Chapter 92: Chapter 88: Let Go of the Savior Complex, Respect Others’ Fates!
Tap tap—
When Wu Liang landed from mid-air and his shoes made two tapping sounds on the ground, Flame and another team member approaching didn’t dare to speak to him much.
Because the impostor who fell with him had once again started foaming at the mouth, looking like he was about to die.
"So the impostor I encountered at the beginning was also beaten up by this guy... what exactly is his Awakened Ability?" The team member was genuinely puzzled.
Flight, a mysterious power that causes bats to die in droves, the bizarre phenomenon where an impostor gets looked at by him and starts foaming at the mouth in a daze, strength beyond ordinary people...
The Awakened Ability of someone from the second squad is this exaggerated?
Didn’t they say the overall strength of the second squad was a bit worse than ours?
How do you call this—rushing in an instant to beat two impostors to death while still holding a blood-seeping cleaver that looks like something out of a Demon King’s descent—worse?!
"Have you found the last impostor?" Wu Liang asked lightly.
The male team member nearby stepped forward and said, "Hello, Shadow, I am the Mechanic from the first squad, currently there is no trace of the last impostor on any monitored part of this street, he must be hiding."
Then, he flicked his glasses.
Immediately, it displayed all the operational surveillance footage of the entire commercial street, looking dense and intimidating.
No one knew how he could see everything clearly.
Wu Liang couldn’t see any electronic components or even chips on the glasses, it seemed like an ordinary pair.
Clearly, this must be some Awakened Ability of the Mechanic.
"Huh? Hold on, something seems off."
Just finished speaking, the Mechanic frowned and looked at one of the surveillance screens so small it seemed just pixels, and Wu Liang couldn’t even make out the exact content.
He could only hear the Mechanic narrating the situation in the surveillance: "Some people on the evacuated side are causing trouble."
"About ten people are clamoring to leave the shelter, saying we’re illegally detaining them."
At this point, the Mechanic let out a curious "huh," then thoughtfully said, "Huh? Strange, it seems more and more people are joining the noisy ones, and it’s only been a few minutes?"
He wasn’t the Official Awakened for the first day, after all.
He had joined the Supernatural Handling Squad for over two years and had participated in evacuating crowds, numbering in thousands if not ten thousand, with nearly a hundred times under his belt.
In this era of paranormal resurgence, even though Fierce Ghosts cannot bring systemic destruction due to the existence of the Awakened and Paranormal Handling Department.
But when they appear, their danger is well-known.
In his nearly hundred evacuation experiences, even if someone was impatient or grumbling, their body would honestly follow the crowd to hide.
No one takes their life as a joke.
This was the first time where trouble started in less than half an hour after evacuating, and the key point was—the collapse of Dongri Grand Hotel was visible to the entire commercial street.
That movement scared the evacuated crowd stiff!
Under such circumstances, why would they immediately start causing trouble and demanding to return to the street?
"Afraid one moment and courageous the next?" the Mechanic muttered to himself.
Upon hearing this, Wu Liang merely squinted, contemplating for a few seconds, then glanced at the severed limb of the Bionic Man in his hand, soon to be completely teleported away.
Through the memories of the previous few impostors, he had actually acquired quite a bit.
For instance, the conditions for modifying Supernatural Objects are stringent, not as casually mass-produced as he initially imagined, and the technology indeed originates from his dad’s memory.
The Promised Land has a secret base in Chengyang City, though they are unaware of the exact location.
His dad is vital to the Promised Land, kept in the secret base for protection.
Among the deathwish operatives responsible for mutual destruction, one had a Supernatural Object that wasn’t directly lethal.
That is, unlike previously causing rat tides or gathering bat swarms for straightforward harm.
This thing was likely to indirectly damage the official image.
"Let me ask, if the official handles this kind of evacuation trouble, what usually happens? I’m new, so I don’t know," Wu Liang inquired.
This time, Flame responded from the side: "Of course, it primarily revolves around persuasion and pacification. After all, needing to evacuate civilians means nearby danger, letting them leave the shelter is impossible."
Her response was within Wu Liang’s reasoning scope as well.
If civilians left chaotically, the evacuation would be meaningless; if something happened to them, it would be blamed on the officials.
Right after, Wu Liang’s mind raced, and his eyes flashed with insight: "I know where the last impostor is, let’s quickly head to where civilians are causing trouble!"
Though the Mechanic and Flame were somewhat puzzled, given Wu Liang had handled the previous impostors, they instinctively led the way.
This time, while carrying them in rapid flight above, Flame couldn’t help but say:
"Shadow... you’re not going to throw me down as a missile again next, are you..."
To this, Wu Liang merely shrugged and said, "Probably not, since it’s all civilians down there."
Upon hearing this, Flame’s mouth twitched.
So, if it weren’t civilians down there, you’d consider throwing me again?
...
Under the Mechanic’s control of monitoring the entire street, they reached the shelter’s location within three minutes.
Looking at what used to be an exhibition hall, temporarily used as a shelter for civilians to hide in, Wu Liang couldn’t help nodding in approval.
Secure it well, turning it into a prison!
Of course, he wasn’t suggesting officials trapping civilians, but rather the impostor trapping himself.
"So... Shadow, you think the impostor is hiding among the riotous crowd?" the Mechanic asked, frowning in confusion.
The intelligence they received indicated all impostors wore official uniforms.
Since their goal was to damage the official image and status in people’s minds, hiding among civilians without uniforms wouldn’t achieve much!
The officials could claim this was rogue Awakened causing trouble; they would be thanked for suppressing it!
Thus, logically the uniforms should be vital to these operatives!
"The impostor may not be hiding in the crowd, but he’s definitely in the building, banking on us not being able to show up inside," Wu Liang slowly stated.
With the civilians inside losing control and acting irrationally, suddenly convinced officials were imprisoning them, resulting in inevitable conflict upon revealing themselves.
This cannot happen.
Thus, they had to find another way!
"We can’t go inside? Then how do we catch him?" Mechanic and Flame were puzzled.
Yet Wu Liang tilted his head, revealing a bright smile and said, "They think we’re imprisoning rather than protecting them, don’t believe outside is dangerous, want to return to the commercial street?"
"Let’s let them out then!"
"Once out and getting harmed, they deserved it! We’ve warned them; we’re responsible!"
Finishing, Wu Liang looked at the uniform on the Mechanic, pointing at it, saying, "Come on, buddy, take off the uniform and lend it to me."
The Mechanic watched as this guy asked him to strip, casually picked up a stick from the roadside.
His confusion only deepened.
"Shadow, you holding a stick is..."
Wu Liang weighed the stick in his hand, ensuring not to fatally hit a civilian, then casually said: "From now on, I’m the impostor, make some battle noise later, the bigger the better."
He grinned, showing white teeth, "Anyone daring to peek, I’ll whack them and drag to hide in the woods."
"I want that ’going out means getting harmed’ mentality drilled into everyone inside."
"And, any guy still trying to instigate others out in ten minutes has a problem!"
"My evaluation—put aside the desire to save, respect others’ destinies."
"Since they don’t want officials to block danger, let’s not block it for real!"