Ren Xiaosu did not want to have any dealings with Zhou's Army, nor did he want to be entangled by the Pyro Company's people. After all, he had controlled "Old Xu" to kill a lot of the Pyro Company's members during the cave-in at East Lake, so he still had quite a deep grudge against them.
Therefore, when the Zhou Clan's emergency team arrived, Ren Xiaosu had already left.
After testing the waters with three attacks, the Experimentals completely retreated. As the saying went, nothing could happen more than three times. After failing to take down Stronghold 74 three times in a row, there was no need for the Experimentals to continue wasting their time. Instead, they planned to look for another opportunity in the future.
However, the Experimentals had not retreated too far away. It seemed like they were still in the forest outside Stronghold 74, and no one from Zhou's Army dared to go into the forest to check on them.
To be honest, none of the people who were involved in the defense of Stronghold 74 had expected that a group of wild beasts in everyone's minds would be able to put them in a perilous situation and nearly get their stronghold breached.
If the man in the white mask had not suddenly appeared and blocked the gap, Stronghold 74 would have been in danger by now based on the speed at which the Zhou Clan's emergency response troops had provided reinforcements.
After all, if the Experimentals were to charge in and wreak havoc, not only would they cause panic and chaos among the city's residents, but they would also do their best to destroy their defensive facilities.
However, the Experimentals probably did not expect that their three-pronged siege plan would fail in the end.
After the Experimentals retreated, Stronghold 74 experienced a brief period of peace.
The battle lasted from night until dawn. Old Li, Qin Sheng, and the others sat on the city wall, exhausted. They looked at the morning sun shining on their faces. When a cold wind blew, Old Li, Qin Sheng, and the others realized that their clothes were soaked in sweat. It was especially cold sitting in the wind.
At this moment, a staff officer from Zhou's Army came over to greet them. "Knight and friends of the Pyro Company, please go take a shower and change into a fresh set of clothes. After a short rest, I'd like all of you to attend a summary meeting. The Experimentals will definitely return, so we have to summarize our mistakes in this war."
Old Li struggled to his feet. There were still scratches on his arm from when the Experimentals had accidentally scratched him. He smiled and said, "This wound shouldn't make me turn into those birds, right?"
The staff officer shook his head. "That won't happen. The Experimentals inject drugs into humans to assimilate them."
"You guys seem to know the Experimentals very well?" Qin Sheng asked.
"The information was shared with us by the Kyung Clan." The staff officer said, "The Kyung Clan was also the one who informed us in advance that the Experimentals might attack Stronghold 74. If it weren't for the Kyung Clan informing us and giving us time to mobilize our troops in advance, we would've really been doomed this time."
"So that's how it is." Old Li muttered, "The Kyung Clan … is a little different from the rumors."
The Knight and the Pyro Company went inside the stronghold to take a hot shower. This time, 15 members of the Pyro Company had come to participate in the battle. After the battle, four of them had already died. However, they did not feel sad at all. It was as though they were not too familiar with their teammates.
After everyone sat down in the conference room, the Pyro Company's commander in Stronghold 74 said bluntly, "Who's that man in the white mask? Is he someone from your Zhou Clan? He's appeared twice in your Zhou Clan's strongholds. We used to think he was from the Anjing House, but from the looks of it, it seems like he's closer to your Zhou Clan? "
The commander of the Zhou Clan, Zhou Xingwen, said calmly, "He has nothing to do with our Zhou Clan. He probably appeared in Stronghold 74 by chance. Now, let's talk about the upcoming battle to defend the stronghold. First of all, I'd like to thank everyone for your help. Without all of you, we wouldn't have been able to defend Stronghold 74."
The Pyro Company's commander said calmly, "There's no need to thank us. It's everyone's responsibility to fight against the common enemy of mankind. Our Pyro Company's personnel in Stronghold 73 will also rush over with the next batch of Zhou Clan reinforcements."
Old Li suddenly said, "But the Zhou Clan's emergency response forces in the stronghold still have to be more vigilant and move faster. If the Experimentals can dig a tunnel, they can dig another ten. Everyone has seen how strong those monsters are. It'll only take them two or three days to dig a tunnel."
Zhou Xingwen nodded. "Our emergency response forces have failed in their duties this time. Besides, we've also underestimated the Experimentals."
After a short discussion, the main content of the meeting was actually to optimize the current defense plan.
Old Li and the others were going to head to the Zhou Clan's base to get some rest. After all, they were also very tired.
At this moment, the Pyro Company brought up an old matter again. "I suggest the Zhou Clan find that person wearing the white mask. Our Pyro Company promises to put aside our hatred for the time being and face the enemy together with him. With someone like him around, it'll be much easier for us if the Experimentals break through into the city."
Zhou Xingwen sighed and shook his head. "It won't be easy to find him."
However, Old Li did not care. "Don't worry. Since he's stepped forward this time, he'll definitely step forward again next time."
…
When Ren Xiaosu returned to the hotel, a group of people were lying on the sofas in the lobby. However, Zhou Yingxue was very awake and on guard with her gun in hand. The ten plainclothes soldiers from the Wang Clan did not sleep either. They had found knives and metal rods in the hotel for self-defense.
Ren Xiaosu thought to himself that these people were actually not useless. It was just that they were a little inflexible when it came to doing things.
To be honest, Ren Xiaosu suspected these soldiers might not have been on the battlefield before. After all, there had not been any wars in the Central Plains in recent years, so it was normal for these soldiers to not have seen blood before.
Furthermore, no financial group would really send their elite soldiers to protect a female celebrity.
A plainclothes soldier frowned when he saw Ren Xiaosu returning. "There was a battle outside all night, and you disappeared for the entire night. Where did you go?"
Ren Xiaosu glanced at him. "I went to help defend the city. What does that have to do with you?"
"You don't have any signs of a battle on you. You said you went to defend the city?" The plainclothes soldier sneered.
However, Ren Xiaosu did not intend to answer him at all. Instead, he walked up to Zhou Yingxue and asked, "Did anything happen last night?"
"No, they were all quite well-behaved." Zhou Yingxue shook her head. "Did the Experimentals really attack us?"
"Yes." Ren Xiaosu nodded. "I saw it with my own eyes. Moreover, the Experimentals' IQ cannot be underestimated. Their numbers are also constantly increasing. If only we could have wiped them out back at Stronghold 113, none of this would have happened."
"The entire Southwest was in chaos at that time. Who had the time to care about them?" Zhou Yingxue sighed.
"Alright, go back to your room and get some rest. I don't think the Experimentals will attack us again anytime soon," Ren Xiaosu said.
Zhou Yingxue said, "Why don't you go back and get some rest? I've just been sitting here all night, so I'm not tired. But you must have fought the Experimentals head-on, right?"
A plainclothes soldier next to them glanced at them but did not say anything else. He just sneered.
It was really because Ren Xiaosu's words to them were so harsh that it was difficult for them to have a good impression of Ren Xiaosu.
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