From the moment they escaped the mental-type zombie’s encirclement to the journey to Base Three, they did not encounter any more dangerous situations.
This made everyone in the team inevitably let out a sigh of relief. No matter how strong they were, they could not withstand wave after wave of zombie attacks.
“Morning Light Squad. It’s you.”
After entering the base, the person on duty at the gate today was still the same young man who had helped Ruan Ning and the others register their team information back then.
Logically speaking, from the beginning until now, the young man had only seen the Morning Light Squad once. Every day, he saw dozens of teams, so he should have forgotten them long ago. But the fact that five out of the eleven members of this team were ability users had left a deep impression on him, so he still remembered them and recognised them at a glance.
Also, when Xiong Yan, the captain of the Second Rescue Team, had returned two days ago, he had asked the staff guarding the base entrance to pay close attention to the Morning Light Squad. If there was any news of them, they were to tell him immediately.
…
After conveniently sending the three survivors rescued together with Father Jiang and Mother Jiang to Base Three, Ruan Ning and the others did not rush to set off immediately. Instead, they chose to stay at the base for one day.
Although their battles against mutated zombies and zombie hordes over the past few days had not caused any deaths, they had still consumed too much energy. They were no longer able to maintain their best condition.
The journey to the Imperial Capital was long, the dangers were unknown, and there would probably be no shortage of harsh environments. At that time, finding a stable and safe place to recuperate would be even more difficult. So they were not in a rush for this one moment. It was better to stay in this base for one more day, rest properly, recover their stamina and abilities, and adjust themselves to their best condition before setting off.
Being able to rest in the base for one night made Ruan Ning very happy too. Because this meant that tonight, she could finally sleep on the soft mattress stored in her space instead of sleeping in a tent or on a car seat every day.
Because the places she had slept these past few days had not been good, even her neck hurt from sleeping.
Now Ruan Ning finally understood why so many people hoped to have a fixed place to live in the apocalypse. Truly, no matter where one slept, nothing was as comfortable as sleeping in a bed.
Once she arrived at the Imperial Capital Hope Base with everyone, she did not want to go far away again no matter what. Of course, if she could stay in the base every day and not even leave through the base gate, that would be even better. That would be both safe and comfortable.
However, with the personalities of people like Gu Yicheng and the others, the possibility of them staying in the base and doing nothing was infinitely close to zero. And since Ruan Ning was also a member of the team, it would not be good for her to make herself an exception. In the end, she might still have to follow everyone out and run around.
Sigh!
This time, the Morning Light Squad did not deliberately keep a low profile while acting in Base Three. Without thinking too much about it, they directly rented the largest residence in Area A so everyone could rest in the base today.
The houses in Area A were unlike those in Area D, which could only be rented month by month. Here, renting by the day was allowed.
However, the rent for one day here was almost equal to one month’s rent for a house in Area D. No wonder the houses in Area A were priced by the day. If they were not, there probably would not be many teams in the entire base that could afford the rent here.
Of course, Ruan Ning’s Morning Light Squad did not fall into the category of teams that could not afford it.
After Xiong Yan, the captain of the rescue team, heard from the gate guards that the Morning Light Squad had entered the base that morning, he specifically checked their residence and found a time to go over.
When Xiong Yan received the news, it was also still morning, but he waited until the team had finished lunch before coming over.
The importance of food in the apocalypse went without saying. In the apocalypse, going to someone else’s territory to freeload a meal was not a good thing. On the contrary, it could easily make others dislike you.
Xiong Yan understood boundaries, so he deliberately delayed his visit.
“Congratulations. It seems you must have found the person you were looking for at B University,” Xiong Yan said with a smile, sincerely.
Being able to find the person they wanted in such a dangerous place as B University’s new campus and then walk out smoothly was not something ordinary people could do.
Even if Xiong Yan himself led a rescue team of over a hundred people inside, he could not guarantee that he would be able to retreat from that place unscathed. Not to mention, the Morning Light Squad only had a dozen or so people. In terms of numbers, they did not even have one-tenth of the first rescue team sent by the base to B University half a month ago. Yet they had come out safely.
Gu Yicheng sat on the sofa, his hands resting on both sides. His gaze toward Xiong Yan gradually sharpened, and he said in a low voice, “Captain Xiong, you probably didn’t come here this time just to congratulate us on finding someone. If there’s something you need, you can speak directly.”
Xiong Yan paused, then gave a bitter smile and said, “You saw through me. As expected, nothing can be hidden from Captain Gu.”
