The leading man was stunned by the question, then turned his head with a stern expression and looked at the thin man beside him. He said with a dangerous look in his eyes, "Is that so? Your people want to stab an Awakened person with a knife just because someone looked at you a few more times?"
The thin man shrank his neck, his eyes evasive and he stuttered, "This... I... I didn't... see it clearly..."
Such a reaction was almost like confessing one's own crime, and the leading man couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
His name is Xia Keyu, and he is the person in charge of the No. 116 base arranged by Kahn Company.
Since the stronghold itself is located at the very edge of the actual control area, and further out is the peripheral influence area of Kahn Company, this stronghold is not taken seriously within Kahn Company and is only a symbol of the scope of the actual control area.
So although Xia Keyu is the person in charge of the stronghold, his awakening level is only level five. He has no decent backing within the Kahn Company and is considered an unpopular little man.
But no matter how little he is valued by the company, he is still an official member of the company after all, and a grassroots manager in the company. In the No. 116 stronghold, he is a big shot who can decide the life and death of everyone in the stronghold.
For the survivors of Base No. 116, Xia Keyu is the real heaven, a god that everyone must worship.
It’s just that Xia Keyu is not satisfied with his current situation.
He hopes to gain the company's attention and be transferred away from the remote base where he is currently staying.
It was for this reason that he did not care about the management of the base. Except for the official members of the Kahn Company living in the dome building, he handed over the management of the ordinary survivors' shantytown outside the dome to the thin man named Diglett next to him.
He didn't care what kind of life the survivors at the bottom of the slums lived, as long as the gophers kept things under control and did not cause any trouble and paid the required taxes every day.
In Xia Keyu's opinion, although the mole has a pointed face and looks very wretched, he is still smart and cautious. He is responsible for controlling the shantytown outside and should not cause any trouble.
But he never expected that he would suddenly get into trouble early this morning!
"I'll deal with you later!"
Xia Keyu glared at the mole, then looked back at Chen Yan and said in a deep voice, "Our Kahn Company is not overbearing, but you went to our Kahn Company's controlled base and killed people wantonly. This is too much of a disregard for our Kahn Company. No matter what, you must give me an explanation!
They provoked you, and you killed them. They deserved it! I'm too lazy to seek revenge for them. But as an Awakened, dealing with a group of ordinary survivors, whether to kill or not was entirely up to you. You could have killed fewer people, to give our Kahn Company some face!
But you didn't do that. Instead, you killed over twenty members of the Gopher Gang! In my opinion, this shows you completely disregard our Kahn Company and is a serious provocation to our company! The Gopher Gang will handle it, but you will also have to pay the price for your actions!"
As soon as Xia Keyu finished speaking, the men following behind him took a step forward together, ready to start a fight if they disagreed.
After all, it is the stronghold of Kahn Company's actual control area. No matter how remote it is, there will be a certain number of awakened people stationed there.
However, this stronghold is located at the easternmost part of the area actually controlled by Kahn Company, and is bordering external forces. In addition, the east is the back garden of Kahn Company. Under the control of Kahn Company, no awakeners above level five are allowed to exist. Therefore, the awakeners arranged to sit in the stronghold are quite poor in both number and level.
As a result, when Xia Keyu and his men threatened others, they gave people the impression that they lacked in deterrence and looked a bit timid.
Of course, even if the deterrent power is insufficient, Xia Keyu always represents Kahn Company. On Kahn Company's territory, no one dares to really go against the official power of Kahn Company.
Chen Yan was prepared for this, and he never thought he could reason with the other party.
Hearing the other party's rather stern tone, Chen Yan said calmly, "I brought my companions to your base this time, hoping to register with you and join your company's special operations department. If I remember correctly, according to your company's requirements for special operations department members, as long as they have reached the level of a Level 5 Awakener, they will definitely be accepted. Awakeners below Level 5 will be selectively accepted, right? I am currently a Level 5 Awakener, and I hope to join your company."
Xia Keyu was slightly stunned. After looking Chen Yan up and down, he asked suspiciously, "You are a Level 5 Awakener? How is that possible? Judging from the direction you are coming from, you are coming from the east, right? The east is the Ludong Peninsula. I am quite familiar with the survivors there, but I don't remember any Level 5 Awakeners there."
Chen Yan shrugged and said, "Whether he is a Level 5 Awakener or not, you will know if you try it. As long as you make a move, the awakening level cannot be faked, right?"
Xia Keyu narrowed his eyes, and then suddenly punched Chen Yan in the face.
Chen Yan did not dodge or evade. He raised his hand and grabbed Xia Keyu's fist in front of his eyes.
As soon as the two sides came into contact, they started to wrestle at the same time!
In just a few seconds, both sides tacitly coordinated and simultaneously retracted their strength and separated their fists and palms.
Xia Keyu looked at Chen Yan and said in surprise, "You are actually level five? What's going on? Although the company rarely patrols the east, it has always prohibited the sale of awakening potions above level five in the east. It's impossible for you to get a level five awakening potion!"
Chen Yan lied and said, "I didn't reach level five by injecting medicine. I awakened on my own."
Xia Keyu's face was filled with disbelief, and he said in astonishment, "Woke up on his own?! How is that possible? What happened?!"
Chen Yan said half-truthfully, "A zombie tidal wave erupted along the coast of Yuanqin Island. Countless zombies and mutant creatures gathered together, migrating madly from south to north. To avoid the zombie tidal wave, we had no choice but to evacuate from our original residence.
However, the zombie tidal wave erupted so suddenly, leaving us unprepared. The evacuation was fraught with danger, so I won't go into the details. Anyway... I achieved my fifth-level awakening while on the run."
"A zombie tidal wave erupted along the coast of Yuanqin Island?!"
Xia Keyu was not mentally prepared for this news.
But after listening to Chen Yan's explanation, a series of reasons naturally came to mind, and he instantly became 70% to 80% convinced that Chen Yan could awaken on his own.
After a brief thought, Xia Keyu said in a deep voice, "Come with me! I need to report this news to the company's top management immediately!"
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