Published: February 12, 2025
The noise quickly startled the remaining people in the camp. Wang Xiaorui rushed out the fastest, jumping onto the roof to look over in that direction, and soon saw her companions returning in a panic.
“Ado, go down and call everyone back!”
The makeshift oxygen equipment combined with the evolvers' physical abilities allowed these non-combatant women from the zero commerce association to stay submerged in the pond for up to an hour.
The woman named Ado immediately ran toward the pond and jumped into the water.
At this time, Ye Zhongming had already spotted the approaching enemy. Hearing Wang Xiaorui's command, he shook his head slightly.
Indeed, these were inexperienced women.
At this moment, to send someone to call back those companions in the pond without first understanding what the enemy was, was clearly a misjudgment.
The camp was isolated from the outside world, and while it provided them with a relatively safe environment, it also meant that they could not escape in the face of danger. Their only retreat might be that pond.
The correct choice should have been to delay giving commands, to observe what the enemy was. If the attackers were mutated creatures, then abandoning those running back would be the right decision; everyone else should jump into the pond to hide and see if they could avoid detection. If the attackers were humans, the command should be for those below not to come up, hoping their sacrifice could mislead the enemy.
But why were these non-combatants gathering everyone together? To resist? Wouldn't that just make them easier targets?
Perhaps due to the tremendous noise, Xiaohua gradually woke up and immediately realized the urgent situation. She began to struggle violently, making muffled noises and continually signaling to Ye Zhongming with her eyes.
When the gag was removed from her mouth, the woman didn’t scream but looked at Ye Zhongming, pleading, “Please save us, don’t you sympathize with us? Please, they can’t fight and have no self-defense capability, many don’t even have weapons. They won’t survive, I beg you.”
Seeing Ye Zhongming remain unmoved, Xiaohua gritted her teeth and said, “Then can you let me go? I want to help my sisters.”
“Even if you want to help, you need to assess the situation first. Do you know what is hunting your sisters? Is it mutated life or evolvers? You foolishly want to help, what good will it do besides putting yourself at risk?” Ye Zhongming replied irritably.
He did have pity for these women who had fled the zero commerce association, and due to his connection with the red dress guard, he even felt a bit of affection.
However, the state these women displayed was indeed unfit for the apocalypse.
Upon hearing Ye Zhongming's words, Xiaohua was taken aback and then fell silent, looking into the distance.
“Mengmeng?”
Focusing her attention, Xiaohua immediately noticed that among the sisters running back was someone who, like her, had been sent out to adapt to the apocalypse. This person wasn’t as strong as her but had evolved one level, becoming a six-star evolver. Her equipment wasn't as good, but among the sisters who lived outside, she had managed fairly well.
How did she come back? And at this time?
Hearing the name, Ye Zhongming recalled having heard it earlier. This person had just returned not long ago, so for her to come back again so soon meant…
In that moment, the enemies behind had clearly revealed themselves. They were a dozen ogres, each five to six meters tall, wielding massive clubs, most having only one head, but some were double-headed.
The single-headed ones were all level five or six, while the double-headed ones were at least level seven, like these two.
In that direction, it indeed was the gathering place of the ogres, but as Ye Zhongming passed through, he clearly noticed that their activity range was expanding outward, with the side near the camp gradually becoming abandoned.
Why did they suddenly appear here?
With questions in mind, Ye Zhongming quickly noticed something different about these creatures. Their eyes were blood-red, and their movements were relatively stiff; even in a state of rage, their speed was still slow.