Chapter 480 Resistance
by SunflowerThird Planet · Government Administrative Building · Dawn Hall.
Lord Faraon sat in the front row, with many councilors seated behind him, almost filling the entire council hall.
However, the atmosphere in the vast council hall was extremely solemn and quiet, with only very low whispers of conversation.
“What happened? Why was an emergency full meeting suddenly called?”
“Don’t you know? Something big happened in the Tidal Star Sea.”
“Didn’t the Tidal Star Sea achieve a great victory, with Apocalypse Divine Kingdom’s forces heavily damaged?”
“It was a great victory, but something went wrong afterward.”
Just as everyone was discussing in hushed tones, the doors to the council hall were pushed open.
Everyone turned their heads to look.
They saw Lord Alicia walk in, her eyes cold and her expression revealing a hint of anger.
The entire council hall instantly fell silent; no one dared to utter a sound. Even the most foolish person could tell that Lord Alicia was in a very bad mood.
No one wanted to incur her displeasure at this critical moment.
Soon, Alicia walked to the first row and sat directly beside Faraon, though she showed no intention of speaking with him.
At this moment, Gakels emerged from the left-side door, walked to the center of the podium, and spoke in a deep voice.
“Everyone is here. The meeting officially begins.”
As soon as Gakels finished speaking, Alicia stood up and said coldly.
“I have something to say.”
“Alright, go ahead!”
Gakels frowned and gestured with his hand.
“I express my severe dissatisfaction with the Federal Government’s actions in recent years. Since when has Apocalypse Divine Kingdom dared to flaunt its power in front of us?”
Upon hearing Alicia’s words, Gakels’ brows furrowed tightly, and he said in a deep voice.
“Alicia, you know the Federal Government’s current situation. We truly have done our best.”
“Whether you truly did your best or merely pretended to, you know best in your heart.”
Alicia gave Gakels no face whatsoever.
“Alicia, how about we discuss this matter after the meeting concludes?”
Gakels said to Alicia.
“Alright, let’s set this matter aside for now. I now formally wish to submit an application to the council.”
Alicia spoke with a serious expression.
Upon hearing Alicia’s words, Gakels’ heart skipped a beat, and a very bad premonition arose. He immediately asked.
“What do you wish to apply for?”
Faraon and the others also looked towards Alicia.
“According to Agreement 6, I demand that the Federal Government lift the Ban and return Rainy City’s VI generation mecha, Zero Envoy!”
Alicia announced solemnly.
Upon hearing this, all the councilors in the entire hall were stunned, and the scene instantly erupted into chaos.
“Did I hear that right? Lord Alicia wants to unseal a VI generation mecha?”
At this moment, by the side of the council seats, Long Shadow, upon hearing that Alicia wanted to unseal the VI generation mecha according to Agreement 6, a subtle smile appeared on his face.
Once Rainy City unsealed the VI generation mecha, he would know where his father’s mecha was.
It should be known that the VI generation mecha of Starlight City, Sky Dome City, and Rainy City were all stored together.
At this moment, Faraon, seeing Alicia propose Agreement 6, stood up without hesitation and said.
“I agree! I also demand that the Federal Government unseal and return Sky Dome City’s VI generation mecha!”
Gakels’ heart instantly sank to rock bottom, and the hands clasped behind his back trembled slightly.
Before Council Speaker Long Xian went into seclusion, he had sealed all VI generation mecha, euphemistically calling it a strategic necessity. To put it bluntly, he was afraid that Sky Dome City and Rainy City would lose control with such powerful weapons and become ungovernable by the council.
After all, with Council Speaker Long Xian’s seclusion, the Long family had lost its strongest combat power, and he had to be cautious.
Therefore, Gakels absolutely could not agree to unsealing and returning them. He took a deep breath and said.
“Alicia, Faraon, listen to me. The VI generation mecha were sealed by the Council Speaker; I do not have the authority to unseal them for you.”
“Alright then, call the Council Speaker out to preside.”
Alicia replied unceremoniously.
“Aren’t you being unreasonable? The Council Speaker is still recuperating and cannot come out right now.”
