"What did you say?"
Mu Yang asked again uncertainly.
"What do you mean she's gone?"
The man hurriedly explained, "We just received a message from Blue Sea Orphanage. They said that after the little Commander left yesterday, she never came back.
They've searched everywhere nearby but couldn't find any trace of her.
Even this morning, there's still no news of her.
They're very worried that something might have happened to the little Commander."
Upon hearing this, Mu Yang froze.
He took a deep breath, trying to maintain his composure.
It can't be, the little one is so capable, nothing bad could have happened to her.
She must have been delayed by something and couldn't make it back in time.
He tried to comfort himself, but his shoulders were trembling slightly.
He turned and walked outside.
Walking faster and faster, until finally, without caring about his image, he broke into a run.
He found Lu Chen who was busy, then they found Liu Xiaohui and Han Bing, and hurriedly took off in a helicopter heading south.
Nie Yizhou and Xiao Feng were returning in another helicopter.
From high up, they saw Lu Chen and Mu Yang boarding a helicopter together.
"Hey, why are Brother Chen and Brother Yang leaving together?"
Nie Yizhou stretched his neck curiously, trying to look down at an angle.
"Could it be that business at the base is so good that even they both need to go out?"
Shortly after, the two of them landed.
Nie Yizhou looked toward a worried-looking man.
"Hey, brother, do you know where my Brother Chen and Brother Yang went?"
The man looked up - it was the same man who had worked at the radio station before.
At this moment, there was panic in his eyes.
"The little Commander has disappeared, they went to look for her."
Upon hearing this, both Nie Yizhou and Xiao Feng's expressions changed simultaneously.
"What did you say? The little one is missing!"
Nie Yizhou stared in disbelief with widened eyes.
He grabbed the man's collar, "What exactly happened? Explain clearly!"
The man hurriedly explained the whole situation from beginning to end.
Before he could finish, the impetuous Xiao Feng had already jumped onto the helicopter.
Nie Yizhou was also anxious, but he still waited to get the exact address from the man before hurriedly boarding the aircraft.
Just as they were about to start up, Ling Jing and the Hua brothers returned from their mission.
"Where are you going?" Ling Jing asked.
Nie Yizhou waved at him, "No time to explain, get on quickly."
Ling Jing frowned but seeing the anxious expressions on Nie Yizhou and Xiao Feng's faces, he didn't ask anything more and immediately boarded.
The helicopter took off again, flying into the distant sky.
They arrived at Blue Sea Orphanage one after another with Lu Chen's group.
"What exactly happened?"
They found Zheng Yuner, Ye Shuyuan, and the others.
It was obvious that Zheng Yuner and Ye Shuyuan hadn't slept the previous night - they had dark circles under their eyes and looked completely exhausted.
Zheng Yuner spoke with a hoarse voice, "That day, while Doctor Ye and the others were inside examining the children, Xiaoxiao and I were waiting outside.
After a while, there was suddenly a huge noise in the distance.
Xiaoxiao said she'd go check it out.
I wanted to go with her, but she told me to keep waiting here, saying she'd be right back.
But we waited until dark and never saw her again.
We were worried something had happened to her, so we went together in the direction of where we heard the noise.
But after searching all night, we couldn't find her.
We wanted to keep searching, but ahead there's a large city.
It's full of zombies.
Besides, we weren't even sure if Xiaoxiao was in that city.
We had no choice but to send a message back to the base."
Even with her included, their combat strength wasn't strong enough.
Searching for someone in a city full of zombies would be like moths flying into flames.
They probably would have been devoured by zombies before finding Yun Xiaoxiao.
It wouldn't have accomplished anything and would have resulted in needless sacrifices - the cost would have outweighed any potential benefit.
So, they could only seek help.
This way, the chances of finding Xiaoxiao would be greater.
Upon hearing this, Lu Chen and the others' expressions became very grim.
They had faith in Yun Xiaoxiao's abilities.
Even if she were alone in a city full of zombies, she could move about freely.
But counting the time it took them to get here, she had been missing for almost two days and two nights!
She wasn't the type of person who would make others worry.
Even if something prevented her from returning, she would definitely let them know first, not leave so many people anxiously worried about her.
The fact that she hadn't sent any message and hadn't returned meant she must have encountered trouble she couldn't escape from!
Yun Xiaoxiao's abilities were unfathomable - even they weren't confident they could defeat her.
What could possibly be powerful enough to trap her and prevent her from getting away?!
Everyone's hearts were in turmoil, extremely worried.
"Where is this place you mentioned? Take us there." Lu Chen spoke with a cold expression.
He usually had a cool demeanor, but now with his cold expression, he gave off an even stronger 'keep your distance' vibe.
So, the group hurriedly boarded the helicopter again, flying at low altitude under Zheng Yuner's guidance.
While flying, Nie Yizhou kept calling out Yun Xiaoxiao's name through a megaphone.
"See anything?"
Ling Jing looked toward Hua Bai and Liu Xiaohui.
One had eagle eyes, and the other could see through basic obstacles.
But both of them shook their heads repeatedly.
One week later.
Lu Chen and the others, now with scraggly beards, stood heavily on a mountaintop.
They gazed silently at the massacred city below.
Their eyes were bloodshot and had dark circles underneath - clearly showing signs of sleep deprivation.
The gentle wind tousled their already messy hair, making it even more disheveled.
After a long while, Nie Yizhou asked in an unprecedentedly low voice.
"What should we do now?"
They had been searching for an entire week - inside and outside the city, thousands of miles in all directions, they had searched everywhere, almost turning the earth upside down, but still couldn't find Yun Xiaoxiao.
This made everyone's mood very heavy.
"If we can't find her, we keep searching until we can't move anymore."
Lu Chen stared into the distance, his voice deep, his gaze determined.
"If we can't find her here, we'll expand our search area. I refuse to believe we won't find her even if we search the entire eastern region!"
"Yes, Brother Chen is right, let's continue searching!"
Everyone seemed to have made some kind of resolution.
"However, someone needs to watch over the base. Mu Yang, you should go back," Lu Chen looked at Mu Yang.
Mu Yang's face showed conflict - he didn't want to go back, he wanted to stay and search too.
But Yun City was also the little one's heart and soul - if she came back to find Yun City in decline, she would definitely be unhappy.
Yun City must be protected!
