It seemed as if some unseen barrier was blocking their way...

Zero stopped hiding his intentions and stepped forward directly, stating:

"As you can see, I am not an ordinary person either, and my abilities go far beyond what you've described."

"As for your concerns about me not being able to get into headquarters, there's no need to worry..."

"Just like there's an invisible wall in front of you, but you can't see it. Similarly, even if I were to directly enter what you call a heavily fortified headquarters, I wouldn't be detected."

Suddenly, a voice rang out from the crowd, tinged with a mixture of probing and curiosity:

"You...you also have special abilities?"

Upon hearing this, Ling slightly raised her eyes, realizing that Black Tiger had not told everyone about spiritual power, and she was unwilling to argue further.

But then another voice came, tinged with both reproach and agitation, addressing the person who had just spoken:

"What do you know? This is called spiritual power! It's much more powerful than any special ability..."

The speaker was Jiang Jin.

Hearing this, Zero was somewhat surprised and subconsciously looked at the person who spoke, but he did not sense any spiritual energy fluctuations from him.

So he was just an ordinary person...

...

"Hmph, so what if it's spiritual power? It's just a smokescreen..."

That person still wanted to have a good argument.

Zero directly channeled his spiritual power and slammed his palm towards the gate.

With a deafening crash, accompanied by the sound of a heavy object hitting the ground, the massive metal defensive door, weighing tens of thousands of tons, collapsed to the ground with a single blow from Zero...

"You...you...you..."

The speaker wanted to say something more, but then worried that Zero would slap him in return.

As for the others, all they could hear was the ringing in their ears and their astonishment.

After a long while, the group finally snapped out of their wooden statues and, staring at the collapsed gate, stammered:

"Um...that...the door is broken..."

Yet he dared not look at Zero.

"It's okay, you're moving out anyway."

Zero didn't react much, chuckling lightly. It was as if he wasn't the one who had just destroyed the door.

Everyone was stunned and speechless...

It has to be said that Zero's move was truly brilliant; not only did it establish his authority, but now people have no choice but to leave, even if they don't want to...

Although the gate's defenses are not as strong as the base itself, who could feel at ease living in a place, especially a writer's place, if it loses its gate?

Even Lu Ming, who had been watching from the sidelines, was surprised that Zero would directly destroy the gate to their base. Now they had no choice but to follow Zero...

Jiang Quan quietly gave Ling a thumbs up from the side.

"Then it's a pleasant decision. Pack your things, I'll come pick you up in an hour."

After saying this, Zero planned to leave for the time being.

"What? You're going to pick us up? You mean you have the ability to take all these thousands of people from our base directly away?"

Someone asked uncertainly.

"Yes, what's wrong?"

With space at our disposal, even if we receive tens of thousands more, we can take them all with us.

Naturally, the people here didn't know any of this and just thought that what Zero was saying was all nonsense.

"What if you leave and don't come back?"

"Yes, yes, our fate is now in your hands..."

With their base gone, how could they possibly feel at ease?

Zero is now their lifeline.

"You people were just looking down on Zero with disdain, what's wrong with you now? Why are you clinging to him like this?"

Before Ling could say anything, Jiang Quan couldn't help but speak up.

Zero smiled helplessly and gently comforted her:

"Don't worry, now that I've said it, I won't abandon you. I just want to take advantage of the early hour to head to another base and unite everyone."

"No, what if you really don't come back? We can't take that risk."

"this……"

Zero was speechless. Before, she couldn't wait for him to leave, but now she wished he would stay forever. Is this what humans are like...?

"Here's what we'll do. I'll leave my brother here. I'll definitely come back."

Ling glanced at Jiang Quan.

"What? Me?"

Jiang Quan pointed at himself with a look of surprise, staring at Ling in disbelief.

"Well, there's nothing I can do but ask you to stay here for a little while. Don't worry, I'll come back for you."

Ling Chao Jiang Quan chuckled lightly.

Although Jiang Quan was helpless, he knew that this was probably the best way to persuade this group of people, so he stopped talking.

In fact, Zero could have simply left without caring whether these people believed him or not. However, for the sake of tomorrow, trust between people is gradually built up.

It's understandable that they don't trust me since I'm not familiar with them.

Having figured all this out, Zero felt relieved.

After a moment's thought, everyone finally nodded in agreement that Ling could leave, but he had to return in an hour as he had said, or they would kill Jiang Quan...

Upon hearing this, Ling simply smiled, naturally not worried about Jiang Quan's safety.

He knew these people wouldn't actually make a move, and even if they did, they wouldn't be a match for Jiang Quan.

As for Black Tiger...

Zero has already categorized them as "one of our own," so they are naturally not within the scope of consideration.

Zero, having left his base, is rapidly heading towards another.

For some reason, he felt a vague unease in his heart.

He just didn't know which aspect this unease referred to.

...

"really……"

Looking at the mess in front of him, Zero sighed deeply.

He was late...

I just hope there are still survivors here...

Zero flew above a pile of ruins, constantly probing and silently praying.

Even if he only has a sliver of life left, he can save him now.

However, no.

Dead silence, only dead silence.

Blood flowed like a river.

Unlike the previous incursions into Ye Hao's base, the people here were not simply captured but were not in mortal danger.

The place is littered with corpses.

Looking at the gruesome state of the corpse, one could still vaguely guess the suffering it endured before its death.

"Who is it...?"

Zero fell from mid-air and carefully examined the wounds on the corpse.

The wounds varied in size and were unevenly distributed. Some were fatal wounds, some died from excessive blood loss, and some died in excruciating pain!

Their eyes were open, their pupils dilated, and their eyes were filled with fear.

It seemed they had seen something unbelievable and terrifying...

“These wounds… don’t seem to be the work of a human, nor the work of that person from the demon realm.”

Ling stared at it for a moment, then murmured.

"Completely irregular, muscle fibers torn apart, severed limbs...this..."

A picture suddenly flashed through Zero's mind.

Memories flood back like a tide—

"It's...that monster..."

That monster whose human body mutated due to a genetic virus, causing it to lose its mind and only know how to kill!