Star Dome Railway, why are they also simulating!

They were seriously injured.

However, facing the wave of vines attacking the pioneer group, they did not do anything ruthless. They just tried every way to block the attack of these vines and keep their defense line from retreating, but they never showed the sharpness that should belong to the pioneer group...

The reason is also very simple.

The residents of Beloberg had already been awakened by the shouting and killing outside the quarantine zone. They walked out of their homes and gathered outside the quarantine zone, watching the pioneers fighting with the infected.

But it's not just about the fight.

The green vine wave suddenly stopped and dispersed. As the infected people's attack was paused, Natasha and Xier both got a chance to catch their breath.

Natasha took a deep breath, and a bright green light flashed in the palm of her right hand. She pressed it hard on Xier beside her.

Under the influence of the power of [Abundance], Xier's injuries gradually healed, the flow of blood gradually stopped, and her condition was temporarily stabilized.

But the green light in her hand suddenly stopped and dissipated.

It seemed that her strength had been used to the limit. Natasha gasped for breath and her face turned pale. She wanted to mobilize the power of [Abundance] to heal her broken left arm, but the green light in her hand just lit up and it flickered and went out like an incandescent lamp with poor contact.

Her wounds, which had not yet healed, seemed to have become even more serious because of her overdrawn energy. Blood gushed out, and her vision became dim for a moment, and she almost collapsed to the ground.

"Nata!"

Xi'er, who was standing by, hurriedly supported Natasha and held her up to prevent her from falling to the ground. Her eyes were filled with sadness and grievance, and her tears were about to burst...

But almost no one paid attention to what the two of them were facing now. Almost everyone was looking at the vine wave in the quarantine area.

One after another, the infected appeared from the crowd, with the same ferocious expression on their faces. They shouted hoarsely with words full of hatred, and the infected asked the pioneers in unison:

"We don't want to hurt you at all, but why do you have to stop us?"

"The weapons in the hands of the imperial army are not directed at the foreign enemies, but are pointed at us, the innocent citizens of the empire... How long are you going to persecute us?!"

Natasha weakly propped herself up with the help of Xier. As Ron's deputy, she was the only one who could respond on behalf of the empire:

"You are infected... You must be isolated in the Beloberg People's Hospital until you are cured of your illness and will no longer turn into a monster. Only then can you leave the Beloberg People's Hospital..."

Natasha coughed twice as she spoke, her tone was extremely weak, and it was obvious that she was in a very bad condition:

"You want to leave before you recover, so of course we have to stop you..."

But before Natasha could finish her words, an infected person interrupted her weak and slow words without hesitation, with a tone full of incitement and hatred:

"What do you mean infected or not? When will the despicable empire admit that this is nothing but persecution of us Evolvers?!"

"Do you dare to tell everyone? Those pioneers, those pioneers who were called heroes by the Empire and who went deep into the Rift without fear of life and death, what is the difference between us infected people?!"

"Didn't they eat the seeds of disaster that we ate? Then why can they become heroes and enjoy all the glory, while we can only be locked up in this garbage dump called 'Beloberg People's Hospital', piled together under your persecution, rotting and stinking, quietly waiting to die?"

The infected person spoke in great pain, his voice becoming weaker and softer, until it finally became filled with sadness and pain, as if he had suffered a great injustice:

"You, you can't lock us up, we just want to go home..."

All of these infected people are rational and have not been consumed by desire and turned into irrational monsters.

So everything they do and say now...all comes from the heart and is carefully designed.

They were questioning the pioneer group and the empire, and using the people's momentum to put themselves in the shoes of the persecuted weak and force the empire to answer.

Natasha was forced to answer for the Empire, and explained to the infected in a weak voice:

"The pioneers did not eat the seeds of disaster. They just took the 'Snowstorm Immunity'. This potion can only make people immune to snowstorms and rifts. They will not turn into terrible monsters like the infected people who ate the seeds of disaster..."

But another infected person came out and interrupted Natasha rudely:

"What do you mean by 'Immunity to Snow and Wind'?! 'Immunity to Snow and Wind' is the seed of disaster, and the seed of disaster is 'Immunity to Snow and Wind'!"

"If you say it's not, then it's not? If 'Snowstorm Immunity' is so good, why doesn't the Empire immediately promote it to everyone, so that everyone can be immune to snowstorms and rifts, and everyone can directly take back the entire planet without having to hide in Beloberg!"

