ATDIWR Chapter 90

Chapter 90: He Who Follows Me Prospers, He Who Opposes Me Perishes! Who is he? Where is he…

The hundred or so Power Users sitting in their seats also saw the situation outside through the windows. The passenger plane they were on had been surrounded by missiles and abilities. At this point, even if they hammered open the cabin windows and jumped out, it would be impossible. They would be instantly blasted to smithereens by the missiles and abilities enveloping the fuselage, not even leaving bone fragments.

Bi Xue’s eyes were filled with tears. She didn’t want to cry, but fear caused her tears to surge out uncontrollably. She couldn’t control it at all. “When The Apocalypse began and the Zombies appeared, I was already prepared for death. It’s just dying sooner or later. I just didn’t expect this day to come so suddenly!”

He Tao gave a bitter smile, looking at his newly healed legs. He had planned to pursue his ambitions and make great strides, but now… “I also didn’t expect my legs to heal just in time for this, but never mind. It’s not easy to die with a complete body in The Apocalypse.”

Compared to the gloom of all the Power Users in the cabin, Kong Zhongcheng was still smiling carelessly. “Why are you so dejected? You can think of it this way: on the road to the underworld, you have Boss and Ji God, these two god-level powerhouses accompanying you. Such an honor is not something ordinary people can have. With Ji God here, he’s so amazing, maybe after we die, we can occasionally manifest as ghosts or something. Then our world will change from an apocalyptic world to a paranormal world. And when we become ghosts, we won’t be afraid of the Zombie virus; instead, the Zombies will be afraid of us. They’ll have to walk around us. Thinking about it is quite refreshing. Hahaha…”

Kong Zhongcheng let out a hearty laugh. Everyone knew that Kong Zhongcheng wasn’t unafraid; he just wanted to lighten the sadness in the last moments of his life.

In the cockpit, facing the inescapable fatal situation, Gu Jinsheng turned his head to look at Ji An behind him. Perhaps nearing the moment of death, Gu Jinsheng’s feelings were no longer suppressed. Intense emotion spread in his eyes, like surging magma about to erupt. Just looking at Ji An, he felt that burning sensation.

“If I knew today was my death day, I definitely wouldn’t have brought you with me.” Gu Jinsheng said affectionately, “Xiao An, I love you. It’s not just liking; it’s love that’s seeped into my bones. I’d rather die alone in solitude and have you forget me completely than have you die with me.”

Ji An bit his lip. This was the second time in his life he had heard Gu Jinsheng openly bare his feelings. It seemed only when facing life-or-death situations would Gu Jinsheng reluctantly reveal a bit of his emotions.

“If I had known today would come, I wouldn’t have let you see my memory that day. Since you’ve already seen it, I still need to explain. I don’t want to die misunderstood by you.” Gu Jinsheng said, “I was taken from the orphanage, and my parents sent me to a closed military elementary school. During winter and summer holidays, they would send me to closed training bases for military training the entire break. I once asked my parents to take you out of the orphanage. They promised me they would, but later I found out you didn’t seem to have been taken away.”

Ji An remembered that indeed, not long after Gu Jinsheng left, a couple in their thirties who had no children came to adopt him. That couple had very good family conditions. “No, someone did come to adopt me. But later they had their own children, a pair of twin boys, and they didn’t have the time and energy to raise me, so I was returned to the orphanage.”

This matter had always been a knot in Gu Jinsheng’s heart. He couldn’t accept that Ji An had grown up in an orphanage throughout his childhood. If he hadn’t known, it would have been one thing, but he knew. He had met him. At that time, his family background could have helped, but he hadn’t helped at all. His parents, because he dared to run away from home at such a young age, always wanted to correct his rebellious nature. At that time, they didn’t listen to anything he said. It was because of this that Ji An had an unhappy childhood, and Gu Jinsheng blamed all of it on himself. His personality also changed from a cheerful, sunny, mischievous, rebellious child who dared to run away from home at four years old into a cold robot that seemed to lack emotion. Perhaps hearing that his parents had actually done what they promised him, even though something went wrong later, at least it was done. Maybe his parents just weren’t that serious about what he said at the time. Gu Jinsheng felt a little relieved.

“It wasn’t until I turned eighteen and was legally independent that I had my first holiday. At that time, I went to find you, but I saw that you seemed to no longer need that little big brother from childhood!” Gu Jinsheng’s eyes revealed pain. He no longer hid his feelings; love and hate were clearly displayed in his eyes.

Eighteen years old, the age for university, that was exactly the first year he and Chen Chen were together. So he had come to find him back then.

“You came to find me.” What Ji An cared about had never been that his sunshine didn’t pull him out of the mud. Gu Jinsheng was so young at that time, even if his family had good conditions, he was just a four-year-old boy. Who would care about what he said! So he couldn’t help him; Ji An never blamed him! What Ji An cared about was that the short time they spent together was so happy, illuminating his entire gray childhood, and while it might not have been the sunniest time in Gu Jinsheng’s childhood, at least he should have come to see him. He had said they would be each other’s only friends. After childhood Ji An knew Gu Jinsheng’s identity as a rich kid, he knew Gu Jinsheng must have many playmates, unlike the unlovable him, so he didn’t dare to hope for such a precious promise as Gu Jinsheng being his only friend. He only hoped Gu Jinsheng could treat him as one of his best friends. But after Gu Jinsheng left, he completely forgot about him. Ji An waited year after year at the gate of the orphanage, hoping throughout his entire childhood but never waiting for the little big brother who had given him a promise and illuminated his gray childhood.

