Two zombies, each standing two and a half meters tall and greatly expanded in size after their evolution, far surpassing ordinary humans, lunged forward.
*Ch!*
The sound of tearing fabric was deafening.
Accompanied by Chen Yun's terrified scream.
On the other side.
Guo Kai, amidst the crowd, was shocked.
He realized his plan was exposed and turned to flee upon hearing the shouts.
"Roar!"
Two zombies leaped into the air.
Vaulting over twenty meters, they landed directly in his path.
"Run! Why aren't you running anymore?" Liu Pi sneered.
Guo Kai's face contorted.
Then, he slowly turned around.
Running was a reflex, born of fear.
He wasn't running anymore.
It was because he knew with absolute certainty that there was no chance of escape.
"Captain!"
*Thump!*
Without hesitation, he knelt before Qin Feng: "I haven't done anything to harm you, I was just trying to get her..."
Indeed.
He hadn't done anything to harm Qin Feng.
Ultimately, he just wanted to take a shortcut, to move up in position.
Giving a beautiful woman to a superior...
It wasn't a heinous crime, was it?
"With me, there's only one thing you need to do – obey." Qin Feng said coldly.
A spatial blade appeared.
He knew in his heart that Guo Kai didn't deserve death.
However, to prevent future instances of bribing superiors for favors, a lesson had to be taught tonight.
When orders are given from above, disobedience from below is the beginning of chaos.
The base must have absolute obedience; no one is an exception!
"No..."
Seeing Qin Feng about to act, Guo Kai jumped up.
Begging was useless?
He might as well go all out!
"Seven sub-bases, fourteen deputy leaders, twenty-eight principal and deputy officers for internal and external affairs."
"A total of forty-seven Level 5 experts, yet I'm only a captain."
"This is so unfair, why should we risk our lives?!"
As expected!
Hearing his outburst, a few people indeed started murmuring, dissatisfied with their positions.
Qin Feng smiled.
"You've misunderstood one thing."
Pointing the spatial blade at Guo Kai, he sneered, "If you had voluntarily surrendered, for the mistake you made today, I wouldn't kill you."
"You, and all of you, have forgotten one thing!"
"You are prisoners!"
"As prisoners, being alive is a gift, and you're still being picky?"
*Whoosh!*
The spatial blade flashed.
Qin Feng appeared behind Guo Kai.
*Thump!*
His head fell to the ground.
Blood spurted wildly.
"Hang his head up."
Qin Feng turned and walked towards the air-raid shelter, leaving his final words: "Prisoners should have the consciousness of prisoners. You should be thankful you're still alive."
Thousands fell silent in fear.
At this moment.
They were completely awakened.
They were prisoners.
Being alive, having food to eat, living better than before, was already a stroke of immense luck.
What right did they have to demand more?
Guo Kai, and Chen Yun,
Were merely insignificant interludes.
Qin Feng was unaware that Jin Qian had already obtained intelligence about the sub-bases through these two individuals.
...
In the conference room.
The high command gathered again.
Who would be the leader of the second sub-base?
By elimination.
He Dong and Zhou Haiyang were building a new base, and Liu Pi was responsible for communications during this period.
Han Ling had already gone to the first sub-base.
Xiao Ruoruo, with her plant manipulation abilities, was responsible for the defense of the main base.
Tang Xiaoying was the deputy captain.
She had to remain at headquarters.
This left Birdy, Han Xiao, and An Ling.
Additionally.
Zhang Heng, after his awakening, could barely fill the role.
An Ling was the first to be excluded.
Although she belonged to Team One.
Her flight ability had no offensive power, and her second ability, Divine Radiance of Light, was an auxiliary ability.
Its value was immense.
But!
Her personal combat power was zero.
"Birdy, you will be in charge of the second base." Qin Feng said.
Everyone was stunned.
But quickly understood.
Birdy, aside from being unable to speak, now had an intelligence no less than that of a human.
Daily communication through gestures was sufficient.
"Squawk?"
Birdy stared blankly at Qin Feng.
Leader?
No!
This old bird won't be some leader!
I can't even speak!
More importantly, I want to stay with Big Brother, I don't want to go to any sub-base.
"Squawk squawk..."
Birdy, snapping back to reality, shrieked its refusal.
Not going!
Would rather die than go!
"You are the most suitable." Qin Feng smiled.
"Squawk squawk..."
Birdy argued.
It wanted to express that it couldn't speak, so how could it be a leader?
Communication would be impossible!
Qin Feng understood its meaning: "After a period of adjustment with other management personnel, communication won't be a problem. Besides..."
"I... won't go!" Birdy yelled.
What?!
Everyone present was shocked.
They stared blankly at Birdy.
Qin Feng was also dumbfounded.
Even Birdy was dumbfounded.
"Birdy can talk?!" Liu Pi exclaimed.
"It really can talk!"
"Birdy is so awesome!"
Damn it!
Hearing everyone's discussion, Birdy finally came to its senses.
How could it suddenly speak?
In a moment of desperation.
It had just blurted out.
No!
This old bird is using not being able to speak as an excuse to avoid going to the sub-base.
It hurriedly tried to cover its mouth with its wings.
Unfortunately.
As a penguin, its wings were too short. No matter how it stretched them, it couldn't reach its mouth.
The result was that it could only tilt its neck and hide its head under its wings.
It refused to make a sound.
This old bird can't talk!
You all misheard!
"Birdy, your crotch is torn," Qin Feng called out.
Damn!
Birdy was startled.
It quickly pulled its head out from under its wings and looked down at its crotch.
It wasn't torn!
"You... you tricked me!" Birdy roared.
It was over!
As soon as it finished speaking, it regretted it.
Damn it!
It had fallen for Big Brother's trick and spoken again.
"Alright."
Qin Feng smiled affectionately and petted its head. "It's just being a leader, you won't be staying there forever. You can come back to play anytime. It's very close anyway."
"Really... really?" Birdy asked.
"When have I ever lied to you?"
"Then... alright!"
Birdy believed Big Brother wouldn't lie to it.
But it forgot.
Just now.
Qin Feng had lied to it about its crotch being torn.
"Additionally."
Qin Feng's expression turned serious: "Liu Pi, pay attention to patrols recently, towards Shangjing, Chengde, and other directions!"
"What's happening with Shangjing and Chengde?" Everyone was puzzled.
"You'll know soon."
Qin Feng offered no further explanation.
The mountain-building movement in "2012" had caused immense changes to the entire world.
High-altitude regions became plains.
Coastal areas directly turned into oceans.
At the same time.
Some places experienced a significant increase in altitude.
Shangjing's altitude increased by over five hundred meters.
The Bohai Sea turned into land.
Due to the influence of the mountain-building movement, an unexpected domino effect occurred.
...
The Great Xia Live Broadcast Room.
The atmosphere was unusually relaxed.
- 'Birdy actually spoke, can Tongtong do it too?'
- 'Looking forward to the grand scene of Birdy dribbling a basketball while rapping!'
- 'Birdy is only Level 6 and can already talk, why can't other mutated creatures at Levels 7 and 8 speak?'
- 'Idiot! Did you speak from birth?!'
No matter how high the intelligence.
One must be exposed and learn to speak.
Even Einstein, if he hadn't been exposed to human language, wouldn't be able to speak.
- 'Brothers! Something strange has been discovered, Kashyev's team... is returning to the safe zone!'
What's going on?
Wasn't Kashyev looking for a place to build a base?
Why are they returning to the safe zone?
Some netizens rushed to the Russian live broadcast room.