The base meeting room.
The officers who returned to the meeting room were all silent.
The commotion caused by the two mutant animals in Lu Heng's hands had probably spread throughout the entire base by now. They estimated that it wouldn't be long before this news reached the nearby bases.
A truly powerful figure had arrived at their base. They had all underestimated him. With the abilities displayed by those two pets just now, they were capable of instantly killing everyone in their base.
Considering that Lu Heng could subdue such mutant animals, his strength must be at the pinnacle of human survivors.
Zhao Kai, who had seen many grand occasions, had also calmed down for a long time. He looked at Lu Heng beside him cautiously and asked solemnly, "May I ask, Mr. Lu, what is your current level of strength? And what are the levels of these two pets?"
Lu Heng surveyed the expressions of everyone present. Fortunately, apart from reverence, they harbored no ill intentions towards him. He cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, I am now a ninth-tier ability user..."
"Slap!"
"Slap!"
"Hiss~~~~~~"
"Slap!"
"Slap!"
"......"
Gasps and the sound of cups falling echoed continuously in the small conference room. They had been too shocked today.
Lu Heng, who had been interrupted, continued after the room quieted down, "My four pets are all ninth-tier mutant animals."
"Whoosh!"
"Clang!"
"Cough cough cough cough cough....... "
Someone choked on their own saliva. Had he misheard? Four pets were also ninth-tier?
This...
Zhao Kai, who was the most composed, was no longer composed. Lu Heng had gone out for about two months, and he had already advanced to ninth-tier?
When he heard Lu Heng say that all his pets were ninth-tier mutant animals, he was so shocked that he stood up from his chair. In his haste, he even kicked over the chair behind him, which fell to the floor.
He stammered, "Ah... that... Mr. Lu, let me confirm with you again. You and your four pets are all ninth-tier ability users, right?"
Lu Heng nodded, "Yes, all ninth-tier."
He hadn't even mentioned that he had contracted nine pets in total, and they were all ninth-tier...
If he hadn't been looking for mutant animals outside recently, he could probably have formed a football team.
Silence filled the room.
"Knock, knock, knock."
At this moment, a soldier outside, intending to bring more hot water, broke the silence, and a knock sounded on the door.
Zhao Kai quickly picked up the fallen chair, sat down, and then said, "No need to come in. Unless you're called, don't disturb us."
The soldier's footsteps outside gradually receded.
Zhao Kai once again calmed his excited emotions. He planned to change the topic for now; the matter was too astonishing, and he needed time to digest it.
"Heh heh, last time Mr. Lu returned, he brought a truckload of supplies. We've asked you here this time to represent the base and express our gratitude."
Lu Heng nodded, then said politely, "Well, it's nothing. I happened to see a heavy truck, so I brought the supplies back. If I hadn't seen that truck, I probably wouldn't have bothered to move so many things."
"Yes, yes, Mr. Lu is capable. We've all witnessed that. However, as you know, more and more survivors are coming to the base.
Although they have to contribute to exchange for supplies, with more people and fewer supplies, our base's supplies are decreasing day by day.
We would like to know where you found those supplies. If it's convenient, we can dispatch the army to retrieve supplies from there."
Lu Heng raised an eyebrow. Could he say that all the supplies had entered his personal space?
This put him in a difficult position. He had originally intended to use a heavy truck to bring back a few truckloads and gain some favor with the base, but he hadn't expected the military to ask for information about where large quantities of supplies could be found.
He couldn't help but frown.
Seeing this, Zhao Kai immediately said, "If it's inconvenient for Mr. Lu to say, that's fine. It's just that there are no more supplies to be found near the base, and we haven't fully explored the areas further away.
Now, zombies are gradually evolving into zombies with ranged attacks, which has caused a lot of trouble for our teams searching for supplies. Even planes flying in the sky, if they fly too low, will be attacked by zombies."
Zhao Kai and the others were at their wits' end. Currently, when going out on missions, they almost always dispatched soldiers with abilities. However, these soldiers had to collect a large amount of supplies daily and also participate in the base's construction, leaving them with no extra time to specifically kill zombies. Therefore, everyone's leveling speed was far from that of ability user teams that specialized in killing zombies.
Lu Heng smiled and said to Zhao Kai, "There's nothing inconvenient about it. It was just a coincidence that I found those things last time. However, there weren't many things there, and it's quite far from the base. I estimate that there won't be many supplies left if you go there again."
Looking at the solemn expressions of the military officers present, Lu Heng said helplessly, "You can find out where there might be large quantities of supplies, and I can help the base clear out the zombies there, and then you can send the army to collect the supplies."
As soon as Lu Heng finished speaking, the military officers present immediately showed delighted expressions. It wasn't that they insisted on having someone not affiliated with the army do these things.
However, as an ability user at the pinnacle of humanity, in the apocalypse, the strong spoke. Even they, the former soldiers, in this chaotic apocalypse, only took on the responsibility of saving humanity under the guidance of their former military spirit.
In the face of mutated zombies, their roles gradually diminished. They could only play a maintenance role. Now, combating zombies couldn't rely solely on firearms; they also needed to keep up with the times and improve their ability levels to fight those zombies.
However, with the increasing number of survivors, the pressure on the base was indeed not small. To maintain the normal operation of the current base, they had to stockpile sufficient supplies.
With Lu Heng's promise to help the base, the base's management layer felt much more at ease. If large quantities of supplies were found, at least the people in the base could safely get through this winter.
Zhao Kai excitedly stood up and extended his hand to salute Lu Heng, "On behalf of the base, I express my heartfelt gratitude for your willingness to help the base overcome difficulties!"