39: Qingyun Base

When the people outside heard the commotion and came in, they saw the Mu Lin Family tied together.

There were four of them in total, all currently unconscious. The once-majestic Base Chief was covered in wounds, with his hands and feet all broken!

The crowd was pale with shock. The Base Chief was a Level 8 Ability User! How could he be trampled underfoot like this?

"Who are you people? How dare you come to Sunlight Base to run wild!"

"Let them go, quickly!"

A well-dressed young man shouted sternly.

Lin Wan glanced at him. Li Jie.

According to the list provided by Shi Li, this was the Mu Lin Family's number one lackey!

Since the Mu Lin Family currently only had one granddaughter, many men in the base competed to curry favor with her, hoping to become the Mu Lin Family's son-in-law and eventually leap up to become the leader of Riguang.

And this man was one of those many competitors, as well as one of the most useful tools for the Mu Lins.

The squad led by him aided and abetted the villains, helping the Mu Lins do many things that harmed Huaxia.

"Who are we? We're the people here to take your miserable life!"

After Ji Chuan finished speaking, he directly swung a Fire Sword at him.

Li Jie was furious and released an Earth Wall to block it.

In an instant, the two sides were locked in combat.

Half an hour later, the dozen or so squad leaders who usually walked tall in the base were now beaten to a wretched state.

Some were burnt to charcoal, some were split in half by lightning, some were poisoned to death, and some were hacked by Wind Blades until no part of them was left unscathed...

...

The crowds from the base watching in circles looked at each other in dismay, even taking a few steps back. For a moment, no one dared to step forward again.

They secretly felt lucky that they hadn't been the one to stick their necks out just now.

But where on earth did these people come from to be so powerful? Moreover, the base had three full layers of protection—how did they get in so stealthily?

Now that the strongest Ability Users in the base had been dealt with, these small fry wouldn't be foolish enough to throw their lives away!

Observe the situation first!

Lin Wan went over and gave the bundled-up Mu Lin Family a hard kick, saying coldly,

"Do you all know that they are Japanese?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd was in an uproar.

"What? That's impossible! How could they be Japanese! They..."

"Don't listen to her nonsense, they just want to take over our base!"

"Even if they are Japanese, so what? It's the Apocalypse now. Whoever can give us food and clothing, and a place to settle down, is a good person!"

"Yeah, he's right. Everyone knows that all the major bases are fighting for territory now. I think you just want to get something for nothing and take over the base, but you have to see if we'll even submit to you!"

Looking at the troublemakers in the crowd, Lin Wan was almost moved to angry laughter, but this was normal.

After all, the struggles between private bases were currently in full swing. In the Apocalypse, having a small base was nothing; being able to hold onto your base from start to finish was what showed real skill!

Yue Yue rolled up her sleeves and frowned, saying,

"Do you know what they want to do to our Huaxia? They are taking you in on a large scale now just so they can turn you all into zombies in the future! So they can attack and occupy our land! You bunch of idiots, you're still being so stubborn!"

"Everyone, don't listen to them! I think you're just spreading lies because you want to take over the base! We all got in by passing layers of assessments with our own skills. Don't you dare think you'll succeed!"

There were also some ambitious people who felt this was an opportunity.

The Mu Lin Family had been subdued, so this was a great chance to seize the base! With such a good location and such good construction, anyone who wasn't tempted was a fool!

A few people with ill intentions looked at each other, sowing discord while waiting for an opportunity to incite everyone to act. There were several hundred people; they didn't believe they couldn't handle just five people!

There was also a small group of people who had just arrived not long ago, thinking.

If what they said was true, then they'd rather starve to death than become the Japanese's blades!

No wonder entering Sunlight Base required being strong and healthy, not sick or too weak. Those who knew a bit of martial arts or had abilities got even better treatment.

It turned out that turning them into zombies wasn't enough; they even had to pick the good ones to turn! Truly despicable and shameless!

"They are ambitious Japanese people, which makes them our enemies! In the Apocalypse, they actually built such a large base in our Huaxia, making you go out every day to collect supplies to hand over and recruiting people in large numbers. Their intentions are damnable! Everyone, wake up!"

Lin Wan and the others took in all these reactions.

She said no more. Having said this much, those who were clear-headed would make their own judgment.

"From now on, this base will be taken over by us! Now, if you believe me and are willing to help drive the Japanese out of Huaxia and build a future with us, stand over here!"

"Those who don't approve of us can stay where they are. We will naturally give you an opportunity to compete."

After a moment of silence, only fifty or so people stepped forward.

The remaining seven or eight hundred people were still watching and hesitating.

But they didn't know what kind of opportunity they had lost this time.

If they didn't choose now, they wouldn't be able to get in later even if they fought tooth and nail.

"Why did you go over to their side?"

"I believe what they said is true. Look at Mu Lin's beard! I said back then that he didn't look like a Huaxia person, but you all insisted it was just his preference!"

"Right, their fluent Huaxia language is enough to show they've been disguised in Huaxia for years. Such wild ambitions!"

"Anyway, I believe their words more! You can tell they are genuine Huaxia people, and clearly much stronger! In the Apocalypse, you have to follow the strong!"

"You're the ones being deceived! Look how few people chose them."

"Hmph, a bunch of idiots. Just keep standing there. Have you heard of the recent Qingyun Squad..."

"Oh my god, no way! You mean they are the Qingyun Squad that went to Japan and almost wiped out their entire nation!"

"They look like it. I have relatives in the civilian area of the Official Base. I heard that everyone in the Qingyun Team has an extraordinary aura, and they consist of two couples and a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl. Look, isn't that them?"

"Right? I noticed it too, which is why I'm standing on their side."

"No wonder! They could easily enter our base and tie up our Base Chief! Well, compared to that level, people like Li Jie aren't even worth mentioning!"

There was a lot of discussion, and some bold ones couldn't help but shout,

"Excuse me, are you the Qingyun Squad?"

"Yes, we are the Qingyun Squad!"

"Is it really you? Are you planning to take over this place as your base?"

"I regret it. Is it still too late to stand over there now?"

Of course it was too late.

Lin Wan stood with her hands behind her back, her smile radiant.

"Yue Yue, record these fifty-plus people. Keep all those who pass the screening one by one."

"Welcome to becoming the first batch of personnel for our Qingyun Base!"