In the dense forest.
Jin Qian, a chicken drumstick in one hand and instant noodles in the other, devoured them ravenously.
An opportunity had presented itself!
She needed to replenish her energy before making her move.
In truth, with the amount of fat reserves in her body, she could go for days without eating.
This was just an excuse for her gluttony.
For some time now.
She had been lurking in the shadows.
Utilizing her phantomization ability and aerial patrols by birds to survey blind spots on the ground, no one had detected her presence.
She had been observing since the construction of the first sub-base began.
He Dong and Zhou Haiyang were in charge of the construction.
The two were a formidable team.
She wasn't confident she could win and had thus not dared to act.
Once the first sub-base was completed.
Han Ling was appointed leader.
Jin Qian still vividly remembered her ability to manipulate time and instantly dismember her opponents.
It was terrifying!
Facing Han Ling, she would undoubtedly be instantly annihilated!
Then later on…
Bird Master.
Han Xiao.
And Zhou Haiyang, He Dong, Liu Pi, were responsible for the fourth to fifth bases respectively.
Not a single one of them was weak.
She still dared not make a move.
It wasn't until the seventh sub-base was completed and Zhang Heng led three thousand people to occupy it that she finally saw hope.
Zhang Heng.
Captain of the second team.
Although called a captain, even an ordinary member of the first team was far stronger than him.
Even Han Xiao, a member of the second team, was stronger than him.
In short, he was a pushover.
It would be a waste not to take advantage of him!
After eating her fill, Jin Qian transformed into a phantom and flew towards her destination.
...
Qin Feng was by the Yellow Sea.
Estimating the time, the Sea King should have finished by now.
With its swimming speed in the sea, it would take at most half a day to arrive.
He waited quietly.
On the other side.
The seventh sub-base was bustling with activity.
Qin Feng had visited in advance.
He had stacked provisions for food, clothing, and daily necessities inside the new base.
Upon moving in.
Zhang Heng was leading everyone to sort the various supplies, assign living quarters, and set up the accommodations—installing tables, chairs, beds, etc.
Some were cleaning the outside.
Some were installing and moving supplies inside.
Everyone had something to do.
Although the majority of these people were captives, no one wished to leave.
Under Qin Feng.
Even the weakest logistics personnel could eat their fill.
What could they expect elsewhere?
"That's the dining area!"
"Right! Get the tables and chairs arranged!"
"And over there..."
As the leader of the sub-base, Zhang Heng naturally did not need to do the work himself, only overseeing the overall command.
"Captain."
Liu Xiaohui approached with a beaming smile and whispered, "We have our own base now!"
"What did you say?" Zhang Heng stared at him.
"I said..."
"Shut up!"
Zhang Heng's expression turned cold. "This is not our base, merely a sub-base of the main base!"
Without Qin Feng.
It was uncertain if they would have survived this long.
With his own abilities, could he have built such a large base? Could he have gathered thousands of people under his command?
A pipe dream!
While he was naturally pleased to be the leader of a sub-base.
He did not become complacent.
"Captain, that's not what I meant, I..." Liu Xiaohui quickly explained.
"Enemy attack!"
Suddenly!
A scream erupted from outside the air-raid shelter.
Two of the members cleaning the area were instantly torn to shreds, blood splattered everywhere.
What was happening?
Zhang Heng's expression stiffened, and he quickly ran outside.
"Quick... attack!"
Someone shouted.
Various abilities were unleashed towards the phantom.
However, the phantom moved incredibly fast, either easily evading the attacks or...
Some attacks did hit.
But they passed through the phantom, causing no damage!
"Jin Qian!"
Liu Xiaohui exclaimed in shock.
Unlike these captives, he was well aware of Jin Qian's strength.
Last time.
Even Qin Feng couldn't catch her!
Later, the entire first and second teams were dispatched, yet she still managed to escape.
Someone like that...
The seventh sub-base was absolutely incapable of killing her.
Not only could they not kill her, but they would also suffer heavy casualties!
