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Mude raised his hand and instantly blew the head off a member of the Wasteland Hunters.

"Whoa!"

Mude had never been this powerful in his entire life.

Ignoring bullets, a single punch to explode a head!

This felt absolutely amazing.

He looked at the Wasteland Hunter next to him and casually exploded his head with a single punch!

Seeing this, only one word filled Mo Dong's mind: "Run!"

Mo Dong immediately fled toward the exit of the laboratory.

However, wearing the Abyss Depther armor, Mude blocked his path in an instant.

The Abyss Depther looked like a demon at this moment!

Mude slowly raised his fist!

Mo Dong felt death descending; he was ready to embrace his end.

Suddenly, the lin yuan zhe armor shook violently.

Mude let out a blood-curdling scream.

Immediately after, the Abyss Depther armor collapsed to the ground.

Seeing this, Mo Dong didn't hesitate for a second and escaped immediately.

Vandy was also shocked, having no time to worry about the fleeing Mo Dong.

The Abyss Depther armor twitched a few times on the floor before the back plating opened automatically.

Mude crawled out from inside.

Everyone stared at Mude with eyes full of shock.

Was this still Mude?

Mude was clearly a young man, but the person crawling out was an old man whose skin was covered in wrinkles.

"Mude?" Vandy stepped forward and asked, trying to confirm if it was really him.

"Lady Light Bearer!" Mude spoke in a raspy, aged voice.

Vandy confirmed once more; it was Mude, he had simply aged in an instant.

However, before Mude could utter a second sentence, he drew his last breath.

The result was obvious: the Abyss Depther armor had turned him into this.

Charles watched the entire process through the camera worn by Vandy.

He calculated the time; from the moment Mude donned the Abyss Depther armor, only three minutes had passed.

Even if the operational time of the Abyss Depther armor was a mere three minutes, its power was indeed formidable.

Although one would age rapidly after entering and the usage time was short, if the power was great enough to kill Jing Yuan, then sacrificing one person was worth it.

Killing Jing Yuan would only take a split second anyway.

Killing Marc would just be a bonus.

Now, the goal was to gather Jing Yuan and Marc together and deal with them both at once.

Two for one—even one for one—was worth it!

After all, it wasn't Charles's own life being traded!

Vandy stared at the aged Mude and suddenly spoke up: "Leader, if the price for Mude to pilot the Abyss Depther is rapid aging in a very short time, then if there were a way to prevent aging, wouldn't one be able to drive the Abyss Depther indefinitely?"

"Not age?" Charles was puzzled; how could it be possible for someone not to age?

Suddenly, he recalled the materials he had previously consulted regarding the Abyss Depther.

This Abyss Depther armor originally belonged to a Silver-haired Girl; Morgan had tricked her into coming to the Lighthouse and then schemed to steal it from her.

Marc had previously reported encountering a Silver-haired Girl on The Surface.

Could it be that these two are the same person?

If they were the same person... a person who doesn't age piloting a suit of armor that causes rapid aging would cancel each other out.

In an instant, Charles understood how the Abyss Depther armor was meant to be used.

However, the immediate problem was: "How do we make someone not age?"

Vandy smiled slightly and said, "Leader, do you remember the miracle potion?"

"miracle potion?" Charles seemed to have some impression of it, but couldn't recall it immediately.

Vandy reminded him: "The miracle potion was brought back from The Surface along with those few gene potions. Later, while studying old world literature, I discovered that this miracle potion can reverse human aging. The records mention successful cases in the old world. Perhaps we can try using the miracle potion! If it can truly reverse aging, it could counteract the aging effect caused by the Abyss Depther."

Charles pondered Vandy's words. If they succeeded, they would not only master a powerful weapon like the Abyss Depther but also achieve eternal youth!

It was a perfect choice!

"How many miracle potions do we have?" Charles asked.

Vandy paused and said, "There is only one!"

Only one!

That meant there wasn't even an opportunity for experimentation!

With only one chance, would Charles choose to let someone else take this singular risk, or would he choose to take it himself?

If he let someone else experiment and they succeeded, then this eternal youth plus immense power would belong to them.

For Charles, that would be equivalent to creating an existence even stronger than Jing Yuan.

So even if he were to use someone else for the experiment, it would have to be someone Charles trusted implicitly.

But... eternal youth plus the Abyss Depther!

What a massive temptation!

Charles wanted to do it himself, but did he dare?

Chapter 174: Seizing the Navigation Control Room First, Then Destroying the Wasteland Hunters

Lighthouse, Navigation Control Room.

Charles burst in with a squad of soldiers wearing Law Enforcer robes; beside him was Morgan, sitting in a wheelchair.

Jing Nan, inside the Navigation Control Room, turned around and saw the two of them, her eyes filled with shock and concern.

"City Lord! Charles! How did you get out?"

Jing Nan kept glancing at Morgan, but as for Charles, she hadn't seen him in a long time.

Looking at the soldiers surrounding them with live ammunition, how could Jing Nan not understand?

Charles had escaped prison and was launching another coup, and this time, he had Morgan's support.

"City Lord, do you know what you are doing?"

Morgan looked at Jing Nan. "Jing Nan, are you questioning me?"

"Making Marc the City Lord was your own decision!"

Morgan said angrily, "Making Marc the City Lord was so he could lead the Lighthouse forward, not so he could lead the Lighthouse to its destruction."

"How does cooperating with the Ground People lead the Lighthouse to destruction?"

"You still don't understand? The reason the Ground People gained superpowers is that they sold their souls to the mana ecology!"

Jing Nan was stunned. Why was Morgan's prejudice against the Ground People so deep that he wasn't even willing to go down to The Surface to understand them?

"Jing Nan!" Charles said with a smile, "If you know what's good for you, submit immediately. Considering you are City Lord Morgan's adopted daughter, I can forgive you."

Jing Nan sneered, "Do you think you can retake control of the Lighthouse just because Jing Yuan isn't here?"

Charles was about to speak when Morgan stopped him.

Morgan addressed everyone: "Listen up, staff of the Navigation Control Room. Take the Lighthouse and leave this place!"

After Morgan finished speaking, no one in the Navigation Control Room moved.

Jing Nan said with a worried expression, "City Lord, please go back! I'll act as if this never happened!"

Bang!

A gunshot rang out as Charles directly executed a staff member in the Navigation Control Room.

Charles said leisurely, "Refusing to even listen to the City Lord's words—you deserve to die!"

Jing Nan roared at Charles, "Charles, what are you doing! Do you have any idea that you're seeking your own death by doing this!"

"Me? Seeking my own death?" Charles remained indifferent.

"Even if you take the Lighthouse away, Jing Yuan can catch up! His strength has increased significantly again, and he now has the ability to fly! Once he finds out you've launched another coup and killed people, he will absolutely not spare your life again!"