The outer members of Funeral Parlor were completely wiped out, while the senior members within were all captured.
Tsugumi was just a technician with no fighting ability to speak of. Managing to fire a handgun was already pushing her limits, especially since she didn't have one in the meeting room.
Ayase couldn't walk and was confined to a wheelchair. She never even carried a handgun while in her wheelchair. Was she supposed to ram people with it?
Of the remaining two, Shu Ouma was timid by nature. To get him to be effective, Inori Yuzuriha needed to coax him. But he was just a high school student, and without the Power of the King, his combat ability was only slightly better than Tsugumi's in the absence of firearms.
Inori Yuzuriha actually had the highest combat ability, but she couldn't disobey Gai Tsutsugami's orders, just like when she backstabbed Shu Ouma in the story, saying, "This is Gai's order!"
Therefore, when Gai Tsutsugami opened the meeting room door and released Wang Xiaoming, the annihilation of Funeral Parlor was sealed.
Wang Xiaoming easily captured the entire leadership of Funeral Parlor, and then, under Tsugumi's gritted-teeth gaze, he called in the GHQ arrest team that had been lurking in Area 24 to take them all away.
In front of Gai Tsutsugami, the four of them were held down by the GHQ team and led past him one by one.
Inori Yuzuriha looked at Gai Tsutsugami, saying nothing, only glancing at him. She obeyed Gai Tsutsugami's orders, so she wouldn't say anything, just silently walking past him.
Shu Ouma was terrified because he was now labeled a terrorist, but he had been captured, and by Wang Xiaoming no less. This made him recall the scene of Wang Xiaoming directly killing a group of Funeral Parlor members with his bare hands when he was piloting the Endlave, filling him with fear. He was afraid of death, and when he walked past Gai Tsutsugami, he didn't even dare to look up because Wang Xiaoming was standing next to Gai Tsutsugami!
As for Ayase, she was the most devastated because she was the first of them to follow Gai Tsutsugami. Having already lost her legs, she had even made Gai Tsutsugami her emotional anchor. Fulfilling Gai Tsutsugami's wishes was her own wish, but now, she, the most loyal, had suffered betrayal.
Unable to move due to her leg disability, she was still placed in her wheelchair, but her hands were locked, preventing her from pushing the wheelchair or getting out of it. She was pushed away with her head lowered.
Only Tsugumi, when being escorted, stubbornly tried to break free and even glared at Gai Tsutsugami with bared teeth as she walked past him.
"Gai Tsutsugami, do you know what you're doing?!"
"Of course, I know what I'm doing."
Gai Tsutsugami crossed his arms and looked at Tsugumi with a smile.
"You bastard, you're actually smiling!"
"Shouldn't I be smiling? I led you all to abandon darkness and embrace the light, giving you a bright future with me. Isn't that a wonderful thing? You should be happy like me."
"You bastard! This is betrayal! You betrayed all of us! Just for your own survival!"
Tsugumi was enraged by Gai Tsutsugami's words.
"What bright future? It's just for your own survival!"
"How can you be so sure that I'm just trying to survive?"
What if I get shot in the back a dozen times and commit suicide in a few days?
Of course, getting shot in the back is impossible. After all, I [Gai Tsutsugami] will soon become a GHQ squad leader, a hero of humanity, standing at the forefront of humanity's fight against the Apocalypse Virus!
At that time, I [Gai Tsutsugami] will sacrifice myself for humanity's fight against the Apocalypse Virus! Making the whole world remember me!
Look, what a bright future.
However, Gai Tsutsugami wouldn't tell the Tsugumi in front of him any of this.
He just looked at Tsugumi with a mysterious smile.
"You're too young, you don't understand anything, but it doesn't matter. You'll soon know the truth about everything."
"You bastard!"
Tsugumi wanted to rush up and bite Gai Tsutsugami to death, but Wang Xiaoming waved his hand beside her, and two soldiers suppressed her, leaving her with no ability to resist.
This was all of Funeral Parlor's personnel. As long as they made sure no one escaped, there would be no more Funeral Parlor because Wang Xiaoming had already killed the rest.
The few people were escorted onto armored vehicles and transported to GHQ headquarters.
After Wang Xiaoming and Gai Tsutsugami exchanged glances, they also got into a car and went back to headquarters together.
After returning to GHQ headquarters, the four of them were locked up in separate rooms.
