On the other side, Lin Ruo didn't care about the deaths of these superhumans at all, but to others it was as if the sky had fallen, and they were as anxious as ants on a hot pan.
The reception area at the B City base, rebuilt during the blizzard, is a five-story building specifically for receiving the ability users sent by various bases to trade with the B City base.
These superhumans live in this reception building without paying room fees, and can stay as long as they want. However, the B City base only provides the housing, and does not provide any food, drink, or heating in the house.
Meanwhile, in a guest room on the third floor of the reception area, a dozen or so people with superpowers were gathered together discussing something. They were sitting or standing in different positions, but their expressions were surprisingly the same. As time went by, they all became extremely solemn, and some even had a rare look of panic on their faces.
"Old Song and the others have been gone for so long and haven't returned yet. They're probably in grave danger. Given that woman's vigilance, we need to leave City B immediately to ensure our safety..."
One of the Level 3 psychic ability users broke the overly silent atmosphere in the room, offering somewhat urgent advice. They were all high-level ability users in the base.
Those who were sent to cooperate with the B City base must have held high positions within their own bases, and naturally, they had all heard of Lin Ruo's name.
If they could still harbor a glimmer of hope before, thinking they could sneak over at night to ambush or steal some supplies, now all they feel is fear. They are not worried about the safety of their companions who went there, but they are worried that their companions will not be able to withstand Lin Ruo's methods and will betray them.
They hadn't forgotten how vengeful Lin Ruo was; the Qinglin Base ahead was a perfect example. If she found out they were the ones plotting against her, they probably wouldn't even leave behind any corpses or ashes.
Humans are such strange creatures. Even when they are terrified and know they shouldn't think or do these things, they can't help but be tempted, thinking that fortune favors the bold and that if they succeed, even if it's just a small amount, they'll never have to worry about life again.
Lin Ruo's story had already spread throughout all the bases. Everyone knew that she must have a lot of crystal cores. Although the Qinglin Base was small, it had a lot of resources at the time. Lin Ruo destroyed a base by herself, so naturally, the things in that base would belong to Lin Ruo.
With so many supplies, plus the dazzling mutated plants on her mountain peak, and even two level-five mutated plants growing right at her doorstep, who wouldn't want that?
Yet everyone knows how formidable this person is, especially the Qinglin Base. Luo Junxiang only wanted to use her to deal with the C City Base, but she directly wiped out the entire base. Such terrifying strength has always been there, making many people hesitate to approach her.
But now that the blizzard is here, many of these mutated plants will enter a dormant period after the blizzard arrives due to the cold weather, and their reaction will not be as rapid as when it is extremely hot. Isn't this the best time for them to launch a sneak attack?
They sent nine of their most elite men to the opposite mountain peak, but so far it has all come to nothing.
Now that the people in the room know that those people have all disappeared without a trace, their first reaction is that they are afraid she will follow the clues and come after them.
"If Lin Ruo wants to find us, it won't matter if we run to the ends of the earth. Not to mention the huge amount of supplies she has that can be offered as a bounty, any base that knows she's hunting us down will be more than happy to provide her with coordinates. Which base wouldn't want to be friends with her on the surface? Where can we run to in this vast snow?"
The earth-elemental ability users on the side rubbed their faces hard. The weather was freezing, and the reception area didn't provide heating. Although it wasn't much warmer inside than outside, their faces were already red from the cold.
Even so, they couldn't bear to light a campfire for warmth.
The force with which this superhuman was kneading his face was stinging, making him grimace in pain, but it also made his mind clearer.
"Damn it, living in this world is too hard. If we could trade supplies with this B City base, would we have even considered stealing from that King of Hell? Anyway, we're either going to be killed or starve to death. Damn it! Why is living so hard!"
The power-type ability user inside the room had a mournful face, his eyes were red, and he felt both powerless and regretful.
If they had supplies, they wouldn't have taken such a risk. Everyone knows this is a path with a slim chance of survival, but what can they do? They have no crystal cores and no supplies. Even if they return to their base, they'll just be waiting to die.
"Sigh, let's just take it one step at a time and try to think more positively. They went there yesterday, and it's almost noon now, but she still hasn't shown up. Maybe she doesn't even care about us."
The wind-elemental ability user sitting in the middle was the captain of this operation. He glanced around at the ability users in the room, let out a sigh with a grim expression, and continued speaking.
"But even if she doesn't come looking for us, how are we supposed to complete the missions assigned to us by the base? There are tens of thousands of survivors waiting for us to return to the base."
"Go back? What do you mean, go back?!" The only level 3 fire-type ability user among them, with a fiery temper, went from being silent to suddenly standing up, his face extremely ugly. "Going back means death! You go back if you want, I'm not going back!"
"I went through a lot of trouble to get to this B City base. Only after I got here did I realize how comfortable it is for people with superpowers. I'm going to stay at the B City base. Whoever wants to go back to that plague-ridden place can go back."
After saying that, he stood up abruptly, walked quickly to the door, opened it, went out, and slammed the door shut.
The loud bang of the door slamming shut was like a muffled thunderclap in the hearts of these superhumans, making their minds tremble. Yes, going back meant death. Why would they go back if they had any chance to live?
By this time, they had completely forgotten that when they arrived, it was the ordinary people at the base who pooled their remaining rations together, and the base gave them the last crystal cores, which enabled them to travel such a long time to reach the B City base.
In the heavy snow, without supplies or crystal cores, how could they have made it this far?
"I'm sorry, brother, this is the apocalypse. Everyone has to look out for themselves. I... I'm not going back."
“Yes, brother, even if we want to go back, we don’t have any supplies or crystal cores left. Both Xiao Li and Lao Zhao, the two space ability users, have been killed by Lin Ruo. How can we go back?”
One by one, the ability users in the room stood up. Although they felt guilty towards the wind-type ability user sitting in the middle, they still resolutely opened the door. For them, this was a door to the future. Only by joining a base like the B City base could they have a future.
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