"Emergency! Another Mutant has appeared—we need backup! A lot of backup!!!" Without the slightest hesitation, he snatched up the walkie-talkie he carried and roared into it.
This was only one ambush point. Lia's disappearance had been far too strange; afterward, no one could find a single trace of her. The preliminary conclusion was that it had been one of her unrevealed abilities.
In order to find her again, the humans and Mutants had set numerous ambushes in the places she frequented. This was merely one of them. As for the number of people lying in wait, there had not been any strict requirement. Although Di Xue possessed supernatural abilities, her physical capabilities were not strong and still fell within the range of an ordinary person.
The dozen or so Mutants, plus him as a sniper, should have been enough to handle her. And his task was not merely to provide assistance. Even if those Mutants successfully subdued Di Xue, they would suffer losses—and if those losses were heavy...
He had received orders for precisely such a situation before... orders to double-cross and rob them.
In short, after finishing his report through the walkie-talkie, his entire body froze stiff. Jiu Ming and Di Xue, who should have been nearly a kilometer away, were somehow standing right in front of him!
"What... are you?"
"She's human. I'm... a ghost, I suppose."
"..."
"Fine, that look on your face clearly says you think I'm messing with you. Then let's just say I'm human too." Jiu Ming shrugged, reaching out to gently pat Di Xue on the head. "Humans are actually cooperating with Mutants. Interesting. Is it because they can communicate with Mutants?"
Di Xue had described the traits of Mutants: bloodthirsty, murder-hungry, intensely fond of human flesh... Yet they had reason. They could