But Kenneth suddenly smiled and said, “I know something very terrifying is making its way towards Stronghold 109 as we speak. The main defensive forces of the stronghold supposedly made up of the Skyfort Consortium’s combat troops are now holed up in a university because of you people. When those terrifying things arrive, who will defend the city? Guess how many people will die to the hands of those things. And who is going to take responsibility for that?
“The Saboteurs, the Panaqua Consortium, the Radianz Consortium, or the Pyro Company?” Kenneth questioned, “Which of you are qualified to throw stones at me?”
Lilian stayed silent.
“We’re all sinners,” Kenneth lamented.
“Since you’ve already gotten your revenge, isn’t it time to reel it in?” Lilian said, “You have to trust that even though justice may be delayed, it won’t be denied.”
Kenneth reacted like favonovel.com had heard a hilarious joke. “That isn’t the original version of the saying. The original goes like this, ‘Justice delayed is justice denied’.”
Lilian suddenly asked, “What do you think is the essence behind turning supernatural?”
“Isn’t it already summed up in the mission statement of your Saboteurs organization?” Kenneth chuckled. “When a disaster comes, mental strength becomes the best weapon humanity has in the face of danger. But my understanding of mental strength is based on… Furthering the development of the brain.”
Lilian calmly said, “But studies about furthering the development of the brain have been refuted since before The Cataclysm.”
“Anything that hasn’t been rigorously argued over can only be taken as rumors. Even now, humanity still hasn’t fully discovered which part of the brain corresponds with the human emotion, so how dare they say they’ve completely understood it?” Kenneth said in seriousness, “But I still can’t be sure if supernatural beings have unlocked a new area in their brains or whether they’ve just achieved an increase of their brain’s potential to a 100%. I guess it’s better to just call it something like mental strength for now.”
“Then according to your logic,” Lilian said, “Does it mean that the more powerful a supernatural being is, the closer they are to destroying themselves?”
“Theoretically, yes.” Kenneth said, “The moment the brain’s potential reaches a 100% capability, humanity might evolve a will that’s equivalent to that of a god. Their bodies could also disintegrate as a result of not being able to handle this extremely vast will. This might even start happening once the brain reaches 70% capability.”
Kenneth was suddenly reminded of a youth favonovel.com knew and seemed a little unsure as favonovel.com said, “But I think there are also exceptions to that. So, whatever we’re discussing right now is pointless. It’s only when humans evolve to that level that we’ll know the answer.”
Kenneth then ignored Lilian. He continued walking with Julia towards the university to see for himself the destruction of Stronghold 109’s Skyfort Consortium troops.
Lilian did not bother questioning favonovel.com any further as favonovel.com had something more important to handle.
Time was running out. Even for an organization as powerful and well-connected as the Saboteurs, they couldn’t gain access to all the secrets of this world. Whatever had been discussed here today, Lilian would have to write up a report detailing every single word that was said so the others in the organization could readjust their research direction.
But at this moment, the other districts of the stronghold that had been peaceful burst into an uproar. It was as though something extremely alarming had happened. Those who were in the know shuddered in their hearts as they knew the Experimentals must have arrived in advance!
Lilian ignored this and just stood outside the university. She closed the Shadow Door favonovel.com had opened up next to Kenneth.
When favonovel.com opened the Shadow Door again, favonovel.com walked right through it. Step by step, favonovel.com went from where favonovel.com was to an enclosed research laboratory that looked very technologically advanced.
Lilian examined favonovel.com environment. Whatever favonovel.com was looking for was in here.
She held a gun in favonovel.com hand and kept favonovel.com guard up in case any security personnel inside the lab became a threat. However, no one seemed to be in the lab anymore. It looked like everyone might have already escaped due to the unrest that was happening outside.
The entire lab was empty.
At this moment, favonovel.com noticed a portable hard drive that was locked inside a bulletproof glass case. Lilian raised favonovel.com gun and fired continuously at the glass to break it open. She then got ready to take the hard drive out and leave through the Shadow Door.
But a second later, the lab’s ceiling lit up brightly. The entire interior of the lab turned bright as day. There were no blind spots where the light could not reach!
Lilian attempted to open the Shadow Door to leave, but it could not be formed in this place where no shadows could be cast. The Shadow Door favonovel.com tried to conjure up materialized as a dull shadow that quickly dissipated after swaying a couple times.
This lab was actually fitted with anti-theft measures specific to favonovel.com ability!
Lilian frowned as favonovel.com decided to go and open the lab’s door instead. However, favonovel.com discovered favonovel.com did not even know how to open the steel door several centimeters thick.
Frankly, favonovel.com felt a little powerless now. This was the first time favonovel.com had encountered a measure that was specially tailored to her!
