The entrance to the Underground City was not large; at most, a hundred people could pass through side by side. A hundred meters outside the entrance stood a semicircular defensive position made of concrete walls and sandbags. There was also a manually operated barrier gate and a guard booth on the main road before the entrance.
Xiao Liang led eleven soldiers guarding the rear of the barrier, watching the approaching SUV. Though its windows were covered with tinted film, Xiao Liang kept his eyes fixed on the driver's seat.
The person driving was Zhou Quan himself. As he watched Xiao Liang draw nearer, he sneered inwardly. Once the car stopped at the gate, he turned to Xiao Liang as he approached and called out, "Captain Xiao, please open the gate."
"Who's in the car?" Xiao Liang asked casually, jokingly. "Why do they look unfamiliar?"
"Oh, don't even mention it." Zhou Quan rolled down the window behind him and pointed at Wang Yi, Zhao Li, and Zhou Shude in the backseat. "See them? We didn't bring much back from this trip, but we did find a few survivors. They're all government officials, former leaders of East Sea City. Their group hid in a basement and survived until now. There were more than two hundred of them at first, but only these few remain."
Xiao Liang bent down to look into the backseat, meeting the gaze of Zhou Shude, whose entire body was wrapped in bandages except for his face. Zhou Shude revealed his identity and snapped, "Let us through immediately. Inform your leaders and tell them to come see me at once. I'm reporting them to the higher-ups. A bunch of useless fools, neglecting their duties. We sent distress signals for so long, yet they never came to rescue us. I'm