After leaving Lu Chen's office, Lu Chen turned to his assistant Wang behind him and instructed:
"Go and tell Qi Hongshen to arrange for someone to check the goods in the warehouse."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Assistant Wang responded and jogged away.
The two continued walking towards the main gate, with Lu Chen seemingly casually chatting about various topics along the way.
Just as they were about to reach the main gate, Li Xin'er saw Carl and the others standing there waiting for her.
Qi Hongshen and his group made a special arrangement, and Carl and his group had an exceptionally smooth time getting the travel permits. After explaining their purpose, the others asked about the number of people who wanted to travel and issued the permits without hesitation.
Just then, a military jeep sped towards them from the outer security zone.
On its windshield, in the upper left corner, there is a red and yellow "Special" character. The guards on patrol, seeing it coming, opened the gate to let it pass early.
When Lu Chen saw the car approaching, he stopped and frowned slightly.
He also specifically explained to Li Xin'er, "This is the base's emergency vehicle; there must be some urgent matter."
Li Xin'er nodded in understanding, "If President Lu has something to attend to, he can go ahead and do it."
She raised her chin, gesturing to the door that was just a stone's throw away, "We've arrived, no need to see us off any further."
Lu Chen neither refused nor agreed immediately, but continued walking forward, saying, "Let's see what's going on first."
The military vehicle screeched to a stop at the gate, and a frantic soldier rushed out of the driver's seat, lunging towards the guards at the gate.
"Quick, find the base commander! Something's happened to them!"
There are walkie-talkies at the gate. They can be used for short distances within the base, but not for longer distances.
Realizing the urgency of the situation, the squad leader hurriedly pulled out a walkie-talkie from his waist and called out to the office building.
"Calling the base commander, this is the gate. Emergency vehicle number 03 is returning; we need your assistance urgently!"
"Calling the base commander, this is the gate, emergency vehicle number 03, return..."
The man repeated the sentence three times in quick succession.
On the other side, Qi Hongshen, who was filled with excitement and eager to rush to the warehouse after hearing Assistant Wang's words, was stopped by someone as soon as he stepped out of the office building and was told what was on the walkie-talkie.
Upon hearing this, Qi Hongshen's expression changed drastically, instantly becoming serious and cold, exuding the terrifying aura of a great general who had fought countless battles.
He shouted at the top of his lungs towards the office building:
"Quickly! Go and tell the 1st and 2nd companies to assemble at the main gate!"
Qi Hongshen shouted as he ran towards the main gate.
"yes!"
Meanwhile, the soldiers in the office building also immediately went into emergency mode, standing tall and responding in loud voices as they scattered to perform their duties.
At the main gate, Lu Chen had already stepped forward to question the soldier who had brought back the message.
"Are you a team going to transport supplies? What's the situation now?"
When the man saw Lu Chen, he hesitated noticeably because Lu Chen was a stranger to him.
However, the squad leader next to him with a walkie-talkie knew that Lu Chen had a special identity.
Because the people guarding the gate are the same group of people patrolling inside the base; they just take turns on duty each day.
They knew from their patrols that Lu Chen lived in a specially arranged small building, and they also knew that Lu Chen was from Kyoto and was even more powerful than the base commander.
The squad leader quickly reminded the young soldier, "This is a special envoy from Kyoto, you can talk to him about it."
Just as the young soldier was about to speak, he saw Qi Hongshen, old but vigorous, running over like a gust of wind, so fast that he left a blur.
Li Xin'er, who was standing next to him, immediately confirmed that Qi Hongshen's superpower was wind-based.
It's not a speed-type character because its speed is actually slower than that of a true speed-type character, and it uses wind to propel itself while running.
"What's going on?!"
Qi Hongshen's loud shout interrupted the young soldier.
When the young soldier saw him arrive, it was as if he had seen his pillar of support; his speech immediately became faster and more confident.
"Commander Qi, on our way back, we encountered many animal attacks. They were even more difficult to deal with than zombies!"
There's a panda that's over three meters tall, and it can crush a truck with a single swipe!
Our team has lost more than half its members and is currently surrounded by a pack of wolves at the ferry bridge. I was risked my life to be carried out to find rescue!
Speaking of this, Li Xin'er, who was about to lift her foot when she saw that they were about to deal with something, managed to stop herself from doing so.
Zombie beasts? The giant panda she'd been longing to see but never encountered?
Qi Hongshen and Lu Chen both showed expressions of shock. Qi Hongshen couldn't help but swear.
"Bullshit! What panda? It can't possibly be more than three meters tall! Has it regressed into a metal-eating beast?"
The little soldier was so anxious he was about to cry.
“It’s true, Commander Qi, I’m not lying. Those pandas are at least three meters tall, and those wolves have grown several times larger.”
Lu Chen cautiously asked more detailed questions.
"What kinds of animals are there, and how many are there?"
It's not that they don't believe it, but what this person said is too unbelievable. If they blindly rush to the rescue now, what if it's a trap? What if they don't understand the situation and end up losing people instead of saving them?
So whatever the reason, they must now act cautiously and carefully.
The young soldier quickly replied, "There are pandas, wolves, brown bears, tigers, leopards..."
After saying a long string of words, Qi Hongshen put his hands on his hips and said irritably:
"Alright, you've listed everything in the zoo."
The commotion over there wasn't quiet, and Qin Siye, who was standing right at the door, was a superhuman with extraordinary hearing, so he heard it all clearly.
He was now worried that this team might be the same one Qian Leduo had joined.
But Qi Hongshen and the others kept asking about the situation on site, without specifying which team it was, so he couldn't ask them at that time, especially since he didn't have the authority to do so.
If he weren't with Li Xin'er right now, given his past temper, he probably would have already rushed up and demanded an explanation.
But now he belongs to Li Xin'er, and everything he says or does could cause trouble for her.
Qin Siye was quite self-aware. In an instant, he thought of many things and managed to suppress his worries, waiting anxiously on the side.
Qi Hongshen asked several more questions, and the young soldier provided more information.
From his description, Li Xin'er learned that these animals were conscious, had a leader to command them, and possessed supernatural abilities.
So it's a mutated beast, not a zombie beast.
After pondering the situation in that area for a while, Qi Hongshen also realized what was going on.
"The ecological zoo in S City is not far from the ferry crossing!"
This matter has exceeded his and Lu Chen's understanding of the current apocalypse.
At the same time, the two of them looked at Li Xin'er beside them without prior arrangement.
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