The slaughter continued.
A large number of rioters were killed on the spot, while those who returned home were captured by the modified humans and sent to prisons to become free labor.
Meanwhile, the NASDAQ Groupâs prison factories kept expanding. In less than 10 days, a second modified human factory was completed and put into operation.
Subsequently, the NASDAQ Groupâs production capacity reached 400 modified humans per day.
From then on, the number of modified humans in Detroit increased rapidly.
The Guard Bureau had almost no place left to exert its power.
Now, the patrols on the streets were mostly modified humans wearing black armor.
Few people had seen their faces.
Every time they went out, they wore heavy black armor that covered even their faces.
For a time, the city was filled with black terror.
No one dared to mention rebellion anymore.
All civilians became docile, even lowering their heads when they saw them, not daring to make eye contact, fearing they might be the next to die.
Of course, as the NASDAQ Group established more modified human factories, they needed more and more materials. The modified human forces spread to the surrounding areas.
They plundered and occupied various refugee strongholds.
Occasionally, they would even undermine local militaries.
The local warlords couldnât resist even if they wanted to.
First, part of their financial resources came from the NASDAQ Group. Secondly, these modified human forces were extremely powerful in combat.
If the local warlords tried to resist, their leaders would be beheaded the next day.
The NASDAQ Group would then apologize for the accidental killing of the local warlord leader, citing a malfunction in the modified humans.
But legally, they bore no guilt.
After all, it was a machine that killed, and sending a modified human to the guillotine left the masterminds behind unpunished.
Therefore, all the warlords were afraid.
Soon, the NASDAQ Group controlled the surrounding areas. On the surface, they belonged to the Alliance Army, but in reality, the NASDAQ Group was in control.
Even the defense of the Sky City.
The NASDAQ Group used some means to persuade the Alliance to outsource this defense to them.
Soon, all the defense forces of Sky City were replaced by modified humans. These modified humans could work 24 hours a day without interruption, more efficient than human soldiers.
A few days later.
Luo Sheng and Alice arrived in Detroit.
They found the place had changed drastically. The once bustling and chaotic streets were now sparsely populated, cold and desolate. Garbage was everywhere on the streets, along with plastic bags blown by the wind.
All the signboards were broken, and the neon lights were also shattered, flickering on the buildings, giving a sense of a post-apocalyptic world.
The pedestrians Luo Sheng saw were all walking with their heads down, hurrying along.
They looked terrified and nervous.
When Luo Sheng tried to talk to them, these people ran away as if they had seen a demon, their feet oiled for a quick escape.
At this time, Alice was wearing a mask.
She asked puzzledly, âWhat are they doing?âNew chapters come out on novelping(.)com first.
âHave we been discovered?â Levette muttered, but quickly denied it himself, âThatâs impossible, right? We just got here.â
Luo Sheng looked at Dr. Jack, âPerhaps you have a way to understand the current situation.â
Before Dr. Jack could answer.
Levette volunteered, âLet me do it. I promised the leader I would try my best to help you.â
Hearing his proposal.
Luo Sheng had no objection, so he went along with his idea.
Levette led everyone hurriedly through the desolate streets to a hidden, deep alley, where he knocked on a door.
A voice came from inside.
âWho are you looking for?â
âSir, my lighter wonât light. Iâve come to ask for a light,â Levette said softly. This was their secret code.
As soon as he finished speaking.
Click.
The heavy iron door was opened, with a small gap. The person inside said nervously, âYouâd better come in quickly. Itâs very dangerous outside now.â
âWhat happened?â
âCome in first, then weâll talk. Itâs not convenient to speak here.â
At his indication.
The group had to enter the house first.
Luo Sheng originally thought the house looked quite small from the outside, but after entering, he found it was much larger inside.
There was a three-story basement inside, which could lead to a tall building some distance away through other passages. From the top of the building, one could overlook most of the streets of Detroit.
After everyone entered the house.
The person didnât start speaking immediately.
Instead, he kept gesturing for everyone to come to a room filled with noise-canceling devices before he finally spoke, âSorry, the world has been quite bad recently, so we have to use every means possible to make our conversations as private as possible.â
Katerina raised an eyebrow and commented somewhat sarcastically, âDo we need to be this secretive? They canât possibly eavesdrop on the sounds inside the house through various means, can they?â
In her memory, Sky City and Detroit were peaceful places.
How did it become like this now?
Thatâs why she unconsciously said these words.
However, the others who hadnât been paying attention to her suddenly froze.
Their eyes fixed tightly on Katerina.
Very alert.
Their hands were on their gun holsters, ready to draw at any moment.
At this moment, whether it was Alice or Luo Sheng, or Levette, they all felt extremely confused.
âWhat are you doing?â Levette suddenly said.
The person spoke with a cautious tone, âI need to confirm whether she is a modified human from the NASDAQ Group.â
They were expressing doubt about the identities of Luo Shengâs group while speaking.
Until Dr. Jack spoke up: âDonât worry, sheâs one of us. Her body was modified by me. You should trust me, right?â
Everyone looked at Dr. Jack.
They were stunned for a moment.Follow the newest chapters on novДlping.com.
Only then did they remove their hands from their gun holsters, saying with a hint of apology, âWeâre very sorry. Because of the recent tense atmosphere, we have to be more cautious. Otherwise, weâll only face death or working until death.â
The other personnel nodded as well.
Sweat could be seen on their foreheads.
Evidently, the incident just now had also scared them into a cold sweat.
Dr. Jack looked at his expression and asked, âGenid, how did you become so scared? You used to be very bold. How did you become so timid during the time I wasnât here?â
Genid was once one of Dr. Jackâs main assistants.
He was responsible for smuggling valuable components.
And gathering intelligence.
Since Dr. Jack left, he had become the main underground leader in Sky City and Detroit.
Genid poured out his grievances, âYou donât know, there have been huge changes recently. The NASDAQ Group is using clones to create modified humans.
Now, outside is basically all their modified humans, those things wearing black armor. They have no emotions, they only know how to kill.
There were multiple riots in the market before, and we also instigated some resistance, but we didnât expect the NASDAQ Group to be so direct.
They sent these modified humans to slaughter the rioters. In one day, more than 10,000 people died!â
As he said this, he looked at Katerina.
He seemed a bit angry.
Genid slowly calmed his anger and continued, âThe dried blood stains on the streets are from what happened that night. The surviving rioters were captured by these modified humans and sent to prison.
And they will face endless labor, working 12 hours a day, without any pay, endlessly producing modified humans for the NASDAQ Group.
And their faces are the same as this ladyâs face here. Perhaps she is one of them.â
As soon as he finished speaking.
Everyone felt surprised.
They all looked at Katerina.
Luo Sheng couldnât help but ask, âThe NASDAQ Group keeps replicating you?â
Katerina was equally confused, her brows furrowed slightly, and she shook her head frantically, âI donât know either. Iâve been on the battlefield since they reactivated me.â
Genid added, âBut they are indeed cloning you. Almost all the modified humans in the market now look exactly like you, and the number of such modified humans has already reached 3,000, with the growth rate still increasing.â
Katerina found it unbelievable.
She even couldnât accept it.
She stood there stunned for a long time.
âImpossible, they wouldnât do this. The Alliance would stop it, after all, I was modified by the Alliance.â Katerina felt her brain had crashed.
She found it hard to believe that the Group would do this.
She was reactivated by the Alliance.
How could the Group have her DNA?
Seeing that she didnât believe it, Genid said, âCome with me and youâll see.â
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