Chapter 139: Crimes Against Humanity

The combat power of the Super Warrior caused a shockwave among the upper echelons, and the previously declining theory of Super Warriors became popular once again.

Lian Chengshu, who received this news, did not know whether he should be happy or worried.

The happy part was that he was the one promoting the Super Warrior project, so the success of the Super Warrior was his success. Previously suppressed by the Electromagnetic Cannon, who could have thought that the situation would take a turn for the better? Zhou Liming’s havoc-making behavior made everyone realize the terror of the Super Warrior anew. It was not hard to see that the frightened upper echelons would definitely change their views on Super Warriors.

The worrying part was that the mess Zhou Liming had caused had reached an uncontrollable level. With the deaths of three minister-level officials, one vice-premier-level official, and a General, the Super Warrior was like a sword hanging over everyone’s heart; no one knew when it would strike down. The upper echelons, terrified by Zhou Liming’s terrifying attack methods, would definitely restrict the power of Super Warriors, and it would be impossible for them to remain entirely in his own hands as they were now.

But whether it was joy or worry, neither was the most important thing; the most important thing was to capture Zhou Liming and bring him to justice, as an explanation had to be given to the entire upper echelon.

From the news received, it was confirmed that Zhou Liming had been severely injured and hit by the Electromagnetic Cannon, although the hit location was slightly off.

“No matter the cost, he must be found. I want to see the person if he is alive, and the corpse if he is dead.” This was Lian Chengshu’s order. He actually liked this Super Warrior of unknown level, but now that he had become a useless chess piece, he would naturally be discarded.

At the beginning, Zhou Liming’s trail could still be captured by satellites and radar, but soon, with his ultra-low altitude flight and the use of forests to cover himself, he dodged satellite reconnaissance. In just over half an hour, the target was lost. In the end, with no other choice, they could only confirm Zhou Liming’s escape direction through satellite image playback and dispatch a large number of Fighter Jets and Super Warriors to track him.

Ordinary people in Yu A City could not perceive any changes in such an environment, thinking it was merely a military operation; how could they think in any other direction?

The entire manhunt process involved not only Super Warriors and the Air Force, but also the personnel on the Frontlines, who all received orders that once Zhou Liming was discovered, he could be shot on sight. Once this order was conveyed, it caused a huge wave throughout the entire army. Many soldiers still did not understand why Zhou Liming, who was a national hero a few days ago, had now become the target of a manhunt.

However, over the past few days, although Zhou Liming’s trail was discovered from time to time, he often managed to escape. Later on, Zhou Liming seemed to vanish completely, leaving no trace of news.

Subsequently, the state issued an announcement formally listing Zhou Liming as a high-risk individual, sentencing him for the major crimes of treason and crimes against humanity. Amidst a pile of evidence, a national hero was easily transformed into a conscienceless murderer who killed without purpose, attacked the families of important officials in the rear, killed three ministers, one vice-premier, and a General, as well as a large number of Super Warrior soldiers.

Under the state’s propaganda machine, in just one day, Zhou Liming became the devil in the mouths of hundreds of millions of people, a sinner of humanity.

Hearing this news, the entire X Squadron was plunged into shock, especially Lian Ruixue, who returned to Yu A City overnight. Faced with this fact, she was powerless to explain anything. She even went to the scene, which was a mess, and she could still see traces of the fierce battle, with dried dark bloodstains everywhere.

His terrifying combat power made everyone who knew the truth break out in a cold sweat.

One man came and went freely among hundreds of Super Warriors; if not for the help of the Electromagnetic Cannon in the end, he would likely have escaped unscathed. In particular, his lethality; from the data, it was known that Zhou Liming’s strongest strike could destroy everything within a one-kilometer range.

Many people secretly thought that if he had used that directly on this area that day, perhaps more than sixty percent of the country’s high-level officials…

Facing such a terrifying person, those who were scared into a cold sweat, under the threat to their own safety, naturally passed a series of orders listing Zhou Liming as the number one enemy of humanity. They dispatched a large number of reconnaissance personnel to find Zhou Liming, and regardless of the cost, to execute him.

Of course, Zhou Liming could not know any of this.

After being injured, he began his escape journey. He had only one thought: to escape, to keep escaping, to escape from their sight.

Having been in the X Squadron, Zhou Liming was very clear about the methods of the state machine. Not to mention the radar stations covering the whole country, just the spy satellites in the sky alone could keep him constantly exposed to their “eyes.”

In fact, that was the case. At that time, Zhou Liming, who was somewhat dizzy, finally woke up after flying for half an hour, and then used ultra-low altitude flight to render the radar stations useless. Next, he endured the tearing pain in his waist and used his flexible control to travel through the woods, shaking off the tracking of the spy satellites.

