Chapter 1213: Chapter 354: The Human Race’s Iron Great Wall
A moment later, the Chairperson of the South District—who looked very young, resembling a middle-aged man in his forties—rubbed his messy hair and then smiled as he spoke, “So it’s Fang Ze. That explains it.”
“Actually… I’ve never liked this Fang Ze. He’s a descendant of a Demigod, and he has too many secrets, always making me uneasy.”
“Moreover, not too long ago, he forced Old He to his death, waiting for a stalemate between the Central District’s internal factions and the Demigods before stepping out to clean up the mess. Later, he also leveraged his position to carve out his own territory, making him the most unstable element within our Human Race.”
Upon hearing this, more than half of the high-ranking officials present slightly nodded their heads.
Simply put, Fang Ze was not part of the Commoner Faction, and he developed too quickly. He didn’t know anyone present and lacked social connections. Coupled with what Fang Ze did recently, almost no one had any goodwill towards him.
At this moment, the middle-aged man continued, “Therefore, if it were up to me to decide based on personal feelings, I would be 100% willing to hand over Fang Ze. After all, using an unstable factor to exchange for the peace of a large district seems like a beneficial transaction no matter how you look at it.”
Just as everyone assumed the middle-aged man had expressed his stance, he suddenly became serious, shifting the tone of his voice, and stated sternly, “However, setting aside personal feelings, speaking as a Federal Council Member, I disagree with handing over Fang Ze.”
“Even if this young man has ten thousand faults, he is part of the Human Race. Using the lives of his compatriots to exchange for peace—can such peace be reliable? If this spreads, will the soldiers still have morale? Will our people still trust us?”
“Moreover, although Fang Ze may be arrogant, he does have the capital for such arrogance. Although it’s unclear how he accomplishes it or if there are any limitations, he indeed possesses the ability to subdue and command Outer Realm Demigods and Divine Fiends in battle.”
“You all can likely imagine how strong such an ability could become if developed further.”
“Although it’s uncertain where his limits lie, he indeed is the most likely person we can see to change the entire Domain warfare situation!”
Upon saying this, he glanced around at everyone present and smilingly remarked, “To put it bluntly, he’s more important than anyone present. Oh, hold on. More important than everyone here combined.”
“Hand him over? Only if no one is left in my South District.”
“That will be all. I’ll take my leave. The resources allocated to the Southwest aren’t entirely prepared yet. So many things to deal with, and we’re called over for a meeting because of this. Really boring.”
With that said, his figure “swished” and disappeared from the conference room.
Everyone present was evidently familiar with the character of the South District Chairperson, so they weren’t too surprised by the scene.
Seeing him leave, the Chairperson of the Southwest District irritably spoke, “Even though I don’t agree with An’s statement that lives shouldn’t be exchanged for peace, this junior Fang Ze is indeed too important to give up!”
“You folks should’ve just informed us right away that the Demigods wanted Fang Ze. Why bother with a meeting? What a waste of time!”
“I’ll be leaving as well. The defense line is yet to be arranged.”
With that, he left behind a remark, “I knew those Outer Realm Demigods weren’t up to any good.” Then he also left the conference room.
Following this, other district chairpersons and ministers in the conference room also expressed their views.
Overall, none agreed to use Fang Ze to exchange for peace.
The only difference was that the ministers, under the direct command of the five Elders, had a more tactful attitude, while the chairpersons, relatively independent from the Central District, expressed blatant disdain, even criticizing the Elders for making a fuss over nothing.
By the end of the meeting, a military leader pounded the table, declaring, “If those Outer Realm bastards want war, then let’s give them war! If I even blink an eye, I’ll be their great-grandson!”
Throughout the meeting, the five Elders remained silent, merely listening to the remarks of those present.
At the conclusion, with the projections of others having disappeared, they began to converse.
Vice Chairperson Tian glanced at the Grand Chairperson, then slowly spoke, “The morale is high, the people are reliable, and they cool-headedly analyzed the situation without getting scared. The Old Chairperson’s years of nurturing have not been in vain.”
“We have finally resolved our last apprehension.”
Upon hearing this, the Grand Chairperson slowly nodded, then spoke firmly and powerfully, “Then, let’s begin.”
“Even though this war has started earlier than expected, since it’s begun, let us show the Outer Realm the courage and strength of our Human Race!”
Pausing, he resolutely repeated the words of the earlier military leader, “If they want war, then let’s give them war!”
Half an hour later, large spatial portals opened between the Central District and the Southwest District, and one after another, massive demigod-level military bases began to fly out from the portals.
The Federal Defense Team stationed near the spatial portals was dumbfounded at the sight of those innumerable and sky-obscuring military bases.
Meanwhile, the Southwest District Council received official documentation from the Federal Center: Vice Chairperson Wei from the Federal Elders, bringing 23 R-Class military bases and 71 ordinary military bases to support the front lines!
Under Vice Chairperson Wei’s command, these 23 bases, comparable to the Absolute Pinnacle demigods, and the 71 bases, comparable to Ascension and Mortality-Shedding demigods, formed an iron wall protecting the Human Race in the Southwest District!
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Meanwhile.
As the federal army was marching. In the Southwest District, Ge Lan State, Yu Feng City.
Several Disaster Creatures were pursuing a woman in Investigator attire. The woman was very beautiful, with a mature charm, and was clearly Fang Ze’s assistant, An Yan.
For half a minute, one person and several beasts engaged in a life-and-death chase before the cornered An Yan was finally forced into a dead end by those Disaster Creatures.
Seeing no way forward, An Yan hurriedly turned around, panting against the wall, cautiously watching those Disaster Creatures. Most likely due to the relentless pursuit, she was sweating profusely, her hair in disarray, and her fingers white from gripping tightly in tension.
Honestly, An Yan had never regretted more the fact she lacked Extraordinary Power. As an ordinary person, facing these Disaster Creatures of the Fusion stage, she realistically had almost no chance of survival.
When the Disaster Creatures cornered her, her thoughts wandered to her child, her parents, and the mysterious officer who picked her up every evening for cases.
It felt as though her life had just begun to change, she’d just saved up a bit to improve her lifestyle, yet… it seemed everything was about to end.
She was filled with regret, thinking if she had met that mysterious officer earlier, or if she’d had the courage to ask him to awaken her, maybe everything would be different.
But it was too late to think about that now.
So she could only gaze sadly towards the direction of her home.
Her eyes seemed to penetrate through space, seeing her daughter’s figure hidden under the bed at home.
‘Maimai, it seems like mom won’t be coming back. You must live well.’
Suddenly, a tear fell, and the Disaster Creatures roared, baring their teeth, as they charged forward!
An Yan summoned her courage, raised the dagger in her hand, determined to leave a mark on these Disaster Creatures before she died!
In that moment, time seemed to stand still.
An Yan felt she could see the blood-red mouth of the chicken-headed Disaster Creature, smell the stench overwhelming everything, and feel the breath of death.