196 Follow Us and You Will Be Immortal
“Only death awaits us if we attach ourselves to the base! They don’t care about the lives of the people at all! The base has already built an underground city, but only the powerful and influential people are allowed to live there! The medicine to cure the disease has also been developed, but because there are only a few of them, they were only given to those people! You all trust the base so much, but in the end, can the base live up to everyone’s trust?
“We won’t hurt ordinary people. We’re all ordinary people! Our purpose for coming here this time is to unite the ordinary people in the base. We’ll work together and rise up in resistance to defeat this f*cking official base! Let’s make our own decisions!
“We have to choose a leader who can lead everyone to a better life! If you think I’m right, then join us in resisting this injustice! Open the gates and let us in! Everyone, let’s overthrow this heartless base!”
The people outside were shouting impa.s.sionedly, and every word they said was meant to stir up people’s hearts. These words easily aroused everyone’s dissatisfaction and anger toward the base. The turmoil that Du Yue had been worried about had happened. However, it did not come from within the base. It came from outside. Du Yue found it strange that the survivors knew the situation in the base like the back of their hands. Could it be that there was a traitor in the base who spread the news to the outside?
The more Du Yue thought about it, the more she felt that it was possible. However, now was clearly not the time for her to think about such things. The base, which was originally silent, began to move after hearing the shouts outside. In the beginning, there were only a few people responding, but later, more and more people responded at the top of their lungs. After listening for a while, Du Yue was sure that someone was indeed working with the people outside.
More and more people came forward, clamoring to get the gates open. More and more people gathered, and the situation quickly became chaotic. The troublemakers knew that the law could not punish the ma.s.ses, so they encouraged so many people to rebel. Unless the base could kill all the troublemakers, this farce would not be settled in a short time.
At that moment, Du Yue heard the sound of something falling to the ground. It was not hard to tell that this person had some martial arts skills. In addition, he had deliberately reduced the weight of his movements, so the sound of his landing was very soft. However, it was still a person, after all. There would more or less be some sound when jumping from a high place.
Coincidentally, the person landed right next to Du Yue and He Xing. Du Yue and He Xing looked at each other. They did not need to say anything to know what the other was thinking. Their tacit understanding that had been cultivated over a long time allowed the two of them to approach the direction of the sound at high speed, one on the left and one on the right.
At this moment, the thick fog became their protective umbrella. The man did not hear anything, but he saw a woman appear out of thin air in front of him. It was a man dressed in rags, and his hair was a mess as if he had not taken care of it for a long time. He looked just like the survivors they had seen in the city. Du Yue attacked without any hesitation after confirming the man’s ident.i.ty.
The man’s reaction was quick as well, but his first reaction was not to fight Du Yue. Instead, he turned and ran. However, He Xing was waiting behind him. As soon as he turned around, he was kicked on the knee by He Xing. His knee hurt, and the man knelt down in front of them. He used his hands to support himself on the ground and retreated in an attempt to escape. However, Du Yue gave him a kick from behind and he fell flat on his face.
He Xing stepped on the man’s back and looked down at him. “Who gave you the courage? You actually dare to attack the base?”
The man could not move from being stepped on, but he did not beg for mercy. Instead, he yelled at the top of his lungs. “Do you people not have brains? The base doesn’t treat you well at all, yet you’re still working for them! As long as you’re willing to submit to us and listen to the commands of our leader, you’ll know what it means to live a good life!”
Submit? Du Yue cringed hard at the word. What era was it now? Why was he still playing with prisoners of war? It was already the apocalypse, yet he still had such ideas?
“Ordinary people can only live up to 70 or 80 years old, and even those with long lifespans can only live up to 100 years old. But if you join us, our king has the ability to let his people live to a few hundred years old! Don’t you all want to be immortal? If you surrender now, I’ll put in a good word for you in front of the king. At that time, we’ll all be meritorious ministers and enjoy the best treatment!”