"Red Team!"
A somewhat unfamiliar address came from behind, and Hongxiao turned around.
He was a young and inexperienced lad, probably just joined the central base and was curious about everything.
"I'm from the Northern Base, and I've admired you ever since!"
Hongxiao nodded and recalled for a moment.
The Northern Base... is the one that was secretly manipulated by the strategist, who poached many talented people, and was eventually swallowed up by the zombie horde.
"Oh." He nodded, a regretful expression on his face. "The fall of the Northern Base is truly a great loss to humanity."
The young man feigned strength and said, "Fortunately, the Central Base took us in. We will do our best to contribute to the base."
Hongxiao patted him on the shoulder in encouragement.
He hasn't been called the Red Team for many years.
Since leaving that small base with the strategist and his team, his team members have either died or fled, and he is no longer the "captain".
The central base has a tall tower, in which a goddess of high status resides.
The goddess possessed unparalleled beauty and wisdom, and everyone was captivated by her, wanting to follow in her footsteps.
Hongxiao was immediately struck by her beauty when he first saw her.
How could there be a woman in the world who so perfectly matches his aesthetic standards, both in appearance and temperament?
He was completely bewitched by her, becoming increasingly devoted to her.
But now that he thinks about it... he can't even remember what the goddess looked like very clearly.
Is it really the goddess Luo descending to earth, reflecting a different image in everyone's heart?
A messenger rushed over, bringing the latest instructions from the tower.
—The “Budding” base is reluctant to surrender, and if left unchecked, it may become a major threat. It should be suppressed as soon as possible.
Those who received this order included Hong Xiao and two other highly skilled superhumans.
They are an extremely rare light-based ability user and an ability user who can manipulate supernatural powers.
Red Glauber's salt took the lead and was the first to arrive at "Sprout".
Just then, the leader of "Sprout" went out to explore, leaving this medium-sized base in a leaderless state.
I heard that this leader is a woman, which is somewhat similar to the Central Base, both of which are led by women.
However, the goddess in the tower is not to be desecrated, but this leader does everything personally, and it is said that she built the entire base from scratch.
That does have some merit.
Her name seems to be something like Yeh Nien-jen.
I've never heard of him; he's probably a powerful figure from another base.
Hongxiao shrugged. "Since there are orders from above, you can only accept your bad luck."
He pondered for a moment.
Where should we begin killing? Let's start with those useless ordinary people.
Hongxiao flexed his wrists, and exaggerated flames erupted from his body, igniting the defensive fortifications in front of the base.
Alarms rang out at the base, and soldiers rushed forward one after another, only to be mercilessly burned to death.
That's really strange.
While Hongxiao was wreaking havoc, he was also deep in thought.
Most of the people in this base are ordinary people, and the few superhumans there are of relatively low level.
How exactly did they manage to contend with the central base for so long, even to the point that the strategist was willing to mobilize a large force to completely destroy it?
He was getting bored and distracted while killing when suddenly a little girl came into view. The fire spread and engulfed her.
"Ah." Hongxiao belatedly realized that she had killed a child who had no power to resist.
But his frustration lasted no more than two seconds before he shrugged, yawned, and left.
"That's about enough. Let's leave the rest to those two."
He didn't want to be blamed; crazy people are annoying.
—The Last Rose (original text)
*
Red Salt wouldn't know that curiosity might kill the cat.
Or rather, I never knew I would one day become this cat.
Ye Nianzhen's strength was far inferior to Hong Xiao's, so she set up many traps for her opponent.
The sketchbook was running out of paper quickly. Ye Nianzhen turned to a page near the end and stood still.
"So you're finally going to stop and fight to the death? Damn rabbit!"
Hongxiao's patience had run out. His clothes were torn, and the blood from the wound had congealed due to the high temperature of the flames, turning a dark reddish-black color.
He wiped the blood from his face—it was from the dry ice trap Ye Nianzhen had just used to freeze him.
Whether it was flooding or burying people, Ye Nianzhen used every possible means to make full use of the characteristics of her supernatural abilities.
Hongxiao had to admit that Ye Nianzhen was a clever opponent.
However, clever tricks are worthless in the face of absolute strength.
He has always adhered to the principle of meritocracy; the useless are destined to be trampled underfoot by the strong.
He felt it was time.
Ye Nianzhen is a great toy and a qualified superhuman.
Unfortunately, she was inherently rebellious and could not be used by him.
Then shatter her rebellious spirit, leaving her with no will to disobey.
...He was also getting a little tired of it.
*
In terms of speed, the two were originally evenly matched, but Ye Nianzhen was wearing a heavy fireproof suit.
This was a last resort; Hongxiao was enveloped in flames, and without it, she wouldn't even be able to get close.
Even so, it should not be in contact with flames for an extended period of time.
Instead of taking out her preferred dagger, she drew a longsword and, with a few swings, managed to maintain a manageable distance from Hongxiao.
Her swordsmanship is unorthodox, focusing on practicality and lacking any aesthetic appeal.
Because Hongxiao's stamina had been partially depleted by the trap, the two fought back and forth.
Suddenly, Ye Nianzhen revealed a flaw.
A glint of light flashed in Hong Xiao's eyes. Seizing this opening, she punched Ye Nianzhen, sending him flying.
Although it was intentional, Ye Nianzhen was still hit in the chest by the fist force that was infused with the power of fire.
The air got stuck in his lungs, triggering a bloody cough.
Upon seeing this scene, Qin Qiu couldn't help but tense the muscles in his arms.
His expression showed some struggle; Ye Nianzhen's command and his own will were fiercely fighting.
In the end, trust in Ye Nianzhen prevailed, and he crouched in place, like a leopard poised to pounce.
*
Hongxiao approached Ye Nianzhen step by step, calculating in his mind: one punch to shatter her jawbone.
Two punches, shattering his chest and ribs.
Three punches, shatter the leg bone... Hmm, that should be about right.
They won't die, but for the rest of their lives, they'll be like puppets, manipulated by others.
Toys should look like toys.
He glanced at Qin Qiu, who was watching from a distance; at this distance, the man shouldn't have had time to stop him.
The battle was clearly not over yet, but he seemed to have already accepted his victory.
Ye Nianzhen propped herself up from the ground, as if she were at the end of her rope, just as Hong Xiao walked up to her.
The flames scorched the earth, and the terrifying heat passed through the gloves to Ye Nianzhen's palms.
Right now.
Ye Nianzhen moved extremely quickly, showing no signs of serious injury, and took out a fire extinguisher from thin air.
—It was the fire extinguisher she drew in her sketchbook on the very first day of her rebirth.
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