Darkness is Coming

  Click.

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  The trembling thumb made three attempts in a row before the flames burst from the outlet of the windproof lighter. Yang Xiaoqian couldn't wait to lower his head, took a greedy and forceful inhalation, and twitched a few times like a drug addict.

Through the pictures sent back by the spy satellite, Yang Xiaoqian, who was at the bottom of the Zero One Base, witnessed the battle on the uninhabited island in Mauritius. In his heart, the self-confidence he gradually accumulated in countless battles sank along with that lonely island.

Long before the declaration of war was issued at the joint meeting, Yang Xiaoqian ordered the special secret team to analyze Wen Yan's combat power and conduct a simulated confrontation with the imaginary enemy in the dream battlefield. This job was as difficult for Su Yue as she could get. The specific data of the powerful weapons used by the army, but it is difficult to imagine the real situation of the confrontation between the two sides. After all, the real battlefield is full of changes, and a small detail may change the final outcome.

Therefore, Yang Xiaoqian adopted another more intuitive and bold simulation method: adjust the individual combat power of the imaginary enemy to the extreme imaginable by the special secret team, and conduct sand table exercises based on this, and then the military consultant evaluates the specific value. And make corresponding special effects pictures, and finally Su Yue builds a dream.

   Almost all military advisors thought this was an absurd move, including Yang Xiaoqian himself, who didn’t think the extreme situation in the dream could happen, but just prepared for the worst, so as not to panic when the enemy’s combat power exceeded his estimate.

   However, the reality is even more bizarre than the dream. No one could have imagined that Wen Yan's strength has exceeded the imagination of the special secret team. Wen Yan at this time may be able to swagger into Washington, D.C., demolish the White House, and then retreat.

   Such an invincible powerhouse, why did he obey Bai?

   Yang Xiaoqian looked at the head in the hemispherical transparent cover, and the white smile was too bright, the corners of his mouth almost grinned to the back of his ears, like a clown, combining funny and horror.

"Zero One, please open the soundproof cover." Yang Xiaoqian said to the translation machine in the shape of a cylinder. The green light at the top of Zero One flashed twice. After turning the camera to Liu Yuanzhou, he opened the soundproof cover with a mechanical hand. Bai Zan's laughter Immediately jumping out of the gap, Yang Xiaoqian frowned deeply.

"Look, Sheng Yi's death is enough to show my sincerity. Now, it's time to see your sincerity?" Bai said, "President Yang, is it time to withdraw the troops you sent? Then we will sit down again. , let's talk about it?"

  Yang Xiaoqian took another breath of cigarette, suppressed the urge to smash this head in his heart, and asked, "Does Wen Yan know about this?"

   "Of course." Shiro replied without hesitation.

   Yang Xiaoqian asked again: "According to the agreement you said before, all mutants who come out of Yuanjiang must apologize to death, including Wen Yan, does Wen Yan know?"

   "Of course." Bai moved his ears, probably imitating a shrug, "It's not a wise choice to deceive her, how could I do such a stupid thing?"

   "She...how did she die?" Yang Xiaoqian couldn't think of a precise way to express it, so he could only ask this question bluntly. He really couldn't think of any way to kill Wen Yan.

  Bai didn't answer and asked: "Have you seen the eight parts of Tianlong and know Xiao Feng? Is there any other way to die for the Invincible?"

"suicide?"

   The expected answer still surprised Yang Xiaoqian. If Wen Yan didn't want to die, no one in this world could stop her from continuing to live, but why was Wen Yan willing to commit suicide? This is illogical.

  Bai is willing to sacrifice everything for the saints. Although Yang Xiaoqian can't believe it, he can understand that many times, an individual's sense of mission is born after becoming a collective leader and gradually becomes the most important meaning in his life.

Yang Xiaoqian himself is like this. In the past, Yang Xiaoqian was a "little man" who put his own interests at the highest point. The most selfless thing he ever did was just to pass a message to the "tall man", so that the tall man could support this piece of work. God, let yourself be able to hide safely.

   After Yang Xiaoqian himself became a "tall man", he also took up the responsibility he should take without hesitation, with all his energy and no regrets. Some people would think that this should be defined by the word "great", but in Yang Xiaoqian's opinion, this is just a natural change.

  Perhaps this particular variant of Shiro has also undergone such a transformation.

Of course, it is more likely that Bai really regards this as a game, and the goal of winning the game is to continue the mutant and have a future full of possibilities. In order to win this interesting game, Bai can do anything, including sacrifice. Own.

  How about gentle words? Why is Wen Yan willing to sacrifice himself? Not to mention that Wen Yan has no reason to sacrifice herself for the rise of the race, just talking about Wen Yan's strength growth, in less than a year, Wen Yan has reached such a mysterious height, with her terrifying strength to improve the speed, and then After three years and five years of dormancy, maybe he could demolish the Zero One base with his bare hands. Who else can stop the rise of mutants?

Bai tacitly saw the problem in Yang Xiaoqian's eyes and said, "If Wen Yan's strength can continue to improve, I will not accept Liu Yuanzhou's coercion. Even if there is an incomplete version of artificial intelligence, Liu Yuanzhou can It is impossible to destroy Wen Yan with the power to mobilize, but unfortunately, Wen Yan's strength has already stood at the peak of the saints, and there will be no further improvement. The fleshly body traverses the void, and the mysterious power of picking the stars and taking the moon with only one hand impossible to obtain."

   "Why are you sure?" Yang Xiaoqian captured this key information. The research team headed by Qiu Zhe still has a little idea of ​​the mutant's genes and sources of power. How can Bai be sure that Wen Yan's strength can no longer be improved?

"I won't tell you." Bai Jian smiled, "In short, if I refuse to surrender, then the saints will come to an end sooner or later. Even if you can't kill Wen Yan, there will only be one saint left in this world, no matter how Wen Yan is used. No matter how many new saints have been transformed, she can't provide them with protection. Maybe you humans will lose absolute control in the following disasters, or you may gain more advanced technology, stronger power, and complete extinction My family, I can't accept such an ending."

"As for why Wen Yan is willing to sacrifice himself?" Bai put away his smile and said solemnly, "Remember that I once said that the saint is just a **** who maintains his dominance by virtue of violence and fear, while Wen Yan is the real king. Of course the king will do everything to protect his subjects... isn't the world always full of such fools?"

After    finished speaking, Bai glanced at Liu Yuanzhou in a wheelchair.