Chapter 436 The People Waiting Outside the Market...
The battle lasted for about fifteen minutes. With the cooperation of Gu Wan and the other nine, the remaining zombies were completely wiped out.
The ground was littered with the mangled corpses of zombies, charred craters, traces of ice and fire, and metal darts deeply embedded in the ground, all bearing witness to the fierce and exciting battle that had just taken place.
Gu Wan, Luo Xingyou, and Ji Xian successfully dealt with the level four zombies they were fighting. Although they all looked a little tired, with fine beads of sweat on their foreheads and their breathing slightly rapid due to the consumption of their superpowers and physical strength, each of them had a look of joy and excitement after the fierce battle.
"That feels great!" He Huaijing wiped the splatter of dirt off his face.
"That was exhilarating!" He Huairang wrapped his arms around his older brother's neck.
He Zhuo removed the earthen shields in front of everyone and walked forward with a grin: "Not bad, guys... well done!"
Gu Wan jogged up to Lu Nange, her tone slightly smug: "Nannan, aren't I amazing?"
Lu Nange: "Of course, it's absolutely amazing!"
Wen Qing: "Come and line up, let me check if you're injured."
"Nan Nan, let's go deal with the body." Chi Yanzhou finished speaking and looked at Lu Xici and the others: "Brother Ci, A Qi..."
Lu Nange nodded, lifted Lu Beiye off Gangzi's back, and then stored all the crystal cores Zhizhi had collected into her spatial storage...
Gu Wan and the others obediently lined up, waiting for Wen Qing to inspect them.
Fortunately, apart from some scratches, bruises from bumps and knocks, and exhaustion from overusing his powers, he did not suffer any serious injuries.
Wen Qing used her healing ability; a soft, warm white light flowed through her palm, like the warm spring sun, gently caressing the wounds and quickly healing the minor injuries.
After dealing with the zombie corpses, everyone got back into the car and headed towards the Flameheart Base.
However, just as the convoy was about to arrive at the base, Shi Xu, who had been concentrating with his eyes closed and using his mental power to sense the movements within a radius of several kilometers, suddenly opened his eyes and gripped the walkie-talkie in his hand.
"There's a group of people gathered over by the market gate." His voice instantly shattered the relaxed atmosphere inside the five SUVs.
As if to confirm his words, Chi Qi's voice came through the car radio as soon as Shi Xu finished speaking.
"Young master, a group of people arrived at the market gate five minutes ago. The convoy was quite large..."
They didn't cause any trouble, just waited quietly outside the door, but they didn't leave. Their behavior was a bit unusual. I was just about to take some people over to check on them...
Chi Yanzhou: "You don't need to come over. Stay at your inner posts. We'll go directly to check. Notify the guards to increase vigilance. No one is allowed to act without orders."
"clear!"
Five off-road vehicles bearing the marks of battle did not return directly to the residential area as originally planned, but instead drove into the base's designated vehicle access gate.
After entering the base area, the convoy turned left and headed towards the closed market area along the internal road.
The wheels rolled over the smooth road surface, making a soft rustling sound.
The convoy stopped behind the second heavy, sturdy golden gate.
Everyone got off the bus smoothly.
Pushing open the second door, you'll find yourself in a market square that's already closed and appears exceptionally empty and quiet.
Lu Nange and her group did not linger. They walked straight through the empty square to the outermost edge, where the first gate, also created by Lu Beiye's metal-type ability, stood.
He Zhuo and Ji Xian reached out first and together pushed open the last heavy door.
"Creak—"
The commotion immediately attracted the attention of the people inside the dozen or so vehicles parked quietly outside the golden fence.
In the middle, the modified SUV's driver and passenger doors were pushed open almost simultaneously...
"Brother Yan!"
"Miss Lu!"
Two surprised voices rang out simultaneously.
Lu Nange and her group then realized that the people who got out of the car were Jin Xiao and Lin Shuang, whom they had just met that morning.
He Zhuo's tone instantly switched from guarded to familiar teasing.
"Oh my god! Jin Xiao, it's you guys!"
With such a grand display, we thought some insolent bastards were coming to cause trouble, and we were just about to stretch our muscles and give them a 'warm' welcome by annihilating them all!
As he spoke, the doors of the other cars opened one after another with a series of bangs, and about forty people got out.
Although these people were dressed plainly, their eyes were sharp and their positions were subtly disciplined, clearly indicating that they were not a disorganized group, but rather trained superhumans.
Jin Xiao strode forward a few steps, ignoring He Zhuo, and said through the golden fence, "Brothers, after I went back and told Xiao Sheng about the situation here, he insisted on coming over right away, and I couldn't stop him at all."
"I had no choice but to bring him here to try my luck and see if we could run into you guys when you came back."
As he spoke, he turned sideways and carefully helped a young man out of the back seat.
The boy looked young, probably in his early twenties, but his face was unusually pale and thin, and he exuded a sense of fragility.
Paradoxically, he was extremely tall with a slender frame. Even now, with Jin Xiao supporting him and his back slightly hunched due to weakness, he still looked half a head taller than the robust Jin Xiao, like a bamboo stalk forced to bend.
He lowered his head, his slightly messy black hair partially obscuring his eyebrows and eyes, revealing only his tightly pursed, bloodless thin lips and taut jawline.
A muscular man wearing a black tank top silently pushed a wheelchair over from behind.
Jin Xiao cooperated and carefully helped the boy into the wheelchair.
The moment he sat down, the boy, who had been keeping his head down as if isolated from the outside world, slowly and in an almost rigid rhythm, raised his head.
His face was an unhealthy, deathly pale, but his eyes were astonishingly black, the pupils like two bottomless whirlpools, so dark they were unsettling.
At this moment, the boy's gaze was fixed directly and unabashedly over the fence on Chi Yanzhou, He Zhuo, and the others. Deep within his eyes, a complex and difficult-to-decipher emotion seemed to be surging...
He Zhuo couldn't help but shudder under his gaze, shrinking behind Chi Yanzhou and Lu Nange, and muttering to himself.
"Hiss—Si Sheng, that kid, after all these years, is still as creepy as ever!"
That look in his eyes, it's like an X-ray, no, even more piercing than an X-ray, like he's going to peel your skin and dismember you from the inside out... It's terrifying!
Chi Yanzhou glanced at He Zhuo and said, "Stop shaking! We're all here, what's there to be afraid of? If you really can't take it, just go back to the base. Nobody will laugh at you."
Upon hearing this, He Zhuo immediately retorted, "No way! Brother Yan! We're a team, we must live and die together, advance and retreat together! Am I, He Zhuo, the kind of person who would desert in the face of battle?"
Shi Xu: "Stop with your exaggerated act... 'sharing life and death'... Si Sheng is in no condition to do anything to so many of us."
As he spoke, he looked at Lu Nange, who nodded slightly, indicating her agreement with Shi Xu's judgment.
Receiving affirmation from two psychic beings instantly gave He Zhuo a shot of adrenaline; he straightened his legs and back.
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