Chapter 426: He Ruled Her Out First
Chapter 426: Chapter 426: He Ruled Her Out First
Nina Jacobs asked, confused, "What’s wrong?
We just went after the rest of them."
"Where are they?"
Anselm Hughes asked.
The group of assailants had actually split up and fled.
Although he caught up to some of them, one of the Speed Element Superpower Users still managed to escape.
The remaining three killed themselves on the spot.
Not only did he fail to get any information, but he also ran into several Mutated Zombies on his way back.
"I killed them all."
Nina Jacobs replied.
"Captain Jacobs, all our supplies have been taken!"
Cecily Wells said, her voice choked with tears.
"What? Was it the people from Crestfall, too?"
Nina Jacobs walked toward the supply trucks, feigning shock.
Seeing the completely empty cargo bays again, Nina Jacobs felt a swell of accomplishment.
’I don’t lack supplies, but Tomorrow Base certainly does,’ she thought.
’These supplies will last the base for a very long time.’
Seeing Nina Jacobs standing motionless in front of the rear cargo bay, Cecily Wells even thought she was in shock.
"Crestfall? How did you know?"
Upon hearing this, General Hughes immediately walked up to Nina Jacobs.
"When I was killing them, one of them confessed.
He said they were from Crestfall."
Nina Jacobs replied.
"General Hughes, what do we do now?"
Drake Shaw was also injured. The supplies they were transporting today were especially important; he never imagined they would all be gone.
"Crestfall...
It was actually Crestfall. I should have known it was them...
They must be after me."
General Hughes glared in the direction the attackers had fled.
"General Hughes, we speculate that the enemy also has a Gold Element master.
Our men were all killed instantly by a single Gold Element Superpower strike.
And to have collected all the supplies in such a short time, they must have a Space Superpower master as well."
Just then, a man who had finished his inspection walked over and spoke.
Nina Jacobs remembered his name was Oswin Coleman, likely another member of the Shadow Legion.
Meanwhile, Anselm Hughes, seemingly convinced the thieves hadn’t gotten far, called over several Speed Element Superpower Users to search the surrounding area with him.
But after a whole night of searching, they seemed to have found nothing but zombies.
The next morning, seeing the dark circles under General Hughes’s eyes, Nina Jacobs felt not a shred of guilt.
"Captain Jacobs, you did very well this time.
The supplies are gone, but I’ll find a way to get them back.
There’s no need to continue on this path. For now, just take everyone and head back."
Anselm Hughes’s eyes were filled with exhaustion and resentment.
’Is this General Hughes planning to act alone?’
’Where is he going?’
’Is he going to look for the supplies we lost last night?’
"Aren’t you returning to the base with us, General Hughes?"
Nina Jacobs asked, feigning confusion.
Anselm Hughes shook his head. "Those people last night... their arrival was too strange. I suspect they have a mole among us.
From now on, the fewer people who know about my plans, the better.
Captain Jacobs, you’re a keen observer. Why don’t you help me find out who their person is in this squad."
General Hughes was now sitting with Nina Jacobs in a sealed vehicle. He looked out at the people outside, his eyes filled with suspicion.
As for Nina Jacobs, she had indeed seen through the enemy’s trap.
That was why she was the first person he had ruled out.
"A mole?
It’s also possible the mole isn’t among these people."
Nina Jacobs replied.
Someone had set a trap for them on their planned route, so it was easy to suspect that one of their own had leaked their itinerary.
"You’re right. The mole could also be back at the base.
But I’ll still have to trouble you for what comes next, Captain Jacobs."
Anselm Hughes seemed to be in a hurry to leave, ultimately taking fewer than ten people with him.
Cecily Wells was among them.
Nina Jacobs knew that those few were people General Hughes trusted, and they were also members of the Shadow Legion.
Drake Shaw was left behind, somewhat reluctantly.
Although he was also a member of the Shadow Legion, he was injured and had no choice but to return to the base first.
Aboard one of the newly repaired vehicles, Drake Shaw watched the trucks they were following up ahead and said in an annoyed tone,
"I thought I’d finally get to make an impression on *those* people, but I didn’t expect this to happen."
’Those people?’
Overhearing the conversation from the people in the vehicle behind her, Nina Jacobs’s interest was piqued.
’It sounds like General Hughes was in such a hurry to leave because he was going to meet someone?’
"...It’s not like *that person* is coming, so it doesn’t matter if you make an impression or not."
"There’s no way *that person* would come. I heard the entire main camp relies on him. If he came here, what would happen over there?"
"They say his power has reached a terrifying level.
A few extremely powerful Mutated Zombies that escaped from the valley earlier were all killed by him alone."
"You should be glad he’s not the one coming. That guy is a total psychopath..."
The discussion in the vehicle behind them continued.
It lasted all the way until they saw Lornwood Base in the distance.
"You know, this trip back has been pretty smooth. We didn’t even have to get out of the vehicles."
A Wood Element Ability User remarked.
They had barely stopped the entire way. Even when they encountered some zombies, Nina Jacobs, in the lead vehicle, dealt with them without even getting out.
She also seemed very familiar with the route. Even though they didn’t have a driver anymore, she always managed to navigate to the correct road.
"That Nina Jacobs is something else. General Hughes seems to think highly of her."
"What’s the use? The main camp will never recruit anyone outside of our Shadow Legion."
Drake Shaw said with a hint of pride in his voice.
"That’s true. So what if she’s a Dual Element?
If she really went up against *that person*, I doubt she’d last three moves..."
The gates of Lornwood Base were just ahead.
As usual, Nina Jacobs followed Wyatt Holden’s previous instructions and led the vehicles toward the side gate.
"Captain Jacobs, thank you for your hard work on this trip.
I’ll have to trouble you two to take the ’bait’ inside. I need to get these others to the infirmary."
Oswin Coleman said as he walked over.
This was the parking area outside the side gate.
Entering the tunnel required a series of inspections. Although they hadn’t used the batch of "bait," they still needed to be sent back.
"Alright."
Nina Jacobs watched as Oswin Coleman and the others let out a visible sigh of relief, then turned and walked toward the vehicle holding the "bait."
She had just overheard quite a few things from these people.
Including, of course, their reluctance to enter the underground tunnel.
After all, the underground tunnel had terrible ventilation and was constantly filled with the stench of gasoline and sour body odor.
Moreover, without General Hughes to lead the way, they would all have to get out before entering the tunnel and undergo a full-body inspection, one by one.
That even included the "bait."
No one wanted to be inspected alongside the "bait."
One captain had even had his ear bitten off by one of the "bait" during a previous inspection.
After Oswin Coleman and his men left, Nina Jacobs had Wayne Warner open the door to the truck holding the "bait."
A foul stench immediately wafted out from the stuffy truck interior.
"Everyone out. I’ll take you to the inspection."
Being locked in a sealed metal truck for two days with no food, water, or chance to get out—it was a miracle they were still alive.
"You..."
A disheveled woman started to say something, but the person next to her quickly covered her mouth.
The woman nodded, her eyes welling with tears.
She had only wanted to thank Nina Jacobs.
Along the way, Nina Jacobs had taken advantage of moments when the others weren’t looking to toss some food and water into their compartment.
She never spoke when she did it, but it was a kindness they had never experienced before.
"Nina Jacobs?! Is that you?"
A voice called out from a short distance away.
Rhonda Rowan thought her eyes were playing tricks on her. She had actually spotted Nina Jacobs here.
But upon seeing the people imprisoned in the transport vehicles, her expression turned to one of anger.
"So she was just pretending before."
Rhonda Rowan said.