Fang Qingdai may be impatient with roundabout ways of dealing with things, but that doesn't mean she doesn't understand them.

The base controls the people using the hegemonic methods: keeping the people ignorant, weak, exhausted, humiliated, and impoverished. If none of these five methods work, kill them!

The people could not survive without the base, so they had no choice but to submit.

Fang Qingdai didn't want to be controlled by these rules, so she needed a legitimate reason to act.

She arbitrarily ordered the superhuman squad to retreat, leading to the breach of the defense line. To put it more seriously, she overstepped her authority, misled the people, and ultimately caused the defense line to be forced into a dire situation.

However, if the group agrees to say that after the defense line was breached, everyone had no choice but to follow Fang Qingdai's suggestion to retreat to the stronghold, the problem would not be so serious.

Making a suggestion and inciting someone are not the same thing!

"But those people are so eager to push you out to take the blame, how could they possibly agree to lie for us?"

Everyone knows the order in which the defense line was breached; with so many voices, how could anyone possibly agree on the same thing?

"Moreover, now the No. 4 stronghold is Zhu Lingfeng's one-man show. If he says you are guilty, you are guilty. Everyone goes along with him and flatters him. No one can stand up to him or stand up for you!"

Outpost No. 4 is now completely surrounded. Zhu Lingfeng is the highest-ranking officer present. He is furious that so many superhumans are not allowed to enter.

Moreover, if, based on Fang Qingdai and the others' previous speculation, Zhu Lingfeng may have originally intended to secretly bring everyone to the experimental base, then no one was destined to leave alive to prove Fang Qingdai's innocence.

Even if Fang Qingdai had the space to avoid the beast tide, she would still have to face Zhu Lingfeng's questioning when she returned to the base.

It's even possible that Zhu Lingfeng destroyed Outpost No. 4, and Fang Qingdai was blamed for almost all the combat personnel dying on the battlefield.

Her intervention provided Zhu Lingfeng with a perfect scapegoat, making his organization's "procurement" process even smoother!

Fang Qingdai, however, was not particularly nervous: "He is revered by thousands, so let's just destroy his prestige."

"How do we break this?" Xuan Liu asked worriedly. He knew all too well the tendency of ordinary ability users to submit to those in power. Just like now, it was impossible that no one expected that Fang Qingdai's space could also provide shelter, but everyone still dared not leave the base and chose to stand on Fang Qingdai's side.

Everyone knew the truth and dared not easily offend those in power.

Fang Qingdai smiled and said, "If the true number of beast tides is exposed, and everyone knows that the base promised to provide support but no reinforcements arrived by the appointed time, will everyone still be so steadfast in supporting Zhu Lingfeng?"

In a life-or-death situation, the defense line was abandoned without hesitation.

If everyone knew that the beast tide was raging, that there was no support, and that being trapped meant certain death, would they still be so careful to stay within the lines and not dare to offend Zhu Lingfeng?

They're all going to die!

If Fang Qingdai were to reveal the secret passage at that crucial moment, everyone would naturally choose to stand on Fang Qingdai's side and help her clear her name in order to save their own lives.

“But Zhu Lingfeng also knows about the secret passage, and he can use it to control people’s minds.” Xuan Liu was still not optimistic.

Even if Zhu Lingfeng's original plan was indeed to turn all the participants into test subjects, if Fang Qingdai revealed the real crisis and caused the public to lose heart, Zhu Lingfeng might very well change his mind.

After all, he would worry about Fang Qingdai, who is a variable.

Others might not be able to take his secret out, but Fang Qingdai has a spatial ability, making it easy for her to escape the encirclement.

Considering Fang Qingdai, he might cancel the plan to "purchase" the experimental products at the last minute and lead everyone to safety.

At that time, Fang Qingdai would still be unable to escape the crisis of being held accountable by the base, and in addition to inciting people's hearts, she would also be charged with disrupting the morale of the army.

Fang Qingdai pulled Xuan Liu's hand and pointed to his slightly glowing bracelet.

"The base commander's reply proves that the number of alien beasts was indeed wrong, and the base did indeed agree to send troops to support us. I did not disturb morale at all; I was just trying to reassure people by explaining the situation!"

If she could force Zhu Lingfeng to change his plans and reveal the secret passage, things would be even easier for her; she could disrupt his plans without any confrontation.

Xuan Liu pulled out the base chief's reply, his heart sinking slightly, but seeing that it could solve the current predicament, he couldn't worry about anything else.

"You tell me what to do."

Fang Qingdai looked at Xuan Ba: "You're very good at machine repair, so assembling some small things shouldn't be difficult for you, right?"

Fang Qingdai needed a projection device. That was simple; she had many spatial components, and Xuan Ba ​​quickly made it.

Fang Qingdai had Xuan Liu project the information onto the screen, and then left the space with the projection equipment.

A huge light screen appeared above Outpost No. 4, and after a brief uproar, the crowd quickly made out the content on it.

Fang Qingdai shouted at the top of her lungs, "Don't worry too much, everyone. The base has agreed to send troops to support us. Although it's later than expected, something must have happened on the way. Be patient and wait, we should be able to get support soon!"

The crowd inside the stronghold was in an uproar. First, they were terrified that the number of the beast horde was so many times greater than they knew. Then, while they were still feeling apprehensive, they saw that the base commander had promised to send troops to support them!

They had just breathed a sigh of relief, but after hearing Fang Qingdai's explanation, everyone did the math and their hearts sank again.

With the main force deployed from the base, what problems could they possibly encounter? Even if unexpected situations arise, they'll be unstoppable.

If the troops had marched at full speed, they should have arrived more than an hour ago.

But now the beast tide is pressing down on the city, and the city walls are being battered by sand and stones flying everywhere. The earth-type ability users are desperately rebuilding the city walls, but it is unknown how long they can hold out!

Can they really hold out until reinforcements arrive from the base?

People were in disarray and filled with fear.

Zhu Lingfeng was startled by what he saw, then angrily shouted, "What's going on? Weren't dozens of signal jammers already installed? How can they still contact the base?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Lingfeng immediately thought of the passage that had been inexplicably opened, and his heart sank.

It really was them!

He shouldn't have argued with Li Weidong in the first place; he should have obeyed orders and taken care of that squad immediately!

Zhu Lingfeng was unaware that his unremarkable attendant's eyes involuntarily narrowed sharply upon hearing his words about signal blocking!

Unbeknownst to Zhu Lingfeng, the attendant silently slipped into the chaotic crowd.

Zhu Lingfeng finally realized what was happening. He stood on the platform and shouted, "Don't believe that woman's lies! If she knew that information, why didn't she say it earlier? Why is she only revealing it now that she's locked up outside the city?"

"They're just up to no good and deliberately trying to sow discord among the troops!"

Fang Qingdai sneered, but her face remained innocent: "The signal is unstable on the battlefield. We just received the information and immediately suggested that everyone retreat. If we didn't know that we couldn't hold out, why would I have gone to all this trouble?"

"I was just worried about everyone's safety! Who knew I'd get criticized like this... I should have kept quiet!"

He successfully portrayed himself as someone with a close relationship with the base chief, who had special channels of communication with base officials, and who considered the safety of the people from the perspective of base officials.

Fang Qingdai entered the space after shouting, and the beast tide was already pressing in.

But her consciousness remained outside, observing the situation.