When so many people suddenly rushed in through the doorway, the two people on the bed were also shocked. They had never expected anyone to break into the top floor in the middle of the night.
“How did you get in?! Why are you intruding into our base?!” The man on the bed was slightly fat, with small eyes. His usually kind-looking face now looked somewhat ferocious.
Xu Chi, who had taken the lead, gave a light cough. While silently shifting his gaze away and avoiding looking at their naked bodies, he did not forget to activate the seed in his hand. Under the effect of his ability, the seed sprouted and grew at an unbelievable speed, then wound toward the two people on the bed.
Seeing this, the two of them could no longer care about putting on clothes. The woman hurriedly grabbed the bathrobe beside her and draped it over herself. The man also picked up a coat from the floor while dodging the attack. His movements were not as quick as the woman’s, so he was almost dragged over by the vines. Fortunately, he managed to use his ability in time and cut the vines apart.
Sun Qinqin quickly recognised the people at the door. Her heart jolted. Since these people were unharmed, it seemed tonight’s plan had completely failed. Not only had it failed, but this group had even come to the top floor and found her. From the look of them, it was obvious they had come for revenge.
Damn it! They were all a bunch of useless things! She had given them so many good items this time, yet they still could not handle just a few people. And after failing, they had even betrayed her and exposed her.
Sun Qinqin did not think there was anything wrong with finding people to deal with them. Who told them to be the team Chen Ling had brought back? He had even wanted them to join the base and divide up her power. Did he think she did not know that whenever he went out to collect supplies, he handed in much less than he should and secretly hid some away? It was just that she had not yet found where he had hidden those supplies. Once she found the storage location, she would whisper a few words beside the leader’s pillow and have him get rid of Chen Ling. That would be killing two birds with one stone.
And those people who had betrayed her—after she dealt with the people in front of her, she would not spare any of them. If she did not throw them into a horde of zombies, it would not be enough to relieve the hatred in her heart.
While they were preparing to fight over there, Ruan Ning was led out of the room by Gu Yicheng, his hand covering her eyes.
She was thin-skinned and felt a little embarrassed being treated so carefully. Just as she wanted to move his hand away, she heard the man say slowly in a low voice, “Ningning, don’t look. It’ll hurt your eyes.”
Ruan Ning felt as if his tone was treating her like an underage little girl who knew nothing of the world. Although, based on the original owner’s age, she indeed still had several months before she turned eighteen.
But her real age was not seventeen. She had been an adult for several years already, yet Gu Yicheng still treated her like a child. Ruan Ning felt a little dejected and wondered if she was being too useless. Also, had her reaction just now when she saw the two naked people been too dramatic? Was that why he thought she was not suited to this kind of scene and had reached out to cover her eyes? In reality, she could have completely treated it like watching an episode of Animal World.
“Ningning, wait in the reception room outside for a moment. We’ll deal with them very quickly,” Gu Yicheng said, lowering the hand that still carried a faint tingling sensation. His eyes darkened slightly.
Ruan Ning lowered her gaze, looking somewhat dispirited.
Gu Yicheng noticed her thoughts and said gently, “You can help us guard the main door here and see if anyone else comes in.”
Ruan Ning knew he was afraid that if she was left alone, she would overthink things. He said he was giving her something to do, but in truth, he was still protecting her in a roundabout way.
Staying in the living room, she heard the commotion inside the bedroom grow louder and louder. There were also many sounds of things being smashed. Logically speaking, an ordinary fight should not make such loud noises. This time, Ruan Ning felt as if the two people inside had realised they were at a disadvantage. While constantly trying to run toward the door, they were deliberately making noise, as if trying to call for help from someone.
But in the end, the two of them were not very strong. After struggling for only a few minutes, they no longer had the strength to resist, and the sounds of fighting completely disappeared.
After dealing with the two of them, Xu Chi swiftly used vines to tie them up. He also injected them with the muscle relaxant they had seized not long ago. Their bodies were weak and powerless, and no matter how they struggled, they could not break free.
Although their goal was to capture that woman, they did not know whether the man she called “leader” was also an accomplice in her operation this time. Since that was the case, before they figured things out, they could not let either of them go.
