After finishing breakfast, Liu Yang had originally planned to go scavenging for supplies. He hadn't expected Base No. 2 to receive another group of uninvited guests.
Two women and three men—five ability users in total—stood at the gate, shouting at the level-three zombie guarding the entrance:
"Hey! We are members of the Divine Dragon Empire's official ability user faction, the Flying Eagle Organization! Please cooperate with our inspection!"
Hearing the commotion, Lin Dong stepped out with a few trusted subordinates.
The moment the ability users saw Lin Dong, their expressions hardened. They barked in a commanding tone, "Open the gate! The Flying Eagle Organization is inspecting this base!"
Lin Dong looked somewhat confused. "Flying Eagle Organization? Never heard of it. This is our private base. Unless our boss gives the word, we can't let other ability users inside!"
Hearing this, one of the young men from the Flying Eagle Organization immediately looked furious and spoke with extreme arrogance:
"What? Kid, do you have any idea who you're talking to? We are the Flying Eagle Organization! The official ability user organization of the Divine Dragon Empire, got it?!
I bet there's something shady going on in your base, and that's why you don't dare let us in! Or do you actually think these walls, only a few meters high, can stop us?"
Seeing their blatant arrogance, Lin Dong's expression turned icy. "What? You want to force your way in? Let me tell you, you'd better think twice. The boss of our base isn't someone to be trifled with!"
At Lin Dong's words, the outsiders burst into laughter.
It was an incredibly arrogant and reckless laugh.
The same young man sneered directly at Lin Dong:
"Hahaha! Your boss isn't someone to be trifled with? Who does a measly civilian survivor base think they are?
Do you have any idea how powerful the Flying Eagle Organization is? Wiping out a base like yours would take no more than a flick of a finger!
And you don't actually think you can stop us, do you?
I'm an ability user ranked in the 500s on the Earth Ranking! What's your rank? Don't tell me you haven't even made the list?
Who do you think you are, daring to talk to me, Yang Gaofeng, like that?"
Lin Dong wasn't frightened in the least.
In the past, an ability user ranked in the 500s on the Earth Ranking would indeed have been enough to intimidate him.
But now...
Heh!
The boss of their base, Liu Yang, was ranked number one on the Heaven Ranking. Number one, get it?
How could a mere Earth Ranking ability user compare with the best in the world?
Lin Dong glanced at the level-three zombie sitting bolt upright beside him, impeccably dressed in a sharp suit and tie, and sporting a pair of sunglasses.
Seeing the level-three zombie facing this direction and observing these ability users, Lin Dong felt entirely reassured.
Brother Liu Yang was watching this exact spot!
So what the hell did he have to be afraid of?
If he didn't put these arrogant punks in their place right now, he'd be doing a disservice to Brother Liu Yang's absolute badassery!
Lin Dong barked right back, "Stop talking shit! Like I said, this is our private base. Without our boss's orders, no one gets inside!
If you dare to force your way in, you'll be enemies of our base! When our boss gets angry, don't blame me for not warning you!"
Yang Gaofeng laughed again upon hearing this. "Your boss gets angry? Do you know I'm very angry right now? To dare speak to our Flying Eagle Organization like this, do you have a death wish?!"
He aimed a vicious kick straight at the survivor base's iron gate.
"BOOM!!!"
A massive crash echoed out.
The cast-iron gate was sent shaking, nearly buckling on its hinges!
The power of a level-two Earth Ranking ability user was fully on display!
Seeing this, Lin Dong's eyes widened.
"Why hasn't the boss shown up yet?" he thought frantically. If he doesn't get here soon, I won't be able to hold them off!
Yet he still maintained a facade of absolute calm.
He shouted back, "You motherfuckers dare to kick my gate? Just wait until our boss gets here, he'll break your damn legs!"
"Still daring to threaten me!" Yang Gaofeng raised his foot again, preparing to deliver another kick to the gate.
The first kick had already left the sturdy iron gate dangerously loose; a second kick would undoubtedly send it flying!
However, right as he lifted his foot...
A black shadow shot out from the sky, closing in at an extremely terrifying speed.
"BOOM!"
A loud crash rang out.
A handsome figure dressed in black, a cape snapping wildly in the wind behind him, appeared before everyone.
Seeing this, Lin Dong instantly perked up. His face lit up with excitement as he shouted to Liu Yang, "Boss! You're here! These people want to force their way into the base!!!"
Liu Yang gave him a nod.
Liu Yang was very satisfied with Lin Dong's performance just now. Even when facing an Earth Ranking expert, he hadn't shown a shred of fear.
As a subordinate, he hadn't embarrassed his boss in the slightest.
Being Liu Yang's subordinate meant having the right to look down on everyone except Liu Yang himself!
This applied even when facing Earth Ranking or even Heaven Ranking experts!
This was the absolute confidence Liu Yang gave his subordinates!
Upon seeing Liu Yang, the members of the Flying Eagle Organization immediately looked guarded.
Yang Gaofeng glared at Liu Yang. "You're the boss of this base? Are you the one who told your subordinates to disrespect our Flying Eagle Organization?"
But Liu Yang didn't waste a single breath on him. In a flash, he moved at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, appearing right in front of Yang Gaofeng and ruthlessly slapping him across the face.
"SLAP!"
Yang Gaofeng was instantly sent flying. He flew more than ten meters before crashing heavily into a distant building.
"BOOM!!!"
The impact smashed a hole into the sturdy concrete wall.
Yang Gaofeng violently spat out a mouthful of blood.
His eyes wide with fury, he pointed at Liu Yang and cried out in disbelief:
"You... you dare hit me?! Do you know who I am? I'm going to kill you!!!"
"Still daring to run your mouth?" Liu Yang flashed forward again, stepping brutally onto his chest.
"BOOM!!!"
"PUFF!!!" Yang Gaofeng spewed out another mouthful of blood.
Seeing this, his four companions immediately charged at Liu Yang.
However...
"CRACK CRACK CRACK!!!"
A ferocious blast of freezing air surged toward them, instantly turning them all into ice sculptures!
Just like that, five Earth Ranking ability users were effortlessly subdued by Liu Yang!
Now, the five of them looked at Liu Yang with eyes entirely filled with fear.
But in Yang Gaofeng's eyes, alongside the fear, there was still a deep, seething rage!
He was the Yang family's only son!
Even the commander of the Flying Eagle Organization treated him with the utmost respect, never daring to pull rank on him!
But now, he had actually been beaten by some random civilian ability user?
And beaten this miserably!
To Yang Gaofeng, this was the ultimate insult!
He shrieked at Liu Yang, "You're dead! You're dead! I am Yang Gaofeng!!! You dared hit me, so you're fucking dead! Jesus himself couldn't save you now, I swear it!!!"
One of the female ability users said, "Handsome, we're just conducting a routine inspection. We don't want to make an enemy out of you, there's no need to take things this far, right?
Our itinerary has already been reported. If we go missing here, the Flying Eagle Organization definitely won't let your base off!"