Chapter 135 Monsters!

The base personnel are divided into two types.

One type comprises combat personnel.

The other type possesses abilities without offensive power, leaving them to stay behind and handle logistics.

It was dusk.

Most of the combat personnel had returned.

The logistics personnel were busy.

Some were washing vegetables.

Some were cooking.

“Zhang Heng hasn't returned yet?” Tang Xiaoying was surprised.

As the vice-captain, she was in charge of everything when Qin Feng was not at the base.

Including roll call.

Each combat team reported their numbers and casualties for the day, led by their respective group leaders.

Qin Feng had returned.

But wasn't he supposed to be handling important matters?

“It’s already seven o'clock.”

Zhou Haiyang frowned. “Why hasn’t he returned yet? Don’t tell me…”

“He’s back!”

“Quick… Brother Wang, someone’s injured!”

The shouts came from afar.

Indeed!

Zhang Heng, along with more than ten others, ran towards them, carrying a nearly deceased team member.

Many in the group sustained injuries.

Including Zhang Heng himself.

Wang Shouli heard the commotion and ran over.

From a distance, he cast the healing spell.

“What happened?” Tang Xiaoying asked sternly.

*Thump!*

Zhang Heng collapsed onto the ground, gasping for breath.

Carrying a subordinate and running at full speed consumed far more energy than others, leaving him breathless.

“We encountered a… monster!”

Liu Xiaohui was also panting, but as he wasn't carrying anyone, he was in a better state than Zhang Heng.

At least, he could still speak.

A monster?

Everyone was shocked.

All mutated creatures were derived from mutated flora and fauna in nature.

After mutation, there might be minor changes.

But overall, they would still retain most of their appearance from before mutation.

For example, a giant squid.

One could tell it was a squid at a glance.

But Liu Xiaohui said they encountered a monster, which implied he couldn’t recognize what it was before.

“Was it strong?” Tang Xiaoying pressed.

“Yes!”

Recalling the creature, Liu Xiaohui felt lingering fear. “Our group had nearly forty people, and only a little over ten survived. If it weren’t for the captain’s comprehension…”

“What?!”

Tang Xiaoying paid no mind to the monster.

She looked at Zhang Heng in surprise. “You comprehended?!”

A long time ago, Qin Feng had offered a bounty.

Any member who comprehended a new ability through their own efforts would receive a high-level crystal as a reward and be directly promoted to the second team.

Unfortunately, to date, no one had claimed the reward.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Heng had comprehended!

“If I hadn’t comprehended…”

Now that he was resting on the ground, Zhang Heng could finally speak, shaking his head with a bitter smile. “We would have been annihilated. Not a single one of us would have returned!”

“What ability did you comprehend?” Tang Xiaoying asked urgently.

“Still wind-element.”

“Nonsense!”

When Zhang Heng first absorbed a crystal, his awakened ability was Wind Blade.

He hadn’t received a personal ranking reward, nor had he broken through level 6.

Naturally, he only had one element.

Even if he comprehended, it would logically be wind-element, wasn't that obvious?

“Demonstrate it,” Tang Xiaoying urged.

Personal ranking reward abilities were random.

They could be very strong, or quite mediocre.

For example, the high-frequency vibration Qin Feng received last time.

Only one finger could vibrate, making it unusable for combat, only effective against Xiao Ruoruo.

However, any ability comprehended through personal effort was bound to be powerful.

“Okay…”

Zhang Heng waved his hand into the distance.

The wind rose.

A large amount of fine wind energy appeared, converging into a dark green battle saber, astonishingly over ten meters long.

The saber was composed of hundreds of small wind blades.

When it slashed.

Each small wind blade performed a secondary cut at an extremely high frequency.

*Boom!*

A deafening roar.

The ground split open, forming a massive gash.

Over twenty meters long.

More than a meter deep!

“Holy crap!”

Zhou Haiyang was dumbfounded. He grabbed Zhang Heng’s shoulder. “This power… it’s even stronger than Ruoruo’s fusion ability!”

“Among those of the same level, it's comparable to my Sword of Judgment.”

Tang Xiaoying wasn't excited at all. Instead, her expression was very grave.

“Vice-captain, what’s wrong?” He Dong asked, confused.

Zhang Heng had comprehended an ability.

