Published: February 9, 2025
Ye Zhongming coldly stared at Guangyao, just like the other cloud summit warriors around them.
The air was thick with the lingering scent of blood, making the atmosphere exceptionally heavy.
“Cough, Zhongming, this is Zhang Jiajun, the commander-in-chief of the T2 Resistance Zone, we—”
“Isn’t it you guys from the T1 Resistance Zone who invited me here?”
Ye Zhongming directly interrupted Guangyao’s words, questioning him sternly.
“Yes, but—”
“But you only came out after our battle was over. Don’t tell me you didn’t get the news or something like that, because that would make me think you are quite incompetent.”
Guangyao's face flushed with embarrassment, and he felt helpless against Ye Zhongming’s aggressive attitude. He knew how anyone would be infuriated after a hefty battle with significant casualties.
However, he had never encountered someone who interrupted him like this; for a moment, he didn't know how to respond.
“Guns, ammunition, market access certificates, auction invitations, Rong Clan Holy Armor, one-on-one exchanges.”
Zhang Jiajun, who had been sizing up Ye Zhongming, suddenly spoke. His voice was not loud, but it silenced the entire scene.
Ye Zhongming looked closely at this commander of the resistance zone, who should have already reached the six-star evolver level, and suddenly smiled. He turned to Guangyao and said, “No wonder you can’t be the commander.”
Guangyao rolled his eyes, no longer wanting to talk to Ye Zhongming.
“Since Brother Ye has agreed, please proceed.” Zhang Jiajun smiled and didn’t mind at all, gesturing towards the city gate.
“You won’t just kill me the moment I enter, right?” Ye Zhongming pretended to be scared, touching his ear.
“Of course not, you’re overthinking it,” Guangyao replied impatiently.
This time, even Zhang Jiajun pouted, “Brother Ye is putting up such a stance; if you don’t go in, wouldn’t that be a waste?”
Ye Zhongming chuckled dryly a couple of times and looked at Guangyao, “No wonder you can’t be the commander.”
Frustrated, Guangyao directly turned and led the way.
Ye Zhongming waved his hand, and the team began to follow him into the Peak Pass. However, Zhang Jiajun and Guangyao noticed that some people were still standing still, watching Ye Zhongming and the others enter, before scattering and disappearing from sight.
For survivors accustomed to life in open cities, seeing defensive fortifications more magnificent than ancient city walls for the first time was bound to evoke curiosity and astonishment.
The warriors from Ying City and Cloud Summit walked through the city gate, looking around with curiosity, showing a keen interest in the architecture that combined metal and concrete.
“This is a permanent defense facility constructed with the involvement of Master Li. He was an exceptionally talented architect before the apocalypse and became a professional architect during the end times. This city gate provides us with sufficient protection against attacks from seven-digit mutated beings.”
Zhang Jiajun accompanied Ye Zhongming, walking while introducing the surroundings. Although Ye Zhongming was dismissive in his heart, he didn’t show it on the surface, focusing more on the weapons atop the city walls.
With just a casual glance, Ye Zhongming saw many enhanced peacetime military weapons, mostly artillery, along with some high-tech instruments whose purposes he couldn’t discern.
Habitually, he began to assess in his mind what kind of firepower would be needed to conquer this place, how many personnel would be required, and the potential losses they would need to endure.
Once inside the city gate, they arrived at the interior of the mountain. One must say, the construction and organizational capabilities of the resistance zone were truly incomparable to those of the forces that emerged after the apocalypse.
Even if they had anticipated the coming of the apocalypse, being able to construct a city within a mountain like this was absolutely remarkable. Compared to the mountain camps of the posthumous children in secret realms, this place was worlds apart.