I chose the safe house, and the Human Alliance regretted it.

The underground living area of ​​Jiangnan City.

The commotion on the surface of the city has already alerted the locals.

Hundreds of thousands of ordinary people hid in layers of isolation rooms, leaving the huge underground plaza empty.

The stark white lights on the ceiling of the underground building were still on, illuminating the mess on the ground.

Only a few thousand people stood quietly in place.

Zhang and Xie family branches.

There are also members of an overseas divination organization led by Isaac.

"Extremely ominous." Zhang Duan uttered the two words in a complicated manner, his voice very soft, yet it felt like a stone hitting everyone's heart.

Xie Zhu shook his head bitterly and said in a low voice, "There isn't an auspicious spot."

Zhang Duan looked at the nervous children behind him, the youngest of whom was only seven or eight years old.

He sighed, his voice hoarse: "I'm not reconciled. They're still so young."

Meanwhile, Isaac and the others were already prepared for battle.

Even if they are no match for the enemy, they will still struggle with all their might before they die.

Footsteps echoed through the underground base's passageways under their watchful eyes.

"Thump, thump, thump—"

Step by step, unhurriedly, it sounded like a death knell to these people.

A moment later, Old Liu appeared at the entrance of the passage, his hands behind his back.

He looked at the gathered crowd with a calm gaze, yet it carried a chilling sense of entitlement.

"It's all here," he said softly.

Zhang Duan stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Old Liu, stop."

Xie Zhu chimed in, "As a high-ranking member of the alliance, why would you harm your own people?"

Old Liu looked at the two of them but didn't rush to answer.

He walked slowly forward, his shoes making a soft sound as they stomped on the stone pavement.

The sound wasn't loud, but it made everyone's heart pound in rhythm with it.

"You are a prominent family in the Dragon Kingdom," Elder Liu said slowly. "You should understand that in certain circumstances, necessary sacrifices are worthwhile."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the crowd, and his voice rose a few decibels: "Your deaths will ensure the survival of the Dragon Kingdom and save countless lives. You died a worthy death."

Zhang and Xie's expressions changed slightly.

He's determined to devour them all too!

Xie Zhu retorted, "A worthy death? You devoured us, and then what? You survived, and the Dragon Kingdom continued to exist?"

"As long as I live, the alliance will not fall apart." Old Liu's answer was without hesitation.

"As long as I live, the flame of humanity will never be extinguished. After you die, I will lead the remaining people to fight against disaster and rebuild civilization."

"What?" Old Liu retorted, "You two families enjoyed special treatment, and now that it's time to contribute to the Dragon Kingdom, you're unwilling?"

Xie Zhu's face turned cold, and he said in a deep voice, "Whether it's for the Dragon Kingdom or for yourself, you know better than anyone else!"

"Is there a difference?" Old Liu asked without changing his expression. "I represent the alliance. What the alliance needs is what I need, and conversely, what I need is what the alliance needs. The two are essentially one."

"Old Liu, don't confuse the concepts," Zhang Duan said. "Whether it's the Dragon Kingdom or the Alliance, it has never been anyone's private property; it belongs to everyone in the Dragon Kingdom."

As soon as the words fell—

"Hahaha..." Old Liu actually laughed.

The laughter echoed in the empty underground plaza, so jarring it sent chills down one's spine.

"Naive." A mocking smile appeared on Old Liu's lips. "That's just a slogan to get the vast majority of people to obey."

He paused.

"In the thousands of years of Chinese history, when has the nation ever belonged to everyone?"

"When dynasties change and the throne falls, isn't it always the decision of a minority?"

"Slogans are for the common people; the truth is determined by those in power. You come from prestigious families; surely you understand this?"

Zhang Duan and Xie Zhu exchanged a glance, but could not refute it.

Ordinary people obey the rules, powerful families exploit the rules, and those in power create the rules—this has been the case since ancient times.

No matter how well these rules of the game are packaged at a certain period, their essence has never changed.

Old Liu's smile faded, and his tone returned to its usual calm: "In the end, you are unwilling to be devoured by me, unwilling to sacrifice for the Dragon Kingdom."

Zhang Duan was taken aback.

