Zhang Chen scanned the group of over a dozen people with his [Eye of Insight].
To his surprise, though the group comprised both men and women, every single one of them had advanced to the human physique limit.
Some were even on the verge of breaking through to become Awakened.
"Don't be nervous, we're not enemies!"
The man leading the group stood around 1.85 meters tall, with dark skin.
He sported a buzz cut.
He exuded a sense of masculinity and integrity.
"My name is Zhao Longchuan, the leader of the Dragon Country Special Operations Team! These are all members of our team. When we transmigrated, we were fortunate enough to bring our weapons and equipment with us! We are soldiers; protecting civilians from harm is our duty! Even though it's the apocalypse now... I don't think we should abandon our beliefs!"
"Since you have the ability to control the situation, we are relieved! We apologize for our earlier intrusion!"
Zhao Longchuan said with a smile, looking at the Black man being effortlessly pinned by Zhang Chen.
He was also deeply shocked by Zhang Chen's strength.
To be able to catch up to the fleeing Black man and overtake him, and to save the Black man from the seemingly unerring sniper, Jiang Chenchen.
Such physique and reaction speed, he suspected, had long since surpassed the human physique limit and entered the Awakened stage!
It was hard to imagine a civilian, starting with no firearms or ammunition, no team coordination, and no professional combat training, upgrading at a speed faster than his elite special forces team!
This was simply incredible.
"It's not entirely an intrusion. I originally just wanted to capture one Black man to question him about the situation! You helping me deal with the others has also saved me some trouble," Zhang Chen said slowly.
His gaze involuntarily drifted to the countless zombie corpses scattered everywhere.
For the players in this apocalypse game, this was undoubtedly immense wealth!
There were nearly ten thousand ordinary zombies on the entire field, plus over a dozen Type II mutated zombies...
Not to mention the Gigantic Tank and the Level 3 supply crates...
This was equivalent to finding gold bricks everywhere in peacetime!
Would these people not be tempted?
Zhao Longchuan seemed to notice Zhang Chen's concern and grinned, saying, "We have the ability to kill zombies ourselves and won't snatch others' loot! Especially as fellow countrymen, we should unite in times of crisis! To jointly resist foreign enemies and these monsters! So, you can rest assured. Except for these three Black individuals whom we killed, and they are our spoils of war! Everything else is yours, and we will not touch a single item."
The other team members nodded in agreement, echoing Zhao Longchuan's sentiment.
Zhang Chen stared at Zhao Longchuan for a long while.
He found his eyes to be exceptionally clear, devoid of any trace of cunning or deceit.
Only then did he slightly relax!
At the same time, Zhang Chen felt a sense of surprise.
He hadn't expected these soldiers to maintain such noble sentiments in this異世界 (yì shìjiè - otherworld) apocalypse, without a government or superiors.
After all, with their well-equipped, well-trained, and combat-proficient team, they could easily sweep through any survivor camp.
If they wanted to act tyrannically, the number of people capable of resisting them would be extremely limited!
"You are a team worthy of admiration! However... among Dragon Country people, there will also be scoundrels... You must be careful too!" Zhang Chen advised.
"Mm... I understand!" Zhao Longchuan sighed softly and nodded in agreement.
He had indeed encountered some incidents along the way, which had briefly shaken his faith in protecting the Dragon Country people.
However, that conviction quickly solidified again.
At that moment, a soldier trotted over.
He stopped beside Zhao Longchuan, saluted, and reported, "Report Captain, a survivor has been discovered!"
"Mm, bring them over," Zhao Longchuan said.
Along the way, the survivors he had rescued were housed in a large bus.
Each time, they would park the bus in a safe location, assign some soldiers to guard it, and then the main armed team would go out on operations.
Under the protection of two female soldiers, a beautiful girl slowly emerged.
Upon seeing this girl, the special operations team members, both male and female, were captivated.
"She's so beautiful!"
Even though she was wearing loose sportswear, it couldn't conceal her curvaceous figure!
Her jet-black, lustrous hair cascaded down her shoulders like a waterfall.
Her skin was fair, and her features were delicate!
She looked as if she had stepped out of an animated film!
"It's Zhao Xiyue!" Zhang Chen was taken aback.
She was far more beautiful than her avatar in the chat channel!
She exuded a delicate, cute, and charming aura.
Simultaneously, Zhao Xiyue also noticed Zhang Chen.
"Brother Zhang Chen!" Zhao Xiyue exclaimed excitedly!
Then, her expression suddenly stiffened, and she shyly touched her hair.
"I haven't washed up in days, and my hair is a bit oily. Do I still look pretty like this?!"
Meeting Zhang Chen in this situation was too embarrassing for her...
So, she took a few steps towards Zhang Chen, then slowly stopped.
"Brother Zhang Chen, I'm so glad you're alright!"
"...Don't do that again in the future! It's too dangerous!"
"I was watching the live stream in the chat channel just now, and my heart was in my throat! Especially that last move, it nearly scared me to death!" Zhao Xiyue said, looking up with reddened eyes.
"Aren't I alright now?!" Zhang Chen said with a slight smile.
"Xiyue? You're here?"
"That's great, thank heavens! I thought I'd never see you again!"
Zhao Longchuan saw Zhao Xiyue and quickly walked over.
"Brother?" Zhao Xiyue heard the familiar voice.
After a closer look, she immediately recognized the soldier in front of her as her own brother, Zhao Longchuan.
Zhao Longchuan had enlisted when Zhao Xiyue was 12 years old.
Seven years later, the siblings unexpectedly reunited in the apocalypse!
Zhao Xiyue ran to Zhao Longchuan. The siblings, reunited after a long separation, seemed to have much to say.
However, Zhao Xiyue paused and turned her head.
With a reluctant glance, she looked at Zhang Chen.
One was her own brother, born of the same parents, with blood thicker than water.
The other was Zhang Chen, whom she had only known for a few days, but who had already stirred her heart.
With the two men standing before her, she found it difficult to choose.