Chapter 933: Subverting the Saboteurs
Cheng Yu was a little nervous. He carefully maintained the illusion so it would not get discovered by the Qing Consortiumâs scouts. Dong Funan glanced at him. âWhy do I get the feeling that youâre particularly scared?â
âItâs only normal to be scared.â Cheng Yu muttered, âThe Qing Consortium must have an extremely tight defense in a place like this, and thereâs only the four of usâŠ.â
Zero had used the satellites to locate this place. Based on its analysis, there were probably over 10,000 Qing Consortium troops stationed here in this mountain all year round, because the supplies transported in from outside were definitely enough to support 10,000 people daily.
Under such circumstances, it felt extremely dangerous for four people to face over 10,000 enemies.
Although Yang Anjing was here, and while Cheng Yu knew she kept a low profile but was not inferior to other legendary supernatural beings, he had never seen her take action personally. As such, he felt a little unsure.
It was rumored that the leader of the Saboteurs had once been in battle, but that was during the time when the war in the Southwest had not broken out yet, and Yang Anjing had led the Saboteurs to the Central Plains after falling out with the Yang Consortium.
A small consortium once claimed they had achieved nuclear capability, but their nuclear test site got destroyed by the Saboteurs seven days later.
There were thousands of soldiers guarding the nuclear test site, yet they still could not stop the countless paper cranes that blotted out the sky.
By now, that small consortium had been swallowed up by the Zhou Consortium.
Some people said the leader of the Saboteurs was also likely to be an expert on the level of a demigod, but up until now, no one had witnessed what really happened in that battle. The nuclear test site that had been destroyed was blown up by an explosion in the end, so everyone suspected the leader of the Saboteurs might not have reached the demigod level yet but resorted to some special means to achieve that.
Everyone knew how important this nuclear test site was to the Qing Consortium. There were probably not only troops stationed here but also powerful superhumans in the Qing Consortium.
But since Yang Anjing dared to come here, she must be confident of herself. Yang Anjing ignored Cheng Yu. She stood where she was and said to Dong Funan, âGuard my surroundings.â
Dong Funan hurriedly heightened her alertness and said, âYes, Boss.â
With that, Yang Anjing suddenly raised her hands, and the sound of flapping wings could be heard in the wilderness. In the blink of an eye, countless paper cranes materialized through her actions and appeared like a white storm.
One of the paper cranes turned around and looked at Yang Anjing before leading the âwhite stormâ to fly towards the nuclear test site up ahead.
Yang Anjing, dressed in a black combat uniform, stood there quietly with her eyes closed as she focused on controlling the countless paper cranes.
But Dong Funanâs expression suddenly changed. An exquisite-looking dagger suddenly slipped down from her sleeve, and her gaze drifted over to Yang Anjing, seemingly unintentionally.
Although Dong Funan seemed to be on guard as she patrolled around, she was getting closer and closer to Yang Anjing.
She confirmed that Yang Anjingâs eyes were indeed closed and that she was no longer paying attention to her surroundings.
Dong Funan glanced at Cheng Yu again but she did not think much of him. After all, Cheng Yu was not exactly a combatant.
The distance between her and Yang Anjing was almost a meter now, and that was close enough!
However, Dong Funan did not make a move. It was as though she was waiting for something.
Suddenly, a paper crane that had been hiding behind her pecked her wrist. Dong Funan cried out in pain as the dagger in her hand dropped to the ground.
Yang Anjing asked nonchalantly without opening her eyes, âWhen did the Qing Consortium subvert you?â
Dong Funanâs eyes widened. âBoss, I wasnât turned by anyone.â
âLet me recall.â Yang Anjing said, âOh, when I sent you to the Zhou Consortium previously, Fatty Luo was also there. I underestimated Fatty Luo on this. He was even able to make my people defect to his side. So the Qing Consortium must already know weâre coming, right?â
Dong Funan remained silent while Cheng Yu looked very surprised. It was obvious he was totally unaware.
âLet me ask you, what method did Luo Lan use to get you to defect to their side? He was actually able to make you work for the Qing Consortium willingly?â Yang Anjing asked.
âIt wasnât Luo Lan.â Dong Funan pursed her lips and said, âQing Zhen personally made a trip to the Zhou Consortium.â
Yang Anjing was obviously surprised by this answer. âHe still dares to step into the Central Plains?â
Yang Anjing suddenly realized something. It was no wonder Qing Zhenâs whereabouts had become so unpredictable after he had unified the Southwest. No one from outside his organization had seen him.
So it turned out Qing Zhen was trying to hide his true whereabouts by doing so.
But who could have expected the Qing Consortiumâs head would actually risk his life to go to the Central Plains?
Everyone could see Luo Lan, who was open with his whereabouts, but not Qing Zhen who hid in the shadows.
In the past, Qing Zhen was the Qing Consortiumâs Shadow, so he handled all of the difficult, dirty, and dangerous work.
But now their roles had changed. Qing Zhen had become the Qing Consortiumâs leader while Luo Lan took over as the Qing Consortiumâs new Shadow.
âSo how did Qing Zhen find you and convince you to defect to his side?â Yang Anjing smiled. âA honey trap? He really is quite good-looking, but itâs real low for the head of the Qing Consortium to resort to such means.â
While the three consortiums in the Southwest were fighting each other, the other two consortiums realized something. In fact, one of Qing Zhenâs expertise was planting spies in the enemiesâ ranks.
For example, the Li Consortiumâs frontline commander had died at the hands of Qing Zhenâs spy. Likewise, those old fogeys of the Qing Consortiumâs board had also died to Zhou Qiâs hand. Strictly speaking, Zhou Qi was also Qing Zhenâs spy.
Throughout these wars, Qing Zhen had come up with ingenious ways of using information warfare. As a result, everyone was troubled by a need to get rid of the Qing Consortiumâs spies.
And now, Qing Zhen had planted a spy in the Saboteurs too.
Indeed. The Saboteurs had always been an enemy of the Qing Consortium. With Qing Zhenâs nature, how could he not have made preparations in advance?
âYou wonât understand.â Dong Funan clenched her teeth and said, âI donât think destroying nuclear weapons is that important at all. Besides, now that weâre facing foreign enemies from the North, shouldnât we head to the front line there? Why did we come here instead? If the Wang Consortium fails in the North, the Qing Consortiumâs weapons will become the Alliance of Strongholdsâ trump card. How can we undermine each other at a time like this?â
Yang Anjing shook her head. âItâs impossible that weâll lose the war in the North, so thereâs no need for such weapons in the first place. Moreover, you said you donât think destroying nuclear weapons is important. Then let me ask you this: How many people do you think will die in this war where the expeditionary army tries to migrate southwards?â
Dong Funan answered, âEven if the Wang Consortium manages to win this war, hundreds of thousands of people will still die.â
âThen do you know how many people can die in a global nuclear war?â Yang Anjing said, â7.4 billion.â
Dong Funan suddenly stopped talking, because the figure of 7.4 billion was simply too large for her to grasp.
Yang Anjing opened her eyes and said to Dong Funan with a smile, âWhat? Are you shocked? This is a true disaster humanity went through. A lot of people like telling me that having such weapons in hand is a form of deterrence. But what I need to tell you is that when a real disaster comes, nuclear weapons will no longer be a form of deterrence but the real disaster no one can withstand.â
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