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

Inside the cargo elevator at the Kunlun base, the stainless steel walls reflected the cold white light from the ceiling lamps, casting silent shadows of a man and a beast.

The hum of the elevator as it ascended was the only sound in this open area.

"Ding!"

The elevator stopped briefly at the transfer floor, and then a series of hurried footsteps came from the end of the corridor.

"White Deer Girl! Wait!"

Zhang Qian's assistant was a young man wearing black-rimmed glasses, surnamed Liu, whose full name was Liu Wenbo.

He was out of breath from running, and the zipper on his winter coat wasn't even zipped up properly, revealing his wrinkled lab coat underneath.

Bai Lu pressed the elevator open button and looked back at him.

The fourth-order hellhound also slightly raised its head, its deep red eyes calmly glancing at the panting human.

Liu Wenbo paused instinctively.

It's been half a month, and I've been dealing with this fourth-tier behemoth every day, but every time I meet those eyes, I still get a chill down my spine.

That's something etched into our genes; it can't be changed.

"Does Professor Zhang have anything else to say?"

Bai Lu asked, her tone neither warm nor cold.

"no."

Liu Wenbo forced himself to look away from the giant beast, adjusted his glasses,

"The professor wants me to go with you to the Jiangcheng Mother Nest to handle the handover of the third-tier Hellhound."

Data collection, individual identification registration, and mental frequency monitoring during transportation—these tasks all require supervision.

Bai Lu looked at him for a few seconds and didn't refuse.

Having more people lend a hand can definitely save a lot of effort.

Moreover, Zhang Qian sending people along was also a way of taking responsibility for the handover at the Jiangcheng Mother Nest.

She released the door open button and stepped aside to make room.

"Come in."

Liu Wenbo took a deep breath and squeezed in from the side of the fourth-order mother's front paw.

The elevator doors closed and the elevator began to move upwards.

"Has the mother nest changed much in the past two weeks?"

Bai Lu leaned against the cold elevator wall and asked casually.

"Huge! It's too big!"

Liu Wenbo took a deep breath and quickly reported.

"As of 11 PM yesterday, the latest statistics show that 37 third-tier hellhounds have successfully hatched in the core embryo chamber of the mother nest."

He pulled up a three-dimensional structural diagram from the signboard he carried with him.

"The overall volume of the mother nest has expanded by 24 percent, and the energy conversion efficiency has increased by 18 percent."

Based on the statistically analyzed hatching speed, the hatching rate is expected to increase by approximately 50% in the future.

The white deer nodded slightly.

She could vaguely perceive this information through her mental connection with the fourth-order mother.

Within the mother nest network, the number of newly added spiritual nodes far exceeds the number when she left.

However, having a dedicated person to organize the data allows her to save a lot of energy in maintaining precise control over the entire network.

"Thirty-seven..."

Bai Lu repeated the number in a low voice.

Thirty-seven third-order hellhounds.

They assemble in groups, cooperating with the management of the fourth-order mother system, and under their own command...

They can already be called a Warcraft legion.

"How do we get there? Where's the transport plane?" Bai Lu asked.

"Everything's arranged!"

Liu Wenbo answered immediately, his tone tinged with the excitement of completing the task.

"A Y-30 is already parked at Cargo Airport No. 3, and its cargo hold has enough capacity to accommodate the fourth-stage mothership."

After boarding, we flew directly to our home base in Jiangcheng.

He put away the data panel and added,

"Professor Zhang had already informed the troops stationed in Jiangcheng in advance."

Upon arrival, I was responsible for registering and numbering the thirty-seven third-tier hellhounds.

You only need to issue the assembly command through the parent organization.

After the assembly was completed, a heavy transport plane was on standby in Jiangcheng.

You can transfer directly and fly to the designated coordinates on the front lines.

Bai Lu hummed in agreement.

Short and concise.

The elevator doors opened again.

The cold wind blew in from the tarmac.

Outside, the world was a vast expanse of white.

The blizzard had been falling for three days in a row, and the snow on the runway was pushed to the sides by snowplows, forming snow walls that were half a person high.

A matte black transport plane with a wingspan of over fifty meters lay silently in the wind and snow.

Several ground staff members are conducting final checks.

A young ground crewman who was inspecting the landing gear looked up and dropped the wrench in his hand with a clatter.

"Holy shit..."

His eyes widened, and he froze on the spot.

Although news had already spread within the base that a fourth-tier mutated beast was being kept on the third underground level.

But rumors are just rumors; seeing it with your own eyes is another matter entirely.

That thing was bigger than any armored vehicle he had ever seen.

With just one front paw, it could press him completely into the concrete.

"What are you standing there for? Continue the inspection!"

The old sergeant next to him slapped him on the back of the head and cursed in a low voice.

"That's Miss White Deer's mount! What are you looking at!"

The young ground crew member finally snapped out of his daze, hurriedly picking up the wrench, but his eyes still couldn't help glancing at the giant beast.

Bai Lu was already used to these reactions.

"Miss White Deer, this way, we'll be taking off in ten minutes."

Liu Wenbo jogged a few steps and led her toward the ramp at the tail of the plane.

Instead of immediately going up, Bai Lumei turned around and faced the direction of the Kunlun base.

In the wind and snow, the outline of the main building of the base was faintly visible.

The steel fortress stood out as exceptionally silent and solid against the vast white sky and earth.

She withdrew her gaze and glanced at the fourth-tier hellhound mother lying quietly beside her.

"Let's go."

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