Apocalypse: The Supporting Actress Made a Comeback
Chapter 690 - 370 Suspicious_2

Chapter 690: 370 Suspicious_2

Wu Ke, of course, had no objections. As soon as Bai Zhengli made his stance clear, she directly said, "The Base belongs to everyone, stay as long as you want."

However, even though she said this, Bai Zhengli did not take it seriously. After all, as the proverb goes, one mountain cannot contain two tigers. Wu Ke was the leader of Peace Base, yet her strength was mediocre. If they really stayed here for a long time, her position would undoubtedly be threatened.

Afterwards, Bai Zhengli began discussing business with Wu Ke straightforwardly, "We have quite a few people here, and we need to know how much rent you require. Just tell us, and don’t be concerned about it. Also, we’re running low on food. If you have any surplus, could you sell us some?"

Wu Ke hesitated for a moment but still decided to symbolically charge some rent and sold some food to Bai Zhengli and his group. After all, the people in their Base needed to live, and Crystal Cores were always scarce commodities. Even if she was resolved to forge good relations with these people, she couldn’t afford to be too generous.

Fortunately, she had already arranged for a place for them to stay. Although the conditions were not great, that was the way of the apocalypse. The members of the Hope Battle Group were not fussy. Still, Deng Hong and Meng Ping found their accommodations quite uncomfortable. Being Third-level Superpower Users, they held some status in the Chengtian Base and were used to somewhat luxurious and comfortable living spaces. Here, due to limited conditions, they had no choice but to squeeze into communal bunks.

The people of the Hope Battle Group didn’t mind at all. They had been constantly on the move and never had the chance to properly rest on the road, where they even had to stand while in vehicles. It was extremely uncomfortable. If they hadn’t been superpower users, they wouldn’t have been able to endure it at all!

Now, even though their living conditions were poor, they could finally lie down and sleep, and nothing could be better than that!

Aware that everyone had been exhausted from the journey, Bai Zhengli instructed them to rest well because he estimated that the next day, there was likely a tough fight ahead.

His estimation wasn’t wrong. Just as they prepared to rest, dark clouds gathered inside the City Lord Mansion of Chengtian Base.

Ji Chengtian sat on the sofa, his expression grim as he looked at the man standing before him, "You’re saying Deng Hong and the others still haven’t returned?"

"Yes!" The man nodded, hesitated for a moment, but still conveyed his thoughts, "City Lord, they still haven’t returned. I fear something may have happened."

Upon hearing this, Ji Chengtian’s expression turned even uglier, "It’s just the insignificant Peace Base, and yet they couldn’t suppress it? They took elite forces with them, and you’re telling me the élite forces couldn’t handle it? Are you suggesting they’re not a match for Wu Ke and even got taken down by her? Do you really think that woman is capable of that much?" Ji Chengtian’s tone was filled with impatience.

The man in front of him was also genuinely puzzled and shook his head decisively, "If it was just Wu Ke, she definitely wouldn’t stand a chance against them. But for them not to have returned by now, something’s definitely off. Apart from trouble, I can’t think of any other reason."

Ji Chengtian squinted and pondered, speaking uncertainly to himself, "Could something have really happened?"

The man waited for a while, and seeing that Ji Chengtian remained silent, he asked hesitantly, "City Lord, what should we do now? Should we send someone to check?"

Ji Chengtian’s instinctive reaction was to glance at the dark sky outside the window, then without hesitation, he shook his head, "It’s getting dark, going out now is too dangerous. Let’s look into it tomorrow. This matter is too suspicious!"

The man wanted to say more but was given a cold glance by Ji Chengtian and had to swallow his words. Then, Ji Chengtian waved his hand, signaling him to leave. Seeing the impatience in Ji Chengtian’s demeanor, the man left the room. As he opened the door, a wave of hot air rushed in, adding to his irritation.

Compared to the scorching heat outside, the room was quite cool, thanks to the air conditioning. As he was leaving, he glanced at the running air conditioner in the corner, his gaze slightly darkened, and he sighed helplessly, closing the door gently behind him.

While the Ordinary People in the Base were too poor to afford even a meal and couldn’t use electricity, Ji Chengtian, the City Lord, had the luxury of enjoying appliances like air conditioning and refrigerators. It was truly maddening to compare one’s lot with others! What made it even more disheartening was his apathetic attitude towards Deng Hong and the others.

Over a thousand lives were at stake, and they were not far from Peace Base. Even if it was getting dark, a round trip by car wouldn’t take much time. Yet, he was not willing to make even that effort! Clearly, those thousand-plus lives were insignificant to him!

After hesitating for a moment, he decided to take some people to Peace Base to see what had happened, as over a thousand lives should not vanish without a trace!

Therefore, leaving the City Lord Mansion, he quickly gathered some of his trusted men and set out from the Base by car. Given the uncertainty of the situation, he dared not bring too many people, just over fifty of his loyal subordinates. They encountered a few waves of zombies on the road, but the numbers were few, and they managed to reach Peace Base with minor scares along the way.

It was now past eight at night, and many people had already gone to bed, but people in Peace Base were always on watch at night. So, when they arrived, there were still guards on the walls.

Originally, they had intended to keep an eye out for any abnormalities along the way, but they didn’t notice anything until they reached Peace Base. It was night, and visibility was somewhat low, even though they were superpower users.

But from a cursory glance, they felt that there had been no fierce battles here. So where on earth had Deng Hong and his group gone?

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