Chu Han's domineering and ambitious words rang in everyone's hearts like the toll of a bell, pointing out a clear direction and giving them hope. Everyone standing before Chu Han unconsciously brightened their eyes.
They would follow Chu Han!
"Count me in." Wei An was the first to speak, her voice filled with absolute determination.
Li Yi then stepped forward. Although he didn't say anything, his attitude was crystal clear.
Jiang Tianqing also took a step forward. This usually silent and reserved young man had an exceptionally firm look in his eyes.
Bai Yun'er simply flicked her long hair. The fact that she didn't leave was already her answer.
"My mission is to protect Lady Yuan Xiye. Since your mother's life is no longer in danger, I cannot stray too far from her." Ding Siyao also spoke up. He turned to the group of stunned soldiers beside him and said, "You can handle the reporting."
Tiger Fang members had always taken their missions extremely seriously. After Ding Siyao said this, the soldiers had nothing to say. They could only respond gloomily. They were already speechless at Chu Han's incredible luck. As long as his mother was not officially taken in by the military, Ding Siyao would likely stay by her side to protect her. This was basically equivalent to recruiting Ding Siyao to Chu Han's side.
"Wherever you go, I'll go." Shang Jiudi smiled brightly. She then added, "I can take care of Aunt Yuan."
The moment Shang Jiudi spoke, the soldiers were all shocked.
"Major General Shang?"
"You can't return to Shangjing!"
"Yeah, this is too willful!"
Shang Jiudi actually wanted to follow Chu Han? This was enough to make people's jaws drop!
"Major General Shang?" The helicopter pilot whom Shang Jiudi had earlier forced to turn around at gunpoint was nearly crying. He said with a bitter face: "You're not going back to Shangjing?"
"No. You can go back by yourself." Shang Jiudi replied indifferently.
"If I go back alone, won't I get beaten to death?" The pilot felt extremely aggrieved. Finally, he gritted his teeth: "Fine, I'll stay here too!"
He was the pilot. He had brought the Major General out, but if he returned without her, how could he explain that? It was better to just stay with Shang Jiudi. Moreover, Chu Han's strength had truly impressed him. He also wanted to see how far Chu Han could go after speaking such arrogant words.
Seeing yet another military personnel member decide to stay, the soldiers were once again rendered speechless. If this continued, were they going to leave the helicopters behind as well?
Sure enough, that thought had barely formed when Shang Jiudi's smiling voice rang out: "Leave the helicopter here, too. It was assigned to me by the military anyway."
The group of soldiers who had come all this way only to watch the show began to quietly shut their mouths. The situation had developed far too severely. How were they supposed to report this when they returned?
Chu Han smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth. He turned and strode forward. Behind him was the long street covered in corpses that he had killed. The battle record behind him was glorious beyond compare, yet he carried his mother on his back with a calm and indifferent expression.
A group of people followed behind him. Bai Yun'er took one last look at the street full of corpses, then turned and followed without hesitation.
"Miss Bai?!" One person cried out in shock. The rest of the soldiers also looked astonished.
"Miss Bai isn't returning to Shangjing?"
Why was Bai Yun'er also following Chu Han? Was she, like Shang Jiudi, determined to stay by Chu Han's side no matter what?
Facing the crowd's shock and astonishment, Bai Yun'er didn't stop her footsteps for even a second. Her voice remained indifferent: "I'm not going back. Mind your own business."
One sentence, and everyone was instantly silenced. The soldiers all looked embarrassed. Even the big shots in the Shangjing survivor base couldn't control Bai Yun'er's affairs. The question they had just asked was basically asking for trouble. But soon their eyes turned subtly toward the already distant Chu Han.
Not to mention Ding Siyao—from Shang Jiudi to Bai Yun'er, and even Young Master Chen, the Lieutenant General in Shangjing who kept Chu Han's name on his lips every day—did Chu Han's personal charm really run this deep? So many powerful figures were willingly following him!
Only after Chu Han and the others had completely disappeared into the distance did one of the soldiers stammer, "What do we do now? Head back the way we came?"
"Let's go back," another replied. "We came all this way for nothing."
"What about Major General An Ze?" someone asked nervously. "Should we look for him?"
"Find him! It was Bai Yun'er who attacked. It has little to do with us."
The squad immediately set out, but every one of them couldn't help glancing back at the corpse-strewn street. Even in the thick night, the scene still hit them with immense impact. No matter how many times they looked, it was still unbelievably shocking.
One man had slaughtered over five thousand zombies, a hundred mutants, dozens of researchers, and turned the entire Chenxing research branch upside down.
Chu Han had really gone all out this time!
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In the small survivor base at Yu Family Village, two guards stood at the gate, chatting and snacking. With Yang Tian—a supremely powerful leader—holding down the fort, and the base's excellent location, the guards weren't usually watching for zombies or mutated beasts, but just taking precautions.
As the two were laughing and discussing having a few drinks later, one suddenly pointed at the sky and shouted in alarm: "Helicopter!"
"What?" The other was also shocked. He quickly looked up and immediately felt his soul leave his body.
A helicopter clearly marked with military insignia was flying straight toward them, getting closer and closer, heading directly for the base.
"It really is a helicopter! It's coming this way!"
"Quick, report to the boss! Looks like military people!"
"I'll report—you sound the alarm!"
No matter who it was, the appearance of a helicopter was enough to shock the entire small base. This was the first time these people had seen a helicopter since the apocalypse began three months ago. The rotor sound grew louder. Everyone rushed out of their houses in panic, staring at the helicopter slowly descending toward the open space inside the base.
"Should we shoot it down?" Jiang Hongyu, standing beside Yang Tian, growled with a face full of hostility. "Military people—why come now, right when we're developing the best? They're late or early, but they pick this exact moment!"
Yang Tian's face also turned cold, but he stopped Jiang Hongyu: "Let's see what's going on first. A helicopter can't carry many people. We outnumber them heavily. What are we afraid of?"
"Fine!" Jiang Hongyu twisted his neck, ready for a big fight.
Behind Yang Tian, a group of evolvers marched in a massive crowd toward the helicopter parked in the base's open area. They looked exactly like a gang about to start a brawl. Yang Tian—without his black robe this time—wore a ruthless, sinister expression.
Landing such a big helicopter right inside his base without even a greeting? The other side was being far too arrogant. He wanted to see exactly who had come!
Except for Chu Han, Yang Tian wouldn't give face to anyone!