"Damn it, we were fooled by that androgynous guy Xiao Ning!" someone in the crowd cursed angrily.

"Only the Raptor Base managed to buy a zombie virus inhibitor, so it's not a complete loss. The rest of the bases were all fooled by Xiao Ning! They got nothing, and now they don't even know if they can break out!"

"Exactly. I was thinking of saving up enough crystal cores before buying inhibitors, but now it seems like there's no point in buying them at all."

Lu Sheng glanced at these people out of the corner of his eye and couldn't help but feel a little speechless at their naivety.

Even at a time like this, they still believe that Blue Ocean Base has something like a zombie virus inhibitor.

"Um...didn't you guys ever consider that even the zombie virus inhibitor might be a scam?" Zhang Xiaojuan couldn't help but speak up awkwardly, ruthlessly shattering everyone's unrealistic fantasies. "If such a thing really existed, wouldn't it be better for him to play the long game and catch bigger fish instead of trapping you all here to die?"

The crowd fell silent for a second, then suddenly turned their attention to Yuan Kai, the director of the raptor base.

It would be interesting if the inhibitor I bought at the cost of my entire fortune turned out to be fake...

Human mentality is always very mysterious. No matter how bad your current situation is, you will feel some comfort as long as you see that someone is in a worse situation than you.

The people from the other major bases were even a little gloating when they saw that there was an unlucky guy next to them who had been swindled out of all his money.

"No way! We saw the demonstration at the Blue Ocean Base just now, this thing can't be fake!"

Yuan Kai's voice suddenly rose an octave, and he denied it decisively, "The inhibitors are definitely effective. Right now, the most urgent thing is to find a way to break out."

"No... let's be more clear-headed at a time like this."

Zhang Xiaojuan wanted to speak, but Lu Sheng pulled her back and covered her mouth.

When a person devotes everything to something, their inner obsession makes them completely ignore all the irrationality of that thing.

Just like victims of telecom fraud who repeatedly transfer money to scammers, even after being persuaded by the Black Cat Sheriff, they firmly believe they have not been scammed.

Just like stock market investors who have staked their entire fortune on the stock market, even if they are trapped, they are unwilling to cut their losses and leave the market, always believing that the stock will eventually bottom out and rebound.

No one wants to admit they've been deceived; they can only force themselves to believe the false appearance by constantly escalating the stakes.

Since the Raptor Base is unwilling to admit that the inhibitor is fake, why bother to expose its last bit of stubbornness?

Lu Sheng was more curious about where Xiao Ning was and why he had caused such a big commotion.

Just as the major bases were discussing how to break through the encirclement, a woman in a silver sequined evening gown arrived late with a large group of people in Blue Ocean Base uniforms.

"Are you alright?" the woman asked breathlessly as she ran over.

It was Song Xiaoying, the host from the auction stage just now!

Song Xiaoying was covered in dirt, and there were some scratches on her legs, clearly indicating that her journey had not been easy.

Everyone was a little confused when they saw the disheveled state of the people from Blue Ocean Base. Could this chaotic scene be the work of Blue Ocean Base?

"This is an emergency. We don't know where the zombies came from." Song Xiaoying's makeup was ruined, and she called out to everyone present in a hoarse voice, "It's not safe here. Let's move to the underground safe house to lay low for a while, and the rest of the base will come to handle it later."

Song Xiaoying and the Blue Ocean Base team members quickly protected the members of the various bases in the middle, and a large group of people rushed towards another building about 500 meters away.

"I told you, this inhibitor must be real, this was just an accident!" Yuan Kai said enthusiastically, shaking off his earlier gloom.

Zhang Xiaojuan rolled her eyes at him and muttered in a low voice, "Idiot."

Along the way, hordes of blood-soaked zombies charged forward with gaping maws, and everyone used all their abilities to unleash their superpowers.

Lu Sheng secretly observed the superpower levels of these people.

They are all mid-to-high-level members of various bases, and their ability levels are not low, with the lowest being at least level five.

Unfortunately, they are quite different from Lu Sheng and her group.

Thanks to Lu Sheng's massive amount of crystal cores used for irrigation, even the cook in Lu Sheng's base has reached level six.

Song Xiaoying led everyone into the R&D building and immediately locked the door from the inside.

"Will this work? With so many zombies outside, they'll break down the door sooner or later." Yuan Kai, drenched in sweat, stood inside the door and asked doubtfully.

Song Xiaoying arranged for a team to guard the main gate. "The security measures in the research building are the strictest. This gate is connected to high voltage electricity, and all the materials used are explosion-proof. It can at least hold out for a while."

"You just auctioned off a zombie virus inhibitor, and then a zombie crisis broke out. Could it be intentional?" someone in the crowd questioned aggressively.

"They deliberately released zombies to create chaos and pressure us since we weren't bidding? Blue Ocean Base is truly vicious!"

Song Xiaoying was stunned for a moment, then immediately retorted seriously, "How could that be? This chaos has nothing to do with the Blue Ocean Base! If we really caused this accident, we wouldn't need to send so many people to protect your safety."

"Those who sacrificed their lives along the way were all members of our Blue Ocean Base. Ask yourselves honestly, did we really need to go to such lengths to put on an act?"

As soon as she spoke, everyone present fell silent.

Although the 500-meter stretch of road was not long, the situation was extremely dangerous along the way, and the Blue Ocean Base did lose about a dozen people.

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