Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 418 The Traitor Exposed
The sudden and drastic change in the teleportation system left everyone in the rear operations room utterly shocked.

Li Meng immediately rushed to the elder of Soroma and questioned him sternly: "Is Soroma colluding with the Fire Thief Cult to deliberately set a trap to harm other teams?!"

The elder was also dumbfounded.

He was aware that Sororo's team teleported to different locations than the other teams.

But the fact that the Fire Thief Cult knew the team's teleportation coordinates in advance and set a trap was something he never expected.

In his plan, once the teleportation was complete, the leaders of the other teams would definitely question why the Soro team hadn't teleported to the same place as the main force. At that time, he intended to use the excuse that "something might have gone wrong" to cover it up.

In any case, it won't have a major impact. As long as Adam and the others, who have been teleported inside the cathedral, find the Pope first and capture him, it won't affect the overall outcome of this operation.

However, he did not expect that the Church of the Fire Stealers was prepared in advance, which made the Soroman team, whose teleportation locations were inconsistent, the most suspicious.

"Yes! What on earth is going on?!"

We demand an explanation!

Not only Li Meng, but the leaders of other teams also challenged the veterans.

Faced with the crowd's anger, the elder tried to defend himself, saying, "Everyone, calm down! We, the Soroman, have a blood feud with the Fire Thief Cult. How could we possibly collude with them? If that were the case, I should have sent people to arrest you right now!"

Upon hearing this, Li Meng and the other team leaders frowned, for there was some truth to what they said.

If Sororo truly harbors malicious intentions, besides harming the action team, he certainly won't let the team leaders off the hook either.

"Then how do you explain that your Soma Action Team teleported to different locations than other teams?" Li Meng pressed on to the key point.

"This... there might be some mistake."

"A mistake? Are you kidding me!"

The elders guiltily avoided Li Meng's sharp gaze.

Li Mengqiang suppressed his anger, knowing that the overall situation should be taken into consideration.

"The other teams are currently in an ambush, and the enemy seems to have blocked communications, making it impossible to contact them. If you, Soroman, have nothing to hide, you should contact Adam and the others immediately and have them go to support the other teams!"

"Mr. Li is right! Since the Soma team didn't teleport into the ambush area, they can help other teams escape from the outside!"

The elder reluctantly took off his earpiece and handed it to Li Meng: "I want to do the same, everyone, but I can't contact Adam either! Communication inside the church has also been blocked. If you don't believe me, listen to it."

Li Meng took the earphones and listened; all he could hear were busy signals.

"Crack!"

He slammed the headset on the ground and said threateningly, "Then you can use mind control items like the [Secret Communication Scroll] that can ignore interference and block shielding to communicate! I can tell you with certainty that if our team suffers any casualties, the responsibility lies entirely with you, Soroma, and North Star will definitely pursue this to the end!"

The Sisya team leader immediately stated: "We, Sisya, will stand on the same side as North Star!"

Since Yelena came to power, the two countries have cooperated extensively. Moreover, this incident does indeed reveal problems both overtly and covertly. If any important members of either side are killed or injured, they will inevitably jointly hold Solma accountable.

The elder's hands trembled slightly, his heart filled with panic. He couldn't bear the responsibility of antagonizing the countries of Beixing and Xisya, so after thinking it over, he decided to relinquish the decision-making power to his superiors.

"This...please be patient, everyone. I will contact His Majesty to apply immediately..."

He had barely finished speaking when a communication sound came through Li Meng's earpiece.

"Section Chief Li, can you hear me?"

"Guan Tong!" Li Meng was overjoyed to hear the voice and pressed the earpiece, asking, "You destroyed the jamming equipment? What's the situation over there?"

"The Firebringers knew our teleportation time and location and laid an ambush beforehand. However, we successfully broke through and eliminated them all. Chen Na discovered that members of the Soromagna team had teleported into the cathedral, and we suspect that this may be related to them."

Not only Li Meng received the communication, but the team leaders of the other teams also re-established communication with their team captains and inquired about the situation.

“This is a big problem,” Li Meng said quickly. “At first, I also thought that Soroma betrayed you, but after you got into trouble, the personal freedom of us team leaders was not restricted.”

"So you're saying Soromagato didn't collude with the Fire Thief Cult?" Guan Tong asked.

"No, we can't draw conclusions yet. Regardless, it's undeniable that they deliberately teleported to different locations! By the way, how's the team? Any casualties?"

"The North Star team has none, the Sisya team has one injured player, and the Six Nations team has one dead player and one seriously injured player."

Hearing that his team had suffered no casualties, Li Meng felt relieved.

He was indeed extremely anxious just now, fearing that the ambush by the Fire Thief Cult would cause casualties to the North Star Team.

After all, every member of the team has great potential. If there are any casualties due to information leaks, not only him, but also the Countermeasures Research Office and even the Hokusei government would find it unacceptable.

“I don’t plan to go into the church now,” Guan Tong’s voice continued. “I’m going to blow up this building from the outside and force everyone who can survive out.”

Li Meng was startled upon hearing this. He didn't doubt Guan Tong's ability, but the previous battle plan involved penetrating deep into the church. Otherwise, using long-range missiles would have been more convenient for blowing up the building from the outside.

This ambush must have angered him...

