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Chapter 881: The Traitor — Gordon
Chapter 881: The Traitor — Gordon
The four of Little Tian had just returned, exhausted and barely able to move.
Su Yu wasn’t in a hurry. He chatted patiently with them, planning to send them home one by one once they had recovered a bit.
As usual, players returning from Skrull could go home to rest on the first day, to recover their spirits and use up their game time.
The next day, these players would need to report to the relevant authorities, detailing their experiences on Skrull and submitting their harvest.
Even before the four of Little Tian returned, many other players and cultivators had already come back. They included the members of the "Unbreakable Alliance," Old Meng, four top-tier foreign players, and two Sixth-Stage Grand Cultivators.
These individuals didn’t have the tumultuous experiences that Little Tian and his friends had. For the most part, they spent their seven days training on the Wild Continent, honing their combat skills and collecting materials from Fifth- and Sixth-Stage magical beasts.
The reason Su Yu organized the trip to Skrull for the players and cultivators, aside from those with special missions like Little Tian and Zhong Feng, was primarily to obtain high-grade materials from magical beasts and gather herbs for potions.
If players simply wanted to train their combat skills, they could do so within the game. Su Yu could arrange sparring partners for them through Alyssa.
However, high-grade materials from magical beasts were a different story.
While these materials could also be obtained in the game, the chance of getting high-quality golden materials was extremely low.
In the game, a player might spend an entire day (real time) on a quest and still not get a single piece of high-quality golden equipment. But on Skrull, the body of a single large magical beast could yield 5 to 20 pieces of equipment and dozens of potions!
This was why, despite the risks, Su Yu insisted they go to Skrull.
...
Just as Su Yu and the others were chatting happily, his phone suddenly rang.
He pulled it out and saw it was Xue Wenli calling.
"Hello, Xiao Li," Su Yu answered. "What’s up?"
"Su Yu, where are you?!" Xue Wenli’s voice was urgent.
"I’m in Donna’s basement. Little Tian, Fujiwara Chika, and the others just returned—"
Before Su Yu could finish, Xue Wenli interrupted anxiously, "Something big has happened, Su Yu! The Prime Minister of the Pacific Nation, Gordon, has betrayed us!"
"What? Gordon betrayed us?!" Su Yu and the four others were shocked, their faces pale.
Gordon, the Prime Minister, had been doing fine. How could he suddenly betray them with no warning?
"Su Yu, you must immediately go to the nuclear command headquarters in Nevada, Indian Nation. Gordon’s forces are attacking it. If they capture the nuclear command headquarters, the consequences will be catastrophic!"
The nuclear command headquarters in Indian Nation controlled all nuclear missile silos and strategic nuclear bombers in the Americas. It was directly under the jurisdiction of the United Earth Government, not the Pacific Nation.
If Gordon’s rebels took control, the nuclear missiles could be launched at will, potentially resetting human civilization!
Su Yu understood the gravity of the situation and quickly said, "Alright, I’ll go with Morning Star!"
As he spoke, he gestured to Morning Star, who was lying on the table eating snacks.
"Meow!"
Morning Star obediently meowed and disappeared into Su Yu’s pet space.
"Everyone, this is urgent. I have to go," Su Yu said solemnly to the four.
"Alright, be careful!" the four waved goodbye to Su Yu.
Little Tian’s face showed a hint of regret. She had planned to introduce Su Yu to her parents, but that would have to wait.
After bidding farewell to the four, Su Yu immediately used the Blink spell to leave the basement and appear outside Donna’s yard.
Then he cast the Portal spell, setting the destination to the nuclear command headquarters in Indian Nation.
Hum—
The space around Donna’s house began to vibrate.
With a shrill hum, a pale blue portal quickly formed in front of Su Yu.
Su Yu was no longer the same as when he had just ascended to the Seventh Stage.
Back then, using the teleportation spell to travel from China to the nuclear command headquarters had nearly drained all his mana.
But now, as a peak Seventh-Stage powerhouse, he had formed the Portal with only about 25% of his mana.
Without hesitation, he stepped into the Portal.
The next second, Su Yu’s body appeared in the central square of the nuclear command headquarters.
