Word count: 5421Update time: 2012-12-29 20: 03: 00
"I don"t remember. So you"re a war maniac." Kaiser spoke in a somewhat lazy manner. However, his indifferent expression made it seem as if he was not joking.
Andre pretended to be joking. He made a "so what?" gesture and said, "War is just a means. If it can be resolved peacefully, I don"t want to waste my time on it." But then again, if we don"t go down this planet through the war, how are we to find out where Mother is? "
Upon hearing the word "mother," Kaiser"s expression became unnatural. "Master Ander, with the resources we currently have, we can"t afford to lose you. It doesn"t matter whether we dig up the "mother" or not. "
"You are wrong, dear brother." Andre shook his head and laughed: "You should know how closely this week"s berserk evolution of organisms is related to "Mother". Kaiser, although we are already at the peak of our strength, we are only a few steps away from reaching the final thirteenth step. But even if we are able to reach the thirteenth step, we are still like a cricket this week. We will have the power to destroy the core of the earth, but we will have to protect it carefully. Why? "Because we live in its prison..."
Andre suddenly stood up, and his eyes were filled with a crazy light. "Such a life is not perfect. Only by becoming a life form like the life form of a "mother", which can freely soar through the universe, can it be perfect. "Think about it, Kaiser. We will truly abandon the human skin, and become as beautiful as ugly insects breaking out of their coc.o.o.ns and turning into b.u.t.terflies!"
Hearing Ander"s incomparably pa.s.sionate words, Kaiser"s expression didn"t change at all. However, in his heart, he had a cold word for Ander: crazy.
That"s right, Andre was a madman, a madman with terrible destructive powers. Caesar had known this from a long time ago. But he still rode Andre"s chariot without hesitation. In the life of Caesar, there was a time before he met Andre that he could not look back on. In that red memory, he had witnessed far too much insanity.
Since the world had gone mad, it would not do to let it go mad a little bit more. Caesar thought so, but he could not achieve the madness of André. In his heart, there were still things like faith and rules. In the pyramid of Asmer"s power, Caesar had no Andre"s madness, no Tess"s concentration, no Albert"s cruelty, no Nicholas"s insight into the future. He only had a merciful heart, but in this cruel world, mercifulness was not needed. So Caesar wrapped it with indifference, and with pain he forgot the mercy.
There is a merciful heart, but there is no power to spread mercifulness. Kaiser was destined to be in pain. He knew this, and Andrew knew it. The violet-haired man knew that no matter how much Kaiser disapproved of his actions, he would swear his absolute loyalty to be under his command. This was because Caesar knew that only Asmodeus had the hope of ending this chaotic era. The next era might not be peaceful, but it was definitely orderly. As for the rules, Kaiser would have the qualifications to make them.
Only then would he be able to withdraw that layer of indifference and return to his original self.
"Up to you." Kaiser stretched out his hand to grasp his treasured sword, "Dawn", and stood up from the sofa. With a flick of his long black hair, he walked gracefully towards the exit. I want to rest for a while, so don"t give me any tasks. "
Andre shrugged: "No problem." But, can you tell me where you"re going to take your vacation? "
"Who knows. He might go to the West Continent to see his old friends, or he might go to the mainland. I heard that Zero also woke up. " Kaiser"s tone was calm, as if he was talking about something urgent that had no head.
However, after hearing what he said, Ander"s aura suddenly became intense. Although he was still sitting on the sofa, all the objects in the hall buzzed incessantly.
"This is against the rules, Kaiser." Andre did not even look at Kaiser. He turned his gaze to the ground, and a dangerous smile appeared on his face: "Zero is my prey. I am raising him right now, but you don"t have the right to interfere. If you"re interested, you might as well go hunting other people. Or perhaps, how about the person who possessed the left eye of the G.o.d? "
Upon hearing the words "G.o.d"s Left Eye", a man"s face appeared in Kaiser"s mind. A man with a baby-faced face would often squint, a kind smile hanging on his face. However, when he opened his eyes, his golden left eye was extremely sinister.
"Forget it. Personally, I have no interest in Fatty." After throwing out those words, Kaiser continued walking toward the exit.
The door opened and closed, leaving Andre alone in the hall. He withdrew his dangerous aura and slowly looked at the Sky Board, his gaze falling upon the image of the Sky Board. In Ander"s eyes, everyone in the screen seemed to come to life. The faces of those under the cross grew uglier, and they used all the vicious words in their vocabulary to attack the holy man on the cross. But Jesus on the cross, with a kindly face, did not take the curses of those below and the pain of the body to heart.
How can you all understand!
Andre said in his heart. In the blink of an eye, the volume had risen to the highest level. It was like rolling thunder in the winter, spreading far and wide!
How do you know what I"ve done? Even if you think of me as a demon, I will gladly endure it. One day I will stand on the minarets of Babylon, foolish people, and you will understand how wrong you are!
Andrew groaned and stood up. Just like that, he left in large strides. However, a crack silently appeared in the wall at the top of that day. The Saints who make their way up the cross end to Jesus" eyes, just as Saints weep at the impending disaster of the world.
