Published: February 9, 2025
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The recent earthquake in Linhai City put the warriors of Cloud Summit on high alert, forcing them to remain vigilant in the unfamiliar environment.
"This place is too eerie."
Tong Hu rubbed his head and surveyed the surroundings, feeling uneasy in this decaying, eerily quiet city.
"If it weren't eerie, how could the boss be trapped here?"
"The boss isn't trapped; he went in willingly."
Ayang quarreled with a younger brother, trying to alleviate the invisible pressure coming from all directions.
"The Merit Medal is useless."
Since entering Linhai, Liang Chuyin had been trying to contact Ye Zhongming, but continued to receive no response, raising everyone's concern once again.
"Maybe it’s just because the distance is too far. Linhai is still a big city, and the boss might be in another direction."
Xiaoli glanced at Liang Chuyin, who was frowning, and spoke to comfort her.
Little Xiaoli, who was over thirty but very fond of the spirited and delicate girl, admired Chuyin’s beauty, her understanding nature, cooking skills, and humble rural background. She felt it was a pity that this girl in her early twenties was not with Ye Zhongming.
Although the boss already had Xia Lei, who was inseparable from Xia Bai, it was likely that something had already happened between them. Xiaoli understood that the best way to make a woman wholeheartedly loyal was to turn her into one’s own. Still, this didn't change her belief that Liang Chuyin was more suitable for Ye Zhongming.
In terms of age, personality, and appearance, they matched well. In the apocalypse, it was common for capable men to have multiple women; it was the same even in peaceful times, let alone now!
Of course, if Tong Hu had such thoughts, she would have smashed the heads of that short guy without hesitation.
"Sister Ye, we found a group of mutated dogs entering the city on the left side, but the situation is a bit strange; you should go take a look."
A sentry who had scouted ahead brought back this news, prompting Mo Ye and the others to rush over, leaving the main group behind.
That was the route agreed upon with Ye Zhongming; they couldn’t change directions at will.
After walking a few minutes, they saw the group of mutated dogs the sentry had mentioned, but the majority of these dogs were already dead, and the others had fled.
"Isn't this… the work of the Death Vine?"
The mutated dogs had turned into dried corpses, gray and emaciated, their blood and flesh completely drained—exactly the characteristics of those killed by the Death Vine.
But they had already entered Linhai's territory; how could the Death Vine appear here?
Recalling the sudden earthquake earlier, everyone felt uneasy.
"Hey, another earthquake?" Liang Chuyin looked down at her feet, sensing the ground beginning to tremble again. Just as she said this, the shaking intensified.
The group hurriedly retreated, and by the time they rejoined their unit, the tremors had become intensely violent.
"What... is that?"
With a startled shout from one person, everyone turned to look in the direction of the sound. In the distance, a massive object was slowly rising from a corner of the city, with hair-like things wildly dancing on it.
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"Fk!" Zhang Dalong cursed repeatedly as he swung his wolf fang club at the enemy, delivering a blow that struck with a flash of light, shattering the skull of the enemy as if it were glass.
After killing one person, Zhang Dalong swung his weapon again, sending another man flying who was trying to sneak up from the side, crushing his chest completely—he was dead before he even hit the ground.
Having killed two people, Zhang Dalong still couldn't shake off this random encounter with the enemy team. The people he had dragged along were now all betraying him, surrounding him to attack while claiming he had the secret of the Life Brain, which fueled their excitement even more.