Xie Ziyuan scanned his surroundings and frowned. He narrowed his eyes thoughtfully, waiting for himself to be completely awake and adjusting his body.

Soon, he noticed the commotion from outside. He used his senses to scan the area around the watchtower; his pupils constricted the sight of various fierce beasts attacking the base.

They flooded the entire place.

With the sixth-order ape’s power, it wouldn’t take long until the watchtower completely collapsed. He stood up from the bed; his eyes fell on a small box containing detoxification pills.

His hand reached for it, opening the lid, and took a few pills at once into his mouth. It wasn’t hard to guess that his poison must have flared up again.

The entire watchtower was shaking even more fiercely.

He headed to the window and jumped down. His figure was extremely small compared to the giant ape.

As if noticing a powerful presence, the giant ape turned toward him and roared, climbing up the watchtower. Before it could even take another step, however, its huge figure was slammed down.

Xie Ziyuan had stepped on its shoulder; the huge force sent the fierce beast rolling down. He indifferently glanced down at the enraged ape who was ready to get up and pounce on him.

No matter how much the giant ape struggled, Xie Ziyuan was like an immovable rock locking it in place.

Xie Ziyuan made a quick scan of the base’s condition before his hand reached down. A few seconds later, a beautiful crystal appeared in his hand.

The giant ape twitched a few times before it was dead. All of the fierce beasts went crazy the moment it spotted Xie Ziyuan, swarming toward him.

He took his longsword. With a single swing, a group of fierce beasts were sliced into two.

However, the fierce beasts were endless. This couldn’t go on, so he walked toward the moat. His right hand drew something with full concentration while his left hand was busy killing the fierce beasts.

He could handle the fierce beasts, but the base members couldn’t. As such, the first thing he did was rebuild the protective shield. He moved a few times around the edge of the moat, moving some dead fierce beasts which had littered the ground.

Once he was done, flickering lights surrounded the base, slowly converging into transparent walls.

The protective shield was back on.

He glanced at the entrance to the underground. In a flash, his figure disappeared.

"Ouch, Brother Ma, did you just touch my butt?"

"Nonsense!" Ma Yongcheng covered the young beastman’s mouth as he dragged Du Yufei’s injured body away. "You were in bird form! Don’t make my wife misunderstand me!"

They formed a blockade around the underground entrance. More and more beastmen were injured, and Ma Yongcheng was delivering the injuries toward the temporary safe place.

"You..." The two of them suddenly became stunned as they stared silly at the silver figure ahead.

"You two, why stop? There are more beastmen—" Zhou Yunhan’s words were also stuck in his throat.

At this moment, Fang Meilin was already aware that Xie Ziyuan had been awake. She was rushing toward them at the fastest speed possible.

"Master Xie," they greeted him, astonished. There was also indescribable relief enveloping their hearts.

"Kill the fierce beasts." Xie Ziyuan told them before he teleported to the entrance.

They subconsciously nodded, and the moment they blinked, he was gone.

Xie Ziyuan arrived at the entrance. When the beastmen saw him, they called out his name excitedly in a thunderous chorus. The morale skyrocketed in an instant.

Each of them was like they had swallowed a pill to replenish their energy.

"Kill the fierce beasts!"

Xie Ziyuan’s method was quick and efficient. He would take the fierce beasts’ crystal core, effectively killing them. With his presence, the casualties also lessened.

He threw a pouch of pills to Fang Meilin, who caught it with an emotional look in her eyes. She nodded at him before she slithered away, heading to the beastmen who were busy fighting and gave them pills to replenish their energy.

The night came, and only a few beastmen remained standing. But... the fierce beasts were all dead.

Xie Ziyuan stared at the sky, his thoughts unknown. He coughed slightly. Taking one detoxification pill from his pouch, he drew a sharp breath.

"Master Xie..." Fang Meilin called out.

Most of the beastmen had gone to rest. There were only the two of them standing near each other. Wei Rong and Zhou Yunhan were walking toward them, but they were still a distance away.

"How long has she been gone?" He asked after a long time, his voice sounded like evening breeze.

Fang Meilin pursed her lips, and she answered honestly. "A few weeks ago."

"Tell me everything you know." Xie Ziyuan frowned.

She began telling him the things Su Yining had done, starting from caring about him when he was sick, and then taking care of the base.

"She can talk to you all?" He murmured, his eyes flashed with slight disbelief.

The next day, every beastman was busy cleaning the base. Although there were fierce beasts outside, they were currently safe.

"Do you need something, Master Xie?" Fang Meilin entered the weapon room. Last night, Xie Ziyuan checked all of the new rooms that Su Yining had already opened with the game.

"I will need you for something."

***

The sky rose high in the sky. Most of the base members had recovered and were currently in high spirits, unaware that their leader was once again absent.

However, Fang Meilin took charge of the protective shield this time, putting new crystal cores at a designated time. If Xie Ziyuan hadn’t returned after a while, the base would still be safe.

Where had their leader disappeared to?

The moment Lang Zi lunged at her, Su Yining felt her life flash before her eyes. This man has become a zombie, she thought before closing her eyes to brace herself for the pain.

However, the pain never came, but... an unfamiliar yet familiar face appeared before her.

She subconsciously blurted out, "Yuanyuan?!"