Chapter 697: Number One Returns

When the words "sea anomalies" were shouted so loudly once again, almost everyone at the base who heard those two words felt as if someone had dumped a basin of ice-cold water over their heads in the dead of winter.

That sensation sent the entire base into an instant state of shock.

The base descended into chaos in a heartbeat.

Some people immediately started their vehicles, desperate to leave.

Others frantically tried to scramble into any car they could find.

And some superhumans exploded with all their supernatural power, fleeing straight into the woods.

Dantai Bie and Chen Hao were both shaken by that shout as well, their bodies trembling involuntarily.

But just as the two of them turned around to head back to the vehicle, they realized that Chen Ye and Chu Che had already vanished without a trace.

Those two troublemakers...

Dantai Bie and Chen Hao cursed inwardly.

But shock was shock, and soon enough, everyone snapped back to their senses.

There were no round spherical objects floating on the sea surface, the temperature hadn't dropped, and the sky remained clear and bright with no ominous clouds gathering overhead.

None of this matched everyone's understanding of sea anomalies.

"Damn it, which idiot said that? That's clearly a person!"

Another roar rang out.

But this one clearly carried a fiery anger within it.

The people at the base quickly breathed a sigh of relief.

However, screams soon followed, sounding like someone was being beaten black and blue.

At this moment, at the entrance of the base.

A figure lay sprawled on the ground, barely breathing, not moving an inch.

Under the dim, bloody moonlight, quite a few people watched from a distance.

Soon, a team wearing Silent Council uniforms arrived.

Leading them was none other than Xiong Baochun.

Since the trip to Haosheng Hotel, Xiong Baochun had officially become a formal member of the Silent Council.

The man who had just been beaten into a swollen mess by Sun Xixi and Jiang Rou earlier had somehow bounced right back, as if nothing had ever happened.

There was no denying it, this guy was like that unkillable cockroach from anime movies.

No matter how badly he got beaten, he always recovered in the shortest possible time and reappeared before everyone's eyes.

After becoming a formal member, he now led a bunch of Black Clothes and Blue Clothes observers behind him.

After all, as a superhuman, becoming a formal observer meant he was qualified to lead a team.

You couldn't exactly have a superhuman taking orders from those Black Clothes and ordinary survivors, now could you?

Xiong Baochun slowly walked over to the prone figure on the ground, using a stick that might have been a weapon or just something he picked up off the ground to poke at the body.

"Captain Xiong, it's a person, a living person!"

One of the Black Clothes beside him couldn't hold it in anymore and spoke up.

Xiong Baochun's face darkened: "Do you think I don't know it's a person?"

And honestly, this simpleton had actually picked up a bit of a leader's presence since becoming a formal observer.

Someone shone a flashlight beam onto the prone figure.

When everyone got a clear look at the injuries on that body, they couldn't help but suck in a sharp breath of cold air.

The person's clothes were completely soaked through with blood, and beneath them was a massive pool of bloodstains.

Nobody knew how long this person had been lying here.

The body was a mess of torn flesh everywhere.

Like a vegetable leaf that had been gnawed on by countless insects.

For a normal person, with this much blood loss and a body this badly broken, they probably wouldn't have survived long ago.

But this person before them seemed to still be faintly rising and falling, as if still alive.

A Blue Clothes member of the Silent Council had already stepped forward to begin checking the person's vital signs.

"Captain Xiong, this person seems... still alive!"

"I know this person, she's... she's that woman from the Skeleton Convoy... the one with short hair!"

"Oh my god, how... how did she..."

When the person's identity was recognized, exclamations erupted all around.

Xiong Baochun raised a hand: "Stop with the damn nonsense, get her carried back first, then send someone to fetch Miss Huang!"

"Move it, go now!"

Miss Huang was a member of the Silent Council, a Physician Sequence 2 superhuman.

The news that Number One of the Skeleton Convoy had returned quickly spread throughout the entire base.

Of course, her return also made everyone realize another problem.

That being... of the convoys that had left this place earlier, probably not many had survived.

Or rather, the ones who managed to survive... were probably only this Number One.

Just imagining how Number One had managed to survive sent chills down everyone's spine.

Originally, the convoys at the base were supposed to continue on to Xi City the next day to clear out anomalies.

The Silent Council also wanted to speed up the process.

But in the end, that plan didn't come to fruition.

Because too many people had died. Many convoys had even lost their superhumans, and there were convoys that had left and been completely wiped out.

These new territories also needed people to take over and manage.

Moreover, after the sea anomalies coming ashore incident, nobody knew whether things had changed over in Xi City.

Because of this, the entire base was forced to take a day off.

The next morning.

At the entrance of the Fair Convoy's camp, a woman appeared, wrapped up from head to toe like a mummy.

The reason they could tell it was a woman was mainly due to her slender, graceful curves and her signature chin-length short hair.

It was Number One!

She was wounded that badly yesterday, and today she was already able to walk around.

There was no denying it, the physical constitution of superhumans was truly astonishing.

"You..."

Chu Che, who had just been about to head out, found himself at a loss for words when he saw Number One standing at the entrance.

Number One looked over toward the "Happy Family" camp.

"I just wanted to come and take a look. You all go about your business, don't mind me!"

With a calm, even tone, Number One said this lightly before turning and walking toward the "Happy Family" convoy's camp.

When Lin Qingge saw this person, she was also slightly taken aback.

But she quickly recovered her senses.

They had already known that this place originally belonged to the Skeleton Convoy.

Last night, after Chu Che heard that Number One had returned, he had mentioned Number One's situation to Lin Qingge and Auntie Zhao and the others.

According to Chu Che's estimate, Number One would probably come back here to take a look.

They just hadn't expected her to come this quickly.

"Hello..."

Although Lin Qingge was still immersed in the grief of losing Crow, which made her appear quite cold and distant, she still managed to force a smile and greet the other woman.

"You don't need to pay any attention to me, I'm just here to look around!"

Number One repeated the same words, then gazed at the bonfire in the middle of the camp.

Back when the Skeleton Convoy had been here, Number One always liked to sit in front of that bonfire.

And now, after the Happy Family had taken over this spot, the position of the bonfire hadn't changed at all.

It was just that the entire convoy was gone.

Those familiar voices would likely never be heard again in the days to come.

Up until now, there wasn't even a single memento worth keeping left behind.

The only thing that could remind her of Number Two and Number Three and the others... was this temporary camp.

That was the purpose of Number One's visit here.

Zhao Hongmei thought about Number One's situation, then thought about her own vanished child, and her tears couldn't be held back anymore.

"This young girl... is also someone deserving of pity..."

In the darkness, that figure hiding himself within his robe remained completely motionless.

Number One's return caused a minor stir at the base.

But that stir quickly passed.

Because losing people was something every convoy had experienced countless times, let alone when it was another convoy's business.

Right now, every convoy had its own matters to deal with.

At the same time, the Silent Council had also begun taking action.

The Silent Council had decided to grant Chen Ye a loan, and a substantial one at that.