Chapter 518: Chapter 512: Plotting Against the Unsuspecting

Medicines, medical supplies, and brand-new consumables have always been the most scarce resources since the apocalypse began.

I’ll collect all of this. When I hand it over to Doctor Fang and his team, they’ll be able to make the most of this equipment, medicine, and these consumables.

"It’s just up ahead. Follow me."

Xiao Huzi pointed ahead and picked up his pace, unable to stop himself from muttering a complaint. "The sandstorms here never used to be this bad."

"I don’t know what happened, but over the last half a month, the storms have gotten fiercer and stranger. They say they’re also filled with all sorts of unknown mutated creatures."

"Most of the Superpower Users at our base can’t handle them, let alone ordinary people like us."

"But the strange thing is, the ones who get sucked dry by the sand worms are usually Superpower Users. It’s a really miserable way to go."

"Back when we lived in the underground shelter, a lot of people ostracized the Superpower Users and even drove some of them out. Oh, right, ma’am, there are still a bunch of people gathered at the shelter. Are we still going to rescue them?"

Xie Ning smiled and shook her head. "A lot of people were sent from the Capital this time. My team’s primary mission is to handle the laboratory and the livestock farm area."

"We’ve already been to the livestock farm and collected some environmental evidence, so we don’t need to go back."

"As for the underground shelter..." Xie Ning paused to think for a moment before saying coolly, "Other teams will be responsible for handling the evacuation. It has nothing to do with us."

"Oh, that’s good, that’s good." Hearing this, Xiao Huzi couldn’t help but let out a huge sigh of relief. "Ma’am, you have no idea. There are some officials’ wives living in that shelter, and those women are just... ugh. It’s a long story."

’Good, we’re not going! I’d hate to go over there trying to help, only to make things worse and come back fuming.’

"Since you said the underground warehouse isn’t far, we can go collect some supplies first. We should still be able to make it to the rendezvous point on time."

"Yes, yes, we should have plenty of time. The underground warehouse is just up ahead. This way."

Xie Ning followed Xiao Huzi, pulling the metal cart, until they reached a very unremarkable one-story house.

Xiao Huzi waved her over, then led her around to the backyard where he scaled the wall.

Xie Ning unfurled her Metal Wings and lifted the metal cart over the high courtyard wall. After landing, she looked around.

The little farmhouse courtyard looked completely ordinary.

A pile of withered grass and damp wood chips sat in a corner. Other than that, the most eye-catching thing in the yard was a red farm bulldozer.

"I found this place by accident. The lab personnel kept it very secret—only Chen Zhaowei and a few of his trusted men knew about it."

"I had a feeling this place was strange, so I started keeping an eye on it. Later, I noticed a few of Chen Zhaowei’s cronies coming and going from here frequently. Among them was a Space Ability User, and they always treated him like a king, with everyone gathered around him."

"So I figured this was probably an underground warehouse. But that Chen Zhaowei... he’s a really careful man."

"He’s had this base for over a year, but he only ever trusts three or five people as his inner circle. No matter how hard I tried to suck up to him, he never let me into that core group."

As he said this, Xiao Huzi grimaced in frustration.

"Then you probably don’t know that the sandstorms ravaging your base are all part of Chen Zhaowei’s scheme." Seeing that Xiao Huzi was a sincere person, Xie Ning didn’t mind revealing a bit more.

"From the very beginning, Chen Zhaowei never intended to rely on the base’s Superpower Users. He has always been exceptionally wary of them."

Xie Ning paused, a hint of sarcasm in her eyes. "The man has an insatiable lust for power."

"Chen Zhaowei believes that if the Superpower Users at the base grow stronger, they might threaten his position at the center of power."

"The only Superpower Users he’s ever wanted are those who are completely obedient to him. Just like an ancient prince training Hidden Guards and assassins, he wants to raise a group of Mutants from a young age who will be absolutely loyal to him."

Xiao Huzi’s eyes widened. He couldn’t help but curse, "What a psycho."

"He planted mutated flora all around your Gushang Base. This type of plant accelerates the growth of the mutated sand worms."

"And what these mutated sand worms love to eat most is the energy source inside a Superpower User’s body."

"That’s why, under normal circumstances, the sand worms don’t attack ordinary people."

"You could say that from the moment he founded Gushang Base a year ago, Chen Zhaowei has been plotting against all of you—against every single Superpower User in the entire base."

Xie Ning thought for a moment, then corrected herself. "Or perhaps he’s just carrying on the family business?"

’After all, his father, Chen Zheng, was the one in charge before. Maybe Chen Zheng was the real psycho, and Chen Zhaowei is just a fast learner?’

’I really don’t know whether to call the Superpower Users of Gushang Base unlucky or just pathetic. Stuck with such a selfish, unbelievably twisted leader, how could they not be headed for ruin?’

’Just dealing with zombies and mutated creatures after the apocalypse takes all of most people’s energy. How could they possibly withstand these kinds of selfish power plays?’

Xiao Huzi was stunned speechless by this news. After a long moment, he finally managed to choke out a sentence, "But isn’t he a Superpower User himself now? I-Isn’t he afraid the mutated sand worms will devour him too??"

"That just goes to show how prepared he was," Xie Ning said with a light chuckle. "He won’t get eaten, because he had the lab prepare an insect repellent a long time ago."

"As long as he wears this repellent, the ’cute little sand worms’ won’t come near him. He’s perfectly safe."

Xiao Huzi was furious. "No wonder all those lapdog Superpower Users following Chen Zhaowei act so smug and fearless. They knew all along they couldn’t possibly be attacked by the sand worms."

’For Chen Zhaowei and his lackeys to do something like this—to turn a perfectly good Gushang Base into a living hell—they all deserve to die a thousand deaths.’

"Ma’am, it’s here." Xiao Huzi ran to a corner of the wall and pushed aside a patch of overgrown weeds, revealing something that looked like a manhole cover. He pulled it upward with all his might.

A RATTLE of chains reached their ears.

Xie Ning hurried forward, took the heavy cover from his hands, and tossed it to the side.

She tugged at a chain fastened to one side with her gloved hand. It seemed to be the only way down.

"I’ll go down by myself. You and the children stay here. I’ll put up a Space Barrier to keep you safe."

"Stay inside and don’t come out. I’ll be back up soon!"

Xiao Huzi nodded emphatically.

’He knew it would be difficult to take a group of children down there.’

’Besides, he didn’t have any combat skills. He’d only get in the way, slow her down, and make things more difficult.’

’If she was confident enough to leave them up here, she must have a way to protect them. All they had to do was wait patiently.’

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