Shu Ouma was the most timid, so after being locked up, he huddled in the corner, not daring to make any noise or speak, afraid that Wang Xiaoming would suddenly drag him out and kill him.
Inori Yuzuriha was very calm, huddled on the bed without saying a word. She would even sing when she was bored. Unfortunately, Wang Xiaoming locked them in soundproof rooms, so she could only listen to her own singing. She wasn't like those cosmic ghosts who could resonate with a bunch of people just by singing a song, even attracting the male lead and inspiring him to be brave or something.
Ayase, in her wheelchair, naturally didn't make any noise. She couldn't even move, so what could she do?
The only one who made any noise was Tsugumi, who had the most volatile personality. After realizing that no one had done anything to her, she started shouting and yelling inside whenever she had the energy. Unfortunately, no one paid attention to her except for necessary communication.
Shuichiro Keido wanted to approach and see how they were doing, but Colonel Guen didn't allow them to approach at all. There was even a special team guarding that area. Except for Colonel Guen, General Yang, and Major Wang, no one else was allowed to approach, which meant that even if they wanted to take action, they couldn't.
That's right, Shuichiro Keido leaked the information about the public execution. He leaked all the information, but unfortunately, Wang Xiaoming had him leak all that information so that everyone in Funeral Parlor would believe it and cooperate with Wang Xiaoming's Transformation Technique to have some fun.
Now, Shuichiro Keido had perfectly completed the task Wang Xiaoming gave him, and Wang Xiaoming was having a lot of fun cooperating with his clone.
To maximize the Funeral Parlor's hatred for Gai Tsutsugami, Wang Xiaoming even transformed into Gai Tsutsugami again after retrieving his clone and went to taunt them in person.
709. Sorry, This is Shu's order
"Gai? What exactly happened? Why did you do this? Aren't we comrades? Didn't you say you would lead us to resist GHQ? Why did you defect to the other side?"
In Shu Ouma's cell, Shu Ouma lay on the ground, asking Gai Tsutsugami, who Wang Xiaoming had transformed into, because Wang Xiaoming had punched him as soon as he came in, a very standard villain behavior.
Faced with Shu Ouma's question, [Gai Tsutsugami] grinned with a mocking smile.
"Shu Ouma, do you know how easy you are to manipulate? You should have a deep impression of Wang Xiaoming. He accidentally obtained the Void Genome's power, which was originally prepared for you. That's a powerful force, but to use that power, you have to risk your life. People who use the Void Genome have a high probability of dying because they can't resist the Void Genome's erosion. Only a very small probability can survive, so I absolutely can't use it rashly."
"You!"
"And you are the most suitable person. You followed Inori Yuzuriha here. The first time I saw you, I knew that you were still as timid and foolish as before, but precisely because you are timid and foolish enough, you are easy to control. Timidity doesn't matter, it can even be said to be better, because that makes it easier for me to control you."
"How can you do this!"
Shu Ouma glared at Gai Tsutsugami angrily.
"Because, I only need to have Inori Yuzuriha say a few words to you, and you will obediently do it."
"Look, what a great tool. Even if you get the power, so what? It's a pity that you didn't get the power."
"Then shouldn't I be glad that I didn't get the power? Otherwise, I would only be turned into a puppet fighting according to your orders."
Shu Ouma's eyes were filled with resentment. He did like Inori Yuzuriha, he liked Inori Yuzuriha's songs, he liked Inori Yuzuriha's voice, and he also liked being by Inori Yuzuriha's side. If possible, he wanted to stay by Inori Yuzuriha's side forever, but he didn't want to be used like this.
"Inori Yuzuriha is too naive, she doesn't understand anything. Everything she has is what I taught her, so I can order her to do anything."
[Gai Tsutsugami] finished talking about Shu Ouma and started talking about Inori Yuzuriha in front of Shu Ouma.
"She really cares about you. I just told her that it would be better for you if she did as I said, so she really believed it and treated you according to my instructions. Clearly, she treats you sincerely, but this sincere treatment just happens to make my plan completely successful. She is really an excellent tool."
[Gai Tsutsugami]'s words made Shu Ouma even more angry. He was a coward, and if he was just facing him alone, he would be scared just by being threatened, but if Inori Yuzuriha was involved, the situation would be completely different.
