Tang Huan was so angry that her body trembled. She glanced at Duan Xinrong, who was seriously injured, and decided to shut up.

Li Xuanzu walked up to Duan Xinrong.

"How did you contact Old Fang? Let me say a few words to her." Li Xuanzu squatted down next to Duan Xinrong.

Having witnessed Li Xuanzu's methods, Duan Xinrong dared not underestimate him again. Enduring the excruciating pain, she used one hand to take out a small bead from her other pocket.

"This is a small listening device, and it still has enough power. Old Fang uses this to contact us." After saying that, he placed the bead on the ground.

Li Xuanzu looked at the small listening device with some curiosity. After staring at it for a while, a sound came from the listening device.

"You must be Li Xuanzu. I've long admired your name. My name is Fang Hui, also known as Old Fang. May I ask what brings you here?" The voice belonged to a middle-aged woman, but her words were forceful and authoritative, giving off a strong sense of pressure.

Having held a high position for many years, Fang Hui was unable to change her tone immediately.

"What business do I have with you? Shouldn't I be asking you that? What's the meaning of having Zhuque come along?" Li Xuanzu frowned slightly, his first impression of Fang Hui was not good.

He didn't believe that Suzaku had come to provide support. Five third-tier zombies—others might not know their strength, but how could these high-ranking officials who spent their days researching zombies not know?

Fang Hui was able to climb to this position not because of reckless, headless effort.

"Well, Li Xuanzu, aren't you being a bit nosy? The Vermilion Bird Squad belongs to the Dragon Kingdom, and the kidnapped people are civilians of our Dragon Kingdom. The operations of special squads are supposed to be classified. Do I need to report to you?"

"Do you really think you can fight against the entire country with just a few people?" Fang Hui not only didn't explain, but her tone was also very disdainful.

"So, is this your idea, or the idea of ​​all the high-ranking officials in the Dragon Kingdom?"

"I've already said it, you're meddling too much. At worst, we can put the zombie thing aside for now. You can try to see if you can survive in front of the state apparatus."

"Hehe, it seems you have something to rely on?" Li Xuanzu thought of something and guessed Fang Hui's attitude pretty much as he had.

"Hmm? You've got some brains. Why don't you guess again what we're relying on?" Fang Hui seemed a little surprised that Li Xuanzu was thinking in this direction.

"The Dragon Country Biochemical Association? It can't be that good-for-nothing Huang Yuanqing, can it?"

"You guessed right. It must have been Leng An who told you. So, just stay outside and clear out the zombies. Be your local tyrant and don't overstep your bounds."

"If I were to cripple two third-tier psionicists from the Dragon Kingdom right now, along with a special squad, wouldn't you feel bad?" Li Xuanzu asked, glancing at the location of Huang Yuanqing and the members of the Vermilion Bird Squad.

"Since I dare to tell you these things so openly, do you think their lives or deaths will affect us?" Fang Hui seemed to be mocking Li Xuanzu.

"Alright, that's all my advice. Do whatever you want with those people." With that, Fang Hui hung up the phone.

Although Li Xuanzu did not turn on speakerphone, the abilities of a second-tier spiritual energy user surpassed those of ordinary people in all aspects, so everyone could hear clearly, including Ouyang Ningxue.

"Brother Li... no, Grandpa Li, we didn't do anything, please don't act rashly." Fu Zhengping was the first to speak, and he seemed to be very timid.

The others just stared silently at Li Xuanzu without saying a word, but their nerves were on edge.

"Li Xuanzu, we have never had any ill intentions towards you. If you spare our lives, we will obey your every word and never have any disloyalty!" Duan Xinrong said through gritted teeth.

The other team members echoed this sentiment, wanting to join Li Xuanzu.

"You mean, follow me?"

"That's right, please be merciful and let us go, we'll do anything you ask." Duan Xinrong felt a glimmer of hope and continued to persuade them.

"You can even betray Fang Hui, let alone someone like me, an enemy of the entire Dragon Kingdom?" Li Xuanzu sneered, his killing intent surging.

These people have no value left.

If Li Xuanzu wanted to recruit people, he would definitely look for ordinary people with good character, strong combat ability, and loyalty. He couldn't trust these spiritualists.

However, Li Xuanzu's character doesn't seem to be very good.

"I'll give you one minute to come up with a reason that can convince me to let you stay. If you can't, you'll die." Li Xuanzu enjoyed watching others struggle to survive.

Just like the infant in the Blazing Spirit Continent, flailing its limbs wildly in its swaddling clothes, and the woman who had been pregnant for a long time with her stomach pierced by a sword.

Only at this moment are people truly real, solely for... survival.