Yama Reborn-Chapter 601 - 598: Not the Trump Card?

The forest is vast but not dense.

A few off-road vehicles successively passed through the forest, taking roughly ten minutes.

Beyond the forest lies a slope, and skirting the slope, Chen Nuo and the others stopped here.

Tracks for construction are laid on the ground, and ahead of the tracks, a hole has been excavated into the slope, roughly as large as an underground tunnel.

Chen Nuo even saw a "big guy" beside the construction tracks outside the tunnel entrance.

Chen Nuo glanced at it, slightly stunned, while Nolan quickly said, "This is a TBM, a piece of equipment used for digging tunnels."

TBM? Such a heavy weapon has been dispatched indeed.

Alright, the Octopus Monster certainly has grand plans.

The passage outside the tunnel looks cleared, but construction traces remain, and several construction vehicles are parked alongside.

In fact, faint lights can be seen inside the tunnel, evidently, lighting has been installed for the construction.

Chen Nuo quietly observed everything before him, and others like Wizard Nolan couldn't help but show discomfort on their faces.

Looking at the allies beside him, Chen Nuo sighed: There's no way to play dumb anymore.

This scene is too full of flaws.

The Octopus Monster may have reached the point where it doesn't care about hiding anything, so this place is likely the showdown spot.

No choice, because pretending ignorance is impossible.

Continuing to feign ignorance would be blatant stupidity.

Chen Nuo forced himself, intentionally putting on a stern face: "Kamisou Ichiro! You're playing me… playing all of us, aren't you!"

The Octopus Monster looked at Chen Nuo smiling without speaking.

Chen Nuo deliberately acted furious, snarling: "You said this is the destination, The Fourth Seed is hiding here underground!

Fine!

Then how do you explain this construction?

This underground tunnel, these construction vehicles, the TBM!

To launch such a project, digging this underground tunnel, such massive construction can't have been done in just these couple of days, right?

Even a fool could see that such a significant project would likely take at least a few months!

Which means, before we arrived in Africa, you were already working here!

You've already known this target location!

So, what were those preliminary search efforts for?!"

The Octopus Monster calmly watched Chen Nuo, observing his anger, with a hint of a smile in his eyes.

He spread his hands, saying: "To be precise, this project took two and a half months, and that's at the fastest speed possible—I spent over four times the normal cost for the same scale of project.

No choice, the TBM, heavy equipment had to be shipped from abroad.

Even the construction workers were brought from overseas.

The local black people are not qualified construction workers; they can't drive the vehicles or operate the machinery. They don't even read, let alone understand schematics.

Moreover, these local black people are inherently lazy and won't do a proper job."

"Who the hell cares how much you spent." Chen Nuo yelled angrily: "You have plenty of money! Even if you said the Federal Reserve was owned by you, I wouldn't be surprised."

"Well… it's not mine… but the owner is a member of the Elders' Council.", the Octopus Monster shrugged.

"......"

Alright, got unexpectedly caught by this guy again.

Chen Nuo shook his head: "That's not what we need to discuss!"

The Wizard also appropriately angered: "So, you have some secret plan, right? The preliminary search teams, where we divided into groups, were just playing wilderness survival games in the wild?"

"Wilderness survival isn't as comfortable as you guys had it." The Octopus Monster shook his head: "At least materially, I met all your needs, didn't I?

Wilderness survival doesn't get you twenty-year-old whiskey. Or caviar from Mao Country's shipments."

"Don't sidetrack, tell the truth, Octopus Monster!"

Chen Nuo's anger on his face seemed flawless.

Beside him, Lu Xixi couldn't help but take another look at her husband—hmm, this guy really has great acting skills...

Huh?

No way!

Doesn't he often use such good acting skills to deceive me?

"Everyone, I naturally have my plans and reasons, but some things I don't necessarily have to explain so clearly to you."

Kamisou Ichiro's tone was kind and polite, yet the content was evidently strong.

No need to explain!

Explain what?

I am the Seed; you are just humans.

From a strength perspective, do I need to give you an [explanation]?

Chen Nuo sneered: "So, you won't even give an explanation?"

"I didn't say it beforehand because I have a special plan, but now, of course, I can provide an explanation."

The Octopus Monster smiled and gestured towards the tunnel: "Once we go in, you'll naturally understand, and by then, the explanation will be even clearer."

Chen Nuo felt a stir in his gut but then firmly refused: "No way! You will say it right here!"

It wasn't Chen Nuo being unreasonable.

