The End of the Extreme Dao: I Planted a Sacred Tree and Gained Immortality

Chapter 161: Fight, Reason, Sacrifice
XN City.

This is another secret base of the research institute.

It is far away from the open scientific research institute, but all the images from the open scientific research institute are displayed on the big screen of this secret base.

The old dean sat in his office chair, looking at the screen and the academicians who were cheering for Zhang Yuqi's triumphant return, his brows tightly furrowed.

After observing for a long time, the old dean stood up and walked around the experimental base. Finally, he stopped in front of a tightly closed gate.

After complex information verification, the gate slowly opened.

Behind the gates, a prison built of Yangshi.

In the prison, a giant about four meters tall was staring at his palm with great interest. If you look closely, you will see a comic book in the giant's palm.

The comic book, which was the size of an A4 paper, was easily held in the giant's hand.

The giants live in a very good environment. The rooms are decorated in a high-end and elegant style, and all the supplies are of the highest grade that humans can use at the current stage.

Seeing the old dean open the gate, the giant put down the comic book and smiled gently: "Teacher, do you have something to ask me?"

The old dean looked at the giant with concern, "Sir, if you need anything or feel bored, be sure to tell me."

The giant shrugged indifferently: "Teacher, don't worry. For the sake of mankind, it doesn't matter how much hardship I endure. Don't underestimate me. Although my fighting ability is relatively weak, I am one of the twelve constellations appointed by you, teacher."

The giant is Gemini among the twelve zodiac signs.

Even though he is not good at fighting, his strength still ranks high among the third-level infected people.

This is the advantage of the human ghost. Once he absorbs the potion with the first serial number while alive, he can immediately gain power beyond that of ordinary people.

In addition to their fighting ability, the most terrifying thing about Gemini is that they can split themselves into another self.

The dwarf is the tallest, which is the split of the giant.

The split body is like a small game account, which can possess all the powers of the Giant Above, and its every move is controlled by the Giant Above. Whatever it hears and sees is all shared by the Giant Above.

The biggest advantage of a gaming account is that no matter what damage it suffers, it has nothing to do with the controller of the account.

Even if the dwarf dies and the giant is on top, it will only consume his energy and he can just split into one.

But only one of the split bodies can appear at the same time, plus the original body, there are exactly two people, which is why he was named Gemini.

After Zhang Yuqi arrived, the Research Institute let the split body of Giant Gao Zai Shang approach her. If Zhang Yuqi had any unusual movements, Giant Gao Zai Shang would not only not be harmed but would also be able to sense it at the fastest speed.

Even if Zhang Yuqi possesses control abilities, she cannot interfere with the giant Gao Shang.

If the game account is stolen, the controller just needs to find it back. If Zhang Yuqi controls the dwarf Gao Zaishang, the giant Gao Zaishang will just take advantage of the situation and find out all of Zhang Yuqi's intentions.

The old dean looked at his gentle and refined student and smiled with relief: "Really, I'm sorry for putting you through this."

"I really have something to ask you this time. Are you sure that the split body is not controlled by Zhang Yuqi? Are the academicians of the scientific research institute and the infected people all normal?"

The giant looked at the old dean sincerely and nodded, "Teacher, you know my ability. I can detect any disturbance of the split body. Now, everything the split body does comes from its heart. Zhang Yuqi may be good at winning people's hearts, but I can guarantee that she has never used any ability to change people's hearts."

"Perhaps every academician has been waiting for too long for a perfect level 3 infected person. Everyone really regards her as the hope for the future."

After hearing what Gao said, the old dean breathed a sigh of relief:
"Yes, you are right. No one can resist the power brought by hope."

"Whether it's personal charm or personal strength, Zhang Yuqi has passed the test."

"I have decided to help her become the savior."

Giant Gao Zaishang was shocked: "Teacher, isn't it too early? Although Zhang Yuqi didn't use any abilities, she has been here for too short a time. What she is doing now is likely a disguise. Should we test her for a while longer?"

"No need, human, I can't wait any longer."

After the old dean finished speaking, he closed the gate again.

The giant watched the gate close tightly, then picked up the comic book again and flipped a page at random.

On the other side, the dwarf Gao Zaishang, who walked out of the research institute with Zhang Yuqi and returned to the staff dormitory, suddenly said: "You succeeded. The teacher has decided to start the Awakener Plan."

