Chapter 28: Chapter 28: People Want Confidence
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Indeed, as soon as Shen Hao stepped onto the scene, he was ready to use Dominator pressure to take control of the situation.
Talking reason to a group of people gripped by fear and anxiety was pointless.
When in a state of panic, humans might not even be able to maintain the most basic rationality, let alone listen calmly to an analysis.
There was also the hidden Blood Demon, continuously stirring up emotions, heightening the anxiety.
Even the mood on the internet was rapidly expanding and spreading into reality.
It could be said that apart from Shen Hao, if it were anyone else, maintaining order in this situation would have been very difficult.
But this Talent “Sovereign” was not just about dominating one’s own power and emotions—it was about dominating others too!
In the face of Dominator pressure, even though many people on-site were still consumed by fear, panic, and even skepticism, they no longer dared to speak up at will. Instead, they were trying hard to convince themselves to believe Shen Hao’s words, to believe what was happening in front of them. Only this could help them break free from the panic and achieve a greater sense of safety.
Of course, this was just the reality.
The internet at this moment had completely exploded!
There were several dozen people livestreaming on-site, and each of their streams was filled with dense bullet comments, where countless people were venting their emotions.
“How can he dare to?!”
“Isn’t he afraid of making a mistake?”
“God! Killing on the spot, and it’s being streamed?”
“Are you stupid, he killed a Monster!”
“Who is this Chosen One? He looks so powerful.”
“He must have a way to tell apart the Monsters!”
“Kill! Our safety lies in killing them all!”
“Shouldn’t there be an investigation to confirm first, before killing?”
“Terrifying, the person who spoke actually turned out to be a Monster! And I was thinking he was making sense.”
“Last night in Donghua City at least a few hundred Monsters were killed, and the sound of gunfire never stopped all night!”
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Put simply, at this moment, Shen Hao’s actions were like tossing a flame into a densely packed ocean of dry leaves. In an instant, the whole internet was ablaze.
All sorts of voices emerged.
It wasn’t just the live streaming bullet comments; related information had swiftly appeared on the hot search lists of major platforms and was rapidly trending.
#DonghuaCityMonsterKillLive#
#ChosenOneSaysMonstersAreJustPrey#
#ChosenOneShowsNoMercy#
#ConfirmedMonstersAreAmongUs#
#…#
From the moment Shen Hao took action to when the Monster’s identity was revealed, it was barely ten minutes. In that short time, every hot topic on virtually all platforms of the internet was focused on this single incident.
This influence, this level of attention was unprecedented in the history of the internet.
The news had even spread overseas.
At this moment, more and more foreigners were crowding in, eager to see what was happening here and how people were dealing with it all.
Of course, at this moment, Shen Hao wasn’t concerned with the reactions on the internet; he couldn’t see them.
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Even though he had anticipated a sensation, there was no disturbance.
He simply maintained his suppression, quietly observing as the thousands below gradually quieted down and refocused their attention on him.
Only then did he slowly begin to speak, continuing, “I can understand everyone’s fear, I too am afraid that my family and friends may be replaced by monsters silently, but remember, it is our fear that these monsters desire. They hide among us, stirring chaos, greedily longing to devour our civilization bit by bit. Only order can make them nowhere to hide, and only by fighting can we eradicate every last one of them!”
These words were not some remarkable insight, on the contrary, they were what every rational person should understand.
But at a time like this, the significance of these words wasn’t in their content, but in whether they could be etched in every person’s memory.
With the Sovereign’s suppression, Shen Hao could make everyone listen quietly to his speech and even suppress most people’s courage to speak out, but he might not be able to engrave these words deep in everyone’s heart.
“But we are not Chosen Ones like you,” finally, someone mustered the courage to speak. “We lack the power to resist those monsters.”
These words seemed to speak for many people’s hearts suddenly.
Suddenly, more and more similar comments appeared online.
“That’s right, we’re not Chosen Ones.”
“You have the power; of course, you can talk so easily.”
“How few Chosen Ones are there!”
“Perhaps monsters are prey before the Chosen Ones, but we ordinary people are also prey before monsters!”
“To replace so many people silently, these monsters definitely have the ability to annihilate our entire civilization!”
“We don’t even know how many people have died.”
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Though Shen Hao was not aware of the voices on the internet, by looking into the eyes of the people below, and seeing the lingering shock and anxiety on their faces, he knew they still lacked confidence and were filled with fear towards the Blood Demons.
Dominator pressure could simply and brutally suppress chaos and fear.
But to offer confidence, what was needed was power!
Power that could be seen, understood, and trusted!
“The warriors before you, these soldiers, they are not Chosen Ones!” Shen Hao’s voice rose, spreading across the empty field, “But they dare to face the monsters, to hunt and kill the monsters! Even if it costs them their lives! This is what you all witnessed last night.”
The person who had spoken was suddenly stunned.
His fear was precisely because he had witnessed the battle.
He had seen the terror of the Blood Demon.
But indeed, he had also surely seen the soldiers’ fight.
“Yesterday at noon, we had just discovered the presence of the monsters, but in just one night, we located and eradicated nearly eight hundred of them!” Shen Hao did not pause, his voice even more forceful as he continued, “Twelve heroes sacrificed themselves in battle, and another fifty-seven were wounded. Tell me, do they lack power? In the presence of monsters, are they prey, or are they hunters?”
There was no reply.
The person who had asked the question earlier now shamefully lowered his head.
Indeed, he, who was saved by these soldiers, had no right whatsoever to call them prey.
Even on the internet, the originally dense barrage of messages momentarily paused.
Some were shocked by the soldiers’ sacrifice, while others were stunned by this astonishing military achievement.
A casualty ratio of twelve to eight hundred?
Even the most ordinary person could understand what this ratio signified.
It was a one-sided victory!
A victory for humanity in the face of monsters!