BXBX NOVEL Chapter 66 - 66: 66 Can I Trust You? (Please Recommend)
Chapter 66 - 66: 66 Can I Trust You? (Please Recommend)
Humans, once the supreme rulers of the planet, had to hide and struggle to survive after nightfall.
On a highway about a hundred kilometers away from Nanyuan City, there existed an area spanning around thirty thousand square meters, cramped with people from every corner.”
All through the night, this temporary camp housing a quarter of a million people stayed quiet.
Everyone remained cautious. After experiencing several nights of dread, the surviving humans developed a natural fear of the darkness.
Those situated in the center felt relatively safer. Although they worried about the reliability of the Dawn Stone, their inability to see the creatures allowed them to sleep in reluctant peace.
Whereas those stationed at higher locations or the outermost edges didn’t dare to sleep a wink. They listened to the eerie sounds of creatures crawling outside the protection of the Dawn Stone, their hearts throbbing in fear.
They didn’t know if the Dawn Stone would lose its effectiveness, or whether the creatures would pounce at them in response to some sound and devour them.
Hours of anxious vigilance passed until the day finally broke.
The tireless creatures, which seemed to move incessantly, started to show signs of ‘fatigue’, their movements slowing down.
Finally, when the first sunlight reached the earth, the rustling sounds created by the creatures crawling ceased to exist.
“Pioneering Legion, move out!”
From a distance, a rough voice echoed.
Upon hearing this voice, those who were initially worried and scared felt relieved, and their taut nerves slowly relaxed. Some even fell asleep to the sound of the human cars’ roaring engines.
Not long after the departure of the Pioneering Legion, Wang Dezhen quickly assembled all the officers of the Engineering Department.
“Gentlemen, we have limited time. You must finish repairing this bridge before
“But we don’t have a large crane…”
“Yes, we can’t even make the bridge board within a day…”
His words were immediately interrupted by complaints about insufficient resources.
Wang Dezhen’s face stiffened, and he shouted, “I don’t care how you do it. The job must be done in half a day. It’s an order!”
At his words, the normally chattering officers of the Engineering Department fell silent.
He paused for a moment and continued, “We don’t have a large crane, but we have strong men; we don’t have a bridge, but can’t you find one? Dismantle one bridge to repair another!”
“I don’t care how good the quality of the bridge is, or how delicate its craftsmanship is, as long as it gets these 250,000 people across, that’s all that matters!”
After a moment of silence, the officers saluted and responded loudly, “We guarantee to complete the mission!”
After all the engineering officers had left, the adjutant came forward and whispered, “Sir, Du Gang is back, and he wants to see you.”
Upon hearing this, Wang Dezhen thought for a moment and then asked, “Did he come alone?”
Knowing what he meant, the adjutant nodded and said, “Yes, he’s alone.”
“Let him in.”
“Do you need me to bring King Kong to protect you…”
“No need. If he wants to kill me, no one can stop him.”
Killing someone is simple. If he used a nuclear, Wang Dezhen was confident he could kill Du Gang, but it would be pointless.
On the other hand, Du Gang could also kill all the people in the camp before the nuclear attack reached, but it also didn’t make any sense.
Soon, Du Gang, covered in red armor, slowly approached.
Ever since he acquired this layer of armor, he hadn’t worn any clothes.
Wang Dezhen gestured towards the armored vehicle next to them and said,
“This is my command vehicle. Let’s talk inside.”
As soon as the two men sat down, he asked, “Is the superpower that brought out this armor on you?”
Du Gang nodded, “Yes.”
Observing Du Gang’s voice and actions, Wang Dezhen realized that he hadn’t changed much and finally breathed a sigh of relief, only to ask, “Are you okay?”
“I’m fine.’
“Good, you’re a real man…”
Wang Dezhen chuckled and continued, ‘What did you want to see me about?”
With a calm expression, Du Gang answered, “Yesterday night, I left the camp with two others. Wang Yixuan attacked me…”
As he narrated, Wang Dezhen gradually began to understand the situation.
“What exactly are you saying?”
“I believe, that the appearance of Spatial Channels, not only allowed the bugs to come, but also brought other entities we humans can’t see,” said Du Gang with trepidation, “Wang Yixuan’s fanatical demeanor reminded me of someone who has been brainwashed. She kept mumbling words like ‘god of darkness’ and ‘will of darkness’. So, I suspect at the other side of the Spatial Channels, there may exist something more terrifying.”
Wang Dezhen slowly nodded, and his face became more serious. With a stern voice, he asked, “Du Gang, can I trust you?”
“Huh?”
His sudden comment left Du Gang rather clueless.
Adding on to his words, Wang Dezhen said, “With the apocalypse upon us, many people tend to become negative, cynical, and even resentful under such extreme circumstances….”
He looked at Du Gang’s youthful face, and continued, “Do you know how many people I had to kill while gathering the survivors?”
“Kill?”
Du Gang frowned; he didn’t understand Wang Dezhen’s meaning.
Wang Dezhen nodded, ‘Yes, to kill. During the process of gathering survivors, I had to kill around ten thousand people.”
“What?!”
Du Gang’s pupils abruptly contracted, he looked at Wang Dezhen in disbelief.
Wang Dezhen continued calmly, “These people might have been doctors, couriers, and teachers before the apocalypse… there were people from every walk of life.”
“But within just one day after the apocalypse hit, they ignored their conscience, killed people with their own hands!”
“This…”
Du Gang was at a loss for words, he didn’t know whether what he said was true or not. The idea that ten thousand people had killed someone within one day was beyond his comprehension.
“Some killed due to women, some due to food, some due to fear, some due to numbness, and some others due to past grievances… They all had various reasons….”
“Is it terrible to kill?”
Answering his own question, Wang Dezhen said, “It’s very terrible, but wars sometimes occur between countries, and people die too. Are they sinful?”
Du Gang shook his head. He didn’t know. The concept of war was far from his world. He didn’t understand if there was any guilt in it.
Wang Dezhen didn’t continue on this topic, but asked straightforwardly, “The reason I killed them was because they have changed a lot in the mindset within one day, they were no longer normal people…”
“From civilized people, they turned into savages….”
“Eventually, due to various reasons, they could cause greater killings. Letting them return to the crowd is a real sin!”
Du Gang still didn’t quite understand. He felt this conversation was too nonsensical. First, Wang Dezhen asked him, ‘can I trust you’, and then continued with all this talk.
He was quite baffled and didn’t understand why he was asking such things.
Seeing Du Gang in deep thought, Wang Dezhen felt relieved and somewhat self-satisfied. He was pleased and proud to be able to guide Du Gang onto the right path..