In the All Beings Base, Lin Feng and the others were sitting in the office, wearing deep frowns.
Lin Wenwen had really gone missing. Did she make herself disappear? Did anyone take her? She didn't seem to have been taken because Qiu Lili had sent out a great number of zombie soldiers to search for her scent, but not even a trace of hers was found.
After finishing his work in Sea City Base, Wu Chengyue made his way to All Being Base as soon as possible. No one had a clue where Lin Wenwen was, so all he could do was help find her.
He wouldn't stop until she was found.
That night, Li Yue Shan brought another piece of bad news to Wu Chengyue.
"Did you say that Si Kongchen is secretly headed to the Northwest? Since when?" Wu Chengyue asked expressionlessly, the smile on his face gone.
"He left his base this morning. I think he should be on his way now," Li Yue Shan stood straight on Wu Chengyue's left side as he reported to him. The latter landed his eyes on the ground and slightly knitted his brows as he fell into thoughts.
Si Kongchen was already on his way to the Northwest, meaning that he wanted to get the level-nine energy nucleus by himself, and that he was confident. The level-nine man was probably running out of energy. It was about time for the people who had eyes on him to make a move.
The zombie lady and Lan Lu should be able to stop Si Kongchen by combining their powers. Lan Lu even had a chance against Si Kongchen alone, but even the two of them might not be able to kill the man. After all, Lin Qiao only broke into level-eight not long ago.
Without a question, zombies were always stronger than the other creatures at their levels. Therefore, if Lin Qiao picked up a fight against Si Kongchen, she might have a great chance of winning unless he used some destructive weapons.
However, Si Kongchen would not be alone. His subordinates and soldiers couldn't be neglected, especially with their weapons. The weapons that Huaxia Base owned nowadays were much stronger than they had before and could definitely not be underestimated.
Judging by the current situation, Lan Lu and his people were not in a lethal crisis. However, things might change if some unpredictable twists happened.
"How's the level-nine man doing?" Wu Chengyue thought for a moment and then decided to first learn about the frontline situation.
Li Yue Shan shook his head and said, "Not good. The last movement he made was to run up to a cliff and jump. Down the cliff is a forest filled with poisonous gas. It's highly dangerous. Also, apart from the people on the scene, some mutated beasts also have their eyes on the man."
Hearing him mention mutated beasts, Wu Chengyue had his heart sinking. "So, there was a twist," he said, "Which level are those beasts at?"
"Eight. There are two of them," Li Yue Shan answered his question after two seconds of silence.
"Two?" Wu Chengyue quickly raised his eyes and looked at the other.
Li Yue Shan nodded and said, "Yes, a wolf king and a bear, both at level-eight."
"Did they jump off the cliff too?" Wu Chengyue asked.
Li Yue Shan nodded again, "Yes. After the level-nine man jumped, the black wolf, Lan Lu, the mutated bear, Hou Guozhong and Wei Haichao from Huaxia Base jumped one after another."
Wu Chengyue leaned against the chair back and folded his arms as he thought for a moment and said, "What about Chief Lu? Where is she?"
"As far as I know, she was near the area when they jumped. She should be finding the target soon."
"So, Si Kongchen isn't there yet, is he?" Wu Chengyue spent a short while pondering over the situation of the level-nine man. If Lin Qiao arrived at the site before Si Kongchen, Si Kongchen wouldn't have a good chance to approach the man. However, two level-eight mutated beasts were also on the scene. Lan Lu couldn't possibly deal with both of them all by himself unless the two beasts fought each other over the prey.
Lan Lu was a smart man. He would certainly find a way to turn the two beasts against each other, then find a chance to rescue his Chief. So, Lin Qiao the zombie wouldn't be in any danger.
With that thought, Wu Chengyue's concern was eased. He sighed with relief and said, "Keep a close eye on that area. If anything new happens, let me know as soon as possible."
"Yes, sir," Li Yue Shan responded quickly, but he looked at Wu Chengyue silently after that.
"Anything else?" Wu Chengyue glanced at him bewilderedly.
"Aren't you going there?" Li Yue Shan didn't understand, "What if Miss. Lu has an accident… or something like that."
Wu Chengyue smiled, "Do you really think that she's still Lu Tianyu? Don't worry. She's strong. I believe that she won't put herself in danger. We still don't know who's going to win yet."
Unlike him, Li Yue Shan had no idea that it was Lin Qiao's soul inside Lu Tianyu's body, and that she was already a completely different person. So, he didn't understand where his boss got the confidence from.
Was it because of love? Did he believe in her power because he loved her? Or, did he do that to protect his future wife's dignity?
As a single man, Li Yue Shan couldn't figure it out, so he turned and left with confusion.
After watching him leave, Wu Chengyue sighed and said, "Her problem isn't a problem. Her sister's problem is a real problem."
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Lin Wenwen, who had somehow jumped back to seven years ago, looked at the few people sitting before her and then at the outside. Just now, as those people weren't paying attention to her, she ran into the toilet and searched through all her pockets, finding something that stated her identity.
The chubby girl was named Dong Xinxin, seventeen years old, in third year of junior high.
She was short and fat for sure. She had a handsome brother, and her brother had a bunch of pretty friends. Even worse, although her brother was really nice to her, he always brought pretty girls to her.
Well, specifically, those girls came to her.
Her warm, sunny, good-looking brother currently had no interest in girls, and his EQ was a disaster. He rarely even took a glance at those girls who brought themselves to him. So, some of those girls shamelessly approached his little sister. In order to get close to him, they decided to first become friends with his beloved little sister.
Of course, that was what Lin Wenwen learned after spending a few hours with the four young people.
The two college girls seemed to want to be close friends with her, but they obviously didn't like her. Lin Wenwen, as a girl who was turning thirty, could surely feel that.