Xu Qian blinked and snapped back to attention.
"Tell them that the X Group's commander is in A City. Be extremely vigilant."
"Alright, I understand."
The light of the communication talisman gradually faded, leaving Xu Qian with a sense of unease.
What exactly was Song Xiaoping planning?
She could guess his first step, and his second, but his third remained a mystery.
He had arranged for the Yu Clan base to release mutated humans to wreak havoc, even using his influence to turn the madmen from Yuan Cheng base into mutants. This was all to create chaos and, coincidentally, to alert her.
Next, he arranged for zombie hordes to attack bases, forcing smaller ones to consolidate towards larger ones. After this, wouldn't he personally lead the zombie army to attack the base?
"Ring, ring." Xu Qian casually picked up the nearby phone.
This call was definitely from Guan Weiyun. Even though the zombie tide had receded, there were still many loose ends to tie up, and he probably wanted to reinforce the base's defenses.
Everyone else was resting, but these high-ranking officials had to continue meetings after the battlefield, without even time for a shower.
She was supposed to be there too, but Guan Weiyun, feeling for her, told her to rest.
"Xu Qian! There are mutated humans attacking the base!"
Xu Qian sat up straighter, her expression changing slightly.
Another wave so soon after the last?
"What's going on?"
"I'm not sure. The numbers aren't large, and they're scattered, but their attack power is immense. I've sent people to deal with them, but they're outmatched. I'm going to the main gate to hold the line. You go assist in the scattered areas."
"Understood, I'm coming immediately."
Xu Qian hung up the phone and quickly put on her clothes before rushing out.
The villa district was quiet, with only the occasional sound of distant cries of distress.
Xu Qian dared not slow her pace, running back towards the direction of the sound.
It was a corner. The electric fence, once humming with power, had been torn down by sharp claws, and the city wall had been toppled.
Corpses littered the ground, and blood flowed like a river. More than a dozen people lay dead.
Following this, another wave of awakened individuals surged forward. Xu Qian could only vaguely make out the figures of the mutated beings.
They could no longer be called mutated humans.
They were monsters.
There were more than a dozen of them, their appearance remarkably similar to the "little blue men." Their bodies were covered in scales, these scales being black.
Two horns protruded from their heads, while their hands were as sharp as a lizard's. With a single grasp, they could tear open the fragile bodies of humans, crushing them into a bloody pulp.
Xu Qian's expression turned cold. With a flicker of her will, the Bass blade materialized in her palm.
Everyone felt a chill down their spines as the monsters' hands were severed as if they were made of tofu.
These monsters' greatest power lay in their hands. Once their hands were gone, they were as good as lambs awaiting slaughter.
Xu Qian did not linger. After severing their sharp limbs, she moved on to other locations.
They were spread out too widely, and each point they attacked was a weak spot in the defenses.
It seemed... they knew the map of Hope Base.
Xu Qian's expression was grim, but she knew she had to deal with the immediate threat before investigating.
After finally patrolling the entire base,
Suddenly, a burst of dark fire erupted ahead.
Xu Qian froze and quickly ran towards the direction of the main gate. This kind of dark firelight belonged to only one person.
Guan Weiyun!
The area inside and outside the main gate was in chaos. The electric fences lay fallen, and the monsters had surged into the base, engaging in a fierce battle.
From a distance, Guan Weiyun stood outside the main gate, arms outstretched, dark firelight blazing, incinerating large numbers of monsters.
Xu Qian glanced at him, then felt a sense of relief. Guan Weiyun might be lukewarm towards women, but his combat prowess was undeniable.
She turned and plunged into the horde of monsters. With her presence, everyone's pressure was significantly reduced, and the mutated humans within Hope Base had been dealt with.
Now, only those outside remained.
However, Xu Qian felt an inexplicable sense of unease.
Song Xiaoping had sent a seven-day zombie tide to attack Hope Base, and on the eighth day, he sent mutated humans to attack?
This was illogical.