133: Doomsday Without an Army

“Uh, you are…” Han Wen remembered this person; he seemed to have returned with Regiment Commander Gao.

“Stop with the nonsense. These things will keep her from dying.”

Han Wen looked at the items in Tang Ping’s hand with hesitation. After all, he wasn't familiar with the man in front of him, but… Ji Xiaotong was about to die: “Forget it, desperate times call for desperate measures.”

“This Brother, I beg you,” Han Wen could only plead.

“Don’t worry, with me here, she won’t die.”

Tang Ping poured half a bottle of pupa fluid onto Ji Xiaotong’s chest and then gave her a small sip of an S-grade life potion. The critically ill Ji Xiaotong’s complexion visibly brightened, and her breathing gradually stabilized.

“This, this!” Han Wen stared incredulously at Ji Xiaotong in his arms. She’s alive just like that? Did he cry for nothing just now? Should he make Ji Xiaotong cry for him in return?

“There shouldn’t be any more issues now. I’m going to support Big Brother Gao.” For the sake of the Blood Pool and the Alien Soul Fruit, he had invested quite a bit. As for whether it was worth it, he hadn’t really considered it much, and besides, things that boost attributes were never cheap.

Before Level Five, leveling up didn’t provide any four-dimensional attribute boosts, but after upgrading from Level Four to Level Five, all four-dimensional attributes would gain 100 attribute points each.

As for attribute stones, Tang Ping seemed to get dozens or hundreds of them easily, making them appear easy to obtain, but that was actually an illusion. The true value of attribute stones was immeasurable.

In the future, an ordinary person with no background could easily sell an attribute stone for tens of thousands. One can imagine what value those black market merchants would reach if they sold them.

After all, attribute stones have no restrictions on boosting four-dimensional attributes.

Many treasures, including many potions developed in the future, had severe restrictions on boosting four-dimensional attributes. For example, they could only boost constitution and spirit by less than 20 points, or less than 50 points, etc. Beyond that attribute, their effect would be negligible or even ineffective.

However, attribute stones had no such restrictions.

As for what Gao Changfeng mentioned, the level five shelter, which was the result of tens of thousands of people in the entire base upgrading, had a Shelter facility and a Shelter plant that could boost constitution and spirit by less than a thousand, but that was already powerful enough.

Seeing Ji Xiaotong’s condition stabilize, Tang Ping immediately went to support Gao Changfeng.

The power gap between Level Three and Level Four was already immense, making it difficult to bridge with high-level Talents. After all, it wasn’t one hundred or one thousand experience points, but ten thousand, and the further one progressed, the harder this chasm became to cross with mere Talent advantage.

Outside, Gao Changfeng had indeed gradually fallen into a disadvantage.

By this time, many people in the base had also discovered the battle between Gao Changfeng and He Zhoushan.

Many people’s expressions changed, clearly aware of some inside information.

But more were bewildered, because the news of Gao Changfeng’s death had already spread throughout the entire base due to the deliberate propaganda of He Zhoushan’s subordinates.

“Is that Regiment Commander Gao?”

“Nonsense, if it’s not Regiment Commander Gao, where else would the base get such a powerful Lightning Talent User!”

“But didn’t Regiment Commander Gao die?”

“Yeah, I heard that too. It seems Regiment Commander Gao chose to sacrifice himself to eliminate the Corrupted Beast.”

“I heard that too, it seems he was going to detonate some missile.”

“It couldn’t be, could it be that Regiment Commander Gao got scared at the last minute… and retreated?” Someone maliciously suggested, seemingly trying to tarnish Regiment Commander Gao’s reputation.

“This, this is actually possible.”

“I didn’t expect Regiment Commander Gao to appear so righteous on the surface, but when facing death, he also got scared.”

“We can’t blame Regiment Commander Gao, after all, who wants to die when they can live? It’s just a pity that he couldn’t eliminate the Corrupted Beast. I wonder if our base can still exist, and how many people will perish under the Corrupted Beast.” After this person spoke, it seemed as if Regiment Commander Gao was suddenly the one who had put tens of thousands of people in the base at risk of life and death.

Those ordinary people immediately fell silent, not a single one stepping forward to say a word in favor of Regiment Commander Gao.

It seemed that it would be better if Gao Changfeng had truly died outside.

Everyone seemed to not welcome his return alive.

Those people in the shadows, noticing the crowd’s shift from excitement to silence, and even resentment, were inwardly pleased.

Of course, the reason they dared to say this was also because Regiment Commander Gao seemed to be at a disadvantage in the battle.

But some soldiers, hearing the words of the civilians, were instantly enraged. One soldier directly grabbed a person who was spouting nonsense: “What did you say! Say what you just said again if you dare! Our Regiment Commander Gao fought Infected and Calamity Beasts outside to protect you, and you actually say such things! Are you worthy of our Regiment Commander Gao?!”

That person feigned fear: “I, I was also thinking about everyone’s interests. What did I do wrong?”

“Besides, aren’t you soldiers supposed to protect us ordinary people? Isn’t that your duty? Otherwise, what are you doing in the army?”

“You f*cking say that again!” The soldier was absolutely furious, but as a soldier, he still suppressed his anger and didn’t actually strike.

The person spreading rumors seemed to see that the other party didn’t dare to truly hit him, and his back instantly straightened: “That’s how it is! Ask the other civilians, am I wrong in what I said! Sacrificing one Regiment Commander Gao for the stable lives of tens of thousands of people in the entire base—that is Regiment Commander Gao’s glory! We will all remember Regiment Commander Gao! But now, Regiment Commander Gao actually got scared and ran back. Is he going to put us back into the monster’s mouth?!”

“To hell with your f*cking glory! This glory, if I give it to you, do you want it?!” The soldier finally couldn’t hold back and punched the person in the face, instantly causing blood to gush out.

“Ah ah ah! He hit me! These soldiers hit me! Everyone saw it, they don’t treat us like humans at all! They only care about themselves!”

Under this person’s continuous guidance, many people had already developed a trace of resentment and dissatisfaction towards the army.

They forgot who saved them, who gave them stable lives, and who, in the apocalypse, allowed them to eat a hot meal.

And all of this was achieved by the army here, at the cost of nearly five hundred lives, almost half their number.

But with just a few words from an ordinary person, they actually forgot everything.

The soldier looked at the civilians, his heart chilling. Is this who his brothers died protecting? Hahahahaha, how ridiculous!

Friend Chat

Gao Changfeng: “Brother Tang Ping, please keep an eye on the base for me.”

Tang Ping: “Can I kill people?”

Gao Changfeng: “Whatever.”

Tang Ping: “OK.”

Inside the room, Tang Ping, who had been watching the show with his arms crossed, walked out.

“That female camp commander in your room said something very true,” Tang Ping emerged from the room, having watched the whole spectacle. “In the apocalypse, soldiers are not needed. The old order has collapsed. Some burdens you carry yourself, unwilling to let go, but others might not even care, instead believing everything is as it should be.”

Tang Ping walked to the front and patted the soldier’s shoulder.

“Also, strength is not meant for being ordered around.”