The colorful Harmony of Elements suit materialized and covered his body, and his powerful Seventh-Stage aura spread out, signaling to everyone in the headquarters that he had arrived.
The soldiers and Grand Cultivators stationed at the nuclear command headquarters felt a surge of hope upon sensing Su Yu’s presence!
With Su Yu here, the end was near for the rebels attacking the headquarters. They hoped Su Yu would be ruthless!
...
As Su Yu arrived, the rebels’ attack on the nuclear command headquarters had just begun.
This time, the rebels dispatched 100 soldiers, all clad in elite tungsten steel mech suits of at least the fourth tier.
Upon arriving at the Nuclear War Headquarters, these 100 soldiers immediately drew their weapons: high-penetration laser rifles, devastating psychic grenade launchers, and even the antimatter traction guns, the pinnacle of Skrull technology.
They opened fire simultaneously on the headquarters building, aiming to eliminate the resistance here as quickly as possible.
But Su Yu was there.
If Su Yu hadn’t shown up, these 100 rebels, with their overwhelming firepower, could have taken over the Nuclear War Headquarters. However, with Su Yu’s arrival, their chances of victory dropped to zero.
"Cherry, should I make the first move, or will you?" The cat, Morning Star, leaped out of Su Yu’s pet space and turned to ask him.
"Let’s both take action," Su Yu shrugged. "But try not to destroy their equipment; we can use it ourselves after we capture it."
"Got it!" Morning Star transformed into a streak of starlight and flew toward the rebel forces at top speed.
She hadn’t fought since ascending to the seventh tier, and her claws were itching for action.
Now, with a rare opportunity in front of her, her hunting instincts kicked in, and she immediately struck.
Su Yu followed closely behind.
The rebel forces were taken aback when they saw Su Yu and Morning Star appear.
The lead rebel commander shouted, "Everyone, follow my orders and focus all your firepower on Su Yu!"
"Yes, sir!" The rebel soldiers obeyed, aiming their weapons at Su Yu and Morning Star.
However, something unexpected happened.
Just as they were about to fire, their weapons suddenly malfunctioned, and the ammunition modules began flashing, indicating low ammo.
Then, a Skrull language voice from the mech AI system rang in their ears: "Self-destruction sequence initiated. Countdown: 5, 4, 3, 2..."
...
"Self-destruction?! No!" The 100 rebel soldiers were horrified.
The program they called "self-destruction" was, in simpler terms, "self-explosion."
They never expected the self-destruction system to activate on its own, giving them almost no time to react. Five seconds was definitely not enough.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Su Yu and Morning Star had just begun their hunt when the mechs started exploding one by one in the sky.
The two of them were taken aback and quickly flew out of the explosion zone.
The 100 mechs were blown to pieces in an instant, and the debris rained down from the sky.
Su Yu and Morning Star cast a magical barrier to isolate the explosion area, preventing harmful substances from affecting the outside world.
The cat, while casting the spell, looked at Su Yu with confusion. "What happened? Why did they explode on their own?"
Su Yu thought for a moment and replied, "Perhaps the mastermind behind these soldiers, realizing they couldn’t win, decided to have them self-destruct to prevent the mechs from falling into our hands."
"That makes sense." Morning Star licked her paw, feeling rather uninterested.
She had just started hunting, and her prey had committed suicide. This was far too boring.
Su Yu, looking at the black smoke from the explosions, rubbed his chin. "I don’t think this is as simple as it seems."
"How so?" The cat turned to look at him.
"Let me ask you," Su Yu said, looking at Morning Star. "Gordon betrayed us, but how did he and his followers pass the ‘Advanced Thought Test’ in the past?"
"Um..."
"Also, this time, they only sent 100 rebel soldiers to the Nuclear War Headquarters. While these are elite soldiers, the number is too small. Even if I hadn’t come, it would have taken them several hours to take over the headquarters. Why didn’t they send more troops?"
"Um..."
Morning Star couldn’t answer. She was just a cat with a not-so-great brain.
"Come, let’s go to Los Santos."
Su Yu picked up Morning Star and flew toward the capital of the Pacific Nation, Los Santos.
There, he would find the answers he sought.
...
...
