"Who escaped? Don't rush, slow down and tell me!"
Upon hearing this, Katerina shot up from her chair.
"It was... the man we interrogated yesterday, the one who cut off several of his fingers!"
"After I hung him up, I was supposed to be watching him. Then the system rankings came out. We didn't look at it, but as dawn approached, I saw the man had fallen asleep. We were idle, so we started to study the rankings a bit!"
"Who knew that after not looking at him for a few minutes, he was gone when we looked again."
"The key point is that without his box, he's just an ordinary person. How could he have possibly broken free from the ropes, landed silently on the ground, and then escaped right beside us without anyone noticing? This... it's simply unbelievable!"
The bearded man explained innocently.
"Someone must have rescued him!"
Katerina said, her face grim.
"Someone rescued him? But no one was found approaching the camp?!"
"Could it be... an inside job? But why would our people let that man go? We are mortal enemies!"
Diana said, utterly confused, analyzing for a long time but failing to grasp the key point.
"Unless that mole reached some kind of agreement with the enemy that would protect themselves!"
Katerina frowned and thought for a moment. Suddenly, she recalled something Valeria had muttered when she left last night, her expression suggesting she wanted to take Katerina down with her.
"Where is Valeria?"
Katerina suddenly asked.
"Hmm? Let me ask..."
The bearded man's expression froze for a moment. After a short while, he came to his senses and reported:
"Valeria and her team claimed to have found a supply depot and left early!"
"Damn it!" Katerina angrily slammed the coffee table, turning the entire wooden table into blackened charcoal.
"This mole must be Valeria. Otherwise, why would she be assigned to a mission at such a convenient time when the enemy escaped?"
"This is bad, the enemy's army is about to arrive. Quickly notify everyone to prepare for battle! I'll report to Peter!"
Katerina immediately issued orders.
"Yes!"
The bearded man ran out in a panic, contacting the defensive troops on the city wall via walkie-talkie as he ran...
On the other side...
Zhang Chen changed into a clean, neat suit and put on his polished leather shoes. He floated gently above the ground, preventing the dirt from soiling his footwear.
Since their last cooperation, he had developed a good impression of the people from the Bear Country.
Moreover, the presence of a newborn here was a crucial link for his alliance with the Bear Country to resist the natives.
This time, it was for the alliance, not for combat, so he needed to first show respect and a certain degree of sincerity towards the other party.
At this moment, the sun had already risen, and its bright rays cast upon the earth, simultaneously illuminating the terrifyingly colossal Roide standing on the ground in the distance, and the mysterious city on its back.
When the Bear Country camp members saw this scene, they were all shocked.
A spider the size of a city was a few kilometers away from their camp.
This distance might sound far, but for Roide, it was merely a step away.
Looking at the giant spider dyed gold by the sunlight, the survivors in the Bear Country camp felt no affection for it at all. Instead, everyone fell into a state of fear, dominated by the sheer scale of the creature.
"What is that monster?"
"Is it... here to destroy the camp? We should tell the leader to run!"
"The leader already knows about this. He said we should wait and see. Because even if we run... we definitely can't outrun such a large monster. You run for ten minutes, and it only takes one step to catch up."
"Look quickly, someone seems to be flying out from the giant spider!"
"What? You mean the giant spider is this person's transport? That's a bit too ridiculous!"
"The leader has been notified, and he will arrive soon!"
Under everyone's awestruck gazes, Zhang Chen slowly floated down from mid-air.
"Good morning!"
Zhang Chen smiled slightly and greeted them proactively.
Everyone had expressions of facing a formidable enemy, nervously gripping their unsheathed weapons.
They recognized the man before them as the pinnacle of simultaneous reincarnators, Zhang Chen!
Facing such a man, drawing a weapon would be no different from suicide. However, not holding a weapon left them feeling extremely insecure.
Thus, a peculiar scene unfolded: everyone's hands were on their weapons, but no one dared to draw them.
"Hello, my friend, what wind has blown you here?"
A middle-aged man with red hair, a red beard, and a height of over 1.9 meters, accompanied by several Bear Country beauties whose figures rivaled world-famous models, spread his arms wide from a distance, his face full of warmth.
"You are the leader of this camp? I heard you have a newborn here..."
Zhang Chen stated his purpose directly.
Upon hearing "newborn," Peter's face stiffened for a moment. However, as his gaze swept over the colossal entity in the distance, his smile quickly returned.
Now, Zhang Chen was like a tank parked outside his doorstep, with cannons pointed at his head, coming to negotiate.
What was there to negotiate? If the talks broke down, the entire camp would be gone!
"You're referring to my grandson. It's no problem if you want to see him, but some individuals without rings are also causing him trouble, so we have to protect him more carefully!"
"Most regrettably, we had captured a fellow without a ring, but somehow, he managed to escape. This happened this morning. Otherwise, now that you're here, we could have interrogated him together!"
Peter said with some regret.
"If this guy escaped, he will definitely bring more and stronger enemies. They are the native inhabitants of this world, and they are determined to get their hands on the newborn!"
"It seems we are in for a tough fight!"
Zhang Chen narrowed his eyes and said.
When Peter heard the word "we," he knew Zhang Chen was on the same side as him and intended to form an alliance.
He then said with a beaming smile:
"With your joining us, I believe those so-called natives will be nothing to fear!"
"I have nothing special to offer, but I have many beautiful, well-behaved, and sensible daughters. After this battle, you can choose a few as your companions, and we shall be united forever!"
"I believe our alliance will become the strongest and most steadfast in the apocalypse!"
Peter did not dare to mention a specific daughter.
In peacetime, marrying one would have been appropriate.
But this was the apocalypse. How could a world-class powerhouse like Zhang Chen have only one woman?
As long as he could befriend him, even offering all his daughters would be a profitable transaction for him!