Green Little Grass was the one who stabbed Scar Tiger in the back, and then Green Little Grass would himself be stabbed in the back.

The position of Base Leader at the Black Bear Survivor Base seemed cursed; anyone who sat in that seat never had a good ending.

Green Little Grass’s intelligence contained part of the information about the second version.

The Strange Forest in the second version did not have only tree demons; there were also wood spirits that were friendly to humans, and the abilities they possessed were extremely important to survivor bases.

It could be said that whoever spiritually fused with the wood spirits would have the foundation to build a survivor base.

Humans have to eat; in the apocalypse, the importance of food goes without saying.

In addition, there were SS-grade calamity Gene Chimera Ants. Although the intelligence did not explicitly describe how powerful the Gene Chimera Ants were, just by their grade and name one could roughly guess their strength.

Unfortunately, there was no exact location in Green Little Grass’s intel about where he encountered the Gene Chimera Ants, so it was impossible to capture them in advance.

One must remember: even the strongest mutated creatures have vulnerable moments. In the first version there were no mutated creatures; the Gene Chimera Ants were just ordinary animals, and Li Xuan could easily crush them.

A few days later

The Mutated Zombie Golden Eagle appeared. Thanks to Li Xuan’s warning, the base survivors knew there were zombie birds in the sky; those who listened glanced up now and then, their vigilance raised. The Mutated Zombie Golden Eagle only managed to snatch one unalert survivor and infected two others.

Compared to the intel saying two were taken and eight infected, this outcome was much better.

When Scar Tiger rushed to Li Xuan’s room intending to report the Mutated Zombie Golden Eagle’s attack on the camp, he found the Xia sisters had arrived ahead of him.

Xia Bingxue’s mouth curved slightly. “Base Leader, we already reported it. No need to trouble you to report it again.”

Scar Tiger’s face darkened, his smile painted on and empty beneath. “Fine, thanks for reporting in my stead.”

Anger burned in his heart; he wanted nothing more than to strip the twins naked and throw them into the zombie horde.

Those two damned women!

Wait until Li Xuan leaves — I’ll show you how I deal with you!

Li Xuan tapped the table and said in a low voice, “I warned you all to make survivors wary of aerial threats. Don’t let zombie birds bite them. I can understand one person being taken by the Mutated Zombie Golden Eagle — it’s fast and can fly. But how did the other two get infected?”

Before Scar Tiger could answer, Xia Xuebing cut in, “Boss, we’ve announced it many times, but some survivors don’t listen at all. It goes in one ear and out the other; they have no sense of caution. People like that aren’t suited to surviving the apocalypse. There’s nothing we can do.”

Scar Tiger nodded repeatedly. “Right, right. Some survivors are complete idiots. You have to give them food before they’ll do anything!”

“Enough.” Li Xuan’s voice was stern.

Both of them fell silent immediately, and the room grew quiet.

“Strengthen vigilance to prevent the Mutated Zombie Golden Eagle from appearing again! Scar Tiger, you prepare traps and find a way to capture the Mutated Zombie Golden Eagle. Xia Bingxue, Xia Xuebing, you two are responsible for dispersing survivors when the Mutated Zombie Golden Eagle appears!” Li Xuan issued the orders.

“Understood!”

“Yes!”

After that, the two women and Scar Tiger left the survivor base together.

Yun Xiuzhi flew up onto the table and said, “Do the Xia sisters not want to leave? I feel like they’re attempting a power grab. Are they planning to wait until you leave, get rid of Scar Tiger, and become Base Leader?”

Li Xuan rubbed Yun Xiuzhi’s head. “Maybe.”

Yun Xiuzhi found it odd. “They were only trying to run before. How did they suddenly change?”

Li Xuan had a vague answer in his mind: a few days ago he had remarked that Green Little Grass showed good potential, and that comment might have planted a different idea in the sisters’ hearts.

One must admit, the two women were bold; just based on his single evaluation, they dared to oppose Scar Tiger and attempt a coup.

Green Little Grass would be stronger than Scar Tiger in the future, but that was the future. Would the two women live long enough to reach that future?

Li Xuan silently reached a conclusion: the two would most likely die before the second version, tortured to death by Scar Tiger.

Otherwise, with their temperaments, they would have made a name for themselves in the second version. They wouldn’t be invisible; the intel would have shown something related to them.

On the other side

Scar Tiger gathered his trusted men to brainstorm traps to capture the Mutated Zombie Golden Eagle.

“Boss, we can make a big net. When the Mutated Zombie Golden Eagle falls, we pull it tight! A grounded golden eagle is just a big rooster!” someone suggested.

“That won’t work. A regular fishing net can’t hold the Mutated Zombie Golden Eagle. Didn’t you see how it feeds? One swipe with its talons can pierce the flesh and bone on a person’s shoulder!”

“Prepare more long spears. When it falls, use the net to entangle it, then spear its wings!”

Scar Tiger nodded repeatedly, then waved his big hand. “Prepare everything! This time we must capture the Mutated Zombie Golden Eagle! We can’t let Xia Xuebing and the others get credit! I have a feeling he’s leaving soon. Once he’s gone, the Xia sisters will be ours!”

“Big bro is magnanimous!”

“Big bro, I’m a neat freak.”

The group grew excited, cheering Scar Tiger’s generosity. Green Little Grass was among them.

After everyone dispersed, Green Little Grass quietly slipped into an empty corner of the base, where the Xia sisters were already waiting.

“You’re here.” Xia Bingxue said in a soft voice.

When Green Little Grass saw the sisters, his eyes lit up. He happily poured out all of Scar Tiger’s plans.

Xia Xuebing burst out laughing, her body swaying with an attractive curve. “What a stupid plan. Scar Tiger really is a brute who only knows force. Zombies aren’t afraid of losing hands and feet — why would a Mutated Zombie Golden Eagle fear wing damage?

Zombies are different from normal creatures. To restrain the Mutated Zombie Golden Eagle, you have to chop off its wings! Scar Tiger prepares spears; we’ll prepare long knives. When their plan fails, we’ll seize the Mutated Zombie Golden Eagle and present it to the boss.”

Green Little Grass nodded repeatedly, convinced by Xia Xuebing’s logic. “Will you really make me Base Leader?”

Xia Xuebing smiled faintly and placed her palm on Green Little Grass’s face. “Of course. Not only will we put you in the Base Leader position, but we’ll help you manage the Black Bear Survivor Base well.”

Green Little Grass’s breathing sped up, his face reddening. It was his first time being so close to women, and his heart raced. “If I become Base Leader, I won’t treat you unfairly! I’ll make you deputy base leaders!”

One thing he didn’t say out loud: he wanted the two women to be the base leader’s wives — to be his women!

Xia Xuebing’s eyes were mesmerizing, as if they could read people’s hearts.

She never underestimated the evil in human hearts.

So she would use the vilest method to deal with those with ill intentions. She added something interesting to Green Little Grass’s food: a drug that would stimulate female hormones and suppress male hormones. Before long, Green Little Grass would become a useless man.

Her plan to make Green Little Grass base leader was not to let him enjoy her and her sister; it was to use him as a transitional figure. Sooner or later she would openly become the Base Leader of the Black Bear Survivor Base!