This time, apart from expressing his thanks regarding what had happened with Dr. Chen last time, Xiong Yan had specially come to ask the Morning Light Squad about the situation at B University’s new campus.
For example, roughly how many survivors there were on the new campus, what the situation was like over there, and what level the zombies were. This information was crucial for Base Three’s next rescue operation at B University’s new campus.
If nothing unexpected happened, within the next two or three days, their base would gather a team again and launch another rescue plan for B University.
Xiong Yan had already applied to participate in this rescue operation and become the person in charge of it.
At the time, he had thought that if the Morning Light Squad had not returned, he might encounter them at B University’s new campus and perhaps be able to help a little.
However, although these people had already returned from B University now, Xiong Yan had no intention of withdrawing. After all, if they allowed the thousands upon thousands of students at B University to all turn into zombies, the pressure their base would bear in the future would also become even greater. So, no matter what, the rescue still had to be carried out. And Captain Zhou of the First Rescue Team, who had gone to B University last time, had recently been seriously injured and could not shoulder such a heavy responsibility. Even if Xiong Yan did not take the initiative to apply, this task would most likely still fall onto his head in the end.
After hearing Xiong Yan’s request, Gu Yicheng pondered for a moment, then told him about what they had seen and heard at B University over the past two days. However, he did not tell him everything. He omitted some details that were not very important and would expose things he did not want others to know.
This time, they had dealt with three Tier Three mutated zombies at B University. Right now should be the time when B University was at its lowest danger level. If they were going to rescue the students at B University, there really was no better time than now.
In his previous life, Gu Yicheng had also led base rescue teams before, so he knew how difficult it was to be responsible for such rescue missions.
After thinking it over, he also told Xiong Yan about encountering the mental-type zombie on their way back. Since he currently had no way of dealing with the mental-type zombie, telling Base Three’s people in advance and letting them handle it was also a good method.
When Xiong Yan had heard about the thrilling and dangerous situation at B University, he had already been secretly shocked. Now, hearing that there was also a mental-type zombie, and that its level was not low, the shock on his face became even harder to hide.
“Captain Gu, you mean that mental-type zombie has at least Tier Three strength? Then doesn’t that mean our encounter last time was also because of it?”
Last time, on their way back after rescuing Dr. Chen, he had wondered why their luck had been so bad that they had encountered such a large-scale zombie horde in such a remote and deserted place. So this was the root of the problem.
“The existence of a mental-type zombie is no small matter. I’ll go report to the higher-ups of the base right away and have them think of a way to find that zombie and eliminate it. Captain Gu, thank you. This information has truly helped us a great deal,” Xiong Yan said.
Since the base was first established, Xiong Yan had been responsible for the rescue team. Because he stood in a different position and had experienced many things, he understood better than many ordinary people just how dangerous this mental-type zombie was to the base.
Although its current location was still far from the base, if they left it alone, sooner or later, it would become a major hidden danger in B City.
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The next day.
When Ruan Ning and the others came out of the villa, they happened to run into the people next door also coming out. The two teams ended up walking together.
They were even heading in the same direction.
Both were leaving the base.
Why was it them?
Ruan Ning’s delicate brows furrowed slightly. She recognised the team in front of her as the famous Dragon-Tiger Squad in Base Three.
Ruan Ning had never seen these people before. The reason she could recognise the members of the Dragon-Tiger Squad was entirely because of the chest badges on their clothes, which gave off a tyrannical and childish middle-schooler aura.
So they really were made of gold. That was the first thought that popped into Ruan Ning’s mind after seeing the badges.
Then she remembered that the younger brother of the burly man who had harassed her in Area D and had both hands broken by Gu Yicheng was a member of the Dragon-Tiger Squad. She did not know which one among them he was, or whether he was even here at all.
When she had left the base last time, the Dragon-Tiger Squad had happened to run into a troublesome situation during a mission and had been too busy to take care of anything else. Now, judging from appearances, their injuries should have mostly recovered.
Ruan Ning looked conflicted. Sigh. This was why people said enemies were bound to meet on a narrow road. They had casually rented a house in Area A for one day, yet they just so happened to rent the one beside the Dragon-Tiger Squad.
However, if they had not happened to run into them in Area A today, Ruan Ning would almost have forgotten about this matter.
“Brother, they’re from the Dragon-Tiger Squad…” Ruan Ning whispered to the person beside her.
“Mm. It’s fine. They won’t recognise us,” Gu Yicheng said with cold brows and an unchanged expression, not even glancing at the people beside them.
Because even if they did recognise them, it would not be a big deal.
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