The injured middle-aged man was spitting blood from his mouth and lay on the ground convulsing in pain like a maggot.

The people from the Blue Ocean Base stood around, none of them saying a word, only looking at Xiao Ning with fearful eyes.

Xiao Ning's delicate face remained adorned with a gentle smile as she ruthlessly tossed the man's severed tongue to the ground. The mutated plant, lurking in the darkness, rustled and extended its branches, swiftly coiling up the bloodied tongue and disappearing without a trace.

The people around looked at each other, and no one dared to take the tongue back.

"Mmm..."

The middle-aged man was sweating profusely from the pain, his face flushed red and purple. He was flailing his arms and legs in agony, like a crab in a steamer, but Xiao Ning was standing above him, firmly pressing his foot on his neck.

"Still yelling?"

Xiao Ning increased the pressure on his foot, and the man beneath him immediately turned pale, covering his bloody mouth with both hands.

But the excruciating pain of having his tongue severed still made him breathe rapidly, which was particularly noticeable in the silence.

The next second, Xiao Ning raised his hand and brought the knife down, the blade piercing straight through the man's heart.

The middle-aged man, who had been curled up in pain, stared wide-eyed like copper bells. His hands, which were covering his mouth, gradually lost their strength, and he finally collapsed to the ground like rotten flesh, unable to close his eyes even in his dying moments.

"Anyone who dares to make a sound or cause any disturbance will suffer the same fate as him."

The people at the Blue Ocean Base immediately fell silent, biting their lips tightly and not daring to make a sound.

Fear spread silently through the air, and everyone couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Ma Dongmei almost dropped the cigarette in her hand. "I had heard before that Xiao Ning was ruthless and decisive, but now it seems that he is even more perverted than the rumors suggest."

After saying that, she looked up and sized up Zhang Xiaojuan, "You two should go back and secretly rejoice under the covers, for being able to meet someone with such a good temper like Lu Sheng."

Zhang Xiaojuan immediately nodded like a chick pecking at rice, "Yes, yes, yes, meeting Sister Lu is already a blessing from our ancestors."

As they spoke, the people from the Blue Ocean Base had already cleaned up the corpses on the ground, leaving no trace of blood.

Xiao Ning returned to Lu Sheng's side with a gentle smile on her face, without mentioning the sudden incident that had just occurred.

The sports park covers a very large area, and the two teams walked for almost an hour without reaching the northeast entrance.

The zombies they had dealt with along the way could have circled half the park, and many people were already panting and showing signs of exhaustion.

“It’s too late. There are still three hours until dawn. Let’s set up camp and rest for now,” Xiao Ning suddenly suggested.

Lu Sheng raised an eyebrow with a subtle expression, which could be considered as tacit approval of Xiao Ning's suggestion.

Soon, the two teams found an open space and each lit a fire.

At the Blue Ocean Base, a large iron pot was skillfully set up, and a space ability user took out two live chickens, killed them on the spot, and cooked chicken soup rice.

It has to be said that the Blue Ocean Base is the best-fed base Lu Sheng has encountered in a long time.

Previously, K3 and other bases mostly ate genetically modified soybean cakes and old dried vegetables, with the slightly better option being stewed cabbage and potatoes. Bases like Blue Ocean, where people could eat meat and rice, were extremely rare.

Moreover, the cook at the Blue Ocean Base was quite skilled, and the live chickens were likely the kind of tender chickens specially raised before the apocalypse; the aroma of the chicken soup wafted far into the night.

Xiao Ning was quite polite to Lu Sheng and the others, bringing over four chicken drumsticks along with a bowl of fragrant chicken soup rice.

Having just witnessed Xiao Ning's ruthless killing, Lu Sheng and the others couldn't bring themselves to eat, and after a few polite refusals, they returned the food.

More importantly, Lu Sheng had a bad impression of Xiao Ning from the beginning, so there was no need for him to cause himself unnecessary trouble for a bowl of rice.

Xiao Ning noticed Lu Sheng and the others' wariness, but her smile remained unchanged, and she maintained a polite and gentle attitude throughout.

Soon after the meal, everyone pitched their tents and rested.

Lu Sheng glanced at Xiao Ning from afar and noticed that he wasn't even sleeping in a tent. Instead, he had found a sturdy tree, leaned against the trunk, and closed his eyes slightly.

This is a sign of extreme insecurity.

"It's hard to imagine this guy's mental state." Zhang Xiaojuan took out a pack of Little Raccoon instant noodles that she always carried with her and crunched on them. "He was surrounded by his own people, and he didn't even dare to lie down and sleep."

Ma Dongmei stretched her shoulders and scoffed, "He treats his subordinates like dogs and relies entirely on violence to manage the base. If he ever shows any weakness, these people might turn on him."

Lu Sheng wouldn't waste his energy on this kind of person, and immediately told his men to go into the tents to rest.

With tight deadlines and heavy workloads, we still need to go back and build a better city after making money. Who has time to waste delving into the inner world of a lunatic?

After arranging for everyone to sleep, Lu Sheng slipped out of the tent alone and quietly waited outside.

The night was cool and still, and the bright moonlight, carrying a hint of chill, shone through the lush park. Zhuangzhuang thoughtfully curled his plump body into a ball, warmly enveloping Lu Sheng's feet.

Lu Sheng held the Tang sword in his arms and closed his eyes lightly, pretending to sleep.

Her nonchalant demeanor just now was mostly for show; of course, she was 100% wary of Xiao Ning. However, considering that the others' abilities were relatively low and their bodies couldn't handle prolonged high-intensity combat, she first coaxed everyone to sleep, then took on the role of nightclub security guard alone.

A warm coat suddenly fell on Lu Sheng's shoulders.

She slowly opened her eyes, and Xu Yi sat beside her.

The two remained silent, but silently roused themselves.

At this moment, Xiao Ning, who was in the distance, suddenly opened his eyes and stared at Lu Sheng's direction with a half-smile.

A young woman wearing an eye patch appeared silently beside Xiao Ning. "Boss, are we just going to give her tens of thousands of crystal cores like this?"

Twenty thousand crystal cores is an astronomical figure in any base, and no one would willingly hand over such a large sum of money.

Xiao Ning smiled slightly, a chilling murderous intent flashing in his clear eyes, "You'll have to return whatever you took from me."

"But they didn't eat dinner tonight." The young woman wearing an eye patch hesitated. "Should we make our move now?"

"It's alright, they're right under our noses, there will be plenty of opportunities." Xiao Ning leaned lazily against the tree trunk. "With so many zombies here, we might run into a zombie horde at any time, it wouldn't be surprising if one or two of us died."

"I see……"

...

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, both teams had already packed their things and were ready to set off.

The young woman wearing an eye patch, named Zheng Ke, approached Lu Sheng and his group early in the morning and said, "Captain Lu, since you have a plane, could you please use it to quickly and conveniently take our people out?"