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Chapter 409: Prior To His Return (1)
Chapter 409: Prior To His Return (1)
Chapter 409: Prior To His Return (1)
"Sir!" Zhang Tianci was greeted by the soldiers when he made his appearance where they were gathered. There was a hint of amazement still lingering on his face while he nodded at them.
"Great job resisting the zombie hordes from approaching. But let us pull back from here. Their number is steadily growing, and there's a possibility something might go wrong if we stayed here." said Zhang Tianci.
"Yes, Sir. We'll pack up now." the soldiers obediently followed Zhang Tianci's order to retreat. Not a hint of questioning or disobedience can be seen from their eyes.
Compared to the unit-2 he rescued earlier, this team seems to be more disciplined than all the others he'd seen before this. The two groups quickly packed up and ready to go in less than five minutes after hearing Zhang Tianci's order.
Soon, three APVs drove off from this seventeenth zone. Their complete departure quickly allowed the natives to take back control over that zone.
Since their army consisted of tireless zombies and powerful Tyrants, the process of controlling that zone was completed in a flash. Merely half a day was all they took to infest that area with parasites and virus carriers.
The native's evident defiance also allowed Alex and Zhang Tianci to take the hint that they'll start to retaliate pretty soon.
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Operation Base.
"If what you've reported is true, then we'll be expecting a much harder battle against the natives," Alex said while his fingers continuously tapping on the table's surface.
There was a troubled expression on his face.
From his look, it was evident that the report from Unit-2 is quite a disturbing one. That report showed them how insecure their communication line is and their grasp over the situation of this continent once belonged to Carmine Union.
Although this continent wasn't as extensive as the Strand Continent, it was still problematic for Zhang Qin Feng and his people to firmly place their control here. And unlike the latter, the natives were deeply rooted here.
It would be difficult for them to remove the natives from this continent, who have already been co-existing with the Seed Crystal Virus.
But it's not like Zhang Qin Feng and the others had many choices to make, and they eventually had to decide on where to firmly place their foundation. By comparing the land between Carmine Union and Strand, the former is not as dangerous as the latter.
The report from Unit-2 soon reaches Zhang Qin Feng's ears, who was on his retreat back in the Vermilion Empress.
"Had you verified the credibility of this information?" Zhang Qin Feng asked. It's not like he's questioning how trustable is the source of this information. If he had to explain why he behaved like this, it would be related to his return to the modern world.
The eighth month is almost over after Zhang Qin Feng returned to the Vermilion Empress. And there's less than a month before he had to return to the modern world.
If he had a choice, Zhang Qin Feng would choose to not recklessly take action and end up leaving them in a weak position after he left.
"We believe that there's nothing wrong with the report," Alex answered.
"If that the case, strengthen our base's defenses. I'll be coming over to visit the base one last time before I'm leaving again," said Zhang Qin Feng.
"Understood. We'll follow your suggestion and prepare for the worst for now." Alex disconnected.
"Huh…" Zhang Qin Feng took a deep breath as he turned around and looked at his partner sleeping beside him. It was quite a weird sight, as this partner of his had no hair on her at all. Other than the appearance resembling Satella, she's no different from a failure product.
But only Zhang Qin Feng, Valerian, and Carol knew what transpired here.
It seems that her body was somewhat different from the others. And this created a side effect while they were trying to reproduce a vessel suitable to house her mind.
Although the failure wouldn't significantly impact her mind or activity, her body is evidently weaker than the other clones. The symptom of losing all her hairs and skin slowly getting wrinkled was just the beginning of the Blood Petrification Disease.
This "Shell" would be only capable of housing her for less than a month before it collapses from the disease, which will turn her into nothing but a piece of a stone statue.
But even with all of these issues, Satella begged to be allowed to come out.
For her, nothing is more precious than being beside Zhang Qin Feng's side for a second more. And to realize her wish, Zhang Qin Feng decided to go according to her desire and ordered Valerian and Carol to do it on his behalf.
This is why Zhang Qin Feng was doing nothing else but accompanying Satella daily without getting disturbed by the problem here and there. Unfortunately, the peaceful days hardly last.
Alex's report gave Zhang Qin Feng no other option but to make his way to the continent again. And this time, he won't be coming back to the Vermilion Empress.
He would have to return to the modern world, as it was about time his children were born.
From what he was told, Wang Yufei's pregnancy was confirmed, but he should be expecting that Jun Minji might be pregnant as well. This means he might have two children to expect on his return.
"You're leaving, correct?" Satella said. She nonchalantly spoke, but from her breathlessness and weak voices or hers, it was evident that her body was getting more fragile daily.
Perhaps in less than ten days, this "shell" of hers would succumb to the Blood Petrification Disease. And by that time, she would have to move her mind to the following body again.
Although Zhang Qin Feng had no idea how it would feel moving his mind from one body to another, there's no doubt the feeling won't be a pleasurable one.
"From how serious the matter I was told by Alex… Yes," Zhang Qin Feng nodded.