The scene was deadlocked until a voice rang out.

The voice came from the opposite side of where Chang and Yang Guan were currently located, which was also where Chang and Yang Guan were previously. More accurately, it was inside the west wall of the oval-shaped pit.

When Luo Ping had just walked in from the passage to shout, Chang emerged from a spot on the west wall near the edge of the passage.

Later, when Yang Guan came out, Lu Xi'an fired a shot, and Chang hastily kicked Yang Guan to the east before retreating into the east wall.

Inside the wall, there were at least three floors. Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei stood at the top and could see the east wall with three rows of windows.

Now, a faint noise was coming from the west side near the warehouse. Lu Xi'an, Yao Wei, and Luo Ping all heard it, and surely Chang and Yang Guan in the eastern building heard it too.

Luo Ping's face changed as if anticipating Chang and Yang Guan would soon rush out from the east. Without checking for anyone, he pulled out a gun from inside his coat, cocked it, and fired.

—Deep on the west side near the warehouse was precisely where Chai Xin was in a state of hibernation. And the walls surrounding the pit were interrupted by the warehouse door in the middle, unable to pass through directly.

The underground tunnel exit of this secret base was actually in the courtyard, built next to the current cornfield.

But for some reason, the people who originally built the tunnel branched off a passage below, leading to the innermost position on the west side.

This might also have been an escape route back then. That's why Luo Ping remembered this underground passage.

Also because of this, after Shu escaped invisibly from here in the past and explained the details to Luo Ping, Luo Ping could plan and prepare for a feint eastward while attacking westward.

Now that there was a noise from that side, it was very likely that Shu had stealthily gone to rescue someone, yet for some reason, sounds emitted.

The two Neo-Humans, Chang and Yang Guan, couldn't move around the building, so if they wanted to block Shu from rescuing, they could only rush out from the east door and then enter through the west door.

Thus, it's very likely they would come out and pass right in front.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Gunfire echoed through the rain, bullets cutting through the rainfall, almost synchronous with Chang's emergence.

Luo Ping relied entirely on anticipation, hence he didn't aim. The shots fired were all over the place — up, down, left, right — using maximal speed to empty the magazine, trying to cover the path ahead.

Seeing this, Lu Xi'an immediately understood something and threw a bunch of short needles downward.

The short needles mixed with the rainwater, yet suddenly surpassed the fine rain lines, interweaving with the fired bullets to form a barricading net.

Thus, Chang directly pulled Yang Guan and sped out. The bullets and short needles were upon them, about to form a trap of heaven and earth.

Chang had to suddenly accelerate, forcibly breaking through before the "net" closed.

It was no big deal to him; for a Type A Neo-Human, it was merely a burst of full power. Even though he had been somewhat weakened after the rampage incited by Yang Guan, he could still speed through based on physical ability.

But the problem was that he was carrying Yang Guan.

Yang Guan's physical condition was only superior to the average person in this world.

To dodge the attack from Lu Xi'an and Luo Ping, Chang dared not hold back. At full speed, the sudden acceleration sharply tugged at Yang Guan's waistband.

"Uh—"

Yang Guan groaned, and by the time Chang rushed into the west door, she was already heavily injured.

"Damn!"

Chang widened his eyes at the woman in his arms, shouting, "Yang Guan?!"

But Yang Guan had blood at the corners of her mouth, unable to make a sound. Suddenly, she emitted the scent of sweat, flushed all over, yelling, "Why did you run over here? Don't you know the most important thing now is that [thing] up there?

"And you grabbed me, damn it! Now I'm finished. Without using my ability to support you, I have no strength left. Run!"

Chang's face changed, he directly dropped Yang Guan on the ground, turned around, and dashed out of the room.

Seeing no hope of occupying this place and with Yang Guan severely injured, he straightforwardly abandoned Yang Guan, intent on escaping alone.

Yang Guan's face also changed instantly, watching Chang flee the room, an expression of utter despair.

Just then, there was a sudden "boom" outside, as a person fell down — none other than Lu Xi'an, who had been above just moments ago.

Yang Guan inside the door saw Lu Xi'an and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Don't kill me! I already…"

She wanted to say she would no longer assist Chang, or perhaps because of her condition, she couldn't muster the energy to use her ability to boost Chang's power anymore.

But whatever she meant to say, she never got to finish.

Lu Xi'an did not give her the chance to finish. With a flick, a short needle shot through her throat, silencing her instantly.

Meanwhile, Lu Xi'an was already swinging his blade toward Chang.

As he wielded the blade, he glanced into the room, finding himself surprised that Chang did not even attempt to block.