Gakels’ face instantly turned as black as charcoal.
“Then there’s nothing more to say. Either follow Agreement 6, or call the Council Speaker out.”
Alicia said decisively.
“Exactly!”
Faraon also chimed in.
He had long wanted to retrieve his VI generation mecha.
Gakels was momentarily speechless; this was trouble. The matter had circled back to the Council Speaker.
Just as Gakels was at a loss, the tightly closed council hall doors were pushed open.
Alicia and the others all turned their heads, their gazes fixed on the open doors.
They saw Dragon White walk in under everyone’s gaze, stepping towards the council platform.
Alicia and Faraon, seeing Dragon White enter, also frowned. They hadn’t expected Dragon White to come, and it seemed their proposal today was in jeopardy.
Soon, Dragon White walked onto the council platform. Gakels respectfully stepped aside, yielding the platform to her.
Dragon White surveyed everyone present, then spoke calmly.
“The Council Speaker has ordered that, according to Agreement 6, if a Type VI alien or mecha appears on the battlefield, the Federal Government shall unseal the VI generation mecha. Therefore, the Federal Government will return the VI generation mecha to Rainy City and Sky Dome City!”
Upon hearing Dragon White’s words, Gakels’ aged face showed an expression of extreme shock. He hadn’t expected Dragon White to agree.
Alicia and Faraon were also somewhat incredulous for a moment.
Their proposal had actually passed.
All the councilors present erupted into chatter, discussing animatedly.
“Did I hear that right? The Council Speaker agreed to unseal them?”
“That’s great! If you ask me, they should have been unsealed long ago. With VI generation mecha, Apocalypse Divine Kingdom and Dark Star wouldn’t dare to act so arrogantly in front of us!”
“Exactly! They only have one each, but we have three, and the Council Speaker’s is the strongest!”
At this moment, Long Shadow in the corner, seeing Dragon White agree to unseal them so readily, his expression kept changing.
He felt that something wasn’t quite right. Normally, Alicia and Faraon would have to exert extreme pressure, and they would only unseal them when they could no longer resist.
Yet, Dragon White agreed so readily. Was this truly his father’s command?
“Silence!”
Dragon White spoke coldly.
The noisy council hall instantly fell silent. Dragon White swept her gaze across everyone present, finally settling on Lord Alicia and Lord Faraon as she spoke.
“Once the decision is passed, after the Federal Government has completed the preparations according to procedure, the two of you may retrieve your VI generation mecha. Until then, please be patient.”
“No problem.”
Alicia and Faraon readily agreed.
“Alright, today’s meeting concludes here. Meeting adjourned!”
Dragon White announced directly.
— —
Five days later.
Katney Underground City.
In the dim room, Su Ming lay on the bed, raising his wristband to access the database and search for relevant information.
He was currently in the Second New Galaxy · Ankanifa Planetary Sea.
This was the vast rear of the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom, and also its most densely populated area, with approximately seventy percent of its population residing here.
The entire region was covered with countless asteroids, meteorites, and eighteen large planets.
On these planets and asteroids, old habitation strongholds were scattered, and Katney Underground City was located beneath Kamote Planet · Katni Base City.
This place was very backward, considered a remote and impoverished backwater by the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom, so the information in his database was very limited.
Su Ming glanced at his wristband’s battery, which showed 36% remaining. He then tapped a few times to enter sleep mode, silently pondering and integrating his existing resources.
His combat armor had 26.5% energy left, and Celes was in a deep sleep, unsure when she would wake up.
Besides that, he only had a wallet on him, containing 27 ten-thousand federal currency notes.
Although federal currency could be used in the black market of the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom, it was very easy to expose his identity, and he would be dead if that happened. It was known that the bounty on him in the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom was even higher than in the Dark Star Empire.
Fortunately, in addition to cash, his wallet also contained several Morris Interstellar Bank black cards.
These black cards were also accepted in the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom, but he dared not exchange them; it was still too conspicuous.
His current situation was truly terrible.
