"How long did it take for you to fly back?" Yun Xiaoxiao asked with a serious tone.
Zheng Yuner: "About an hour."
Hearing this, the expressions of Yun Xiaoxiao and Lu Chen turned grim.
Zheng Yuner grew anxious. "Let's hurry and save them."
"It's too late to go now," Lu Chen stated bluntly.
"Why?"
"We'll talk on the way."
Only then did Zheng Yuner notice that Yun Xiaoxiao and the others seed ready to leave.
The group quickly boarded the helicopter again.
On the way, Ye Shuyuan treated Lei Ming and Zheng Yuner.
Nie Yizhou also recounted what had happened to him earlier.
It was then that Zheng Yuner understood why Yun Xiaoxiao and the others weren’t rushing to save Qu Xiaobei and the rest.
"So, you're saying they planned and orchestrated this attack on us? Once they succeeded, they would quickly relocate?"
"Yes, exactly. Especially since so of us escaped, they wouldn’t stay in one place for long. It’s already been an hour since you returned. By the ti we get there, they’ll likely be gone."
Once the helicopter took off, they essentially lost all sense of direction.
Finding them would be harder than finding a needle in a haystack.
So, even if they rushed over,
they’d likely co up empty-handed, just like before.
Rather than waste ti, it was better to head to the Northern Base first, figure out who these people were, and then plan a rescue mission to their headquarters.
If their suspicions were correct, and these people were after the supernatural abilities within Xiao Feng and the others,
and if they were foreigners who had been abducting people across regions,
then Xiao Feng and the others should be safe for the ti being.
They would likely gather all the abducted individuals and transport them back to their headquarters.
At the very least, during this transportation phase, their lives wouldn’t be in imdiate danger.
And transporting them would take ti.
With heavy hearts, the group flew toward the Northern Base.
The Northern Base looked much the sa as Yun Xiaoxiao rembered.
As soon as they landed, they ran into many familiar faces.
Jiang Huai and Long Zhe from Rongsheng Base, Peng Shaowei and Hao Ren from the Western Base, Tang Jun and Tang Yanchi from Xiangrui Base—they all seed to have just arrived as well.
Seeing Yun Xiaoxiao and the others, they ca forward to greet them.
"Xiaoxiao, long ti no see!"
Long Zhe waved at Yun Xiaoxiao with a smile.
Yun Xiaoxiao nodded in response.
Truthfully, she wasn’t in the mood to smile.
Tang Yanchi glanced at Yun Xiaoxiao, seemingly wanting to say sothing, but he held back.
Then, he got angry with himself,
as if soone had provoked him.
His expression turned sour.
"Everyone, please follow to the conference hall."
A man with a military bearing, clearly from the ard forces, approached them.
So, everyone followed him toward the conference hall.
As they walked, they exchanged information.
From the conversation, they learned that their base had also experienced mysterious disappearances.
At first, they hadn’t paid much attention,
thinking those people had simply t with accidents.
It wasn’t until the Northern Base sent them a secret ssage that they realized it wasn’t a coincidence.
Peng Shaowei and Jiang Huai were both soldiers.
Protecting the nation from external threats was a duty ingrained in their blood.
Faced with such a situation, they naturally ca without hesitation.
After a while, they arrived at the conference hall.
It was a two-story building surrounded by tempered glass,
giving it a solemn and dignified appearance.
They made their way to the second floor.
"Everyone, it’s right ahead,"
the guide said, pointing to a room at the far end of the hallway with its double doors wide open.
"Excuse , where’s the restroom?"
Yun Xiaoxiao felt a bit unwell and decided to ask.
Since so bases hadn’t arrived yet, the eting wouldn’t start imdiately.
It was better to take care of her "urgent business" first—after all, nature calls couldn’t be ignored.
"Go straight down this hallway, turn left at the end, and it’s about fifty ters ahead,"
the guide pointed in the direction.
"Got it, thanks."
After thanking him, Yun Xiaoxiao waved to Lu Chen and the others as she walked away.
"You guys go ahead. I’ll catch up later."
"Be careful,"
Lu Chen said, though he knew Yun Xiaoxiao was unlikely to run into trouble. Still, he couldn’t help but remind her.
"Okay, I will."
With that, Yun Xiaoxiao hurried off.
She followed the directions she’d been given and soon found the restroom.
It was surprisingly clean.
Yun Xiaoxiao entered the won’s restroom, found an empty stall, and quickly went in.
Even she, like everyone else, had her monts of urgency.
As she was taking care of her business, she heard two flushes in quick succession.
Then, the doors of the stalls next to and across from hers opened.
Two female voices chid in.
"Honestly, the Northern Base is really impressive. Even their restrooms are fancier than ours."
"Well, of course. It’s the largest base in all of China. If they didn’t have this level of sophistication, how could they claim to be the best?"
"Still, I’ve heard that there’s a base in the western region called Yun City. Supposedly, they have 24/7 automated water, electricity, and gas supply."
"That’s got to be a lie. Even the Northern Base only has electricity for two hours in the morning, afternoon, and evening. The rest of the ti, they shut it off to conserve energy."
"Why would I lie to you?
Rember when our base went to Yun City to exchange for evolution serum?
People who’ve been there say they not only have water, electricity, and gas running all day, but they even have internet!"
"Internet?" The other woman sounded shocked. "I can’t even rember the last ti I went online!"
Her voice carried a hint of envy.
The other woman continued, "Exactly! And Yun City has all sorts of shops and vendors selling everything you can imagine.
If it weren’t for the fact that we’re in the apocalypse, you’d think you’d traveled back to the pre-apocalypse era.
Plus, Yun City has farmland.
Huge greenhouses filled with fresh vegetables and fruits.
And all kinds of livestock—so many you can’t even count them.
But you know what the most amazing part is?"
"What?"
"Even the most ordinary person there can have white rice, fresh vegetables, and all kinds of at with every al!"
"You’ve got to be kidding !"
The other woman was in disbelief.
"at, rice, and fresh vegetables with every al?
That might’ve been possible before the apocalypse.
But this is the apocalypse we’re talking about!
First, there was the zombie outbreak, then the extre cold, and now the extre heat.
The land can’t even support farming anymore.
That ans the rice we have now is from before the apocalypse.
Every grain we eat is one less grain we’ll ever have.
Nowadays, even having porridge once in a while is considered a luxury.
How could anyone have white rice, fresh vegetables, and at with every al? It’s impossible!"
"That’s exactly how I reacted at first, but it’s true. People have seen it with their own eyes. How could it be fake?"
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