As the zombies rapidly dissolved, a brief silence fell over the Black Bat Prison.

It seemed that the other side had not expected that Shi Yin would deal with these zombies so quickly, less than half a minute after their people left, without even giving them time to react.

It wasn't until the three of them slowly walked to the prison gate and looked up at the towering gate for a long while that the gate finally opened from the inside with a heavy creak.

The iron gate was clearly specially modified; it was extremely thick and sturdy. Two ropes were tied to the thick, tall iron gate, and it took five people working together to barely pull the prison gate open.

With such a sturdy gate, let alone ordinary zombies, even berserkers would probably hesitate to enter.

However, this also means that while it makes it difficult for zombies to break in from the outside, it also traps all the humans inside the prison, making them unable to escape if anything unexpected happens inside.

A group of people rushed out with guns. Their weapons looked very advanced, even having infrared scopes. More than a dozen guns were pointed at Shi Yin, clearly treating her as an easy target.

After all, compared to the tall, strong man in armor behind him and the older, deep-set man who looked like an ordinary person, the woman who looked more like a pretty face was definitely easier to deal with.

The leader was a tall, very strong man with bulging, solid muscles that made the gun he was holding look like a toy.

His skin was dark, and he looked more like someone from Milica or Wellen, with grotesque scars on his muscles that twisted like centipedes with every movement.

"Go, search them." The man ordered in fluent English, without any accent, making it impossible to determine where he was from.

"Bang!"

The loud noise startled everyone around.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Ye Shaoheng punch the door. The iron door, which had required five adult men to pull, suddenly bulged outward and broke open with a large hole under this punch.

The muscular man's eyes twitched slightly. His hand, which had been waving to give the order, was still suspended in mid-air. His mouth was slightly open, unsure whether to stop or not.

"Didn't the people who hired you tell you that the person negotiating this time is a major general from the Yanlong Kingdom?" Shi Yin crossed her arms, looking lazy. "It seems that they not only don't take you seriously, but they also don't care whether you live or die."

"Hmph, if it's someone at the national level, things will be even easier." A tall, thin man next to him grinned. "We have surveillance cameras all over here. If you cause trouble, we can edit the footage and upload it online. You'll be under a lot of pressure, won't you?"

"Hmm?" Shi Yin raised an eyebrow, seemingly not understanding what the man was saying.

“Establishing a nation in chaotic times is no easy feat. The continued internet access is a double-edged sword for you.” Seeing Shi Yin's stunned expression, the tall, thin man, convinced he was right, became even more smug. “I suppose you don’t want your people to see that their ruler is so cruel…”

"Bang!"

The noisy chatter stopped abruptly, and everyone stared in astonishment at Shi Yin, who had fired the gun directly. They never expected that a group of people pointing guns at each other would be less efficient than the person being shot.

"I hate mosquitoes buzzing around my ears; they disturb my sleep." Shi Yin casually tucked the gun back into her waistband. "Want to do something unnecessary?"

"Put your guns away." The muscular man in the lead gave Shi Yin a deep look, then turned and gave a crisp order: "You, you, take them inside."

The two men who were called didn't show any expression, nor did they seem to think anything was wrong. They casually responded and turned to lead the way.

It seems they really have no idea what's going on in the prison.

"We are mercenaries, here to protect the safety of this place. If we have offended you, please forgive us." The muscular man, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth and a fierce look on his face, said the words "please forgive us" in a way that felt very incongruous.

"We're here to negotiate. Even with hostages in hand, your attitude is far from sincere." Ye Yuansong frowned. "Don't you agree to our presence?"

“No, I think you’ve misunderstood. First of all, we are mercenaries and have nothing to do with the forces here. We don’t take sides.” The muscular man glanced at Ye Yuansong. “Secondly, I don’t know you, Major General. If I had known you were a Major General, I certainly wouldn’t have done anything unnecessary.”

"Let me introduce myself, I am Andrei, a mercenary from Iron Wolf." Andrei introduced himself in Chinese, and surprisingly, his Chinese was quite good.

"Andrei?" Shi Yin's brow twitched. "Aren't you from the Milica border? Why are you here?"

She remembered that Andrei had no superpowers. Mercenaries without superpowers would find it difficult to survive in the apocalypse, but it wasn't obvious in the early stages of the apocalypse.

But why is Andrei here? Even in the early stages of the apocalypse, the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group wasn't the best choice. Why would they spend so much money to transport him all the way here? It's unnecessary, isn't it?

Wait... could it be that he's getting revenge on her?

Shi Yin raised an eyebrow and glanced at Andrei, then thought the idea was ridiculously naive.

She did work with Andrei in two or three lifetimes, and they were partners for a period of time. Andrei himself was not a bad person, and they got along fairly well. Andrei did indeed help her a lot on several occasions.

However, two or three lifetimes were far too short for Shi Yin, and she didn't pay any attention to the few small moments within those few lifetimes.

Who exactly is the high-ranking person behind this visit, that they know even such detailed things?

Even Shi Yin herself had forgotten.

“Someone offered ten times the price to help me establish a base, but I refused. I’m a mercenary; I won’t stay in one place…” Andrei said, then suddenly stopped: “Hey, you didn’t use your powers on me, did you?”

Ye Yuansong glanced at Andrei in surprise, not expecting Andrei to be so perceptive.

Even Ye Yuansong only realized after some time that Shi Yin had used guiding abilities to enhance feelings and trust, but Andre realized it in an instant?

"Don't look at me like that. I'm used to being on guard all my life, and it's impossible for me to feel close to anyone." Andrei said matter-of-factly, "I almost spilled the beans just now. Either it's your special ability, or I'm just getting old."

"...How can you be sure it's not that you're getting old?" Shi Yin asked, puzzled.

“A man remains a boy until death, and I will never grow old.” Upon hearing this, Andrei stopped in his tracks, turned around, struck what he thought was a very cool pose, gave a thumbs-up, and pointed to himself: “I believe in my abilities.”

Ye Yuansong: "?"

Ye Shaoheng: "Huh?"

Tokine: "…………………"

"You've only been in Yanlong Valley for a short time and you've already gone astray." Shi Yin was speechless: "Where did you learn that from?"

"Let's change the subject. You don't even know that the major general was negotiating? What did those people say to you? What orders did they give you?" Shi Yin asked.

“I’m a mercenary with principles.” Andrei clenched his fist. “It’s impossible for me to reveal my employer’s information.”

“Those people offered you ten times the price, I can double that tenfold.” Shi Yin shrugged: “You know, we are a country. What we can offer, whether it’s money or supplies, is much more reliable than the person who hired you.”

Andrei: "Hmm..."

“You’re right.” Andrei nodded emphatically. “Let’s talk as we walk.”

Ye Shaoheng: "Huh?"

Ye Yuansong: "..."