Su Ming sighed slightly, then took out a medicine bottle from his pocket, poured out two pills, and chewed them.
However, due to not drinking water for too long, Su Ming’s mouth was extremely dry, and he couldn’t swallow them for a moment. Instead, he choked and started coughing violently.
“Cough, cough…”
At this moment, Jeva and the others excitedly ran back, shouting to Su Ming.
“Sir, we got something good again!”
“What is it?”
Su Ming looked at Jeva and the others in confusion.
“Lizard, freshly roasted.”
Jeva happily pulled out a roasted small lizard and excitedly handed it to Su Ming.
“Thank you.”
Su Ming’s mouth twitched uncontrollably as he looked at the lizard. He took it with a somewhat wry smile, never imagining he would fall so low.
However, he still bit into it, but Su Ming was so thirsty that swallowing was extremely difficult, and he kept coughing.
“Sir, are you alright?”
Jeva and the others asked nervously.
“I’m fine, just too dry.”
Su Ming shook his head and replied.
“Sorry, Sir.”
Jeva and the others replied, feeling a bit guilty.
They also wanted to get some clean water for Su Ming, but water here was simply too expensive, impossible to obtain.
“It’s alright, you’ve done very well. Do you have any wishes? If I ever get the chance, I will definitely repay you well.”
Su Ming forced a smile and replied.
Jeva and the others were stunned for a moment, then shook their heads and replied.
“Sir, there’s no need. That black tumor spared us back then, which was like saving our lives. We are already very grateful.”
“One thing at a time. Tell me your wishes, what if they come true?”
Su Ming replied with a smile.
“We don’t know what we want either?”
Jeva and the others scratched their heads, feeling a bit lost for a moment.
“It’s alright, no rush. If you don’t know what you want, take your time to think.”
Su Ming said to Jeva and the others with a smile.
“Mhm, mhm!”
Jeva and the others nodded quickly in agreement.
Seeing Jeva’s excellent character, Su Ming tentatively asked.
“Jeva, can I ask you some questions?”
“Of course!”
“Do you know about the Federal Government?”
“Yes, we do!”
“Then what’s your impression of the Federal Government?”
“The Federal Government is a bunch of bullies and bandits. The reason we live such miserable lives is all because of the Federal Government.”
Jeva said somewhat angrily.
“Why?”
Su Ming was also very surprised to hear Jeva’s words.
“The Federal Government constantly attacks us, oppresses us, and plunders us! Apocalypse Divine Kingdom has no choice but to continuously increase taxes and conscription to resist foreign enemies.”
Jeva thought for a moment and replied.
“So that’s how it is.”
Su Ming, hearing Jeva and the others’ words, also felt a bit amused.
He wasn’t entirely sure if the Federal Government had bullied and exploited Apocalypse Divine Kingdom in the past.
However, in recent years, most of the provocations had come from Apocalypse Divine Kingdom, and the Federal Government had been forced to respond.
It seemed that the upper echelons of Apocalypse Divine Kingdom had shifted all the blame onto the Federal Government to deflect internal conflicts.
At this moment, footsteps were heard from outside, followed by a sturdy, dark-skinned man with bright eyes, wearing worn-out clothes, who, accompanied by three young men, pushed open the half-closed door and walked in.
Su Ming immediately became alert upon seeing someone intrude.
When Jeva and the others saw the man walk in, they smiled excitedly and shouted, “Brother Vickent!”
“Brothers, haha!”
Vickent extended his strong arm and gave Jeva a firm hug.
Su Ming’s expression softened slightly when he saw this, but he didn’t completely let his guard down; instead, he continuously observed Vickent.
After Vickent finished hugging Jeva, he suddenly noticed Su Ming, immediately grew wary, and asked Jeva, “Jeva, who is this?”
“Ah, this is a distant relative of mine.”
Jeva was also startled and quickly lied.
Vickent and the others listened to Jeva’s words and continuously scrutinized Su Ming from head to toe, their eyes constantly changing.
Although Su Ming was dressed in old clothes and his face was dirty, Vickent could tell at a glance that Su Ming had delicate skin and a temperament completely different from that of people from the lower class.