Although Li Meng couldn't discern the intensity of Guan Tong's emotions from her voice, the latter's actions clearly indicated that she no longer took the previously established battle plan seriously.

This is undoubtedly a sign of anger—according to the Countermeasures Research Office's records, it is completely consistent with Guan Tong's behavior pattern of blowing up the Antaibang Royal Palace in a fit of rage a long time ago.

Li Meng reminded him, "The Soma team is also inside the church."

"Since they won't come out to help us and don't care whether we live or die, why should I care whether they live or die?"

"...Then let's do it your way. But we must act quickly and evacuate as soon as possible. According to satellite surveillance footage, the cultists in Li Luo Safe City are heading there. Too many ants can kill an elephant. Don't forget that your team only has enough people for a decapitation operation." Li Meng knew Guan Tong and knew that although the kid seemed easy to get along with, he was actually extremely stubborn.

If you want him to change his mind, it's best to intervene before he makes a decision. Otherwise, once he's made a decision, nothing anyone says will matter.

After finishing his communication with Li Meng, Guan Tong raised his silver hunting rifle, aimed it at the building in front of him, and pulled the trigger expressionlessly.

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom...!"

He had previously stored up dozens of Type 6 missiles, and this time he didn't hold back, firing more than a dozen right away.

Faced with the immense power of the missile, this ancient building was unable to withstand it.

France and the United States did not have mature steel reinforcement technology when it was built, so its defensive capabilities were not strong. With the bombardment of missiles, large pieces of bricks and tiles were smashed and scattered, and the entire building swayed and creaked like a scream.

The rest of the team was stunned by this scene, never expecting that Guan Tong possessed such a powerful weapon.

This weapon, which can be carried by the wearer, launched continuously, and whose power is no less than that of a regular missile, would certainly be ranked as a "divine weapon" in the minds of any aspiring individual.

Adam and his three companions, who were currently moving inside the church, had already efficiently fought their way to the fifth floor, eliminating over a hundred cultists blocking their path. Just as they were about to reach the sixth floor, where the Pope was located, the entire building suddenly began to shake violently, with sparks flying everywhere.

Amanda stared at a window shattered by the explosion and exclaimed, "Someone outside is bombarding the building with firearms!"

Moon Key looked up at the torn ceiling: "The building is about to collapse."

Adam raised his hands, and an invisible force spread out from him: "Stay by my side, and I will protect you with my force field."

Rumble!

The building could not withstand the intense bombardment from outside and began to collapse.

Some of the cult members still inside cursed loudly, while others tried their best to save themselves, but the collapse came too fast and too suddenly, and many people were injured or killed without being prepared.

Adam manipulated an invisible force field to deflect all the bricks, tiles, and stones that were falling on them. At the same time, he looked up and searched for traces of his target amidst the collapse.

They are on the fifth floor now, and the sixth floor is above them—if the Pope is on top, he could fall down as the floor collapses.

To his disappointment, no one fell from above, not a single one.

The dust has settled.

Looking at the collapsed building, Guan Tong and the others outside couldn't help but feel a mix of emotions.

This was at least an ancient architectural site before the rules of the apocalypse, and now it's been destroyed.

Seeing the heavy atmosphere, Yang Ran tried to ease the tension by looking at the ruins in the dust: "Speaking of which, wasn't this building the French National Library before? Why are there so few books here?"

"The books were all burned by the Fire Thief Cult," said Lu Ruiguo, the Ascended One.

"what?"

“You didn’t know?” Lu Ruiguo, the Ascended One, explained, “It happened a long time ago. The Fire Thieves Cult believed that books other than the ‘Word of God’ were unnecessary, and they burned all the books in the Great Library long ago… Oh, the ‘Word of God’ is…”

“I do know about ‘The Word of God’,” Yang Ran said. “These cultists compiled every apocalyptic rule issued by the Fire Stealers into a book, named it ‘The Word of God’ as a prayer book… But is it really necessary to burn all the other books? That’s insane!”

"That's why you'd say they're cultists."

As the dust gradually settled, figures slowly began to appear.

Some cultists dressed in black robes crawled out of the ruins, but the action team paid no attention to them; their eyes were soon focused on one spot.

Adam and his teammates from the Soma team were standing on a pile of ruins.

The moment their eyes met, anger ignited in the hearts of everyone on the joint action team.

The captain of the Sissia team stepped forward, pointed at Adam, and demanded, "Adam! Did your Soma team collude with cultists and betray the rest of us?!"

Adam frowned upon hearing the question: "What did you say? Wait, you blew up the cathedral? Why...?"

"Stop pretending! If you're not spies, why are you at a different teleportation point than us? Why were we ambushed while you're unharmed!"

"You've been ambushed?"

Adam's expression changed, and suddenly Amanda's exclamation came from behind him.

"Watch out, Adam!"

Sizzle—!
A powerful and extremely fast bolt of red and white lightning suddenly struck from behind, heading straight for the back of Adam's head.

This scene took everyone present by surprise; almost no one could react in time.

Although Adam activated his field defense in time, it was too late.

He felt a chill run down his spine when he heard the thud. Turning around, he saw a large hole blown open in Amanda's chest, and a look of worry froze on her face.

Amanda!

"A traitor! The traitor is that Peter?!"

"Grab him now!!!"

(End of this chapter)