Stronghold 113 had become a huge ruin. The bustling city that once represented human civilization had been reduced to ashes. Rats, stray dogs, and stray cats lingered here in search of food. In just a few weeks, weeds had already grown out of the cracks in the cement ground.
However, the rats, stray dogs, and stray cats were also moving cautiously. It was as though they were avoiding some terrifying unknown.
Suddenly, a small group of Kyung Clan combatants in black uniforms emerged from a small path. They were fully armed with their firearms and were on high alert.
When the large stray cats and dogs saw them, they immediately ran away in a hurry. The leader of the platoon made a tactical gesture, and two members of the platoon immediately rushed forward to investigate the movement behind the huge obstacle in front of them.
That obstacle was a collapsed building.
Everything was carried out in silence. The two vanguards gestured, "No target."
The platoon advanced again. If one were to look down from the sky, this 30-man platoon would look like a huge lynx creeping into the battlefield bit by bit.
After they passed by, a large number of fully organized platoons immediately filled the gap. Some of the platoons were even carrying a large number of heavy weapons, while others were responsible for setting up bunkers and other fortifications.
There were many similar infiltration formations like this in the Northwest of the stronghold. This was the 1st Combat Brigade led by the Kyung Clan's Qing Yun. The remnants of the 7th Combat Brigade led by Qing Huai had also been incorporated by him.
Qing Huai had died in the sneak attack by the Experimentals. Now that the 7th Combat Brigade only existed in name, Qing Yun planned to take over this unit to expand his own strength.
As long as this battle was a success, he could completely replace Qing Zhen's position in the hearts of the Board.
The reason why large consortiums never compromised with individuals was that the consortiums themselves had a strong ability to make money. The Board believed that the influence of an individual in the entire consortium was negligible. If such a large community of interests wanted to survive in the long term, they would have to believe in the strength of the organization, not the strength of an individual.
Qing Yun was at the rear of the platoon. He looked coldly at the screen in the command vehicle. At this moment, dozens of screens in the vehicle were displaying the progress of the platoons.
Everything was going smoothly, but Qing Yun found it a little strange because the ruins were too quiet.
Qing Yun looked at a middle-aged man beside him. "Adjutant Li, was this where you were attacked?"
"That's right." Adjutant Li nodded and said, "The Experimentals suddenly split the infiltrating fighting forces in half from the middle and split the entire battlefield into two. They're very familiar with the terrain here, and their combat strength is astonishing. Normal bullets won't be able to cause any fatal damage to them. You must be careful to prevent them from launching another sneak attack. "
Qing Yun nodded. "Don't worry, I'm not Qing Huai. I'm waiting for them to come out."
But even as the massive fighting force kept advancing, they did not see a single Experimentals at all. The city was eerily quiet.
Human corpses could often be seen on both sides of the road. One could imagine how much damage the disaster had caused to this place.
The face bugs had disappeared after attacking this place. According to the intelligence, this place had become the territory of the Experimentals.
But where were the Experimentals?
Someone suddenly said on the radio, "We've discovered a huge crack in the ground. There are signs of people climbing along the edge of the crack. It's suspected to be the hiding place of the Experimentals."
"Send two platoons down to take a look," Qing Yun said.
The frontline commander on the radio hesitated for a moment before saying, "If the two platoons encounter the Experimentals down there, I'm afraid none of them will survive."
Qing Yun frowned. "The troops don't need to think. All you need to do is carry out my orders according to my will."
"Roger." The voice on the other end of the radio calmed down.
Adjutant Li did not dare to say anything as he wondered which unlucky bastard had been sent down there.
However, he knew he would definitely be court-martialed when he returned to Stronghold 111. Instead of sympathizing with others, he might as well sympathize with himself or quickly make up for his mistakes in this battle. If Qing Yun could put in a good word for him when he returned, he would have a chance to push all the blame onto the deceased Qing Huai.
At first, everyone thought there would be wails and gunfire coming from the crack. But there wasn't any. It was quiet throughout.
Suddenly, a voice from the frontline came over the radio. "This underground should have been the lair of the Experimentals. They've forcefully dug out a huge cavern, but there aren't any Experimentals here!"
Qing Yun frowned. Where did the Experimentals go?!
Immediately after, someone said on the radio, "There's actually a small laboratory in this cavern. It looks like the Experimentals moved some of their experimental equipment here, and there are even used syringes on the ground?!"
This sentence stunned everyone who heard it. To everyone's knowledge, these Experimentals were just like wild beasts. No one would associate them with something like conducting experiments.
Qing Yun said coldly, "Shrink the formation. I'm afraid there aren't any Experimentals left here. Bring all the syringes and experimental equipment back to Stronghold 111 for sampling and research. I want to know what they were injected with!"
After Qing Yun disconnected the radio, he picked up the satellite phone and reported the situation to the Board at Stronghold 111. Stronghold 113 had become an empty city, and no one knew where the thousands of Experimentals had gone.
However, the news that the Experimentals could conduct their own experiments and even inject drugs into themselves was too shocking.
When the Board received the news, they also fell into deep thought. They did not know what this meant.
Suddenly, a secretary walked into the conference room and said, "Qing Zhen has gone missing. A convoy just left the stronghold, and we suspect that Qing Zhen is in that convoy."
A member of the Board frowned and reprimanded, "You can't even keep an eye on Qing Zhen?!"
Another person said, "We must thoroughly investigate how Qing Zhen managed to escape surveillance. There must be a pawn that he had hidden to help him. Otherwise, how could he have escaped the stronghold so quietly?"
"It looks like Qing Zhen hasn't been idle either," someone said with a sigh.
The old man asked calmly, "Which direction did that convoy leave in?"
"In the direction of Stronghold 109," the secretary said.
"Isn't that the Li Consortium's stronghold? Could Qing Zhen be thinking of defecting?" Someone wondered, "I suggest we pursue him immediately. Qing Zhen knows too many secrets about the organization. If he defected to the Li Consortium, it might cause us huge losses."
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