Xu Qian drove to the designated location, which was inside a school. Many people were already engaged in fighting.
These mutated creatures were of the easier-to-kill variety.
However, they were struggling, taking a long time to defeat even one.
The mutated beings were grotesquely shaped, with bird-men, snake-men, rabbit-men, and all sorts of chaotic forms.
Xu Qian immediately recognized them as abominations released by the 'X' group.
She narrowed her eyes slightly, wondering what sinister scheme Song Xiaoping was concocting now.
"Ding, a mandatory side-quest has been activated. Please assist Task Target Number 4 in eradicating the scattered mutated beings throughout G Province. Reward: 20,000 points."
Xu Qian: ...Again?
The young woman jumped out of the car, her long saber in hand, and charged into the horde of mutated creatures.
Soon, mutated beings fell in swathes.
Everyone was stunned. What kind of saber technique was this, to dispatch them with a single blow?
Xu Qian wasn't in a hurry to lop off heads, and no one dared to steal her spoils.
A chill ran down everyone's necks; who would dare to make a move?
Their lives would be forfeit.
Before long, Xu Qian alone had eliminated all the mutated beings in this area. The onlookers stood frozen, unable to intervene.
After finishing the decapitations, Xu Qian asked, "Where else are there mutated beings?"
Everyone collectively pointed towards the teaching building.
Sweat poured down the backs of the crowd. This woman was powerful and ruthless, her decision to decapitate them showing no hesitation.
They hoped the base had other individuals like her.
Why had they never known about her?
Generally, those capable of taking on four-star missions were at the middle to upper echelon of Hope Base. The top powerhouses of Hope Base could be counted on one's fingers.
Suddenly, a woman's voice trembled as she called out to her, "Miss, do you have a team? Our team... are you interested?"
The leader felt a pang of shame even uttering the question. While their "Beautiful Girls Squad" was ranked among the better teams at Hope Base, in front of this woman, their team was insignificant.
Even their entire squad combined couldn't defeat her.
Her intention in recruiting Xu Qian was clear: to have her protect the Beautiful Girls Squad.
The Beautiful Girls Squad consisted entirely of women and was occasionally harassed by higher-ranked teams.
If Xu Qian agreed, she would gladly cede her captain's position.
Xu Qian didn't even look back and flatly refused, "I have a team."
The Sunfire team, always.
As Xu Qian entered the experimental building, she was met by a group of people. These individuals looked remarkably familiar.
Their leader was Jiang Huai, from the Whirlwind Squad.
Jiang Huai recognized Xu Qian instantly. After seven years of acquaintance in her past life, even with her significant changes, he could still recognize her.
"Qian..."
How long had it been since they last saw each other? Three years? Two years?
He couldn't remember.
"Hey, beautiful, you're here to do a mission too? We've already killed all the mutants inside, you don't need to go in."
The others exchanged glances. So this was the woman Li Fu had been talking about.
He had just been lamenting that if they could recruit a spatial ability user to their team, it would be ideal.
Yan Huai couldn't suppress the longing in his heart. He said softly, "Can we talk?"
Xu Qian didn't spare him a glance. The memories of the past, all of them, had faded over the last three years.
Revenge needed to be exacted, but feelings were another matter.
"I have nothing to say to you."
Yan Huai's expression tightened, and he urgently called out, "I have something you'll definitely be interested in, and it won't take up too much of your time."
The members of the Whirlwind Squad were astonished. They never expected their captain to be actively pursuing a woman.
In their eyes, besides his trips to the women's service station during his episodes, Yan Huai had never shown any interest in women.
Xu Qian frowned and said coldly, "Let's go."