Chapter 1284: The Battle Has Already Begun!

Meanwhile, inside the hospital.

Ling Mo suddenly turned his head and said to everyone, “The battle has already begun!”

But in the room where Chief of Staff Wang was, the atmosphere was strangely quiet.

Fang Zhou stared intently at Chief of Staff Wang’s every move, unable to help thinking, “Could it be… are we just going to let Ah Lan and the others walk into danger? No… if they really don’t make a move, then the pressure Ling Mo will face will be much less…”

However, at that moment, Chief of Staff Wang picked up a new cup, filled it with wine, and said, “Alright, next… Fang Zhou, we’ve known each other for a long time. What’s the thing you know best about me?”

Fang Zhou was taken aback, then thought for a moment and replied, “It should be… that you never miss a trick. No, that’s probably an exaggeration. More accurately, it’s that you have a comprehensive grasp of the enemy’s psychology.”

“Correct answer.” Chief of Staff Wang took a sip of wine and said, “No strategy is completely flawless, and what I do is simply analyze the opponent’s actions and consider all possibilities. That way, no matter how the other side responds, I have a corresponding card in my hand. That’s the truly foolproof approach. Fang Zhou, when you described me to Ling Mo, you must have said the same, right?”

Fang Zhou’s face instantly changed, and under Chief of Staff Wang’s gaze, he forced himself to nod, “Y-yes, that’s right.”

“No need to worry, even if you didn’t answer, I already knew the answer, so you don’t have to look so uncomfortable.” Chief of Staff Wang continued, “Back to the arrangements I just made… Whether from my perspective, or from yours and Ling Mo’s, my arrangements perfectly follow my own character, making two plans, right? Fang Zhou, tell me… is that so?”

“…” Fang Zhou was silent for two seconds. Suddenly, his eyes widened, and his face became even uglier.

He understood!

So the real countermeasure Fang Zhou spoke of was this!

First, make two plans, then, based on Ling Mo’s understanding of him, carry out the real next step!

Just like Mu Chen and the others… Ah Lan’s group is also a decoy!

No, not just a decoy, but cannon fodder used to draw fire and cover up his true purpose!

Thinking back now. That pause Ah Lan made on the Communicator-was it because she already knew the truth?

After all, she was the one who had followed Chief of Staff Wang the longest and was the closest to him…

“Now, that Survivor probably already thinks we’re going to act like that, right? Whether he plans to mediate between us or not, I intend… to give him a push, let him tell Ling Mo about this. Only then will my next move truly go smoothly…” Chief of Staff Wang said.

“But you… what are you planning to do?” Fang Zhou asked nervously.

“Heh heh…”

Chief of Staff Wang raised his head and looked at him… and as soon as Fang Zhou met his gaze, his heart skipped a beat: “Crap!”

He reacted almost instantly, and the darkness at his feet immediately began to creep upward.

But just as he moved, Chief of Staff Wang was already standing in front of him.

The man still held the cup of wine in one hand, while his other hand pressed down on Fang Zhou’s shoulder.

“Let me tell you one more thing… When Ling Mo sent you to me, he must have already thought of this outcome. His other purpose was… to make me watch my own Pawn die in my hands… So the other message he had you bring should actually be…” Ꞧ𝐀NоᛒΕṩ

“Take your Pawn and eat it yourself!”

“No… no!”

Fang Zhou’s eyes widened, but before he could struggle, his neck suddenly went cold.

As he saw blood spurt out, he heard Chief of Staff Wang’s final words to him.

“How pathetic, how could you not foresee that you would die in the end? But neither you nor I expected that the one to kill you would be me. How ironic… Is Ling Mo trying to tell me that his target is only me?” Chief of Staff Wang mused.

“Ah… gurgle…” Fang Zhou waved his hands, trying to grab Chief of Staff Wang, but all he saw was the gradually blurring figure and the red wine in the cup. On the rim of the cup that killed him, there were faint traces of red…

“Is that wine? Or my blood?”

How truly pathetic… Not to mention taking any position, I wasn’t even worth anything as a Pawn…

He really hadn’t expected… to die at this moment, in such a humiliating way…

“Wang… Wang… you’ll… you’ll die too…” Fang Zhou fell to the ground with a thud, muttering, “I… I’m watching you…”

As soon as he finished speaking, his gaze completely faded.

Chief of Staff Wang quietly stared at the corpse at his feet for a moment, then said calmly, “Someone. Display the corpse.”

“Display?” The Members who pushed open the door looked at each other in confusion.

As for Fang Zhou’s corpse, no one spared it a second glance.

“Yes, hang it outside.” Chief of Staff Wang picked up his cup and took a sip, saying, “That Survivor must still be nearby, no matter what. As soon as he sees this, he should understand that the deal between us has been broken. According to what he said before, he’ll definitely turn around and go to Ling Mo. And that’s exactly the situation I want to see. Chen Wen, whom he holds in his hand, is a ready-made gift to show goodwill, isn’t he? And for Chen Wen, this counts as punishment for failing the mission.”

The two Falcon Members nodded silently and dragged the corpse out.

Just as Chief of Staff Wang predicted, as soon as the corpse was hung outside, a pair of eyes immediately saw it…

But the one who saw it was not a Survivor, but Ling Mo, far away on the other side of the town.

“Has it begun?” Ling Mo thought silently.

After letting Fang Zhou go, Ling Mo had been controlling a transparent Zombie Puppet to follow him.

But to avoid being discovered, the Zombie Puppet stayed outside the building after Fang Zhou entered.

As for intimidating Fang Zhou… that could be achieved with a look infused with psychic energy.

In fact, since Ling Mo had already deduced several possible locations from the sounds he overheard on the Communicator, when he arrived at the building, the arrangements he had made earlier quickly came into play…

“I don’t care what you’re planning anymore, as long as I guide your general actions, that’s enough. Next, I’m going to completely ruin your plan! In my own way!” Ling Mo curled his lips into a cold smile, “Next, it should be your turn to make a move, right?”

As Fang Zhou’s corpse was hung outside, Chief of Staff Wang issued a second order.

“Leave some people here as backup. If things go badly for us, or we reach the final stage, the backup can move in. So those who stay must all be physically strong, and those with sniping ability-gunslingers and superhumans. I’ll leave most of the ammunition with you, and you’ll set up the firepower points and traps. You must turn this building into a giant powder keg on top of what we already have! The rest, those with agility, or superpowers more suited for early combat, will come with me. After Ah Lan and the others have worn down the other side in the first round, we’ll drive as many of the remaining people here as possible.” Chief of Staff Wang still held his wine cup as he spoke, “This place will be the grave I’ve prepared for Ling Mo!”

A few minutes later, the people led by Chief of Staff Wang quietly left the building.

But what he didn’t know was that the “Survivor” he thought he knew hadn’t left as he expected, but instead, after they left, silently stood up against the flowerbed by the roadside.

If someone were to look with infrared Night Vision Goggles at that moment, they’d be shocked to see that it wasn’t just that one humanoid figure… more humanoid figures were crawling out from every corner. They all looked in the same direction…

That building.

“No matter how fast you move, from the very start of this operation, you’ve already lost…” Ling Mo thought.

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