Chapter 340 Another Encounter...
The buck-toothed man practically tumbled and crawled out, forcing the most fawning smile he'd ever had on his face. He bent over at a perfect ninety-degree angle, holding a bulging bag in his hands, his voice trembling slightly.
"Gentlemen! The base commander... the base commander specifically instructed that these are the crystal cores for you!"
Chi stepped forward expressionlessly, took the bag, and weighed it in his hand.
The buck-toothed man quickly added, "This morning...this morning we were blind to your greatness! We looked down on you! This...this is just a small token of our apology! Please, sirs, be lenient!"
He gestured to his men to bring over another small bag of crystal cores.
Chi glanced at it and found that it was full of first-level crystal cores. He immediately reached out and pushed the bag of "apology" back.
The attitude was clear—disdain.
Lu Xici: "Open the door."
The buck-toothed man, feeling both relieved and spurred on, straightened up abruptly and yelled behind him, "Quick! Open the door! Open the entire door! Quick!"
A group of guards hurriedly pulled open the heavy base gate with a creaking sound, making way for a wide passage.
Lu Nange and her group walked calmly towards the outside of the Blade Base.
The three "human-shaped objects" were also dragged by vines and slowly moved out of the gate.
Only after their figures disappeared outside the door and turned right did the buck-toothed man and a group of guards dare to slowly and tremblingly straighten their backs, which were bent at a ninety-degree angle.
"That...that scared me to death..." A guard collapsed to the ground, panting heavily. "I almost thought...we were going to be hung up too...and become those three corpses..."
Just then, Wang Xi and Chuanzi and a few others walked over.
Overhearing their conversation, Chuanzi said, "Luckily you didn't cause any trouble; you weren't too stupid..."
The buck-toothed man and his group were startled and looked at Wang Xi and his companions warily: "W-who are you?"
Wang Xi's expression was serious: "This morning, did you take an extra five level-one crystal cores from each of them?"
The buck-toothed man's heart skipped a beat, and he stammered, unable to answer.
Wang Xiliang revealed his identity: "We were sent by Deputy Base Commander Kang Qian. I advise you to confess honestly. Those three 'corpses' you just saw..."
She paused, then said, word by word, "It's Commander Mu Jin, along with his son Mu Cheng and daughter Mu Shu."
"Wh...what?! Base...base chief?! He...they...killed the base chief? And left???" The buck-toothed man and the group of guards were struck dumb, almost unable to believe their ears!
Chuanzi: "Yes, that's right... They entered our base, killed the Mu family, took control of all the level four and five high-level ability users in the base, and then swaggered away with their 'spoils'."
The buck-toothed man stared wide-eyed for a long moment before muttering, "You...do you want to hear what you're saying...how is this possible..."
Wang Xi: "Close the gate first! We'll guard it for you for a while. Deputy Base Commander Kang Qian has something to ask you. He's near Area D right now, so go and report to him immediately!"
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Lu Nange and her group stood silently in the shadows at the street corner, the gate to the Blade Base slowly closing behind them...
He Zhu crossed his arms, glanced sideways at Shen Zhiheng who was following closely behind, and said irritably, "Hey, you peacock, that's enough. The gate isn't closed properly yet, you can still go back now."
Shen Zhiheng: "Stop! I can't go back to the Blade Base... I'm going to find your Chi family base right now!"
He changed the subject, asking tentatively, "Wait... the Chi family base is on Anfu Road, right? I don't want to have come to the wrong place."
Shi Xu: "The direction is right. The rest is up to you. Now, get lost..."
Shen Zhiheng sighed dramatically, "Brothers, you're so heartless... Fine, fine, I'm really leaving then! See you at the Chi family base!"
He Zhuo and the others waved their hands dismissively, as if shooing away some annoying flies.
Shen Zhiheng then turned around and walked slowly along the dilapidated wall, but in reality, he kept his ears perked up, trying to catch any sounds behind him.
Lu Nange and her group immediately changed direction and quickly slipped into a more secluded alley, making sure no one was watching them.
As Chi Yanzhou raised his hand, three sharp ice spikes instantly solidified, and with a few "plop" sounds, they pierced the hearts of Mu Jin, Mu Cheng, and Mu Shu, who were barely clinging to life!
The last glimmer of hope has been completely extinguished...
Zhizhi threw the three corpses onto the dirty ground, but several vines still wrapped around their limbs to prevent any accidents.
A moment later, a "hoarse" sound began to come from the throats of the three corpses!
Their limbs began to twist and twitch unnaturally...
Their joints creaked and popped as they struggled, trying to get up in a contorted position!
Especially Mu Jin's corpse, which began to flicker with tiny arcs of lightning!
Lu Nange and her group watched all this calmly until they were almost fully upright and posed a real threat—then Lu Nange suddenly waved her hand!
Three invisible yet incredibly sharp wind blades swept across the necks of the three zombie heads!
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Three heads rolled to the ground...
"call out--!"
The tendrils burrowed into the shattered skull, and with a nimble pull...
Wen Qing watched as Zhizhi handed the crystal core to Lu Nange, and asked He Zhuo beside her, "You guys...don't get along well with that Shen Zhiheng?"
He Zhuo pouted: "Not good, not bad... This kid is too scummy, we don't like playing with him."
Gu Qi: "Yes. Most importantly, we can't take any risks with Nan Nan's matter... In the apocalypse, everything is turned upside down, and people's hearts are unpredictable. Besides, we haven't been in contact with him since the apocalypse, so nobody knows what he's become. It's always better to be cautious..."
Lu Nange stored the crystal core into her spatial storage.
Then she waved her hand and took out the G-Class and two off-road vehicles from the Chi family base from her spatial storage.
Lu Nange: "The base is most in need of medicine and seeds. Are these the main things we'll take back?"
Chi Yanzhou and his group: "We'll do as you say..."
"Open the trunk, I'll load the cargo."
After filling the trunks of the two off-road vehicles at the base, Lu Nange began piling various foods, canned goods, drinking water, and some daily necessities into the trunk of the G-Class...
About half an hour later, the vehicle drove out of the alley and sped off towards the Chi family's base.
However, less than ten minutes later, they encountered Shen Zhiheng, with whom they had just parted ways...
He was surrounded by a dozen or so staggering zombies...
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