Resurrection Empire-Chapter 896 - 344: The Inevitable Ambush

This group led by Ren Zhong was advancing at a moderate pace, with a slightly heavy atmosphere.

While checking her equipment, Ma Xiaoling asked, "Why didn't we take action just now? Such a good opportunity, it would be such a pity to miss it."

Ren Zhong shook his head, "I've said it, don't be fooled by the mere few bodyguards they have on the surface. This is indeed their stronghold. Almost every major power in the Seven Towns Alliance has a residence here, along with a complex network of connections. It's possible that someone from the County Guard is among them. If we start a fight, even if we managed to kill all those representatives, it wouldn't change the situation; it would only give people things to talk about."

Ma Xiaoling asked, "What things to talk about?"

Ren Zhong smiled but didn't continue to answer. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

He knew that the more it came to moments like this, the more important it was to learn to hide his strength and bide his time, since the tallest trees get blown away by the wind.

Currently, the social system relying on the Association was in a delicate balance, on the verge of collapsing.

The comprador faction in the Association and the Promotion Association represented by Ying Hao had already reached a temporary consensus to prioritize stabilizing the situation and rebuilding order.

Meanwhile, to justifiably accelerate the harvesting of human brains and to slaughter the wild people under pretexts less likely to provoke resistance, various policies represented by the Autonomous Decree were gradually being implemented.

Although citizens above Level Five had been gathered into the city-level towns, the county town was no longer a safe area. But everyone, including the representatives of the Seven Towns and their guard teams, were still citizens.

The meeting location was in the County Government Tower.

If Ren Zhong, as an outsider, started a massacre there, he would surely face arrest and punishment from the County Guard, forcing him to create more casualties.

In a manner of speaking, he would disrupt the fragile balance of the present and become a source of instability.

He might not be executed but would likely be forcibly separated from his forces and "protected" by background enterprises such as the Deep Communication Group.

Ren Zhong knew breaking this balance was something he would eventually do or perhaps someone else would do it before him, but he surely wouldn't be the first one to stand out.

Seeing that he remained silent, Ma Xiaoling urged again, "Say something, will you?"

At that moment, the new member Wang Qiao couldn't stand Ma Xiaoling's incessant chatter.

While wiping his custom-made large handgun, he said, "Captain Ma, ease up on the questions; you'll know everything once we get out of the city."

Ren Zhong chuckled, "Brother Wang Qiao is right."

Ma Xiaoling pouted but didn't say anything more.

Among all the individuals present, purely in terms of professional level, Wang Qiao, a Seventh Level Gunsmith, was undoubtedly the leader, even having made his way through an attack from the County Guard unscathed.

Therefore, although Wang Qiao hadn't been with them for long, he was quite respected.

Of course, this didn't mean Ma Xiaoling was afraid of him; it was just that they weren't that close, making it hard to argue with him.

In his heart, Ren Zhong thought, listening to Wang Qiao's tone, openly transparent, but seemingly harboring some resentment.

As they were about to board the return Airship, Wang Qiao, with a cold expression, suddenly said, "Mr. Ren, my lover arrived at Starfire Town last night. If anything happens to me, please help take care of her and find her a good home."

Ren Zhong didn't nod or shake his head upon hearing this, merely patting Wang Qiao on the shoulder, "You don't have to be so pessimistic, it won't come to that."

"I hope so."

Wang Qiao shrugged, giving no concrete response.

He was different from the others, as he hadn't been in contact with Ren Zhong for very long.

He agreed with Ren Zhong's ideology and believed that Ren Zhong truly aimed to achieve something big, to change the current situation, and admired Ren Zhong's vigor and integrity. But this didn't mean he understood everything about Ren Zhong.

He even thought that if Ren Zhong's aim was really to act with legitimate reasons, then today someone had to die; he didn't know who it would be, but it surely couldn't be Ren Zhong as the leader.

Accompanied by the engine roar, the Airship slowly took off from the shipyard in Sha County.

At this time, the dedicated pilot Chen Meng was not in the cockpit but was instead fully armed in the descent cabin with the others.

Inside the cabin, everyone was in combat readiness.

At this point, even the slowest among them understood Ren Zhong's intention.

He intended to use himself as the first bait to lure the other party into action and gain the moral high ground.

About ten minutes into the flight, Chen Meng, feeling uneasy, said, "Boss, this isn't very safe. I still think manual control is better. Current smart navigation isn't reliable, and if the other party launches a surprise attack, it would be troublesome. Oh, boss, you should have let me fly the highest-performance new Airship. This one doesn't come with automated defensive weapons or an energy shield. Ugh..."

Before Chen Meng finished speaking, the Airship was hit by a series of massive tremors.

The four tremors came from the front cabin of the Airship, the mid-lower section's Anti-gravity Engine and medium engine power supply module, and the VIP cabin in the front-mid section of the Airship.

Amidst the violent shaking, everyone stumbled around, but luckily, they were prepared, and everyone was fully equipped.

Moments later, everyone activated their protective gear and burst through the walls of the descent cabin from all directions, floating into the outside world.

Chen Meng looked down at the Airship still in mid-air, engulfed in flames and rolling as it plummeted to the ground, his gaze falling on the cockpit completely melted by fire, gasping in shock, "Goodness, this is at least a Seventh Level Missile! They're really trying to kill me!"

Ren Zhong's voice resonated in his ear through electromagnetic communication, "Now you know why I didn't let you into the cockpit, right? Alright, the enemy has taken the bait; let's fight them to our heart's content."

Saying that, Ren Zhong's Red Blade Armor reached its full power energy supply first.

In a flash, he appeared at the forefront of the group, looking ahead.

There was a towering mountain peak, over three thousand meters above sea level, rising majestically from the plain.

Several kilometers away, nearly a hundred dark figures were rapidly ascending from the mountain peak.

The distance between the two sides was quickly closing.

As the distance closed to within a kilometer, Ren Zhong analyzed the information obtained from the most powerful intelligence equipment on his Red Blade Armor and synchronized it with the others through electromagnetic communication.

Five Level Seven Professionals, consisting of two Mechanical Warriors, two Armored Soldiers, and one Gunsmith.

In addition, there were over thirty Level Six Professionals and over sixty Level Five Professionals.

In this "disconnected" era, since the implementation of the Autonomous Decree, these high-level professionals, usually rarely seen, seemed to have suddenly increased in number.

Wang Qiao, who had once charged into the County Governor's residence, provided an explanation for his fellow Seventh Level Professionals.

"The top five are most likely from the County Guard and the City Guard of Huaihai City. The rest should be similar, but there must also be some mercenaries and private soldiers of the businessmen from the Seven Towns Alliance."

Ren Zhong nodded, "The economy here in Zhan Sha County is much more developed than in Liao Yuan County. The businessmen here can afford to hire Level Five Professionals, unlike that poor boss we had in Starfire Town before. These guys are pretty bold, coming at us with their entire force."

Wang Qiao: "Mr. Ren, you should retreat. We may not be able to win, but delaying them shouldn't be a problem."

Ren Zhong laughed heartily at this suggestion, "What a joke! Retreat? Why retreat? Now is the perfect opportunity to destroy their top forces!"

After saying this, Ren Zhong had already charged out at once, swooping down like a hunting eagle.

Wang Qiao was shocked, "What!"

He was bewildered.

Things weren't as he had imagined.