"Your position? Commander-in-Chief? What... do you mean?" Kita Kiyokawa was suddenly startled.
"To be honest, I'm a little confused about Shi Yin's intentions, but I also need to make some plans for myself." The commander gestured for Kita Kiyokawa to calm down: "It's not about having you replace me; I need a trusted confidant who can help me share the burden."
“I have a team centered around me, but we need fresh blood and young people; we need to keep planning.” The Consul General explained, “It doesn’t matter if you haven’t done this kind of work before; I can personally train you…”
“No, I’m sorry, the Commander-in-Chief may have to ask you to make other plans.” Kita Kiyokawa lowered his head and gently interrupted the Commander-in-Chief: “I’m sorry, it’s not that I don’t want to share your burden, it’s just… I don’t really know how much longer I have to live.”
"What?" The commander-in-chief was startled.
"I'm sorry to say, but the gauge on my badge was actually broken. I adjusted it by removing a screw." Kitakami took off the badge from his chest and handed it to the commander.
Anyone within the territory of Yanlong Kingdom, or any legal resident within a safe zone worldwide, will have this badge; each country's badge is different.
Not only can it measure the current outdoor temperature, but it can also detect superpower values and zombie energy values, alerting people if there are superpowered individuals nearby who can be sought for shelter, or if there are zombies that need to be escaped.
The badges worn by those with superpowers now have an additional function: the level of their superpower usage. Initially, it was stipulated that no one with superpowers could exceed 3 in usage; later, this was increased to 5, and now it cannot exceed 7.
It is particularly emphasized that no one should use their superpowers more than 10, and it is best not to have 8 or 9, since every bit of power comes with a corresponding price.
However, since Kitakyou broke this function, it means that no one knows exactly how much of his superpower he used.
Since he has already said that, it means the price he paid is probably quite high.
"You!" The commander's expression shifted, though he didn't even need to look closely. Kitakami had already sensed something was amiss when he pushed the badge towards him.
"You...you're foolish! What's more important than life!" The leader's chest heaved slightly. "So the price of your ability is the depletion of your life force?"
Previously, the Consul General noticed that Kita Kiyoshi had a few more gray hairs and thought it was just because he had too much to do after joining the national team. After all, the higher the level of a person's position in the country, the busier and more stressed they are, even though they receive better treatment.
Looking back now, it wasn't normal at all.
"Yes," Kita Kiyokawa bowed his head and admitted.
"I was wondering how you've risen so quickly lately, now you're even on important missions." The leader had a headache. He had thought you were exceptionally talented, but it turned out you were just a workaholic: "Although we haven't revealed it to the outside world, your superpowers aren't divine intervention at all. To put it bluntly, they're something evil that takes lives. The cost is nothing compared to what we gain."
“I know, but it can indeed bring hope of turning the tide of the war, even if the price is lives.” Compared to the commander-in-chief’s dissatisfaction, Kita Kiyokawa became calmer and calmer as he spoke: “If there really is a God, can I do everything in my power to let Him see this broken world?”
“If not,” Kitakami looked out at the chaotic night, “if not, can I do everything in my power to bring victory one step closer?”
"Damn it, that's not what I'm angry about at all! If you had done it willingly, that would be one thing! But you..." The commander took several deep breaths, but still couldn't suppress the anger in his chest: "Get out!"
"I'm sorry," Kitakami Kiyokawa quickly apologized.
"Get out! Get out!" The commander waved his hand impatiently. "Take your badge with you!"
Seeing that the current Consul General was indeed in a terrible mood, Kitakami had no choice but to leave, clutching his badge.
As soon as Bei Qingchuan left, the Commander-in-Chief made a phone call, which rang several times but went unanswered. Shi Yin also didn't reply to any of the text messages he sent. If he wasn't afraid of ruining something important, the Commander-in-Chief would have preferred to issue a puppet order to make Shi Yin fly back.
Do you think you're so smart that you can solve the problem once and for all by removing one part?
Kitakami has been by Tokine's side for so long, and even the Chief Commander could tell at a glance that the badge was a bit off from half a meter away. How could Tokine not notice?
Shi Yin essentially tacitly agreed to Kita Kiyokawa's self-destruction.
"Shiyin, Shiyin, what exactly do you want?" The leader pounded on the table in frustration: "Is this the victory you wanted?"
Are you sure you won't regret it?
"Trees! Trees!"
"The plants shrank?"
"Holy crap, that scared me to death! A tree fell and smashed through my balcony!?"
Suddenly, chaos erupted outside the window. It was only just getting light outside, yet cries of alarm rose and fell in succession.
The commander paused, looked out the window, and discovered that the trees and plants were shrinking at a visible rate. The rate of shrinkage was not fast, but it was clear that they were trying to get closer to the normal size of plants before the apocalypse.
What happened?
Isn't it said that these wildly growing plants can help resist the heat?
Wait a minute, speaking of which, the temperature seems to have dropped these past two days. Does that mean the heatwave is finally over?
Is it really that fast?
"Oh no, Commander!" A junior police officer on duty rushed in: "Commander, the doomsday beacon has sent a signal. An abnormal energy fluctuation has been detected in the capital. It's a world-class zombie outbreak!"
"Where are Ye Shaoheng and the others?" the commander asked hurriedly.
"They've organized a resistance from those with supernatural abilities, saying that Leviathan didn't land in Security Zone C as planned, but instead landed in Security Zone H, near the capital," the junior officer continued. "So they want to inform Lord Shiyin and ask what to do!"
Ask away? Ask my ass! This guy just vanished!
"Oh no!" A cold sweat instantly broke out on the commander's back: "She did it on purpose..."
"What?" The young police officer didn't hear clearly.
"It's alright, gather everyone together first, I'll contact Tyr." The commander waved his hand, dismissing the junior officer, and then called Shi Yin again.
This time the phone rang twice before being answered.
"Shiyin, you..."
[****, which one of these guys is the real one?]
[This bastard, don't you dare run away... watch out! I'll *it* it!]
A few English words mixed with swear words came from the other end of the receiver. The sound was soft and noisy, and you could tell that there was chaos on the other end.
"Hello? What's wrong?" Shi Yin's voice came through vaguely.
Along with Shiyin's voice, the leader also heard a crisp "clang" of metal colliding, seemingly right next to him, which made the leader's ears hurt a little.
"What exactly happened? Did you deliberately send Leviathan?" The commander-in-chief frowned, but couldn't help worrying, "What happened on your end? Are you in danger?"
"It's alright, Ishtar and I are looking for Samael's true form. This guy hides when he can't beat us, and now he's all foggy and a real nuisance." Shi Yin's voice came through. "Arrogance probably gave him some more power, and he's even learned to transform."
"Give it to you again? Arrogance won't fight back on its own?" The commander wondered. How could he just give away power like that?
[It's just for their use. Once these guys are dead, the power of arrogance will return to its original source.]
Oh, let Tyr keep the ceremony in order.
"Did you deliberately lure Leviathan here?" The commander-in-chief hadn't forgotten what he wanted to ask, but Shi Yin didn't answer at all and hung up the phone.
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