Chapter 650: The Team that Violated Discipline
"What's the situation with the base commander?" Wu Yue looked at Zhuang Mingxu. He knew everything about this entire winter. Even though Zhuang Mingxu entered Lu Weiyi's illusion from time to time, there was still no way to wake him up.
If they leave this time, unlike the previous short-distance transfers with a purpose, they may face a migration of thousands of kilometers, and no one knows what dangers may occur along the way.
Zhuang Mingxu did not answer. After thinking for a moment, he made the decision to "transfer".
"But we have to leave information there to ensure that if they come looking, they can find our trace."
"Okay." Zhou He got the direction and immediately became full of fighting spirit. "Should we move towards the base? Or should we change to a temporary station?"
"Return to the base as much as possible." Zhuang Mingxu took out the distribution map of various bases. "Now we are located to the east of Panshui Base and Shanshen Base, but the situation of these two bases is unclear. My suggestion is to avoid them as much as possible."
"Behind the scenes is the Anjiang base. It is almost impossible to reach the Anjiang base without alerting these two bases. So, my suggestion is to go the other way, cross Lao Mountain and head towards the Yongping base. To the north or northeast is the Hope base. Both Tao An and Su Yan will be safer than encountering people from the other two bases."
Zhou He and Wu Yue took a look at the map. After considering the relationship between Yueban Bay and various bases, they also felt that Zhuang Mingxu's suggestion was the best option for them.
"I agree," Zhou He said, "but Laoshan may not be so easy to climb. The level of mutant animals on the ground..."
Zhou He still feels frightened when thinking of the mutated animals he saw in the primitive jungle of Laoshan.
"Then we can go underground and let the earth-type supernaturalists lead the way. At worst, we can go a little slower on the road." Wu Yue finished speaking and asked Zhuang Mingxu, "How do we get to the base commander?"
"The range of his mental power was reduced to 80 meters yesterday. With a mental power shielding helmet, we can stay by his side for two hours, and people wearing the helmet can take turns to take him away," said Zhuang Mingxu.
"Okay, it's safer this way for now. We'll coordinate if there's any situation on the road," Wu Yue said decisively. "Then we'll leave in three days. Three days is enough time to pack up our things here."
"Can"
"OK".
The three of them had no objection and immediately separated to pass on the order and pack up their things.
However, at noon that day, Zhou He brought the news that they could not leave for the time being, "Someone took a team away last night to hunt zombies."
"When the last team came back with mutant wolf meat, we told them not to go out hunting zombies anymore. Who approved them to leave?" Zhuang Mingxu got angry for the first time.
"No one approved," Zhou He frowned, "They left after discussing it on their own. They lied to the people on duty and said they were going out to investigate the hurricane situation on the ground."
They had killed almost all the zombies in the neighboring small county throughout the winter. Zhuang Mingxu first sent out mutant plants to hunt down the high-level zombies in the city, which allowed them to go out without encountering any danger. The crystal cores seemed to be picked up for free, which gradually made everyone a little arrogant.
The last team came back with mutant wolf meat and also informed everyone that mutant animals had begun to appear. This meant that if they wanted to hunt zombies in the future, they might have to deal with mutant animals and zombies at the same time. As a result, they would not be able to return to the area to pick up crystal cores. Many people felt reluctant and wanted to go one last time.
Zhuang Mingxu, despite his title as base commander, seldom interfered with management matters, and most of the time served as a military advisor. Zhou He focused on the outside, while Wu Yue focused on internal defense. This made the team members somewhat lax and their discipline gradually declined. Everyone decided to go there secretly and come back as soon as possible. At worst, they would be punished. Who would have thought that they would decide to leave at this time.
Zhuang Mingxu's chest was heaving with anger. With the earth-based supernatural powers clearing the way for a whole night, the possibility of catching up was very low. Moreover, even if they knew the destination, no one could be sure which road they might take.
"Does anyone know how long it will take to be back?" He tried to control his emotions.
"One week, ten days at the latest," Zhou He replied.
"How many people left?" There was a flash of ruthlessness in Zhuang Mingxu's eyes. Zhou He understood what he meant at a glance and said after hesitating for a long time, "Nearly five hundred."
“……”Zhuang Mingxu.
He was so angry that he laughed, "So many people left for a whole night, and you didn't get any news at all."
He nodded and praised, "You are doing a great job as the person in charge."
Zhou He lowered his head without saying a word in defense. He admitted that the injuries of the team members made him focus more on his teammates and he became much lax in the management of the larger group.
"Should we... abandon them?" Zhou He immediately pleaded for them after asking, "Everyone just wants to kill more zombies, and the crystal cores we handed in every time were not reduced at all..."
"Hehe, that's because they want to purify the crystal core and have to hand it over." Zhuang Mingxu directly pointed out everyone's unspoken thoughts, and Zhou He pursed his lips and said nothing.
After a while, he said, "If we leave like this, they might... be left here forever."
