Fighting you is like being in jail.

"what?!"

Ye Lisha was so shocked by those words that her mind went blank, and she had no idea what was going on.

Surprised? Unbelievable?

Leng Chang nodded with an understanding look, and then continued, "Then let me ask you, do you know how alien beasts are born?"

"The origin of these strange beasts remains unknown. We've tried our best to research the reasons, but the results only pinpoint back to thirty years ago... Do you know anything about them?"

Ye Lisha stared wide-eyed at Leng Chang in disbelief, but Leng Chang shook his head.

"I don't know either, but that's precisely why there's a problem. I can even know how a certain stone in this world was born, but I don't know how strange beasts are born. Isn't that strange? So there's only one answer! That's the system!"

P.S.: I made a mistake with the timeline of the Beast Wars before. It actually started 30 years ago, but I wrote 100 years ago. OTL.

Chapter 281 Who runs this small workshop?

Leng Chang's answer left Ye Lisha feeling incredulous, and the shock of this cognitive reversal left her somewhat bewildered.

If this is truly the truth, then the fall of Azure City in the previous life, the inexplicable collapse of the last line of defense, and even the appearance of strange beasts inside the shelter...

Was all of this premeditated?

It's just that he himself didn't know, and almost no one else did either, considering the previous incident of being attacked by a strange beast on the highway.

Was the destruction of the entire Azure City predetermined from the very beginning?

"Are you kidding me! If this is true... then what do they value their lives for?!"

Ye Lisha felt this couldn't be real; if it were, it would be terrifying.

Suddenly she felt someone holding her hand. Turning around, she saw Kaname Madoka looking at her with concern: "Are you alright?"

"No...it's just...it's just that I can't accept it. How could something like that be true?"

Ye Lisha shook her head in a daze, feeling that this was too outrageous.

At this moment, Leng Chang said seriously, "If you can't accept it, then rest. Leave the rest to us. You don't need to do anything. No matter what the truth is, the ending will not change. I will restore everything to its original state."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Lisha indeed felt a bit exhausted; such a thing was simply too much of a shock for her.

Perhaps taking a break now is the best course of action, since what follows is no longer something she can handle.

However, if we back down here, how can we possibly find peace of mind for the anger and resentment in our hearts?

She clenched her fists tightly, her eyes fixed intently on Leng Chang. "I have to go! No matter the outcome, I will see it through to the end! I want to hear Long Heng explain everything to me personally!"

"no problem."

As soon as he finished speaking, Leng Chang's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he disappeared from the spot.

The next second, he appeared in the departing group, Long Heng's hands were in heavy handcuffs, clearly specially made.

Leng Chang's appearance shocked Long Heng, who shook his head in warning upon seeing him.

But before he could react, the soldiers around him lost consciousness at the same time and collapsed to the ground.

Long Heng stared in surprise, then said very seriously, "You shouldn't have come."

"There's nothing wrong with coming here. Come with me."

Leng Chang turned and walked upstairs.

The next second, Long Heng exerted force in his arm, and his whole body erupted with blood energy, causing the heavy handcuffs on his hands to shatter instantly.

boom!

The heavy handcuffs slammed directly onto the ground.

He took a deep breath and said seriously, "We should leave now. This is not the place to talk."

"Nowhere is safe."

Leng Chang said something without saying a word, then put his hand on Long Heng's shoulder, and the two of them disappeared from the spot in an instant.

When Long Heng came to his senses, he found himself back in his office. Seeing Ye Lisha again, he said with deep emotion:

"You shouldn't continue."

I need to know the truth!

Ye Lisha said without any politeness.

Long Heng shook his head and then looked at Leng Chang, "Young man, was that your ability just now? How did you do that?"

"It's a secret, but now can you tell me how these strange beasts came to be?"

Leng Chang pulled up a chair and sat down, looking at Long Heng with a face full of curiosity.

Long Heng sighed with emotion, then became serious, "The strange beasts are man-made."

"Oh?"

Leng subtly raised an eyebrow.

"what?!"

Ye Lisha glared at him through gritted teeth.

"Did you create it?"

"Imagine," Kaname Madoka asked, her eyes full of curiosity.

Long Heng shook his head and said, "No. But it is definitely a man-made product."

“Explain in detail.”

Kitahara Iori poked her head out and asked, the popcorn in her hand smelling even better.

"There aren't many people who know the origin of the alien beasts anymore, and I guess I was one of the people who experienced it back then. At first, everyone just thought that a random killer had appeared, but based on the surveillance footage and the investigation of the clues, we found out that it was an alien beast."

As he spoke, Long Heng's face was filled with reminiscence and emotion.

"The initial monsters weren't strong and were quickly and completely eliminated. We analyzed their corpses and found that the DNA was pieced together. It's like someone used some technology we don't know to piece together the genes of animals."

"We were deeply impressed by this technology; if applied to medicine, it could cure almost any disease. We launched a large-scale investigation into who was behind it, but to no avail."

"Just when we were about to give up, another case of monsters eating people occurred. This time there were three of them, and they were even stronger in both defense and attack."

"After killing the alien beast, we analyzed its DNA again and found that it had incorporated even more animals, and even some gene sequences that we had never seen before."

