As the man with the square face finished speaking, the other Heroic Spirits all turned their attention to Chu Xiu, a wary glint in their eyes.
Stole the seeds? Two of them?
Faced with these unfriendly gazes, Chu Xiu felt a wave of pressure.
This man with the square faceâalthough it was Chu Xiuâs first time meeting him, he could roughly guess his identity.
If he wasnât mistaken, this should be Huang Anhua, the director of the Peng City Awakened Enforcement Bureau, specially responsible for capturing those law-breaking Awakened onesâa merciless demigod with formidable power!
In front of him, spinning lies offhandedly would absolutely not deceive him, and might even arouse suspicion!
However, for Chu Xiu to admit that his parents were in the city would too easily expose his identity!
Seeing the increasingly hostile gazes around him, Chu Xiu finally exhaled long and slow, saying, "These two seeds of mine are meant for those close to me in my clan."
"Please rest assured, elder, I myself will absolutely not use them. But for my clan members, who lack the power to protect themselves, even turning into a Horned Demon would represent a glimmer of hope for survival."
Chu Xiuâs words left everyone present silent. Many peopleâs eyes flickered, unclear on what they were thinking.
After hearing his words, Huang Anhua squinted his eyes, scrutinizing Chu Xiu as if determining whether he spoke the truth, but the latter met his gaze with considerable confidence.
He indeed had not lied, yet managed to deflect othersâ attention onto Qin Yunrou. To be honest, he originally found her a bit annoying, but unexpectedly she had a surprising role at this moment. If the Qin Family hadnât sent someone, heâd be in a real bind now.
After the two stared at each other in silence for a while, Huang Anhua also shifted his gaze and slowly said, "Even so, it is still not allowed."
This made Chu Xiu sigh inwardly, but just as he was about to hand over the "seeds," he heard Huang Anhua say, "However, I will not demand that you voluntarily hand over the âseeds.â
His words left all the Heroic Spirits, including Chu Xiu, stunned.
Huang Anhua coldly chuckled, saying, "No need to pretend, all of you. At our level, everyone is clear about what theyâre thinking in their hearts!"
"Have the rest of you here not secretly kept âseedsâ? Who among you isnât thinking about holding onto those âseedsâ to observe the situation, waiting until thereâs no retreat left, then considering surrender?"
Huang Anhuaâs words plunged the crowd into silence.
Indeed, as he said, although no one wished to become a Horned Demon, nor did anyone want to be inferior to others, if the cost was life, then it was not an unattainable choice.
With a cold snort, Huang Anhuaâs tone eased a bit as he said, "Rest assured, I wonât blame you, nor will I force you to hand over the âseedsâ!"
"Thereâs nothing wrong with your thinking; the fault lies with our government!"
"If we canât come up with a viable plan, how can we ask you not to seek a backup plan for yourselves? How can we expect you to blindly trust the government?"
"Thatâs not a government, thatâs a religion!"
"The reason I gathered you here today is to fully disclose the governmentâs plan, to tell you that the government has found a solution!"
The government has found a solution!
The statement invigorated everyone, including Chu Xiu.
To let parents become Horned Demons was indeed a choice made out of desperation, with no other retreat.
But... does such a plan really exist?
It wasnât just himâother Heroic Spiritsâ eyes were also filled with doubt.
The gap in our combat power is just too vast!
Firstly, thereâs the undisputed superiority in troop numbers, with more than three hundred thousand General Tier, and reinforcements still on the way! In contrast, the resistance forces in Peng City, even if every Awakened person were to fight to the death, could at most muster fewer than fifty thousand General Tier and above!
Even the proud advantage of modern human technology was nullified in front of those colossal alien ships, and even the continuous acid rain alone could completely destroy Peng Cityâs defense system!
The seven days given by those Horned Demons was far from benevolent; it was simply the time it would take for the acid rain to corrode and destroy the majority of the shield generators!
Most despairingly, however, was the disparity in high-tier combat strength.
Thirteen full demigods! And then thereâs the possibility of an Outer Realm Demon descending personally!
In the face of such overwhelming power, how could they not despair? Especially since the other side wasnât the type to mindlessly attack just because of their superior strength; instead, they remained cautious, using schemes to sow discord among usâa cunning Demon!
One could even say that the only reason the enemy had not attacked yet was that they wanted to capture us with minimal costs!
This left everyone vexed, unable to think of any strategy to break the stalemate!
Facing everyoneâs skeptical gazes, Huang Anhua didnât say much more, merely stating, "You all will know soon enough."
After he finished speaking, he tossed the Divine Gifted Meteorite Iron casually to Chu Xiu, then waited at the side.
The group didnât have to wait long. Within half a minute, six figures walked into the meeting room.
Upon seeing those six figures, nearly all the Heroic Spirits were first stunned, then burst into joyous expressionsâeven Chu Xiu was no exception!
Among the six, aside from the leading young man, who was a Heroic Spirit, the others were all demigods!