Gu Jinsheng gave a bitter smile. “At that time, you… were deeply in love.” The words “deeply in love” twisted Gu Jinsheng’s heart. He almost said them through gritted teeth. “I thought you had long forgotten that little big brother from childhood. If I had known you still remembered me, or that he would treat you like that, I definitely wouldn’t have left just like that day.” Just left silently as if he had never appeared, and then carried all the pain and longing alone.

Gu Jinsheng’s words untied the knot in his heart. What he had resented all along was just why the little big brother from childhood didn’t come to see him, even just once.

“Gu Jinsheng, I don’t blame you anymore.” Ji An smiled, a beautiful smile, just like the child who had amazed the childhood Gu Jinsheng at first sight.

“Xiao An, being able to die with you is a luxury I dared not imagine this year. But if I could choose, I hope you can live a long, long time. I can’t bear to part with you,” Gu Jinsheng confessed.

Ji An’s eyes flickered with determination, an unprecedented resilience. “I can’t bear it either, so I won’t let you die. My little big brother from childhood, thank you for coming and brightening my dark childhood, protecting the weak and bullied me back then. Now, let me protect you for once!”

After Ji An finished speaking, Gu Jinsheng saw a large amount of mental power threads surge madly from Ji An’s brain and eyes, quickly rushing towards the cabin behind. Ji An’s mental power target was clear: Bi Xue.

Bi Xue suddenly saw a large amount of mental power surging towards her. Others also saw it. “What’s going on? Whose mental power is this? At this time, what good does mental intrusion do you?” Bi Xue subconsciously resisted, but she felt the mental barrier she had constructed in her brain was as thin as a piece of paper. The opponent’s mental power was a sharp needle, piercing through her thin paper in an instant. Then, a familiar voice sounded in Bi Xue’s brain, “Don’t resist, let me control you mentally.”

“Researcher Ji!” Bi Xue cried out excitedly.

“It’s Ji God! I knew Ji God would have a way!” Kong Zhongcheng said excitedly, turning his head sharply to look in Ji An’s direction. As expected, the other end of the mental power threads was connected to Ji An.

He Tao didn’t know Ji An’s identity. He thought Ji An was just an ordinary researcher, at most somehow related to the inventor of the treatment pod. Hearing Kong Zhongcheng, a dignified deputy commander, call Ji An “Ji God,” he was a little bewildered. “Can he… have a way?” He Tao asked uncertainly.

“If Ji God doesn’t have a way, then no one does. We can only wait for death.” Kong Zhongcheng said compassionately to He Tao, “Since you’ve joined our Jing Shi Base, work hard from now on. When you reach a certain height, you’ll know many secrets, and then you’ll realize how absurd your doubts today were!” At this time, He Tao couldn’t understand Kong Zhongcheng’s words, and even thought Kong Zhongcheng’s words were absurd. However, many years later, when He Tao suddenly remembered today’s events one day, he suddenly knew how absurd his question had been. How could he doubt such a Ji God!

“Senior Ji, whatever you want to do with my body, just do it. Don’t worry, I definitely won’t resist you,” Bi Xue said. She then completely relaxed, even mentally constantly suggesting to herself to cooperate fully with Ji An. Bi Xue’s state of cooperation made it very easy for Ji An to invade her mental domain. Bi Xue’s memories played out like a movie, frame by frame. Ji An could see anything he wanted.

Ji An had no interest in Bi Xue’s past. He manipulated Bi Xue’s body, and almost all of his mental power surged into Bi Xue’s ability crystal core. A Space crystal core has no color; unlike a mental power crystal core, it is purely transparent.

At this moment, the missiles and abilities outside had reached the aircraft fuselage. He Tao saw the closest missile right before his eyes. Perhaps in just one second, or even the blink of an eye, the passenger plane could be blown up. Even if Ji An had boundless abilities, it would be impossible to escape at this moment. He closed his eyes in fear, quietly waiting for the kiss of death.

Similarly, Xiaoqiao Yilang, the Commander-in-Chief of R Base, who was constantly monitoring this side, showed a satisfied smile. He said to Dewitt on the screen, “Commander-in-Chief, rest assured, Gu Jinsheng and Ji An are dead for sure this time.” Dewitt nodded in satisfaction and turned to the person in another video, showing a flattering and fawning smile. “Commander-in-Chief Charles, are you satisfied with this outcome?”

“You did well! Country M will not forget your contribution. I will request merits for you!” Charles praised, then instructed, “Tell Xiaoqiao Yilang to make sure to record the video, especially the moment the Jing Shi Base passenger plane is blown up, the scene where Gu Jinsheng and Ji An are blasted into flesh and blood with no bones left. I want to show it on the public channel to the whole world, let them see with their own eyes that this is the fate of those who oppose my Country M!” Charles’s one-eyed face was filled with excitement and madness. He threw his head back and laughed heartily, “Those who do not know the times will all end up like this! What my Charles cannot obtain, no one else should even think of getting! He who follows me prospers, he who opposes me perishes! Hahaha…”

He Tao, powerless to escape and only able to wait for death, suddenly heard bursts of loud screams. The screams were not of fear, but filled with joy. “Jump!” Ji An’s voice echoed loudly throughout the cabin.

He Tao was about to open his eyes to see what was happening when he heard a bang. The cabin door was blown open, and then a strong wind whipped his face painfully, making it impossible for him to open his eyes. Then he was kicked out. Until he was kicked out of the plane, He Tao was in a state of confusion, completely unaware of how, after just closing his eyes for a moment, it felt like a century had passed and many things he didn’t know had happened? At this moment, He Tao only had three questions left: Is he dead? Where is he? What happened?