The angry Shu Ouma exploded directly, got up from the ground and pounced on [Gai Tsutsugami], but unfortunately, his actions had already been predicted by Wang Xiaoming, who directly raised his leg and kicked him in the stomach, sending him back to the ground.
"You are all just tools to me. Originally, I thought I could achieve my goals by using you in the end, but unfortunately, you can't do it. You are too weak. So, I chose to hand over Funeral Parlor to GHQ and actively came to GHQ myself. Since your strength can't help me achieve my goals, then let the strength of GHQ help me."
"So, you betrayed us?"
"That's right. Since I've chosen GHQ, then naturally you can't become my obstacle. So, you will become my gift to GHQ, a group of stubborn fools. As a pledge of allegiance, it's the best choice, isn't it?"
[Kayn Apocrypha]'s face wore a confident smile.
"Bastard!"
"Don't say that. I've saved you from having to continue living a life of hiding, haven't I? You should thank me."
"Everything I need to hide from is all because of you!"
"Then you should thank me even more. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't even be able to experience all of this. The days you spent with Inori were very happy, weren't they?"
[Kayn Apocrypha] said, turning around and walking to the door of the cell, opening it.
"Cherish these last moments, because soon you can be together forever, in another way."
After saying that, [Kayn Apocrypha] walked out of the cell, closed the door, and locked Ouma Shu in the soundproof, enclosed cell again.
The [Kayn Apocrypha] who came out of Ouma Shu's room had a satisfied smile on his face. Ouma Shu himself was an easy person to fool. Kayn Apocrypha was able to fool him, and Wang Xiaoming could naturally fool him even more clearly, especially since Wang Xiaoming could also transform. This kind of thing was impossible in this scientific world.
After fooling Ouma Shu, Wang Xiaoming acted again, going to Tsugumi's cell and Ayase's cell, repeating what he said to Ouma Shu from a different angle, fooling them all, making them completely hate Kayn Apocrypha. Inori was no exception.
But it didn't end there. After fooling these few people, Wang Xiaoming used his clone technique and transformation technique again, turning into the appearances of these four people and coming to the cell where Kayn Apocrypha was being held.
That's right, after Kayn Apocrypha fooled the quartet, it was the quartet's turn to fool Kayn Apocrypha.
The four of them acting together shocked Kayn Apocrypha. Kayn Apocrypha was the kind of person with a very strong spirit. In order to achieve his goals, he could sacrifice everything, sacrifice anyone, even sacrifice himself.
But suddenly being ganked by four people at once, he couldn't quite handle it.
And [Ouma Shu] appeared before him as the mastermind, explaining how he, Ouma Shu, as an outsider, deliberately pretended to be weak in front of Kayn Apocrypha, then joined Funeral Parlor, and how he completely turned everyone in Funeral Parlor against each other, even Inori completely obeyed his, Ouma Shu's, orders.
Then, in front of Kayn Apocrypha, he gave Inori an order, telling Inori to beat up Kayn Apocrypha.
Then [Inori] beat up Kayn Apocrypha and said, "Sorry, this is Shu's order."
After the [Ouma Shu] quartet left, Kayn Apocrypha directly blackened.
After this wave, from Kayn Apocrypha to Ouma Shu to Inori, and then Tsugumi and Ayase, all five of them blackened.
And in front of the blackened them, Wang Xiaoming himself appeared again.
"It seems you're not in a good mood right now."
Wang Xiaoming walked into the blackened people's cell with a smile on his face.
"Are you interested in listening to a few words from me?"
"You ask what I want to say? It's very simple, I want to talk to you about the Void Genome."
710. Living to Kill Each Other
Wang Xiaoming's shapeshifting operation successfully blackened the entire high command of Funeral Parlor and split them into two factions. Kayn Apocrypha alone became a faction because he suffered the betrayal of everyone.
Correspondingly, the others who had "betrayed" him united and formed a faction.
For these two factions, the other side was someone who had "betrayed" them, and the kind of enemy who would kill them if they met, after all, the use and betrayal, even without a shred of emotion, was too much of a blow for them!
Wang Xiaoming's operation completely eliminated the possibility of communication and reconciliation between these two factions.
Even if they met, they wouldn't speak, only stare at each other with hatred and then distance themselves from each other.
As for why they weren't killed or locked up, it was naturally because of Wang Xiaoming's fooling.
After Wang Xiaoming played different roles to maximize their hatred in front of them, Wang Xiaoming appeared again in his own identity.
