I Really Came to Rescue

"There seems to be a big battle over there!" Baozi climbed a tree, took out a night-vision scope, and tried to get a clear view of the distant situation.

A battle starting in the mass grave was definitely not a good thing.

"Boss, should we go join the fun?"

"Of course not." Ying Xiaoxiao patted the last shovelful of dirt, switched to her spear, and said, "They fight their fight, we continue our mission."

Ying Xiaoxiao wasn't your typical leader, what with her talking about robbery and "wrapping dumplings" all the time.

Following her, they stealthily approached the edge of the battlefield.

In the distance, a chaotic melee was underway, with explosions, roars, and screams erupting one after another.

Up close, Ying Xiaoxiao held her spear, aimed at a lone zombie, and delivered a swift blow before digging a hole and burying it on the spot.

"Phew~~ That makes three dumplings. Now, let's go find the Corpse Companion Flower. It's supposed to look quite peculiar, so it should be easy to find."

You fight your fight, we find our find. Ying Xiaoxiao's unconventional style made even Xu Jiang want to laugh and cry.

Of course, no one would try to persuade her to go rescue anyone now.

After all, who would come to a mass grave in the middle of the night unless they were up to no good?

They were likely bounty hunters or tomb robbers. Saving them would only lead to worries about being stabbed in the back later, making it a complete waste of effort.

Just then, Xiao Hei sent a communication, having discovered the cause of the outbreak.

He reported that a mercenary group had accepted an investigation mission and, through some secret technique, found the source of the mutation. As expected, this had alerted a large number of zombies to attack.

"Are the enemies strong?"

"Their combat power is average, but they are numerous and fearless. They also seem to carry a potent poison, making them very troublesome."

Xiao Hei's intelligence was intercepted from other factions.

After all, many teams were hired tonight. When they encountered trouble, they each sent out requests for reinforcements to their respective factions, and the information quickly spread.

It could be said that the deeper they went, the greater the danger. Fortunately, everyone was just looking for herbs on the outskirts, which was quite safe.

Of course, it was only temporary, because they hadn't seen hide nor hair of the Corpse Companion Flower, and Ying Xiaoxiao was getting impatient!

"Argh! This is so annoying. If I can't find the Corpse Companion Flower, I'll just have to go deeper to complete the mission."

"Huh? Is the Corpse Companion Flower mission that important?" Xu Jiang asked curiously.

"It's very important because the reward is high! You're moving to a new place, aren't you? I plan to give you a big gift, and the reward from 'wrapping dumplings' isn't quite enough for that."

Hearing her words, Xu Jiang was truly touched.

Coming to the graveyard late at night just to give him a housewarming gift made Xu Jiang feel a bit guilty.

"Actually, it's not necessary. It's fine if we don't find the Corpse Companion Flower; the thought counts. There's no need to take risks." Xu Jiang kindly advised, but Ying Xiaoxiao wouldn't agree.

"No way, I said I'd give it to you, and I will. If we can't do these two missions, we'll just take on some others."

Other missions? The group exchanged confused glances. Could they still take on other missions now?

"Yes! Here," Ying Xiaoxiao opened her communicator, which was filled with red alerts.

"What are these alerts..."

"It's a company distress signal. Someone from our company is trapped inside and is requesting reinforcements."

"Reinforcements? You're only seeing this now?"

"No, I saw it earlier, I just couldn't be bothered to save them." Ying Xiaoxiao shrugged. Her answer was remarkably unapologetic.

If it weren't for the bounty, she probably would have completely ignored it.

[It's not the team leader's fault. The person requesting help is a high-ranking official from another faction.] Xiao Hei chimed in through the communicator.

It seemed both of them had received the distress signal, but whether to help or not was another matter.

Out of humanitarian reasons, they should help their colleagues in the company.

However, this involved internal company disputes and factional divisions, so it was understandable if they didn't help.

"Let's go take a look at the situation. I know that person; they're not too bad. It's fine to save them." Ying Xiaoxiao set her objective and led the group towards the depths of the mass grave.

As they traveled, they saw human zombies, dog zombies, and lion zombies everywhere. Even Xu Jiang and his companions felt immense pressure.

Zombies were mutated corpses, and this place had no shortage of corpses, hence their sheer numbers.

They were not like the [Lost Minds] infected by Madness Affliction, who would die if their heads were cut off.

These things had already died once; they could still fight without heads.

Unless they were dismembered, or their abilities were suppressed by Xu Jiang's Silver Bullets or Ying Xiaoxiao's dark energy, they were difficult to kill.

After walking for a while and rescuing some people, they finally reached the location of the distress signal and met the legendary company vice president.

How to describe him? He was quite foolish, but lucky.

Judging by his age, he was only around 30 years old. His combat power was not high, and it was unclear how he had managed to reach such a central location. Zombies were everywhere to the east, west, south, and north, with no escape route.

Fortunately, he was quite lucky. His profession was a Shield Guard, and he held a large shield in front of him. Although he was in a sorry state, he could barely survive against these low-attack zombies for the time being.

"His name is Duan Quan. He doesn't have much ability; he only got the position of vice president because of his father," Sha Tu explained from the side.

The Nine Rivers Corporation had three major directors. This person's father was one of them, which explained why his position was so high despite his young age.

"So, are we definitely saving him?" Xu Jiang looked at Ying Xiaoxiao. Saving a high-ranking official from another faction felt like aiding the enemy.

But Ying Xiaoxiao nodded. "Of course, we have to save him. I just asked the Third Miss, and she said this guy is completely useless. If we save him, he can just drag his own father down."

Is she that calculating? The enemy's good-for-nothing is my comrade?

Having made up her mind, Ying Xiaoxiao sent a message on the company channel: [This is Ying Xiaoxiao, leader of Team 17. My team is patrolling nearby and can reach the scene to rescue him. I've already spotted Duan Quan!]

[Really? Quick!! Please save my son.] A voice, the father's, roared from the communicator.

At this point, faction issues were irrelevant. Anyone who could save his son was welcome.

[Don't worry, we'll definitely get your son out!]

After speaking, Ying Xiaoxiao turned off the communicator and, raising her spear, charged forward like lightning.

The surrounding zombies roared, trying to rush forward and stop her.

But Ying Xiaoxiao was powerful, moving like a bolt of purple lightning. All the monsters in her path were blasted away by dark lightning.

The short distance was covered in an instant. Ying Xiaoxiao reached Duan Quan and, with a move called "Dragon Emerging from Water," brought her spear down heavily towards... the back of Duan Quan's head?

Bang!

Duan Quan's head split open, and he was knocked unconscious to the ground.

Everyone: ...

Zombies: ...

"Wait, team leader, are you saving him or killing him?" Xu Jiang's pursuit faltered, and he almost stumbled to his knees.

You can kill monsters, but isn't Duan Quan the person we're supposed to rescue? Did you get carried away and hit one of our own?

Ying Xiaoxiao planted her spear upright and said proudly, "I said I was going to save him, not that I was going to bring him back in one piece."

"Do you have a grudge against him?"

"No grudge! But he has money!"

With that, Ying Xiaoxiao snapped her fingers at Baozi.

Baozi understood immediately, ran up, and stripped Duan Quan of his armor, shield, and all his portable valuabl