CHAPTER 163: 117. ARREST IN THE BUSY MARKET

Various sewage mixed together, sweeping through the entire underground sewer of the C21 District.

The residents of the C21 District noticed the water in their toilets churning, followed by a surge of sewage.

For a moment, the entire C21 District echoed with curses.

Yet, they didn’t know it was precisely this surging sewage that saved their lives.

Many devotees willing to sacrifice for the Apocalypse Society were preparing to ignite the volatile explosives, but the surging sewage thoroughly drenched the explosives.

At the same time, the flames in their hands were extinguished, and their entire bodies began to be swept away.

The sewer under the C21 District was nearly filled to the brim with sewage.

Bode and the security squad members could only quickly search for the sewer manhole exits to escape.

Bode and the three unit leaders clambered out of the sewer in a miserable state, reeking from head to toe.

Following closely were a large number of armed personnel from the security squad, though some were still swept away by the surging water.

Most of the armed personnel were ordinary people not exposed to the disaster; in such narrow underground sewers, being washed away by so much sewage was no less than being engulfed by a flood.

This wave of sewage washing claimed the lives of a batch of the security squad.

This was within Chen Che’s calculations.

It was a means to indirectly weaken the power of the entire security squad.

The anger in Bode’s heart was like a volcano, about to erupt, as the three unit leaders gritted their teeth; they did not gain any advantage from this operation and instead suffered a significant loss of troops.

They went down with 400 people and came up with only over 180.

The entire underground sewer was filled with corpses.

However, the overall success achieved by the Apocalypse Society was pitifully small.

This time, the security squad truly suffered a heavy blow.

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Meanwhile, the core members of the Apocalypse Society, Arabic and Zhou Shaoyang, were proceeding through secret tunnels heading to the sewer under the Peru Market.

The secret passage prepared special transport; the large amount of sewage could support hovercrafts, enabling them to swiftly reach the underside of the Peru Market.

Though the surging sewage was extremely foul, compared to survival, this stench seemed negligible.

Zhou Shaoyang’s face was filled with excitement, silently counting down the time in his heart; given the scale of explosives they had planted, the explosion could be heard from afar.

Especially since they were in the sewer, they should clearly hear the sound of the explosion.

According to his plan, the time was about right; he wanted to listen to the explosion sound, absolutely delightful to him, but after counting down in his mind for ten seconds, the explosion did not occur.

Zhou Shaoyang frowned and said, "Why hasn’t it exploded? What are those devotees doing?"

Arabic hesitated and said, "The underground sewer is very humid; it’s possible the explosives got damp, but once one explosive is detonated, it should trigger a chain reaction. The devotees should be able to adapt on the spot and replace the fuse."

"Damn it, I said we should research the latest high explosive; this old version of the explosives is really a hindrance!" Zhou Shaoyang cursed, having no choice but to continue waiting, until nearly ten minutes passed, and the time they designated for the devotees to detonate had completely elapsed.

In ten minutes, no matter how difficult, the fuse should’ve been replaced by now.

Yet, the explosion still did not occur.

Arabic and Zhou Shaoyang’s faces turned completely grim.

"Something’s wrong, even if there were unexpected events, the bombs should definitely have exploded by now."

"Damn it, have these devotees betrayed us? Don’t they even have the courage to sacrifice for the Master of Revelation?!"

Arabic shook his head and said, "Every devotee is carefully selected, and those entrusted with this task are the most loyal Candle Holders. Their loyalty is trustworthy, and they wouldn’t refuse to detonate the explosives out of fear of death.

The only possibility is that an unexpected event occurred, preventing them from detonating the explosives."

"How could the security squad have such capabilities? Our explosives are distributed widely, and there were a few initial explosions, indicating some bombs were successfully detonated. Yet, no explosion sounds followed!

The largest scale of the explosion disappeared; how is that even possible?"

A feeling of unease surged in Arabic’s heart, forcing a shake of his head as he said, "I don’t know, there must be something we are unaware of. Let’s leave quickly, may the Master of Revelation protect us!"

"We will return with the glory of Tianqi, making these evildoers perish completely!"

Arabic recited a prayer solemnly.

The escaping members of the Apocalypse Society were not limited to him and Zhou Shaoyang.

Zhou Shaoyang also brought members of the Black Thorn, whose warriors were more loyal than the Supporters and Scripture Readers.

All Black Thorn warriors had undergone biological modification; each of them could be considered a low-grade biological anomaly.

The loyalty of the Black Thorn allows them to do anything for the Master of Revelation.

They were also the bodyguards Zhou Shaoyang brought this time.

In addition, there were some other devotees of the Apocalypse Society.

These followers belonged to Arabic’s close confidants, willing to sacrifice their hearts to protect Arabic, the Yellow-robed Priest, without hesitation.

Arabic also informed the rest of the Apocalypse Society, including several Scripture Readers and a large number of Candle Holder devotees.

If the Apocalypse Society wants to fully establish itself in the vast Ninth Special Zone, it naturally wouldn’t only have this underground tunnel as a gathering point.

Not far from the Peru Market, within the slums, there is another base for the Apocalypse Society.