And at this time, Wang Xiaoming's identity was a major in GHQ, with a very high position in GHQ headquarters, and also a major with real power.
"I'm very interested in your ability, of course, not interested in your combat ability, but interested in your body's adaptability. The Void power I possess, I think you should have seen it. Now I am a Void researcher at GHQ headquarters. I can spare your life, as long as you agree to become my test subject."
"Don't worry, I won't do any experiments that will kill you. After all, as a researcher, I am very confident in this aspect."
"As long as you are willing to accept the experiment, you can survive, and you can also get the same Void Genome power as me. Do you know why Kayn Apocrypha was able to survive? Originally, he was going to be executed, but the reason he was able to survive was because he was willing to participate in my experiment. As long as he is willing to participate in my experiment, I can save his life and give him the opportunity to come into contact with this power."
"How about it? He has been suggesting that I kill you, but I think you are very good, so I want to give you a chance. You don't want to be harmed to death by him like this, do you?"
"As for the risks of doing the experiment, I can guarantee that you will not have any risks. Even if there are risks, it's just death. If you are not willing, you will die now. Anyway, you will die sooner or later, why not try it? As long as you pass the experiment, you will not only not die, but you will also be valued by GHQ, and you will also get very powerful power. You can have the right to choose everything you want to do next!"
"Even with power, you can avenge yourself, such as killing Kayn Apocrypha. After all, the conflict between you has nothing to do with me. As long as you can have enough power, you can have the corresponding rights. It's just killing an unimportant person, it's completely okay."
Wang Xiaoming used these words to fool Ouma Shu, and then turned around and used the same words to fool Kayn Apocrypha, but here the villain was replaced by Ouma Shu. By fooling them back and forth like this, he successfully fooled both of them, willing to join GHQ and become Wang Xiaoming's test subjects.
As for Inori, it was just a slight change in the way he fooled her.
When Wang Xiaoming was fooling Tsugumi and Ayase, he changed his words slightly. After all, Wang Xiaoming didn't intend to make the two of them test subjects. They were neither Eve nor Adam, not even candidates. If they were injected with the Void Genome, the probability of them crystallizing and dying immediately was very high.
So, Wang Xiaoming fooled them, saying that he could give them a chance to avenge themselves.
And their object of revenge was naturally Kayn Apocrypha. Kayn Apocrypha used them, and they were full of hatred for Kayn Apocrypha. Originally, Kayn Apocrypha wanted them to die, but now they have a chance not to die, and even kill Kayn Apocrypha in return. Naturally, they were willing to seize this opportunity, even if they knew that Wang Xiaoming was definitely using them to deal with Kayn Apocrypha, they were willing.
Because, the blackened them, now only want to kill Kayn Apocrypha, even if the price is their own death, they must also use their own death as the price to drag Kayn Apocrypha down with them.
So, these five people appeared, although all of them were caught by GHQ, but none of them were beaten to death, but lived well.
Moreover, because of Wang Xiaoming's words, even if they had freedom, they had no intention of leaving GHQ at all. Tsugumi and Ayase were thinking about how to perform well, so that they could have the right to speak, and then find a way to kill Kayn Apocrypha.
As for Kayn Apocrypha, he, like Ouma Shu and Inori, was thinking about how to obtain the power of the Void Genome in Wang Xiaoming's Void Genome experiment, and then have enough power to kill the opposite "traitor."
In this way, Funeral Parlor, which had always been at odds with GHQ, disappeared, and a Void Genome team was added to GHQ. The members of the entire team were: team leader Wang Xiaoming, deputy team leader Kayn Apocrypha, deputy team leader Ouma Shu, and ordinary members Inori, Tsugumi, and Ayase.
This Void team is a special unit within GHQ, and is directly commanded only by Major General Yang.
This made Keido Shuichiro completely dumbfounded.
He originally wanted Kayn Apocrypha and Wang Xiaoming to fight each other, but Kayn Apocrypha didn't die, and Wang Xiaoming didn't die either. Not only did they not fight, but they even joined forces.
For Keido Shuichiro, this can be said to be impossible to guard against. He was still thinking about improving his position and suppressing Wang Xiaoming.
As a result, not only did he not suppress Wang Xiaoming's position, but Wang Xiaoming and Kayn Apocrypha joined forces to ride on his head.
