"Boss, you just wanted me to try on clothes, didn't you?"
Ruan Qing'an sighed, took half a step forward, her hand tied with a ribbon gripped the long sword at her waist, and walked to the table. With the sound of the sword being drawn, the tip of the sword pointed diagonally to the ground.
She turned the blade, her leaden gray eyes glaring sharply at Lu Ting.
Lu Ting, who was sitting in place, turned ashen-faced: "Very good, you are very good. Now even a mere bodyguard without any superpowers can draw his sword against the base leader."
"Ruan Qing'an, do you intend to attack the leader?!"
Lillian shouted loudly, her face full of imposing manner, but her body subconsciously took a half step back, quickly dragging Lu Ting into it.
Ruan Qingan lowered his eyes: "Leader? I only listen to the boss."
The next moment—
Alarm bells rang in Lu Ting's mind!
He instinctively stepped back, raised his arm to block, and then his lightning-based power surged, instantly forming a lightning shield in front of him, crackling with electricity.
Then, the blade fell, easily slicing it apart!
Lu Ting was forced to retreat repeatedly by the sharp intent emanating from the Tang sword, and a scratch could even be seen on his arm.
Lu Ting's expression changed drastically: "You, you—"
"...Sorry, I underestimated you. I'll be more careful with my next strike, Chief Lu."
In front of him, a girl in high heels raised her sword, her aura fierce.
Lu Ting's lips twitched involuntarily. Although he had defended hastily, he had used eight or nine tenths of his strength, but... this woman actually said she wasn't serious?!
I'm just as infuriating as Zhou Ziqi!
But even Lu Ting, the leader of the base, couldn't swallow this insult. He raised his hand and said, "All members of the superhuman squad, listen to my command!"
"Yes, Chief!"
Soon after Lu Ting gave the order, the conference room door was pushed open, and the superhuman team rushed into the conference room, surrounding Ruan Qing'an and Zhou Ziqi, while others protected Lu Ting.
Ruan Qing'an narrowed his eyes and glanced back at Zhou Ziqi's side, noticing that some superhumans wanted to step forward.
She lightly touched the ground with her toes and leaped up nimbly.
With a flash of light, the petite girl severed the gun in the man's hand with a single slash, then kicked him straight down the wall!
"Ruan Qingan, stop!"
Lu Ting shouted sternly, "You forced me to take action! I only wanted to ask about the situation, but I didn't expect—"
Unexpectedly, Zhou Ziqi interrupted him directly, clapping his hands and saying, "A wonderful performance. I misspoke, Chief Lu. Lillian is indeed very good at acting, and so are you."
"Don't act like we're bullying you."
Zhou Ziqi twitched his lips into a mocking smile. He stood up and stood behind Ruan Qing'an, bending down slightly to almost embrace her, and squeezed her hand holding the knife.
"Alright, little Ruan, there's no need to do anything now."
"Understood, boss."
Ruan Qing'an ignored the team of superhumans still eyeing her covetously. Since this bastard knew Lillian had a problem all along, she didn't believe he didn't have a backup plan, at least not like this.
Lu Ting also vaguely sensed something was amiss. After forcing himself to project the dignity of a leader, he conceded, "As long as you apologize, I can let bygones be bygones—"
"Apologize?"
Zhou Ziqi scoffed: "Chief Lu doesn't seem to understand. You say I can continue my research because of the superhumans at the base, but unfortunately—it seems they can't do without me."
"Varied……"
Before Lu Ting could finish speaking, he noticed that the superhuman protecting him suddenly twisted his face, turning ashen and pale, like a mutated monster.
Once a superhuman undergoes mutation, they will definitely be more terrifying than an ordinary zombie!
Saliva dripped to the ground, and the suddenly mutated superhuman lunged at Lu Ting. Lu Ting kicked it away and killed it with his lightning superhuman ability. Only then did he realize that the other superhumans around him also showed signs of mutation!
In an instant, the entire team of superhumans was thrown into chaos, as the mutation was irreversible and more than half of them died in a short period of time.
Lu Ting roared in fury: "Zhou Ziqi, what have you done?!"
"Don't call me Chief Lu. I just didn't distribute the injections to treat their mutations today."
He chuckled lightly: "Didn't you want to give me a warning? How about it now?"
Lu Ting's face turned ashen; he was so angry he couldn't even speak.
Zhou Ziqi then slowly said, "Chief Lu, you must remember this: the other human bases are also waiting for me to come. The entire base's ability users cannot do without me, understand?"
"...Yes, I misunderstood you, Mr. Zhou."
Lu Ting closed his eyes, trying hard to suppress his emotions. When he spoke with his head down, there was still a hint of gritted teeth in his voice.
The entire conference room was completely silent. The remaining members of the superhuman team looked at each other, heads bowed, not daring to interfere any further—these superhumans all relied on consuming crystal cores to increase their superhuman abilities.
While devouring crystal cores does lead to the fastest progress, it also makes one vulnerable to the rampant zombie virus within the crystal cores.
No one dared to offend Zhou Ziqi.
The changes in the conference room happened too quickly. Due to the chaotic situation, Lillian had already fallen in the corner of the conference room, her face turned pale, and she stood frozen in place.
How could this happen...?
Just then, Jia Lan's anxious voice came: "Brother Lu, please don't blame Mr. Zhou, it's all a misunderstanding—"
Jia Lan appeared confidently outside the door!
She deliberately timed her arrival perfectly, coming to the rescue at the most critical and severe moment. This will surely leave a deep impression on Zhou Ziqi, whom she is about to recruit!
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