Webnovel Author In The Apocalypse World-Chapter 394: The Truth Unveiled

Some of them even knelt on the ground and bowed toward the vibrant fields, beaming with joy.

After the tour, the ability users began speaking even more favorably about the Pyeongseong Safe Zone.

It was then that Pyeongseong officially proposed its "win-win cooperation" initiative.

As many ability users voiced their support, Pyeongseong's officials engaged in a second round of negotiations with the other official trading teams.

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This time, with the backing of the people, Pyeongseong Safe Zone firmly held the upper hand.

The Pyeongseong Safe Zone declared that cooperation was possible—but under one condition.

The Haneulsae Safe Zone had to be dealt with.

Those people who are unwilling to participate were free to leave.

But if they did, they could forget about getting a share of the cooperation.

The series of disgusting acts committed by the new Safe Zone Commander of the Haneulsae Safe Zone didn't start when he took office—those in the surrounding areas had known about his actions for a while.

However, the scattered ability users only knew the general rumors, while the officials from other safe zones had much more detailed knowledge.

Yet, no matter how repulsive he was or how cruel his actions had been, the fact remained that his military strength was slightly superior to any single safe zone.

Since he hadn't yet infringed on their direct interests, the other safe zones had never considered bringing him down.

This time, the Pyeongseong Safe Zone's proposal truly shocked the core members of the official trading teams from the other safe zones!

No one notified Haneulsae Safe Zone's trading team about this additional discussion meeting, and the Pyeongseong Safe Zone specifically assigned people to guard the area, ensuring that nothing would be leaked to the Haneulsae Safe Zone.

Under these circumstances, the Pyeongseong Safe Zone no longer felt the need to be discreet.

Moon Baein directly ordered someone to bring Roh Baekjin forward.

When the captain of the Haneulsae Safe Zone's autumn trading team appeared, those who recognized his face were so startled that they nearly stood up from their chairs.

"What's going on?"

A meeting meant to discuss dealing with Haneulsae Safe Zone—why was the captain of Haneulsae Safe Zone's official trading team here?

Just what was the Pyeongseong Safe Zone trying to do?

Moon Baein remained calm. "Don't worry, stay seated."

As he spoke, he introduced Roh Baekjin, who had now become their ally.

At this moment, Roh Baekjin and his people had already taken the antidote.

With the parasite no longer affecting them, they finally had the chance to fully express their thoughts to Moon Baein.

Since the autumn season, the ten Level 3 ability users from the Haneulsae Safe Zone had been restricted in the Pyeongseong Safe Zone, witnessing firsthand how ordinary people and ability users coexisted harmoniously.

The atmosphere was so much better than the Haneulsae Safe Zone that there was simply no comparison.

The Pyeongseong Safe Zone Commander genuinely cared about the people living in the safe zone, and Roh Baekjin's group had seen all of this with their own eyes.

Except for Roh Baekjin, whose legs required recovery, the other nine ability users had all worked alongside the Pyeongseong Safe Zone's ordinary residents for an entire winter.

This experience made them realize that, compared to the oppressive and nerve-wracking atmosphere of the Haneulsae Safe Zone, they much preferred the Pyeongseong Safe Zone's environment.

What ultimately solidified their decision was the increasing abundance of normal food in the Pyeongseong Safe Zone and the fact that Haneulsae Safe Zone had deliberately delayed delivering the antidote until the very last moment.

Among those who traveled with this trading team were members from the last one.

Roh Baekjin and his group received secret messages from them, revealing that, due to their previous failure, ten out of the forty people who returned had already been sent to dangerous locations under various excuses from the Safe Zone Commander—none of them had ever come back.

As for the remaining half, their situation wasn't looking great either.

Despite being Level 2 ability users, they were now living worse than newly awakened Level 1 ability users.

It wouldn't be long before these people, too, disappeared without a trace.

At the same time, this informant disclosed another chilling detail: the Safe Zone Commander had secretly instructed the main members of the current trading team to delay their journey on purpose.

The goal was to ensure that Roh Baekjin and the others would suffer for a few more days once the parasite's effects worsened.

As for whether they would survive that pain?

The Safe Zone Commander had simply said, "That's up to fate."

This revelation made Roh Baekjin and his people see their predicament with absolute clarity.

Now, as he stood before this meeting aimed at taking down the Haneulsae Safe Zone, Roh Baekjin did not hold back—he spilled everything he knew.

He exposed the Safe Zone Commander's use of parasites to control people, his arbitrary killings for personal amusement, his secret human experiments, and even the horrific practice of feeding human flesh to zombies to harvest crystal cores.

The atrocities he described were beyond human comprehension.

Everyone present, except for the Pyeongseong Safe Zone Commander who had already heard from Roh Baekjin, was utterly stunned by what they had just learned.

"This... this... how could something like this happen?"

"Oh my god..."

"What exactly is the Haneulsae Safe Zone Commander trying to do?!"

None of them could believe that such things were happening in Haneulsae Safe Zone.

They had thought—at most, at most...

Well, considering the rumors they had heard before, those were already enough to paint that person as cold-blooded and cruel.

Even though they now knew that Haneulsae Safe Zone had essentially become a living hell, the people present still hesitated to make a firm decision.

The Pyeongseong Safe Zone Commander didn't expect to get everyone's commitment in one go either.

He began laying out the advantages and disadvantages according to plan, steering the discussion in a strategic direction.