Su Ming looked at Vickent and the others and also felt that something was off; these people didn’t seem simple either.
Just then, Vickent said to Jeva, “Jeva, your distant relative doesn’t seem simple; his skin is so delicate? What does he do?”
“Uh, Lord Vickent, this relative of mine used to be very rich, but he suffered a misfortune later and came to seek refuge with us.”
Jeva was momentarily speechless and stammered an explanation.
“Jeva, you don’t need to lie to me. Your parents died long ago, so where did this relative come from? Who exactly is he?”
Vickent asked with a dark expression.
At this moment, a short man with round eyes beside Vickent whispered to Vickent, “Brother, this is a critical time. Could this guy be a spy who sneaked in?”
Vickent’s expression grew even uglier when he heard Hafu’s words.
Jeva and the others didn’t know how to explain, and the atmosphere in the room plummeted to rock bottom.
Just then, a sharp siren suddenly sounded outside.
Vickent said with a slight change in expression, “Assembly siren? Why would those guys sound it at this time?”
“Brother, could someone have secretly informed on us?”
As Hafu spoke, his gaze fell on Su Ming.
“Impossible, he’s not that kind of person, and he doesn’t know anything.”
Jeva immediately defended Su Ming.
Vickent’s expression kept changing, then he spoke, “Never mind that for now, let’s go gather immediately.”
“Okay!”
Jeva and the others nodded in response.
Vickent and the others immediately left in a hurry.
Jeva and the others also quickly said to Su Ming, “Lord, let’s hurry to the assembly. If we’re late, we’ll be dead.”
“The consequences are that severe?”
Su Ming asked, somewhat surprised.
“Yes, if you hear the assembly siren and don’t go, you’ll be beaten to death if discovered.”
Jeva and the others said to Su Ming.
Su Ming followed them, feeling somewhat speechless.
When they left the house and came outside, they could see a dense crowd of people gathering towards the open space.
Everyone’s face showed expressions of unease and fear; it was clear that such a group assembly was not a good thing.
However, Su Ming was very calm; he had seen all sorts of storms.
At this moment, he looked at Vickent and the others walking in front, then lowered his voice to ask Jeva, “Jeva, what do those people do? They feel a bit strange.”
Jeva’s face showed hesitation when he heard Su Ming’s words. However, he still turned his head to look around, then spoke in a very low voice, “Brother Vickent and the others are preparing for an uprising and resistance.”
“Then what do they want with you all?”
Su Ming asked thoughtfully.
“They want us to resist with them. The few of us are responsible for operating mechanical equipment in the mining area.”
Jeva didn’t hide anything from Su Ming.
Su Ming wasn’t too surprised to hear this.
In fact, from Vickent and the others’ vigilance and their words, he had already guessed it.
At this moment, Su Ming and the others arrived at a huge open space, where they saw a dense crowd of people gathering, including young people, as well as elderly and children.
Their numb faces showed expressions of fear, and some younger children clung to their parents in terror.
From this, it could be seen that whenever a group gathered, it was certainly not for a good reason.
At this moment, guards holding mechanical rifles fiercely shouted at the many uneasy civilians, “Line up, squat down!”
Su Ming followed the crowd and obediently squatted down.
Clang!
Clang!
Heavy clanging sounds came from afar, and Jeva and the others fearfully looked up.
They saw a Light Guard leading four Iron Disciples approaching.
When Su Ming saw the mechas approaching, his brows immediately furrowed, and he had a vague premonition of something bad.
Soon, the five mechas walked in front of everyone.
Click!
The cockpit of the Light Guard mecha opened, and a middle-aged man wearing second-generation exoskeleton armor, with fierce eyes and a shaved head, jumped down.
This middle-aged man scanned everyone present and coldly asked, “I am Lieutenant Rajib. I called you all here today for no other reason than to ask where Captain Goya and his team are?”
Many civilians showed bewildered expressions, and not a single one spoke up.
Jeva and the others, however, were terrified, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.
