Chapter 324 It's all their own fault

Ma Chao fled, clutching his severed arm, blood gushing onto the ground and leaving a long trail of blood.

Some zombies, attracted by the delicious smell of blood, crawled on the ground and licked it like twisted demons.

More zombies chased after Ma Chao in the direction he had left.

Knowing he might not be able to escape, Ma Chao quickly took out his phone and sent a message to the Fierce Bear Base.

"Notify all those on missions to be careful. Dawn Base has sent people to hunt down our base's personnel, and they said a severed hand can be exchanged for a dose of ability enhancement fluid."

Just as he sent the message, a zombie jumped down from the building above him and bit his shoulder.

More zombies then swarmed in, baring their teeth and claws as they pounced on him and began to devour him.

Ma Chao's screams were drowned out by the horde of zombies and eventually disappeared completely.

This small team, which had come to Shangguan City twice, perished completely in this way.

But who can we blame for this?

They blame themselves for choosing the wrong side, for being from the Fierce Bear Base, and for the Fierce Bear Base coveting what didn't belong to them.

The Fierce Bear Base was too arrogant and disrespectful. Before even heading to the cave, their people dared to offend Meng Shiwan.

The Strange Bear Base went to Dawn Base to cause trouble and is now searching extensively for Black Cubes that do not belong to them.

They brought this on themselves.

They were used to being arrogant and thought everyone was afraid of them, but this time they had messed with Meng Shiwan.

Ma Chao sent the message back, but what could he do?

With over a thousand superhumans facing an encirclement by tens of thousands of superhumans, they had no chance of escape.

In just one day, a small mountain of severed arms was piled up outside the Dawn Base.

These were the spoils of war obtained by the superhumans, which they used to exchange for superpower enhancement fluid, which they eagerly poured into their stomachs.

The superhumans lingered outside the Dawn Base, unwilling to disperse.

Some people, unwilling to give up, crowded around the window of the sales building and asked, "When will you have another event like this? I didn't do well this time and only got one loot, which I exchanged for a single bottle of power-enhancing fluid. I saw that some people exchanged dozens of bottles. I'm not satisfied. I want to participate in this event again."

Yu Baitao, busy registering people inside the window: ...

She looked up at the person outside the window. The person was sticking their head out from the corner of the window. Their face was dirty, their eyes were bulging, and their cheekbones were visible.

But his eyes were very bright, very sharp.

Yu Baitao felt that people in this world were being driven to the point of being abnormal.

To them, a mission to kill was like a big promotional event where they could quickly obtain power-enhancing fluid.

After finishing this task, I was already thinking about the next one.

She said calmly, "Wait for the base's notification. They will notify you when there is a mission next time."

"Alright." The man didn't dare ask any more questions and quietly withdrew his head and left.

Yu Baitao continued to busy herself with her work. Recently, the base needed a lot more supplies, including light steel, agricultural machinery, and agricultural tools, which were all included in the list of crops that could be purchased.

A long line of people were waiting to buy things.

She had just lowered her head when Anjiewen's excited voice rang out from the doorway.

He happily shared his joy, "Peach, our Dawn Squad killed a lot of people, and each of us got more than 30 vials of ability enhancement fluid. I also dug up a lot of crystal cores. If I save them up a bit more, I should be able to collect 100 vials of ability enhancement fluid, and then I can upgrade to a level 7 ability user."

Yu Baitao: ...

What did she just say? People are being driven to madness by the world; even her husband has become brutal.

In less than a year, killing has become something to be happy about.

Seeing that she wasn't saying anything, An Jiewen leaned closer and asked, "Peach, why aren't you saying anything?"

Yu Baitao forced a smile, "Then congratulations! You're one step closer to becoming an advanced superhuman."

She was genuinely happy for Anjiewen; times had changed, and people had changed with them.

She has changed too.

More than a thousand superhumans at the Fierce Bear Base were wiped out. The Fierce Bear Base Chief, thousands of miles away, was furious and powerless in his office.

"Dead? All dead? More than a thousand superhumans! They're superhumans! They just died like that? They were only going to find the Black Cube, how could they die so easily?"

A burly man, about 1.9 meters tall with a face full of scars, stood in the lavishly decorated office and smashed the table wildly.

The assistant standing beside him shrank back. "Base Commander, according to the fragmented information sent back by those superhumans, it was Dawn Base that did it. Dawn Base has issued a kill order. Anyone who kills one of our superhumans and brings back their tattooed arm can exchange it for a superhuman enhancement serum."

The superhumans in Shangguan City went berserk, launching a massive attack on our superhumans. Except for a very few who escaped, almost everyone was killed.

Cao Lie slammed his fist on the desk in anger, punching a hole in it. "How is this possible? We only sent mid-level ability users. Are all the ability users in Shangguan City this strong? How could they possibly wipe out all of our ability users?"

They have power-enhancing fluid, do those other ability users have it?

At Dawn Base, a single vial of power-enhancing fluid costs a thousand crystal cores. Can those power users afford it?

It's impossible for a few low-level ability users to possibly wipe out more than a thousand mid-level ability users.

Even if Dawn Base were to take action, their numbers are limited, and they wouldn't be able to wipe them out completely. Most of them should be able to escape.

At this point, the assistant's expression also turned serious. "We recently received news that the drop rate of crystal cores from ordinary zombies in Shangguan City has reached 60-70%, and the drop rate from level 2 zombies is almost 100%. It has become much easier for ability users to obtain crystal cores, resulting in many ability users being able to afford ability enhancement fluids with a little effort."

Furthermore, the Dawn Base recently conducted recruitment selections, and some individuals have stockpiled a considerable number of level-two crystal cores. The ability users in Shangguan City are truly not to be underestimated.

The drop rate of crystal cores from zombies is only one to two percent now, which is nothing compared to that of Shangguan City.

In comparison, it's clear that we can't use their situation to understand the current state of Shangguan City.

Cao Lie was extremely agitated. "Damn it, it's that Dawn Base again! Our healing-type ability user Liu Heyuan was killed by Meng Shiwan, and now they're killing so many of our ability users too. They're practically asking for death!"

However, the black cube is more powerful than I imagined; it can even make crystal cores grow in the brains of zombies. It's definitely a good thing.

The assistant asked, "Base Commander, what do we do now?"

Cao Lie calmed himself down and snorted, "What should we do? We definitely have to keep looking for the Black Cube. Since Dawn Base isn't letting us have an easy time, then we won't let them have an easy time either. No matter how powerful they are, they're just a small base with a pitifully small population. Can they fight us?"

"It's just a power-enhancing fluid, right? It's like everyone else has some."