Published: February 8, 2025
The fusion of the Chinese team caused quite a stir in other countries.
In terms of numbers, the Ying City Coalition wasn't the largest; Japan and India had a clear advantage in survivor counts.
However, just as Guangyao had thought earlier, the Ying City Coalition was currently in the best condition. The two core teams from Cloud Summit had suffered no casualties, making their strength the most intact among all factions.
Without knowing what dangers lay ahead, it could be said that every life could potentially be an enemy. This provided a strong stimulus for other countries. Moreover, even in the apocalypse, once issues of nationalities were involved, logic often went out the window.
In his previous life, Ye Zhongming had heard that in the north and west, survivors from his country frequently clashed with those from Mongolia, West Asia, and Russia, with some conflicts being large enough to be considered battles.
Although Ye Zhongming had never participated in these battles, just hearing about them stirred his blood.
In the apocalypse, especially after several years, there were few things that could evoke such feelings in the hardened hearts of evolvers.
Furthermore, Ye Zhongming recalled hearing that every country had its own characteristics. Just as the survivors from Ying City and Cloud Port developed their own styles in terms of equipment, skills, and tactics, other countries also had their "special products."
Ye Zhongming knew that in his previous life, there was a popular battle beast among survivors called the "howling ice bear," which was a specialty of Russia. It was well-received for its combat and resilience, but it was also very expensive; even the cubs were beyond Ye Zhongming's budget.
Now, seeing the teams that gathered here, which included most of the Asian countries, Ye Zhongming couldn't help but have thoughts of robbing them.
This wasn't his fault; it was the state of the world. In fact, those foreigners must have had similar thoughts upon seeing the equipment at Cloud Summit Villa.
In agreeing to Guangyao's request for an alliance, Ye Zhongming was motivated not only by his ingrained sense of patriotism from his formal education but also by the uncertainty surrounding the Sea King Disk. Having an ally was certainly better than facing dangers alone.
After all, the heavenly phenomenon war department was also qualified to share in the dangers alongside Cloud Summit Villa.
As for Meng Xiangjiang and a few other scattered factions that had come along, after Ye Zhongming and Guangyao formed their alliance, they no longer had the luxury of choice. They had to join this coalition, but even Meng Xiangjiang felt there was nothing wrong with this arrangement.
When facing unknown dangers, having someone strong to take the lead meant that if the sky were to fall, it wouldn't crush them first.
With this mindset, the alliance from China's side progressed smoothly.
This served as a model for other countries, with survivors from their home nations uniting, and even some small countries attempting to forge their own alliances. However, it appeared that both sides had their reservations; aside from a few countries in Central and West Asia, there had been no successful unifications from other nations, at least for the time being.
What surprised Ye Zhongming and the others was that the sea beasts had also rearranged themselves, forming numerous tightly packed formations.
Each formation had a leader-level sea beast, with the lowest being sixth-level, though most were seventh-level mutated life forms.
The most formidable sea beast faction was naturally that of the upper dragon. Although it had sustained severe injuries, a strong being was still a strong being; once it exuded its aura, many sea beasts willingly obeyed.
In the world of mutated life forms, ranks were far more stringent than among humans.
With the formations established, an estimation of their numbers could be made. The total human population was slightly over 100,000, with China accounting for nearly a third.