This was great news.

Why did the vice-captain look like that?

“Have you guys considered this?”

Tang Xiaoying looked at everyone. “After Zhang Heng comprehended, his combat power increased several times over, yet he still almost died.”

The reason she asked Zhang Heng to demonstrate was to compare the enemy’s combat power against Zhang Heng’s enhanced new ability.

Zhang Heng’s comprehension had caused his strength to surge.

Furthermore, his entire group consisted of nearly forty people, all of whom were at least level 4 in strength.

With such a lineup, they had still almost been wiped out.

“That thing wouldn’t move.”

Zhang Heng’s face was grim, filled with lingering fear. “Otherwise… even if I had comprehended, I wouldn’t have been able to escape!”

Wouldn’t move?

It definitely wasn't an animal.

According to him, even though the monster couldn't move, if it had been able to, it would have been a sure death even if he had comprehended.

“Let’s call the captain!”

Tang Xiaoying frowned. “I’m afraid none of us are confident.”

Instantly, everyone froze.

The captain had only gone in with Xiao Ruoruo for half an hour.

Considering the captain's combat strength…

It was just the beginning!

Who would dare to provoke him at this moment?

“Vice-captain, are you going to call him?” Liu Pi asked with a wry smile.

“I’m not going!”

Tang Xiaoying glared at him fiercely.

“I’m not going either,” He Dong immediately shook his head.

Zhou Haiyang simply slipped away.

A few people cast their gaze towards Bird Grandpa.

“Caw caw!”

Bird Grandpa bolted, flapping its legs.

Want me to take the blame?

No way!

It spread its wings, and because it ran so fast, its strap fell off.

“An Ling.”

Han Xiao’s mind raced, and she said seriously, “We’ve been hunting all day and are very tired. You go and call the captain out.”

An Ling vaguely felt something was amiss.

But she was new and didn't want to offend anyone. “Where is the captain?”

“Come, I’ll take you.”

Han Xiao led An Ling inside.

After a few steps, she turned back.

She winked at everyone.

Han Ling glared at her angrily, but no one stopped her.

Who would stop her?

Even though they knew Han Xiao was being unfair and was pushing the blame onto An Ling, if you stopped her from tricking An Ling, then you would be the one to go and call the captain.

Soon after, Han Xiao led An Ling to the outside of a bedroom.

“Inside,” Han Xiao whispered.

“Should I knock?” An Ling asked.

“Yes!”

An Ling felt even more that something was off.

But she was a newcomer, and it was difficult to refuse upon arrival. Besides, she had a closer relationship with Qin Feng. So, she stepped forward and knocked on the door.

No one answered.

“This is an urgent matter, what should we do?” Han Xiao appeared very anxious.

One day without seeing each other felt like three autumns.

What about a week?

Inside the bedroom, a spatial shield was tightly sealed around the bed, preventing even the slightest sound from escaping.

The sounds from within couldn’t get out.

The sounds from outside couldn’t get in.

Qin Feng activated his ability.

High-frequency vibration.

His hands felt as if they were on fire, and touching any part of her body ignited a violent burning.

It was like a volcano buried with millions of tons of magma, desperately seeking an outlet to erupt.

Both of them were burning.

Using blood as fuel, it was more intense, more brilliant, more magnificent, and more maddening than any other fuel.

Burning was accompanied by melting.

Xiao Ruoruo allowed herself to be melted and dispersed, not caring about being consumed by the flames.

*Bang!*

Just as heaven and earth were about to ignite.

The bedroom door was kicked open.

“Captain, something’s happened…” An Ling ran in.

The voice was muffled.

But the spatial shield was transparent. Qin Feng wasn't blind, was he?

Would he not see someone breaking in?

“What are you doing?!”

He quickly pulled up the quilt, wrapping himself and Xiao Ruoruo.

An Ling: …

She wasn’t stupid.

Earlier, when she mentioned calling the captain, no one wanted to go, and she sensed something was wrong.

However, Qin Feng had previously called Xiao Ruoruo, saying he had something to tell her.

An Ling hadn’t thought in that direction.

When everyone asked her to call Qin Feng, she assumed they didn’t want to go because Qin Feng and Xiao Ruoruo had something important to discuss.

They didn’t dare to interrupt.

Who would have thought…