480: Opponents

After giving instructions, Pan Han kissed the two women passionately and then vanished into thin air.

The next second, he was floating at an altitude of 50,000 meters, exuding an imposing aura.

Well-fed and rested, with the sun shining brightly, it was the perfect time to get things done.

To the north, Inner Dameng Province already bordered the national frontier; further north lay other countries.

To the east was the province where Dawn Base was located, bordering the sea.

The 104 provinces were all distributed across the west and south.

"Let's head west first. If Lao Liu hasn't made a move, I'll do it for him."

With his target set, Pan Han immediately accelerated to Mach 20.

In the time it takes to smoke a cigarette, he arrived over Shanlan Province and performed a quick scan.

He discovered that Lao Liu was training his soldiers, wearing an unusually serious expression.

The soldiers below were being worked to the point of misery by Lao Liu, with some even fainting.

Yet Lao Liu remained unmoved, merely ordering people to carry the fainted ones away while the others continued.

"I couldn't tell he was this ruthless. He's clearly afraid of failing to make a contribution in the future. Not bad."

Pan Han nodded and continued heading west.

To the west of Shanlan Province lay three neighboring provinces, vast and sparsely populated, covering an area of over 10 million square kilometers, with fewer than 1 million surviving humans.

Pan Han enveloped them all within his divine sense and discovered more than 10 Intermediate Evolvers.

This situation was completely different from Shanlan Province.

At that moment, these 10 Intermediate Evolvers from the three provinces happened to be holding a meeting in a bunker.

"Heh heh! What a coincidence! Just when I was getting sleepy, you brought me a pillow."

Pan Han sat quietly in the air, listening to what they were saying.

Ten minutes later, Pan Han smiled slightly.

The content of their conversation did not exceed his expectations; it was nothing more than a discussion on whether to submit to Dawn Base or resist to the end.

They had seen everything that happened in Shanlan Province, so they had set aside their grudges and conflicts to honestly gather and deliberate.

Previously they were at each other's throats, but now they were actually playing at democratic voting.

In the end, with nine votes in favor and one against, the resolution to surrender to Dawn Base was passed.

This opponent was a rare peak Intermediate Evolver.

He considered himself to have superior abilities and believed he could go head-to-head with Pan Han.

Unfortunately, no one else was willing to follow him; wasn't it better to just surrender honestly and enjoy good food and drink?

Even if they defeated the Dawn Army, what good would it do?

They would still be living worse than pigs and dogs!

The opponent gave a cold, sinister smile and said, "Don't you think about it? After surrendering, can you still keep your current status?"

While reminding the others, he was actually exposing his own worries.

The opponent did not care about the lives of the people under him; he just wanted to quietly be a provincial governor.

A governor who could do whatever he pleased.

"Old Liu! I'm not as strong as you. Even if I'm a base leader now, I'm afraid I don't eat as well as the average person at Dawn Base. Why should I resist?" said one of those in favor.

"For freedom!" The opponent stood up immediately, glaring at him.

"Hmph! You really know how to dress things up. 'For freedom,' indeed. Is there any freedom where you are?" The supporter glanced at him.

"Hey, that's not what I meant. I'm talking about freedom for people like us." The opponent realized the situation was turning against him, so he quickly tried to ease the atmosphere and continued:

"Think about it, as long as the Dawn Army can't get in, we are local kings; no one controls what we want to do. If we surrender, we have to do whatever Pan Han tells us to. What if one day he's unhappy and easily strips us of our power? Wouldn't that be miserable?"

"Old Liu, what you say makes a lot of sense, but I'm not listening. I want to eat meat." At this moment, another female supporter said.

Her voice was very gentle, and there was even a bit of playfulness in her tone.

"Xiao Qing, have you fallen for Pan Han? You weren't like this before!" The opponent, Lao Liu, frowned upon hearing her say that.

"Is that any of your business? I'll do whatever I want!" Unexpectedly, Xiao Qing immediately retorted.

Lao Liu really wanted to lash out, but he forced himself to swallow his anger; he hadn't expected the woman to help him anyway.

Among these 10 Intermediate Evolvers, his reputation was the worst, especially in the eyes of women; he was a devil.

"Alright, alright! Stop arguing."

At this time, an extremely obese old man interrupted their conversation.

Seeing him speak, everyone quieted down.

"Little Liu! I'll ask you one last time: are you surrendering or not?" The old man looked around the circle and fixed his gaze on the opponent.

"What? Are you trying to scare me?" The opponent sensed the old man's tone was off, and his momentum immediately faltered, but his mouth remained stubborn.

"Surrender or not?"

The old man ignored him and pressed for an answer.

"Uncle Deng! Just work with me this one time. Otherwise, how can everyone give up? You all know how I've treated everyone over these many years."

"I want what's best for everyone, but you won't submit to me. If you want to surrender, go ahead!"

For some reason, when facing Uncle Deng, the opponent always felt a bit inferior, and his tone actually softened slightly, though his attitude remained firm.

"Fine! Then let's fight." Uncle Deng nodded and pulled up his pants.

"Fight who?" Lao Liu was initially excited, but suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Of course, it's the nine of us fighting you, the one!"

Uncle Deng looked at Lao Liu calmly, his tranquil eyes revealing a murderous intent.

"Good! Very good! You old fogies are colluding to deal with me, aren't you? Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

Lao Liu's veins suddenly bulged, and he stood up abruptly. He looked at the other nine people, feeling it wasn't enough, and continued:

"If we fight, we fight! Let's see who dies first."

"Little Liu! We sat down to talk to reach a consensus. Since you don't agree, we have no choice but to kill you first. Otherwise, how can we surrender?" Uncle Deng shifted his obese body to find a better angle to speak.

"You're using me as a token of your surrender! Fine, I want to see who can make it out alive today."

"However, I'll say the ugly things first. If you die, I will take your heads and offer them to Pan Han. By then, all the credit will be mine."

"I will do my best to feign loyalty and grovel before this Pan Han, striving to get all three provinces handed over to me for management. Then, I will slowly torture your families and people to death."

Saying this, Lao Liu revealed a wicked, charming smile.

"It seems you had this plan figured out long ago."

Uncle Deng's small eyes, squeezed by his fat, moved, and his double chin trembled slightly.

"Enough, Uncle Deng. We're all thousand-year-old foxes; why act so innocent? We ten families have been fighting for so many years; do you really think holding a meeting can lead to unified action?"

"But I'll remind you all: the nine of you combined might not necessarily be a match for me. You'd better think clearly before making a move."

After finishing, Lao Liu released the pressure of a peak Intermediate Evolver, and the conference room instantly became suffocating to the extreme.

Die first or die later?

This question hung before the nine of them.

They looked at each other, but surprisingly, no one spoke.

If they were to fight now, the others would likely be no match for him.

Even if they managed to barely defeat Lao Liu, they themselves would be severely injured.

Sitting in the air, Pan Han watched the ten people with great interest, thinking to himself that this is humanity.

But thinking about it carefully, it seemed no one was wrong; after all, heaven destroys those who don't look out for themselves.

Although this Lao Liu had said quite a few harsh words, he truly had the strength to back them up.

As long as one's strength matches one's attitude, you can't say they're just posturing!

Pan Han didn't intend to help anyone; he just wanted to watch them tear each other apart, but one thing was certain: this Lao Liu could not be left alive.