CHAPTER 333: CHAPTER 93: THE ONSET OF WAR

The hacker ’Current’ discovered Huyan Guang’s command and was so shocked that he sprang from his chair, hurriedly calling Wu Zechuan.

"Chairman Wu, we’re in big trouble! Huyan Guang has ordered all the Abyssal Believers to attack all the critical facilities around!"

But they had no idea where the Abyssal Believers were hiding!

Hearing ’Current’s’ words, Wu Zechuan lowered his eyes and took a deep breath.

The next moment, Wu Zechuan clenched his fist and gave orders to his subordinates and companions, "Huyan Guang has ordered all Abyssal Believers to attack important facilities. You connect to the alarm and fire systems. As soon as you discover an alarm anywhere, rush to assist immediately! Don’t worry about the fusion reactor—I’ll go there personally!"

For a city, the most important thing is the fusion power station, as the entire city’s electricity comes from it.

In modern society, everything relies on electricity. If the power station is attacked and damaged, leading to power outages in some areas or even the entire city, it would cause massive destruction to Lingquan City, throwing its people into turmoil.

That’s why Wu Zechuan determined that Huyan Guang’s target must be the fusion power station. So, after giving the orders, he immediately set off for it.

Both parties’ men began to move.

An Abyssal Believer, who was covertly stationed at the city’s shield generator, walked calmly towards the generator’s power source. His identity there was an electrician, so no one suspected him.

Upon reaching the power source, the Abyssal Believer opened the electrical box. Looking at the dense wires and cables inside, he slowly extended his hand.

"Fang Jin, don’t move!"

A voice suddenly came from behind, stopping the Abyssal Believer’s action.

As a crucial facility of the city, the shield generator is certainly equipped with professional security personnel.

At this moment, a security guard stood behind Fang Jin, holding a gun aimed at his back.

"Turn around," the security guard commanded coolly.

Fang Jin took a deep breath and slowly turned to face the security guard, raising his hands above his head to show he had no intention of making trouble.

"How did you know I was an Abyssal Believer?"

Usually, the security guards here weren’t armed; they only carried melee weapons.

Now, seeing the guard holding a gun, Fang Jin knew he came prepared.

Confused about how his identity was exposed, he couldn’t understand why this situation occurred.

After a moment of silence, the security guard sighed and said, "It was your wife who reported you."

Fang Jin, with stubble on his face, looked somewhat dazed.

He was thirty-eight this year, having been guided by his parents to become an Abyssal Believer since childhood, and after graduation, he worked as an electrician at the shield generator for over a decade.

During this time, he married and had children, even leading his wife into becoming an Abyssal Believer.

However, he never imagined that the person who reported him was his own wife.

Fang Jin understood why this happened—it was because of their child.

Before being an Abyssal Believer, his wife was still a mother.

If the city’s critical facilities were sabotaged, Lingquan City would be thrown into chaos, and many people would suffer harm, possibly even death.

His wife didn’t want to put their child in such a dangerous situation, so she chose to report him to the authorities.

This was an all-out war. The Abyssal Believers were alone, while their enemies were all of Lingquan City, even among themselves, some opposed the destruction of Lingquan City’s critical facilities.

Fang Jin had no intention of resisting, letting the security guard take out handcuff guns. With a shot, his hands were cuffed.

As the security escorted him away, Fang Jin suddenly said, "The work I have is given by the Abyssal Believers. Most of my current life is thanks to them. I know they are not good people, but they gave me what I wanted, so I worked for them."

Is that why Fang Jin became an Abyssal Believer?

The security guard shook his head, "You did a lot for the Abyssal Believers before. Those things I can understand because you didn’t actively harm anyone; you just helped them with some minor smuggling tasks. But from the moment you tried to help them sabotage the shield generator, your crimes became unforgivable—didn’t you ever think about the safety of your wife, child, and parents?"

Hearing this, Fang Jin suddenly burst into tears.

He had become accustomed to following the orders of the Abyssal Believers and had never considered the consequences while doing this.

"I am sorry for my wife and child..."

As for his parents, they were even more fanatical about the Abyssal Believers’ cult than he was. They were surely acting now, possibly even already killed.

Fang Jin felt he had failed only his wife and child; they were victims, and he was the one who truly hurt them.

The vast majority of Abyssal Believers in Lingquan City had taken action, and Fang Jin was just one of them.

Because the Abyssal Believers’ internal communication channels were monitored, Huyan Guang’s order was quickly known to the hacker ’Current’ after being issued. He informed the Lingquan City police, and the police system promptly took action.

Not all Abyssal Believers were professionals; in fact, professional members were minimal. Most of them were ordinary citizens.

Armed with weapons and equipment provided from above, they rushed to the nearest critical facility, quickly being apprehended by the police.

However, some Abyssal Believers were Engravers. At the moment of confrontation with the police, they activated their engravings, causing large-scale destruction instantly.

Some Abyssal Believers used engravings to infiltrate critical facilities and started sabotaging them from the inside.

The Lingquan City Government responded quickly by issuing a martial law order, prohibiting anyone from leaving their homes. If someone was on the street, they were to proceed immediately to the nearest designated shelter for refuge.

However, the Abyssal Believers were more insidious than expected. Some knew the real intention behind Huyan Guang’s command, avoided attacking major facilities, and instead hid themselves, following crowds to shelters and attacking unarmed civilians there.

Thankfully, in these dangerous times, even among ordinary people, many were retired Hunters and retired soldiers.

Due to various reasons—be it age or disability—they couldn’t participate in the Abyssal assault anymore and had joined the ordinary citizens in seeking refuge.

The moment the Abyssal Believers struck, they were enraged, disregarding their safety to stop the attacks.

Li Xinyue, along with the retired Hunters recruited on Crimson No.2, played an important role at this time. Acting like firefighters, they hurriedly provided support, joining the battle between civilians and Abyssal Believers, helping stabilize the situation for Lingquan City.

Even Li Xinyue herself was involved in this war.

She couldn’t bear to see the disgusting acts of the Abyssal Believers harming civilians, and coupled with her considerable strength, she was suited to join this war.

Lingquan City was in chaos, with battles erupting everywhere, though in many places, the conflicts were quickly subdued.

As time dragged on, Lingquan City’s speed in stabilizing the situation would only increase.

After all, the Abyssal Believers faced an entire city!

Huyan Guang wouldn’t just stand by watching his side’s defeat, therefore, he went to the core of the city—the fusion power station!

This was the city’s heart. Destroy it, and the entire city would be paralyzed.

Modern society relies too much on electricity. While electricity brings conveniences, it also creates a vulnerability for modern civilization.

Being the most crucial area of a city, the fusion power station was always surrounded by engraving inhibitors. No one could activate engravings nearby.

For this reason, just to be safe, the Abyssal Believers sent Huyan Guang.

A tall, imposing man walked down an empty road; despite knowing he was targeted by numerous firearms, Huyan Guang showed no fear.

"He’s actually... not wearing any exoskeleton?"

The security chief of the power station was utterly shocked.

In the surveillance, Huyan Guang appeared without an exoskeleton and carried nothing that seemed like a weapon—he came bare-handed.

At that moment, Huyan Guang stopped, looked at the man standing before him, and grinned.

"Wu Zechuan, we finally meet!"