In the apocalypse, I hoarded goods and handed over my storage space to the government.

"Brother Su, this seems too lenient on those masterminds hiding in the underground bunkers."

Ye Xiao spoke coldly, his hand unconsciously stroking the hilt of his knife.

"It would be satisfying to kill all the flies buzzing around on the ground, but the real big fish are still thousands of meters underground."

Instead of going through the trouble of removing the hidden stakes on the outside, I'd rather just play dead and let them lead me directly into the bunker.

"At that time, Jingye and I will wipe them out completely, from the inside out, and eliminate them completely!"

"Old Ye, don't be impulsive, and don't underestimate the war potential of that old hegemonic empire."

Su Ran's smile vanished, and she shook her head with a cold expression.

"Our current strength as Awakened Ones has not yet fully grown to the point of truly surpassing the limits of firepower."

Rushing into a fortified underground bunker thousands of meters deep is too risky; if the enemy seals off the exits, releases poison gas, or drains the oxygen, the consequences could be dire.

If you really push them too far, they might do something desperate.

The best-case scenario for North America right now is to maintain the status quo and wait for the Awakened to grow further.

"That's too good for those bastards. Let them live a few more days."

After listening to Su Ran's plan, Ye Xiao nodded without asking any further questions.

"I'll go prepare the equipment."

"They arrested ninety-seven of us."

Su Ran looked at the big screen, her voice not loud.

"The rules of Great Xia are blood for blood. Since the Eden Bunker refuses to behave themselves, let them taste just how painful it is to have their bones broken!"

……

Wind noise filled the cabin.

Under the cover of darkness, military high-altitude transport aircraft cut into the airspace of Nevada, North America.

Ye Xiao wrapped the two Tang swords tightly with a tattered canvas soaked in dried machine oil and carried them on his back.

He was wearing a gray-black jacket with holes in it, and his tactical boots had been replaced with old leather boots with worn-out soles.

Zhu Jingye, standing to the side, tugged at his collar and sniffed twice.

"These clothes smell awful. Where did those logistics guys dig these clothes out of from?"

"If you don't like the smell, take off your shirt."

Ye Xiao didn't even look up, he just tightened the strap of his parachute.

"You're going to a wasteland campsite, wearing a clean, high-quality tactical suit, as if you're afraid those rats won't recognize you as bait?"

Zhu Jingye was speechless and could only put on a bulletproof vest that smelled musty with a bitter face.

"Alright, alright, Brother Ye is right. I'm just a homeless person begging for food in the wasteland now..."

"drop!"

The cabin lights came on in green.

"Jump."

Without wasting words, Ye Xiao opened the hatch and leaped directly into the night sky.

Zhu Jingye followed closely behind, and the two plummeted rapidly in the night wind, below which lay a vast, desolate mine.

The landing site was a rocky area on the outskirts of the mining area.

The two quickly retracted their parachutes and buried themselves on the spot.

Follow an abandoned mine cart track and walk inward.

Half an hour later, a settlement built on an abandoned mine came into view.

The outer perimeter was a defensive wall haphazardly stacked with scrapped minecarts and barbed wire, with a few dim searchlights swaying in the wind.

This is a camp in an abandoned mining area in Nevada.

The gate was half open, and several ragged, armed guards leaned against the iron barrel, smoking.

Ye Xiao stepped forward, and the guards didn't even raise their guns. They just glanced at the two of them and waved them through.

"You're in already?"

Zhu Jingye lowered his voice and looked around, "This defense is practically non-existent!"

"The headquarters had already made preparations before they arrived."

Ye Xiao walked inside without looking back, his gaze sweeping across the surroundings like lightning.

"The former leader of this camp has been sent to the East Coast by headquarters."

There's no leader here now, and things are in chaos.

Inside the camp, tents and tin huts were crammed together.

Along the way, faces with black hair and yellow skin were everywhere.

Some were starting fires by the roadside, while others were wiping gun barrels.

"Why are there so many Asians?" Zhu Jingye looked around.

Before the catastrophe, the Nevada area was home to a large number of Great Xia laborers, Asian miners, and international students.

When disaster struck, this group of people naturally gathered in this mining area to band together for warmth and to resist the plundering by white gangs.

Ye Xiao explained in a low voice, his eyes constantly scanning his surroundings.

"That's why Brother Su chose us to come here. With our two Xia faces, we wouldn't stand out at all."

If they went to a camp populated by white people, and two unfamiliar Great Xia people were appointed as camp leaders, the underground agents, unless they were stupid, would definitely become suspicious.

The two followed the main road directly to the tallest building in the center of the camp.

Four armed guards stood at the entrance. When they saw Ye Xiao, they not only did not stop him, but instead stood up straight.

Those were moles of the Sharp Sword Special Forces.

Inside, the air was thick with smoke.

A dozen or so camp leaders were arguing around a long table.

"The boss died under mysterious circumstances, but this camp can't be without someone in charge for even a day!"

The mutated beast tide outside is about to surge again; without a leader, we're all just waiting to die!

A bald man slammed his hand on the table and arrogantly surveyed his surroundings.

"I said let the second son take over, anyone have a problem with that?"

The one referred to as "the second oldest" was a tall, thin Asian youth.

He stood to one side of the table, looking arrogant and unruly, slowly wiping a state-of-the-art crystal core rifle.

"You're all too kind; I have no problem taking on this task."

The tall, thin man looked up towards the gate.

"But today, I have someone I'd like to introduce to you all."

The door was pushed open.

Ye Xiao led Zhu Jingye inside.

Inside the room, more than a dozen guns were pointed at the two men.

The tall, thin man stood up and gestured for them to stand up.

"These two are lone wolf awakeners who fought their way out from the West Coast."

Yesterday, they killed the three second-tier mutated hyenas that were chasing me, saving my life.

The tall, thin man pointed at Ye Xiao, his voice suddenly rising.

"So, from today onwards! He is the new boss of our camp, and I will be his adjutant."

These words shocked everyone present.

"Hey, are you out of your mind? Were you eaten by a zombie? Or were you scared out of your wits by a second-tier hyena?"

"Let an outsider ride roughshod over us?"

The bald man picked up his rifle and pointed the muzzle directly at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao didn't even make a move to draw his sword.

He simply raised his foot and kicked the solid wood table in front of him.

"Bang!"

The long table, weighing hundreds of kilograms, created a gust of wind and slammed into the bald man's chest.

The bald man, gun and all, flew several meters, crashing into the metal wall behind him, before sliding to the ground and coughing up blood.

Just as the surrounding henchmen were about to pull the trigger, Ye Xiao swayed and was already right in front of the nearest one.

He grabbed the man's rifle barrel with one hand and twisted it hard.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak"

The steel barrel is bent into a twisted shape.

The entire room fell silent.

All the underlings froze on the spot. These ruthless people could twist even a gun barrel like a pretzel. If this hand were to twist their necks, it wouldn't even take a fraction of a second!

Under the horrified gazes of everyone, Ye Xiao pulled out the chair in the main seat and sat down with an air of nonchalance.

He leaned forward slightly, his gaze sweeping over everyone in the room with an overwhelming sense of pressure.

"Now, who still wants to be the boss?"