Published: February 8, 2025
Chapter Title: "Tomorrow's Outbreak~~"
As Ye Zhongming was about to take action in the banquet hall, the leaders of the auxiliary forces stationed in Ying City had gathered together.
"Xia, Sister Bai, what do you think we should do?"
One of the bosses from the Ying City faction glanced at Xia Bai, who was carrying a massive scythe and wearing a mask, then immediately bowed his head after speaking.
Among all the survivors in Ying City, there was a very peculiar phenomenon: the person they feared the most was not the all-controlling Ye Zhongming, nor the boss lady Xia Lei, who often appeared as Ye Zhongming's spokesperson. Instead, it was this cold, mask-wearing scythe-wielding woman.
This fear stemmed not only from her identity as a seven-star evolver but also from her actions.
As time passed, news of everything that had happened in Cloud Summit gradually leaked out. Xia Bai's performance in Ying City, at Cloud Summit Villa, and in the competition of death roulette space spread widely. The ruthless nature she exhibited towards enemies, and even more so towards her own team, left everyone who heard the battle descriptions trembling from the depths of their hearts.
Moreover, within a month after Ye Zhongming's return, Xia Bai took it upon herself to train those female evolvers rescued from the zero commerce association, helping them adapt to the brutal apocalypse as quickly as possible. She led these women to become an all-purpose combat team in Cloud Summit. Not only did they rampage through Ying City, slaughtering those factions that defied Cloud Summit, but they also frequently provoked numerous zombie hordes and mutated life forms, willingly throwing themselves into arduous battles without a care for their own safety.
When not engaged in battle, Xia Bai would also lead these women in bare-knuckle fights against survivors who whistled at them or made lewd gestures, not only fighting with individuals from Ying City but even clashing with Cloud Summit's own teams.
Both sides understood the situation well, maintaining a sense of restraint; these were merely fights. From the initial disadvantage, this team managed, under Xia Bai's guidance and without her ever needing to intervene, to hold their own against Cloud Summit's strongest teams.
This earned them the respect of the entire Ying City and instilled fear among its inhabitants.
Because this team of about two hundred women adopted many of their leader's traits: ruthless, fearless, cold, and fiercely independent, obeying no one else's commands except Ye Zhongming’s, not even those of Xia Lei!
This time at Cloud Port, aside from Xia Bai's female combat team, only Liang Chuyin's team accompanied her. Although core members like Mo Ye and Little Tiger were present, their subordinates remained at Cloud Summit Villa to handle defense. Now, with Xia Lei absent, Xia Bai possessed the strongest force in this situation, leading many to naturally look to her for direction.
However, this woman's bloody reputation was so deeply ingrained that talking to her brought a tremendous sense of pressure.
Xia Bai tilted her head to look at Mo Ye.
Rumors could undoubtedly be exaggerated, but it was true that Xia Bai and her two hundred female team members only took orders from Ye Zhongming. However, she usually agreed with suggestions from others, albeit limited to the few who initially followed Ye Zhongming. Besides Xia Lei, Mo Ye's words could also influence Xia Bai.
Just then, chaos erupted in the Inner City. Unexplained battles broke out in every corner, and two main gates of the Inner City swung open. Unidentified factions surged in, and to everyone’s surprise, at least half of these teams were armed with firearms!
Despite Cloud Summit Villa's extensive search efforts, they acquired only a few firearms and bullets, mostly because there was a small garrison stationed in the outskirts of Ying City. But compared to the armed individuals pouring into the Inner City, their supplies were vastly inferior.
The teams from Cloud Summit Villa were currently well-equipped for defense; unless they were directly shot in the head, they could effectively guard against ordinary firearms, and even gray-level bullets wouldn't be fatal. However, the other factions in Ying City weren't so fortunate; once faced with a large-scale use of firearms by survivors, they would incur significant losses.