“Who are you people? I don’t think there should be any grudges between us, right? As long as you let me go, you can ask for whatever benefits you want.” Seeing that he had already been captured alive by these people and had even been injected with some unknown drug, the fat man no longer wasted energy struggling. Instead, he switched to trying to persuade them with words. In his view, since there was no enmity between them, as long as the benefits were sufficient, there was no problem that could not be solved.
After Xu Chi tied them up, Xue Chen casually threw a quilt over them, covering the bathrobes that had already been damaged during the fight.
“If you want to know what happened, you should ask the woman beside you,” Lin Yang said, narrowing his eyes. “We were also suddenly woken from our sleep tonight, so we’re very irritable right now. We feel like hitting someone. So what do you think we should do?”
The man turned his head and glanced at the woman tied up with him. He paused, then seemed to think of something. His gaze turned ruthless and he quickly said, “I am the leader of this base. I truly knew nothing about what you’re talking about. But if she really offended you all, you can deal with her however you like. Our base will absolutely not shield such a vicious person.”
Sun Qinqin looked at him in disbelief. He had pushed her out just like that, all to protect himself. “Leader!”
“You made the mistake, so you bear the responsibility yourself. I told you not to provoke outsiders, but you refused to listen. Are you trying to get everyone in the base killed?” The man spoke in a dignified and righteous manner, pushing all the blame onto the person beside him. But in his heart, he was thinking that this woman was truly stupid. Before provoking others, could she not first investigate their background? Now she had kicked an iron plate and dragged him down with her.
If not for her pretty face, the fact that she had some ability, and that she was presentable enough to bring around, he would have grown tired of her long ago during this past month. As it happened, a few days ago, he had taken a liking to a newly arrived woman in the base. Her looks and figure were not bad either. After Sun Qinqin died, he could simply replace her with another.
“Hehe.” Hearing his heartless words, Sun Qinqin’s face twisted. She said viciously, “I took those muscle relaxants from your safe. Don’t say you didn’t know. That makes you an accomplice too. If something happens to me, don’t think you’ll get off easy either! We might as well all die together!”
This man and woman, who had been lying naked together in bed not even twenty minutes ago, were now accusing each other and trying to drag each other down. In this situation, the scene felt especially ironic.
Just as the two of them were arguing, footsteps came from the corridor.
Hearing the sound, Gu Yicheng reached out and shielded Ruan Ning behind him, reminding the others present that someone was coming from outside.
That person seemed to have sensed that something was wrong inside the room as well, and his footsteps slowed.
When the bound man saw their reaction, he immediately guessed who had arrived and shouted loudly toward the door, “Help! Sheng Zhiyuan! Hurry and save me!”
Perhaps because he heard the cry for help, the man’s footsteps quickened again. Without hesitation, he rushed inside. At the same time, several wind blades shot out.
It was the man who had followed behind that woman yesterday afternoon.
Could this be the person the two of them had been waiting for all along?
Before Ruan Ning could figure out the relationship between these people, she soon discovered that the man who had rushed over to save them was unexpectedly powerful.
Under Xue Chen’s attacks, not only did this person not fall into a disadvantage, but after exchanging so many moves with him, it was actually Xue Chen who showed signs of losing. Xue Chen was a level-two metal-type ability user and a well-trained soldier. His strength ranked among the top few in the Morning Light Squad.
She had not expected that such an expert would exist in this small base. It seemed they really could not underestimate this place.
Their side had the advantage in numbers. Although the man’s strength was quite good, and if it had been anyone else here, they might have been defeated one by one by him, their side still had Gu Yicheng. Not long after the two exchanged blows, the man’s ability gradually began to run out. When he failed to dodge in time, he was struck by lightning. His arm went numb, the knife in his hand fell to the ground, and blood immediately began to flow.
As for the two people tied tightly on the ground, especially the fat man, when he first saw this person appear, the joy on his face could not be hidden at all.
Now, seeing that even he had been defeated, the fat man could not help but curse. Only he knew that a large part of the reason he had been able to occupy this hotel and establish this base was because of this man. He had not expected this group to be so strong that even Sheng Zhiyuan could not withstand them.
The man could not help but blame Sun Qinqin again. It was all this woman’s fault. She had brought disaster upon him and his base.
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