Published: February 7, 2025
Xia Lei stood on top of an abandoned car, squinting at the desolate highway service area that had become empty due to the apocalypse, her face devoid of any expression.
However, those who knew her well understood that this female knife wielder, whose status had been on the rise since she established herself as Ye Zhongming's woman, was angry.
Tong Hu touched his head, crouching on the ground, his eyes blazing with fire as he faced over two hundred broken corpses. Among them were a dozen people who were his brothers, yet now he couldn't even piece together their complete bodies.
Xiaoli was unusually silent this time, occasionally glancing worriedly at her husband, who was even shorter than she was, hesitant to speak.
The battlefield was nearly cleaned up, with people from Cloud Summit Villa and small force alliances gathering together.
"Sister Xia, where is Boss Ye?"
A leader from a small force hadn't even wiped the blood off his face, his eyes wide with anger, gripping his weapon so tightly that his knuckles turned white.
"Yeah, these bastards are too much. As long as Boss Ye says a word, we'll go and slaughter them all!"
"Our ‘Spinning Staircase’ originally had few people, and now half have died. When the giant roulette appeared, we navigated through the zombie horde without losing many, but damn, this breath is just unbearable!"
"Tong Hu, how many did your team lose?"
"Quite a few. Don't you see Da Lun is gone? He was Tong Hu’s third brother."
"Sigh, where did these bastards come from? They attacked without even a greeting, and after the fight, they just ran away. Now, there's not even a shadow left."
"They lost some men too. See if any of them are familiar."
"Useless. I just checked, they're all strangers, and there's nothing on them to identify who they are. They don't look like they're from Ying City."
"Then where did they come from? I haven't heard of any external forces entering our Ying City."
These people were discussing fervently, their emotions running high. Anyone who had just experienced an inexplicable battle would react this way.
The faces of those from Cloud Summit Villa were grim. They had rushed to the battlefield upon receiving notification, only to find no one there when they arrived. Those attackers had already withdrawn in advance. Their timing was impeccable, indicating that the attackers had monitored Cloud Summit Villa in advance and retreated as soon as they saw the villa's people appear.
Everyone knew this was not an operation targeting these small force alliances, but rather aimed at Cloud Summit Villa and Ye Zhongming.
Someone did not want Cloud Summit Villa to grow stronger!
Beneath Xia Lei's calm facade lay a surge of emotions.
She knew someone would target Cloud Summit, but she never expected it to happen so soon—only a week after Ye Zhongming left, the revenge had begun.
Those several opposing forces had been severely injured; could they really organize such a large group so quickly? Zero Commerce Association? Radiant World Army? Divine Hall? Or were there other hidden enemies lurking in the shadows?
"Beauty Xia, say something! Where is Boss Ye? This incident must have been orchestrated by those people from Ying City. They're afraid Boss Ye will trouble them again, so they attacked first. We can't tolerate this; we should go and kill them. If we die, we die, but we have to vent this frustration!"
This suggestion garnered much agreement among the crowd. Though it sounded a bit reckless, everyone knew Boss Ye and Cloud Summit Villa were strong. With them leading, which force in Ying City could stand against them? If that were the case, they could take out each enemy one by one, and in the end, perhaps the entire Ying City would belong to Cloud Summit Villa, benefiting everyone.
Xia Lei glanced around at these people before slowly speaking, "Everyone should go back and rest at the villa. No matter what, Zhongming and Cloud Summit Villa will give everyone an explanation."
With her words, the small force members agreed, not overthinking it, and followed Xia Lei and the others back to the villa.