A hidden outpost built on a giant tree, ten kilometers away from Fuxing City.

Li Li and Wang Cheng were comfortably chatting and smoking in the outpost, keeping a watchful eye on their surroundings.

Li Li took a deep drag on his cigarette, slowly exhaled a smoke ring, and sighed, "Old Wang, life is really comfortable these days. If it weren't for these mutated plants and insects outside looking so strange, I would never have imagined this was the apocalypse. Joining Fuxing City is probably the luckiest thing that has ever happened to me."

Wang Cheng nodded slightly, a hint of relief in his eyes: "Yes, Lao Li. When we were out there, we were always on edge, risking our lives for a bite to eat or a little bit of resources. Now it's all good, we have everything we need and our lives are stable."

At this point, a happy smile appeared on Wang Cheng's face. "And my wife is pregnant, so I'm going to be a father. After the apocalypse, I never thought I would be able to have a child. After all, back then, it was hard enough to even survive. Now I just hope that I can give birth to the child smoothly and let him grow up safely in Fuxing City."

Li Li said enviously, "You're so lucky, you have a child. My husband hasn't shown any signs of pregnancy yet. I'm starting to wonder if there's something wrong with my body."

Wang Cheng laughed heartily and said, "Just keep working hard. By the way, Lao Li, how many work points do you have?"

Li Li sighed and said, "Only 3,000, still a bit short of exchanging for the third bottle of enhancement liquid. I hope that with the next bottle of enhancement liquid, I can become an evolved being."

Wang Cheng was now envious. "You're about to drink your third bottle, and I haven't even had my second one yet."

Li Li said proudly, "Of course! I've been saving all my work points to exchange for the enhancement fluid, and I've been a member of the Restoration Army for so long..."

Just as the two were having a pleasant conversation, Li Li casually glanced out the window, and that glance instantly froze his smile.

His eyes widened suddenly, his face filled with terror, and his finger trembled as he pointed out the window: "Wang...Wang Cheng, look what's that?"

Wang Cheng looked in the direction he was pointing and saw a 50-meter-long giant python slowly winding its way toward their outpost located in a giant tree.

The giant python's body was enormous and terrifying; wherever it passed, the vegetation was crushed and bent over.

What's even more chilling is that a group of people in black robes were sitting on the giant python, their figures appearing mysterious and sinister under the cover of their black robes.

The two white men at the front had piercing eyes, staring intently at the outpost, a sinister smile playing on their lips.

It seemed that in their eyes, the outpost and the two people inside were already theirs for the taking.

Li Li and Wang Cheng were startled, realizing that the situation was dire and that the other party had clearly discovered their presence.

Li Li reacted quickly, grabbed the walkie-talkie, and shouted hoarsely into the microphone, "Enemy attack!"

His voice, sharp with tension, echoed in the cramped outpost.

However, before he could finish speaking...

Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed by like lightning.

With a loud crash, the tempered glass shattered instantly, sending shards flying everywhere.

A figure leaped in through the window like a ghost, bringing with it a gust of biting cold wind.

Li Li and Wang Cheng didn't even have time to see each other clearly before instinctively drawing their pistols and firing repeatedly at the figure.

The bullets whistled towards the dark figure, but the figure was extremely fast, its body flashing through the air a few times before easily dodging the bullets.

Immediately afterwards, the dark figure swept towards Li Li like a black whirlwind.

Li Li felt a powerful force rushing towards him. He had no time to dodge and was struck heavily in the chest by the dark shadow.

He flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the wooden wall of the outpost before slowly sliding down.

When Wang Cheng saw Li Li injured, a flash of anger and determination appeared in his eyes.

He roared and charged toward the shadowy figure without regard for anything else, the dagger in his hand gleaming coldly.

The shadowy figure remained calm and composed, slightly shifting his body to easily dodge Wang Cheng's attack. Then, with a backhand swing, he punched Wang Cheng in the abdomen.

He was incredibly fast; before Wang Cheng could react, he was struck squarely in the abdomen.

Wang Cheng was knocked back several steps by the punch, and only stopped when he was against the wall.

He immediately spurted out a mouthful of blood, clutched his stomach in pain, and knelt on one knee.

Li Li clutched his chest in horror and exclaimed, "An Evolver!"

The man in black robes smiled slightly and said, "Not bad, you have some insight. And you were able to withstand one of my punches without passing out. Your physical condition is quite good."

Li Li looked at the walkie-talkie that had fallen to the side, wondering how to get it back.

But the man in black robes seemed to know what he was thinking. He picked up the walkie-talkie, shook it, and said with a playful smile, "Stay here obediently and wait for the knight to come."

Soon, the giant python arrived at the foot of the giant tree.

The two white men in the lead jumped several times and went straight into the guard post.

The black-robed man who had subdued Li Li and Wang Cheng bowed respectfully, "Your Excellency, Knight."

The white man leading the group, Bilson, glanced at the small, concealed outpost, which was less than twenty square meters in size, and then looked at the military uniforms of the two men. He smiled coldly and said, "You're quite well prepared and careful enough. You're the soldiers of Fuxing City?"

However, Wang Cheng and Li Li did not reply.

Seeing that the two remained silent, a hint of annoyance flashed in Bilson's eyes.

He stepped forward, staring intently at Li Li and Wang Cheng, and asked again, "How many warriors are there in Fuxing City? How many evolved beings are there? Answer truthfully, and perhaps I can spare your lives."

Li Li and Wang Cheng exchanged a glance, seeing determination in each other's eyes.

Li Li gritted his teeth and sneered, "Trying to get information from us? Dream on!"

Wang Cheng calmly replied, "Kill us if you want. We've been through so many disasters, do you think we're afraid of dying?"

Bilson's face darkened, and he sneered, "I have plenty of ways to make you talk."

As he spoke, his gaze fell on Wang Cheng, and he said with a sinister smile, "You look relatively young, so you probably don't want to die so soon, right?"

Wang Cheng closed his eyes and silently said in his heart, "Wife, I'm sorry, I have to go first."

Bilson slowly walked towards Wang Cheng, a dagger gleaming with a cold light appearing in his hand.

He crouched down, gently lifted Wang Cheng's chin with his dagger, and sneered, "It's not too late to regret it now. As long as you tell me what I want to know, I'll let you go."

Wang Cheng suddenly opened his eyes, spat on Bilson's face, and glared angrily, saying, "Kill me if you want! I'd be a coward if I even let out a scream!"

Enraged, Bilson plunged the dagger into Wang Cheng's thigh.