MTLNOVEL Chapter 445: A Completely Unhinged Person
As Jeremy and Major Joseph made their way at top speed toward the Valley City stadium, inside the stadium, Kean's subordinate had already gathered the Mayor of Valley City and other prominent figures from the city.
The prominent figures were in a state of utter panic.
Normally, these individuals maintained an air of mystery and control, but in the face of life-threatening danger, their behavior was no different from that of ordinary people.
Only the Mayor of Valley City and the Speaker of the City Council appeared relatively calm.
Around the two calm figures, countless people were wailing and pleading for mercy.
"What should we do? Is he planning to kill all of us? Mayor, you have to save me!"
"I'm willing to give up my entire fortune, just please let me live!"
"I will fully obey Kean's orders, just please don't kill me! I've never been your enemy!"
"Even if I have to defect to the Apocalypse Game, I'm willing to do so. I'd sell my soul to protect my family!"
The constant wails and pleas were beginning to annoy the Mayor of Valley City.
He knew these people's pleas were hopeless.
The Mayor's eyes swept around the room, searching for Kean's subordinate.
To the Mayor, the situation hadn't yet reached the point of being completely irreversible.
"Why aren't you saying anything? You and Kean have such a close working relationship, don't you know what's about to happen?" the Speaker of the City Council asked in his frail voice, looking at the Mayor of Valley City.
The Mayor of Valley City cleared his throat.
"I do have a very close relationship with Kean, but Kean's subordinate has lost his mind. I have no idea what he's planning. He's already working with the monsters from the Apocalypse Game—how am I supposed to guess his intentions now?"
As the Mayor said this, his voice was tinged with helplessness.
The Speaker of the City Council sighed deeply.
"I never imagined it would end like this. I always thought the monsters would destroy Valley City's defenses, and I would die at the hands of their attacks."
"But I never imagined that the monsters were actually brought into Valley City by humans. And the person who brought them in is someone we've always trusted."
The Mayor of Valley City and the Speaker of the City Council had both trusted Kean's subordinate up until this point.
They believed that Kean's subordinate was acting in accordance with Kean's will. And Kean, being one of the younger members of the Lannister family, had immense influence within the Federation's upper echelons.
Both of these highly influential figures in Valley City had hoped to gain even more power through their association with Kean.
Now, they both felt a twinge of regret, but it was clear that regret was meaningless at this point.
As the two men sat in silence, Kean's subordinate, surrounded by the monsters, slowly made his way into the room.
The appearance of Kean's subordinate only caused the wailing and screaming of the people to grow louder.
They continued to beg Kean's subordinate, pleading for mercy in the hopes that he might spare them.
But their pleas had the opposite effect.
Kean's subordinate glanced around at the monsters, and with a signal, the creatures surged forward toward the crowd of wailing people.
The monsters began killing indiscriminately.
Most of the people around the Mayor and the Speaker of the City Council were slaughtered, and the blood of these humans even spilled at the two men's feet.
"Why are you doing this? Did Kean tell you to do this?" the Mayor of Valley City demanded sharply.
Kean's subordinate coldly stared at him, offering no response.
"I don't believe Kean would ever collaborate with the planners of the Apocalypse Game. Your actions are going against Kean's will. Have you betrayed him?"
The Speaker of the City Council's tone was stern despite his frail voice.
Finally, Kean's subordinate smiled.
"Of course, Kean hasn't given me any specific instructions. But I know what he wants—he wants to kill Jeremy. Since you two are incapable of helping me find Jeremy and his companions, I'll have to take matters into my own hands. The cost, of course, is the complete destruction of Valley City."
Kean's subordinate directly revealed his intentions.
The Mayor of Valley City and the Speaker of the City Council both wore expressions of utter shock.
"How dare you do this?!" the Mayor of Valley City shouted incredulously. "Valley City is a crucial city! It cannot be destroyed!"
Naturally, Kean's subordinate did not respond to the Mayor's outburst. His mind had been completely twisted.
At this point, Kean's subordinate had lost all rationality. His brain was consumed by a singular thought: to destroy Jeremy at any cost.
Whether or not this thought aligned with Kean's will was of no concern to him anymore.
"You can say whatever you want, but it won't change what's about to happen. You will all become part of my great plan. All of your souls will be part of the ritual.
When the ritual is complete, I will gain unprecedented power. Not only will I be able to find Jeremy and Ritchie, I will be able to crush them like ants!"
Kean's subordinate wore a maniacal grin, as though he was speaking to the Mayor of Valley City, but his words also seemed to be directed at no one in particular.
The Mayor of Valley City had already understood that nothing he said would change the other man's mind.
In the end, the Mayor decided to use his last chance to try and sabotage Kean's subordinate's plan.
After a moment of thought, the Mayor spoke.
"Your plan is doomed to fail. Because there are still hidden defense arrays within Valley City. No matter how perfect your ritual is, these defense arrays will destroy it."
The Mayor's words left Kean's subordinate stunned.
However, he didn't immediately believe the Mayor.
With a dismissive tone, he responded coldly, "You're not telling the truth. You're trying to deceive me! There's no hidden defense array. If there were, you would have used it when Valley City was under threat."
Hearing this, the Mayor of Valley City let out a cold laugh.
"The Valley City has never faced a crisis severe enough to warrant activating the hidden defense arrays. Even when we were recently attacked by a large number of monsters, those creatures didn't even manage to break through the outermost defenses of Valley City.
With the outer defenses still intact, why would I need to activate the hidden defense arrays? You should really think about everything that has happened before," the Mayor of Valley City said, his voice firm.
The words caused Kean's subordinate to grow suspicious. He furrowed his brows, deep in thought, before calling over the monsters to his side.
"Where exactly are the defense arrays?" Kean's subordinate asked coldly, directing his question at the Mayor of Valley City.
The Mayor scoffed. "Do you really think I'd tell you the location of the defense arrays? I will never tell you that!"
With those words, the Mayor of Valley City collapsed, taking his own life.
The sudden suicide of the Mayor shocked everyone present.
Kean's subordinate's expression twisted into one of pure malice.
"No matter what you try, you won't stop me! I'll find those hidden defense arrays soon enough! You can't stop me from achieving ultimate success!"
He roared, his voice filled with unrestrained fury.
His outburst sent waves of terror through the remaining survivors in the room.
Though the Speaker of the City Council was also frightened, he believed that, like the Mayor, he too should stand his ground.
"He's right. There's no way you'll ever find the hidden defense arrays. They are buried so deep that you'll never uncover them. And once you set your plan in motion, the defense arrays will stop you for sure."
The Speaker's words pushed Kean's subordinate over the edge.
"You damned fools!" he shouted, his fury overwhelming him. "It doesn't matter what you say—I won't let you stop me! Even if you don't tell me where the arrays are hidden, I'll find them myself! You are of no use to me anymore! I'll send you all to die right now!"
Kean's subordinate roared as he raised his weapon high, then swung it down with all his might, delivering a heavy blow to the Speaker of the Valley City City Council.
With that, both of Valley City's top officials were dead at his hands.
The remaining few survivors, most of whom were already in a state of shock, fainted in terror.
Kean's subordinate coldly glanced at the group of people, his eyes devoid of any compassion. "The priority now is to find the hidden defense arrays as quickly as possible! The ritual must begin immediately! The longer we delay, the higher the chance something goes wrong!"
Without hesitation, he ordered all the monsters to be sent out.
He believed that if he stayed inside the Valley City Grand Stadium, he could ensure its safety and prevent any interference.