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Facing the young captain’s question, Zheng Xinglong replied with a smile.

“It’s alright. It’s just a small injury. Thank you captain Lin for coming to reinforce us in time. Otherwise, we might have to fight these two giant beasts for some time.”

Captain Lin was the person in charge of the team that stayed in the temporary camp this time. Compared to Zheng Xinglong’s rank of captain, he was not any lower. He was at the rank of first lieutenant.

Both of them came from the army. One was responsible for the management of the superpowered team, while the other was responsible for the command of the ordinary soldiers.

In terms of position, he was at the same level as Zheng Xinglong. However, the higher-ups of China had handed over the command to Zheng Xinglong this time, so he still had to listen to the other party.

Captain Lin put away the rifle in his hand and said seriously, “It’s a small matter. Putting aside personal feelings, from the perspective of duty, I will do my best to come and rescue you.”

Hearing this, Zheng Xinglong also laughed out loud. In terms of friendship, he had worked with this first lieutenant Lin a few times.

“No matter what, on behalf of all the superhumans, I still need to thank you, Captain Lin.”

This captain Lin nodded silently and no longer tried to dissuade him.

He looked at the number of superhumans behind him and then looked at Zheng Xinglong and the others. They were in such a sorry state.

He could not help but wonder what had happened to turn a team full of supers into this level.

“Captain Zheng, did the investigation go smoothly?”

When he said this, Zheng Xinglong, who was still laughing, changed his expression.

After a moment of silence, he sighed deeply and said softly to Captain Lin beside him.

“Let’s talk in detail when we get back to the camp. I’m afraid we’ll have to ask the higher-ups to send more people.”

Seeing Zheng Xinglong’s tone and the miserable state of this team, Captain Lin could roughly guess what was going on.

He no longer asked any more questions. Instead, he led the soldiers in front and hurried towards the camp.

Captain Lin had a premonition that the operation to capture the giant snow ridge spruce would not go too smoothly this time.

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Inside the temporary camp.

Four experts from various fields were inside the tent, analyzing the terrain around the giant snow ridge spruce and the number of mutated creatures.

Suddenly, a large number of footsteps came from the forest in front of them. This made them put down their work and look up.

Long before Captain Lin organized the operation, they had already sensed the change in the situation.

Now, they were looking straight at the team that had walked out, hoping that it was good news.

The soldiers who were guarding with guns raised their rifles and aimed at the location of the sound.

Although they could roughly guess from the sound that it was captain Lin and the rest, they still did not let down their guard due to the vigilance of their jobs.

“It’s me!”

It was not until Captain Lin’s voice was heard that the dozens of people who stayed behind to guard finally put down the rifles in their hands.

As they walked out, the people left behind in the camp also saw the returning advance team. They were all shocked by the condition of the superhumans being injured.

Not only captain Zheng alone, even priest Zhang, who was previously a sage-like figure, had suffered a lot of damage.

The soldiers did not speak out due to their profession, but the experts at the back could not sit still.

They stood up one after another and came to Zheng Xinglong, asking him urgently.

“Captain Zheng, what happened?”

Looking at the anxious experts in front of him, Zheng Xinglong tried his best to smile to comfort them.

“Our advance team was attacked by mutated creatures. More than ten people were killed or injured. The supernatural union team basically died here.”

Zheng Xinglong did not hide too much. He knew that it was meaningless. The lack of numbers could be seen at a glance.

“Ah! ! ?”

Upon hearing the news, all the experts’faces changed drastically, and a trace of paleness appeared.

This was not surprising. After all, their lives depended on the protection of superhumans and ordinary soldiers.

Now that the high-end combat strength had been greatly reduced, how could they not be anxious.

From an individual’s point of view, the sharp decline in human combat power might also have an impact on their lives.

From a mission’s point of view, without most of the transcendents’main force, the progress of the exploration would be much slower. This would be a major hindrance to the development of China in the future.

Zheng Xinglong could more or less guess the worries of the people in front of him. Therefore, he changed his tone and spoke in a consoling manner.

“However, please don’t worry, experts. The four of us are still capable of fighting. With the support of thermal weapons, we still have the ability to fight against mutated creatures.”

Although it was a comforting word, it made the expressions of the four experts improve a lot.

“Then, Captain Zheng, what should we do in the current situation?”

A middle-aged expert asked carefully.

Zheng Xinglong thought about it seriously before replying, “Hold back for now and wait for reinforcements to arrive.”

“Okay, we understand.”

After a short exchange with a few experts, Zheng Xinglong brought adjutant Yu to the tent in the center. He looked at the map above and lowered his head in deep thought.

“Ta, ta, ta.”

Soon, the sound of footsteps came from behind him.

Zheng Xinglong turned his head to look. It was Lieutenant Lin, who was carrying a medical box.

“Don’t force yourself. Your injuries haven’t stopped bleeding yet, right?”

As a soldier with rich combat experience, Lieutenant Lin could tell at a glance the condition of Zheng Xinglong’s body.

“Haha, indeed not yet. This time, the mutated creature’s attack is different from before. It’s much faster and fiercer.”