Chapter 632 - We Must Save the Battle God
Chapter 632: We Must Save the Battle God
Dragon City managed to stomp out all the bloody chaos and rise to power during the apocalypse to become the Extraordinary Disaster famous throughout the entire planet for a period of time. Naturally, their mighty superhumans had contributed to it by fighting fiercely for this.
However, the people had mixed views about the peerless superhumans, including the creators of the nine great mega corporations.
Quite a number of citizens acknowledged their major contributions to Dragon City, but at the same time, they also… had quite some words to say about their acts of accumulating wealth through unfair means, forming their own forces of power, monopolizing businesses, living wasteful lives, and other such things.
And when these superhumans were in their primitive accumulation of wealth, they had done such horrible things that the people denounced them.
But no matter what, those who managed to become the rulers of a lawless apocalypse could not possibly be innocent rabbits.
Battle God Lei Zongchao was the sole exception.
He was the only peculiar existence that remained untainted among all the peerless superhumans. For the sake of Dragon City, he had truly become the epitome of serving the city until his death. He had not done anything bad and had no flaws in his private life. Even the most fearless tabloid reporter had a hard time trying to find dirt on Battle God Lei Zongchao.
Just like the other Dragon Citizens, Meng Chao treated Lei Zongchao as his greatest idol, and he sincerely loved and respected this legend of martial arts.
He did not expect that there would be… such a romantic and tragic story behind Lei Zongchao’s act of risking his life and fighting for Dragon City so wholeheartedly.
For the sake of his dead lover, he swore that he would build Dragon City into what she once imagined. What a man of tender feelings! It was truly a soul-stirring tale!
Meng Chao could not help but say, “The Battle God’s ideals are very touching. No matter what, he can be considered to not have let your… to not have let Jin Wanhao’s sister down. Why did you say that his ideals differed from Jin Wanhao’s, which led to them drifting apart?”
“Because he’s a complete idiot. He doesn’t even know that he’s treated as a chess piece by the nine great mega corporations. No, with his intellect, he definitely knows. But for his stupid ideals, even when he’s used as cannon fodder by others, he’s still willing to do it!”
A’Ji snorted. “Lei Zongchao spent his entire life fighting for Dragon City. The monsters he killed, the achievements he made, and the injuries he suffered are something that not something even ten other peerless superhumans combined could hope to compare to, but what did he get?
“While the creators of the nine great mega corporations focused on collecting resources, reserving their strength, gathering forces, and spreading their influence, Lei Zongchao stupidly charged to the frontlines by himself. In the end, after fighting for his entire life, he only has the empty title of a Battle God. He hasn’t reaped a single benefit from this.
“He might be the mighty Battle God, but he never built his own family and passed down his blood.
“He might be the strongest superhuman in Dragon City who selflessly taught the citizens his martial arts, but over the years, he didn’t create his own school, guild, business, force of power, or even got a disciple that could publicly acknowledge to have inherited his skills.
“He might be known as the greatest contributor behind the forming of the Survival Committee, but he isn’t the head of the committee. All he has is the title of the Eternal No. 1 Committee Member. What’s the point of having such an empty title?
“That guy is so stupid that he even donated all his wealth. In the end, he can’t even heal the injuries he sustained after fighting for his entire life. They were even worse than mine before I regained my youth. Right now, all he can do is stay curled up in a unique medical cabin in the Supernatural Tower. He can’t even leave it, because once he does, his cells will crumble, and he will end up as a lump of flesh!”
“What?!” Meng Chao was shocked.
He did not expect that the mighty Battle God, the idol and pillar of strength of countless Dragon Citizens, was in such a tragic state.
It was no wonder why he had not heard of Battle God Lei Zongchao personally making any achievements over the past few years.
And when they fought in the northern offense, he did not see Lei Zongchao anywhere from Shattered Starlake to Raging Waves. He did not see him fighting at the borders of Dragon City now either.
He turned his head to look at Lu Siya, only to find that her expression was the same as ever. Clearly, the Battle God’s illness was not a secret among the nine great cultivation families.
But when he thought about it carefully, it made sense. People like Lei Zongchao and Jin Wanhao were powerful fighters from the previous generation, the pioneers of spirit energy martial arts.
They were like the blind groping around in the darkness. They staggered around to open up a brand new path, which naturally led to them crashing into many things and becoming covered in injuries.
Plenty of their wounds were not left by zombies or monsters.
Instead, they were untreatable, hidden injuries caused by failures in creating spirit energy magnetic fields, which led to spirit energy going out of control and starting a rampage in their bodies. This then led to their spirit meridians being torn repeatedly.
After all, humans were not omnipotent. Even someone as powerful as the Battle God could not stop himself from growing old and dying.
But, wait…
A sharp pain struck Meng Chao’s mind, and the memories from his previous life poured into his mind.
He clearly remembered that during the end of the Monster War in his previous life, Battle God Lei Zongchao had personally fought against the leader of the monster civilization in a battle worthy of epics. They fought until the world raged, and three days and three nights later, he died together with the leader of the monster civilization. This allowed humanity to finally take victory!
If Battle God Lei Zongchao was already so weak that his cells were going to crumble the moment he stepped out of the unique medical cabin, how did he fight in the final battle against the leader of the monster civilization?
