The next day.
A loud explosion suddenly sounded from not far away.
“Boom.”
Dust billowed into the air.
When Yan Jin and the others heard the noise, they put down the work in their hands and ran out one after another to see what had happened.
[Ding. Enemy attack detected!! Enemy attack detected!! The opponent’s ability is powerful. Activating Level Two Defense System…]
[Hidden Mission 2: Please have the host prepare defenses, protect the guests, and eliminate the threat!]
[Mission Reward: Weapon Shop unlocked.]
They saw that the trees around the outer perimeter of her courtyard had all been blasted down onto the ground, yet the courtyard gate still stood there completely intact.
Not far away stood a middle aged man with an arrogant expression.
Behind him was a fawning fat man who kept bowing and scraping. He hurried to the man’s side with an ingratiating smile. “It’s right here, but our people can’t get in.”
“Where are they? Blast them out for me!”
The middle aged man’s face darkened, and a trace of viciousness flashed in his eyes. “I want to see who dares to shelter him!”
Recently, people had been pointing fingers behind his back, saying that he was no longer as decisive as before. Some even claimed he had become much softer and was no longer worthy of being the person in charge of the base.
What nonsense!
Cheng Yi felt that no matter what happened today, he had to capture him and bring him back.
Otherwise, where would he put his dignity?
The lackey beside him eagerly handed over an apple. In the apocalypse, fruit was a rare item. This apple came from the remaining stock owned by the base’s only space ability user.
As Cheng Yi gnawed on the apple, his mood improved somewhat.
Outside the courtyard, the cold wind howled. Cheng Yi saw that Qi Hua was hiding and refusing to come out.
He shouted harshly toward the courtyard, “Qi Hua, I know you’re in there. If you don’t want the people inside to be buried with you, then come out obediently. Otherwise…”
“Didn’t brush your teeth this morning? Such a big mouth!”
“You… what did you say?” Cheng Yi could hardly believe his ears.
“Boss Yan, I… I can’t drag you all down with me.” Qi Hua looked somewhat annoyed with himself.
“Qi Hua is now a guest of my inn. I have the obligation to protect him,” Yan Jin said righteously.
“In that case, don’t blame me for being rude!”
He waved his long sleeve, and wind blades began gathering in his palm before shooting out.
In an instant, dozens of wind blades flew toward the courtyard from all directions. The people inside the courtyard instantly tensed.
They held their breath, afraid that the wind blades would fall right in front of them. At that moment, a protective barrier formed around the outside of the inn.
Then, with a sharp whooshing sound, the wind blades rebounded along the same trajectory they had come from.
“Boom!”
They fell directly into their own formation. Fortunately, when they realized the wind blades had rebounded, they quickly raised protective barriers with their abilities. Even so, the impact still left them with internal injuries, and some people even spat out mouthfuls of blood.
The entire group was stunned by the scene before them.
“What exactly is going on?” The smug smile on Cheng Yi’s face instantly froze.
In the apocalypse, everyone had to think carefully before acting. No matter how arrogant he was, he was not a reckless person.
He looked at the Wolf King beside Yan Jin, then looked at her calm expression. A thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
Could it be that this person had some kind of backing?
“You’re done attacking? Then it’s my turn!”
As soon as the crisp voice fell, Cheng Yi and the others suddenly felt intense pain on their cheeks and numbness in their arms. When they raised their hands to look, tiny bolts of heavenly lightning crackled on their skin with sharp popping sounds.
It was actually thousands of tiny lightning bolts forming a dense net that covered every one of them.
Clutching his painfully aching body, Cheng Yi said in shock, “You…”
Yan Jin snorted coldly. The net of heavenly lightning stopped, and their bodies regained the ability to move.
With this strike, Yan Jin’s side declared victory. The rest of them no longer dared to act rashly.
“What ‘you’? You, come here and explain why you’re trying to capture Qi Hua.” Yan Jin pointed at Cheng Yi’s lackey and asked.
The lackey beside him bent his back even lower, as if he wished he could sink into the dust. Trembling, he said timidly, “Qi… Qi Hua knows the whereabouts of a batch of supplies. Our boss wants to capture him and bring him back.”
“I don’t know. By the time we got there, those supplies were already gone,” Qi Hua immediately retorted.
“Impossible! Only you people came out of there. If the supplies aren’t on you, where else could they be?” Cheng Yi said through gritted teeth.
“If you don’t believe me, there’s nothing I can do.”
“Right now, you must take us to find that batch of supplies. Otherwise…” Cheng Yi gave a cold snort.
“If I knew where those supplies were, would I still be standing here waiting for you to capture me? Do you think I’m stupid?” Qi Hua rolled his eyes.
He could not help complaining in his heart. How did Cheng Yi even become part of the base’s management with that kind of brain? Had a zombie eaten it long ago?
“Then don’t blame me for being rude!” Cheng Yi waved his hand, signaling the ability users behind him to go forward and capture Qi Hua.
However, the Wolf King beside Yan Jin bared its teeth at them. The sight frightened everyone into stepping back several paces, afraid it would pounce on them.
“Boss, this woman doesn’t look easy to deal with. How about we retreat first? As long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood,” the lackey beside him said while retreating several steps. He returned to Cheng Yi’s side and spoke while trembling.
“What useless trash!” Cheng Yi kicked him hard.
The lackey rolled on the ground and groaned twice.
A man wearing blue clothes behind Cheng Yi limped forward to his side and said, “Captain, I actually have a plan…”