Su Ming noticed Jeva and the others’ abnormal behavior and asked in a low voice, “Who is Captain Goya and his team?”
Jeva stammered, “Captain Goya and his team are the mecha pilots who were killed by that black fleshy tumor.”
Su Ming’s heart sank to the bottom when he heard Jeva’s words; this time, the trouble was big.
At this moment, Lieutenant Rajib, seeing that no one answered, sneered and said, “I’ll ask again, where are Captain Goya and his team? Don’t play dumb with me; someone saw them last in your residential area.”
Unfortunately, still no one answered.
Rajib’s patience reached its limit, and he said to everyone, “Okay, you all don’t know, do you? Don’t let me find out, or you’ll be in for it! Call out all the area managers!”
“Lord Rajib.”
At this moment, more than a dozen men dressed relatively well walked out and greeted him obsequiously.
“Don’t joke around with me. If Captain Goya and his team aren’t found today, I’ll throw all of you into the deep mining area.”
“Mercy, Lord, we’ll go find them right away.”
These area managers said in terror.
“I’ll give you ten minutes. If you can’t produce a clue in ten minutes, you can just wait to die!”
Rajib couldn’t be bothered to waste words with them.
These area managers were instantly scared half to death and immediately ran to the commoners under their respective management, fiercely saying, “Anyone who has seen Captain Goya and his team, speak up quickly! There will be a heavy reward!”
At this moment, a scrawny old man raised his hand, pointed to Su Ming and their area, and said to a chubby manager, “Lord Amon, a few days ago I saw Jeva and his team talking to a guard lord.”
Jeva and the others’ faces instantly turned ashen, and Su Ming’s heart also sank to the bottom; sure enough, what you fear most comes true.
“Jeva, come out!”
Amon looked fiercely at Jeva.
Jeva and the others tremblingly stood up and walked forward step by step.
Amon immediately turned to Rajib to claim credit, “Lord, suspicious personnel have been found.”
Rajib ignored Amon and instead walked in front of Jeva and the others, looking at them coldly.
Jeva and the others immediately trembled with fear.
“You’ve seen Goya and his team?”
Rajib questioned coldly.
“No.”
Jeva shook his head like a rattle drum; admitting it now would be seeking death.
“You still dare to lie.”
Amon stepped forward and directly kicked Jeva to the ground.
At this moment, Rajib raised his hand to signal Amon to stop, then directly pulled out a beam pistol from his waist and said to the fallen Jeva, “I don’t have the patience to waste time with a commoner like you. Tell me, where are Goya and his team?”
Jeva’s face turned pale with fright, and his teeth chattered incessantly.
Su Ming watched this scene, his eyes growing sharper, and he slowly held his breath, ready to act at any moment.
If Jeva and the others were confirmed, he would definitely be exposed as well.
Just then, a group of soldiers rushed over and shouted to Rajib, “Lord Rajib, Captain Goya and his team have been found.”
Upon hearing this, Rajib turned to the soldiers and asked, “Where?”
“In the abandoned warehouse.”
The soldiers immediately replied.
“Famu, let’s go!”
Rajib then couldn’t be bothered with Jeva, re-entered his mecha, and led his subordinates towards the abandoned warehouse.
The civilians gathered at the scene all looked as if they had been saved, and each quickly turned to leave, fearing that they would be implicated later.
Su Ming looked at their retreating figures, his expression very grim.
This was trouble now; Ilyinas and the cockpit were both in the warehouse, and they were almost certainly going to be exposed.
At this moment, Jeva and the others crawled up from the ground and hurriedly ran to Su Ming’s side, asking, “Lord, what should we do now?”
“Don’t worry, let’s secretly follow them and see what happens.”
Su Ming tried his best to calm himself down.
“Okay!”
Jeva and the others quickly agreed.
At this moment, Rajib led his subordinates to the hidden warehouse, which had already been cordoned off by a group of soldiers.
Rajib, driving the Light Guard mecha, led his four subordinates directly into the warehouse.
When they entered the warehouse, they immediately saw mechas lying on the ground, all of which had their cockpits in the chest pierced through, killed with a single blow.
