Published: February 12, 2025
Mu Xinfey stood with her people on a high slope, watching the team from Cloud Summit gradually move away. Her emotions were tumultuous and could not settle.
When she learned that Ye Zhongming's target this time was all the mutated life forms in a city, her first reaction was disbelief.
In the apocalypse, cities were no longer human cities but cities of mutated life.
Most cities were in a state of coexisting with zombies and other mutated life forms. This was because, at the onset of the apocalypse, the vast population meant that the number of zombies in cities was extremely high, followed by a large number of various mutated pets and stray animals, like cats and dogs. Thirdly, there were usually various insects and pests.
Around the cities, there were numerous types of mutated poultry.
And of course, let's not forget the terrifying mutated plants that were everywhere.
Perhaps there were also some monsters lurking around, claiming a spot within the city.
Survivor camps were rarely set up within cities; they were mostly located in suburban areas or in some hard-to-defend regions in the wilderness.
Those major powers, whether they were the Resistance or the Radiant World Army, might have the capability to conquer a city, but they would never do so, as that usually meant a large-scale war, an all-out war.
That would be a battle that risked the fate of the entire organization.
They feared losses and would never engage in such bone-breaking affairs.
The mutated life forms in Ying City were few, which was a special case, having given birth to the spirit woman and Red Hair, and having experienced several large-scale battles. Thus, besides the underground mutant rat horde, there were not many mutated life forms on the ground.
But even with luck on their side, how many humans had died in those battles? How many posthumous child warriors had fallen?
If it weren't for Ye Zhongming's powerful regenerative abilities, it was likely that Cloud Summit Villa would have already met its demise.
Now, Cloud Summit's target was a city, Xingzhou City.
A… third-tier city.
That was a sub-provincial city with a population of nearly five million, over two million of which lived in the urban area!
With such a population, based on the mutation rate on the day of the apocalypse, there were at least over a million zombies, and this did not account for the various other mutated life forms.
Over three years, the number of corpses here was uncertain; perhaps it had decreased somewhat, but their strength had absolutely increased. In fact, if luck was unfavorable, the number of corpses might have even grown, as the abundance of food in the city indicated that the zombies from the suburbs and surrounding rural areas could have entered the city.
In such a city, where the estimated number of various mutated life forms would surely exceed two million, Cloud Summit actually intended to conquer it?
They were truly insane!
Mu Xinfey couldn't understand Cloud Summit's decision, even though they had just achieved a great victory with zero casualties.
She was very eager to see how Cloud Summit planned to achieve their expectations, but Cloud Summit had issued an eviction order.
Not only Mu Xinfey but also the scouts who had followed them were asked to leave one by one.
Cloud Summit's intention was clear: leave now, and we are still friends; if you wish to continue spying, you will become our enemy when we meet again.
No one would offend the rising Cloud Summit Villa or Ye Zhongming, whose strength was nearing the pinnacle of the national region.
Thus, many began to wait quietly, anticipating the final outcome of this battle.
Many things, many attitudes would be determined after this battle.
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While others were watching Cloud Summit, Cloud Summit itself had no time to concern itself with that. The troops preparing for battle were all caught up in their busy tasks.
Equipment checks, familiarizing with maps, scouting enemy conditions, clearing the surroundings...