Zhang Yuqi pursed her lips. She had already figured out the location of every camera in the research institute and knew that the place where she was now was a camera vacuum zone.

There are no blind spots in the research institute's office building, but due to power resources and privacy, cameras are not allowed in the staff dormitories.

"Are you sure the old dean is telling the truth? Didn't he find out that you have betrayed him?"

Zhang Yuqi looked at the dwarf, and her eyes seemed to be able to see the dwarf's true body through the dwarf.

"Teacher, he has no reason to doubt me."

"You've tried it before, but no matter how hard you tried, you couldn't find the location of me and the teacher."

"With the teacher's ability to keep secrets activated, no one will be able to find out where the teacher and I are. Even if I betray the teacher, what can I gain?"

The giant Gao Zaishang gently turned a page of the comic book, and the dwarf Gao Zaishang raised his head, looked at Zhang Yuqi and laughed.

Zhang Yuqi nodded. The old dean’s ability was indeed very troublesome. It was not ordinary confidentiality, but rule-based confidentiality.

Zhang Yuqi conducted an almost thorough search, but could not find any trace of the old dean.

Not only the old dean, but even her existence seemed to be kept secret. Even though she went out on patrol every day and killed all kinds of monsters, human investigation teams and guards, no high-level officials showed up to bribe or win her over.

This is also the ability of the old dean. The old dean has entrusted her with the ability to maintain confidentiality since the first day she entered the research institute.

However, the old dean is not a god, he is just a level three infected person, and his abilities still have flaws. Zhang Yuqi sensed that after her day-to-day patrols, the old dean's abilities had already shown flaws, and the people in the investigation team and the guard team have begun to notice her.

"But, you still betrayed the old dean, didn't you?" Zhang Yuqi looked at the dwarf Gao Zaishang with pity: "On the premise that I can't give you any benefits, you still chose me."

Hiss.

The giant Gao Zai Shang accidentally tore off a page of the comic book.

However, he did not react too much. He picked up the transparent tape beside him and glued the comic book back together bit by bit.

Although the giant's palms are very big, he does the work very carefully. The comic books are glued together tightly. If you don't focus the light on them, you can't even tell that the comic books are glued together.

The giant gently flattened the marks from above, then gently stroked the comic book. In fact, this book was already covered with patches.

"Does betrayal require a reason?"

"Just like, for the sake of all mankind, some people must be sacrificed."

"What's the point of having such a reason?"

"Teacher, in order to ensure that no one could contact me and that the information I provided was accurate, he was not prepared to release me from my confidentiality ability at all."

"Hahaha, the funniest thing is that I have already accepted my fate. I want to sacrifice myself for humanity. For the sake of humanity, I am willing to be trapped in secrecy, lose my freedom, use my split body to test the weirdness, test the infected, use my split body as an experimental subject, and even investigate you!"

"I had made up my mind to do these things, but they locked me in a cage."

"They locked me up because they were afraid that I would regret it, afraid that I would be exposed, afraid that I would be affected by the weirdness, afraid that I would hurt them."

"They don't allow the victims to regret when sacrificing for human beings."

“They even worry that this grand plan of sacrifice for humanity will lead to their own sacrifice.”

"Does betrayal still exist in this kind of situation?"

"I didn't betray, I just chose another path for humanity."

"I am ready to sacrifice them for the sake of humanity."

Zhang Yuqi listened quietly to Gao Zaishang's venting and gently patted the dwarf Gao Zaishang on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, once I achieve my goal, I will kill everyone equally."

"I'm human too."

"Everyone who dies for me is also sacrificing for humanity."

The secret laboratory of the Research Institute. The old dean left the room where the giant was standing high above him, and suddenly his body hunched over, and he staggered back to his room.

As a level three infected person, it is impossible for him to be the same as an ordinary old man, but the old dean indeed turned into a vicissitudes of life old man in an instant.

"He was the one who betrayed me in the end."

The old dean sighed.

Because his confidentiality ability was activated, he himself could not see anyone outside the laboratory.

Otherwise, the confidentiality will be lost because outsiders will see him.

But not seeing people does not mean losing analytical ability.

