The evil spirits had never been particularly determined to fight. Once all their controllers had been killed, their army naturally crumbled and scattered in retreat.
They had already suffered heavy losses in last night's battle, and their morale was in tatters. With dawn approaching and evil spirits naturally averse to sunlight, they fled so quickly that the base's survivors could only stare in disbelief.
Jiang Yue had taken control of a group of Bouncing Monsters and shadow monsters, but he had no intention of keeping them. Using Dark Elegy took a tremendous toll, after all.
Keeping these evil spirits under control for long wasn't practical either. Now that the battle was over, Jiang Yue let them leave with the rest of the horde.
With the evil spirits retreating, most people in the base breathed a sigh of relief.
This grueling, eventful night was finally drawing to a close.
Of course, that didn't mean the base was completely safe. The group of agents who had infiltrated it were still fighting desperately.
The cleanup was still underway.
Jiang Yue didn't join in. Instead, he stood in an open area of the base with Chen Yinxing, watching a helicopter slowly descend.
The helicopter had been assigned to Jiang Yue for his use, so he was naturally entitled to decide what it would be used for.
Chen Yinxing watched the helicopter descend with her beautiful eyes, her thoughts churning and her emotions conflicted.
Even in the Sunny Era, with her looks and figure, she had seen countless people's cruel nature firsthand, and too many driven by lust. In the Era of Strangeness, that ugliness had been magnified a hundredfold.
As a result, she had always felt despair about her circumstances.
Even after striking a deal with Jiang Yue, she had remained on her guard,