Chapter 785 Only Let Her In
The man swallowed hard, forcing himself to remain calm as he spoke, "You...you promised three pieces of yellow crystal, you won't go back on your word, will you?"

Upon hearing this, Xin Feng stepped forward and opened his palm, revealing three radiant yellow crystals brimming with energy.

The bright yellow sheen almost dazzled the man's eyes.

Three citrine crystals!

It's enough for him to steadily advance to the peak of the third rank, and he might even be able to break through to the fourth rank!
He instinctively reached out to grab it.

Xin Feng suddenly clasped his hands together, moved his hand away, and looked at him calmly with sharp eyes. "Huang Jing is yours. But if the information you provide is false, or intentionally misleading..."

He paused, his voice low but carrying a chilling killing intent, "When the time comes, what we want won't be Huang Jing, but your life. No matter where you hide, we will find you. Remember that?"

The man's expression changed drastically, and cold sweat instantly beaded on his forehead. He hurriedly waved his hands, "No, no! I just happened to hear about it from other ability users at other bases while I was on a mission! What he said is the same thing you're looking for, so it can't be just hearsay! As for whether it's true or false, and how dangerous it is, I... I really can't guarantee it!"

Xin Feng turned around and exchanged a glance with Bai Wanwan.

Chief Rong, Ember Shadow, and the others nodded slightly, exchanging their opinions in tacit understanding.

Xin Feng opened his hand again and handed over only one of the yellow crystals: "Here's one for you as payment for providing the clue. You can collect the other two a month later after we confirm the information is useful."

The man was stunned for a moment; even a single yellow crystal was an unexpectedly generous reward.

He hurriedly took the yellow crystal, clutching it tightly in his palm, and said repeatedly, "Thank you! Thank you! I'll come back in a month!"

After saying that, as if afraid they would change their minds, he quickly turned and left.

The room fell silent.

“Wanwan,” Xin Feng and Qiu Rong looked at Bai Wanwan almost simultaneously. Qiu Rong said in a deep voice, “Xin Feng, Hua Han, and I will go to the west to investigate. Let Jin Ying, Yan Lie, and Jiao Yin stay here to protect you.”

Without a second thought, Bai Wanwan shook her head firmly: "No. In this world, we will not be separated."

She looked at each beastman, "Whether we're searching or fighting, we'll be together. Separating our forces would be more dangerous."

The males remained silent for a moment.

They certainly wanted to keep her in a completely safe rear area, but they also knew her personality and understood that what she said made sense.

In this completely unfamiliar and perilous world, the risks of being dispersed may be greater.

They were also afraid they wouldn't be able to get back in time to protect Wanwan.

Jin Ying turned to look at Bai Wanwan and nodded in agreement: "I agree with Wanwan's idea. By gathering together, our strength will be concentrated, and we can better protect her. Let's go together."

Ultimately, a consensus was reached.

After making some preparations, the group left their temporary residence and headed west of the base.

After more than ten days of trekking, they passed through cities teeming with zombies and traversed desolate mountains and forests.

They eventually arrived at the destination they had learned about from the other survivors.

An abandoned school?
A slightly larger horde of corpses could easily destroy this place.

To survive here is either foolish or requires absolute confidence in one's own abilities.

"Is this the place?" Bai Wanwan looked around and asked softly.

“Based on the direction and description, it should be.” Jin Ying stood beside her, his gray eyes scanning the patrolling ability users warily. “These people should be high-level ability users among humans.”

Jiaoyin observed silently for a moment, then whispered, "I'll go test the waters." The chieftain nodded, "Be careful. Find out the situation first, and we'll go over if there are no problems."

Jiao Yin moved swiftly, appearing like a ghost from the edge of the woods where they were hiding, and emerged from the open space outside the school.

The patrolling squad of superhumans spotted him immediately.

One of them raised his hand, and a blazing fireball slammed into the ground a meter in front of Jiaoyin with a "boom," creating a shallow crater and sending dust flying.

"Who's here? What are you doing here? Get out of here if you have nothing to do!" the superhuman who unleashed the fireball shouted, his tone arrogant.

Facing the still-burning flame, Jiaoyin remained calm and composed, without even a flicker of his gaze.

He spoke directly, his voice cold: "We're here to make a deal with you."

"What kind of deal?" The other party frowned, looked him up and down, and wondered if the other party was the person the leader was waiting for.
Jiaoyin said no more, took out a small cloth bag that she had prepared beforehand from her bosom, opened the bag and showed the other party the various shimmering crystal cores inside, including high-quality crystals such as yellow crystal and amethyst.

Upon seeing the small bag of valuable crystal cores, the patrol team members exchanged glances and their expressions changed.

The leader's tone softened slightly: "Oh? Tell me, what kind of deal do you want?"

“We need energy stones,” Jiao Yin stated directly, while carefully observing the other party’s reaction. “I heard… you have some here.”

"Energy stone?" The leader of the superhumans' eyes flickered almost imperceptibly.

He showed a perfectly measured moment of contemplation, then said, "I can't make that decision. You all wait here while I go and report."

After saying that, he gave his companions a "keep an eye on them" look, then turned and ran quickly toward the school.

Jiaoyin retreated back into the woods and reported to Bai Wanwan and Qiu Rong: "They went to report immediately after hearing about the 'energy stone,' so they might actually have some, or... this is a trap waiting for us."

Bai Wanwan took a deep breath: "No matter what it is, since we're here, we have to face it. Let's go and wait together."

The group stopped hiding, emerged from the woods, and arrived at the school gate.

The few superhumans who remained on patrol immediately tensed up, their eyes scanning the group warily, especially lingering on the tall males, their fear evident.

Not long after, the superhuman who had gone in to report returned.

“Our leader said,” the superhuman who returned with the news said, his gaze sweeping over the crowd before settling intentionally or unintentionally on Bai Wanwan, who was being protected in the middle, “that we can do this business.”

Just as the men relaxed slightly, he abruptly changed the subject: "However, only one person can go in to talk."

The chieftain immediately narrowed his eyes and took half a step forward: "Alright, I'll go."

The other party shook their head, their gaze fixed precisely on Bai Wanwan: "No. Our leader has designated her to go in and talk."

He pointed at Bai Wanwan.

"impossible!"

"Don't think about it!"

Almost simultaneously, Chief Rong, Jin Ying, Yan Lie, Xin Feng, Hua Han, and Jiao Yin all stepped forward, forming an impenetrable wall that completely blocked Bai Wanwan from behind, their killing intent instantly spreading out.

The temperature in the air seemed to drop a few degrees.

(End of this chapter)

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