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After Number Five declared her intention to pull Lin Chenxing into an illusion, Lin Chenxing assumed he was doomed. However, after feeling a brief moment of dizziness in his brain, he felt no other abnormalities.

He looked at the scene in astonishment, while Number Five and Number Sixteen stared back at him, equally shocked; they could not understand why the illusion had failed this time.

But for Lin Chenxing's side, this was a stroke of luck. He immediately raised his spear and, seizing the moment while Number Five was attempting to cast the illusion on him again, charged directly at her.

Number Five was still caught in a state of shock and had not yet recovered. Since mastering her illusion techniques, she had never failed, which had resulted in her physical combat skills being rather poor. Not knowing why this situation had occurred, she began to block Lin Chenxing's attacks in a flustered panic, all while continuously trying to use illusions to disrupt his assault.

Number Sixteen wanted to support Number Five, but he was surrounded by other Martial Artists from the base. This time, they had miscalculated.

Originally, their leader believed that dealing with a small base with only mid-to-high-level Battle General strength would not be difficult. However, for the sake of caution, they had sent Number Five, as she was a Psychic Master and Illusionist who could essentially control everyone unnoticed, unless they were a War God-level Martial Artist capable of resisting her.

How could a small base possibly have a War God-level Martial Artist?

They had even been cautious enough to trigger a Beast Tide before attacking, which they considered a guaranteed victory.

Yet at this moment, both Number Five and Number Sixteen began to regret their previous arrogance and blamed their leader for not sending more high-ranking Martial Artists.

However, it was already too late to change anything.

Number Sixteen, refusing to surrender and fighting to the death, was surrounded and killed by the crowd.

Seeing the tragic state of Number Sixteen, Number Five realized she could no longer escape. Looking at Gao Zheng and He Qishun, who were still trapped in the illusion, she conceived a plan and shouted, "Since we cannot leave here alive, I will make them die within this illusion!"

Illusions are often anchored to the caster; if the caster is killed, the illusion is dispelled. This information flashed through Lin Chenxing's mind.

Therefore, Lin Chenxing had to kill her before she could use her illusion to end Gao Zheng and He Qishun.

To this end, Lin Chenxing unleashed a level of speed and power he had never displayed before. He leaped from the ground, reaching nearly five meters high, and thrust his spear downward from the air.

Number Five died, her chest pierced through by Lin Chenxing's spear. One of her hands reached toward Gao Zheng and He Qishun, attempting to clench into a fist, but she could not complete the motion.

Lin Chenxing immediately looked toward Gao Zheng and He Qishun, discovering that their bodies were beginning to slump limply to the ground.

With a quick dash, Lin Chenxing caught them, laid them down gently, and hurriedly called for others to help transport them to the infirmary.

With this, the battle finally came to an end, and Lin Chenxing began to feel intense soreness throughout his body, especially in his legs.

He walked toward his office with a trembling gait; there was no help for it, as everything in the base needed to be sorted out after such a major battle.

Previously, with Gao Zheng and He Qishun holding the front line, he could afford to be lazy and rest when he felt tired, but the current situation of the base did not allow for that.

When Lin Chenxing arrived at his office, he found that Ma Tianxing and Guo Qichang had already gathered there, waiting for him.

Ma Tianxing looked at the way Lin Chenxing was walking and couldn't help but tease, "You and Old Guo are exactly the same. Tell us, who learned from whom?"

Lin Chenxing's face darkened, and he said, "Don't talk about that. I just came back from Brother Gao and Director He; they won't be waking up for a while. We have plenty to keep us busy during this time."

Guo Qichang chimed in, "Old Ma, if you ask me, you need to step up your cultivation. Through this battle, I've almost broken through; you're the only one left behind."

Ma Tianxing gave a wry smile, waved his hand, and said, "Cultivation isn't something you can rush. You know my temperament; I seek stability and can't go around challenging monsters I can't defeat like you do. Also, Chenxing, all the official business of the base will have to fall on you while Old Gao and Old He are recovering. Old Guo and I just discussed it: I will take a team to continue searching for a route, trying to make contact with other bases outside, preferably official ones. As for Old Guo, he will take Old He's team and try to explore Hehe County to see if there are any survivors left in the city."

Guo Qichang said, "I've never been suited for planning and administrative work. Honestly, I should have been sent to lead a team outside a long time ago, haha!" As he laughed, Guo Qichang clutched his abdomen and began to groan. The aftereffects of his burst of power left his entire body aching, and he had been forcing himself to come here.

After wiping the sweat from his forehead, Guo Qichang said, "Alright, I'm heading back. Old Ma, you stay here and help him handle things for now. I can't take it anymore; I need to go rest and catch my breath."

After Guo Qichang left, Ma Tianxing said with a wry smile, "Chenxing, you should lie down and rest too. I'll call you if anything urgent comes up."

Lin Chenxing nodded slightly and went into the lounge next to the office.

Fortunately, the division of labor within the base was clear, especially regarding post-battle statistics. Ma Tianxing handled things in an orderly fashion, not forcing Lin Chenxing to continue working in such an exhausted state.

Glancing into the lounge and hearing the faint snoring coming from within, Ma Tianxing smiled and continued with his work.

It wasn't until he saw an item recovered from the two clowns that Ma Tianxing knew he had to wake Lin Chenxing from his sweet dream.

It was a document containing information about the current state of the world, and these facts held crucial guidance for the base's future reforms. The sooner its value was utilized, the better it would be for the base.

The document introduced the number of countries with intact regimes currently existing in the world: Huaxia, Tianzhu, the United States, the Western Alliance, and the Luosha Country. Everything else consisted of population clusters still embroiled in power struggles.

According to the document, almost every settlement with a population of over 100,000 had at least one War God guarding it, yet some settlements were still being destroyed from time to time; after all, the number of Lord-level Monsters continued to rise.

Nuclear bombs had been dropped many times, but they could only eliminate a portion, and a constant stream of monsters would always gather again afterward.

The document also introduced the Psychic Master, a special existence among Martial Artists.

First, one cannot simply become a Psychic Master through cultivation; every Psychic Master is born with innate talent and awakens on their own!

Second, Psychic Masters are mainly divided into three types. One type controls objects, while another performs direct mental attacks. A small number can perform mental induction to trap people in illusions, but the vast majority can only distract their opponents before using telekinesis to kill them! The third type is the Beast Tamer. Among the "Black and White Clown," there was one who could soothe and manipulate the emotions of monsters, and this person was their leader. These three categories were the mainstream, but other schools of thought still existed.