They can't guarantee what the future of the team of more than 2,000 psychics will be like, so who can say for sure what will happen to a small team of more than 500 people?
Zhuang Mingxu naturally understood this truth. They all came from the same base and had worked hard to protect the Yuebanwan base. Zhuang Mingxu did not want to give up on them unless it was absolutely necessary. He took a deep breath and said, "One week."
"Give them a week. If they don't come back after a week, they are just unlucky."
"Okay!" Zhou He agreed immediately.
"You can decide the punishment yourself," Zhuang Mingxu added.
"clear".
Zhuang Mingxu turned around and asked people to collect the large supplies of the temporary base, and took the time to put Taotao into Lu Weiyi's space to reduce their burden on the road.
After Wu Yue knew about this, he became less anxious. Many people in the team knew about this situation. Some were watching the fun, some were gloating, and some were secretly waiting to laugh at them after they came back.
However, less than a week later, someone returned covered in blood and asked for help from the temporary base.
The person who came was none other than Qin Daming, who had been captured by the people from Panshui Base. A lot of flesh had been dug out of his body, and after a period of careful care from the military doctor, he finally recovered completely.
At this time, his clothes were tattered, and they were torn by the claws of animals. The pits and bumps in his skin that were originally hidden reappeared in everyone's sight. The bloodstains that reappeared dyed a large area red, making him look like he had experienced the nightmare again. Several people who had the same experience as him couldn't help but come forward to help.
"We were retaliated by the mutant wolves," Qin Daming gulped down two glasses of water and said in panic.
Qin Daman was the first member to join the base army. Unlike his younger brother, because he was old enough and had special abilities, he received orthodox training from the beginning. After a few years, he became a team leader.
He had not planned to go out this time, but he could not resist his brother Qin Xiaoman's pleading, especially when the other party cried and said that he thought he was going to die when he saw him injured. He thought that taking the opportunity to hunt more zombies and have crystal cores would make it easier in the future.
In addition, Huang Wei had been instigating, believing that the law does not hold everyone responsible, and if a quarter of the team left, the punishment would not be severe, which persuaded many people to follow suit.
Feeling guilty, Qin Daming led the team in a hurry. After arriving at the familiar small town, nothing dangerous happened. In addition, it was not the first time for his younger brother Qin Xiaoman to come here, and he told him how to be safe along the way, so Qin Daming relaxed his vigilance.
"There have been no problems in the past three days. The mutant animals that occasionally appear are mostly some non-aggressive birds or saw-toothed animals. They are not big and we can handle them, but..."
Qin Daming lowered his head and said nothing.
"Don't be afraid, you are safe."
"The base will help you."
"That's right, why don't you tell me what happened? Isn't this delaying the rescue?"
The people surrounding him kept urging him, and some even punched him on the shoulder. Qin Daming swayed and continued after a moment, "There are mutant wolves surrounding us from all directions."
"When we found them, they had been completely surrounded, and they had ambushed many psychics. The earth-type psychics were damaged, so we couldn't leave immediately. We could only find high ground to hide."
"Then how did you get out?" Zhuang Mingxu was already suspicious of these people, and even though he knew that rescue was his duty, he still asked.
"Captain of the base, do you think I shouldn't come back alive to ask for help?" Qin Daming did not answer Zhuang Mingxu's question, but asked lightly.
He never looked up from beginning to end, as if he was extremely tired or frightened.
"Don't talk nonsense." Someone next to him immediately slapped him in the face and smiled at Zhuang Mingxu, "Base Commander, he is just a little anxious, he doesn't mean anything else, don't mind it."
"I don't mean anything else. I just want to ask, how did you leave?" Zhuang Mingxu said in a strong tone.
"...My earth-related ability is the strongest among the remaining people. I am the only one who can successfully come back for help." Qin Daming said, looking up at Zhuang Mingxu with a pair of red eyes, "Base Commander, you will save them, right?"
"We followed you all the way out of the safe base and came here. Even if we acted on our own initiative this time, we really just wanted to harvest more crystal cores. You... won't give up on them," Qin Daming asked hopefully, "right?"
Zhuang Mingxu didn't say anything. Qin Daman, who was sitting, moved and knelt firmly on the ground with a "thump". "Base Commander..."
He opened his mouth to say something, but tears fell first.
Zhuang Mingxu sighed, helped the man up, and looked at the team members who stayed behind.
"I'll lead the team there," Zhou He said without waiting for him to speak.
Among the remaining people, only Zhou He's team has the strongest superpowers, so it's best to let him lead the team.
"Call another two hundred people with special abilities to go with us, fight quickly and decisively, and come back as soon as possible."
"Yes!" Zhou He saluted, turned around quickly and called the roll. In less than half an hour, everyone had gathered.
Qin Daming followed behind them and saw Zhuang Mingxu leading the team to see them off. He turned back from a distance, kowtowed heavily to him and shouted.
"Thank you, Base Commander, and..."
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