Zhang Xiaoqiang searched around in a daze, looking for clues with the help of the light that was getting brighter and brighter. It had been a chaotic night last night, and he had accidentally lost control of the battlefield. When he woke up, several hours had passed. Zhang Xiaoqiang did not know what had happened after that, nor did he know how the Blood Phoenix had managed to suck the ruins of the building into the storm. Looking at the situation, the power that the Blood Phoenix had used was beyond Zhang Xiaoqiang's understanding of evolvers. Even Gus, who had killed countless people, could not do such a thing. The scene that the Blood Phoenix had created was beyond the limits of human power, and it was no less than a natural disaster. If the scope of the attack was larger, perhaps no one in the world could stop it. Therefore, the Blood Phoenix, whose real identity was still unknown, was already classified as a first-class dangerous person in Zhang Xiaoqiang's mind.
After sitting for a while, Zhang Xiao Qiang felt his body recover from the dizziness of waking up. He straightened his back and stood up, only to discover that the original location of the main building between the two buildings was now a huge pit. The pit was filled with water, as though a small lake had appeared out of thin air. The water was turbid, revealing a yellow and red color. The yellow was soil, and the red was more like blood, mixing together to form a disgusting yellowish-brown color.
Zhang Xiaoqiang walked slowly on the uneven ground, looking at everything he could see. Suddenly, he saw more than ten shadows rushing toward him. Zhang Xiaoqiang recognized them as members of the Specter Squad. Then, he heard the faint roar of vehicles. A long line of trucks and four armored personnel carriers were coming from the end of the road. Seeing these vehicles, Zhang Xiaoqiang felt a little relieved. They were all his subordinates, and Zhao Deyi had brought the main force to meet them.
Just when Zhang Xiaoqiang was waiting to meet them, he heard a faint voice calling him.
"Zhang Xiaoqiang … It's great that you are okay …"
The person who spoke was pinned under a pile of debris, only his eyes could see outside. When he saw Zhang Xiao Qiang's appearance, he called out, but he was unable to move. Zhang Xiao Qiang hurriedly rushed to the person's side, and moved the pile of cement away, while asking: "Where's Lou Fanjun?
How are the others?
And the Blood Phoenix … "
"Cough cough cough … I'm not too sure myself. It was very chaotic last night, and we were all covering the battalion commander from the outside. At that time, the battalion commander and the Blood Phoenix were too fast, and most of us couldn't see them clearly … Later, the Blood Phoenix used the layer of blood around him to explode and form a hurricane, which swept the ruins into the air and caused a destructive attack … At that time, I passed out, but …"
While Zhang Xiaoqiang was moving all kinds of heavy objects, the evolved human who was pressed under him kept talking about what happened last night. Zhang Xiaoqiang was depressed. He was supposed to be the protagonist last night, but all kinds of accidents happened. He wondered if he was unlucky now.
It was good news that he had found the first evolved human, but he had to see if the other evolved humans were also buried nearby.
"Zhang Xiaoqiang … Zhang Xiaoqiang … Are you okay?"
Zhao Deyi led a squad of soldiers and rushed to Zhang Xiaoqiang's side. He asked Zhang Xiaoqiang if he was okay, and at the same time, helped him move the heavy objects away. Not long after, the evolved human appeared in front of everyone. Everyone, including Zhang Xiaoqiang, took a deep breath when they saw him. They could not see him when he was buried, but when everything was removed, they could see his actual condition. The sky was bright, and the evolved human lying on the ground was clearly seen by everyone. Zhang Xiaoqiang was the first to recover from the shock. He shouted, "Medic … Hurry up and bring a stretcher over. Contact Hubei immediately and ask them to send a helicopter over …"
Only then did the others recover from the shock. They wanted to get the evolved human out, but they did not know where to start. The evolved human was in a terrible state. One-third of his body was pierced by steel bars, and these steel bars were connected to the concrete. Although the evolved human's vital organs were not pierced, the blood loss had made his face pale, and he was on the verge of death. The words he had said to Zhang Xiaoqiang were just moments before his death. It seemed that if he had been a little later, he would have died.
"Hold on, I will save you …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang did not know what to say, and his heavy tone made the soldiers around him lower their heads. The Rat King's Blade sliced through the steel bars, and Zhang Xiaoqiang did not dare to pull them out one by one. He left the steel bars that had pierced through his body, and he took out a Life Saving Pill and fed it to the man. At that moment, a stretcher arrived and carried him to the back. On the way back, Zhang Xiaoqiang saw the man's arm fall to the side of the stretcher, and a line of blood ran down the stretcher.
"Ghost Squad, be on guard. Zhao Deyi, take your men and search for survivors. Also, ask the Ning Brothers to bring reinforcements …"
Looking at the evolvers lying quietly on the stretcher, Zhang Xiao Qiang felt his heart ache. He turned around and gave Zhao Deyi a new mission. Zhang Xiao Qiang did not know the exact situation of Xue Feng and Lou Fanjun. Out of the hundreds of evolvers, not a single one was left standing. He did not know how many of his men had been killed. Although he looked calm, his heart was bleeding.
Zhao Deyi's men were very efficient, and it did not take them long to find the first evolver. Then, more and more corpses and injured people were found. All the corpses were dried corpses, and some were evolvers, while others were armed men. Most of the evolvers on Zhang Xiaoqiang's side were injured, or to be exact, they were all unconscious. They were scattered all over the ruins. The lucky ones were only unconscious, and the unlucky ones were not seriously injured. Apparently, they were lucky, as Xue Feng did not draw their blood to use it as a weapon.
It did not take long for a few hundred people to search the ruins. They had cleared out an empty space and placed the injured and corpses on the ground. Zhang Xiao Qiang personally identified the corpses, and the final result made him heave a sigh of relief. He had already prepared himself for more than 400 evolvers to be wiped out, but the truth was much better. Among the unconscious survivors, half of them were lightly injured, and the other half were severely injured. There were less than 50 evolvers who had actually died, and the rest were in a dying state.
"Zhang Xiaoqiang, we did not find Lou Fanjun..."
Zhao Deyi, who was sweating profusely, went to look for Zhang Xiao Qiang again. His soldiers had already finished searching for survivors and started to collect the weapons and equipment that were scattered here. The area was not big to begin with, and the ruins that were scattered everywhere looked messy and messy. With the help of hundreds of people, they could roughly look through the ruins in half an hour. Other than Lou Fanjun, there were more than 20 evolvers who were missing. Zhang Xiao Qiang sat on a pile of bricks and nodded to show that he understood. He looked at the corpses and injured people on the ground blankly, not knowing what to say.
"Zhang Xiaoqiang, don't think too much. It is impossible to have no casualties in a war. I have roughly counted, and the enemy's corpses add up to more than a thousand. In the end, we still have the advantage. Fighting at night like this, no one could have done a better job..."
Zhao Deyi looked at the ruins with lingering fear. The Specter Squad was the Special Combat Force's team that was in the best condition, and they naturally knew what had happened here. Out of the three buildings, only two were left standing, and the remaining one was nowhere to be seen. The ground where the building used to be was now a huge puddle, and it looked like it had been bombed by thousands of bombs. God knew how chaotic and terrifying the battle was last night. If it was his men, even if all 3,000 of the 1st Regiment came, they might not even be able to survive. Finally, he had a better understanding of the battle between evolvers.