Big Meow gave him no chance to say anything else. One swipe at his neck ended his life on the spot.
Bai Yaoyao released Little Crook again and said, "Baozi, thanks for the help. Sweep up and erase the tracks our vehicles left behind, then bring those three to meet us two intersections ahead."
Little Crook waved its branches and got straight to work. Baozi sounded so much nicer than Little Crook. Had Master given me a new name?
Bai Yaoyao spared those people not a single extra glance. She got into the vehicle and left.
"Sister Yao? Are you worried about getting caught?" Monkey asked.
Bai Yaoyao nodded and said, "The less trouble, the better. With the apocalypse upon us, infighting is the last thing we need.
"That guy had a level-three special ability, but he was more useless than a level-two user. Clearly, he'd been boosted with crystal cores. He must have been some privileged brat, or his family must have carried serious weight in City D. What matters most is keeping the base stable so it can focus entirely on fighting zombies.
"For an idiot like that, just make his death look like an accident. We've only just arrived. There's no need to clash with whoever was backing him."
Bai Yaoyao explained patiently. Not everyone in a family was necessarily bad. That pretty boy's family might have spoiled him, but they might also be people who got things done.
They would avoid an open confrontation for now and see how things went. Taking the initiative rather than being forced to react was the way to go; tangible benefits mattered most.
Everyone nodded. They could leave decisions like this to Sister Yao instead of wasting brainpower worrying about them.
After Monkey drove to the fork at Bai Yaoyao's