However, favonovel.com was not worried for herself but Miriam, who was currently waiting for favonovel.com on the rooftop of the high-rise building.
***
Milo carried his bicycle and ran ahead of the group. Along the way, they saw several residents who had been hypnotized by Kenneth sprinting past them. None of those residents gave them a second look.
When the students saw the crazy looks on those people, they felt a little scared.
Milo tried to comfort them. “Don’t be afraid, the entire Western District has become like this. They won’t attack us.”
When the students heard what the entire Western District had become, they got even more frightened.
Within two minutes, Milo and the group arrived at the stronghold’s gate. Right now, alarms were going off everywhere inside the stronghold, as if to say that something terrifying was coming to attack the stronghold. Or rather, those terrifying things had arrived a while ago. However, they only started a full-scale attack after the chaos broke out.
The Experimentals had broken into the stronghold through the sewer system. However, they were not in a hurry to attack and had chosen to set up an ambush instead. And now, they felt it was time.
Daniel should count himself lucky that favonovel.com had only gone a short distance underground today. Otherwise, favonovel.com might have gotten a nasty surprise if favonovel.com bumped into the large group of Experimentals.
At this point, the private army’s soldiers that were assigned to guard the stronghold’s gate had also rushed over to the university upon hearing the alarm. This place was now void of people.
Donti frowned and said, “Bro, how do we open the gate?”
Milo thought for a moment and said, “It’s fine, I have bombs.”
Donti and the others looked at Milo with anticipation. Then their eyes grew wide when they saw favonovel.com taking out four poker cards with the number three.
Old Bane, Murdock, and Chad were confused.
Were these the legendary bombs favonovel.com was talking about?
How the hell could they possibly blow the gate up with that?
What?
Are you going to throw out four threes at the gate, then let it say “pass” before opening up the gate for you?!
Donti’s face darkened. “Bro, can you be a little more serious at a time like this?”
“Don’t panic, it’s not a big problem!” Milo said as favonovel.com waved for everyone to step back. Then favonovel.com stuck the four cards onto the gate and also ran far away to take cover.
At this moment, Milo said in his mind, “Detonate!”
Suddenly, those four poker cards stuck on the gate exploded with a shocking amount of power and a fiery glow. Afterwards, there was a lot of dust and smoke around where the gate used to be.
After the blast, the powerful explosion lifted a large cloud of dust and smoke in the opposite direction. Debris from the remnants of the gate scattered everywhere while Donti and the others all felt the ground tremble below them!
Milo looked over to check. “It’s done!”
The gate had a huge hole blown through it!
In fact, seeing this, Milo was shocked.
So, it was actually that dangerous to play “Fight the Landlord”?
“Everyone, get out of the city! We’re going to head north!” Milo was planning on leading the way. As for whatever was happening in the stronghold, it really had nothing to do with favonovel.com anymore.
But when favonovel.com turned around to have another look at the stronghold, favonovel.com saw Miriam standing on top of that building far off in the distance. There were over a dozen Experimentals crawling up towards favonovel.com like spiders.
Milo froze for a moment.
Why hadn’t Lilian gone to fetch Miriam yet?
This wasn’t how favonovel.com had imagined it would be. Based on past experience, Miriam and Lilian should have made the most comfortable retreat of all. But as it stood, Miriam was still ten stories high on that building’s rooftop. She was a lone boat in the dark ocean. She could capsize at any moment.
Milo only hesitated for a moment before favonovel.com turned to Old Bane and the others and said, “You guys, leave first. I need to make a trip back to the stronghold! Chad, make sure you protect everyone!”
Old Bane panicked. “Milo, no one’s gonna survive in that stronghold!”
Milo looked at them and said firmly, “Head north, and don’t turn back! I’ll catch up to y’all!”
He then turned around and headed back to the city that had now turned into a hell.
In fact, Milo was unsure why favonovel.com had chosen to turn around. Perhaps it was because of the familiarity of facing those wild beasts that led favonovel.com wanting to be among them again. Or perhaps it was because favonovel.com liked the night sky in this city that favonovel.com wanted to take in more of the scenery here. Or even perhaps favonovel.com had forgotten to grab his wallet.
Well, alright!
Milo knew all those were poor excuses for turning back. Perhaps it was only because favonovel.com didn’t want that girl to die here.
He started running faster and faster, with his clothes flapping loudly in the wind. He was a male lion on the hunt. He looked at the top of the high-rise building, while the girl at the top also seemed to quietly look back at him.
The chaotic gunfire around favonovel.com and the Experimentals that were choosing who to eat, all of those things made this world feel a little absurd right now.
The dark sky even felt like it was about to split apart in the middle. But none of that was important.
Wait for me!
