Beginning with the Ubume Bird-Chapter 345 - 71 Death Without Retribution
Chapter 345: Chapter 71 Death Without Retribution
Chapter 345: Chapter 71 Death Without Retribution
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“Attention all residents, most of the instigators behind the riot have been cleared out, with only a small number still holed up in the Golden Summit Square area (formerly the Danzuo Automobile Office Building, the meeting place in Shuishu Park), and it is only a matter of time before the situation is completely under control. Due to excessive damage in some areas, the originally scheduled work has been temporarily postponed, and all registered workers are given a day off. However, to prevent the rioters from escaping, the military has sealed off the intersections. No one is allowed to enter or leave the following named districts. The state of combat readiness has been lifted, and you may move freely west of Tsongkhapa Old Street…”
From the continuous row of telephone poles, a clear and cold female voice came through the speakers, a shabbily dressed man with exposed toes tried to push open a door, and people began to appear on the streets, as a succession of black helicopters flew over their heads, heading out, with the noise of the air currents roaring.
Black Sudu birds perched on the black wires, and the female voice in the broadcast continued.
“I repeat, most of the…”
In the broadcasting room, the pre-set recording tapes were playing automatically, the teapot on the table was still hot, emitting wisps of steam, the door was left open, but the room was empty.
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As time ticked away, Li Yan, who had lost track of Liang Zhengyong, had now arrived in front of the office building dominated by enigmatic white traces, which was the Golden Summit Square mentioned in the broadcast.
For reasons unknown, after these odd white traces had wiped out everything above the third floor of the building, Liang Zhengyong simply disarmed and ordered all personnel of the Black Star war vehicles to evacuate, making the place look eerily deserted.
In fact, not just here, but wherever the Sudu birds had flown, grey tanks and fully armed fighters were scarce, and in some places even the guards in the watchtowers were gone, leaving only the indestructible heavy weapons hanging lonely at the lookout points.
It seemed as if the main forces of the Black Star war vehicles had already given up on pursuing Li Yan.
The office building in front of him looked like a landscape painting that had been splattered with white correction fluid. The building’s body was dotted with spots that from any angle looked only white, yet even so, the parts of the building that were exposed showed no signs of collapse, appearing both eerie and terrifying.
Li Yan’s arm hair stood on end, and biological instincts urged him more than once to stay away from this place, but still, he entered, avoiding the pervasive white traces as he went. Looking upward, he bent his knees and leaped onto a section of staircase wedged between two white marks, then climbed further up. Even as agile as he was, Li Yan couldn’t fly, nor could he stay in the air for too long. Touching any of these white traces wouldn’t end well for him.
In one breath, he had made it to the third floor, and above Li Yan was now completely blank, with no space to dodge. The white traces around him were so dense that it was difficult to find room to move, yet Li Yan had found what he had come for.
A partial human head.
It was as if a blade had diagonally sliced open the entire face, leaving behind one eye, most of a mouth, and a chin.
It was not particularly grotesque or bloody, as the severed part was white, with no bone, flesh, or brain. It was like a wax figure, except this wax figure’s eyeball was still incessantly moving.
Name: Sergei
Status: Dying
An adolescent experimental subject from Li Senke’s underground facility, the leader called Medicine Buddha, also known as Ramu Jue, a unique member of the Great Demon Lake Yake Gene Warriors.
Based on “Summer Yak,” he had ingested two bottles of experimental highest-tier fifth stage medicine, evolving his genes beyond their endurance limit and granting his cells limitless vitality. Theoretically, as long as there was flesh the size of a fingernail and sufficient nutrients, he could grow back into a full person. Unfortunately, he encountered a situation outside of theory, and of course, he could continue to survive in this state until the day all his cells exhausted and died.
Sergei’s eyeball shifted slightly, and when he saw Li Yan, he raised his eyebrow, “You’re still not dead?”
Li Yan, indifferent to his tragic state, asked coldly, “Did Su Ling come by?”
“I killed him,” his eyeball moved. “Maybe not, maybe I did.”
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He sighed long and hard, “But this world is still rotten to the core, utterly nauseating.”
Sergei looked towards the sunset, where countless helicopters were taking off towards the distance, yet he never found the “Black Buddha.” Calculating the time, it must be that something had happened to Vera and the others…
He mocked himself by tugging at the corner of his mouth.
Li Yan furrowed his brows upon hearing Sergei’s words, “Was it you who launched ‘Sifan’?”
“Knowing this name, it seems you’re not just any common Yan Fu wanderer. So, are you with Big Ben?”
Sergei’s expression was indifferent, showing no intention of answering Li Yan’s question.
A thought flashed through Li Yan’s mind, suddenly remembering the information Afafu had given him once mentioned Yu Shu had ties with Great Demon Lake. Without hesitation, he took out a model of the Barrett Sniper Rifle from his personal seal and flashed it in front of Ramu Jue.
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“Do you recognize this?”
Sergei’s eyes lingered on the trigger for a while, then he laughed heartily, his laughter unrestrained.
Li Yan waited quietly for him to finish laughing. Only then did Sergei show his teeth and said with a laugh, “What a pity, you’ve come too late. If you had shown up earlier, the entire Great Demon Lake would have been yours. Now that you’ve shown up, I can only say, you’ve made a wasted trip.”
“Did Yu Shu make you a promise?”
Li Yan had a sudden realization.
“She once promised us, in exchange for a fifth-tier medicine, to lead the Yak Zombies away from here. If you want to find her, go to Shuishu Park.”
Li Yan nodded, “But it seems you had different plans. You used Yu Shu’s promise, used Great Demon Lake, to help yourself find an opportunity to get close to Su Ling.”
Sergei didn’t speak.
Li Yan shook his head with a touch of regret, “I don’t covet the properties of Great Demon Lake, but thank you for telling me all this.”
He stood up, turned around, and left without any reluctance. His business with Black Star was not yet settled.
Watching Li Yan’s departing figure, Sergei suddenly spoke up, “The last bottle of supreme fifth-tier medicine from Great Demon Lake is in the hands of Black Star’s jarhead Divisional Commander, Liang Zhengyong. Miss Yu Shu was not unkind to me, so consider this my last gesture of goodwill.”
Li Yan stopped in his tracks and nodded, “Thanks. Do you want me to help you find peace?”
“No need, I still want to watch the sun a while longer. If you ever get the chance, do me a favor and verify whether Su Ling is dead or not.”
After pondering for a moment, Li Yan suddenly turned back to face Sergei, “Human conflict doesn’t cease with anyone’s death. In my view, it’s all playing with people’s hearts. If you think this rotten world won’t belong to fanatics like the Medicine Buddha, then it won’t belong to Su Ling either. Don’t place all the blame on us Yan Fu wanderers.”
Having said that, he leapt down from the building.
