Chapter 378 The market opens promptly at 2 PM...
Three off-road vehicles slowly drove into the gate of the 'Flameheart' base.
The guards on duty, conducting routine checks, tried their best to maintain a professional inspection process, but their burning gazes, straight backs, and the almost overflowing admiration and excitement in their eyes revealed the surging emotions within them.
"Vehicle inspection complete, everything is normal!"
The guard captain, with a loud voice and barely suppressed respect, solemnly saluted Lu Nange and her group.
Only after watching the convoy disappear at the end of the road leading to the core area did the group of young guards finally break down in excitement and start exchanging words.
"Twelve people took down over a hundred! That's amazing."
"That's so cool! They both have dual-elemental abilities... and one of them is at such a high level!"
"I thought Zhang Ao and the others were exaggerating when they told me, but after seeing it with my own eyes, I was truly shocked!"
"I knew you'd stick to your guns. If Captain Chi and his team weren't good, where would we have gotten all these supplies?"
"I suddenly feel so envious of Zhang Ao and the others; at least they've been on missions with Captain Chi and his team!"
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Meanwhile, inside the Chi family villa at the base, the atmosphere was somewhat tense.
Mother Shi and Aunt Gu were pacing back and forth in the spacious living room...
Mrs. He, holding her teacup, looked at them helplessly: "You two, stop shaking yourselves. Didn't the news just say that all the children are unharmed and even took care of those idiots?"
Shi's mother stopped, her brow still furrowed: "How can I feel at ease without seeing it with my own eyes?"
Grandpa Chi sat in the main seat, seemingly calmly sipping his tea: "The children will be back soon, please sit down."
Grandpa Shi nodded in agreement: "That's right, we elders should always be more composed."
Aunt Gu and Mother Shi exchanged a glance: [I wonder which three were just now, they almost kicked up their heels and ran towards the base gate, and now they're saying they're going to be calm!]
"squeak--"
The moment the brakes screech, Grandpa Chi immediately put down his teacup and stood up, and the other elders followed suit, heading straight for the gate.
Aunt Gu and Mother Shi watched the group's retreating figures: "Didn't you say there was no rush?"
As soon as Lu Nange and her group stepped into the courtyard, they were surrounded by the elders...
Grandpa Chi: "Why make such a commotion in front of your own house?"
He Zhuo: "Grandpa Chi, this really isn't our fault. They came to our door to provoke us and even threw explosives into our base. We had no choice but to send the explosives back the way they came!"
Grandpa Chi: "You sound quite aggrieved!"
Shi's mother didn't care about any of that. She grabbed Shi Xu's arm and looked him up and down carefully, her voice filled with deep concern.
"Xiao Xu, are you really not hurt? Is anything bothering you?"
Shi Xu gently shook his head: "Mom, I'm fine. What are you all doing here?"
Grandpa Shi: "We heard that someone came to our door to cause trouble, so we old folks decided to go and see what was going on."
We had barely met when we heard an explosion outside. News came that you, a dozen or so people, had fought against hundreds and won a complete victory!
Well, we just got word that your dad and the others have gone back to the military region, leaving only a few of us here waiting for you to come back.
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a loud "grumble" came from one direction, followed by what seemed to trigger a chain reaction, with several hungry stomachs protesting in unison...
Grandpa Chi: "Haven't you eaten yet?"
Everyone nodded.
"These people really know how to pick their moments to cause trouble! Alright, alright..." Grandpa Chi waved his hand.
"The children are all safe and sound. Let's disperse quickly, let them eat something, and get some rest."
Mother He left the most gracefully; Mother Shi and Aunt Gu even gave her a few more words of advice before departing...
After the elders left, Lu Nange and her group went straight to the restaurant.
With a slight thought, Lu Nange took out steaming hot food from her spatial storage, and its aroma instantly filled the air.
"Let's eat!"
No one had time to say much; they immediately began eating like a whirlwind sweeping away fallen leaves...
In just over ten minutes, the table full of delicious dishes was completely devoured.
He Zhuo leaned back in his chair with satisfaction: "Finally, I'm full... I wonder if those people were like moths, they were so noisy!"
Gu Wan chuckled: "You're quite good at describing yourself! So apt..."
"Gu Wanwan!" He Zhuo feigned anger: "I'm not trying to be mean, but after hearing your words, I can tell you're not very cultured!"
Ji Xian wiped his mouth: "I thought that once we made a move, they would back down and beg for mercy, but I didn't expect them to resort to underhanded tactics and try to blow up our base."
Gu Qi: "Brother Yan, could those people be sent by Long Teng to test us?"
Chi Yanzhou shook his head: "Not really. Their fighting style is chaotic and disorganized, their coordination is clumsy, more like a rabble than the style of the Longteng... regular army."
Luo Xingyou: "I don't recognize anyone. They probably didn't come to our base this morning!"
Gu Wan: "Coming to cause trouble in the middle of the day not only delays our lunch, but there's not even a single person watching..."
Lu Nange: "Don't worry! There have been quite a few eyes watching us from a distance this morning..."
Judging from the commotion just now, everyone who was watching probably saw it. This afternoon, all the bases will know... it'll be a warning to others.
Lu Xici: "That's fine, it saves us from any Tom, Dick, or Harry daring to test us..."
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At 2 p.m. sharp, the 'Flameheart' trading market opened for business.
The charred crater created by the grenade explosion had long been filled and compacted by the earth-type ability user, leaving the ground smooth and flat, as if the bloody crushing at noon had never happened.
Only a faint, almost imperceptible smell of gunpowder remained, serving as a reminder to those with a keen sense of smell of everything that had just happened...
The market gates slowly opened, and the survivors who had already lined up outside paid their entrance fees in crystal cores before entering quietly and orderly.
In stark contrast to the chaotic atmosphere that filled with restlessness, probing, and even a hint of wishful thinking when the market opened in the morning, every ability user who entered in the afternoon appeared unusually quiet and orderly, with even a hint of cautious respect and fear in their eyes.
Although the area around Jinzhalan was deserted when Yao Zhuo and his group came to cause trouble at noon, the news spread much faster than expected.
Countless eyes peered through telescopes or supernatural abilities from the distant ruins and high-rises, watching everything unfold.
The news that "the twelve members of 'Flameheart' wiped out over a hundred ability users" had already been communicated to the survivors from other bases before they even entered the gates of 'Flameheart' by the ability users sent by their respective bases to monitor it...
Therefore, when these outsiders stepped through the gates of Flameheart Market, almost everyone had already received this news...
Their eyes swept over the seemingly ordinary stalls and the staff maintaining order, their gazes ultimately darting towards the area near the checkout point at the back of the market...
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