Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 354 - 349: Something’s Off About These Two

Chapter 354: Chapter 349: Something’s Off About These Two

No, he really doesn’t want to go.

The more you know, the faster you die.

Ye Xingyan doesn’t understand why Ji Ning made him follow.

Until they rode to a certain place—

They didn’t go to the base chief’s office, but came to the cemetery at the top of Jiuming Mountain.

Looking at the towering stone monument in front of him, Ye Xingyan’s expression involuntarily grew much more solemn.

In front of the stone monument stood quite a few people, the most striking being two people whose hands and necks were clamped by suppression rings.

These two people looked no different from Huazhou people, but their nationality was not from Hua Continent.

Standing beside them were several people covered in snow and mud, some with scratches on their faces, clearly having just endured a fierce battle.

"Team leader, mission accomplished, caught two small fish." Xiao Shun was the first to step forward to claim credit.

Xiao Kong added, "Team leader, both of these are Control System superpower users, their power around the 10th Rank, luckily with Ah Da and others’ help, we managed to catch them."

Ji Ning smiled, her fingertips pointed at Xiao Kong closest to her, and a warm superpower instantly smoothed out the scars on his face.

"Not bad."

Ji Ning’s team members hadn’t reached the 10th Rank, except for Wind Girl and Ah Mu, the others either had Support System superpowers or had abilities that were not particularly useful; capturing these two 10th Rank Control Ability Users was primarily due to the efforts of the four Hunter Alliance members Ji Ning had temporarily incorporated into the investigation team.

They were named Ah Da, Ah Er, Ah San, and Ah Si.

This also fostered a sense of recognition among Ji Ning’s team members for the four.

Ji Ning was quite satisfied with this change, nodding towards Ah Da and the others.

Ah Er, possessing Spiritual Ability, subtly reminded Ji Ning, "These two are somewhat odd."

Ji Ning glanced at him and nodded slightly once more.

Seeing her response, Ah Er said no more.

Subsequently, the two were secretly taken away by Jiuming Mountain warriors, and Ji Ning dismissed her investigation team members.

When only Ji Ning, the base chief Zhang Huaixin, and Fu Yuanxuan were left at the stone monument, Ji Ning stooped down and opened a specific stone brick before the monument, remotely entering a password.

With a soft click, the stone brick beside the monument slowly moved, revealing a secret passageway just wide enough for a person.

Though both Fu Yuanxuan and Zhang Huaixin had long known the secrets of the Jiuming Mountain cemetery, it was still their first time entering this passage.

Silently, they followed Ji Ning through the dark mountain, as if time had come to a standstill.

The darkness, silence, and length gradually became unsettling.

"We’re here." A clear voice broke the stillness like a stone thrown into stagnant water, creating ripples.

The dead silence swiftly revitalized.

The two hurriedly approached, peering ahead with Ji Ning.

Ahead, the path suddenly revealed a giant pit two to three meters wide, unfathomably deep, where an unwary step could lead one into an abyss.

"This is the storage site for those weapons," Ji Ning continued.

Both faces grew tense, their gazes intense.

Though aware of an arsenal within the Jiuming Mountain Range, the entrance wasn’t supposed to be here.

Even unaware they were pursuing this entrance, the actions of those superpower users heading straight to the top of Jiuming Mountain were highly suspicious.

Yet without allowing further contemplation, Ji Ning suddenly leapt forward, diving into the pit.

Fu Yuanxuan cried out, his body quicker than his mind, chased after her: "You..."

Zhang Huaixin: ...

After jumping down, Fu Yuanxuan discovered that this seemingly bottomless pit grew narrower towards the base, allowing him to utilize his military knife to slide down the stone walls rather than fear a fatal fall.

Descending about dozens of meters, the narrowing walls abruptly vanished, his body falling uncontrollably.

Before he could feel crushed into pieces, a force rose from beneath, supporting his falling body.

Upon sensing solid ground beneath his feet, the cavern’s bottom abruptly brightened as if daytime, dazzling his eyes into squinting until he could open them fully, then was astonished by the scene.

It was an endless arsenal, giant thermal weapons neatly lined up on both sides like soldiers awaiting inspection, breathtaking.

"This is..." Fu Yuanxuan eagerly scoured his mind for information, definitely never having been here.

Nor heard elders mention it.

In other words, this arsenal was either undiscovered or adhered to the highest confidentiality codes.

But he leaned towards the former.

This place hadn’t seen visitors in ages; it was engulfed in thick dust, even cobwebs formed upon thermal weapons.

"These were the most advanced weapons before the chaotic era," Ji Ning suddenly commented.

Fu Yuanxuan paused, then asked gravely, "Was Joe Lane’s objective this?"

Ji Ning gave him an approving look.

"Why? These weapons have been stored for over a hundred years, they’re essentially scrap, what would he want with them?"

After scanning these rust-laden arms, he looked at Ji Ning in the distance.

She was standing in front of a massive thermal weapon, pausing.

He glanced, vaguely seeing numbers through the dense dust.

Ji Ning remained silent for a long time before lowering her eyes, murmuring, "He might want to recreate the chaotic era’s environment."

Fu Yuanxuan immediately furrowed his brows, "Chaotic era environment? Isn’t going to the Pollution Zone achieving that?"

"It’s different."

"Hm?" Fu Yuanxuan approached, turning his head to look at her, but Ji Ning chose not to explain.

"How is it different?" Fu Yuanxuan pressed.

His understanding of the chaotic era remained in the ancestral data, but he felt Ji Ning possessed knowledge beyond what they knew.

"What substance causes humans to mutate into superpower users?" Ji Ning glanced at him; Fu Yuanxuan’s eyes widened.

"Are you saying..."

"Hua Continent didn’t advocate military power before the chaos, but thermal weaponry remained superior globally with maximum production..." Ji Ning stopped there, Fu Yuanxuan understood.

High output, most favored by the leading global weaponry, extensive applicability, thus a major source of chaotic pollution.

Studying these weapons could deduce the mutation source in humans, an irresistible lure for those wishing to trigger mass superpower activation.

But what Ji Ning left unsaid was Joe Lane possibly had another motive, which involved her.

Seeing Fu Yuanxuan’s solemn expression, Ji Ning looked at the weapon she’d seen numerous times before, calmly stating, "Within this delegation to Hua Continent, there should be a High-level Space Ability User."

Only Space Ability Users could transport these weapons.

Or perhaps Joe Lane himself is a Space Ability User?

Ji Ning’s expression slightly darkened.

***

Guest House, Infirmary.

Ye Tong red-eyed applied medication to Huang Ying.

Her heart was brimming with guilt.

If Huang Ying hadn’t pulled her, she would’ve been abducted.

Also caused Huang Ying’s arm to be grazed by a bullet.

Huang Ying looked at the beauty with rabbit-red eyes, slightly frowning.

She truly didn’t know how to comfort others, especially beauties of such high appearance.

"Ahem... the wound isn’t severe."

Superpower Users heal faster than ordinary people, especially those like her with S-Class physique. If she came back two hours later, the wound might’ve healed with no trace.

Ye Tong, teary-eyed, "It’s bleeding."

"It’s alright."

Had injuries heavier than this before...

"Who?"

Suddenly, Huang Ying’s face changed, quickly standing from the chair, abruptly pulling open the white bed curtain nearby.