Chapter 497 Allied Forces?

The searchlights hanging on the walls of the Flameheart base, along with the searchlights held aloft by branches, illuminated the area around the base as if it were daytime.

The tendrils slowly writhed around the surface of the Flame Core's enclosure, forming a unique defensive network...

In the distance, a dense convoy of vehicles was approaching, their headlights forming rivers of light, and the roar of engines grew louder as they drew nearer, as if a massive army was pressing in.

Just as the first convoy arrived in front of Lu Beiye, Luo Xingyou, He Zhuo, Ji Xian... with the protective shields adjusted and expanded by the superhumans, Chi Yanzhou raised the megaphone.

His voice came through the loudspeaker and echoed in the night sky.

"This is Flameheart Base. You have entered Flameheart Base territory. Please turn around immediately and move away from this area! Otherwise, we will treat it as an enemy attack!"

Repeat!

"This is Flameheart Base. You have entered Flameheart Base territory. Please turn around immediately and move away from this area! Otherwise, we will treat it as an enemy attack!"

Suddenly, the rear door of the vehicle, which was hidden by the shield, opened, and a figure nimbly climbed onto the roof.

The man raised a megaphone and shouted towards the wall, "Is Miss Lu there? This is Wang Xi from the Blade Base!"

Using the vines that stretched out from the branches, Lu Nange clearly saw the other person's figure: "It really is Wang Xi!"

Gu Wan: "What are the Blade Base doing here?"

Lu Nange took the megaphone from Chi Yanzhou: "Wang Xi, this is Lu Nange. What is your team, Sharp Blade?"

Wang Xi's voice was urgent: "Miss Lu, our base has discovered an enemy attack on Flameheart, so we rushed here to help!"

These words were like a stone thrown into a calm lake, instantly creating ripples. From the cars that stopped around Yanxin, people raised their horns and shouted.

"Brother Yan, this is Jin Xiao. We've brought the superhumans from Starlight Base to help!"

"Team Leader Chi, Miss Lu, I'm Duan Yi from the Longteng Base. We're here to help too!"

"We are the Dawn Base..."

"We are Zefeng Base..."

"We are free agents..."

"I'm a lone ability user. I've been to Flameheart to buy food before. I've come to see if I can help..."

......

When Grandpa Chi and Grandpa Shi, who were climbing towards the gate tower, heard these shouts, they couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Grandpa Shi: "They're all allies! These kids..."

Grandpa Chi: "The children have opened a wonderful Flameheart Market."

Sang Yan excitedly turned to her brother, Sang Che: "Brother, did you hear that? It's Uncle Duan!"

Sang Che ruffled his sister's hair: "I heard you. We'll see if we can meet Uncle Duan later."

Lu Nange, Chi Yanzhou, Lu Xici... the group stood on the watchtower, and for a moment they were all stunned.

Looking at the convoy outside the wall, they never imagined that in the dead of night, in the early hours of the morning, the people who had traveled so far were not the enemy, but reinforcements from various bases...

Just because they opened the Flameheart Market?

Lu Nange: "They are indeed all uniforms from various bases...all people with superpowers. There are no half-zombie, half-beast monsters...on the contrary, there are many zombies approaching from the outer perimeter."

She paused, then looked around at the newly cleared space in front of the gate: "This space should be able to accommodate this convoy."

Chi Yanzhou nodded and raised the megaphone again.

"Thank you all for your kindness! The invading enemy has been completely annihilated..."

There are quite a few zombies approaching from all sides, and it's getting late. A clearing has been cleared in front of the Flameheart Gate.

If you don't mind, you can rest here and leave after dawn.

The Flameheart ability users on the wall all breathed a sigh of relief, and the tense atmosphere instantly eased.

Someone spoke first, saying "thank you," and then a chorus of thanks echoed along the wall...

At that moment, the light from the searchlights seemed to soften considerably, no longer so glaring, but rather like warm sunlight.

The vines swayed gently, as if thanking the friends who had come from afar.

"We at Starlight are willing to stay!"

"This is troublesome. We'll leave our Blades behind too!"

"Excuse me, but Longteng Base is also willing to rest and recuperate here!"

......

Lu Beiye raised his hand and opened several doorways for Jin Dun, large enough for vehicles to enter...

The convoys from various bases began to drive into the open space in an orderly manner.

Chi Yanzhou: "Chi Yi, Chi Si, Chi Qi, arrange for people to guard the remaining sentry posts... He Huaijing, He Huairang, Xie Linlin, Xie Lin'an, you lead your teams on patrol."

A response came through the walkie-talkie: "Roger!"

Chi Yanzhou: "The rest of you should all retreat and rest. You've worked hard tonight."

Soon, most of the Flameheart ability users left their posts, leaving only the necessary guards behind.

Lu Nange, Lu Beiye, Luo Xingyou, Gu Wan, and Yu Wei remained standing on the watchtower, observing the movements below...

Chi Yanzhou, Lu Xici, Shi Xu, Gu Qi, He Zhuo, and Ji Xian, along with dozens of superhumans, pushed open the side door of the base.

The group lined up and neatly arranged the food that Lu Nange had taken from her spatial storage in front of the Flame Heart Gate...

Boxes of compressed biscuits, various canned meats, canned fruits, instant noodles...

Several large insulated containers were filled with hot water, and next to them were even several baskets of fresh, juicy fruit—apples, oranges, strawberries... which seemed especially precious in this apocalyptic world.

Lu Xici cleared his throat and called out to the convoy that was setting up camp in the open space, "Thank you all for coming to our aid so late at night! We have prepared some food; anyone who needs it can come and get it!"

Upon hearing this, everyone at the various bases was stunned.

Lin Shuang, Wang Xi... several people who had dealt with Lu Nange and her group quickly waved their hands.

Lin Shuang: "How could I accept this! Supplies are so precious right now, and we haven't been able to help at all. How can we take your things for nothing!"

Lu Xici: "Everyone risked being attacked by zombies in the dead of night to come here; this sentiment is more precious than any material gift."

Duan Yi from the Dragon Soaring Base stepped forward and said seriously, "Captain Lu, we can't just take it for free... If the Flame Core supplies are plentiful, we're willing to exchange them for crystal cores or other resources. Is that alright?"

"Yes, can we switch?"

Lu Xici turned to look at Chi Yanzhou, who nodded slightly: "Of course!"

People at each base sprang into action.

Everyone spontaneously formed a long queue to exchange their own crystal cores or supplies with Flame Core.

The night was deep, but the open space in front of the Flameheart Gate was brightly lit.

People from different bases sat together, eating instant noodles, other food, and fruit with hot water...

He Zhuo, holding a can of fruit, nudged Ji Xian's shoulder beside him: "Old Ji, don't you think this looks like a night market before the apocalypse?"

Ji Xian smiled and took a bite of the apple: "Even better than the night market."

Lu Nange and the others stood side by side on the watchtower, watching this rare scene below.

Yu Wei: "These people risked their lives to help us, what do they want in return for giving us supplies? They even want to trade with us?..."

Luo Xingyou: "That's indeed rare..."

Lu Nange: "Because there are always people who believe that mutual support brings more hope than fighting alone."

At this moment, they were no longer individual survivors acting independently, but rather, in a sense, companions...