Reborn in the end of the world, I scavenged in the empty city and bought for free

Although Xiaoli was curious about what Gu Tongwan was going to do, she knew very well that it was best not to ask questions that she shouldn't ask, so she quickly gave her the contact information of several people.

I met these people when I came to the restaurant to drink at the hunting conference before. After getting to know them for a while, I found them to be reliable. Although it is a small guild, its business is quite comprehensive, especially the investigation area. They are good at tracking down missing goods and finding missing relatives.

Gu Tongwan took his things and prepared to leave without waiting for the proprietress from the trading center to come back. It was already 6:30 in the evening when he walked out of the backyard, but the sun was still shining brightly outside, and there was no sign of the sun setting at all, whereas in November of previous years, the sun would have already set at this time.

When I was about to get the car, I suddenly heard a noise coming from outside, followed by a deafening explosion, which lasted for more than ten times. The explosion should be nearby. Even standing in the backyard, I could feel the ground shaking slightly.

At this time, Xiaoli and Lan Cen in the building ran to the yard, and everyone's faces were covered with fear and anxiety.

When I looked towards the east, I saw a rolling black fog that dyed the sky of the nearby blocks a gloomy gray.

The explosion also came from the east. The rising thick fog was mixed with some fragmented ashes, and then a long fire dragon instantly engulfed a five-story building nearby. The flames rising into the sky were burning fiercely, like a gorgeous circus performance, except that the actors on stage turned into a crowd of people wailing and running around in it.

"What happened?" Xiaoli looked at the floor in front of her surrounded by flames with fear.

“I don’t know, but maybe it was human-induced.”

The firelight from the sky shone on Gu Tongwan's face. Her already long eyelashes trembled slightly, casting a shadow. However, her lips were tightly pursed into a straight line at this moment, and there was an orange flash in her eyes as she looked ahead.

The temperature in the evening had not yet dropped, and the explosion near the wall caused the temperature of the air to rise a few degrees. In addition, there was a very faint smell similar to gasoline.

"squeak---"

There was a sudden sound of brakes outside, and then I saw the backyard door being twisted hard several times, before I saw a familiar figure stumbling in.

Who else could it be if not the boss lady?

The proprietress looked pale at this moment, and she immediately locked the back door as soon as she came in.

"Auntie, what happened outside? Why was there an explosion?" Xiaoli couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

The proprietress only then noticed that Gu Tongwan was also in the yard. The hot wind blowing in the yard was mixed with some burning ashes, and soon the yard was filled with an unpleasant burnt smell.

The proprietress had a tense face, with an unprecedented seriousness in her eyes, "Let's go upstairs first." Then she looked at Gu Tongwan, "Wanwan, you come up with me."

Gu Tongwan guessed that the environment outside might not be very good, and the proprietress was worried that she would encounter something unexpected if she went out, so she did not refuse. Instead, she followed Lan Cen and Xiaoli back upstairs.

"Aunt, let's go to my room. The air conditioner is on in my room, so it's cooler."

The proprietress nodded and said nothing more until she entered the house and sat down. When she calmed down a little, she raised her eyes and said solemnly, "When I came back just now, I was notified that martial law had just been issued for the three blocks here."

"Martial law? Has something happened around here that requires martial law?" Xiaoli couldn't help but exclaimed. Except for the last time when a large-scale insect plague and mutant rats attacked and a martial law was issued, the base hasn't been under martial law for a long time.

The proprietress still had a sullen face. Her tone seemed calm, but in fact her eyes were filled with anxiety and worry. "It is said that several extremely terrorist superpowers have come to our neighborhood and issued death threats. When I came back, several superpowers had carried out a terrorist attack. The explosion outside was caused by them."

"Previously, a group of people in the base forum made doomsday remarks, saying that this extreme heat is a sign of the second destruction of the blue planet, and that the last time humans survived was entirely due to the Creator's mercy, and this natural disaster is the destruction of humans and the blue planet, but also a rebirth. They also encouraged some people with special abilities to break free from the control of the base and pursue higher freedom and equality. Could they be the same group of people?"

Such comments were quickly deleted by forum administrators, and some even locked and frozen related accounts. Even so, many small accounts still posted related content on major forums.