Is not this nonsensical?

How could he possibly want to be swallowed up?

But Old Liu asked this question so naturally, as if "unwillingness to sacrifice" itself was a sin.

The others didn't react for a moment.

Until Isaac muttered under his breath, "Damn, isn't this just forcing us to die and expecting us to be grateful?"

"I'm doing this for all of humanity," Old Liu said slowly. "If you don't want to be devoured by me and try to stop me from saving humanity, you're making an enemy of all humankind."

The expressions on everyone's faces were complicated.

How jarring that statement is!

"This is your mission." Old Liu's voice deepened.

"Future generations will remember you. Your names will be engraved on monuments, and your sacrifices will be written in books. Hundreds of years from now, people will know that it was you who—gave your lives for the continuation of humanity."

Zhang Duan and Xie Zhu were dumbfounded.

They'd seen shameless people before, but this level of shamelessness, coupled with such self-righteousness, was truly a first.

Has Old Liu gone mad?

Does he think this is a special period?

Can waving a flag and shouting a few slogans really drive a group of people crazy?

For the sake of a slogan, would someone report their own parents, or even personally drag their relatives out for public criticism?

"You're committing treason!" Old Liu threw a accusation at them.

Zhang Duan took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his heart.

He knew that it was pointless to reason with someone who already saw himself as a "savior."

Because in his eyes, he himself is the truth.

"Then die." Old Liu said no more.

He reached out his hand, and the Five Elements Rings burst forth from his body once more.

The five colors of light intertwined to form a huge halo that enveloped everyone.

At the same time, only four bases remained outside the country.

The beast tide swept in, with golden-eyed beasts clearing the way and low-level beasts swarming like locusts.

In just a few breaths, the walls of the four bases collapsed as if they were made of paper.

The dome of the underground living area was lifted, and light shone on countless desperate faces.

Then came darkness.

Inside the base, blood flowed freely.

One hundred million people living abroad have died.

The five major bases of the Dragon Kingdom.

In the underground living area of ​​the capital, some people are still waiting for the "electronic screen to be repaired".

"roar--"

A beast's roar silenced the base's noisy complaints.

"What's going on? Another beast tide?"

"Don't worry, everyone. The Alliance is here, and the superhumans are here. They can't get in!"

The moment those words were spoken, the ground trembled violently.

"Rip—rip—" A series of loud noises followed, the lighting system malfunctioned, and the underground living area was plunged into darkness.

"Ah—" A series of panicked cries erupted.

"boom!"

Dust billowed as a corner of the underground base was blasted open, letting in blinding light.

"It's a monster!!!" someone cried out in despair.

At the breach, low-level beasts surged in like a tide.

"Where's the Alliance? Where are the superhumans?!"

No one answered.

Their response was met with the claws of countless low-level beasts.

Blood and flesh flew everywhere, and screams rose and fell.

The woman desperately protected the baby in her arms, and together they disappeared into the horde of beasts.

Blood soaked the floor and the walls.

The air was thick with the stench of blood; the underground base had become a living hell.

The Southwest Base, Shanghai Base, Tianhai Base, and Northeast Base—the other four bases are essentially the same.

Seven hundred million people died.

.........

Yuxu, the exit.

A white mist slowly swirls ahead.

Wang Wei turned around and looked at the figure in plain clothes on the jade steps behind him.

Moonlight streamed down from the dome, falling on her shoulders like a thin layer of frost.

"Senior, I'm leaving."

The woman in plain clothes nodded, her long hair swaying gently in the still air.

"Remember, nothing here can be revealed. Otherwise, the grand plan of hundreds of millions of people over millennia will be in vain."

"Don't worry," Wang Wei's voice was steady. "No one can see through me, and no one can deduce everything that happened here from me."

The woman in plain clothes glanced at him and said, "You are the savior of this world, so remember to guard your true self."

She paused, then continued, "For the human race..."

Wang Wei nodded, turned around, and stepped into the white mist.

The woman in plain clothes watched Wang Wei leave, leaving her alone in the entire Yuxu.

"May it prosper forever"

She whispered, reciting the words she hadn't finished saying.

But no one responded.