Ordinary observers in fast time travel

After two days and two nights of travel, the rescue team from Yanzhong Base finally arrived at Yandong Base.

Even before the convoy got close, a strong stench of blood filled the air, accompanied by deafening sounds of fighting. The group's expressions immediately turned serious, and they quickened their pace.

"It's a beast tide!" someone shouted.

"Leave one person to drive, the rest of you go kill the monsters." As soon as these words were spoken, dozens of figures rushed towards the surging tide of monsters.

Seeing this scene, the superhumans at the Yan Dong base, who were almost out of ammunition and food, felt their hope burn brightly and killed the alien beasts even faster.

The ability users from the two bases worked together and, within an hour, finally wiped out the beast tide that had lasted for a day and a night.

"You're reinforcements from Yanzhong Base? Thank you so much. I'm Ye Chen," said an official garrison soldier from Yandong Base, his eyes brimming with tears.

"No need to thank me, slaying alien beasts is the duty of every superhuman," Fang Yanlei said casually. The others remained silent.

"Let's go into the city first. Our base commander will personally meet with you all in a little while," Ye Chen said.

The Yandong base has 200,000 residents and is three times the size of the Yanzhong base, with much more complete facilities.

However, at this time, it was a scene of post-war devastation, with collapsed buildings and severed limbs everywhere.

Soldiers in tattered combat uniforms hurriedly passed by carrying stretchers, most of the people on the stretchers having broken legs or being unconscious.

Those whose legs weren't injured all endured the pain and walked to the hospital on their own.

Some people even use sacks to collect the remains of those that have lost their owners. Why do we say they have no owners? Because most of the ones that do have owners have already taken them themselves.

"So bad?" a superhuman from the Yanzhong base whispered.

Actually, we've experienced something this bad before, but in recent years, the major bases have all gotten back on track, the mutations have been brought under control, and we have a complete and reliable plan to deal with the monster tides, so this situation has not happened again.

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen smiled wryly, "There's nothing we can do. This anomaly came too suddenly, and it happened in the most densely populated residential area. Nobody knew when the anomaly broke out."

"By the time the mutation spread, it had already caused huge losses of personnel and resources."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent; no one could accept such a tragic situation.

"Have you figured out why this strange event occurred?" someone asked.

Ye Chen shook his head, "I don't know. I was on the front line after the mutation broke out. I finally managed to suppress the mutation, but then the beast tide came. If you hadn't arrived in time today, I'm afraid I would have died here."

"This way." Ye Chen led the group through the dilapidated street, turned into a small alley, and the group followed through the alley, where the view suddenly opened up.

The spacious square was now filled with tents of various colors, and some people were setting up stalls in the open space to do small business.

Ye Chen led the group around the tents and into the official office building.

"Currently, the upper management of the base has moved to the office building and is operating 24 hours a day." The group went up to the fifth floor and came to a spacious office. "Please wait here for a moment, the base commander will be here shortly."

The people from Yanzhong Base entered the conference room and sat down. The atmosphere was somewhat heavy, but no one spoke.

After a while, a tall and handsome man walked into the conference room. He was pale, and you could see through his collar that he was wrapped in gauze. There was also a faint smell of blood on him, which meant that his wounds had not yet healed.

"Welcome everyone from Yanzhong Base, I am Fu Ruochen."

Fu Ruochen! An eighth-tier dual-elemental ability user of both metal and fire, currently the strongest known ability user in the Yanmu Kingdom! He is admired by all low-level ability users and sought to surpass by all high-level ability users.

Seeing you today, I can confirm that you truly deserve to be the white moonlight in the hearts of countless men and women.

"Greetings, Commander Fu." The ability users greeted him in unison. Fu Ruochen nodded. "I'm sure you all already know the situation at Yan Dong Base. As you can see, after the mutation and the beast tide, most of the ability users at Yan Dong Base are injured."

"But the mutations are not over yet, and we also face the possibility of a beast tide at any time."

"I have invited you all here today for only one purpose: to help my Yan Dong base overcome this crisis. Of course, I promise that I will not break my word regarding the purification I will provide for each of you," Fu Ruochen assured him.

The crowd applauded in agreement, expressing their willingness to help the Yan Dong base, and so on.

"If you have any further questions, please ask me now," Fu Ruochen said, glancing at a few people in the crowd.

"Chief Fu, what have you discovered regarding the cause of the outbreak?" Lou Ming asked.

“We are still investigating the specific reasons, but based on our speculation, it is related to the recent unusual activity of the ‘virus’,” Fu Ruochen said.

The reason has actually been determined, but some things, if said out loud, can easily affect public sentiment.

Lou Ming frowned; this was no different from what he already knew.

"So, Chief Fu, have you found a solution?" Fang Yanlei asked. The abnormal activity of the 'virus' is a global problem, and there is no way to quiet it down.

Fu Ruochen nodded, "We've made some progress, but it's proving difficult to implement."

"What method?" Fang Yanlei continued to press.

Fu Ruochen frowned and casually said, "It's still in the experimental stage. We'll let everyone know when it's successful. It's getting late, so everyone should rest for a bit. Someone will assign you tasks later."

He left after saying that, which made Fang Yanlei feel very frustrated.

Fan Lin glanced at him and left with his underlings. He was starving and needed a pot of lettuce to soothe his tired body!
It was already dinner time, and a rather unpleasant aroma wafted through the square, clearly indicating that the residents of Yan Dong Base, like those of Yan Zhong Base, were eating nutritional blocks.

At that moment, an armored truck drove in from another exit, and several heavily armed men jumped out. The last two to get out carried a basket of vegetables.

The people at Yanzhong Base noticed that everyone in the square was craning their necks, and ten people emerged from different parts of the square and jogged to the armored vehicle.

"Two baskets of vegetables, two slices for each person. No more, no less, no embezzlement. Anyone found doing so will be shot immediately."

"Yes!" the ten men shouted in affirmation.

Then, they carried two baskets of vegetables toward the tent area. Every time they passed a tent, they would stop, break off a few leaves, and hand them to the people waiting by the tent.

Those people took the vegetable leaves, ate them in a few bites, and looked satisfied after they finished.

The scene was somewhat eerie.

Even though vegetables are precious, is it really necessary to go to such lengths?

"Does your base still distribute vegetables to the residents? That's quite good." A superhuman from the Yanzhong base said with a strange expression, "Just two slices is too meager. It's better not to give them anything at all!"

Ye Chen's eyes flickered. "It's just to replenish everyone's vitamins. It's a pity that our base has too few wood-type ability users. I heard that your base has a powerful wood-type ability user who can grow thousands of kilograms of vegetables at once, and she's the daughter of your base leader?"

Upon hearing this, everyone thought to themselves, "They're quite well-informed."

Lou Ming hurriedly said, "That's an exaggeration. Ye Chen, you should take us to the dormitory quickly. We haven't had a good rest for two days, and we just went through a battle. We're all exhausted."

“Yes,” Fan Lin agreed, sensing a hidden meaning in Ye Chen’s words.

Are they trying to undermine their base?
That won't do! (End of Chapter)