Of course, in his previous life, Meng Chao was just a normal citizen in the Monster War. It was impossible for him to personally witness the Battle God and the monster civilization leader’s final battle.
He knew that the truth might not be as it seemed.
But defeating the monster civilization’s leader represented peerless glory. If Battle God Lei Zongchao had not done it, the peerless fighters from the nine great cultivation families would have had no reason to give Lei Zongchao this achievement.
Meng Chao could sense a scheme in place.
There had to be a lot of secrets behind this matter.
If Battle God Lei Zongchao had the ability to step out of the Supernatural Tower to fight against the monster civilization’s leader, no matter what, Meng Chao wanted to save the old man.
It was not just because of the contributions the Battle God made for Dragon City over the past half a century, but also because when they were going to be swept into the destructive war that raged throughout the Other World, Battle God Lei Zongchao might become the person who would save Dragon City once more!
Meng Chao sucked in a deep breath and focused. He cast aside his questions about the Battle God for the time being and continued the previous topic. “Jin Wanhao didn’t agree with Lei Zongchao’s ideals?”
“Of course not. All the people in the world are corrupted. Blood Alliance definitely had inhumane bastards who commited all kinds of crimes, but the forces who toppled Blood Alliance weren’t good people either.”
A’Ji sneered. “When they rushed into Blood Alliance’s headquarters in the name of the anti-Blood Alliance group, their eyes were sparkling, and they were drooling when they saw the martial arts and advanced technology dug out of the ancient ruins. Jin Wanhao could see unhidden desire and ambition in their eyes.
“Even if you’re a hero, if you live long enough, you will see yourself become the villain. Whoever took the ancient ruins would be in control of an astronomical amount of resources and unparalleled power. They would gradually turn into the second Blood Alliance. Jin Wanhao had already gained his freedom, so there was no way he would let himself be controlled by a second Blood Alliance.”
“Isn’t that… a little extreme?” Meng Chao asked. “Right now, the nine great mega corporations are different from the Blood Alliance of the past, right?”
“They are indeed different. After they learned their lesson from Blood Alliance, the current mega corporations are even better at ruling and exploiting the citizens. Their actions are more secretive, and they do everything even more completely than Blood Alliance ever did.”
A’Ji snorted and stared at Lu Siya, who was next to Meng Chao. “In the past, the slogan of the anti-Blood Alliance group was ‘The ancient ruins and supernatural abilities belong to all citizens. Overturn Blood Alliance and create a new Dragon City where everyone is equal’.
“But look at the woman beside you. Right from the moment she was born, she had a luxurious, wasteful life. She could never run out of cultivation resources, and had the best teachers guiding her, along with the best cultivation machines supporting her. She never had to bother with the question of how she’s going to earn her living.
“She could lead an idle life and focus on cultivation every second of her life. This would allow her to master supernatural abilities that would grant her the ability to kill thousands of normal people with just the flick of a finger. Then, she would become a new ruler who stands above all people!
“As for you, Meng Chao, you were born in Blessed Heavenly Garden. You know how poor children live, what sort of cultivation resources they have, how low the chances of them becoming superhumans are, and how impossible it is for them to be in control of power that can fight against the mega corporations. You already have an answer to these things in your heart.
“But compared to the slums like the lair, the lifestyle of those in old residential areas like Blessed Heavenly Garden is still heaven.
“You went to Leprosy Village just now, and you personally witnessed how life is for the poor living at the very bottom of society in Dragon City. Now, what does your conscience tell you? Isn’t Leprosy Village a true, living hell? Isn’t the difference between A’Ji, the boy from Leprosy Village, and Lu Siya, the girl from a cultivation family, even greater than the difference between humans and monsters?
“Are the villagers living a life that is different under the rule of the mega corporations compared to the one under Blood Alliance’s rule? Where the hell is the new Dragon City where everyone is living equal lives?!”
“T-These problems definitely exist, but they’re temporary, there will come a day…”
Meng Chao stuttered while defending himself in the face of A’Ji’s questions, but halfway through his statement, he could not continue.
Because in his previous life, Dragon City was under the rule of the nine great mega corporations. They monopolized everything, and the Matthew effect became too great. The difference between the rich and the poor grew out of control, and the problems caused by the increasing divide of the social strata were never solved.
Even when destruction rained down on their time, that “one day” never arrived.
This was not the first time Meng Chao thought about this: perhaps this was one of the main reasons behind Dragon City’s destruction.
If he wanted to lead Dragon City to stand at the top of the Other World War, he first had to create a new Dragon City where everyone was equal!
However, understanding this was easy, but solving the problem was hard. The problem was massive, and it was not something that could be solved overnight.
Meng Chao could not help but look at Lu Siya. After all, she was one of the representatives of the outstanding people from the nine great cultivation families.
There was no anger on Lu Siya’s face. Instead, she grinned and said, “‘Even if you’re a hero, if you live long enough, you’ll see yourself become the villain’? That phrase makes a lot of sense. The mega corporations are definitely not some charitable organization that doesn’t look for profit and only aims to make donations. But everyone in the world is equally corrupt. Are you trying to tell me that Jin Wanhao’s Golden Tooth is some sacred flower that is not corrupt?”