Gudu-du...
Over an hour later, Xia Chong and the others arrived as well, coming directly by helicopter.
They had contacted each other once more earlier. According to the doctor codenamed Scalpel, if Xia Chong had not just completed a long-distance traversal and still been recovering—making traversing the Abyss too dangerous—she would have come straight from the Abyss the moment she hung up on Lu Xin. It seemed even that helicopter had been requisitioned temporarily in Hongni Town...
"Whoosh..."
Before the helicopter had fully landed, several black ropes had already been thrown down.
Four Negative Zero Unit soldiers wearing pure-black high-tech combat uniforms climbed down along the ropes.
They immediately spread out in every direction, remaining alert while inspecting the scene.
Soon afterward, several other Negative Zero Unit soldiers, along with Xia Chong and the others, also climbed down from the helicopter.
It had to be said that when they first got down and saw Lu Xin sitting among the blood and corpses, smoking and chatting face-to-face with these armed personnel—who had not been bound or restrained at all, and whose weapons had not even been confiscated—they could not help taking several more looks.
"You're here."
When Lu Xin saw them, he stood up warmly to greet them.
Xia Chong merely glanced at Lu Xin in silence, then nodded. With a slight wave of her hand, she went to examine the Hell Messenger.
"What is this..."
Seeing her expressionless face, Lu Xin felt somewhat uneasy.
"Brother, don't worry."
Scalpel warmly came over from the side, patted Lu Xin on the shoulder, and said quietly, "What you did was far beyond Team Leader Xia Chong's expectations. She's currently in a tense and disbelieving state, with a bit of nervousness and fear mixed in. So she needs to inspect the surrounding scene first—partly