"At this point, we realized that the person behind this was unlikely to be a good person. The fact that he was able to create these monsters on his own and release them to kill people says a lot."

"Thus, a special operations team was formed."

"As time went on, the number and strength of the monsters gradually increased, and the number of members in the special team increased again and again until finally the news could no longer be suppressed."

"Until the emergence of alien beasts that completely overturned the use of firearms, they gained a complete advantage in the battle."

"The entire action team was killed in that battle."

"After that, the war against the alien beasts began..."

As he spoke, tears welled up in Long Heng's eyes, filled with sorrow, and his voice became somewhat choked.

Madoka Kaname nodded thoughtfully. "They won the last monster war?"

Then Ye Lisha recalled the knowledge from her textbook, "The war against the alien beasts was won, and humanity regained peace... Wait! Could it be—!!"

Realizing something, her face was filled with terror, and she even felt her hands and feet turn cold.

She stared at Long Heng with her mouth agape in disbelief, as if she already knew the answer.

Long Heng nodded solemnly, "We lost."

"..."

Upon receiving this answer, Ye Lisha clenched her fists, unable to calm the fear in her heart. Everyone thought they had won the war against the alien beasts, but the truth was that they had lost.

"It's hard to believe, isn't it? The person who created the monsters defeated the entire world single-handedly. That kind of ability is simply incredible, isn't it?"

Long Heng, bitter and unwilling, continued dejectedly, "After our defeat, we had no choice but to go into hiding and look for opportunities. At the same time, we wanted to figure out how his technology worked, so we quietly established a shadow unit within our ranks."

There's no need to explain further; everyone can guess what happened next.

Ye Lisha also understood the situation and realized that what she had done had completely ruined Long Heng's arrangements.

Long Heng seemed to see Ye Lisha's self-blame and said seriously, "This is not your fault, it's all my mistake. I've always had high hopes for you and planned to bring you into the organization. It's just that I went a little astray and underestimated your abilities. I didn't expect you to be able to find the clues so easily."

Now the pressure is on Leng Chang...

If it were a normal investigation, Ye Lisha might have found out that Gao Zhen was innocent, and even discovered Liu Yin's whereabouts.

After all, people who die are resurrected, and if there's a certain characteristic, they can be scanned directly with a cheat code, so there's no way to hide it.

In an instant, everyone's eyes turned to Leng Chang, feeling that he was probably the one to blame for the whole thing.

They had meticulous preparations and arrangements, and could have easily risen to prominence by following the plan step by step. But they ran into someone who was driving a rocket car with the accelerator floored.

There's a type of game where you're guaranteed to die at the start due to a scripted death, but then you use cheats to kill the opponent and bring the game to a sudden end, only to find the game time is three minutes.

No one could hold back their excitement in this situation; all they could do was yell, "Holy crap, they've got a cheat code!"

"Don't look at me like that! How would I know!"

Leng Chang felt immense pressure, after all, it wasn't a game where you could start over.

"It's alright, it's actually quite good now. At least we know the young man's abilities, which gives us hope for victory!"

Long Heng didn't care at all; on the contrary, he was very happy. After all, Leng Chang's demonstrated abilities and strength were definitely a powerful trump card.

The next second, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes, and he said seriously, "Now we don't need to find a safe place to arrange the next steps."

"I don't think it's necessary. Since the goal has been set, we can just go for it."

Kazuma Sato nodded very seriously, even showing some eagerness to try.

I can't wait for a thrilling and exciting item race!

Everyone present at the system call was a professional!

"How can this be allowed?"

Long Heng sensed something was amiss; after all, that was a man who had single-handedly destroyed the entire world.

"Don't underestimate our ability to cheat!"

Leng Chang said with pride and certainty, his clenched fists conveying an unwavering confidence in victory.

"Cheat? What if the cheat doesn't work?"

Long Heng asked with concern, as he was well aware of the power of cheating.

Upon hearing this, Leng Chang proudly gave a thumbs-up and laughed, "You won't believe it, but I've never seen anyone surpass me in terms of cheating!"

"Oh?"

Homura Akemi raised an eyebrow and glanced over subtly.

"Except for our own people!"

Leng Chang immediately changed his tune, admitting that he couldn't compete with his own people; it was all about who attacked first.

"..."

Seeing this situation, Long Heng felt uneasy for some reason, feeling that such a hasty decision was terrifying.

It wouldn't matter if I died; after all, I'd already been exposed and was bound to die sooner or later. But Leng Chang was different. The power he'd just revealed explained everything; he might just be a trump card that would guarantee victory in the end.

If we fall so easily, we may even lose our last chance of winning.

"I think we should consider this carefully..."

"Don't worry, we're invincible ahead! We'll show you what a true cheater is!"

Leng Chang proudly puffed out his chest, showing absolutely no sense of inferiority due to his supposed cheat code.

"No, you're being too hasty. You're still young and will surely achieve even greater things. You can't let this pass by so easily."

Long Heng spoke earnestly, his voice filled with the care of an elder, showing no sign of putting the person in front of him in any danger.

However, Ye Lisha felt unable to make a decision in this situation. She also felt that it was too dangerous. If she didn't make any preparations, it would be no different from sending herself to her death.

"No matter what, let's find a safe place to rest first."