"Wait a moment."
Ye Chen suddenly said.
Lan Yu and his companion turned around, looking at Ye Chen curiously.
Then Ye Chen smiled and asked, "May I ask why there are so many people here?"
Lan Yu replied, "There's a law enforcement team hunting an LV7 monster inside, and we're waiting here. As for the people at the entrance, they want to join the law enforcement team."
Ye Chen nodded, smiling, "Thanks."
Then, Ye Chen said to Lin Nuoyi and the others, "Let's go!"
The four of them left the place, heading to another location.
After walking for a while, Zhu Qiang curiously asked, "Brother Chen, why do so many people want to join the law enforcement team? From what you said earlier, joining the team is like handing your life over to someone else. Why would so many people want to join?"
Ye Chen explained.
"Look at their levels and pets; they are all low-tier beings. In this chaotic world, it's hard for them to survive alone, so they need to band together to live."
The three nodded in understanding.
Lin Nuoyi suddenly said, "Ye Chen, there's an abandoned biochemical factory in the suburbs. There might be advanced monsters inside."
Ye Chen nodded, "Then let's go there."
The vast city was now in chaos. Those without pets either became food for monsters or servants for those with pets.
The entire world had undergone a dramatic change.
The western suburbs were not actually the suburbs.
In contrast, it was once a very bustling area.
Years ago, this place was a chemical research site.
But due to a leak, it became what it is now.
Ruins and dilapidation were everywhere.
The four had arrived in this area.
The once vast biochemical research site was now surrounded by wire fencing.
Inside, it was dead silent.
Except for the occasional monster cries, there was no sound at all.
For some reason, the biochemical research site was shrouded in mist.
The wind blowing felt damp like a water mist.
Zhu Qiang said fearfully, "Brother Chen, maybe we should go. We'll die of fright before any monster kills us."
This guy was still as timid as ever.
Good for nothing else, but the first to flee.
Ye Chen said, "Let's go in and take a look. There might be more advanced monsters."
He was the first to head toward a broken part of the wire fence and crawled in.
Lin Nuoyi and Iron Bull followed closely, and after contemplating, Zhu Qiang also chose to follow.
Zhu Qiang stuck close to Iron Bull, sandwiched between Iron Bull and the Vajra Ape.
In the thick fog, everyone's vision was severely limited.
The visible range was less than ten meters.
A few minutes later, they were about twenty meters from the research institute.
'Snort!'
Piggy Dragon made a snorting sound as if sneezing.
Zhu Qiang smacked Piggy Dragon's thick head.
"You scared your father to death!"
"Is there... anyone?"
A weak female voice suddenly sounded, "Ah! Oh my god, a ghost!"
Zhu Qiang's hair stood on end, and he shouted.
Ye Chen immediately held down the jumping Zhu Qiang and cautiously asked, "Who?"
The weak female voice sounded again, "I'm here, can you come to rescue us?"
Us?
Ye Chen instantly became alert.
"Not just you?"
"Yes, and my team members. I'm severely injured now; can you come to rescue us?"
Lin Nuoyi said, "It seems to be a small squad."
Ye Chen nodded and walked toward the direction of the voice.
However, Ye Chen still held the Thunder Shocking Blade in his hand and let Blood Asura hover in the mist.
If anything unexpected happened, Blood Asura could strike immediately.
The four gradually moved forward.
The scene in front of them emerged from the fog bit by bit.
Soon.
Ye Chen saw a woman lying on the ground ahead.
She seemed to be in her twenties, dressed in black leather.
Her neatly cut short hair was now in disarray, with quite a bit of dust on her face.
There was a wound on her leather-clad chest.
It looked like a knife wound.
Ye Chen approached the woman and recognized her.
"Are you from the law enforcement team?"
"How do you know?"
Ye Chen pointed at an insignia on the woman's left arm.
"Look at this badge; it's the same as the one on Lan Yu's arm."
The badge on the woman's arm had an axe and a sword printed on it.
It was indeed the law enforcement team's symbol.
Ye Chen then got a clear view of the woman's appearance.
The woman had a round face, large eyes, and very well-defined features, though she was covered in injuries.
Yet, her cold aura was still evident.
In a weak voice, the woman continued, "Yes, I am the captain of the Barbarian Bull Law Enforcement Team, Tang Qiu."
Tang Qiu?
Unexpectedly, this woman was Tang Qiu, whom they'd met before.
Ye Chen looked at the weak Tang Qiu and frowned.
"You said you had teammates?"
Tang Qiu said, "Yes, they were also severely injured and should be around."
"Nuoyi, you three go check."
Lin Nuoyi responded, "Okay!"
Ye Chen knew that if Tang Qiu didn't receive treatment soon, she wouldn't survive long.
He then took out a small Qi Blood Pill from his backpack.
The Qi Blood Pill has healing effects for warriors, so it should be helpful.
"Open your mouth."
Tang Qiu opened her mouth with effort, and Ye Chen fed the Qi Blood Pill into her mouth.
As the pill entered her system, Tang Qiu's wounds began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Two minutes later, Tang Qiu suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood.
Her pale face gradually regained some color.
Ye Chen looked at the black blood on the ground and immediately understood.
What had wounded Tang Qiu was certainly poisonous.
Tang Qiu took a long breath and then looked at Ye Chen, a surprised expression in her eyes.
Before Tang Qiu could speak, Ye Chen said, "I'm Ye Chen. We've met before. What's going on? What did you encounter? Why did you come here from the residential district?"
Before Tang Qiu could speak.
Lin Nuoyi and the others returned, looking troubled, "We found five people in total, but they're all dead."
"Dead?"
Tang Qiu exclaimed in surprise.
"Alas, our team had eleven people. We lost five in the residential district, and these five who escaped didn't make it either."
Tang Qiu's voice was tinged with sorrow.
Ye Chen couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart.
Tang Qiu's pet was an LV5 Divine Level Tier Four Cow Warrior.
Plus ten team members, yet ten people died, and Tang Qiu was so severely injured.
The horror of the monster inside was imaginable.
"What exactly did you encounter inside?"
After calming down, Tang Qiu said, "It was an LV9 advanced Blood Jade Spider. We thought we could eliminate it, but it was so powerful."
Zhu Qiang exclaimed, "LV9!!"
So far, the highest level monster they'd encountered was just LV7.
No wonder Tang Qiu's team suffered such heavy casualties. They encountered such a powerful monster.
Thinking of this, Ye Chen couldn't help admiring Tang Qiu's courage.
Facing an LV9 monster, she showed no fear.
This was the law enforcement team.
For the country and the people.
To defend the homeland.