Chen Zhe had already been bandaged up. He had wanted to save Xia Yixin when he saw her roll off the car. As soon as the car stopped, he jumped off despite his teammates' attempts to stop him and quickly fired the first shot from Black Panther.
The gun fired, and although the bullet left no mark on Black Panther's body, it slowed down his speed in breaking free of the ice restraints.
The others also snapped out of their daze and pulled the triggers. The superpowered individuals with different energies also unleashed their powers at the black panther. They couldn't possibly let Xia Yixin face this ninth-tier zombie king alone.
Unfortunately, these only slowed down Black Panther's speed of breaking through the ice by a fraction of a second; Black Panther wasn't even injured.
Xia Yixin was constantly overdrawing her supernatural abilities. Hundreds of giant ice balls froze the black panther in a semi-circular ice cage. She kept trying to sense her mental energy, but unfortunately, she had overdrawn it too much before.
Inside the icy cage, the black panther roared and struggled angrily, each movement making Xia Yixin's face paler.
She has more radical ways to deal with him, but she doesn't want to really hurt him, so she's now in a dilemma.
Finally, her mental energy locked onto his consciousness, and she cried out urgently, "Lu Yan!"
The black panther, who was struggling in the ice cage, suddenly focused its crimson eyes.
But chaos quickly reignited, and Xia Yixin coughed up blood as well.
"Roar!" The black panther, clutching its head, crashed through the ice wall and plunged back into the darkness, while Xia Yixin completely lost consciousness.
Chen Zhe had just been flung off by the black panther's tail, along with his car, but luckily he jumped out in time and was out of danger.
Chen Qian was seriously injured in the attack by Black Panther.
Xia's mother's tears never stopped when Xia Yixin was carried back, and Xia's father's brows were furrowed as she was taken to the operating room at the medical station.
There were three major wounds. The most terrifying thing about metal-type superpowers is those small but potentially fatal wounds. Fortunately, Xia Yixin has a good recovery ability, and she also took a lot of life-saving pills during the battle.
Even so, she remained unconscious for a whole day.
During this period, Hong Meng was still in charge of security at the Dawn Base. Team Leader Wang and Hong Feng had also returned to their posts. Although all the residents of the base had left the air-raid shelter, the area was still under martial law, and meals were delivered to each household.
To avoid attracting more zombies, the zombies and zombie bird corpses outside the Dawn Base were transported to distant wilderness for burial or burning. However, many buildings a kilometer in front of the Dawn Base were completely destroyed. Buildings with more than three stories were basically all demolished, demonstrating the immense destructive power of Xia Yixin's battle with Black Panther.
Despite her hurried journey, Hongfeng didn't return to Chenxi until after dawn. She heard from Hongmeng about the fierce battle that had taken place before her return, including the unexpected appearance of the black panther.
"Quite a few people saw the black panther at the base that day, but most people still firmly believe that it was just a coincidence and that Commander Lu would not attack Captain Xia." Hong Meng spoke the minds of all the residents of Dawn Base. After Mark and the others returned, they also began to doubt their previous judgment, but everything had to wait until Xia Yixin woke up before a decision could be made.
Hongfeng had more to consider. Because she saw the zombie bird flock coming from the border, she understood that someone must be manipulating this. According to Hongmeng, the purpose of the zombies' collective madness was not the Dawn Base, but Chen Zhe.
Her eyes darkened slightly as she asked, "Where are the people from P Base?"
Hong Meng knew exactly what his daughter was thinking, so he pulled Hong Feng aside and said, "You should rest first. The people at P Base are also badly injured, especially those two brothers. We'll talk about their matter after Captain Xia wakes up."
Hongfeng was stunned for a moment. Hongmeng had only briefly mentioned that Chen Zhe was leading the P base's convoy as the target, without going into details about the battle. So she originally thought that Chen Qian was inside the Dawn base.
Knowing that Chen Qian was seriously injured while protecting Xia Yixin, she had mixed feelings. In the end, she realized that nothing could be rushed and everything needed to be decided after Xia Yixin woke up.
In truth, everyone at Dawn Base had mixed feelings. Although Dawn Base had the fewest casualties this time, it was still in the double digits.
The P base's cargo delivery team suffered heavy losses this time. Half of the original team of more than 20 people died, and the rest were all injured. Moreover, it was very clear that the initial target of the zombie horde was Chen Zhe and his team. If it weren't for the alliance, or if the base were more selfish, it probably wouldn't have cared at all.
But even Chen Zhe himself, now that he was awake, couldn't figure out why the zombie horde was attacking him.
The people from the four bases outside the Dawn Base, including those from the P Base, are still recuperating at their bases in the East District, except for Chen Zhe, who is in the intensive care unit due to more serious injuries.
Most of Chen Zhe's injuries were caused by zombies and zombie birds. His lightning-type superpowers were also overdrawn and he needed time to recover. He lost too much blood. If he were an ordinary person, he might not have been able to survive. But he saved the remaining ten people in P Base, including Chen Qian.
Chen Qian is temporarily in a wheelchair. His back was torn by the black leopard, and he lost a leg. He has been immobilized and will need at least three months to fully recover.
Chen Zhe woke up after Hong Feng and the others returned to the Dawn Base.
As Chen Qian had expected, Chen Zhe's first question was about Xia Yixin.
Chen Qian clicked his tongue and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely protect my future sister-in-law. She is not in any danger."
Chen Qian was surprised that his older brother didn't correct his way of addressing him.
However, he had something more important to say.
Chen Qian changed his nonchalant attitude and said in a deep voice, "Brother, after you fell unconscious, a level nine zombie appeared. I suspect that he is probably the Commander Lu we heard about before, but he is probably not conscious."
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