Chapter 106: Truly a Woman Like the Wind

"Didn't see it, is it a person?"

"Another mutated one? Buy one get one free, huh!"

"What do we do, Boss Liu hasn't arrived yet?"

"It wouldn't be that fast, right? The Captain was only just saved. It's such a long way, he has to run for a while, doesn't he?"

"What exactly was that thing just now? It wouldn't be haunted, would it?"

"Damn it, feudal superstition is forbidden after the founding of the country! Surround them first, catch them and see."

It's not that they are talkative; they've fought plenty of Mutated Animals, but fighting a mutant human is truly a first.

Of course, except for that time they cleared out the monsters under the city shelter, but that time was just a physical exorcism, not nearly this much trouble.

These soldiers talked a whole heap of nonsense, but not a single one said they were retreating; if asked, it's because their Special Action Team has no deserters, and they can't afford to lose face like that.

Yet there were truly too few of them; they hurried and rushed to form a fan-shaped perimeter, and just as they were preparing to go down the mountain, a strange-looking shadow came up from the valley.

"Turn on the lights, quick, alert!"

Beam after beam from wolf-eye Flashlights shot out, illuminating something with one square side and one limp side, walking on two legs in the middle.

"Take it easy!" Liu Mu carried a box on one shoulder and a lizardman on the other, shouting, "You're blinding me."

Those who had seen her immediately asked, "Are you Boss Liu?"

"Yes, the one who delivers steamed buns to you," Liu Mu feared these highly tense soldiers might have a slip of the hand, "Your Captain is alive, don't get excited. Take these two things!"

Carrying things several times her own body weight, she sprinted up between rocks where the rain had washed away almost all the loose soil, and upon reaching the open ground, she simply dropped the things on her shoulders onto the ground.

"This thing is poisoned, and the person in the box is also poisoned. Does this poison of yours spread?"

Seeing Liu Mu's face clearly, and seeing that the lizardman was indeed bleeding black blood from his seven orifices, looking almost as if he were dead, the soldiers finally sent four men forward to check.

"Many thanks, Boss Liu. We still need to interrogate them, we have to give them first aid."

"No need to thank me, Tan is my big brother, so you are all my brothers," Liu Mu wiped the rainwater off her face, "Find a place to settle them first, I'm going to clean up the battlefield, it should be about time."

Not giving the soldiers a chance to speak, Liu Mu's figure moved, and just like when she arrived, she vanished like the wind.

"Truly a woman like the wind!"

"No wonder the Captain says she's awesome, she's truly awesome!"

These soldiers did not know Liu Mu's situation; after all, the fact that she had undergone Mutation was still classified.

The people of the Sky Viper were not fools either; seeing their leader Miao Cuihua go missing and being attacked by Mutated Mountain Rats, those who could run returned to their base immediately.

The base of two hundred people was built in a mountain hollow, neither big nor small, and simple but effective defensive works were set up in front. They had also considered the possibility of being discovered by the people in the town, after all, the distance between the two was no more than five kilometers.

At this moment, these defenses really did play a role.

The remaining people of the Sky Viper hid behind and fired, greatly reducing casualties.

Even though the Mountain Rats moved quickly and were numerous, they did not dare to risk being shot to approach easily.

Yang Pingqiong, who was staying with the Mountain Rat King, kept receiving news that the Mountain Rats in the front were injured, so she immediately had her little companions retreat, waiting only for Liu Mu to come and discuss countermeasures.

Halfway through her rush, Liu Mu ran into the errant Niu Boyi, and hearing its wailing and crying, she only felt a headache.

"Fine, don't come looking for me when you get diarrhea later," Liu Mu feigned anger, "Didn't I emphasize to you that human flesh contains that thing called a Prion! Eating it will turn you into a lunatic, a mad dog, and there's no cure for rabies!"

Heitao A wanted to offer a common-sense reminder, but was shouted at by Liu Mu in her mind to 'shut up'.

Only the deceived Gouzi was left crying in terror, "Woof woof woof, I don't want to be poisoned, I don't want to die, Master, help!"

It was only a baby of a few dozen months old, what if it went crazy at such a young age? Before it died, it didn't know if it would still be able to eat the roast whole lamb made by Big Sister...

Liu Mu intimidated it a few more times, then took out a bottle of mineral water, threw half a handful of white tablets printed with 'VC' into it, and forced it down Niu Boyi's throat.