"Requesting help from the main base!" Liu Xiaohui shouted.
The seven sub-bases were like satellite cities, encircling the main base, with distances less than ten kilometers.
The request for help would not take long.
Liu Xiaohui's shout immediately drew Jin Qian's attention.
No!
Jin Qian wasn't targeting Liu Xiaohui, but Zhang Heng standing beside him!
The former captain of the second team.
The current leader of the seventh sub-base!
"Die!"
She flew towards him at extreme speed.
Spatial Rend!
"With you?" Zhang Heng said coldly.
In the past, his strength was indeed subpar, and he would have been incapable of blocking Jin Qian's attack.
But now.
He had awakened!
Innumerable tiny wind blades appeared.
His newly awakened ability was named Sword of Gale.
It condensed into a weapon using countless tiny wind blades, its power not inferior to the Sword of Judgment of the same level.
Later.
He had pondered it.
Since tiny wind blades could be condensed into a sword.
They could also be condensed into other forms.
The essence was the same, only the appearance differed.
*Crack!*
Numerous wind blades condensed into a wind blade shield outside his body.
Simultaneously.
The space around him distorted.
The distorted space collided with the wind blade shield.
Attempting to tear apart the shield.
And the body within the shattered shield.
Their strength levels were the same.
However, even his self-awakened wind ability was still slightly inferior to spatial abilities.
In the blink of an eye.
The wind blade shield, under immense pressure, was on the verge of collapse.
"Die!"
Jin Qian let out a sinister laugh.
I can't kill Qin Feng.
I can't kill the top experts of the first team.
But I can't kill you?
On the other side.
Initially, the other members of the base had been attacking Jin Qian with all their might, but when all their attacks proved ineffective, everyone was terrified.
How could they fight someone who couldn't be killed?
The crowd scattered like birds and beasts.
Some were purely fleeing, while others went to request reinforcements from the main base.
Jin Qian ignored them.
Strike the head to catch the snake!
Killing captives was meaningless; Zhang Heng, as the leader of the base, was her primary target.
In the crowd.
Lu Yingjian also fled from the air-raid shelter.
...
*Bang!*
The wind blade shield was torn apart.
Zhang Heng's expression changed drastically.
It's over!
Even after awakening, he was still no match for Jin Qian.
This time, he was doomed!
As the distorted space swept towards him.
About to touch his body.
At the critical moment, a distorted portal appeared, accompanied by an extremely powerful suction force.
*Whoosh!*
The next moment.
Zhang Heng vanished into thin air.
Where did he go?
Jin Qian was stunned.
Zhang Heng had disappeared right before her eyes.
It was too bizarre!
Jin Qian became enraged.
Her primary target in raiding the seventh sub-base was to kill Zhang Heng; as for the other pawns...
They were just captives!
Their survival or death made little difference.
However, seeing Zhang Heng vanish into thin air, she could only vent her fury on the other members.
...
Several hundred meters away from the air-raid shelter.
Zhang Heng reappeared.
"Ying Jian?"
Seeing Lu Yingjian before him, he was startled before shouting, "No! Xiaohui is in danger!"
He knew.
It was Lu Yingjian who had saved him.
But if he disappeared, that shrew would surely target others.
Especially Liu Xiaohui!
"It's too late!"
Lu Yingjian grabbed him. "If you disappear, Liu Xiaohui is certainly doomed. Moreover, with your strength... can you save him? You can barely save yourself!"
"Xiaohui..." Zhang Heng's lips trembled.
Ever since he followed Qin Feng.
He had seen many top experts.
As a former core member under his command, Liu Xiaohui's strength was insignificant.
But!
He was a brother who had followed him from the beginning!
"The priority now is not to go back and die needlessly, but to return to the main base immediately!" Lu Yingjian urged.
"Do you think Jin Qian is an idiot? She'll be long gone by the time the main base's reinforcements arrive!" Zhang Heng's eyes reddened with rage, thinking of his best brother's death.
"She won't escape!"
Lu Yingjian's eyes glinted with cold light.