Chapter 431: Chapter 12: Best Friends Forever (12)

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Zhang Yuanyuan’s situation was naturally not good, but there was nothing she could do about it. This small team now had thirteen people left, some had died in battle, and others left directly after the incident, like the earlier dual ability user.

Some had also secretly run away.

In fact, what Zhang Yuanyuan didn’t know was that some people were actually drained of their superpowers directly by Zhu Ke.

Due to this failure, Zhu Ke became agitated and was no longer as clear-headed as before.

He wanted to become stronger.

Anyone who “ran away” was actually devoured by him and their traces erased.

Not long after, the convoy led by Li Yang finally reached the secret base.

This secret base was different from the outside world.

The entire base was surrounded by a protective shield.

As technology advanced, air pollution became rampant. This base was initially built as a place for top officials to recuperate, and now it seemed like a paradise-like place.

When the apocalypse descended, it happened to be nighttime, and the shield of this base was on, naturally isolating the invasion of the red glow.

Everyone inside the base was ordinary people, and no one got infected.

When they saw the outside world shrouded in red light, realizing something was wrong, they tried contacting the Alliance but found communications were cut off.

Unable to reach the Alliance, they dared not open the shield.

This secret base was surrounded by thick walls, with steel reinforcements inside.

Moreover, there was a sturdy underground bunker below.

All the plants, all the vegetables inside, were cultivated in a sterile environment, so they were also safe this time.

This base was basically self-sufficient.

When Li Yang and his team arrived, the base was in an uproar.

Because the backup power was running low, and the shield was barely being maintained.

Li Yang’s arrival brought hope to everyone.

Li Yang knew that the base remained clean, but the air outside was polluted. If the shield was opened directly, the people inside might either turn into zombies or awaken superpowers, or they might die.

To be safe, the shield could not be opened temporarily. Li Yang used his superpower to recharge another group of backup power supplies. After all, he was a Thunder Ability User, so acting as a temporary charger was doable.

The people here were all ordinary, but the world outside was too harsh.

The people in the base, although mostly top-tier or serving the top-tier, understood clearly that if they didn’t change, they would soon be unable to keep up and get eliminated. According to everyone’s saying, this world was no longer the world it used to be.

Li Yang and Li Shuning started to get busy again, seeking the safest way to allow the people in the base to adapt like everyone else.

There were quite a few scientists in the base, and they soon found a milder solution to help everyone transition through this issue.

However, the area growing food still wouldn’t have the shield opened.

Otherwise, if those plants mutated, they couldn’t be eaten.

Since the shield outside consumed the most power, the greenhouses growing food inside had manageable power consumption, and with Thunder Ability Users maintaining it, there wouldn’t be any problems.

All supplies were moved down and placed inside the base.

The people in the base also got busy, each fulfilling their roles, and the base stabilized.

This base was relatively hidden, even though there were cities nearby, very few people knew about it.

After settling down, Li Shuning led the team out for exploration.

At least in the nearby cities, the zombies had to be cleared one by one.

The base was well-located, and its setup was very practical, making it certain to become their future stronghold.

Li Shuning’s body had originally integrated with cultivation at the Second Level of the Qi Refinement Realm. After the Crystal Chips enhanced her superpower, she broke through to the Third Rank.

The most important thing was that her trump card was her spiritual power, so taking people out was relatively safe.

Li Shuning led a team to explore, while the base was bustling.

When Li Shuning returned that day, she brought back a lot of supplies and some people.

There were ordinary people, as well as superpower users.

Gradually, the base established some rules.

Whether ordinary people or superpower users, absolutely no bullying others was allowed, no matter what status you held in the past.

All supplies were uniformly managed by the base, though the base would not meddle with your private belongings.

However, if one wanted to obtain materials or Crystal Chips from the base, they had to complete the tasks issued by the base.

Trying to get things without effort—impossible.

No one was exempt.

Even the former top-tier members of the base were using their wits to earn supplies.

The superpower users continuously formed teams to go out and kill zombies, earning Crystal Chips and possibly finding supplies.

They could exchange Crystal Chips for others, with the quantity varying based on rarity.

The base improved daily, and its reputation naturally spread.

Gradually, more and more people were drawn to the base.

The space of the base gradually became insufficient, requiring expansion and the like.

Ordinary people sometimes accompanied superpower users to kill zombies or were involved in the construction of the base, and everyone was quite content to settle down.

After half a year, at the base, Li Shuning and Li Yang were both Seventh Rank powerhouses, with countless Sixth Rank powerhouses.

The base’s strength was growing.

Especially Li Yang’s core members, most had reached the Sixth Rank.

On this day, when Li Shuning was about to lead the team out of the base, she discovered two people at the gate—it was Zhang Yuanyuan and Zhu Ke, who wanted to enter the base.

But outsiders wanting to enter the base had to pay Crystal Chips.

The people inside the base each had their own identity tokens.

Zhang Yuanyuan and Zhu Ke couldn’t afford any Crystal Chips.

Zhang Yuanyuan was no longer the young, beautiful woman with a curvy figure she once was.

At this moment, Zhang Yuanyuan was completely thin, her skin clinging to her bones, making Li Shuning almost not recognize her.

The young girl, barely in her twenties, who should have been in her prime, now looked as if she were in her forties.

As for Zhu Ke, he was also desperately thin, with sinister eyes, glaring at the guard as if he could kill him with his gaze.

Zhang Yuanyuan sharply yelled, “They say the Alliance Base is safe and good to ordinary people. Why won’t you let us in? I’m just an ordinary person, but my Ak is a superpower user, yet you don’t welcome superpower users? We have no Crystal Chips, won’t let us in, just to watch us be killed by zombies outside? Alliance Base, it’s nothing special.”

Li Shuning walked over with her team.

This team, all dressed in the base’s uniform, sky-blue outfits, and Li Shuning had a red badge pinned to her chest, making her aura extraordinary as she led her team over.

Li Shuning smiled slightly, “Long time no see, Zhang Yuanyuan.”

Seeing Li Shuning, Zhang Yuanyuan was momentarily stunned, then jealousy surged up.

Why was she so miserable now, completely unlike a girl in her twenties, while Li Shuning looked so neat, so pretty? Why did heaven let her come to this world only to fall into such a state?

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