Chapter 156: Where are the children?

The warehouse was not far away. After the group finished distributing ammunition to Ajie and the others, one soldier said to them.

"We just engaged those attackers. Their weapons are equipped with silencers, and there are quite a few of them—at least 100 to 200. There should only be a few of us soldiers left here now; there were originally 40 soldiers stationed here, and the opposition was clearly prepared. Their target is very likely those children. Damn it, originally... cough, it's nothing, we're preparing to move!"

This soldier clearly let something slip, but he immediately changed the subject and led the group out of the warehouse.

Although Ajie felt suspicious, the situation was urgent, so he had to put his doubts aside for now and follow behind these soldiers.

Just as Ajie followed a few Human Alliance soldiers out of the warehouse, he felt a strong gust of wind strike from his side. Relying on instinct, Ajie successfully dodged the attack. Of the few Human Alliance soldiers leading him out, only one reacted in time to dodge the attack, while the other human soldiers had already died at the hands of dozens of black shadows.

"Damn, what is going on?" Ajie quickly dragged this human soldier back into the warehouse, vigilantly aiming his muzzle at the warehouse gate.

"I don't know the true identity of these attackers either. After I shot one of them earlier, he caught fire all over and burned into ashes, not even leaving a scrap behind." The Human Alliance soldier looked at his dead teammates not far away with lingering fear.

"Ajie! On the glass around the warehouse! It's all black shadows!" a survivor shouted at Ajie, then pulled the trigger.

The other survivors also opened fire on those black shadows one after another. Just as this Human Alliance soldier said, the black shadows that were shot directly ignited and turned into ashes.

But more black shadows opened fire on Ajie and the others. Ajie told his companions to find cover. Even so, several companions still fell; they did not die immediately, thanks to the Gene Serum that Yingzhou had given them to take earlier, which made their bodies stronger and improved their recovery abilities.

Ajie found some equipment similar to shields in the warehouse and, in groups of a few, protected the companions who had fallen to the ground to prevent them from being riddled with bullets due to the crossfire.

Those black shadows charged up while firing. Ajie gripped the tactical knife in his hand, recalling his previous battles with the Zerg, but as soon as he engaged, he discovered that these black shadows were very strong, and their scarlet eyes were staring fixedly at him.

This made Ajie dare not slack off in the slightest. Gripping the tactical knife in his hand, he attacked the opponent's vital points. The opponent had no intention of entangling with Ajie; several black shadows rushed toward Ajie, piercing his abdomen and slashing his throat.

Scalding blood spewed from Ajie's mouth, his body gradually lost control, his vision blurred, and the tactical knife in his hand dropped to the side.

Heh, I thought I would live a peaceful life after returning to the Human Alliance. I didn't expect I still wouldn't be able to survive. Yingzhou, what exactly did we escape from the Zerg Hunting Ground for? If you were here, it wouldn't be like this, right?

Huh? Why is there a scorching power surging from my body? Is this a final burst of energy before death?

On the verge of death, Ajie thought of Yingzhou, who had led them out of the Zerg Hunting Ground. Just as he was about to close his eyes, Yingzhou's figure seemed to appear before him. Then, a scorching power surged from his body. Ajie opened his eyes abruptly and discovered that he could move, and his physical fitness had become even stronger.

Although he didn't know what had happened, Ajie did not let this opportunity pass. At the same time, the others also felt the changes in their bodies. The situation, which had been at a disadvantage, began to reverse. Finally, seeing that these ordinary people were quite troublesome to deal with, a sharp whistle sounded from outside.

The attackers retreated quickly, leaving only Ajie and the others in the warehouse.

"Phew... they seem to have retreated. Charlie! Quick, go check on Charlie!" Ajie just wanted to let out a breath, but he remembered that Charlie and Marie were still in the temporary housing.

"Then you'd better be mentally prepared. You saw the strength of those attackers; not only is their physical fitness excellent, but they can also use a type of ability that restricts Spiritual Power," this Human Alliance soldier said.

"None of us have an Awakened Back Spirit, do they still have that ability?" a survivor beside this soldier asked.

This Human Alliance soldier slapped his head and said with annoyance, "Damn it, I actually forgot about that! You aren't Psionics!"

The group hurried to the house they had just left. They saw Marie with her eyes tightly closed, while Charlie was blocking the doorway, covered in blood. Upon seeing Ajie and the others return, Charlie managed a smile at the corner of his mouth before fainting on the ground.

"Charlie!" Ajie arranged for a few companions to lay Charlie flat on the bed and told them to take good care of him.

"What about those children?" Ajie led the other companions to search for traces in the Settlement Area, but in the end, they only found one corpse.

"I knew it, those guys were coming for the children!" The Human Alliance soldier kicked a piece of gravel away and said indignantly.

Watching this scene, Ajie felt increasingly distrustful of this Settlement Area.

"This time, 2900 Faith Value has been consumed."

"Then are they out of danger now?" Yingzhou couldn't care about the heartache of losing so much Faith Value and asked the system.

"At the very least, they are now out of mortal danger."

Yingzhou no longer held any hope for the system, but at least those people were out of danger now. Since he had spent so much Faith Value to save them this time, he certainly couldn't let them just die.

"System, after they receive the body modification from the Faith Value, will there be any accidents? For example, death?"

"Host, please rest assured. They just had a small burst of potential, which won't affect anything. The subsequent physical changes will also gradually manifest."

Yingzhou nodded, then muttered to himself, "What happened there? If it were just a brawl between ordinary people, they certainly wouldn't be in mortal danger; after all, they did take the Gene Serum, even if it was diluted. It seems that after we left the Zerg Hunting Ground, they probably didn't return to the Outer City to live like the other survivors who were rescued."

Just then, Yingzhou frowned slightly.

Could it be that because I gave them diluted Gene Serum, they were targeted by some big shots in the Military District or the Inner City, so they were secretly imprisoned? Hmm, very likely. If that's the case, doesn't the problem eventually come back to me?