The moment the giant Gao Zaishang asked back, "Would it be too early?", it proved that Gao Zaishang was lying. He felt guilty, so he tried to suggest the opposite result to prove his innocence.
If the superior has not betrayed, then he is telling the truth.

Zhang Yuqi is really both capable and caring about humanity, so how could he think it is too early?

I just hate that Zhang Yuqi showed up too late.

"Am I wrong?"

The old dean huddled in his chair, looking a little listless.

If you want a brighter future, there must be sacrifice.

Like,

If you want to eat rice, someone has to grow crops.

If you want your descendants to live a good life, the older generation must save.

But now,
Most people want to eat rice but don't want to grow it.

Most of them just want to spend money and enjoy life, and only want to be grandsons protected by their ancestors. Few dare to step forward and be grandfathers.

"It was my fault."

The old dean slapped himself hard.

"I was wrong, because I was choosing for the future of mankind!"

"It was me who chose a group of people to sacrifice, which led to everyone's betrayal."

“The future of mankind requires sacrifice, but if the sacrifices are made by humans rather than by nature, they will not be willing to accept them.”

The old dean looked at the screen.

The screen changes.

The Research Institute is no longer displayed.

Instead, it shows a bird's-eye view of the entire XN city.

"Since you always like to imagine the road not taken."

"Just let you go for a walk."

"See if you have any way to go."

A ray of light condensed from the bird's-eye view of XN City and slowly fell on the old dean.

Throughout the city of XN, a sound like an eggshell cracking could be heard from nowhere.

The city’s confidentiality capability is lifted.

The old dean is a level three infected person. The reason why his health is getting worse and worse is that he used rules far beyond his ability to keep the entire XN city secret and prevent XN city from being discovered by infected objects above level three.

This ability has loopholes, but it still allows most weirdos to ignore the existence of XN City.

Wow.

The fourth-level monster giant octopus that was wandering aimlessly in the river suddenly showed its head.

Found it, I found the city where humans live.

The next second, the giant octopus dived into the sea and swam rapidly towards XN City.

Human, the level 4 infected person who hurt me, this time, I’ll see where you can run!
The old dean waited quietly until the rule barrier disappeared, then took out a rune from his arms.

The rune is very similar to the dispelling rune, and many of the strokes of the seals above are similar, but the shapes are very different.

If you look closely, the dispelling runes look more like simple humeral bones, while the one in the old dean's hand looks like an intricate ear bone.

"A suspected perfect infected person was found in XN City, with the potential to be promoted to level 4."

“The infected are not controllable.”

"But I cannot deprive humanity of the hope of creating a Level 4 just because it is uncontrollable."

"If the promotion is successful, XN City will be run by this infected person."

"If you fail to be promoted, please ask Chang'an City to rescue the survivors of XN City."

The old dean spoke every word very slowly.

After he finished speaking, the rune in his hand lit up.

"It's really scary. Your ability can even block communication runes."

"I tried to contact you many times, but the runes couldn't locate your signal."

"You acted too hastily. I'm arranging for someone to pick you up now, but I don't know if it will be in time."

When he found that the communication rune responded immediately, the old dean's expression turned ugly.

Part of the reason why he used confidentiality to protect XN City was to block its connection with Chang'an City.

The old dean, who has fought against the doomsday for many years, knows the horror of the doomsday.

However, the existence of Chang'an City, which is as impregnable as a fortress in the doomsday, seems incompatible with the doomsday.

Since there was no one on the other side of the restoration contact rune, the old dean sealed the rune again.

There are freaks in XN City and monsters in Chang'an City. He has done what he should do.

The rest is up to humans to choose.

See if you can find a way to survive in the battle between freaks and monsters.

boom!
boom!
boom!
In the secret laboratory, there was a sound of wall collapsing.

The giant was grinning grimly, smashing all the walls in his way with his shoulders, and walked straight to the old dean.

"Teacher, you finally lifted your ability to keep secrets."

"XN City can finally remember the real me."

"How can I upgrade to become a level 4 infected person?"

The giant Gaozhai raised the old dean:
"I have sacrificed so much for humanity. I am the one who should be told about this method the most."

This is an eternal pain in the heart of Gao Zai Shang.

He can split the twins and experience all experiments. Isn't he the most suitable person to be a level 4 infected person?

Why, after he had demonstrated his abilities, they had only locked him up for intelligence gathering!

(End of this chapter)