Speaking of Gordon’s betrayal, we need to go back two hours.
Two hours ago, in the large meeting room of the Los Santos government building, Gordon stood on the podium, delivering a speech.
The meeting was attended by key figures from both the military and political spheres, high society, and some less important billionaires and celebrities.
However, these people share a common trait—they are all staunch surrenderers, firmly converted to the Skrull cause.
Gordon stood on the podium, his face flushed with excitement as he addressed the crowd below, "As you can see, our world has long been rotten to the core!
We waste resources, destroy the environment, kill each other, and use intricate calculations to satisfy our own interests, turning our living environment into a hell while ignoring the beautiful universe and vast space around us...
This extreme selfishness is deeply ingrained in our genes, and if it continues, we humans will inevitably destroy ourselves.
But now, the opportunity has come! We can let the Skrulls alter our genes, making us a more advanced and perfect species!
In five months, we will witness a miracle, the greatest gift the gods have ever given to humanity!"
Gordon's speech was met with thunderous applause and fervent cries from the audience:
"Skrull!"
"Skrull!"
Gordon looked at the frenzied crowd, a nearly manic smile on his face.
Those who observed closely might have noticed that Gordon's whites of his eyes were no longer the usual white but had turned blood red.
Gordon was no longer himself; his words and actions were now completely controlled by the Skrulls, specifically by Lieutenant Janieve, the deputy of Ranc.
Janieve was currently seated in the command room of the massive spring in the Rocky Mountains, controlling Gordon's every move.
In essence, everything Gordon said was exactly what Janieve wanted him to say.
...
When the frenzied applause and shouts from the audience began to subside, Prime Minister Gordon raised his hand to calm them down.
He cleared his throat and continued, "Now, my fellow citizens, the time has come for us to act! We have received enough weapons and ammunition from the Skrulls, and we can now strike a heavy blow against the Chinese nation!"
"Start acting now?" The crowd's fervor immediately wavered.
People looked at Gordon with shock.
Something was wrong, very wrong!
From the tone of Gordon's speech, it seemed he wanted to declare war on the United Government immediately! This was completely different from their original plan!
Most of those present believed that the surrenderers should remain in the shadows, quietly building their power.
They planned to wait until the Skrulls and the Blue Planet United Government were locked in a fierce battle five months from now, then emerge from the shadows to deliver a crushing blow to the United Government, weakening their forces.
After that, they would simply wait for the Skrulls to conquer the entire planet, accepting the rewards promised by the Skrulls and living in peace.
But now, things seemed to be going off track!
From Gordon's words, it seemed he wanted them to declare war on the Blue Planet United Government immediately?
If they went to war now, with their limited numbers, they would be nothing more than cannon fodder!
Was Gordon's habit of exaggerating getting the better of him again?
Several key officials in the audience began to move toward the stage, intending to interrupt Gordon's speech and calm him down.
But at that moment, a red light spread out from Gordon, quickly covering the entire conference room.
Affected by the red light, the whites of the eyes of all the surrenderers rapidly turned blood red, and they were now completely under Janieve's control.
With their minds fully controlled, the meeting had no further purpose.
Prime Minister Gordon stood on the podium and shouted loudly, "Eliminate the Chinese vermin, the Blue Planet belongs to the Skrulls!"
"Eliminate the Chinese vermin, the Blue Planet belongs to the Skrulls!"
The surrenderers in the audience echoed his call, their voices thundering through the room.
...
After taking control of Prime Minister Gordon and all the key figures among the surrenderers, Janieve began to implement her plan.
The plan was simple, with only two core words—suicide.
She intended to make the entire resistance force commit suicide, sacrificing their lives to take out as many Blue Planet humans as possible.
The 100-person detachment sent to the nuclear command center was essentially a gamble.
Janieve knew that upon learning of Gordon's betrayal, Su Yu would immediately teleport to the American continent, and the nuclear command center would be his top priority.
They couldn't capture the nuclear command center, so she sent 100 soldiers as a gamble.
If Su Yu didn't teleport there, they would seize the nuclear command center, a major win;
If Su Yu did teleport there, she would order the 100 mechs to self-destruct, a minimal loss for her.
(End of Chapter)
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