Doomsday Roulette

“We have already contacted the Ogre Chain and purchased a large amount of necessary supplies and ammunition, enough for us to hold out for a long time. Moreover, didn’t you see the Black-clad Caravan last time? Although they are not as powerful as the Ogre Chain, they still have a bit of influence among some small factions around. I have also put them on standby at any time. If there’s anything needed here, Yuan Shang will immediately use his connections to find a way to acquire it.”

Xia Lei and Ye Zhongming stood side by side on the city wall, watching the army of the Temple of Dawn gathering not far away.

This was their first real look at the force that had so thoroughly suppressed the posthumous children, and as expected, they were strong. Everything was orderly and without chaos, leaving no opportunity for the posthumous children. King Zun and Ye Zhongming, who had originally planned to launch several surprise attacks while the Temple of Dawn was still establishing itself, had no choice but to abandon their initial ideas.

“Has Sister Hong and the workers left, along with those technicians?”

Previously, they had come here to guide the fortifications, debug equipment, and even built a temporary laboratory to house some genetically engineered life forms that needed constant energy replenishment, keeping them there for wartime use.

Now that the main force of the Temple of Dawn had arrived and the outside world was completely lost, it was unclear when these beings, who were a whole civilization level above the posthumous children, would launch an attack. Ye Zhongming didn’t even know much about the posthumous children in relation to them, and he couldn’t even determine if they had any means to directly attack the city.

To prevent any accidents, Ye Zhongming didn’t want Liu Zhenghong and Le Da Yuan, the scientific personnel, to remain here and take risks; they were the foundation of Cloud Summit’s prosperity.

“They have all left, leaving behind only some necessary personnel to guard the research results and to help with the simple repairs of any malfunctioning magic crystal weapons.”

Upon hearing Xia Lei's reply, Ye Zhongming nodded. This battle, no, this war could be said to be the highest level of Cloud Summit’s power gathered here. Previously, when Cloud Summit Villa was besieged by the mutant legion, it had been an accident, and many of Cloud Summit’s potentials had not been realized.

This time, Ye Zhongming intended to test his strength against the Temple of Dawn, which had been strong for who knows how many years.

“Mu Xinfey also helped us contact the Resistance Zone to demand the mechanical fortress they owe us.”

Hmm?

Ye Zhongming was truly unaware of this matter, looking at Xia Lei with confusion.

The Resistance Zone was currently somewhat fragmented, far from the unity it had before. Although Mu Xinfey was nominally the highest commander of Area S, everyone knew she was the weakest. Would the suggestion of such a figurehead commander be accepted by other war zones?

Asking them for things? Ye Zhongming could perhaps personally lead the main force of Cloud Summit to do so, but to let Mu Xinfey make contact… that seemed a bit far-fetched.

“Things can be done,” Xia Lei smiled proudly. “They naturally don’t want to give, but with a sweet date and a big stick, many difficult things can become easier.”

“Do you remember I mentioned before about calling for a silver box modified Type II magic crystal grenade?”

Ye Zhongming knew about this, but he didn’t press for details. He trusted Xia Lei, and these logistics matters were her responsibility. He had been busy with equipment manufacturing and executing that plan recently, leaving him no energy to manage these affairs.

“I handed it over to Mu Xinfey and sent my team with her to participate in an ‘insurrection suppression.’”

Upon hearing that, Ye Zhongming roughly understood, and indeed, Xia Lei's next words confirmed his guess.

“My team, along with the battle group loyal to Mu Xinfey, launched a frontal attack on the battle group in Area S that was most strongly opposed to her and her daughter. In just half an hour, we annihilated their main force.”