"I've read this post, and it sounds quite serious, but the most important thing is that these people are encouraging people with special abilities, and they are also asking them to join an organization called the Illuminati."

Xiaoli found this incident ridiculous. Before that, she had been arguing passionately with someone under the post, saying that the other person was a so-called "cult organization". As a result, she was chased and scolded by those people for several days. She was so angry that she used Lan Cen and her uncle's small account to continue fighting online. Finally, the matter came to an end when the other party's account was blocked by the administrator.

Unexpectedly, the unrest outside was caused by this kind of extreme terrorism, and several people immediately fell into a tense atmosphere.

The lady boss continued, "The blockade outside has now included West Street and Victory Avenue, a total of three neighborhoods. When I came back, I was forced to take a different route. I also saw people with special abilities setting fires along the way. If I hadn't been fast enough, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to come back safely."

One of the psychics holding a fireball even threw it at the back of her car. Fortunately, she usually drove herself when she went out to buy goods, so her driving skills were not rusty. Or maybe the fire psychic had just upgraded not long ago, so his control of direction was not very good. The fireball just brushed past the back of her car and exploded less than half a meter away.

"Wanwan, it's not very safe outside right now. Why don't you stay here temporarily tonight and move the multifunctional sofa from my room over there so you can make do at night. Or if that doesn't work, you can let Xiaoli sleep on the sofa."

Xiaoli opened her mouth but did not object. She thought to herself, I really am your niece.

Gu Tongwan did not agree immediately, but asked about the specific situation outside.

The proprietress thought of the scenes she had seen on the road just now, and she covered her chest with lingering fear. She sighed and said in a dark tone: "It's not very optimistic. It's a mess. The Self-Defense Forces don't have enough people. One of them is fighting fiercely with a few psychics who are resisting stubbornly. The level of those psychics seems to be not low. At least the Self-Defense Forces can't capture them for a while."

Although the Self-Defense Forces have dispatched a large number of people, they still have to maintain law and order in the community, fearing that these people with special powers will create terrorist incidents in major communities. This is why these extreme people with special powers have been given the opportunity to go unpunished.

"Wait a little longer, the guard team should be dispatched." The proprietress comforted herself, but in fact she knew very well that the guard team was not so much to maintain the order and security of the base, but Zhang Zhi was eager to concentrate power in the past six months. Externally, he had always hoped that the guard team and the Self-Defense Forces would be merged into one, but internally he was actually fighting a life-and-death battle with the first CEO Yu Hui.

The reason why the guard team was so slow to move out this time was actually because Zhang Zhijun had recently sent some of the guard team members under his jurisdiction in the base to the underground city.

There are several large projects under construction in the dungeon. There are concerns about problems with the projects, and more than 2,000 people are involved in the project, all of whom were drawn from the prisoners. Among them are some low-level psychics, so guard members who can suppress these psychics are needed to supervise.

Zhang Zhijun had no more men under his command, and he was too embarrassed to ask Yu Hui for borrowing. It happened that Yu Hui was on a business trip in Kyoto, and the thousands of guards under his command basically remained in their basic positions and would not take any action without Yu Hui's orders.

Zhang Zhijun looked at the real-time images transmitted by the drone. The wrinkles between his brows deepened. He clasped his hands together in front of the table, and his whole body leaned forward slightly. As a B-level gravity-based mutant, he now deeply realized what it meant to "carry a heavy burden."

"Base commander, how about...trying to find Captain Chen who is the hunter?" The subordinate suggested cautiously on the opposite side, while also checking the leader's expression.

Zhang Zhijun sneered, "You think Chen Yanxi is a fool? Even Yu Hui couldn't control him at the beginning. Moreover, although he only has a few hundred guards, he has ninety-six psychics above level B, which is much stronger than those in Yu Hui's hands."

Chen Yanxi and Shen Lian both came from the First Base. Unlike Shen Lian who was born into a noble family and had capital games and various forces behind him, Chen Yanxi was able to climb up step by step to his current position entirely by relying on his strength to shut everyone up.