The door opened and closed.
This time, however, the door was not in the underground city of the Arctic Lands, but in a city to the south of the coastline of the Middle-earth.
Remus!
The city that had once striven to rise, the city that had given Theon so much, was now even more desolate in the cold winter. On that day, to support zero, Shane had risked everything to get rid of his political enemies in one night and push himself out of the shadows into the light. However, because the Death G.o.d Ridge"s Lorraine Bridge was broken, Sean, who couldn"t send troops in time, finally brushed past his chance to rise.
After being marked "working for the people and losing money", he was soon ousted by another political enemy, the union, on behalf of Chownok. Today, Theon still holds the t.i.tle of vice president of the union, but lives in seclusion. Originally, his influence and the Cobra army, led by the snake Pera, would have been enough to eliminate any of Theon"s enemies in the city.
However, Shane did not do so, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that Shane was not so much Bjornock as Bjornock. It would be better to say that Shane was already dispirited.
However, although Sean had stepped down, the policy he had pursued in Remt had remained the same. Behind him was a Remter local company supporting him. He was not very intelligent, and his ability to handle government was mediocre. He became president of the union only because of the firm"s full support. The purpose of this company was naturally to control a Puppet Chairman.
The weapon development company, Dark Dragon, has a background in a local company that developed simultaneously with Remter"s development. But in reality, behind it was the overlord of the north, the Dark Council!
Companies of this nature are not uncommon in many neutral cities. Their role was like what had happened to Remt, when the time was right, they would support a puppet on the stage and gradually bring the neutral city under the banner of the Dark Council.
It was dusk, and the safety valve to the ground was slowly opening with the unique roar of a hydraulic machine. Then, fully armed soldiers filed out of the base. The soldiers headed towards the defense line that encompa.s.sed the entire Remus, using the intellectual brain to turn on the defense system. Thus, they set up the battle platform at a high point to start working.
Within the defensive line, other than Remus" underground base, it also included residential areas built on the surface and rented to the citizens for them to enjoy. The residential area had expanded by a third of its original size, compared to the time when it was zero. Currently, Remter had a surface area of 6,000 square meters, which could accommodate tens of thousands or even more citizens.
The expansion of the residential district was one of the few public welfare policies that had taken place since he had come to power, and one of the people he had won to please the citizens of Remete.
However, this measure does benefit more people. After all, staying underground for a long period of time was not something to be happy about. To be able to stay in a residential area at night and reminisce about the leisure time one could enjoy during the old era had already become the dream of many citizens.
In order to attract more citizens to rent, Chownok not only lowered the applicant"s property rating criteria, but also reduced housing a.s.sets in large quant.i.ties. In this way, the newly developed 3,000 sets of economic rental housing were almost immediately s.n.a.t.c.hed up by the frenzied citizens, presenting a scene of prosperity for Remter"s economy.
But for that, he had no choice but to increase the number of soldiers. Otherwise, Remter"s once tight defensive line would now be too wide and empty.
When Theon stepped down, the Cobra army had dropped back to fifty from the original two hundred. They became Theon"s personal bodyguards, or he would have attacked the former president of the union. The others either left Remus or were absorbed into the new army that Chownok had established. Among these people were the three powerhouses of the fifth step who were invited by Sean with a lot of money. And now, these three people had become the leaders of the new army.
When night fell, Remter entered the most bustling period of the day. On the surface of the ground, as the lights of the houses lit up, Remulte"s brilliance was enchanting, giving off the illusion that it was back in the old era. However, for the sake of this night"s fake prosperity, many people were willing to mortgage their wealth to Remus in exchange for the right to live in a building on the surface.
Klein was such a person.
First of all, he was a man. Secondly, he was a man with a family. Mr Klein, who is now 35, is already a step towards old age in the new era. He worked in a food processing plant in Remter, where he was an accountant. In an era where force was paramount, civilian workers earned little more than hard labor.
Except for a few special professions, such as that of an accountant like Klein. Or doctors and lawyers, the jobs that were popular in the old era, were still highly paid in the new era. It was just that the so-called "high salary" was quite a distance away from the "old era".
For Klein, his salary was good enough, but it was the equivalent of an ordinary soldier. This kind of income was more than enough to feed his family of three, and they even had the right to submit their housing on the surface. After half a year of approval, and not long after Shane stepped down, Klein"s application was finally approved. Today, he happily led his daughter"s wife and people out of the underground base to the surface where the wind was howling.
He was happy because tonight was his first night on the surface with his wife and children. Klein was convinced that tonight meant a lot to the family. The truth was the same, except that the meaning was somewhat different from Klein"s own definition.
"Daddy, Daddy. Is this the world of the surface? " Little f.a.n.n.y was holding a somewhat old teddy bear in her hands. Wearing a snow-white earring, she was as adorable as a kitten. She was wearing the round leather shoes that Klein had given her for her birthday, black bubble socks on her legs, and her delicate body, wrapped in a thick jacket, was bouncing around in the snow outside the base.
