The Arduous Task

Zhou Long would have been fine if he had stayed silent, but the moment he spoke, Zhao Tianlei froze. The others around them especially looked over with meaningful expressions, their faces filled with indescribable complexity.

Facing everyone's gazes, Zhou Long said awkwardly, "Captain, why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?"

Zhao Tianlei looked at Zhou Long again, then solemnly spouted nonsense. "Fine. When we run into Mutated Creatures, we'll tell you, kid, and let you stomp them to death with your feet."

After that, Zhao Tianlei ignored the others. He nodded at Wu Xuan and the others, and everyone immediately began checking their equipment before preparing to set out. As for the rest, they all stayed behind. One reason was to guard the vehicles and protect the accompanying personnel, while the other was to be ready to provide support at any time.

"Right, Zhou Xiaotong, you're a member of this base and are more familiar with it, so come with us." Just as they were about to leave, Zhao Tianlei suddenly spoke to Zhou Xiaotong, who was in the vehicle.

After hearing Zhao Tianlei's words, Zhou Xiaotong said despairingly, "What? I've already helped you crack the electronic lock on the base's gate. Why do I still have to go with you?"

Tong Le immediately laughed. "Exactly. You just said that you were the one who cracked the electronic lock on the base's gate. What if we encounter another electronic-lock gate inside and can't open it? We'll still need you to handle it. So if you don't go, who will help us?"

Zhou Xiaotong said hesitantly, "But—"

Ye Chenfeng immediately said, "But what? With Brother Lei and all of us here, you can rest easy. Nothing will happen."

Seeing that everyone was saying the