It is said that the fire-type supernatural powers who were ranked in the top five in the world at that time could not help but turn pale when they saw this "old friend" with whom they had fought before. He even broke into the supernatural power conference held at that time on his own and directly suppressed the organizer and rescued the current chief executive of the First Base.

Moreover, Chen Yanxi has led the team on special missions many times and suppressed beast tides several times with his powerful supernatural powers. In the eyes of the guards, he is the leading wolf and leader of this group with absolute command authority.

Not to mention the guards under his command, even those under Yu Hui's command, I'm afraid that if Chen Yanxi gives orders, these people will blindly follow their idol.

"Base Commander, if this continues, the situation will be out of control. It is currently known that the Illuminati has carried out at least eight terrorist attacks outside the base, with twelve psychics injured and thirty-two ordinary people injured. The scope of the attacks is still expanding."

Compared with Zhang Zhijun's gloomy hesitation, his subordinates were as anxious as ants on a hot pan. The scope of victims was gradually expanding, which meant that the terrorist attack was very likely to spread from the outer circle to the inner circle.

There are currently 120 guards in the inner circle, who are responsible for the order of the permanent base, but there are still several hundred people in a "pending" state, and these people will only choose to listen to the psychics who have the power to dominate.

Yu Hui is also an S-class psychic and the first CEO. He enjoys great prestige in the hearts of some psychics. Compared with him, a leader who has worked hard to climb up from the office, Yu Hui, who has experience of serving in the army and participated in the beast tide suppression operation, is more respected by the guards than him.

So it’s not that Zhang Zhijun doesn’t want to mobilize the guards in the base, but that he is powerless and cannot mobilize them at all!

How could Zhang Zhijun lose face in front of his subordinates and the entire base residents when he knew that he could not be transferred? Wouldn't that be a slap in his own face?

Yu Hui felt particularly annoyed when he thought of this. If he had shown goodwill or won over Chen Yanxi as soon as he arrived at the Jiangcheng base, instead of joining forces with Yu Hui to suppress Chen Yanxi, perhaps he would not be in such a dilemma now.

Zhang Zhijun has been in the position of base chief for less than a year and a half. Below him is Zheng Tian, ​​who is eyeing him covetously, and on his left is Yu Hui, who has always been wary of him. Moreover, ever since S-level psychics like Shen Lian and Chen Yanxi came to the base, his position as base chief has become increasingly unstable.

Before he could think of a way to keep his current position for tomorrow's big move, he heard that Zheng Tian had already found connections in Kyoto and would most likely kick him out of his current position before next year's big move.

However, he recently heard that something happened to the Zheng family, causing Zheng Tian to not come to the unit for several days. When he was planning to send someone to investigate Zheng Tian's recent movements, problems arose again in the base. There were actually extreme terrorists with special abilities who tried to incite the residents of the city to overthrow the current system.

Just when Zhang Zhijun was worried to the point that half of his hair was about to fall out, the phone on the table suddenly rang. The rapid ringing made Zhang Zhijun tremble, fearing that there would be another emergency.

He held his breath and answered the call. On the line was the slightly excited voice of another subordinate.

"Base Commander, Captain Shen here said he is willing to send his men to help us capture the terrorists."

Zhang Zhijun suddenly became alert, holding the receiver tightly with both hands, as if afraid of mishearing, and subconsciously asked again: "Did Shen Lian say this himself?"

Although he couldn't see the other side, he could still feel the other party's uncontrollable excitement. "Yes, the people around Captain Shen are already in the office." The subordinate then glanced at Dongzhi standing at the door, and the other party immediately responded with a polite smile.

Zhang Zhijun gradually calmed down from his excitement. Compared with his subordinates' continued excitement and relief, he actually sensed something fishy going on.

There is no such thing as a visit without a request. The relationship between Shen Lian and him cannot be said to be very good. Normally, they basically keep to themselves. This time, Shen Lian actually took the initiative to offer to assist him as the base commander. This is not in line with Shen Lian's usual arrogant style.

"Well, you stabilize the other party first. Yes, that's about half an hour. Wait half an hour before letting him pass me."

Zhang Zhijun hung up the phone with a sneer on his lips. Even if it was Shen Lian, at least he had the final say in this base. Instead of being manipulated by others, it would be better to test the other party's true intentions first.