This incident where the base fell was something he had been kept in the dark about.
The Iron Forest had only two reasons for its existence. One was to foster strong individuals within each outpost, who would then continuously supply the headquarters with fresh blood.
The other was as the source of this blood for the strong individuals in the outposts, which was why the Iron Forest competitions were held. Therefore, for the Iron Forest headquarters, the Iron Forest competitions held an equally important position.
Because of this, after the headquarters received the distress signal from the base, they didn't immediately inform Guenishow. Instead, they lied to him, saying they had already dispatched people to resolve the situation, instructing him to continue overseeing the smooth progress of the Iron Forest competitions.
It was clear that in the eyes of the headquarters, the Iron Forest competitions were more critical than the base's fall!
In fact, Guenishow could easily surmise this. After all, the fall of a base would at most result in the loss of some weapons and soldiers. However, if the Iron Forest competitions were to experience repeated incidents, it could easily affect its reputation, thereby impacting the future supply of strong individuals.
It was just that Guenishow hadn't expected the headquarters to be so reckless as to deceive him with false intelligence!
The Iron Forest headquarters had always had enemies watching them internationally. Therefore, during every Iron Forest competition, with the main forces of each outpost withdrawn, the troops stationed at the outposts could not be deployed except in emergencies.
The headquarters' deception with false intelligence had led him to believe that the base situation could be handled by them. Otherwise, under the current circumstances, they could definitely have mobilized the stationed troops to provide reinforcement!
This was precisely why he had only sent troops now.
However, there was one point Guenishow couldn't quite understand: Xi Wen also had his contact information, so why didn't he reach out to him?
"What is this idiot doing! Could he have been taken care of already?"
Guenishow muttered, staring at the ceiling in a daze. In his opinion, if Xi Wen had informed him earlier, he would have immediately canceled the competition and deployed troops.
For a moment, both of them were silently cursing each other in their hearts.
Meanwhile, Li Chonglou was completely immersed in his fighting spirit.
One of the peculiarities of the Meridian Channel was its ability to sustain combat by fueling itself. Every bit of stamina Li Chonglou expended was replenished by the energy erupting from his acupoints. Coupled with his almost monstrous reaction speed and agility, even when surrounded by a horde of beasts, not a single mutated creature could touch him!
Exhilarating, that was Li Chonglou's sole sensation at the moment!
Simultaneously, the acupoints within his body were continuously strengthening, a tangible improvement. Li Chonglou felt his strength progressing with every passing second!
To the point where he had now forgotten everything else in the outside world. His father, master, Zhou Tong, and Xi Wen – they had all vanished. All that existed was combat, continuous combat, and an unending fight!
Time ticked by, and Li Chonglou's slaughter speed only increased.
If, at the beginning, he needed a single punch to kill a mutated creature, now even the gust of wind from his fist could obliterate a group!
This had already reached an incredibly terrifying realm. Even Li Chonglou himself didn't know the extent of his advancement. He only felt that his internal acupoints could still improve, still strengthen!
"Bring it on!"
Fiercely swinging his fists, turning and swinging again, a towering pile of corpses had already formed beneath his feet. The surrounding mutated creatures could only crawl over this mountain of bodies to attack him, but none could get within half a meter of him!
Blood, torn flesh, severed limbs, and internal organs occupied the entire world. Even the air seemed to turn into thick blood. This made the remaining surrounding mutated creatures even more frenzied. As this scent drifted outwards, especially through the entrance and into the second level, it drove all the mutated creatures on the second level into a frenzy towards the entrance.
Meanwhile, Xi Wen and the others were unaware of what had happened. As they cautiously approached the entrance from a distance, they only observed the strangeness of all the mutated creatures but heard no gunshots.
"What's wrong with these beasts?"
It was precisely the absence of gunshots that felt like a bucket of cold water drenching them, instantly making them realize that their reinforcements had not arrived.
But fortunately, the current situation was beneficial to them. After all, all the mutated creatures were gathered over there, so they were temporarily safe.
The question just moments ago had come from Old Niu. However, no one could answer his question. Even Xi Wen was baffled by the situation before them.
Although it was the instinct of these mutated creatures to surge outwards, this usually applied only to the mutated creatures on the first and second levels. Xi Wen had never witnessed a situation where even the mutated creatures on the third level were acting so crazily.
"Wait, do you smell something?"
At this moment, a base personnel beside them suddenly spoke. His sense of smell was naturally more acute than that of ordinary people, so he was the first to detect the bloody scent permeating the air.
The crowd paused for a moment, then after a careful sniff, they too detected the strong, almost overwhelming bloody odor.
"It's the smell of blood! Such a rich scent of blood! What happened upstairs?"
Finally, someone reacted, letting out a startled cry. Xi Wen and Old Niu exchanged glances, seeing the confusion in each other's eyes.
There were no gunshots, meaning no reinforcements had arrived upstairs. So where did this scent of blood come from?
Could it be that the mutated creatures upstairs were fighting amongst themselves?
As soon as this thought surfaced, it immediately raised deep questions for everyone. While such a situation could occur, the people who originally developed these mutated creatures had already taken this into account. They had manipulated the genes of the mutated creatures, so such situations would only erupt on a small scale and not completely spiral out of control.
In simpler terms, the likelihood of this idea was not high.
However, with even the Enforcers now out of control, and the beast horde exhibiting this behavior for the first time, it was difficult for them to ascertain what was happening.
"How about I sneak over to take a look?"
Old Niu suddenly asked, which was immediately refuted by Xi Wen.
"If you sneak over, you'll be sending yourself to your death. If someone goes, it should be someone healthy."
Xi Wen rolled his eyes at him, and Old Niu's old face flushed. Although Xi Wen's words were a bit exaggerated, in reality, he was indeed not in a suitable condition to undertake such a dangerous task.
The reason he had spoken up just now was that, besides Xi Wen, he was the strongest among them. In a situation like this, he naturally wouldn't let Xi Wen take the risk, so he was the first to step forward.