Chapter 761: No One is Born Above Others
After Gao Changkong finished speaking those ambiguous words, he ended the call.
But Zhang Yi's pupils abruptly contracted.
No, no no no!
Gao Changkong's words sent chills down his spine. For so reason, his sharp instincts detected sothing amiss.
Sothing major must have happened.
His left hand gripped Phoenix Ren's head, frantically absorbing his origin energy.
As expected of a squad leader, Phoenix Ren's origin energy was incredibly abundant.
The sensation of that power flooding into his body made Zhang Yi feel thoroughly rejuvenated.
Even his nearly collapsed dinsional space began rapidly repairing itself.
Perhaps due to absorbing Phoenix Ren's origin energy, the ability toxins left in his dinsional space—the power of Karmic Flas—started gradually dissipating.
Yet Zhang Yi had no ti to rejoice. He felt like he'd grasped sothing, like finding a loose thread in a tangled ball of yarn.
"His tone was too strange. Those aren't words soone so socially adept would say."
"Based on his past behavior, he would have properly congratulated , not been so dismissive."
"When soone's personality suddenly changes, it's either due to major life trauma—or—"
Zhang Yi sharply raised his head, his pupils slightly contracting under the icy white light.
"They've torn off their long-worn disguise, revealing their true face!"
But what exactly was Gao Changkong planning?
To kill him?
Zhang Yi frowned, doubting Gao Changkong would do that.
It would be aningless. Even if he killed Zhang Yi, the credit wouldn't go to him.
And he'd completely sever ties with the Jiangnan Region.
Zhang Yi couldn't pinpoint what was off about Gao Changkong, but he now strongly suspected a connection between the Moon of Corrosion incident and Gao Changkong.
This was just an instinctive hunch.
Still, he imdiately contacted Blizzard City to report this to Zhu Zheng.
"Gao Changkong seems suspicious—he might be connected to Moon of Corrosion. You should investigate when possible."
Zhu Zheng frowned. "Alright, we'll definitely look into this."
It was already confird soone in Blizzard City was colluding with Moon of Corrosion.
But they couldn't rashly conclude who it was yet.
Just then, Yang Xinxin arrived on Hua Hua beside Zhang Yi.
"Brother Zhang Yi, could there be another possibility?"
She tilted her head at him.
Zhang Yi looked up. "Xinxin, what are you thinking?"
Yang Xinxin spoke slowly: "You're at Tianhai City, Tu Yunlie leads the Yan Yun Guard at Huazhou City, and the Reincarnation Squad went to Linhai City."
"Right now, Blizzard City's defenses are at their weakest."
"Could sothing happen inside Blizzard City?"
"Could it involve the Reincarnation Squad?"
The call with Zhu Zheng was still connected, so he heard every word clearly.
Yet Zhu Zheng said: "They're still above Tianhai City—they couldn't possibly be planning that."
"Blizzard City is an iron fortress. Any issues would be easily resolved. Don't worry too much."
But before Zhu Zheng finished speaking, a massive explosion ca through the call, nearly bursting Zhang Yi's eardrums.
The communication between them abruptly cut off.
...
"Sotis I often wonder—why can those important figures always stay above others, deciding life and death?"
"Eventually I realized: it's power! Power is the supre thing."
"Money, fa, wealth—they're worthless before power."
Gao Changkong smiled as he loaded bullets into his gun, speaking to the Reincarnation Squad mbers.
"In my basketball career spanning so many years, I achieved success and earned countless honors. They called a hero."
"But this so-called hero couldn't even secure his parents a chance to live in Blizzard City when the apocalypse ca!"
Gao Changkong narrowed his eyes at the massive black high-rise outside.
"From then on, I understood—what's a hero? A hero isn't worth shit before power."
"Justice must be fought for with our own fists!"
"I once wanted to climb up peacefully, gain status, then change this unfair world."
"But they wouldn't even give that chance. So now, I'll speak to them my way!"
The alloy doors before them slowly opened.
The Reincarnation Squad mbers stepped out one by one.
Dressed in combat suits, they stood before the Operations Command Center's main building.
The guards at the entrance saluted them with smiles.
"Captain Gao, you're back so soon! Mission accomplished?"
"I knew no mission could defeat you!"
Facing the enthusiastic guards, Gao Changkong walked forward with a smile.
Though they were fully ard for combat, no one stopped them.
Because the Reincarnation Squad were Blizzard City's heroes.
Who would suspect their protectors?
Yet sothing felt off.
Shouldn't the Reincarnation Squad be hundreds of kiloters away at Linhai City?
Why were they suddenly here?
A guard downstairs pondered, then reported this upstairs.
When Lan Xincheng received the news, he was stunned.
"What? The Reincarnation Squad is at the Command Center?"
Zhu Zheng also stood up in shock. "The Reincarnation Squad? Weren't they still above Tianhai City? How are they here?"
Staff had already pulled up the first-floor surveillance footage.
Undoubtedly, it was the Reincarnation Squad mbers!
Led by Gao Changkong, all nine mbers were present.
Only one was missing.
"How are they here? What's going on?"
Zhu Zheng suddenly recalled Zhang Yi's warning.
The Reincarnation Squad might have betrayed Blizzard City!
Cold sweat poured down Lan Xincheng's forehead: "The missing one is Chen Xiaozheng, codena [Chaleon]. He can perfectly mimic anything."
Zhu Zheng gritted his teeth and roared: "Damn it! The group that went to Linhai City were fakes! The real Reincarnation Squad never left Blizzard City!"
Yes, the Reincarnation Squad had been here all along, never leaving.
Only the Celestial Hound Squad and Tu Yunlie's Yan Yun elites had departed.
Their intentions needed no further speculation now.
Zhu Zheng imdiately bellowed: "Don't let them upstairs! Activate the building's security system imdiately and summon all city guards for backup!"
The building's exterior walls were instantly encased in thick special tal plates.
Simultaneously, corridors and staircases on every floor were sealed by dozens of heavy tal doors.
Piercing red alarms blared.
The Operations Command Center had the highest-level defense asures.
Once fully activated, even high-level empowered individuals couldn't breach it quickly.
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