The battle is over.

And it ended in a complete victory for the alliance.

On the square of Fort Town, [Name is Hard to Choose], who was standing next to the armored car, turned off the visual battlefield guidance system of the tactical eyepiece, took off his helmet and looked around, and suddenly couldn't help but sigh.

“…… Unbelievable. ”

[Silence], who was standing next to him with a rifle, glanced at him curiously.

"Unbelievable what?"

"There used to be more than 20,000 people living here." [Bad name] looked at the amusement equipment at the edge of the square, where there were rusty horizontal bars and slides, and it was obvious that the people here had a good time.

Life in the wasteland is hard, but it's not all hard work.

[Yebi is too poor], who has not spoken, pouted and said.

"Hey, there are still millions of people in that small place in my hometown."

Difficult to choose a name: "Tsk, is there a slight comparison between reality and the wasteland?" ”

Silence laughed and teased.

"Haha, should you say that the game is a little comparable to reality?"

Suddenly I thought of something, and the name was difficult to choose and I said again.

"Speaking of which, according to the realism of the game so far...... These more than 20,000 people must have appeared, right? ”

Silence: "Maybe, what's wrong?" ”

"It's nothing," the name was silent for a moment, "it's just that I'm thinking...... Where have all those people gone? ”

……

Fang Chang thought that there would be a tough battle after entering the shelter, but he didn't expect that he had just arrived at the door, and the opposite side actually threw directly.

"I surrender!"

Looking at the power armor at the door, and the exoskeleton standing behind the power armor, Arzu did not hesitate, and simply raised his hands.

There is no doubt that it was the gang in the surveillance room that opened the door.

But it doesn't matter if the door is open or not, no one knows how to pry open the door of the vault better than the Alliance, after all, many of those guys are blue gophers.

Ten thousand thoughts flashed through his mind for a moment, but he finally raised his hand.

Being captured is not a bad thing.

Anyway, he left a lot of chips outside, so there was no need to put his body on to make meaningless resistance.

As soon as Fang Chang saw the gray robe on this guy's body, he knew that this person's identity was definitely not low, and he had a chip in his head, so without saying a word, he took out a medical gun and aimed it at him.

With a range of only 20 meters, this thing can fire a hemostatic capsule bullet containing a nanorobot, or a narcotic alkaloid charge, and the official website price is 10,000 silver coins, which is one of the flashy imported equipment imported from Ideal City in the early days of the Alliance.

Since players who can afford to use this thing are generally wearing armor, and players who don't wear armor generally don't need to be healed, the use of this item is quite limited, and it is only used in small quantities when doing specimen recovery tasks at the Biology Research Institute.

Unaware that this thing was a medical gun, Arzu's face was stunned, and he subconsciously raised his right hand as he took a step back.

"Wait...... I've surrendered—"

Before he could finish his words, there was a thud of gunfire, and a stream of heat stabbed him in the arm.

Before he could come to his senses, a wave of drowsiness crept up his brain, pulling his consciousness into a bottomless quagmire.

"You can sleep for a while."

Glancing at the "suspected VIP target" lying on the ground unconscious, Fang Chang continued to look at the staff member who was sitting on the ground and peeing his pants, and said in a joking tone.

"If you don't want to be like him, it's better to cooperate with us."

The staff member nodded nervously.

"I, I'll cooperate."

"Very good," satisfied with the expression on his face, Fang Chang nodded and continued in a relaxed tone, "Tell us about yourself, the person next to you, and this underground facility." ”

The man nodded again tremblingly, and stammered.

"Tomele, my name...... This man, his name is Arzu, and he is an apostle of the church, but his status is higher than that of ordinary apostles. ”

Fang Chang raised his hand to stop him.

"Can you stand up and speak? I wanted to listen as I walked, rather than wait at the door. ”

Unable to hide the water stains on the ground and on his pants, the staff hurriedly got up from the ground.

"Okay, okay...... I can show you around here, please don't kill me. ”

"Are you like you? Of course, whether you survive in the end depends on the judge's judgment and how you behave after surrendering. ”

Throwing down these words, Fang Chang reached out and tapped on his helmet and made contact with the rear command.

"This is Chief, and we've managed to suppress Vault 182...... This place is supposed to have been converted into a research facility by the Torch, and we captured an apostle suspected of being a high-ranking Torch and a suspected researcher at the door, and did not find the missing residents of Fort Town. ”

After a brief rustle of electricity, a calm voice came from the communication channel.

