Chapter 379 370 Take advantage of the situation
When Bai Zhongqi and Nan Ma walked out of the cell area where they were held and entered the main community of the Shelter, they found that the Shelter was already in chaos.
Bai Zhongqi raised an eyebrow and said, "Did the entire Shelter turn into a mess just because we caused a little ruckus in the cells?"
In the most spacious plaza of the dormitory area, Bai Zhongqi saw security personnel loyal to the ruling class, using barriers and riot shields to fight against the attacking people.
Most of the Shelter's residents had locked their doors, and almost no one was running around outside. However, there were some who took advantage of the chaos to loot; the corridors of the Shelter were in disarray, sporadically littered with a few bodies and overturned objects, completely different from the dense but at least clean scenes of the Shelter seen before.
Bai Zhongqi quickly judged, "This riot isn't caused by our actions, these people fighting the security must be organized, and it looks like they are members of the various Hunting Groups in the Shelter."
Sure enough, Bai Zhongqi soon spotted a few familiar faces among a group sheltering in a corner and firing shots, including the young Bong and two other members of the Hunting Group.
Just as Bai Zhongqi was about to go and ask about the situation, the appearance of Bai Zhongqi also changed the situation on the field.
"The aliens have come! The brutal elites are doomed; the aliens are on our side!"
The person who shouted was Pao from the Hunting Group, this clever guy saw Bai Zhongqi and immediately shouted out this sentence.
The effect of these words was particularly evident, as some people had already seen Bai Zhongqi in the cell area kneading the Shelter's most elite security like kneading dough, the power of alien weapons deeply ingrained in their hearts. The security forces still resisting, upon seeing the arrival of Bai Zhongqi's group, shivered inside, and even a few of them ignored the officer's commands and withdrew from the battle on their own.
Bong howled, "In one fell swoop, let's get rid of these blood-sucking, flesh-eating parasites!"
Spurred on, the members of the Hunting Group charged forward one after another, although the security continued shooting and a few members of the Hunting Group fell from being shot, the energized Hunting Group members quickly reached the security's position and wiped out the group.
Just as Bong was about to charge forward, he was immediately grabbed by Bai Zhongqi.
"Tell me, what exactly is going on."
Though the kid Bong looked straightforward, he was definitely not a fool; he immediately said to Bai Zhongqi, "Mr. Bai, those damn elites captured you, and Uncle and I were very worried, so we led everyone to rise up and rescue you. It's really great that you are alright."
This wasn't without logic, and it did sound somewhat chivalrous. However, Bai Zhongqi, being extremely shrewd, knew Bong was young and his act was too dramatic, which was immediately seen through by Bai Zhongqi.
"You all have been planning this coup for a long time already, haven't you?" Bai Zhongqi let go of Bong and asked indifferently.
He clearly saw Bong's eyes unnaturally twitch, and the young man moved his mouth a few times, but ultimately said nothing.
Bai Zhongqi smiled and said, "If it were your uncle, he would have told me everything, because he knows that only the truth is useful to me."
Bang bit his lip but eventually spoke, "Indeed, Uncle Bu and several leaders of the Hunting Group have been dissatisfied with those elites of the ruling class for a long time. They not only occupy the largest resources of the Shelter but also eliminate dissent, often leaving those who can't support them or oppose them to die in the wilderness. In this Shelter, there is no equality or freedom; people toil only to be exploited by the elites.
Explore stories on My Virtual Library Empire
Therefore, Uncle Bu and everyone decided to rebel. After Mr. Bai and your group were taken away, Uncle Bu was convinced that you would certainly not allow Kou and others to benefit. Once you dealt with the elites, we would rise in revolt taking advantage of your powerful weapons and strength, making our success more likely."
Bai Zhongqi nodded, acknowledging, "Your uncle is a smart man."
Bang became somewhat anxious, as they were, after all, suspecting of using these explosively powerful aliens. If Bai Zhongqi were unhappy, there might not be any survivors left in the Shelter.
"Mr. Bai, do you have any thoughts?"
Bai Zhongqi shook his head, "I have no thoughts, all right, what you want to do is your own business, as long as no one disturbs me. I'm going back to rest now, just like this."
The capricious Chancellor casually waved his hand, then numbers two, three, four, and five followed him, heading in the direction of the dormitory area. Yet Bai Zhongqi glanced beside him again, making sure that the bald man who had just been following him had once again vanished.
"This guy couldn't actually be off to sleep with that girl, could he?" Bai Zhongqi felt a sudden pang in his heart.
"Although this guy seems unreliable, he still has some principles, forget about it, I won't intervene." Bai Zhongqi's primary concern was still on the upcoming grand merciful market in a few days; he did not care about the affairs or people of this minor Shelter.
At this moment, Nan Ma had indeed arrived in the upscale area where the elites lived.
The uprising initiated by the Hunting Group had by then spread throughout the entire Shelter; some of the previously oppressed lower-class citizens were also revolting at this time. Rather than calling it a revolt, it was more of a riot. Apart from the organized members of the Hunting Group, the rest had completely turned into mobs.
They were the ones receiving the least food supply, doing the heaviest work, and could be thrown out of the Shelter for no wrongdoing, under the pretext that the Shelter could not accommodate so many people.
These anxious lower-class people had always loathed the so-called higher elites, and when the Hunting Group rebelled, the civilians unleashed their anger. They surged into the upscale areas, broke down the elites' doors, invaded their elegantly decorated homes, stole their food, smashed their private properties, and, more extremely, committed sexual assault.
The mayor was not home at that time, but his daughter was. Although Ti enjoyed high prestige in the Shelter and was adored by many young people, the group that broke into the mayor's home felt no such sentiment. What they saw was the most beautiful woman in the Shelter, a woman they had only dared to defile in their fantasies, now trembling before them.
"You..., don't come any closer," Ti called out weakly, but that only incited the primitive urges in these people.
When the oppressed are constantly bullied, the moment they get the chance to bully others, they transfer the injustice they've endured onto others, regardless of whether it makes any sense.
What do you think?
Total Responses: 0