time is valuable.

If you want to do great things, you have to cherish every minute and every second. I don’t believe you don’t understand this truth.”

Zhou Ke nodded and did not continue to dwell on this issue. He thought about it and took out the cigarette box, but was stopped by Little Acholi, who opened the drawer and threw a box of cigars to him, saying:
"Take this, it's stronger and healthier! I guarantee that each one was rubbed on the thighs of the young girls in the Garden of Eden. I have confirmed it with my own eyes."

"So you recruited so many people from the surface to go to the sky just to do something like this that requires no technical difficulty?"

Zhou Ke rolled his eyes, picked up the cigar, and elegantly cut it with a cigar cutter under the very surprised gaze of little Acholi, then lit the blowtorch to finish enjoying it.

Who is this mysterious guy?
How come he lights a cigarette more gracefully than me?
Is this how all wastelanders act nowadays?

"Fu"

Zhou Ke exhaled thick smoke and exclaimed:
"It has to be this flavor! Thanks, man. I have one last question. You have so many talented people under your command. Can't you find a commander within the system?
Do you have to let me come?
I'm not being modest. I'm just a little smart, but I'm definitely not a professional. Giving me this kind of project of attacking and saving lives is like tying your authority to me, which puts me under a lot of pressure."

"Two reasons."

Little Acholi also got himself a cigar, and while puffing away the smoke, he said to Zhou Ke:

“First, you are not from the Acholi Consortium, you don’t have any consortium background and you have done similar things in the Badlands, so letting you do this will make my subsequent reports better.

I have a vested interest and I am an outsider, so I can't be found out openly. Besides, you are very capable. I have seen your ability to cause trouble. Is there any black glove that is more useful than you?"

"Makes sense."

Zhou Ke nodded seriously and asked:
"What about number two?"

"The second reason is that I want to see what kind of wonderful connection there is between you and the Shunguang Organization."

A cold female voice came from the direction of the bedroom, answering on behalf of little Acholi. Zhou Ke looked back and saw Ms. Evil Vulture, who was wearing a professional suit but with a ball mask covering her face, leaning against the door.

In his hand he was playing with a familiar little hourglass ornament.

The unique purple eyes under her mask stared at Zhou Ke and said:

"We are all from the Evil Land, so I won't hide anything. Zhou Ke, I am very angry about what you did in the Jiubang black market."

"But I left compensation, ma'am."

Zhou Ke said something, and the evil vulture laughed out of anger. She said:
"Do you really think that aircraft can offset my losses? Not only in terms of personnel and places, but also in terms of connections and reputation, the losses are beyond your imagination, you damned thug. But as I said before, the more information I track down about you and the more I study you, the more I find that there are many secrets in you that are worth exploring.

You have a complicated relationship with the Flash Organization, and I guess you yourself are very confused about this twisted relationship.

Why does the Flash Organization track you so relentlessly?
Why would a guy like Roger be so concerned about a thug with destructive tendencies and a mildly antisocial personality?
I personally facilitated the cooperation between you and Mr. Acholi Jr. in order to provide an opportunity for both of us. Perhaps we can find the answer to the mystery that we are both curious about in Institute No. 2.

If you still intend to play dumb, then I might as well explain it more clearly! "

She emphasized her tone.

Her eyes were fixed on the ordinary energy-comprehension device on Zhou Ke's wrist, and she said:
"Where are you from? Zhou Ke, can you answer this question at this stage?"

"I can't answer that."

Zhou Ke spread his hands and said frankly:
"Someone told me that the answer is in Time Maze No. 11, but I lack the channels and means to go there, as well as reliable explorers to work with."

"I'll help you find the channel. Jiubang has an exploration plan for Labyrinth No. 11 on the agenda."

The evil eagle said decisively:

"If you want, you can join us. Of course, you have to become a psionicist first and get out of Roger's party alive."

She threw the hourglass in her hand over and Zhou Ke caught it.

"I modified it. When you carry it with you, it can help you resist the invasion of time psychic energy, but it can only be effective a limited number of times, so use it sparingly."

she says:

"Afu will give you a bottle of medicine used by Jiubang psychics when they break through the sublimation state. That thing can enhance your psychic perception and manipulation to the extreme for a period of time. This will help you control the growth of your psychic organs after the inhibitor in your brain takes effect, so that it will not mutate to the point where you can't control it at all.

Your physical strengthening is very solid, and it is obvious that it is the work of a famous teacher. I don't need to help you in this regard.

But I want to remind you that your current biological energy is seriously insufficient. If you cannot obtain enough precipitation energy from the outside to complete the breakthrough, then your current success rate in trying to break through the sublimation state will be less than 0.01%.

This is a process that takes time to develop, and you are already on the right track.

There’s no need to rush.”

"Thank you for your reminder. I will consider it."

Zhou Ke stood up and put the device that recorded the topography of the No. 2 Research Institute into his pocket. He said to Little Acholi:
"I'll take the job. I'll contact you when I'm ready. Don't worry, it won't be too long. Within three days!"

"Two days."

Acholi shook his head and said:

"The entire city-state and even the entire surface world are watching. I must come up with some tricks."

"Well, I have one more question."

He took a puff of his cigar and said:
“How much loss can you bear?”

"what?"

This question made little Acholi blink his eyes. He quickly realized what Zhou Ke meant. After thinking about it, he said:

"Save our allies, take down the No. 2 benchmark of the flash, blow up the nest where Roger is hiding, and drive away those blood-sucking bastards. This is my request. As for the acceptable loss, as long as it does not destroy the basic operation of the city-state area, I can give you any authorization.

Another thing is to limit the casualties as much as possible, don't make things too big, and don't cause any bloody massacres."

他 说:

"Although I lack empathy for the surface world, there are only a few of us left in this world. Zhou Ke, please be kind and give us a chance to survive."

"Well, I understand. The conditions are not too harsh, so just wait for my news."

(End of this chapter)