"The command received that the relevant personnel of the scientific expedition team will arrive at the scene to investigate in two hours, and save the scene and control the relevant personnel as much as possible."

"Roger."

After turning off the communication, Fang Chang noticed that the staff member who was scared to pee his pants suddenly threw himself down beside Arzu, reaching out to rummage under his gray robe.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Fang Chang pointed the muzzle of the medical gun at him, only to see the latter take out a thumb-sized electronic component from Arzu's body and hand it over with a flattering smile.

"This, this is for you!"

This thing looks a bit like a USB stick.

Fang Chang was slightly stunned, and reached out to take it from him with interest.

"What is this?"

"It's all of Research Institute 182."

Tomille spoke quickly.

"Information on the Gestalt Project, as well as the research and experiment logs conducted by the Institute...... Alzu copied everything in the institute on this hard drive, and then wiped out the raw data from the server. ”

As he said this, he cautiously looked at the soldier in front of him, and his voice was tinged with flattery.

"This ...... Is it considered meritorious service? ”

Amused by his cautious appearance, Fang Chang replied teasingly.

"That depends on what we recover from it, and I'm not a judge, so I can only hand over the evidence to you at most."

After a pause, he pointed his gun at the hatch of the buffer room.

"Now, I need you to show me around this sanctuary."

The value of the data stored in the hard disk depends on the opinion of the professionals of the research team.

However, the alliance is still more reasonable, and generally only punishes the decision-maker, and the executor will specifically study which of his behaviors are subjectively anti-human and which behaviors are coerced.

If you are just a researcher and do not participate in specific decision-making, the capital crime is not a capital crime, at most it is a loss of personal freedom, and you will be locked up in Vault 79 for the rest of your life.

However, Tomille misunderstood what he meant, and thought that the people of the alliance thought that the credit was too small, after all, they could find the hard drive by searching their bodies, and they didn't need him to hand it in.

Seeing that there was only one chance left, Tomille hurriedly walked in front of the square commander and introduced him and the other soldiers behind him to the Vault 182.

The group had barely passed through the buffer hatch, and had not yet crossed the vault's plaza, when they saw a large group of researchers rushing up through the movable doors in the hallway.

Without waiting for Fang Chang to ask what was going on, they pounced on them with a handful of snot and tears, directly killing Fang Chang and the other players.

"What are you doing here?"

Looking at the group of researchers who were eager to hug his thighs, Fang Chang couldn't help but reach out and pick up one of the most emotional guys from the ground.

An older researcher grabbed his arm excitedly and said in a trembling voice.

"Brothers of the Union...... You're coming! ”

"You ...... Suffering," Fang Chang coughed lightly, hurriedly looked at Tomele next to him and asked, "What is the situation with these people?" ”

Not daring to hide anything, Tomille hurriedly answered truthfully.

"They are researchers sent by Charas, they are from a company called North Island Heavy Industries, and they designed the tanks and anti-tank guns outside."

Upon hearing this, the older researcher panicked.

"You can't talk nonsense, what do you mean by our design?"

Several young researchers next to him also shouted.

"We're not forced by you!"

"That's it! Seeing the fate of the residents of Fort Town, how dare we say a word to you? ”

"Residents of Fort Town?" Fang Chang's heart moved, and he looked at the young researcher and asked, "Those people are still alive?" ”

There was a sudden silence in the square at the buffer door.

Everyone, including Tomille, had strange expressions on their faces, both the researchers who had belonged to the research facility and those who had been kidnapped by Charas, as if they were reluctant to mention the details.

Under the pressure of Fang Chang's eyes, the young researcher finally opened his mouth hesitantly.

“…… On the basement level 5 of the Vault, there is a modified biochemical factory where petri dishes can transform living people into mutants...... I heard that it was the first mutant cultivation device. ”

The yin and yang stump next to Fang Chang moved, and he squeezed out a sentence with difficulty.

"That is to say......"

The researcher looked at Tomille.

"They drove some of the inhabitants to grow Naguo, and some of the inhabitants turned into mutants......

Seeing those players looking at him with unkind eyes, Tomille broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead, and quickly stammered and explained.

"I ...... I wasn't involved in it...... This is the project team that Alzu is in charge of is working on the research, and I am only responsible for the day-to-day operation of this research facility......"

"What a bunch of brutes." Yin Yang couldn't help but scold.

