They stared at Jiang Tao, whom they thought was long dead, in a silence where only the wails of the injured residents could be heard.

"Captain Jiang..."

A soldier who had only suffered minor injuries stepped forward, his eyes red and his voice choked with emotion.

Jiang Tao glanced at him silently, then handed the little girl in her hand to him and continued walking towards the mutants.

He seemed completely unconcerned about the half of his face that was torn open, and even though he was limping and bleeding, he insisted on dragging his injured body here.

Jiang Tao looked down at the deformed human on the ground, whose shape was no longer recognizable, and breathed slightly. His remaining eye was filled with piercing hatred!

His injured hand trembled, yet it aimed precisely at the deformed man's head, and then—

--shot!

--shot!

—Keep firing!

Even after all the bullets were fired, his finger was still on the trigger, firing blank shots.

Peng Si put down the person who had stopped breathing in his arms, walked to Jiang Tao's side, gently pressed down on his gun, his expression silent and sorrowful, his voice hoarse.

"Jiang Tao, that's enough."

"That's it..."

Jiang Tao turned his head, revealing his entire face. His once gentle face now looked as if he had walked through a mountain of knives and a sea of ​​fire. His empty eyes stared straight at him, as if he had lost all the vitality of being human. The clear distinction between his red and white skin made Peng Si feel a tightness in his chest.

He heard the other person's voice as hoarse and sluggish as an old industrial machine.

"Really, is it okay now?"

A team of eleven people, including brothers, friends, and teammates who spend every day together!

In order to escape from this mutated human, ten people died one after another, and even blew up the passage with their own bodies to send him and the survivors out. They couldn't even find the bodies!

Is it really okay?!

Peng Si opened his eyes wide. He opened and closed his lips a few times, but his throat was so dry that he couldn't say a word.

Jiang Tao looked at him with sorrow, then suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed.

"Jiang Tao!" Peng Si quickly helped him up.

The soldiers who were still able to move rushed over and worked together to lift him into the vehicle, then gave him first aid.

Fortunately, only one of their vehicles was destroyed, and they still had a considerable amount of emergency medical supplies.

Although Jiang Tao appeared to be seriously injured, none of those injuries were fatal. The truly fatal attacks were all blocked by his teammates.

He's just suffering from a sudden shock and will be fine once he returns to the base.

Miao Yin didn't look at their tragedy anymore. She dug out the blue crystal core and put it into her space. Then she walked alone to Qiu Jing's side, who was in a coma, and touched her forehead with her fingertips.

Dark red willow branches bloomed beneath her fingers.

After putting Jiang Tao in the car for treatment, the first thing Peng Si did was to look for Qiu Jing, and that's when he witnessed Miao Yin taking action.

He didn't make a sound, but rushed over there, but it was too late.

Peng Si witnessed the entire process of the mark disappearing and disappearing.

"What do you mean?" His face was very ugly.

Even without knowing the effects of the mark, he could guess that it was definitely not a good thing.

Miao Yin then kindly explained to him, "This is my special ability. I can summon my flames. With just a thought, no matter how far away, I can burn Qiu Jing to death in an instant."

Peng Si's eyes turned extremely dangerous, and he said coldly, "You're threatening me with her?!"

"A threat?" Miao Yin smiled and shook her head. "How can you call it a threat? It's a reminder. People of high status tend to forget things. I'm just afraid you'll forget our three-month agreement."

Mentioning this matter, Peng Si's dangerous aura dissipated considerably, and a strange and complex look appeared in his eyes.

"Leng Miaoyin, what exactly do you want to do?"

"Well--"

Miao Yin pouted, her eyes bright, looking quite mischievous.

"You don't need to worry about that, I have my own uses."

After saying that, she pointed her fingertips at Peng Si's forehead.

"You still want to mess with me?" Peng Si said coldly.

"We share the good times and the bad, Captain Peng, you wouldn't want one of your men to suffer such danger alone, would you?"

Miao Yin smiled, but her fingers were pointing directly at him, her eyes conveying an undeniable air of authority.

Peng Si stared at her with a menacing gaze, a look so terrifying it could stop a child from crying at night, and his hands, which had been at his sides, clenched into fists.

But he did not resist until the heat in his forehead subsided.

Miao Yin finished casting the incantation with satisfaction, and didn't forget to remind him.

"By the way, since we'll be far apart from now on, to prevent Captain Peng from not keeping our agreement, I've left a few restrictions in the mark. If you dare to expose my identity, leak the details of the transaction, or fail to give me the item within three months, the flames will engulf both of you."

She patted Peng Si on the shoulder and said softly.

"Remember to keep it fresh; I don't want it if it's rotten."

Miao Yin wasn't worried about Peng Si's betrayal at all. Now that all his teammates were dead except for Qiu Jing, he would never let her die because of him in such an unreasonable way.

She called Yan Shuzhou, and the two left the street, which had buried countless souls, without saying goodbye.

As she was leaving, Miao Yin looked back one last time.

Under Peng Si's command, the remaining soldiers of the rescue team busily carried the wounded onto the vehicle and collected the bodies of their teammates, planning to leave before dark.

Given their remaining firepower and casualties, they are no longer able to continue the rescue operation and have no choice but to retreat, otherwise they may not even be able to save the remaining survivors.

The rescue team of 63 people has now been reduced to 11. Of the 121 residents rescued, 92 survived.

According to the original plan, the demonic fetus should have killed everyone in the car, and then cried out under the siege of the rescue team, attracting the mutants to attack the convoy.

The rescue team was outnumbered and most likely perished at that time.

At this moment, Jiang Tao, the only survivor, lost his walkie-talkie and was unaware of what was happening outside. When he carried the little girl out, he discovered that all his teammates had died, and in the end, he also died in despair.

The second rescue operation in Dongai Community failed, and all personnel were wiped out.

Then the third team, fully equipped, set off again.

But now, things have changed, and thanks to her intentional or unintentional intervention, some members of the second rescue team have survived.

What kind of butterfly effect will these people trigger next?

Is it possible...?

What if we open the armory ahead of time?

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