But rather, Chen Nuo instinctively felt: He shouldn't follow the Octopus Monster's pace.

Whether useful or not, disrupting the Octopus Monster's rhythm might benefit his side.

Kamisou Ichiro slightly furrowed his brow.

He also stood his ground, staring intently at Chen Nuo: "You insist on saying it now?"

"Yes." Chen Nuo shook his head: "You are too insidious, who knows what you're plotting. You've kept us all in the dark... and even Lillian is dead!

The death of a Controller, such a big event, do you really think we wouldn't know?"

Chen Nuo appropriately peeled back a layer of the facade.

Kamisou Ichiro smiled lightly: "I see, so everyone already knows about Miss Lillian's death, and it's a matter of concern, so... no wonder when we met today, everyone's gaze towards me wasn't very friendly."

The Son of the Sun shouted: "Tell the truth, Octopus Monster! You've been using us! But now it's come to this, if you continue to hide things, we dare not keep exerting ourselves for you!

Otherwise, who knows if we'll end up like Lillian!"

Chen Nuo, upon hearing this, turned to look at the Son of the Sun, throwing a gaze of appreciation.

Couldn't tell, this old guy, at critical moments, his acting is indeed not bad.

Wait? That's not right!

This old guy's acting is so good, did he use it to deceive me during our previous interactions?

The Octopus Monster looked at the people in front of him, then glanced into the distance.

The group of ordinary Special Ability Users stood at a distance, actually not understanding what kind of verbal conflict was happening among the few big shots here, just looking a bit confused.

Besides, even if these Special Ability Users, they all have quite good power, can use their abilities to eavesdrop...

But who dares?!

Eavesdropping on the Wizard, the Star Sky Empress, and the Son of the Sun's conversation?!

Are you looking to die?!

The Octopus Monster looked at the Controllers who had already gathered together, then nodded: "I understand, because my actions have angered you all, and given you a sense of crisis.

So now you've formed an alliance, haven't you?"

Chen Nuo and the others said nothing, just continued to look coldly at the Octopus Monster.

"Alright then."

The Octopus Monster surprisingly didn't hesitate any further, and seemingly easily made a decision:

"Since, you are all so eager for the truth, can't even wait until we enter the tunnel—in fact, I didn't intend to keep it hidden, just wanted everyone to see for themselves after going in, so I could save a lot of explaining.

But now it's okay to say it.

The truth you seek is..."

The Octopus Monster smiled slightly: "We are not here to find the Fourth Seed at all, the tunnel before you leads deep underground.

At the end of the tunnel, is... an avatar of the Mother."

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This time, it was Chen Nuo's turn to be a bit surprised.

The Octopus Monster, actually just because of a slight inconvenience, revealed his biggest trump card?

Seems... a bit too easy?

The biggest secret, just said so lightly?

Suddenly, Chen Nuo had a not very good premonition in his heart!

The Octopus Monster...

Is still hiding something!!

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There is a logic that is very easy to figure out.

If you have used others to do something...

Then, generally speaking, you would keep the most core part hidden until the end!

You wouldn't say it so early!

And since it's spoken so early... that means, the part said, has not reached the core part!

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Chen Nuo's expression only showed "shock."

But inside, he suddenly raised a huge alert!

The Octopus Monster, smiling, looked at the few Controllers in front of him, his gaze seemingly unconcerned sweeping over everyone's faces.

Then, the Octopus Monster suddenly said slowly: "You all seem... the level of surprise you're showing is much less than I expected.

So..."

The smile on the Octopus Monster's face gradually disappeared.

He looked at Chen Nuo: "So, you actually guessed it a long time ago?"

Chen Nuo took a deep breath, just about to say something, when the Octopus Monster waved his hand: "No, no no, Mr. Chen Nuo, I've personally experienced your acting many times, so I won't easily believe what you say."

He suddenly looked at Nolan.

The Octopus Monster's eyes stayed on Nolan for less than three seconds, and then he nodded.

"Hmm, it seems you all knew before coming here."

Nolan's face turned pale.

"Don't blame yourself, Mr. Nolan. You are my Chosen One, even if your acting is excellent, the mental fluctuations in your Consciousness Space can't be hidden from me."

The Octopus Monster looked at Chen Nuo and the others, suddenly unexpectedly continuing: "Alright, since you've got the explanation you wanted, now... can we go down and get to work?"

Chen Nuo and the others said nothing.

The Octopus Monster, surprisingly... couldn't be bothered to ask further questions?

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