The First Order - Chapter 288

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Chapter 288 A glass of wine

The destruction of Stronghold 108 had far-reaching effects . Over the widespread battlefield, this spacious stronghold itself was the largest forward operating base of the Li Consortium’s combat troops .

The troops from the other Li Consortium strongholds in the rear that were heading to the front lines would resupply at Stronghold 108 before continuing to advance northwards . This was also the reason for the sudden shortage of food in Stronghold 108 .

The Li Consortium lacked experience as they have never fought any large-scale wars before . Many generals even thought that war was a very simple matter, and all they needed to do was to ensure that the war machine kept operating smoothly . For this, they had been planning for all kinds of possible scenarios and drawing up backup plans over the years .

But the moment war broke out, they realized warfare was unpredictable, with no constant shape or constant conditions . Unexpected situations were the most common events in wartime .

After Stronghold 108 was destroyed, the frontline troops of the Li Consortium immediately lost an entire supply line . The Yang Consortium’s armored forces continued to attack Mt . Qingsheng so that they could force an opening for their infiltration troops, and this was undoubtedly a massively successful strategy .

After the Experimentals retreated, the Yang Consortium’s nanosoldiers continued to carry out their demolition missions at the enemy’s rear and destroyed their main strategic facilities .

However, Yang Xiaojin had already disappeared . As one of the Yang Consortium’s core figures, she did not seem to be interested in the war itself, and even the nanosoldiers were unaware that she had arrived .

It was rumored that the Saboteurs and the Yang Consortium were at odds, but no one knew what the truth was .

Major differences wouldn’t be felt for a short while after the Li Consortium’s supply line has been cut off . But if their rear troops couldn’t rebuild the supply line, it would definitely prove to be a disastrous blow

But after the Li Consortium was dealt such a disastrous blow, they decided they would unleash a full retaliation against the Yang Consortium at all costs .

In the southwestern battlefield, the war combatants cared more about things like the supply line and whatnot . But for the supernatural realm, Chen Wudi’s appearance could be considered a milestone event .

The Saboteurs had previously termed the current era “The Dawn of Gods . ” That was because no being in the entire supernatural realm had really surpassed the ordinary yet .

They were all still afraid of firearms and explosives, and everyone preferred remaining hidden in the shadows of the organizations . The power of the ordinary was constraining the entire supernatural realm .

However, the emergence of Chen Wudi put an end to that era . Those who waited silently in the supernatural realm termed the era after Chen Wudi’s appearance as “The Rise of Gods . ”

This was because they could already see the upper limits of a supernatural being reached, and hoped they themselves could get to that level as well .

But throughout the “Dawn” era, Li Shentan was the only person who could be considered a demigod . And Chen Wudi seemed to be the only one who could reach the threshold to be considered a god . He possessed what one would call, in the true sense of the meaning, a power that only gods could possess .

On the empty and run-down streets of Stronghold 108, old newspapers that were scattered on the ground swirled into the air when a cold gust of wind blew .

Dead leaves littered the ground . In the past, cleaners would be working in the stronghold . But now, every stronghold resident had fled from here . Only a few people remained hiding in their houses as they waited for the Li Consortium to come and rescue them . However, Li Shentan’s artillery troops had already intercepted all of the Li Consortium’s rear troops in the south, so they would not get here for a while .

Li Shentan was walking down the boulevard alone . As he looked at the depressing scene around him, his eyes were calm .

The little girl, Si Liren, hovered next to him in a white robe . She did not say anything and could feel the sadness and loneliness in Li Shentan .

Li Shentan came to the place where Chen Wudi had battled the Experimentals earlier . He quietly looked at Chen Wudi’s body that had turned into stone and sat down cross-legged across from him with a sigh .

He sat there for an entire day and night as though he no longer cared about everything that was happening in the rest of the world . He even laid aside his hatred for a brief moment .

The artillery fire in the south and north was still continuing . Meanwhile, the buffer zone of Stronghold 108 had suddenly become a quiet and peaceful land .

As Li Shentan sat there, Si Liren stayed put and waited by his side quietly .

Suddenly, Li Shentan said with a sigh, “I’m a little envious of Ren Xiaosu . ”

Si Liren asked, “Bro, do you feel guilty?”

“No, I’m not . ” Li Shentan shook his head and said in a firm voice, “And I wasn’t wrong either . ”

How could someone like a Demon Whisperer with such a strong personality show any signs of wavering? Since he began his revenge, he’d never wanted to have any discussion of what was right or wrong with anyone .

Even if he was in the wrong, so what?

Li Shentan looked at Chen Wudi and said, “We both came out of an asylum . ”

What he was trying to say was that among those who came out of a psychiatric hospital during times like these, he and Chen Wudi represented two extremes . One of them was pure of heart and always did the right things, while the other willingly sank into Hell .

Li Shentan loved being called the Demon Whisperer . That was because the demons in him were enough to devour this entire world .

But when Chen Wudi died, Li Shentan was a little moved as well .

He wanted to jump off from the edge of the dark and endless abyss where he stood, but someone always seemed to be calling his name from behind . When Li Shentan turned around, he could not see anything at all .

Li Shentan said as he sat across from Chen Wudi, “I don’t seem like I’ll have goals after getting my revenge . If I’m still alive by then, I’ll protect your master on your behalf . ”

But then Li Shentan froze . He turned around and looked at Si Liren, who was dozing off in midair .

He suddenly laughed and said, “Stop sleeping . The Li Consortium still has several strongholds standing . Those old fogies must’ve gone into hiding, so we’ll have to seek them out . ”

…

Inside Stronghold 88, Luo Lan was feasting . After all, he was fully hosted by the Yang Consortium, so it wasn’t like he had to pay for it .

Before the alliance between the Yang Consortium and the Qing Consortium ended, he would not be allowed to leave Stronghold 88 . The reason why the Yang Consortium was willing to establish a platform of trust and cooperation with Qing Zhen was that Luo Lan had personally offered to come into their territory, which showed the sincerity of Qing Zhen and Luo Lan .

Any organization with sophisticated enough intelligence gathering knew that as long as Luo Lan were here, Qing Zhen would not rip up the alliance between the two sides without a valid reason .

Of course, Luo Lan knew he was a hostage . However, he remained very calm since he had already decided that he would be freeloading off them .

Although he couldn’t leave Stronghold 88, the Yang Consortium had given him the highest form of treatment .

But at this moment, a crow suddenly landed on the dining table in front of him . Luo Lan untied the small bamboo tube on the crow’s leg and extracted the slip of paper from the tube .

Luo Lan unfurled the rolled-up paper with his stubby fingers and was dumbfounded when he read the contents .

Luo Lan’s trusted aide asked, “Boss, what’s the matter?”

“It’s nothing . ” Luo Lan sighed as he poured the wine in his glass onto the ground in memoriam . The friend who had saved his life before and always accused him of being Benbo’erba was no longer around .

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