"Is Gu Mingyue really dead?" Xu Lanyue and the others asked Shen Jiaojiao as they surrounded her at the Hope Base.
Shen Jiaojiao felt extremely guilty, but still replied without blushing or skipping a beat, "He really died, and he was killed by a monster while trying to save someone!"
A few days ago, Xu Lanyue and others took leave and spontaneously went out with the rescue team. They originally planned to find Gu Mingyue and come to Hope Base for refuge, but they did not see Gu Mingyue and only found a few shameless survivors.
They intended to hand them over to the rescue team, but the survivors seemed to have a special bond with them, like chicks clinging to a bird, and refused to trust the rescue team.
So they told him the truth: they weren't originally on a rescue mission; they had come out to find a friend.
Unexpectedly, when Shen Jiaojiao and the others heard that the person they were looking for was named Gu Mingyue, they all said with absolute certainty that she was already dead.
During the apocalypse, the workload was heavy, and each person could only take one day of sick leave per month. No matter how worried Xu Lanyue and the others were, they could only take them back to the Hope Base. However, they were unwilling to believe that the brave and kind woman would die.
"Damn it, that guy was definitely lying to us. I don't believe Miss Gu is dead. She's so powerful!" Li Hao still didn't believe it after leaving the slum.
“It’s been so many days. Our Hope Base is the closest to Black Tiger City. If she were still alive, she should be here. After all, our facilities and security are the best compared to other civilian organizations,” Wang Ping said.
"Hey, it's all our Captain Jiang's fault. Of all things to do, he had to break such an important thing as a satellite phone, which is why we can't contact Miss Gu now."
"And they absolutely refuse to approve our leave to go out, let alone let us go out to see Miss Gu. It's so cold..."
"Ahem." Xu Lanyue caught a glimpse of Jiang Shenglin out of the corner of her eye and quickly reminded her teammate to be careful with his words.
Jiang Shenglin appeared silently behind the group with his perpetually icy expression. His furrowed brows made the surroundings feel colder, and everyone fell silent.
Jiang Shenglin has been troubled these days, but he doesn't like to talk about it.
"Damn, what are those things in the sky?" Li Hao exclaimed in surprise when he saw the winged humanoid monsters that suddenly appeared in the yellow sand.
Upon hearing his voice, everyone looked up at the sky.
Several ugly monsters with outstretched wings were hovering above the base.
The air raid sirens at Hope Base sounded, and all the armed forces on the base went into combat mode. The survivors who had just entered the base were not as well-trained as them.
Seeing the evolved monster for the first time, they were terrified and crowded at the entrances of various buildings.
Seeing an opportunity, the flying monster swooped down and crashed into the crowd blocking the entrance. Then, its huge, hook-like claws grabbed several survivors and stuffed them into its mouth, chewing and swallowing them.
Survivors who were still queuing to enter the city outside the base were also stopped by a group of newly evolved level 2 monsters.
Due to the intense sandstorm, it was too late by the time the patrolmen discovered the level 2 monster approaching.
Instantly, screams and cries of agony filled the air both inside and outside the base.
Although Jiang Shenglin and the others were momentarily terrified, they quickly regained their composure thanks to their years of combat experience, assumed well-trained postures, and swiftly reached for their sidearms at their waists to fire at the monster in the sky.
After being shot several times, the monster quickly spread its wing membranes to block the gunfire. Yellow tissue fluid enveloped the gunshot wounds. These wounds were not fatal to it and could heal completely in ten minutes, but they were enough to enrage it.
The level-three monster opened its mouth wide and emitted a sound that only monsters could understand, attracting more companions to this high-tech enclosure filled with food.
Then it quickly swooped down towards those who were harming them with weapons.
The base, which was just a moment ago clean and bustling, is now surrounded by war. The guards on the tower are all carrying rocket launchers and firing them at the monsters in the sky. The base has also confidently brought out tracking weapons.
Several monsters fell from the sky after being hit by artillery fire. Before the crowd could even get excited, the monsters seemed to be thinking and rushed towards the survivors who had no time to hide.
The artillery fire instantly followed the monsters, exploding among the innocent crowd. Red chunks of flesh shattered in the center of the city gate, covering the steel walls and making it look like a red hell on earth from afar.
The guards were hesitant to act rashly, so they drew the meteorite swords issued by the base and rushed into the group of monsters that were constantly devouring the monsters.
"Damn, these monster bastards are really smart." Seeing this, Li Hao and the others had no choice but to abandon their firearms and draw their meteorite swords to fight the monsters to the death.
Level 2 and 3 monsters are two to three times stronger than Level 1 ability users. Ordinary people are nothing but ants in their eyes, and they have no chance of winning in close combat.
People were constantly being strangled by the monster's long neck, corroded by its acidic saliva, and torn apart by its steel-rake-like claws.
The survivors were either killed by the monsters or bitten and assimilated.
For the safety of the entire base, the higher command had no choice but to abandon the survivors outside the buildings and reactivate the tracking firearms.
The bombing countdown has begun.
"Xu Lanyue, the inner city gates are about to close. Quickly take Li Hao and the others into the city." The meteorite sword had a limited attack range, so Jiang Shenglin could only continuously expend his supernatural power to launch lightning balls to attack the monsters that approached his teammates.
"Captain, don't worry about us. You're a level two ability user, you can run faster than us."
"Stop talking nonsense and obey my orders." Jiang Shenglin's eyes flashed with purple electric waves. He could feel that the superpower in his body had reached the critical point. His head was in excruciating pain, and blood was seeping from his nostrils, eyes, and ears.
If he continues to overexert himself, his body might break down, but if he retreats, all the teammates behind him will die, so he has no choice but to continue attacking.
He pulled out the last crystal core from his tactical vest and once again overdrawn his supernatural power to unleash a massive electric grid that blocked a group of monsters.
Just before the inner city gates closed, he pushed his teammates into the inner city, but he himself collapsed, exhausted, in the outer city, which was covered in blood and chunks of flesh.
Seeing that another superhuman had exhausted their powers, the monster hovering in the sky excitedly swooped down.
Amidst the raging gunfire, they didn't rush to feast. This superhuman tonic, brimming with energy, had to be enjoyed slowly in a quiet place.
Jiang Shenglin was grabbed by the monster and lifted into the air. Just before he lost consciousness, he heard the sound of the inner city gate closing and the heart-wrenching cries of his teammates. His lips, which were not easily raised, twitched slightly, and finally he closed his heavy eyelids.
The sounds of artillery fire outside the base exploded like firecrackers on a holiday, turning the unprotected areas into a sea of blood.
Terrified by the advanced technology, the monsters fled, revealing a sky covered in yellow sand and a barren, yellow earth.
They came without a word and left without giving anyone any warning, simply scattering and disappearing.
Hopefully, the base defeated the monsters' initial attack and preserved this sanctuary for humanity. However, the survivors were not happy to see the monster's remains scattered everywhere.
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