Listening to the arrogant speech of the infected person, Natasha opened her mouth with difficulty and explained:

"No, you misunderstood. It's not that the Empire doesn't want to promote 'Snowstorm Immunity', it's just because..."

But the infected person once again interrupted Natasha rudely:

"Why? Because those who take 'Snowstorm Immunity' will also turn into monsters?!"

"The Empire is such a coward. They are unwilling to admit what they have done. Are they afraid that these things will be exposed to the world and everyone will see them, tearing off their hypocritical mask?"

"Evolved people who have eaten the seeds of disaster are everywhere, and they haven't done anything bad, but they are treated differently by the Empire. As long as they don't become the Empire's running dogs, they will be locked up in this so-called Beloberg People's Hospital, which is actually a quarantine garbage dump..."

As he spoke, his eyes widened, he pointed at the seriously injured Natasha not far away and spitted, his words full of accusations:

"Aren't you just bullying the honest people?!"

After this sentence, the whole audience suddenly calmed down and no one said anything else.

After a while, the citizens of the empire surrounding the battlefield began to whisper to each other. At this time, there was a rustling sound among the huge crowd, and everyone was talking in low voices...

"I never thought the Empire had done these things..."

"I've long felt that something was wrong with the pioneering group. How could people do such a thing? I didn't expect that they had eaten the seeds of disaster..."

"What are you talking about? You are not allowed to slander the pioneer group!"

"The Pioneers are the heroes of our Lower District. How can you bastards slander them?! Even if they really ate the seeds of disaster, they are definitely different from what these infected people ate!"

"Tsk, it's still different... It's really about the same. What kind of heroes can you, a bunch of peasants in the lower district, produce?"

"No wonder. After all, the pioneer group and that Ron are from the lower district. I'm afraid they didn't have good intentions from the beginning. It's normal for them to do such a thing. It's a pity that our Lord Cocolia didn't know how to judge people and actually let such a person get to the top..."

"Your Majesty Ron is our hero. How dare you say such shameless words..."

"Haha, that's enough for a filial son..."

The noisy conversations echoed in the sea of ​​people, like a strange symphony that made people's heads ache.

The infected person who stood out to guide public opinion listened to the voices of the crowd, silently retreated behind him, and disappeared into the waves of vines, with a very fake smile of joy on his lips.

The image on the light screen paused, and a new option box appeared on it:

[The disaster event - "Infected Riot" has been triggered. 】

[As you expected, the infected people in the quarantine area completely rioted, setting off an unprecedented rebellion. ]

[They remained rational but did not hold back, and swung their butcher knives at their compatriots, the pioneers who had opened up the snowy land and brought them resources.]

[This riot attracted almost all the citizens in the city. Everyone is paying attention to the outcome of the riot. Public opinion has been led to an abnormal direction by the infected...]

[How to deal with this incident, vent your anger or suppress it? You need to make a choice. ]

【请选择——】

[1. "Who just said that we should bully the honest people? I fucking bullied them, so what?"

You know that this matter must have a source, and there must be someone secretly leading all of this to happen. As long as there is no mastermind behind it, there is still room for everything to turn around.

You decide to follow your inner anger and call that bastard out for punishment, letting everyone see your iron fist.

You will sit on the throne and tell everyone in the empire, making them tremble under your majesty... You are the emperor, and you will always be the emperor of the empire. Anyone who dares to offend you will be punished a thousandfold. 】

[2. Stop this dispute and issue a confession of guilt.]

You know that this matter has reached a point where it is irreversible, and public opinion has been forced to a point where it cannot be pulled back by the infected. You can't really take action against these infected people, because they have become victims. If you continue to "harm" them, the empire will inevitably fall apart.

You decide to use tough measures to stop the conflict first, then issue a confession of guilt, admit the empire's mistakes, and temporarily maintain the stability of the empire...】

[3. I’m going to kill, kill, kill, kill, kill.

Heaven created all things to nourish the people, but the people have done nothing good to repay Heaven. Kill kill kill kill kill kill kill! The disloyal people are worthy of death!

The unfilial man is said to be worthy of death! The unkind man is said to be worthy of death! The unrighteous man is said to be worthy of death! The unrighteous man is said to be worthy of death!

Emperor Ron said kill, kill, kill!

The empire no longer needs to exist.

Explode with them! 】

Looking at the light screen in front of him, the complicated thoughts in Ron's mind began to chatter again.

