An Outlandish Idea

"You are...?"

Seeing someone actually jump down from the Golden Eagle's back, Han Youlin and the others immediately treated him like a major threat.

They had thought a Mutated Beast was attacking, but they never expected that Mutated Beast to be a human's mount!

That was even more terrifying than the Mutated Beast itself! If that person had not called out "Commander Han," Han Youlin would definitely have already attacked. Even now, his entire body remained tense, ready to strike at any moment. After all, in the apocalypse, humans could sometimes be more frightening than zombies...

"Hello, Commander Han. I'm Wang Tao, from Long River Base."

Wang Tao spoke with a smile.

"Long River Base? The one in Long River City?"

Han Youlin was somewhat surprised.

He knew of Long River Base, but it was far too distant from here! Then again, thinking of that Golden Eagle in the sky, it seemed reasonable...

"That's right, that Long River Base."

Wang Tao clapped his hands, and the Golden Eagle immediately flew down. As it descended, its body gradually shrank. A military dog and a cat jumped off its back and came to Wang Tao's side. Then the Golden Eagle turned into a very ordinary eagle and landed on Wang Tao's shoulder.

Looking at the combination of one man, one bird, one dog, and one cat before them, everyone, including Han Youlin, found it quite strange.

They had originally thought there was only one Mutated Beast, but there was unexpectedly also a dog and a cat. The Golden Eagle faintly radiated an aura that inspired fear, and the dog and cat were equally intimidating. Wang Tao, on the other hand, seemed completely ordinary. But precisely because of that, he appeared even more terrifying—he had reached the level of returning to simplicity!

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