Ignoring Tomele's explanation, Fang Chang looked at the researchers on the North Island and spoke.

"I have a general understanding of the situation, and I will arrange for someone to take you home later."

Looking at the happy faces, he paused, and then continued.

"As for whether you were coerced or joined here on your own initiative for some reason, we will also arrange special personnel to investigate. Please rest assured, we will not wronged a good person, but we will never let a bad person go, I hope you know this. ”

Hearing this, everyone hurriedly said.

"Please rest assured, we will cooperate with the investigation!"

"Our families can testify for us!"

"As long as we can get out of this place quickly...... Either way! ”

The Captain nodded, arranged for the personnel to register their identities, and then ordered Tomille to take his group and continue walking towards the depths of the Vault.

This will be taken over by the staff of the scientific expedition team, so they don't need to worry too much about it.

Before evacuating from here, he wanted to see what hell the fifth basement floor was like......

……

The Captain's Room of the Iron Heart.

After several hours of waiting, Chu Guang, who was in command from far away on the northern front, finally received good news from the southern front.

In the pale blue hologram, Lao Bai reported to him with an excited expression.

“…… Dear Mr. Administrator, our forces have succeeded in taking control of the Dead Coast, clearing the coast of mutant nests and strategic facilities controlled by the Torch Church! ”

"At present, the enemy's defensive forces have been destroyed by our mechanized forces and air power, and the remaining remnants of the enemy are retreating to the heavenly realm far from the coastline."

"Not only that, but we've also set up defensive positions and temporary docks at the landing site on the Death Coast, which will soon be our bridgehead for transporting military supplies and personnel from the port of fries to the front line!"

"Good!" Chu Guang nodded approvingly, looked at Lao Bai standing in the hologram and continued, "Keep the current rhythm and continue to expand our advantage on the southern front!" Don't give our enemies any chance to fight back! ”

The right fist struck on the breastplate, and Lao Bai said in high spirits.

"Yes!"

At this stage of the war, everyone saw the dawn of victory.

After the communication ended, Chu Guang stretched out his index finger to turn off the holographic screen and leaned back in his chair.

Looking at Chu Guang, who was in a good mood, Xiao Qi, who was sitting on the pen holder, said happily.

"Congratulations master, there is finally progress on the southern front, and if this momentum continues, it feels like it won't be long before this war ends."

Hearing Xiao Qi's voice, Chu Guang smiled faintly, picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.

"I said a long time ago that from the moment the torch stood on the opposite side of the civilized world, their ultimate defeat was already doomed...... At most, it's a matter of when. ”

Although it was a bit of a pretense to say this, there was not much suspense about the outcome of this war from the beginning, and at most the question of how to deal with the aftermath gave him a headache for a while.

Not only him, but even the academy had no good solution, and the researchers who wandered the swamp even suggested that he use fire at one point.

Even Heya felt that fire was the easiest and most direct way to do it.

However, these seemingly unsolvable problems, with the activity of his little players in the Baiyue Strait and the southern seas, have found new solutions.

Although Torch implanted Nago with the aggressive genes held by the brood in Clear Springs City, giving them the ability to devour other lives, in the end they still couldn't resist the fusion of the original strain with them.

At present, the B-type strain has been confirmed to have an inhibitory effect on the Naguo strain, and the fusion of the B-type strain and the small feather of the Shifeng Mountain Mother Nest has obtained the ability to "graft" the synthesis of the B-type strain and its ability to inhibit pheromones, and it is only a matter of time before the "heaven" of the torch is disintegrated.

Now that the torch itself is no longer a concern, the establishment of a new post-war order is becoming a more urgent issue to be discussed at the meeting.

Chu Guang could sense that not only the Willant people who had benefited from the Completed Lifeform Project a long time ago, but even the academy and even the enterprise were full of interest in the biotechnology mastered by the Torch Church.

If the "spoils" are not evenly distributed, a new war will start if it is not done well, but if some technologies are allowed to spread, it is also likely to cause huge trouble.

He might have to talk to the academy's top brass about it.

In addition, it is not just about balancing the post-war order

How to continue to maintain the unity of the Adhesive Community, and continue to move forward with the various survivor forces that have been united with great difficulty, is also a big challenge for the Alliance.

Just as Chu Guang was thinking about what to do next, the Inquisition Punishment Team, which had retreated from the fortress town, finally withdrew to the realm of the Heavenly Kingdom.