Other than that, the entire warehouse was empty; there was no sign of the cockpit or the black fleshy tumor.
“Be careful, retreat quickly.”
Rajib seemed to have thought of something and suddenly said with extreme tension.
“Yes!”
Famu and the others were also startled, then controlled their mechas to follow their captain, retreating little by little.
Soon they retreated, and Rajib breathed a slight sigh of relief.
“Phew.”
“Captain, what’s wrong with you?”
Famu and the others asked in confusion.
“Are you fools? Can’t you tell? Goya and his team were killed with a single blow. There must be a terrifying monster hidden here.”
“Then what should we do?”
“Let’s go. Today, we’ll pretend we never came here and know nothing. Captain Goya and his team will simply be reported as missing.”
“Ah? We’re not reporting it? Should we let the higher-ups send personnel to eliminate it?”
“Are you idiots? If we report it, when they send people to eliminate it, with their usual behavior, they’ll definitely make us lead the charge. Won’t we be dead then?”
Rajib cursed, expressing his disappointment.
“Then what about the people here? What if that monster starts killing everywhere?”
“What does it have to do with us? This isn’t my area of responsibility. If a bunch of commoners die, they die. Anyway, there are as many commoners as you want. From today on, we won’t come to this area. If things escalate, some unlucky person will naturally come to deal with it.”
“Captain is brilliant!”
Famu and the others’ eyes lit up as they replied.
“Go!”
Rajib then left with Famu and the others.
At this moment, Su Ming and the others, hiding in the corner, watched Rajib leading his men away, also very confused.
“Lord, why did they leave?”
Jeva scratched his head, puzzled, and asked.
“I’m not sure. Let’s go to the warehouse and see.”
Su Ming’s expression kept changing; he was a bit confused about the situation. These people left in a hurry, as if they had seen a ghost.
“Okay!”
Jeva and the others followed Su Ming towards the warehouse.
Soon, Su Ming and his group returned to the warehouse. They saw that the mechas were still lying there, and the black fleshy tumor was also present, but the cockpit was gone.
Su Ming’s eyes immediately lit up, and he hurried to the black fleshy tumor, shouting, “Ilyinas!”
After calling out for a long time, Ilyinas still showed no reaction, with no signs of waking up.
Su Ming’s expression kept changing.
At this moment, Jeva and the others walked up to Su Ming and asked blankly, “Sir, what are you calling out for?”
Su Ming heard Jeva and the others’ words and immediately asked, “Can’t you see it?”
“See what? That black fleshy tumor is gone.”
Jeva and the others immediately reacted, looking around nervously.
Su Ming instantly realized that Ilyinas must have activated her camouflage, and those people probably hadn’t discovered Ilyinas’s existence. Their panicked departure most likely meant they thought a high-level Kirami had infiltrated, so he hadn’t been exposed.
“Let’s get out of here quickly.”
Su Ming said to Jeva and the others.
“Okay!”
Jeva and the others quickly nodded in agreement.
Soon after, Su Ming and the others returned to the dilapidated house, where they saw Vickent and his group as soon as they entered.
Vickent looked at Su Ming very seriously and questioned, “Who exactly are you? What is your purpose in approaching Jeva and them?”
Su Ming felt a headache hearing Vickent’s words; these people were about to launch an uprising, so they were naturally worried about leaks.
However, he couldn’t tell them his true identity. Although, theoretically, the enemy of an enemy should be an ally, Su Ming knew better than anyone that this type of grassroots rebel army was most prone to producing traitors.
“Uh, Brother Vickent, listen to me…”
Jeva was about to explain for Su Ming.
Vickent directly raised his hand to interrupt Jeva, saying sternly, “Jeva, don’t speak. Let him speak for himself.”
Jeva reluctantly closed his mouth.
Su Ming sighed deeply, then said to Vickent, “Alright, I’ll tell you the truth. Actually, I’m a wanted criminal from the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom. Because I couldn’t stand those noble bastards oppressing the people and committing evil deeds, I killed them in a fit of rage. As a result, I was hunted down and forced to wander around, finally escaping here.”