But the spy satellites were like sticky candy; once stuck, they were impossible to shake off. Even if he shook one off, after a large number of staff compared the images captured over a wide area, they could still find the direction of his escape, and then follow the trail to eventually find him.

Once he was exposed, what followed would be a large number of Fighter Jets, as well as Super Warriors stationed in various cities.

The injured Zhou Liming’s combat power was greatly reduced. Even more deadly was the fact that after experiencing a fierce battle, Zhou Liming’s strength was severely depleted. During this time of escape, without rest, he only had half of his combat power remaining. Under these circumstances, Zhou Liming did not dare to engage in battle at all; he would flee using his speed at the slightest contact.

Zhou Liming did not know where to escape to now. The wound on his waist was very severe and had not healed for days; as soon as he made a large movement, blood would immediately gush out.

With a wound like this, an ordinary person would likely have died from excessive blood loss alone. What made Zhou Liming lucky was that the power he erupted in his desire to survive had repaired the wound to some extent; otherwise, no matter how tough Zhou Liming was, he would have only been waiting for death.

After days of dodging and hiding, Zhou Liming had no idea where he was.

The densely appearing cities and towns definitely could not be the Grand Rear, because the Grand Rear was a poverty-stricken place, and most of the cities there were dilapidated.

“The coastal area?”

Days of escape had left Zhou Liming haggard, and the wound on his waist was even more shocking.

Zhou Liming stopped in a forest, standing on a mountain peak, looking down at the endless plain below. Villages and towns could be faintly seen, with roads running through the plain. The fields were all withered and black. Large amounts of collapsed crops appeared desolate before they could even sprout.

The roars of Fierce Beasts sounded from time to time, and some Fierce Beasts could be seen walking on the roads, while others foraged in the fields.

In the coastal area, there was almost no sign of human activity. The state’s reach was completely severed in the Fierce Beast Occupied Area. Escaping into the Fierce Beast Occupied Area actually represented temporary safety. The Fierce Beast Occupied Area was simply too vast; spy satellites could not monitor these areas all the time. If a person hid in these places, there was no hope of finding him.

Feeling the severe pain coming from his waist, Zhou Liming cursed inwardly; he could now feel that his physical strength was failing.

Due to the lack of road signs and markers proving where he was, Zhou Liming did not dare to be careless. He was very fragile right now, with less than thirty percent of his combat power remaining; a single Level Four Super Warrior could put him to death. He did not know how far he was from the human Frontline, so he needed to go deeper into the Fierce Beast Occupied Area.

Enduring the pain, Zhou Liming spread his wings once again, ejected from the peak, and flew rapidly across the plain.

Zhou Liming had no specific destination now; he just kept flying in one direction. His speed was no longer as fast as before; he was like an aging bird, in danger of falling at any moment. Fortunately, he did not encounter any flying Fierce Beasts, allowing Zhou Liming to continuously go deeper into the Fierce Beast Occupied Area.

Gradually, the terrain began to undulate, with endless mountain ranges appearing from time to time, and sometimes oceans of forests.

Zhou Liming had not eaten for days, and his wound was starting to flare up. By this time, his mind was already somewhat unclear. He flew over a city and then appeared above an endless forest. His wings felt as if they were filled with lead, so heavy he could barely flap them.

“Perhaps I need to rest a bit.”

Zhou Liming used his senses to confirm that the surroundings were safe, then landed in the forest. After retracting his wings, he tugged at his pants to tighten them, sat down shirtless against a large tree, and leaned his entire body against it. The wound was only hastily wrapped with a piece of cloth; there was no medicine and it had not been treated, and it was still oozing blood, dyeing the entire piece of cloth red.

Confused, he leaned against the tree trunk, his head feeling dizzy. Added to the fact that he hadn’t rested for days, Zhou Liming let out a breath and actually closed his eyes and fell asleep.

He didn’t know how much time had passed when his ears seemed to catch the sound of footsteps stepping on fallen leaves. From time to time, fallen branches were being snapped, and faint human voices could be heard.

Zhou Liming woke up with a jolt. Like a startled bird, he wanted to leave immediately. But he found that he was somewhat unable to do what he wished; his whole body was soft and hot. Clearly, the wound was infected, and he was actually running a high fever. Even his powerful physique seemed unable to withstand the high fever caused by this infection.

“Damn it!”

Zhou Liming cursed fiercely and struggled to stand up, but his legs went soft, and he sat back down again, leaning against the tree trunk and panting.

Who could have imagined that as a Super Warrior, he was now so weak that even standing up was a problem? A few days ago, he was infinitely glorious; who would have thought he would fall to such a wretched state? That damn Electromagnetic Cannon; if not for its appearance, who could have injured him?