116: dialogue

The Z Tower forces, upon receiving the order, immediately halted their advance, and all personnel entered a resting state.

After a morning of marching, everyone was somewhat fatigued and took out their cockroach biscuits to replenish their energy.

As an Intermediate Evolver, this level of consumption was negligible for Li Qinglong. He wasn't necessarily showing concern for his subordinates; he was simply ensuring the battle team's effectiveness, especially his specially trained Daredevil Squad, who needed to be well-fed and well-equipped.

At this moment, Dawn Base was already prepared for battle.

Heavy machine guns, rocket launchers, landmines, sniper positions, and combat vehicles were all in place.

Mountaintop Stronghold served as the overall reserve unit, responsible for evacuating everyone to the mountain in case of defeat.

A chilling aura of impending battle permeated the entire base.

Many slaves had heard of Z Tower, and upon learning they were to fight them, many felt like retreating. However, with the collars on, they had no choice but to face it head-on.

Pan Han took advantage of the calm before the battle to inspect the positions.

He observed the slaves' situation; it was normal and understandable for them to feel fear with a major battle imminent.

So, he called Qin Zhong over: "Can you tell that the slaves are a bit scared?"

"I see it. soldiers, what are your orders?"

"Form a Supervisory Team (Supervision Team). Anyone who retreats without orders will be killed!" Pan Han said coldly.

"This! soldiers! Yes, your command!" Qin Zhong felt a surge of emotion regarding Pan Han's transformation.

Once a person gains insight, many things become clear.

"Old Qin, are you surprised? I wasn't like this before," Pan Han asked Qin Zhong with a calm expression.

"There has indeed been some change."

"As the Base Lord, I can commit crimes, but I cannot make mistakes. Go execute the order." Pan Han commanded expressionlessly.

Qin Zhong had actually intended to suggest that Pan Han form a Supervision Team, but he hadn't expected the other party to have already thought of it.

"Our soldiers is truly becoming more and more ruthless," Qin Zhong said to Lao Liu, who had just returned, as he walked downstairs.

"What's wrong, Big Brother?"

"The soldiers wants me to form a Supervision Team. Anyone who tries to escape will be killed!"

"What?! That's a great idea!" Lao Liu quickly praised Pan Han.

"Yes, you think it's a good idea, don't you?"

"Big Brother, what do you want to do?" A bad premonition surged in Lao Liu's heart.

"This task is entrusted to you. Go quickly and select some slaves who usually perform well," Qin Zhong said fiercely, his eyes burning, as he clasped Lao Liu's shoulders.

"This..." Lao Liu was stunned on the spot. Although a Supervision Team was a good thing, he was still a bit nervous about handling it himself.

After all, even the slaves who might try to escape were people he had eaten, drunk, and worked with daily; there was a certain amount of emotional attachment.

"What 'this'? Go execute the order quickly." Qin Zhong, fearing Lao Liu would make excuses, urged him to work.

"Alright, I'm going." Lao Liu ran off again.

...

Attention everyone, prepare to depart! Li Qinglong looked at his watch; the rest period was over.

"Maintain a speed of 100 kilometers per hour until we are 50 kilometers from the target."

Soon, the troops arrived 100 kilometers from the base.

Drones sent back live footage, and everyone in the monitoring room immediately began to analyze it.

"This type of rocket launcher has a range of about 50 kilometers," Qin Zhong recognized at a glance.

"This is the command vehicle; their commander should be here," Lao Wu pointed at the small vehicle on the screen.

Everyone discussed their opinions, and Pan Han recorded them one by one.

"soldiers, I think the Mountain Top Rabbit can attack now," Qin Zhong suddenly suggested.

"Oh? How so?"

"They will definitely stop at 50 kilometers and give us a round of rocket artillery first."

"You mean, let the Rabbits ambush them first?"

"If they go now, it's still not too late."

"I'm afraid if they go, they won't come back." Pan Han knew that once the Rabbits destroyed the rocket launchers, they would surely be shot dead by stray bullets.

"soldiers, look, these rocket launchers all have a caliber of 120 millimeters or more, and each vehicle has 18 tubes. If they fire a full volley, our base will be gone." Qin Zhong had to give a specific reason.

"Good!" Pan Han had no reason to refute, so he immediately gave the Rabbits their orders.

Upon receiving the command, the Rabbits emerged from the underground tunnels outside the base and gathered in the designated direction.

"Order! Anti-aircraft guns prepare! If any rockets slip through, intercept them immediately!" Pan Han added another command.

"Yes!" The Third Leader was about to go arrange it.

"Wait." Qin Zhong stopped him.

"Be sure to leave no less than 2000 rounds of ammunition. We need to save them to deal with Intermediate Evolvers."

The Third Leader found the two requests somewhat conflicting, so he looked at Pan Han.

"Do as Qin Laoda says."

After a while, the Z Tower forces indeed stopped 50 kilometers away.

"Someone, deal with the flies above our heads." Li Qinglong had long known about the reconnaissance drones overhead, but he hadn't paid them any mind. Now that he was about to deploy his attack formation, he naturally couldn't let them remain.

Several soldierss obeyed, taking out electronic jamming guns. They fired at the drones, and after a few rounds, the drones crashed.

"Launch our drones."

"Yes, Third Leader." Several other soldierss took two drones from the vehicle and launched them into the sky.

"Let me see what these rats are made of." After waiting a few minutes, Li Qinglong turned on the monitor.

The Z Tower drones quickly flew to an altitude of 2000 meters, and a few minutes later, they flew over Dawn Base.

"Hmm, it's well-built. And there's an outer base. Looking at its scale, it's not inferior to our Z Tower. Interesting." Li Qinglong was rather pleased to see the considerable size of Dawn Base; his killing gene began to awaken.

"Rocket artillery squad, set up your formation first. I'll go have a chat with them."

Pan Han and the others in the monitoring room realized the signal had been cut and knew the enemy had made a move. However, he hadn't expected the enemy to counter-reconnaissance so quickly.

At this moment, a drone slowly descended, flying over the center of the base.

"soldiers, should we shoot it down?" Qin Zhong asked Pan Han after receiving the report.

"Shoot!" Pan Han had just given the order.

Li Qinglong's voice came through the drone's loudspeaker.

"Dawn Base, tell your leader to come out and talk to me!"

The voice was so loud that Pan Han heard it clearly in the monitoring room.

He and Qin Zhong exchanged glances and quickly went to the balcony. Looking from afar, some base members had also gathered below the drone, all looking up at it.

"Is this Z Tower wanting to talk to me?"

"Probably. soldiers, don't go over there. Stay here. I'll make it come over." Qin Zhong held Pan Han back, pulled out his pistol, and fired three shots at the drone.

Bang, bang, bang, three bullets whizzed past the drone.

Sure enough, the drone flew over, following the sound source.

Qin Zhong switched to a long rifle, aiming at the drone to prevent a sudden attack and to tell the other party not to come any closer.

Li Qinglong saw on the monitor that the person next to Qin Laoda was the leader of Dawn Base.

"I didn't expect the leader of Dawn Base to be a pretty boy." Li Qinglong was a bit surprised.

"Who are you? State your name." Pan Han, however, showed no fear and questioned the other party.

"Hahaha! You little rat, you're quite interesting!" Li Qinglong was amused by Pan Han's retort.

What an ignorant fellow!