Countless messy thoughts attacked his mind. No matter how he analyzed or thought about it, rationally speaking, option number two was the safest.

If you want to win this game, retreating in order to advance is naturally the best choice. As long as you can temporarily eliminate today's conflicts and stabilize the empire, there will be many ways to solve these troubles later. There is every hope of making this simulation go to the end and achieving the final victory.

It would be the same even if Sambo was causing trouble... Ron believed that he would be able to handle Sambo's tactics in subsequent simulations.

But...why would he do that?

Ron stared at the light screen in front of him, emptying his mind bit by bit, letting those complicated thoughts roll out of his mind.

I want to win this game, I want my previous efforts to be worthwhile, I want to see this simulation come to a good enough ending...

He wants all these, but now he won't make choices based on these goals.

At the end of the day...it's just a game.

"The purpose of playing games is to win!" This sentence is true for Ron most of the time, but sometimes it is not true at all.

Because what he actually really agrees with is, “Playing games is for fun!”.

Most of the time, it feels good to win a game, but there are always times like now, if you want to win, you have to make yourself suffer madly and let yourself be wronged...

Ron never let himself be wronged so much.

It’s just a game, what does winning or losing a game matter?

Still spoiling you?

Ron looked at the options on the light screen, sneered, and clicked option number three without hesitation.

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[The infected in the quarantine area started a riot again, but this time it was not just a small number of infected people who were devoured by desire, but completely turned into horrible monsters whose sanity was devoured by the parasitic vines.]

【Instead, all the infected people rushed towards the exit of the quarantine area with reason.】

[A dark green wave swept over, rushing towards the Silver Mane Iron Guards and the First Earthfire Pioneer Group guarding the quarantine zone.]

[Faced with this situation, you immediately left the laboratory and fought alongside the army, insisting on keeping the infected people in the quarantine area, preventing them from escaping.]

[You went to the battlefield, and took your own howitzer, which was rare - you were just a doctor, and you rarely had the opportunity to fight with others.]

[You are not very experienced in going to the battlefield this time, but you have to make decisions in an emergency. You don't want to see Xi'er fighting alone, so you naturally have to accompany her as a general to defeat the infected who want to rush out of the quarantine area. ]

[Faced with the vines that were growing like crazy and forming a dark green wave, you clenched the howitzer in your hand.]

【The war has begun.】

......

[You and Xi'er successfully led the pioneer group to block the first wave of attacks. These infected people failed to break through your defenses and even failed to cause any harm to the pioneers.]

[Although the infected are coming aggressively, they have no chance of fighting against the pioneers who have truly seen blood and fire. They are just ordinary citizens and are indeed unable to fight against the pioneers. The outcome of this battle is a one-sided situation.]

[Ron's previous calculations and arrangements were extremely accurate. Even if all the infected people in the quarantine area were devoured by desire and transformed into terrifying monsters, as long as the development time was not long enough and the pioneer group could intervene immediately, the defensive forces left in the quarantine area to suppress the rebellion could easily suppress it.]

[Although the unrest among the infected this time is a bit strange, it obviously won't cause any big waves... You are very confident about this. This is not only confidence in your own abilities, but also trust in Ron's calculations.]

......

[You and Xi'er led the pioneer group to block the second wave of attacks. This time you both suffered minor injuries.]

[You begin to wonder if there is something wrong with these infected people. Your expectations for this war have gradually declined, and you no longer think you can easily win this war.]

[These infected people never complained every time their offensive was repelled. They seemed to be just trying to make the battle bigger. Every time they retreated, they might not have been really repelled, but retreated temporarily to avoid the sharp edge of the pioneer group, and forcibly prolong the duration of this battle...]

[Some citizens who should not have been involved in this matter heard the fighting and came over to watch.]

[You order the soldiers to temporarily expel these citizens to prevent this matter from becoming too serious.]

[But the actions of these infected people have cast a shadow on your heart... You suspect that these infected people have other intentions. ]

[But a new wave of attacks is coming, and you don't have time to think about this matter. You can only pick up the howitzer again and take on the attacks of the infected...]

......

[You and Xi'er took on the seventh round of attacks from these infected people with great effort, and both of you were seriously injured.]

[You were accidentally approached by an infected person, and the strong vines locked your left arm like a steel whip, and your left arm was directly cut off. As a result, you completely lost an arm, and you obtained the entry: "One-armed Man (Gray)"]