Fang Qingdai and her group were discussing who to send back to deliver the message.

It's definitely not okay for anyone from their team to go; they're all on Zhu Lingfeng's watch list, and anyone who disappears for too long without explanation will be suspected.

But if others go, they might not have enough status to meet the base commander.

After much thought, I decided to send ** back.

He was one of the deputy commanders in this battle. His rank wasn't high in the base, but he was close enough to be at the center of power.

The main reason is that he is currently "missing," and returning to the base will allow him to avoid Zhu Lingfeng's search.

After discussing the plan, Fang Qingdai and the others headed back to Outpost No. 4 to smuggle ** out of the country.

When Fang Qingdai's team set out, ** said he still needed to gather some information. He hid himself quite well and had a lot of connections, helping Fang Qingdai and her team spread a lot of rumors.

He had connections, so Fang Qingdai didn't interfere and let him develop his own methods.

They had just turned back towards Outpost No. 4 when they suddenly heard the faint roar of a dune buggy and saw a cloud of yellow sand drifting toward them.

They also seem to be heading towards Outpost Four!

Fang Qingdai immediately led the person into the space, observing them carefully.

The thin layer of yellow sand and the quiet engine noise didn't seem like a large force coming to the rescue.

I reckon there was only the sound of one or two dune buggies.

and……

As she looked, Fang Qingdai suddenly narrowed her eyes!

Isn't that Jing Yi and his group's car?

Fang Qingdai quickly left her spatial dimension and stopped the car before Jing Yi and the others could speed past!

"Why did you come here?" Fang Qingdai had long felt that Jing Yi and the others were behaving strangely.

They rushed straight to the exit of the secret passage, not to meet them, but as if they were really heading towards that group of people, chasing them away and leaving.

Why are they heading towards Outpost 4 again?

Jing Yi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Fang Qingdai: "I came to find you."

As Fang Qingdai released the team members, she asked, "Looking for me? Is there something you need?"

Jing Yi knew that her spatial ability could save her life, so he probably didn't come looking for her because he was worried about her safety.

He wasn't that impulsive; knowing that Outpost No. 4 was surrounded by a beast tide, he still tried to break in alone.

Fang Qingdai was puzzled and nervous at the same time because of his urgent visit to her.

"Qi Daoquan revealed the internal layout of Laboratories No. 8 and No. 10. Through comparison, I discovered an abandoned laboratory in Lin Guan City that is almost identical to Laboratories No. 8 and No. 10. I had Qi Daoquan confirm it, and it is indeed an abandoned laboratory outpost left by their organization!"

In other words, that organization was once active in Linguan City.

They were probably also disturbed by the quicksand vortex and eventually abandoned that laboratory.

But if he found a laboratory of little value, Jing Yi probably wouldn't be in such a hurry to come find her, right?

Fang Qingdai awaited his follow-up.

Jing Yi didn't waste any time and said in one breath, "I carefully searched that abandoned laboratory and discovered the secret passage inside!"

"A secret passage?" Fang Qingdai's eyes lit up, and she thought of the passage in the Xuanwu No. 4 base!

As expected, it's the same organization, the same cunning rabbit with multiple burrows, always having a way out no matter where they operate.

"Yes, a secret passage. I led my men to explore the passage and found three exits, one of which is the one you saw yesterday."

Fang Qingdai and her teammates were stunned for a moment. Fang Qingdai frowned and thought back: "But we went out through that exit and didn't find any other forks in the road."

Jing Yi shook his head: "The passage was reinforced with metal inner walls to prevent it from collapsing. I originally intended to use that metal as building material. Lao Liu has metal-based abilities. He collected the metal inner walls along the way and accidentally discovered that there were many branching points in the passage."

“We encountered those disguised desert bandits at a passageway. In order to conceal our identities, we pretended to be desert bandits and fought with them for a few rounds.”

No wonder Jing Yi and his group came with such ferocity, attacking as soon as they met. It turns out they had encountered an old adversary, and were trying to maintain their image as bandits in the wilderness.

Xiao Mao was extremely nervous: "So, the place you're living in could be sneaked through the passage at any time? That's too unsafe!"

His mom just moved in!

Jing Yi nodded, his expression not very good: "I never suspected that there would be tunnels before, and I never thought that someone could build such a complicated and intertwined network of tunnels underground. It was my mistake."

Fang Qingdai rubbed her temples; this was something no one would have easily expected!

The Xuanwu base is not the same as other bases; it consists of vast stretches of yellow sand and barren land with loose soil.

The cost of building so many interconnected and long tunnels in such an environment is immeasurable!

Even if the base were to intervene, it probably wouldn't be that easy to build!

They all underestimated the organization's strength. With so much wealth, manpower, and power, they could probably take on an entire base head-on without flinching...

After everyone understood, their expressions turned grim.

The enemy's strength put immense pressure on everyone.

Seeing everyone's solemn expressions, Jing Yi quickly added, "It's not entirely a bad thing."

Fang Qingdai looked up at him, and Jing Yi softened his voice: "I explored for quite a while and found two experimental sites similar to those at No. 8 and No. 10, as well as the laboratory in Linguan City, through the passage. I speculate that their experimental sites are all connected to the passage!"

In other words, by using the passage, they had the opportunity to infiltrate the enemy's base!

It's even possible to find the No. 12 laboratory that Qi Daoquan mentioned, which Fang Qingdai's parents said was where she was imprisoned!

Fang Qingdai's eyes suddenly lit up, and her heart skipped a beat!

She couldn't wait to go to the tunnels right now, to search through them one by one, and find the original owner's parents!

But reason told her that there were other important things to do right now.

At the very least, we need to resolve this incident at Xuanwu No. 4 base before we can free up our time to do other things.

Fang Qingdai thought for a moment and asked Jing Yi, "Before we can spare the time to find a new safe haven, do you have a way to prevent outsiders from sneaking in without so deliberately blocking the passages to Lin Guan City?"

If the passage is blocked off too deliberately, it will arouse suspicion.

However, moving away immediately is impractical, and finding a safe place to live in the wasteland is still very difficult.

Moreover, Mao Ling has been operating in Linguan City for so long, and has never encountered anyone coming out of the passage, nor has she been discovered by anyone.

This indicates that the laboratory in Linguan City was completely abandoned, and the passageway was almost never used again.

Jing Yi and his group also encountered the members of that organization after they reached another route through the passage.

So, Linguan City should be relatively safe for the time being.