He hadn't expected it to go this smoothly. He only revealed himself because Shu's actions were discovered, forcing him to act. The plan was merely to launch a surprise attack when Yang Guan wasn't paying attention.

After dropping down from above, all his actions were spontaneous.

Looking back now, it seemed quite effective.

Unexpectedly, Chang and Yang Guan quickly abandoned each other at the critical moment.

"Damn you, jumping down from above, aren't you afraid of getting crippled!"

Chang yelled furiously, halted his step, twisted his waist, and leaned back to dodge Lu Xi'an's blade.

As a Type A Neo-Human, his speed was still very fast.

But Lu Xi'an could already tell that Chang was much slower than when he was at the top.

After dodging Lu Xi'an's dagger, Chang swung a punch towards Lu Xi'an's chest.

Lu Xi'an saw clearly that Chang was now much slower than himself. He stepped back swiftly, clenched his empty hand into a fist, and effortlessly met Chang's punch.

"Bang!"

A dull thud.

The two fists collided.

Chang's wrist and arm recoiled back, his shoulder collapsed backward, and he staggered swiftly retreating.

In this encounter, he was no match for Lu Xi'an!

Lu Xi'an realized the reason for this was twofold—

On one hand, after relying on the stimulation from the Type C Neo-Human to enhance his body, Chang was already somewhat exhausted, weak, and unable to exert full strength;

On the other hand, through daily nurturing with the Fungus Stone, his own body strength had already significantly improved.

Previously, the steroid-enhanced Type A Neo-Human from a Type C Neo-Human was too terrifying, far beyond his own level; without Yang Guan, if Chang had faced him one-on-one, it might have been much like now.

It's just that the comparison now is more apparent.

The utility of the Fungus Stone was indeed significant!

Lu Xi'an followed with another punch, striking directly at the heart, causing Chang to spit out a mouthful of blood instantly, his chest deeply caved in, unsure of how many ribs were broken.

Yet even so, he wasn't dead.

The physical resilience of a Type A Neo-Human is terrifying.

Seeing this, Lu Xi'an clenched his fist again and swung it towards Chang's head, just as Chang had done to Luo Ping before.

Luo Ping stood in front of Lu Xi'an, seeing Lu Xi'an land a punch on Chang's head, causing it to tilt backward.

"Good!"

He couldn't help but shout in praise, feeling a sense of instant relief, exhilarated.

Then, Lu Xi'an grabbed Chang before he could fly back, took out a blade with his other hand, and sliced it.

"Swish Swish" in two moves, Chang's arms were gone.

Lu Xi'an intended to lift Chang up and slice off his legs as well, but unexpectedly, Yao Wei landed with a thud, thought the same, and swung her blade to slice off Chang's legs.

"Ahhhhh!"

In Chang's desperate screams, Luo Ping gasped, thinking how these two appeared so amiable but were so ruthless when they acted, terrifying.

Thinking back to the time on the road outside Fengcheng County, these two immediately raised their guns upon seeing him.

Their decisiveness and ruthlessness against others far exceeded his imagination.

In a way, these male-female fiends were more terrifying than Chang and Yang Guan.

If Chang dealt with him like that before, he wouldn't have been able to shove food into his mouth.

"Why don't you kill me?!"

Chang was swaying as Lu Xi'an held him by the collar, a human stick, the wounds at his shoulders and thigh roots were still gushing blood; an average person couldn't endure it, only someone like him kept some life.

But Lu Xi'an merely held Chang, the human stick, without answering.

Lu Xi'an asked Yao Wei, "Why did you jump down too? Aren't you afraid of getting hurt from such a height? I've already dealt with this place."

Yao Wei glanced into the room, saw Yang Guan was dead, and set her mind at rest, "When I jumped, you hadn't dealt with it yet."

"..."

Lu Xi'an said, "Alright then."

After speaking with Yao Wei, he tossed Chang in front of Luo Ping, saying, "You can ask. I just thought you might want to ask him how he targeted this place, so I spared his life, we actually have nothing to ask. We're going to find Shu and Chai Xin."

He looked westward as per his judgment, asking, "Is it over there?"

"Yes. Go straight through here, it's all the way inside."

Luo Ping, greatly moved, answered and then said, "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

With that, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei headed into the west side door.

His legs hadn't moved all this while, and by then, he felt a sharp pain in his legs, walking was stiff and uncomfortable. Jumping from such a height was indeed a bit much.

Is the enhancement of physical resilience by the Type C Neo-Humans so terrifying? Chang wasn't stronger than him, yet after jumping from above, he was unscathed, able to charge so fiercely and slam Yang Guan to death.

Or was it that Yang Guan boosted Chang once more with pheromones, allowing him to forget the pain and charge?

If that's the case, Yang Guan basically charged himself to death…

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