Ginny Kane looked at the three or four girls in the room, each of them having lost their former radiance.
Their ankles were bound by chains and their necks fitted with collars. Their eyes were filled with anger. "That scum died too easily."
The woman behind her said, "This is still the better part. The ones in the basement are even more gruesome."
Even Ginny Kane, who had experienced five years of the apocalypse in her previous life, found it somewhat hard to stomach.
"Go and release them. I still have things to do. Are there any more of Julian Garland’s lapdogs around here?" As Ginny asked this, she had already begun to sense the woman’s heart sounds.
"Lapdogs? They probably all wish him dead!" the woman thought.
Finishing her thought, the woman shook her head and looked at Ginny. "No, the guards outside are his trusted aides, but the soundproofing of this house is very good. They didn’t hear the commotion inside."
Ginny nodded. "I’ll leave this place to you. I’ll take care of the guards outside."
With that said, Ginny went downstairs, opened the door, and stepped out to deal with the guards outside. After all, she needed to eliminate these people as quickly as possible.
It was only five in the morning, and the sky was already beginning to lighten. Normally, it wouldn’t start getting bright until around seven thirty or even eight.
In just over ten minutes, Ginny took out all the guards in the courtyard, including the ones standing watch on the guard tower. Once finished, Ginny headed to the Commander’s Residence once more to deal with Warren Garland’s daughter and son-in-law.
While Ginny had been disposing of Warren, Caleb Grant and his team had sneaked up to the Zone A office. After slitting the throats of the guards and patrols, they entered the building.
However, the office was equipped with surveillance cameras, and the security guards spotted them immediately. This was something they hadn’t anticipated. After all, Levi Corbin and the others had never been here before. Who would have thought that a security camera with night vision was installed here?
Upon noticing them, the security guards hastily sent a danger signal to all the leaders.
Communications had been paralyzed since the onset of the apocalypse, but this was a government safe base, so its facilities were relatively complete. A communication network had been established just last month. Although it was on a small scale, provided only to personnel in Zone A and a select few in Area B, the other two areas couldn’t even dream of it—they simply couldn’t afford it.
Not everyone could provide the base with five Level 3 Corpse Crystals every month. After all, they had to hand over nearly half of the Corpse Crystals they collected outside to the base, on top of their own needs for upgrading. Basically, they had no Corpse Crystals left over. Let alone recreational luxuries like internet access; right now, they couldn’t even guarantee a steady supply of basic survival necessities.
After sending out the danger signal, the security guard hit the alarm. The entire building echoed with a deafening BEEP BEEP BEEP.
Caleb realized things had gone south. "Watch your own backs! Group up in threes!"
Sean Kane and Luna Yarrow quickly moved close to Caleb, while the remaining Mason Ryder, Bryce Sullivan, and Vincent Sherman swiftly formed another team. Even though Vincent Sherman had never gone on a mission with everyone before, his strength was undeniable. Not only did he not hold them back, but he actually helped the other two immensely.
"Surrender and you won’t be killed!" Caleb shouted loudly.
After all, many of the people here were merely following the orders of their leaders; they had no choice in the matter. After Caleb finished shouting, he directly played a megaphone recording that Levi had prepared in advance.
"I am Levi Corbin, the person in charge of Area D. Due to Warren Garland’s tyrannical rule, the people of Area D have been plunged into misery. We are now here to overthrow Warren Garland’s regime. Uninvolved personnel, please put your hands on your heads and crouch down."
With this megaphone announcement, many who were just trying to make a living immediately chose to crouch on the ground.
Twenty minutes later, they had taken over the Zone A office.
Leaving behind the personnel Levi had arranged, the rest of the group quickly rushed to the base’s main administrative office. That place was mostly filled with Warren’s trusted aides; that was the true main battlefield for tonight.
Julian, meanwhile, had hastily thrown on his clothes and gone downstairs because he received the security guard’s danger signal, only to be killed by Ginny with a single strike.
At this moment, Ginny was searching for Warren’s daughter and son-in-law. Truthfully, she wasn’t worried about these two. After all, Cynthia Garland was just an ordinary person, and Cole Sutton was merely a Level 3 Earth Ability User. They were nothing to be afraid of.
Ginny appeared directly on the second floor. Unexpectedly, Cole had received the danger signal and led a group of men to provide backup. Left at home, Cynthia was so terrified that she immediately called up a squad of guards to protect her. As a result, the crowd watched as Ginny suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
Not only was the crowd startled, but Ginny also nearly blurted out a classic string of curses. Only stunned for a few seconds, Ginny quickly reacted and attacked the guards. However, she didn’t strike their vital points.
"I’m only here for the Garland Family. Those who know what’s good for them, step aside."
As Ginny’s words fell, having witnessed her abilities and her sudden appearance, the guards were left in shock. Instantly, half of the guards retreated toward the stairwell.
Inside the room, Cynthia listened to the commotion outside, breaking into a cold sweat from sheer nervousness. She tightly gripped the handgun her father had given her, aiming the muzzle at the door. Her eyes were filled with terror.
After taking care of the remaining five guards, Ginny kicked the bedroom door open. The moment she kicked it open, she heard the BANG BANG BANG of gunshots and hurriedly dodged to the right.
She patted her chest repeatedly, feeling fortunate. It was a good thing she hadn’t just pushed the door and walked straight in, or her life would have been forfeit. Although their Abilities were powerful now, the lethal force of these firearms was still highly threatening. Even if the physical constitutions of Ability Users were much better than those of ordinary people, they were still human in the end.
Inside, Cynthia had been firing with her eyes shut. She emptied the entire magazine before daring to open them. Seeing no one at the doorway, Cynthia burst into loud, wailing tears.
But just as she started crying, she saw a pair of leather boots in front of her. Slowly raising her head, she saw black casual pants, and further up, a woman wearing a black tactical jacket. Immediately after, she saw Ginny’s devastatingly beautiful face.
Cynthia shrank back, retreating toward the nightstand. "W-who are you? What do you want?"
Ginny was in no mood to waste words with Cynthia. She stepped forward and hoisted her up.
"P-put me down."
Cynthia tightly gripped Ginny’s right hand that was lifting her, her eyes brimming with panic.
After dragging Cynthia out, Ginny simply chopped the back of her neck to knock her out and dropped her at the doorway. Looking down the empty corridor, Ginny thought for a moment, kicked Cynthia back into the room, and left.
This time, she headed straight to the base’s main administrative office to meet up with Caleb and the others. When Ginny arrived, Caleb and the rest were fighting the guards outside. Without a word, Ginny joined the fray.
The battle outside naturally alarmed the surrounding residents, as well as the personnel on duty inside the office. Gradually, Ginny and her team were being surrounded.