After a moment of silence, Jiang Ziyi said, "Gaia, try to break into the Matkuna Race’s system. With the energy absorbed by that child, you should be able to turn off the emergency protocol and activate the main system."
"The main system can only be accessed with the Host’s permission."
"If we wait for that child, it might take a long time," Jiang Ziyi sighed.
While he was still thinking about what he should do next, a group of children walked over and said, "Brother Jiang, it’s time to train."
Meeting their eager eyes, Jiang Ziyi let out a long sigh and pushed himself up. He stretched his body and grumbled, "I’m already this old and still have to babysit so many children."
"Brother Jiang, you are not old. You are still young," the youngest child said with a grin, showing her two missing teeth.
She was only 5 years old and had just lost her baby tooth a few days ago.
Shaking his head, Jiang Ziyi said, "Okay, okay. Let’s go train. Whoever is able to hit me today will get extra mutant chicken legs!"
The moment the children heard this, they cheered in unison, "Oh yeah!"
As they walked to the grassland, the children chattered nonstop, while Jiang Ziyi only responded with a grunt or a nod.
While they were training, the chimeras and mutants were still recuperating. They only ate, slept, and played every day.
But after consuming so much food and water containing pure energy, their minds became clearer, and they were no longer as aggressive as before.
Meanwhile, in the Lunar City, three mutants appeared on the border. Standing on top of the highest building’s rooftop, they stared in the direction of the Lunar Base.
Their black eyes were filled with bloodlust and insatiable hunger. As the cold wind brushed past their faces, they closed their eyes and took a deep breath.
The scent of human flesh and blood carried by the cold wind was like a potent drug to them. The moment they opened their eyes, red light flickered within their black pupils.
As they let out a low growl, the three of them disappeared from the spot.
At the same time, Chen Qianxiao suddenly stood up and leaped out of the window. He jumped from one rooftop to another until he reached the highest building’s rooftop.
He stared into the distance with a deep frown. A sense of unease and panic welled up in his heart, making him want to escape from this place as soon as possible. He was sensing danger, and his intuition was rarely wrong.
Recalling the information about the facility’s research, he muttered to himself, "It seems that what was supposed to come is finally coming."
Taking out his satellite phone, he made a call. The phone rang for a while before it was picked up, and Chen Qianfeng’s voice came through. "Brother, why did you call me at this time?"
"Qianfeng, three high-level creatures are coming to the Lunar Base. Judging from the pressure, the strongest one might be level five or above. With my team’s current strength, there is no way for us to defeat them."
As soon as he heard this, Chen Qianfeng frowned and said, "Brother, I will inform my Captain. Try to hold on as long as possible."
"Okay."
After hanging up, Chen Qianxiao used his walkie-talkie to inform his team members and the Lin’an City Base guards about the incoming attack and made some arrangements. After he was done, he went to find Andrei Stroganova.
Half an hour later, he was led to the meeting room instead of the office by the guard.
As the meeting room door opened, he saw a large group of people present.
Besides Lustin Volkov and Andrei Stroganova, there were more than 10 people sitting around the large oval-shaped table. Behind them, several rows of chairs were also taken by almost 100 people.
Sitting in the main seat, Erast Tolstoy stood up and said with a smile, "This must be Captain Chen from Lin’an City Base."
Chen Qianxiao walked toward him and replied, "It’s me, Chen Qianxiao, Captain of the Silver Snake Team."
Erast Tolstoy reached out for a handshake as he introduced himself. "Captain Chen, I’m Erast Tolstoy. I’ve heard a lot about you from my grandnephew, Lustin."
Hearing his name, Chen Qianxiao raised his eyebrows. This man looked much younger than his actual age. After exchanging a few pleasantries, a chair was brought over, and he took a seat across from Erast Tolstoy.
"Captain Chen, did something happen?" Lustin Volkov asked.
Chen Qianxiao nodded and replied, "Around half an hour ago, I felt a heavy pressure coming from the border direction. Based on my intuition, the one coming should be at least level five. But I don’t know whether they are ability-users, zombies, or mutants."
After he said this, the head guards of Lunar City asked, "Captain Chen, can we trust your intuition? How sure are you about this?"
"Although I can’t guarantee that my intuition is always right, I’m at least 90% sure that the enemies are at least level-five."
Seeing his confidence, everyone was taken aback. They had heard that the intuition of an ability-user was mostly accurate, but no one was as confident as him.
Since their arrival at the Lunar Base, they had heard many rumors and pieces of information regarding the mercenary teams from Huaxia.
While the Silver Snake Team was not as strong as the Phantom Team, they were still an A-rank mercenary team. Compared to the teams created by ability-users from the Tsardom Empire, the Silver Snake Team’s strength was at least doubled those from their Empire.
After a moment, Lustin Volkov asked, "Captain Chen, do you have any solution?"
Without him voicing it directly, everyone understood that with the Lunar Base’s current strength, they would not be able to withstand an attack from a level-five being.
Understanding their worries, Chen Qianxiao nodded and said, "I’ve requested the Phantom Team’s assistance and informed my team to make preparations."