“How can you prove that what you’re saying is true?”
Vickent asked with a grave expression after hearing Su Ming’s words.
“Captain Goya, whom they are looking for, was killed by me. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Jeva and the others.”
Su Ming said directly to Vickent.
“Yes, Goya and his men were killed by Sir. We can testify.”
Jeva and the others swore confidently.
Vickent was also startled upon hearing this and fell silent.
Ultimately, he decided to trust Jeva and the others, and said with a smile, “That’s great. What should I call you, brother?”
“My surname is Su. You can just call me Little Su.”
Su Ming said with a smile.
“Brother Su! Since our goals are aligned, why don’t you and Jeva join our rebel army?”
Vickent extended an invitation to Su Ming.
“Brother Vickent, this person’s background is unknown, he can’t be trusted!”
Hafu saw Vickent trying to recruit Su Ming and quickly tried to dissuade him.
“Say no more, Brother Su is Jeva’s friend, and he killed Goya and his men, so there’s definitely no problem.”
Vickent replied with great certainty.
Su Ming couldn’t help but take another look at Vickent; this guy really had some guts, a bit of the demeanor of trusting people he used and not using people he doubted.
Hafu couldn’t say much after Vickent spoke like that.
“Sir, you should join us too.”
Jeva and the others were also very expectant.
“Okay!”
Su Ming readily agreed.
His situation was a mess now, and he had to find a breakthrough point. This rebel army was quite suitable.
“Good, from now on, everyone is a brother. Jeva, bring Brother Su to the secret stronghold tonight, I have something to say!”
Vickent said to Jeva and the others.
“Okay!”
Jeva nodded.
“Then we’ll be going first.”
Vickent then left with Hafu and the others.
Seeing Vickent and his group leave, Su Ming curiously asked Jeva, “Jeva, why are you and Vickent so close?”
“Our parents and Vickent’s parents were sworn brothers before.”
“Oh, then how did your parents die?”
“They died resisting.”
Jeva didn’t hide it from Su Ming.
Su Ming was stunned to hear Jeva’s words and said, “Then you still resist?”
“We just can’t live anymore.”
Jeva and the others scratched their heads, replying somewhat awkwardly.
“I understand.”
Su Ming felt a bit dazed upon hearing Jeva and the others’ words. He hadn’t expected to hear that phrase again after so many years; it truly felt like a long time ago.
Late at night.
Jeva and the others brought Su Ming to a secluded rock wall area, where there was an abandoned mine tunnel.
Su Ming and his group walked in. The mine tunnel was very spacious, more than ten meters high, but the air inside was very murky.
They hadn’t walked far before they encountered a fork in the road.
Jeva and the others led Su Ming down the right-hand passage. The further they went, the more forks they encountered.
“Where is this?”
Su Ming asked curiously.
“An abandoned mine. It’s full of leftover mine tunnels, very well hidden!”
Aoji explained to Su Ming.
“You’re quite good at finding hiding spots.”
Su Ming replied with a smile.
“There’s no other way; only places like this are safe. Those guards aren’t willing to come down and search.”
Jeva explained with a hint of helplessness.
“Hmm.”
Su Ming nodded.
After more than half an hour, Su Ming followed Jeva and the others deep into the underground mine and then encountered several thin young men acting as guards.
Seeing Jeva and his group, they raised their hands, greeted them, and said, “Jeva, why are you only just arriving? The meeting is about to begin.”
“Okay, we’ll be right there.”
Jeva quickly replied.
“Go on in!”
The young guard said with a smile.
Jeva and the others led Su Ming further in. As they reached the end of the passage, their vision suddenly opened up, and a huge underground cavern came into view.
The entire cavern was incredibly lively.
Clang, clang, clang!
One could see bare-chested, dark-skinned old men forging weapons at simple smelting furnaces!
Su Ming was completely bewildered by this scene.
“This way!”
Jeva and the others led Su Ming further inside.
At this moment, Su Ming came back to his senses and said to Jeva and the others, “Jeva, those cold weapons being forged outside, they wouldn’t happen to be your weapons, would they?”
