In the dead of night, a biting cold wind and eerie fog cruelly enveloped the entire Luocheng Base…
In the city center, atop a towering, ancient bronze tower, a man in black extended a scarred hand.
Black mist from his grasp swiftly dissipated outwards.
In the fierce and desolate wind, it rapidly permeated the entirety of Luocheng Base…
"Cough, cough…" He spat out a mouthful of blood.
This time, he had used an even more venomous dose. Anyone who came into contact with it would fall ill with a persistent fever and complete exhaustion…
He was already severely weakened, his life nearing its end…
But what did it matter… As long as he did Zhou Kaifeng’s bidding, his family would be granted a sanctuary to survive under Zhou Kaifeng’s protection…
…
Seeing the "flu warning" rapidly spreading on the forum…
Luo Xiaole lost her appetite for the delicious breakfast…
"Zhou Kaifeng sent someone to spread poison again! Are we still supposed to run from the gas in the base?" Zhou Xiaojun exclaimed angrily.
"Looking at the intensity this time… it seems a decisive battle is imminent…" Lin Xia also frowned.
"What did the commander say?"
"He anticipated that these people wouldn't give up so easily. Last night, he came to me and prepared a bunch of antidote buffs in advance… and it actually happened just as he predicted…" Luo Xiaole shook her head in amazement.
"Beep… beep…"
"Oh my god!" Pi Jiajia yelped, jumping up. The communicator that had been silent for so long suddenly rang as if by a ghost, sending a shiver down his spine…
He tapped it open and saw, as usual, only a few short words.
"Eleven o'clock, the weapon factory."
"Xiaole, where did you say Commander Zhou stored that batch of weapons he brought back from the Green Dragon Gang last time?"
"Oh… it’s this place… the weapon factory…"
"What do they want, to steal those weapons back?" Lin Ruoshui's eyes widened.
"It’s probably more than that…" Luo Xiaole frowned, feeling that something was amiss…
"Then we must quickly warn Commander Zhou! If these weapons are stolen back, the danger in Luocheng Base won't be from zombies… but from these deranged people!"
"Once something is taken, why would we give it back? If you can stand it, you can't stand it!"
"Brothers, charge!" Why was Pi Jiajia stirring up trouble again…
Luo Xiaole covered her forehead and yanked him back.
"Holy cow, Xiaole, how did your strength increase so much overnight!" Pi Jiajia, yanked violently, immediately fell into a prone position.
"Just charge, you scoundrel! Can't you be quiet for a bit!" Luo Xiaole roared.
Yelled at, Pi Jiajia glanced guiltily at Lin Xia, his mouth pouting in grievance…
"That's not right." Mo Chen, with his long strides, approached and sat on the sofa with a frown.
Luo Xiaole cast him an appreciative glance, "Please explain, Teacher Mo."
"How long has it been since your communicator last rang…" Mo Chen didn't look up, but his question hit the mark.
"Holy cow… it hasn't made a sound since we last stole their weapons…" Pi Jiajia suddenly realized.
"Also, they've been robbed by us three times. With such a major operation, they still dare to send a message via communicator? Do they really think Cheng Miao is an idiot?"
Pi Jiajia broke out in a cold sweat. He had almost fallen for it!
"They want us to go to the weapon factory, so we'll deliberately not go." Luo Xiaole smirked playfully.
"Then where do we go?"
"Of course, to that good place Chen Xiaolin discovered these past couple of days~" Luo Xiaole's smile grew more cunning…
…
In the weapon factory, there was basically no one left standing.
The black mist had descended so suddenly that almost everyone in the factory had been affected. They lay on the ground, sweating profusely, their strength gone from the fever.
Cheng Miao and his men, with almost no effort, slit the throats of the remaining factory workers, one by one.
"Hahaha!" He was immensely proud. Luocheng Base, of all places, had no defenses at all. Truly a vain showpiece, all for appearance and not for practical use!
"Mmm~" He let out a deeply satisfied laugh.
Touching the familiar weapons in the boxes before him, his pent-up frustration from the past few days was instantly soothed.
"You dared to take my things, and you will pay the price. See, haven't they been returned?"
His eyes were filled with malice.
"Distribute the weapons to the brothers, and we'll wait here quietly for that bean sprout to take the bait!"
"I will turn her into a sieve today! Only then can I vent my hatred!"
But until half past eleven, the factory gates remained utterly still.
"Caw… caw… caw…" Only a few zombie crows flew by, as if mocking them.
They let out extremely unpleasant calls.
"What the hell!" Cheng Miao cursed loudly.
Impossible, that bean sprout must have their communicator!
And she must have seen the message.
She absolutely had to come!
Did the bean sprout mean she was too stupid to decipher the message?
That's just pathetic…
He scratched his little mustache in utter confusion…
How had he not considered this possibility.
He had overestimated that bean sprout!
A complete oversight!
"Boss! What do we do now?" A subordinate approached, his face a mask of panic.
"Should we continue waiting here?"
"Wait for your head!" Cheng Miao smacked the back of his head fiercely!
"Since the bean sprout isn't coming, they have even less chance of knowing our plan! Head straight for the city hall! Capture Zhou Shoushan alive!"
His loud voice, full of vigor and absolute confidence, echoed throughout the weapon factory.
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At the same time, in a rather inconspicuous pharmaceutical factory within Luocheng Base.
Luo Xiaole and her companions were stealthily infiltrating through the main entrance.
They hid behind a shipping container, looking out.
"Here, drink this." Luo Xiaole quickly produced a pile of small bottles.
"This is… an antidote buff?" Luo Shu and the others recognized them.
"Drink up, or you'll feel worse later." Luo Xiaole smiled calmly, rapidly distributing the small bottles.
"Holy cow, it works instantly! I feel so much better, my back doesn't hurt, my eyes aren't blurry, and I even have the energy to set up an ambush!" Zhou Xiaojun, after drinking, started his usual banter.
Two dark lines appeared on Luo Xiaole's forehead.
Was it still possible to beat this guy and send him home now!
"Xiaole, how did you know to come here?" Luo Shu was very curious.
"Do you know what I discovered these past few days?" Chen Xiaolin, who had been out scouting and had been absent for a while, mysteriously piqued everyone's interest.
"Even Jiang Taigong fishing wasn't as good at teasing as you… hurry up and tell us!" Luo Shu gritted her teeth.
"Okay, okay, I'll tell you. I followed those zombies around for a few days and found that the places they appeared had a pattern, with a pharmaceutical factory nearby…"
"But what's strange is that only near this pharmaceutical factory has it never been attacked by any zombies…"