The thick gray mist was a natural camouflage, and the nago mycelium that seeped into the soil was enough to hold back the advance of the Alliance landing force.

But the hunter is well aware that this is not foolproof.

Since the Alliance was able to use artificially improved varieties of slime molds to erode the realm of the Heavenly Kingdom on the Northern Front, there was no reason why it couldn't do the same thing on the Southern Front.

At present, the alliance has established a temporary dock on the Hainan line, and the soldiers wearing exoskeletons will land in their rear in a steady stream.

Time is running out for them.

Leaving his men at the logistics base, the Hunter went to the Son's Vault alone and reported the capture of Alzu and the fall of Vault 182 to the Son.

After hearing the report of his henchmen, the Holy Son sitting in the chair was silent for a while, and then spoke slowly.

"I see, you go down first."

The hunter was slightly stunned.

He thought that the Holy Son would give him a new task, but he didn't expect that what he was waiting for in the end was just such a simple sentence.

He didn't get up to leave, and couldn't help but ask.

"You...... Don't I need to do anything? ”

He has twenty-two more brothers under him, and he can continue to fight!

It's not just him.

Or the rest of the Inquisition, and the Knights who oath allegiance to the Torch...... They all have the strength to fight! The church has just lost a beach, and they haven't thrown in the towel yet!

However, he sensed a hint of abandonment in the voice of the Son—as if they had no power to return to heaven, and no one could save their kingdom of heaven!

He had dedicated his life to the ideal of the kingdom of heaven descending on the mortal world, and he could not accept such an ending no matter what!

Looking at the hunter with a flame burning in his eyes, the Holy Son knew what was on his mind, so he said in a gentle tone.

"My child, I know you can continue to fight, but at this stage of this war, victory or defeat can no longer be reversed by winning or losing one or two battles."

"There is a fatal flaw in the Heavenly Kingdom of Haiya Province, which has allowed the remnants of the old era to find a way to crack it...... It was indeed our mistake. ”

"It stands to reason that even if they reach out to Baiyue Province and find the original strain of Naguo, as long as we find a way to fix the genetic defect of Naguo before they do, we can invalidate the cards in their hands. Unfortunately, we ended up slowing down. ”

Luo Gan, who was conducting experiments in the area of Geumha, was actually on the verge of victory at one point.

However, just before the Kingdom of Heaven completely descended on Jinhe City, the alliance suddenly intervened to interrupt their plan.

To this day, he still feels incredible about that thing.

The most aggressive brood in the wasteland was above them, and those people hadn't even solved the trouble above their heads, but they had their hands free to send reinforcements to people they had never met.

He had to admit that the manager of Vault 404 was indeed a visionary leader, at least more courageous than the one he had ever met.

But then again, if Severn Villard was that kind of person, Vault 117 wouldn't have fallen apart.

Looking at the Holy Son, whose thoughts seemed to be drifting away, the hunter couldn't help but speak.

"Could it be...... Are we just going to sit back and wait? ”

Reining his distant thoughts, the Holy Son looked at him with interest and spoke.

"Why do you think we're sitting still?"

The hunter said with his head down.

"The coalition of the Adhesive Community is constantly shrinking our living space...... If this trend continues, we don't have the slightest chance of winning. ”

This is not just his opinion, but many of his warriors who believe that they are going further and further down a path of doomed defeat.

Looking at his henchman with his head down, the Holy Son thought for a while and continued.

"If you're talking about the Kingdom of Heaven in Haiya Province, it's true that its collapse is already irreversible, but that doesn't mean we've lost."

"But if you're talking about our ideals, it's too early to talk about victory and defeat."

The Heavenly Kingdom of the Sea Frontier was only a failed attempt, and that did not prove their ideal of ascending to a higher form of life wrong.

The hunter raised his head suddenly, and his eyes looked at the Holy Son sitting in front of him, and a glimmer of hope gradually appeared in his eyes.

“…… Do you have any other hole cards? ”

He knew it!

They didn't lose so easily!

Looking at the eyes of a drowning man like a life-saving straw, the corners of the Holy Son's mouth couldn't help but pull a smile of laughter.

Cards......

Can that thing be called a hole card?

But that can be regarded as a helpless retreat...... Even before that, he never thought he would use it one day.

His eyes fell on the wall clock on the wall of the conference room, and for a moment he remembered many, many things—especially the old people of Vault 117.

The forerunners have already set off.

He's almost on his way......

(End of chapter)