If there was a sunset, the scene would be absolutely beautiful. That"s what Klein was thinking, but he called little f.a.n.n.y back. "My dear, don"t get out of my sight," he said. "Okay?"
Little f.a.n.n.y nodded obediently, then threw herself into her mother"s arms.
Just like that, the family followed the stream of people out of the base. Under the command of the soldiers on both sides, they and the other citizens orderly entered the residential area and found their own rented house.
Room 607, G.
This was the house a.s.signed to the Klein family. The house was not big, only about 30 square meters. In such a small s.p.a.ce, there were two bedrooms, one living room, and the kitchen and bathroom were next to each other. Such a house was much smaller than their house in Remturi. The only advantage was that they could breathe the air of the wilderness and see the sky shrouded in radiation clouds.
When Klein had pa.s.sed the double security test of his pupils and fingerprints, the door opened in front of the family of three. When she saw the new house, little f.a.n.n.y let out an excited shriek and burst into the house, smiling at the Kleins, and spent a moment in each room. Klein believed that this was the beginning of their new life.
Since it was his first day in residence, he naturally did not bring any ingredients with him. So tonight"s dinner was cheap bread, clean water, and three yellowing apples. But even so, they ate happily. The Kleins even talked about their daughter"s growing up, and these unintentional conversations showed no reservation about their hopes for the future.
Just as the Klein family was enjoying the beginning of a pleasant evening like the rest of the family, a hand appeared at the mouth of a sewer well a hundred kilometers away from the Ramaker base.
The lid had been removed to make it easier for the owner of the hand to climb out of the sewer. Very quickly, under the reddening night sky, a figure appeared from the sewers with slow movements. The dark red light of the sky shone on him. He was a man, bald, his hair damp from the mud and sewage, sticking to his head like a clump of seaweed.
A hole had been split open in the middle-aged man"s forehead. The edge of the hole was tainted with blood, and there were even some eerie white bones that had been pierced through. This kind of injury was obviously not something an ordinary person could bear. Even a capable person would be severely injured. But the man didn"t seem to feel it. He stared blankly in the direction of Remter, then opened his mouth. Eight of the ten teeth in his mouth had fallen off, revealing the dark flesh of his overturned gums. A fat maggot slithered out from behind his front teeth, and the man rolled his eyes. It was unknown whether it was because of the daylight or because of the color of a man"s eyes. His pupils were filled with a dark red color.
The man suddenly closed his mouth, and with a huge force, bit the maggot into two pieces. The front end of the maggot fell to the ground, still struggling desperately. However, he swallowed the latter half of it. When half of the worm was completely swallowed, he opened his mouth and let out a blood-curdling howl.
The sound spread out into the distance, pa.s.sing through the ruins of a ma.s.sive city until it reached a thousand miles away!
In the next moment, the ruins seemed to have come to life. In the collapsed buildings, in the abandoned sewers, in the disarrayed shops, in the shadows of everything, sudden specks of scarlet light appeared. Then, one by one, the living corpses began to emerge from the shadows. Looking down from high alt.i.tudes, one could see specks of black gus.h.i.+ng out. There were so many of them that the dense black dots took up almost all of the s.p.a.ce in the ruins.
The three thousand living corpses gathered together, forming an army of death. The ruins then became a graveyard for the dead. Here, all the mutated beasts were far away from these living dead. After the gathering of the normal living corpses, on the street to the west of the legion, a few cars parked on the street suddenly flipped over and flew towards the direction of the living corpses.
These iron pieces fiercely crashed into the front row of zombies, and at the same time, the car made a large number of sparks on the ground. At the same time, the twenty unlucky zombies were turned into mincemeat on the ground. Following that, the ground started to shake as a few huge figures rushed out from the streets. They were so tall in the light of day, with chains and shreds of cloth draped over them, and in their hands were large and crude weapons that made one s.h.i.+ver to look at them.
They were butchers, terrible monsters who enjoyed tearing people apart.
After the butcher appeared, a sharp sound came from the rear of the army. The sound was like fingernails scratching at gla.s.s, and in the night, a slender figure jumped from a nearby building. They were half kneeling on the ground, half standing on the roof of the car, but no matter where they were, the ordinary living corpses would avoid them.
After all, those sharp nails and bone spikes had made the living corpses feel slight pain.
The Ripper had joined the army as well, along with the butcher, who was in the same level as him. After the dead had a.s.sembled, their blood-red eyes reflected the light and shadow of the city on the ground of Remt. The lights that dotted the building were so bright in their eyes.
A butcher raised his spiked sledgehammer and pointed it in the direction of Remus, then let out a deafening roar. The young splitter roared and began to rush into the darkness. They climbed the outer walls of the building, crossed the cars that were barricading the road, and flew in a straight line in the direction of Remter. Behind them, the remaining butcher and the three thousand ordinary living corpses also started to move.
Under the night sky, they were like a pitch-black torrent, yet they were also like a gigantic black blade that was about to ruthlessly tear apart Remus" fragile peace!