Chapter 286: Just You Wait!

Chapter 286: Just You Wait!

Ling Feng had prepared against everyone in Xu Family Town, including Fatty Xu, but he never anticipated that there was a traitor within the Special Forces Team.

After all, when Liang Yue entered West Hill Base, her personal background had been thoroughly investigated. She had no contact with Zhang Yi, and there were no records of her on Tianluo.

But it was precisely this oversight that led to the operational plan he had agonized over being leaked in less than a day.

After returning to her room, Liang Yue immediately passed the information to Zhang Yi.

“The Special Forces plan to dig a tunnel and blow it up from underneath your shelter.”

“They’ve gathered the entire town of Xu Family Town, and the construction site is far from the shelter, so it’ll be hard for you to notice.”

“But if you pay close attention, you should be able to spot some clues.”

After receiving Liang Yue’s message, Zhang Yi was slightly startled.

“Blowing it up from underground?”

To be honest, he had thought of this method before. However, the construction would take a very long time, and with the reinforced underground structures, an enormous amount of explosives would be needed.

So, while he needed to be cautious, it wasn’t something to worry about immediately.

After all, this kind of plan was easy to counter—just blow up the tunnel to resolve it.

If they were using traditional construction methods, a simple detector would be enough to monitor the underground movements, provided they were on alert ahead of time.

Zhang Yi responded to Liang Yue, “Got it, thanks for the heads-up. I’ll keep an eye on it!”

Ling Feng’s plan relied heavily on the element of surprise. But once the intel was leaked, the plan’s damage potential would drop significantly—and it would become more of an insult to themselves.

Liang Yue suddenly asked, “So, what’s your next move?”

Zhang Yi shrugged and grinned. “If they’re so keen on wasting their time, then let them go for it!”

It was freezing outside—it was already mid-winter, the coldest time of the year. If they started digging now, many of them would die.

Forget about the villagers from Xu Family Town—even the well-trained soldiers from West Hill Base wouldn’t last long in this weather.

“If they want to work, let them work. I’d be thrilled if they dropped dead from exhaustion!” Zhang Yi thought, an idea full of dark humor forming in his mind.

He planned to let them dig most of the way, wait until they were within 300 meters of the shelter, and then blow up the tunnel!

At that moment, the expressions on the faces of the Special Forces and Xu Family Town’s villagers would surely be priceless!

Zhang Yi was thoroughly enjoying his devious plan.

But Liang Yue, hearing this, grew anxious. “No, you can’t! It’s the villagers from Xu Family Town digging the tunnel, not the soldiers.”

“If you let it continue, the ones who die will be those innocent villagers.”

“Zhang Yi, you should act quickly to prevent unnecessary deaths.”

Zhang Yi scoffed at her words. He acknowledged that Liang Yue was kind-hearted, but she didn’t understand his deep grudge with Xu Family Town.

Their previous attack on the shelter aside, the fact that they later chose to aid the soldiers from West Hill Base meant they were already his enemies.

Zhang Yi would love nothing more than to see those people get what they deserved.

Watching them be forced to labor and then die tragically in the tunnel was exactly the outcome he was hoping for.

Zhang Yi lazily said to Liang Yue, “Ms. Liang, you’re right. But if I destroy the tunnel too soon, won’t that expose you?”

“You already mentioned that everyone in Xu Family Town has had their communication devices confiscated. Only you and the Special Forces Team have the ability to make contact with the outside.”

“So, once the plan fails, they’ll definitely suspect you first.”

“I can’t risk your life just to save a few villagers.”

Zhang Yi crossed his arms, a mocking smile on his face.

“How about this—I’ve got a suggestion! Go find Captain Ling Feng and have a nice chat. Try to convince him to drop the plan. Or, challenge him to a fight and force him to agree with you.”

“At least if you fail, he won’t kill you. It’s better than being caught as a traitor, right? What do you think?”

Zhang Yi’s words left Liang Yue speechless. She had only thought about saving the innocent villagers, but she hadn’t considered that once the truth came out, her own life would be in danger.

If it were just her, she could easily leave and survive in the apocalypse with her abilities.

But if she fled, the students she left behind at West Hill Base would be doomed.

It was obvious how West Hill Base would treat a traitor.

“So… do I really have no choice but to watch them die?”

Liang Yue’s voice was filled with guilt.

Zhang Yi calmly replied, “It’s West Hill Base sending them to their deaths, not you. You don’t need to feel responsible.”

His words eased her guilt somewhat. After all, there was no way she would sacrifice herself and her students for the villagers of Xu Family Town.

“Sigh, let’s just hope the casualties won’t be too severe,” Liang Yue sighed helplessly.

Zhang Yi had been about to ask her about Fatty Xu’s situation but decided against it for now.

With Liang Yue as a mole inside the base, he could still keep an eye on the movements of the soldiers at West Hill Base.

“Oh, by the way, let me ask you something. Which house are you staying in at Xu Family Town?”

Liang Yue was puzzled by the question and instinctively glanced into the distance.

From this direction, she couldn’t see the villa at Cloud Manor 101, which was several kilometers away.

“Why do you ask? Are you planning to come find me?”

“Who knows! But if the opportunity arises, I might need your help with something.”

Zhang Yi smiled mysteriously. “It’s a matter of whether you and your students can escape.”

Using Fatty Xu’s extravagant anime-inspired castle as a reference, Liang Yue told him her room’s location.

“Got it.”

Liang Yue couldn’t help but ask, “What exactly do you plan to do?”

Zhang Yi’s voice was full of mystery. “You’ll find out when the time comes. Don’t worry, I won’t risk my life sneaking over there just to take advantage of your beauty.”

Liang Yue rolled her eyes.

“Even at a time like this, you still have the energy to make such lewd jokes?”

“If you’re bold enough to come over, I might as well entertain you,” she said provocatively.

“Fine, just wait for me then!” Zhang Yi answered without hesitation.

He was never one to turn down such invitations.

Author's Note