“Yes.”
Jeva nodded in reply.
Su Ming heard Jeva’s words, slapped his forehead, and said with a very expressive look, “You’re going to resist with those?”
“Uh-huh.”
Jeva nodded.
After receiving a positive answer, Su Ming felt his breathing become uneven. These people actually planned to resist with cold weapons. Couldn’t they at least manufacture some normal firearms?
However, he thought about it carefully, and it seemed normal. This place was so strictly controlled; how could they possibly produce firearms? Being able to forge some cold weapons was already quite good.
“Is something wrong?”
Jeva asked Su Ming curiously.
“No, can you win using these weapons?”
“It’s okay, we also have a lot of mining and engineering equipment.”
“…”
Su Ming just shook his head helplessly upon hearing this.
“Sir, never mind that for now, the meeting over there is about to start.”
Jeva said to Su Ming.
“Okay.”
Su Ming nodded and continued to walk forward with Jeva and the others.
Soon, they arrived at the central area of the cavern, where a stone platform had been built for speeches, and hundreds of rebel leaders were gathered.
“Vickent, why have you gathered us here today?”
“I’m not sure, but it must be something important, right?”
The numerous rebels whispered among themselves.
Su Ming scanned the assembled crowd, seeing many young faces, probably only around thirteen or fourteen years old, and the oldest ones had lost all their teeth.
Clang!
At this moment, a heavy sound came.
Su Ming and the others looked up, only to see five rusty, antique-style Type I mecha, Iron Disciple, walking over.
“Vickent!”
Everyone cheered excitedly upon seeing the approaching mecha.
Su Ming’s mouth twitched at this sight, and he asked, “Jeva, these Iron Disciples aren’t all you have, are they?”
“Yes, that’s right!”
Jeva and the others nodded in response.
After hearing this, Su Ming felt even more disheartened.
At this moment, the Iron Disciples opened their cockpits, and Vickent and his group climbed out, walking onto the makeshift podium.
The noisy scene immediately quieted down, and everyone looked at Vickent.
Vickent took a deep breath and said with a serious expression, “Brothers and sisters, thank you for attending this meeting. I’ve called you all here today to denounce those filthy, cannibalistic noble lords. Those bastards suck our blood, treat us like dirt, and oppress us to death. How many of our brothers and sisters have died under their torment?”
Vickent delivered his speech to the crowd.
“They are a bunch of beasts, robbers!”
The crowd cursed in indignation.
Su Ming’s eyelids kept twitching as he listened to Vickent’s speech.
These people, Vickent and his group, aren’t actually going to start a rebellion, are they? If that’s truly the case, then they’re simply throwing their lives away.
It wasn’t that Su Ming looked down on them; the main reason was that they didn’t have any decent weapons at all.
Of course, that’s not to say that resistance would definitely fail. The guards in the underground residential area also needed to eat and sleep, so there was still a chance even with cold weapons.
But the problem was, the enemies they faced were never the guards of the underground residential area; the real enemies were above.
The Apocalypse Divine Kingdom could casually dispatch a Third Generation Mecha and launch a devastating, dimension-reducing attack, slaughtering them mercilessly.
And even if they truly defied fate and successfully took over the surface city, the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom would then send stronger troops to suppress them, just like when you hit a child and an elder appears, leaving people utterly desperate.
However, this couldn’t be blamed on Vickent and the others. After all, they had lived here since childhood, subjected to strict control, never even attended school, couldn’t read a single word, and were trapped in the dark Katney Underground City, completely unaware of the outside world.
At this moment, Vickent raised his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet. The agitated crowd immediately calmed down.
“Brothers and sisters, we are also human. We just want to live. Since they won’t let us live, then we will fight them to the death!”
“Fight to the death!”
The crowd shouted in a frenzy of emotion.
“Very good, I believe that as long as we unite, we can definitely defeat them. Everyone, go back and make your final preparations, and await notification!”
Vickent said to the crowd.
“Okay!”
The crowd then dispersed.
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