Industrial Cthulhu doesn't believe in the end times.

Chapter 118 Please Respond

"Commander Su, this intelligence is indeed a bit too shocking... Are you sure you can handle it?"

Even Secretary-General Feng Zhengze couldn't help but ask Su Xun again for confirmation. In that instant, he almost felt the same way he did when he first met Su Xun and she claimed that the end of the world was coming.

But in the past, they faced the survival of billions of people, while now, the other side is talking about a crisis affecting hundreds of thousands of people.

The numbers have decreased, but they remain heavy and suffocating.

“My judgment should be correct.” Su Xun said solemnly, “The zombie’s parasite has already come to me. I have fought it from a distance. I can make this conclusion completely. I can even sense its location. It should be in the direction of Haizhou.”

This statement caused a moment of silence in the channel, but soon Feng Zhengze spoke up and asked, "So, can the Jianghuai Corps still be trusted? How can we be sure that they haven't been converted, parasitized, or influenced?"

The question was too direct, and the middle-aged man on the other side did not refute it; in fact, he himself was unsure about the question.

To this, Su Xun smiled confidently and said, "It's alright, we have a way..."

He had just finished speaking when he suddenly stopped. He had subconsciously tried to find the way they had handled this matter in his previous life, but at this moment he suddenly realized that things were not as simple as he had imagined.

Humans progressed much slower in the past than they do now, but that doesn't mean zombies did too. At this point in time, the zombie king should have already grown up and become even more powerful than he is now.

How exactly did humans resist it back then?

Su Xun's memory of this incident was completely blank.

It's that ghostly figure again!

Could He be related to this Zombie King?

No.

Su Xun's mind raced. With the zombie king's resources, it was far from being a true natural disaster; it couldn't be it.

So why were the methods to combat it erased?

By focusing his thoughts on several major crises that had occurred in his previous life, he soon discovered something unusual again.

From the fourth to the ninth order, more than one way to deal with a crisis was eliminated, and these crises all had one thing in common: for humanity at the same time, these calamities were almost always difficult to overcome.

Overcoming these crises was an absolute miracle for humanity during those periods!

Those 'miracles' have been erased!
The key link that connected this series of 'miracles' has been erased!

Su Xun seemed to have grasped a clue, but more mysteries followed.

"Commander Su?"

The voice from the microphone startled him. The two people on the other end were somewhat bewildered by Su Xun's sudden silence.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly thought of something."

Su Xun subconsciously picked up another disposable paper cup, used his supernatural ability to gather a cup of hot water in it, and took a small sip.

Even if his experience in dealing with this zombie king in his previous life is blank, with Su Xun's ninth-level perspective, he can easily find a way to deal with it. Even if the current humans drag it out, they can eventually break it down, but they will have to pay a higher price.

Thinking of this, Su Xun's hand holding the water glass suddenly paused again.

Perhaps, in this lifetime, I am that miracle?

This time, however, Su Xun did not fall into deep thought again. He stood up and said into the microphone, "Does Commander Chen have any of the portable communication devices manufactured before the Great Cataclysm?"

The middle-aged man who served as the commander of the Jianghuai Corps was surnamed Chen. When he heard the question, he replied, "The headquarters has one, but it is in use."

"Stop for a moment and let them clear out the machine."

After saying this, Su Xun turned to Qin Chang and said, "Have the broadcasting station suspend its broadcasts to other areas and maintain our single-line contact with the Jianghuai Command."

"Secretary-General Feng, please end the call for now. We'll reconnect once we've finished processing this... It won't be long."

"Okay." There is a direct passage from the command center to the broadcasting station, and there is even an elevator. When Su Xun arrived here, the phone call had already been answered, and the staff at the broadcasting station had already left in accordance with confidentiality requirements.

The broadcasting station, designed according to the technology reserved by Su Xun, actually looks rather rudimentary, and many parts even seem to have been rushed.

After skillfully operating the broadcasting equipment, Su Xun asked into the microphone, "Is Commander Chen in position?"

"Wait a moment...it's ready!"

"Now, follow the instructions I've given you to adjust the equipment you have."

While talking to the other party, Su Xun found several spiritual energy crystals and installed them in the corresponding positions of several spiritual energy lenses.

Qin Chang watched him busily working, and although he was somewhat puzzled, he remained silent.

If technology has levels... no, I should say that spiritual technology has levels, or rather, why can't all technological products correspond to extraordinary levels?
The superhumans themselves are merely the research results of this path. A nuclear weapon that can kill a sixth-order alien can itself be called an attack method that surpasses the sixth order.

For that alien species, the killing techniques activated by a seventh-tier transcendent being were probably not as powerful as that nuclear bomb.

From this perspective, it seems plausible to say that humanity before the Great Cataclysm was a technological civilization that had mastered seventh-order technology.

The spiritual energy broadcasting device in front of us, which was built by killing many alien species to gather enough materials and incorporated old-era technology, is actually comparable to a fifth-order transcendent creation.

Of course, a fifth-order creation can only simulate a portion of the abilities of a fifth-order superhuman. Just as a nuclear weapon with seventh-order attack power is far less flexible and comprehensive than a real seventh-order superhuman, the superhuman itself is the most outstanding research achievement on this path.

Getting back to the main point, this device can do much more than just communication; it can transform spiritual energy into a wave-like form and project it out.

Having confirmed that Commander Chen was ready and had gathered several key high-ranking officials within the headquarters, Su Xun turned to look at Qin Chang.

"You answer the phone... It shouldn't drop out soon, we're using two different frequencies."

"I understand, but what are you going to do?"

Su Xun, who was making the final adjustments, explained to Qin Chang: "The abilities of this zombie king are actually similar to the cognitive distortion in the secret realm, especially the ordinary thought distortion. In a short period of time, it will not have a deep impact on people. At most, it will make people think that some situations are normal."

"Although I am not a specialist in mental abilities, with this large equipment, I can use a powerful spiritual energy impact on a low-level superhuman with receiving abilities to determine their condition."

"By the way, keep your distance."

Under Qin Chang's shocked gaze, Su Xun directly placed one hand on the input cable of the spiritual energy lens, and then his whole body was illuminated with a brilliant halo!

Qin Chang subconsciously took a step back. The next moment, beams of light shone on the spot where Su Xun had just made changes. The crystals placed on them quickly burned, releasing energy equivalent to the total spiritual power of several third-tier extraordinary beings.

"Buzz!"

A blinding light flashed quickly, traveled along several cables into the ground, and disappeared without a trace. But Qin Chang had already guessed that the spiritual energy fluctuation had traveled along those cables to the large antenna on the perimeter of the base!

After doing all this, even Su Xun was a little tired. He let out a long breath, but his hands were still busy. He began to readjust the equipment to make it work properly.

"How is it? Is there anything going on?"

Looking at Qin Chang holding the microphone, the other man's expression made his heart sink.

"I don't know exactly what happened, I just heard gunshots. As for the specifics... you should just ask him directly."

"……it is good."

Su Xun took the microphone back and took a deep breath.

"Commander Chen? Please respond if you hear me."

The phone seemed noisy on the other end, but it was quickly answered again, and the voice on the other end was different: "...Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, this is Liu Zhen, Chief of Staff of the Jianghuai Corps. Please give instructions."

"..."

(End of this chapter)