Apocalypse: Master of Soul Beasts

Chapter 357: Chapter 146: Thousand-Layer Demon Suppression Tower_1

DING!

”This treasure land is of the challenge type.”

”The treasure land rules are as follows: In front of each challenger stands a Demon Town Tower with 1,000 levels. Each level contains different minor tasks. The exit will open at the very top of the Demon Town Tower. Challengers cannot leave the treasure land until they complete their challenge task.”

”Every 100 levels within the Demon Town Tower, an Exchange Stone Pillar will appear for resupply.”

”In this treasure land, challengers may not attack each other.”

”For the specific challenge content of each level, please enter the Demon Town Tower to receive it.”

A few short sentences revealed the truth about this treasure land.

”TSK, TSK, TSK, TSK...”

Wen Yu made a series of noises and looked at the rules on the Stone Platform once more.

”Perfect. Guess how long we’ll need to break through this Thousand-Layer Demon Town Tower?”

Kuangliu sighed deeply. ”I reckon this battle outside to clear out Peng Jun’s forces will have to go on without us.”

Wen Yu nodded affirmatively.

Even if the tasks in the Demon Town Tower are very simple, assuming it takes us an hour to clear one task, 1,000 tasks would take 1,000 hours—close to a month and a half...

Looking at the towering Demon Town Tower before him, Wen Yu waved to Kuangliu.

”Let’s go. I just don’t know if Commander Lin can successfully take down that guy Peng Jun without the two of us.”

”Shouldn’t be a problem.”

Kuangliu’s tone was quite certain.

”The military has many trump cards.”

...

The military indeed had many trump cards...

Even in the Demon Capital Assembly Site, the military had its hidden agents and spies.

Thus, the moment Kuangliu and Wen Yu lost contact, Lin Haifeng received the news.

Looking at the report in his hands, Lin Haifeng’s eyebrows furrowed, his mind racing as he carefully considered the strategy for this war.

After a while, Lin Haifeng made his decision.

”Notify Xiao Xue to lead Vermilion Bird and all currently prepared forces to the Demon Capital Assembly Site.”

”Notify the missile troops to target the Demon Capital Assembly Site. Simultaneously, instruct our agents within the Demon Capital Assembly Site to spread rumors and create unrest.”

”Notify the Science Academy to deploy all developed biochemical weapons and dispatch the human clone armored troops.”

”Notify the Special Ops Team to advance to the front line.”

Lin Haifeng rapidly issued a series of orders. After his secretary left and the room was empty, Lin Haifeng rose from his chair and walked over to an oil painting behind him.

The painting was vibrant and skillfully executed. Although not a famous masterpiece, it was of a more expensive kind.

Of course, that was before the apocalypse.

Lin Haifeng casually tore the painting as though it were a piece of waste paper, revealing a safe behind it.

The safe wasn’t large, but it had ample security measures.

Lin Haifeng first removed the key hanging from his neck and unlocked the old-fashioned lock on the safe’s exterior. Next, he used the keypad, followed by fingerprint and iris scans. Only after these three steps did the safe emit a soft BEEP.

Lin Haifeng pulled open the safe and looked at its contents.

There was a scroll, a lifelike, almost demonic statue, a medicinal potion...

And a device that looked like a communicator!

Lin Haifeng stood by the safe, contemplating for a long time before carefully removing the communication device and then shutting the safe.

With the palm-sized communicator in hand, Lin Haifeng sat in his chair, poured himself a cup of tea, and slowly dialed.

BEEP...

BEEP...

BEEP...

The ringing tone droned on, but Lin Haifeng showed no impatience. He sat calmly, sipping his tea, exuding an air of relaxation—the serene leisure of someone with everything under control.

Until a crisp female voice came from the communicator.

”Hello, welcome to the Hotline 10086 Customer Service Center. For Mandarin, please press 1...”

Hearing this familiar recording, Lin Haifeng’s eye twitched, and he sighed softly to himself.

What a... warped sense of humor.

Then, without waiting for the voice to finish, Lin Haifeng said directly, ”This is Lin Haifeng. Isn’t this communicator my dedicated line?”

The clear female voice on the other end paused briefly at Lin Haifeng’s words, then spoke again.

”Hello, Commander Lin. This is your dedicated line, but... don’t you think I sound like a secret agent making contact? Perhaps next time I should add some codes and passwords...”

”Heh. If you want to be a secret agent, I can set up a special team just for you. Come work for me.”

Without another word, Lin Haifeng immediately launched his poaching efforts.

The female voice on the other end was silent for a moment before speaking again.

”May I ask what you need?”

”I’m looking for your boss!”

”Please hold.”

...

The voice on the other end faded, and then, abruptly, a rough female voice burst out.

”Boss!!! Boss!!! Quit fucking sleeping! Commander Lin is looking for you!”

This was followed by the sound of forceful banging on the door.

Then came the sound of splintering wood and a man’s scream from inside the room.

”Damn it! I sleep naked, you know! And could you please knock? Knock! Do you understand? Not smash the door down, and certainly not pulverize it!”

”Commander Lin is looking for you. And... you’ve got morning wood~~ Good morning, little fella.”

A series of bell-like laughter rang out, followed by the sounds of someone dressing and a man muttering.

”This team is impossible to lead. Every single one of them wants to walk all over me. Now even the newcomers are this arrogant.”

His words held no complaint, mostly just exasperation.

”Right.”

As if remembering something, the male voice asked again.

”The communicator in your hand... if my eyes aren’t deceiving me, it’s on, right?”

Silence...

”Oh, right! It seems Commander Lin witnessed my entire wake-up service...”

How can I show my face now?

”Don’t worry about saving face; that’s such a trivial thing. Not everyone is privileged enough to enjoy my special wake-up service... Besides, your underwear is on backward...”

Then, Lin Haifeng’s communicator emitted a busy signal.

...

Hearing the busy signal from the communicator in his hand, Lin Haifeng burst out laughing.

After a moment, the communicator reconnected, and a weak voice came through.

”COUGH, COUGH. Commander Lin, good morning.”