Chapter 710: I'm a Good Anomaly, Why Won't You Believe Me?

Since the decision had been made to move against Xu Wan, the base began to mobilize slowly.

The battle would most likely erupt right here at the base.

Once fighting broke out, ordinary people would be the most likely to get caught in the crossfire.

This was a very troublesome task.

It needed to be done without alerting Xu Wan, while also quietly relocating everyone else. That was extremely difficult to pull off.

Ever since dinner ended, waves upon waves of ordinary survivors had been hauling all kinds of tools out of the base.

The official reason was that they needed to clear out the vacant land next to the base.

Though the survivors harbored resentment, under the watchful eyes of their respective Superhumans, they kept their mouths shut and said nothing.

Of course, relocating every survivor in the base without a sound still required a justification.

Finding justifications was something the Silent Council excelled at.

During this period, Elder Hou Junji had been tirelessly spreading word about this place.

Telling those convoys still on the road that Xi City had a stable environment and abundant food.

As a result, the number of convoys arriving here had increased noticeably recently.

At this point, the scale and population of the convoys at the base had already surpassed the numbers from before the sea anomalies came ashore.

These people were far from enough to fill Xi City.

But for this temporary base, they were already over capacity.

The current base area was no longer sufficient to house this many convoys.

Therefore, before gaining complete control of Xi City, opening up new living space was an urgent necessity.

This reason was perfectly legitimate. At least most ordinary survivors, though complaining, didn't harbor much suspicion.

Xu Wan watched curiously as the survivors carried various tools out of the base, momentarily intrigued.

"Xixi, what are they doing?"

Hearing Xu Wan ask this, Sun Xixi's face flickered with a hint of awkwardness.

"There are too many people at the base now, and we're running out of space. They're going to clear out the area next to us!"

Xu Wan nodded thoughtfully: "I see. You humans really are numerous!"

Hearing Xu Wan say this, Sun Xixi felt a slight pause in her chest.

Humans are numerous?

This was the first time she'd heard anyone say such a thing since the apocalypse began.

Compared to the human population before the apocalypse, over ninety-nine percent of humanity had already perished.

A sharp glint flashed through Sun Xixi's eyes, but she didn't pursue the topic.

The person in front of her was an anomaly, naturally belonging to the anomaly faction. There was no point in arguing about such matters.

Sun Xixi didn't debate Xu Wan, but not far away, two people were engaged in a heated discussion about something.

The two seemed to be trying their hardest to keep their voices down so no one would overhear, but one of them was clearly getting agitated.

Looking closer, one was Dantai Bie, and the other was Chen Ye.

The one getting worked up was Dantai Bie.

"What are those two doing?"

Xu Wan asked curiously.

Sun Xixi looked toward the distant figures of Chen Ye and Dantai Bie, a hint of tension creeping into her heart: "Nothing, they're always like this!"

"Humans are so strange! If they're companions, why are they arguing like that?"

Xu Wan shot Sun Xixi a peculiar look.

"Xixi, you seem a little nervous!"

The moment those words left her mouth, Sun Xixi felt as if someone had dumped a bucket of ice water over her head on a freezing winter night.

The reason Sun Xixi was nervous was precisely because they were about to make a move against this "person" standing before her.

The evacuation of base personnel, the argument between Chen Ye and Dantai Bie, all of it was related to this matter.

No matter how much Xu Wan resembled a human.

There was no hiding the fact that she was fundamentally an anomaly at heart.

Anomalies and humans could never coexist.

"I..."

"Hehe... you... are you worried that I might suddenly go berserk and slaughter every single person here?"

When she started saying this, Xu Wan was all smiles, but by the last few words, her tone carried bone-chilling coldness.

Sun Xixi's heart shook violently, her right hand instinctively gripping the hilt of the Fire Dragon Sword.

Her entire being became like a drawn blade.

The tension in the air exploded exponentially in an instant.

It felt like a brutal battle could erupt at any moment.

Cold sweat formed on the pink-haired girl's forehead, veins bulging on her hands.

The atmosphere here instantly drew the attention of many people.

For a moment, the entire base seemed to freeze as if someone had hit pause.

"Ah... Xixi, I told you, I'm a good anomaly! Why won't you believe me?"

Just as Sun Xixi was about to make her move, Xu Wan let out a plaintive sigh.

And that plaintive sigh directly shattered the murderous atmosphere.

The tension vanished without a trace.

As if it had never existed at all.

The frozen moment seemed to be released once more, and everything returned to calm.

As if nothing had ever happened.

Meanwhile, Sun Xixi felt as disgusted as if she'd swallowed a fly, like a mouthful of old blood stuck in her chest.

This feeling...

It was something Sun Xixi had never experienced since becoming a Sword Immortal Sequence.

Having someone else effortlessly control the tone of the conversation.

This made Sun Xixi extremely uncomfortable.

"Hehe... humans really are interesting!"

"You humans divide yourselves into good people and bad people."

"But when I say anomalies can be good or bad, you refuse to believe it!"

Xu Wan let out a faint sigh, those incredibly beautiful eyes fixed directly on Sun Xixi.

The heart Sun Xixi had just put down was immediately hoisted back up again.

"I, Xu Wan, have never killed a single person since I gained consciousness!"

"I've also never thought about doing anything to humanity!"

"Before, I could have easily killed your companions. I could have slaughtered every single one of you right there."

"But I didn't do it!"

"I was born to feel the sunlight, to feel the breeze, to feel the ocean waves!"

"Compared to all that fighting and killing, I actually prefer these things!"

"But you just won't believe me!"

"Why? Why won't you believe me?"

With every word she spoke, Sun Xixi's expression grew one shade uglier, and her grip on the Fire Dragon Sword tightened one degree further.

"Hehe... Xixi, I remember I was also a human before!"

"As for how I became what I am now, I don't actually know either!"

"The reason I'm telling you all this is to let you know that I'm not stupid!"

"Ever since I followed you all back, that one-eyed guy has been eyeing me with ill intent! And although you've been staying close to me, it's mostly been out of wariness!"

"The only reason you were willing to bring me back is probably because he figured that with your level of strength, you couldn't kill me!"

"You wanted to find someone stronger to deal with me!"

"Hehe... is that right?"

With things laid out this bluntly, the masks had clearly been torn off.

Xu Wan smiled like a blooming flower, looking at that face of breathtaking beauty.

"Then... why did you still come back with us?"

Sun Xixi licked her dry lips and forced out the question with difficulty.

"Why? Actually, I don't know either. I was just curious, really curious about how you humans live!"

"In my remaining human memories, it seems like there are a lot of memories about humans!"

"It's just that those memories are very blurry, and I can't recall them clearly!"

"I was curious about you, so I came!"

"And also..."

At this point, Xu Wan smiled gently.

Sun Xixi had already grasped the Fire Dragon Sword, her gaze calm and steady, the earlier tension having faded away.

Since the masks were off, there was no point in being nervous, and no need to hide anything anymore.

When it came time to fight, Sun Xixi was that female Sword Immortal.

"And also what?"

"And also, I don't believe you people are capable of killing me! Hehe..."

"Have you forgotten? I told you, in Xi City, I only rank third!"

"The one in second place is ten times stronger than me! Hehe... that's how it is!"