Chapter 764: Epilogue (10)

Chapter 764: Epilogue (10)

Ive gained the strength to lead everyone out of here

I turned to look out at the night sky, my heart filled with a myriad of lamentations.

Sima Junmo and Ouyang Huiren exchanged a look with each other. Both of them could see that something was up, but they stayed silent.

Next came the actual details of how we were to evacuate. Once that was done, the two of them left the room. They still had patrol duty tonight, though, Floater left without saying a word either.

Bright and early next morning, the survivors had a hasty breakfast before preparing to leave. Some were excited about the prospect, some euphoric, and there were those who were a little doubtful.

Our pre-departure meeting wasnt so much a meeting as it was a declaration of intent. I did not say much, but I did impress upon everyone that I would bring them all out of the city.

My three fire elementals took the lead in the caravan. The soldiers guarded our flanks while Floater covered our rear. Any supplies we had were basically abandoned in favour of lighter gear; everything was for the sake of leaving this forsaken dump.

As the soldiers herded the uneasy masses towards the outskirts of the city, any undead that dared show their ugly head were summarily trampled over.

A kilometer later, we arrived at the same outskirts surrounded by soldiers. The appearance of such a force only served to spur the survivors on in this final leg of their journey.

On the other side, the stationed troops had also noticed us. One of them contacted Sima Junmo on his comms channel and began discussing a plan of action.

Now a plan of action might have been a little hyperbolic, seeing as they couldnt be counted on to aid us from the other side. Sima Junmo understood this as well, but he couldnt resist the urge to contact someone on the outside after so long. Southern Plains, as it was now, was no better than a giant prison. We were the ones trying to break out of this prison, though, we werent inmates.

Because the underground of the city was still guarded by several powerful undead, the soldiers on the outside couldnt enter. Their multiple attempts had ended in heavy losses, thus did their plans finally cease.

Yet it could be said that the true reason why they gave up was because the majority of the civilians within the city were already dead. That, and the fact that I was on the inside deflecting any criticism for them.

The hot topic of the day was no longer that the army was incompetent, but rather about me

This was my personal fight to retain my human compassion!

In the following month, I scoured the entire city, saving thousands in the process. Unfortunately, this number did not cross the ten thousand mark. For a city that once boasted a population in the millions, this was just

While doing so, I managed to locate Karlstons hideout. It was a skyscraper owned by Life Unbound Biotech Private Limited. This was their headquarters. Former headquarters.

Karlston did not interfere at all during this entire process. In all likelihood, he had a plan of his own. If I had to hazard a guess, he was making ready for our final showdown.

Now that I had confirmed the rescue of all the survivors, I opened up a comms channel with Duanmu Xinqing.

Up till now, I did not contact anyone on my own, not since I recovered my memories. There was always this nagging feeling in the back of my head that I had deceived them.

In fact, this was even worse than deception.

Thanks to me, Duanmu Xinqing, Duanmu Bitong, Qiaoqiao, her aunty they werent the only ones, too a whole bunch of people were brainwashed to fit in this false identity of mine.

Fertinier shared this body with me, meaning her transgressions were mine to bear.

How was I to face them in light of all that? It felt like I had wronged them, but I couldnt tell them the truth

Truly, a difficult dilemma. I almost did not wish for my memories to return.

However, that thought was quickly banished. I was no longer that coward that only hid in the corner of his mind, unable to face reality.

After a month of silence, my first attempt at contact was immediately picked up.

As the all-too-familiar, yet somehow foreign, screen flashed to life, so did a maelstrom of emotions.