Only then did she say earnestly: "Boyi, you also know that you can't buy medicine at all now, and this kind of antidote is even harder to find. I only have a small bottle here, and now half of it is gone. If you happen to eat human flesh again in the future, what will you do?"

The 'saved' Niu Boyi felt even more guilty, and with eyes full of gratitude, it carried its Master, indicating that it would definitely not make this mistake again.

When the human and the dog arrived through the heavy rain, the rat pack had already surrounded the entire base, not letting a single mercenary escape.

Yang Pingqiong found Liu Mu and asked anxiously, "Boss, what do we do now? We can't get close."

Liu Mu glanced at the Mountain Rat King beside her; this big rat was also not honest. Before, it said Yang Pingqiong had to grow on it, but now? They were two body-lengths apart.

Seeming to see through Liu Mu's inquiry, Yang Pingqiong and the Mountain Rat King moved at the same time, instantly leaning tightly against each other. It was just that Yang Pingqiong was not a young girl with a hidden agenda, and she smiled very uneasily, not even daring to meet Liu Mu's gaze. The Mountain Rat King, on the other hand, felt no embarrassment at all, pretending to be nonchalant and humming twice.

Liu Mu's eyebrows twitched, and she turned her head, pretending not to see these two drama queens, "There isn't much food in this base, let's just surround it for now."

Actually, she wanted to wait for Tan Ziyan to solve it; she had no experience in siege warfare, so it was better to leave it to the professionals.

The Mountain Rats dug holes along the nearby hillside, and Liu Mu found a place to shelter from the rain.

Having caught the 'fourth person' of the Sky Viper, Tan Ziyan was very happy; although his complexion was still sallow, he could not hide the joy in his eyes.

"The rest of these are small fry. I originally wanted to kill them all, but, little sister, do you need slave labor at your mine?"

Letting heinous mercenaries work as black slave labor—Liu Mu accepted this matter, which violated human rights conventions, without the slightest psychological burden.

But she also had concerns, "Big Brother, these people are hard to manage, right? If they suddenly rebel, and I can't be there every day, the people in town won't be able to suppress them at all."

Zhang Jiabao, who was responsible for supporting the Captain, seized the opportunity to 'atone for his crimes', "Boss Liu, don't worry. Our team has a set of techniques specifically for crippling martial arts; I guarantee that after one set, they won't be able to flip over in the future."

Liu Mu, who had originally planned to control the mercenaries by not giving them food, had her eyes light up, "There's such a peerless skill? Teach me when you have time."

Zhang Jiabao looked at Tan Ziyan's expression quickly and accurately, and seeing that he had no objections, he nodded immediately, "Sure, I'll teach you when I perform it."

How should she put it, Liu Mu always felt that this kid was a bit strange; he was standing straight and tall, but he just gave people the feeling that he was being sneaky.

The siege lasted until the afternoon, and the Special Action Team, having rested well in the cave, set out.

Using a few smoke grenades as cover, Liu Mu and a few strong Mountain Rats rushed into the base first.

Having stayed up all night and worried for most of the day, the mercenaries were already exhausted, and they didn't have any strict discipline, so many of them had already relaxed.

But no sooner had they closed their eyes than cold gun barrels were pressed against their heads.

Someone cursed and greeted the ancestors of the mercenaries guarding the perimeter, and then saw their corpses.

The captives and supplies were all escorted back to Yang Family Town, and in the astonished gazes of the old and new townspeople, these people were made to squat in three rows.

Not counting the lizardman, Miao Cuihua, and Miao Hentian, a total of 73 people were captured, along with five jeeps and three trucks of weapons and food.

How should one describe this number of captives? They were indeed fewer than the townspeople, but it was still a number sufficient to cause a crisis. Upon learning that they were all desperadoes, the townspeople expressed their unease one after another.

After hosting the Special Action Team and giving the Mutant Rat Swarm a cart of food as a reward, Liu Mu had the captives taken to a cluster of abandoned houses on the edge of the town.

Zhang Jiabao brought a few people and arrived as promised to teach the method of martial arts for the crippled.

Luo Sanlin, who was following by Liu Mu's side, did not quite approve of this approach; killing someone is only a matter of a head hitting the ground, and turning a group of people into mindless livestock was difficult for an upright policeman who came from the civilized era to accept.

"Brother, rest easy, it's not a lobotomy," Zhang Jiabao gave a mysterious smile toward Luo Sanlin, who had raised the objection, and pulled out an instrument shaped like an electric drill, "We use technology."