Resurrection Empire-Chapter 993 - 383: Deadly Hand-to-Hand Combat

At this moment, Ren Zhong had just exhausted the first Faceless Man of electricity.

He walked over in his Training Armor to where Gao Ya was sitting in the transparent wall lounge outside, sipping juice on a beach chair. He sat down beside her and opened a box of specially made nutritional meals, eating as he said, "Since my identity has already been exposed, there's no need for you to keep me company like this. I can't comfortably accept the service of a High Rank Citizen like you."

Gao Ya lazily picked up her juice and took another sip, "Mr. Ren, you're being too polite. Who I was before, what identity I held, doesn't matter. What matters is that I am your assistant now, tasked with accompanying you throughout, helping you solve various difficulties in life and work, and that is my duty."

Compared to her demeanor when she claimed to be Zhou Ya, Gao Ya's manner changed slightly after her identity was revealed, no longer as humble as before, and she occasionally had her own opinions, even refuting with arguments.

Ren Zhong smiled, said nothing further, and continued eating his nutritional meal while the AI-provided robot from the training ground assisted in checking the Training Armor he wore.

Outside, Citizens in Lower Origin Capital City were prohibited from wearing and using weapons and equipment. Previously, Ren Zhong had gone through great difficulties, expending considerable resources to let Sun Miao utilize the Ruined Beast organization to develop a biological bomb and hide it within his body to bring it into Lower Origin Capital City.

But within this training ground, the restrictions were moderately relaxed, and Citizens could wear training equipment replacing high-powered modules with data simulation modules.

Although this training equipment had no destructive power, its mobility and defense capabilities were not vastly different from genuine equipment, only slightly weakened, and restricted to usage scenarios, unable to be worn outside the training area, becoming ineffective upon exit.

With a click sounding, Ren Zhong's Training Armor had a new battery installed.

He set down the now empty nutritional meal box, stood up, and walked outward.

Inside the glass wall, a Faceless Man robot was slowly walking out from the repair dock.

It too was "fully charged."

Gao Ya looked at the time and said, "In another hour, it will be time for your scheduled meeting with the others, and you've just finished a round, aren't you going to rest a bit?"

Ren Zhong looked at the Faceless Man opposite, shaking his head, "I cannot rest."

"Why?"

"Because unlike you, I am different; you were born without much pressure, able to enjoy the vast resources provided by the Nine Major Groups even if you do nothing. I have to climb step by step from the bottom, rowing against the current, not advancing means retreating."

Saying this, Ren Zhong pushed open the door of the lounge and walked into the private training zone.

Facing the previous Faceless Man was completely different, now he was wholly focused, eyes hidden with intent to kill, goosebumps covering his skin.

Ren Zhong was also continually adjusting his breathing, mobilizing adrenaline within his body in advance.

This battle was very important, not just a mere training session as Gao Ya assumed. The true identity of the "Faceless Man" ahead was an Armored Soldier in disguise.

Time rewinded to a month ago when Ren Zhong had just detonated a bomb to kill No.38 and himself out of caution.

At that time, he was still in Starfire Town, with peaceful days and no worries.

A monthly report on the development status of Ren's Group drafted by Ju Qingmeng was displayed on the monitor in front of him.

Looking at the report, Ren Zhong's mind quickly flashed through the bits and pieces of the next month.

Then he began to review and plan, listing several key points.

First, he couldn't slow down the pace of development just to avoid the Association's attention; that would be abandoning everything out of fear, unable to evade ultimately.

Second, assuming the original plan was adhered to, he would still be summoned into Lower Origin Capital City on time. Knowing Hu Yang's existence, he would still need to manage Human Paradise.

Third, should he handle Hu Yang, he would inevitably need to display warfare talent within Human Paradise, attracting attention from some interested parties.

Fourth, among all the "interested parties," the biggest threat was Hugh Augustus, who was also using the autonomous decree for rapid development of peripheral forces with ambition and long-standing enmity with him.

Fifth, given Hugh's control over resources and influence, if he harbored murderous intent, he would certainly figure out a way to act within Lower Origin Capital City.

Sixth, Hugh's methods were not hard to guess. Assuming most people couldn't bring weapons into Lower Origin Capital City, the Armored Soldier made by Mengdu Group had a significant inherent advantage in this environment.