Chapter 732: Chen Ye Is Dead, He's Really Dead!

In that very instant...

Chu Che suddenly felt as if his heart had been seized by an icy hand reaching out from the darkness, squeezing it so tightly that his entire heart began to convulse.

Captain Chu's expression at this moment was absolutely horrifying.

The few sparse strands of hair on his head swayed in the sea breeze, but his entire face was deathly pale.

In the span of a heartbeat, every trace of color drained from his face.

His pupils dilated to a terrifying degree, as if the black irises had swollen to fill his entire eye sockets.

But an instant later, his pupils contracted to the size of needle tips.

It was as if he had witnessed something utterly horrifying.

His body trembled slightly, as if his legs could no longer support his weight, as if he might collapse at any moment.

"Squad Leader Chu, Squad Leader Chu, are you... are you... what's wrong?"

The one steadying Chu Che was Gong Yong.

Gong Yong was panicking a bit himself, because he had never seen Squad Leader Chu like this before.

In his memory, Captain Chu was always that captain with barely any hair on his head, sometimes grinning cheekily, sometimes cunning and sly.

But he was always the one who planned everything meticulously, who could quietly keep every matter in the convoy running smoothly without anyone even noticing. A qualified captain.

But Captain Chu's current reaction...

Gong Yong had never seen anything like it.

Gong Yong was scared.

Chu Che gasped for breath, trying to say something, but felt like nothing was coming out of his mouth.

It was as if the muscles in his throat had lost all their strength.

Ding Dong watched Chu Che's reaction, her own expression growing worse and worse, her entire body beginning to tremble as well.

She was different from Gong Yong. She couldn't sense what was happening on the battlefield.

But Chu Che's reaction as squad leader was enough to tell her something.

Could it be... one of their teammates was dead?

Ding Dong felt her body turning cold.

Who died?

Who was it?

Iron Lion?

No, that couldn't be. As long as a single cell of Iron Lion remained, he could regenerate.

Sun Xixi?

Impossible!

Sun Xixi was a Sequence 4 Sword Immortal. That little girl was one of the strongest people in the entire base.

Chen Ye?

That was even more impossible.

Even if everyone else died, he couldn't die!

Whenever danger appeared, he was always the first to run!

And with how cunning he was, Ding Dong felt that if there was truly one person in this world who could survive to the very end, Chen Ye would be the only choice!

Could it really be Iron Lion or Xixi?

At the thought that it might be one of those two, the color drained from Ding Dong's face in an instant, leaving it as white as paper.

The convoy had already lost her as a combat unit.

Now they were losing another one.

She could imagine that the Fair Convoy's days would only get harder from here!

Every superhuman was the most important and essential cornerstone of survival for every convoy.

If Ding Dong could think of these things, Xu Lina could think of them too.

And with Xu Lina's sharp mind, she thought of even more.

Xu Lina felt as if an entire bucket of ice had been dumped into her heart.

Xu Lina asked in a trembling voice, "Squad Leader Chu... is it... is someone... not coming back?"

By the time she finished the question, her voice was shaking horribly.

Could it be... the Fair Convoy really was going to lose a superhuman?

This would be the first time...

Chu Che turned his head blankly toward Xu Lina, and he saw a face twisted in utter terror.

Chu Che opened his mouth, trying to say something, but his throat still wouldn't produce sound.

Chu Che leaned on Gong Yong, struggling to make himself stand as straight as possible.

Struggling to compose his expression.

Even without a mirror, Chu Che knew his face must look awful right now.

I'm the captain. I can't fall at a time like this!

Everyone else can collapse, but not me!

"It's..."

The sound finally came out, but it was like a voice squeezed out from a pile of cotton. It was very soft and unbearably hoarse.

"It's... it's... it's..."

"Yezi, Chen Ye!"

For the first time in his life, Chu Che felt that the two words "Chen Ye" were as heavy as a mountain.

"Wuuu~"

When Xu Lina heard that the one who died was Chen Ye, it was as if she had been struck by a heavy hammer.

Her entire world spun around her. Everything and everyone around her suddenly felt so unfamiliar.

Xu Lina's mind plunged into chaos, losing all ability to think.

Who am I? Where am I?

Who died?

Chen Ye?

Who is Chen Ye?

I still have to go sign that contract! I need to make money, to get ahead!

I'm so hungry!

Anomalies!

I need to survive!

Who is this bald guy in front of me?

Every face around her felt both familiar and strange, as if there was an entire world separating her from them.

Xu Lina clutched her head, shaking it wildly, as if trying to force herself to snap out of it.

Her pitch-black hair whipped around with the movement, like a tangled spider's web.

Xu Lina's head felt foggy and heavy. She didn't know where she was.

That bald guy seemed to be saying something to her.

But she couldn't hear it.

And the guy with the full beard next to him was also looking at her with concerned eyes.

Who was he?

Do I know him?

There was also a woman without arms, standing right beside her.

Xu Lina felt something cold and wet on her face.

She reached up and touched it.

So much water!

Where did this water come from?

Was it raining?

Xu Lina looked up at the sky.

It was just before dawn, and there was no rain falling from the sky.

There was a hint of gold on the horizon. It looked like it would be a nice day today.

Xu Lina touched her face again and felt snot mixed with water!

No, this wasn't water!

This was tears!

These were her tears!

Why was she crying?

Did someone die? Someone important to her die?

"Xu Lina, Xu Lina..."

Chu Che's voice finally reached Xu Lina's ears.

Xu Lina felt like someone had just pulled her out of the sea, her thoughts snapping back to reality in an instant.

Her eyes returned to normal, and they were filled with grief.

That's right, she remembered now. She was Xu Lina, and Mr. Chen was dead!

"Squad Leader Chu... Squad Leader Chu... you..."

"You just said... Mr. Chen... died?"

Xu Lina's voice was hoarse, exactly like Chu Che's had been moments ago.

Chu Che stared hard at Xu Lina and nodded seriously.

Xu Lina stared blankly at Chu Che, momentarily unsure how to react.

After a long moment, she finally managed to say: "I thought... I thought even if all of us died, he would never die!"

"I thought he would be the one to survive until the very end!"

"Heh... but... I never expected... I never expected he would die so soon!"

Xu Lina's voice was eerily calm.

"He's dead too. He's dead. So... I must be next, right?"

As she spoke, Xu Lina turned and walked toward Bus Number Six.

But her steps were unsteady, like a walking corpse.

Xu Lina herself didn't even know what state she was in right now.

It wasn't like she and Chen Ye were lovers.

At most, there had been a little bit of something between them. Just a hint of ambiguity.

So why was she so grief-stricken?

Why?

"Sister Lina!"

Gong Yong, though also shaken to his core by Squad Leader Chu's news and deeply saddened, knew he had to step up.

That guy had always been bullying him.

But... but... he was a good person!

Why do good people die young?

Seeing Xu Lina and Squad Leader Chu in this state, Gong Yong knew it was time for him to take charge.

Otherwise, the convoy was finished.

"Squad Leader Chu, we... we need to go. If we don't leave now, I'm afraid we're all really going to die!"

Xu Lina suddenly stopped walking and turned to look at Chu Che.

But her beautiful, enchanting face was covered in tears. Large droplets streamed from her eyes, rolled down her incredibly alluring features, and dripped onto her chest.

A large dark stain spread across her black clothing.

And yet, the expression on her face was utterly calm.