There is one point to be made.
Unlike the White Elephant Nation, which was wiped out by choosing to hunker down, the Sakura Nation has wildness in its bones.
Among adventurers, there are more of the offensive type than in the Great Xia Nation.
In the early stages.
After the hunkering-down faction was wiped out, the remaining offensive faction chose to join forces.
On the outskirts of the capital.
As many as 23 adventurers, belonging to four teams.
Forced to join forces after the zombies evolved.
With so many awakened individuals joining forces, not only was their safety greatly improved.
Most importantly.
Their hunting efficiency was extremely high!
"Watanabe-kun is back!"
The man with the small mustache shouted.
His name was Nakayama Ki.
He was one of the two strongest individuals in this group, close to level 3.
Suddenly!
A giant eagle descended from the sky.
Its wingspan exceeded seven meters!
Logically, there shouldn't be an eagle this large in the world.
The next moment.
After landing, the giant eagle surprisingly transformed into a human!
"Over there!"
The man who had transformed into a human pointed towards the southwest.
That's right!
He, was the other strong one!
Watanabe Ichiro.
His awakened ability was shapeshifting.
Depending on his strength, he could transform into various animals.
With this ability, he could transform into a bird and scout from the air.
Not only could he find targets.
But also avoid danger in advance.
"There's a parking lot with 15 wandering zombies," Watanabe Ichiro said gravely.
"Everyone, prepare!"
Nakayama Ki waved his hand and shouted, "Southwest parking lot, 15 zombies, prepare to eliminate them!"
Swish!
More than twenty people rushed towards the southwest.
At the same time, Watanabe Ichiro transformed into a fierce tiger and led the group.
Soon.
Indeed.
In an open-air parking lot, a dozen zombies were wandering.
"Kill!"
Nakayama Ki gave the order.
"Kill!"
The group immediately pounced on the zombies.
Below the same level, humans with combat awakened abilities were stronger than zombies.
Crucially.
With intelligence far exceeding that of zombies, humans could coordinate their actions.
These twenty-plus individuals had the capability to face at least 40 zombies head-on!
15 zombies?
A piece of cake!
Watanabe Ichiro, in his tiger form, was incredibly fast.
He charged at the forefront of the group.
Suddenly!
From beneath a truck covered in thick dust, a figure over 2.2 meters tall emerged.
Too fast!
So fast that Watanabe Ichiro didn't have time to react.
It was a level 4 mutant!
It leaped, covering more than eight meters, and landed directly on the tiger's back.
It bit down.
Its fangs easily pierced the carotid artery.
The tiger's body convulsed, transforming back into Watanabe Ichiro, its life force extinguished.
"Roar!"
Then, the mutant let out a sky-shattering roar.
Swish!
A large number of level 2 zombies crawled out from under the vehicles, surrounding the twenty-plus individuals like a dumpling.
This was a trap!
While humans had high intelligence, mutants were not stupid either.
Those dozen wandering zombies were its bait.
In a blink of an eye, hundreds of zombies surrounded the parking lot, and the twenty-plus Sakura Nation powerhouses were completely encircled.
Among the group, only Watanabe Ichiro could transform into a bird and escape by flying.
But!
The mutant targeted him first.
It killed him instantly!
The remaining people, facing dozens of times their number in zombies and trapped in an encirclement, how could they escape?
Immediately, screams erupted.
Every awakened individual was being pursued and gnawed upon by dozens of zombies.
Blood flowed like a river.
Corpses littered the ground.
In less than a minute.
Total annihilation!
[Sakura Nation completely annihilated.]
[Rule 6: If adventurers are completely annihilated before the plot concludes, the plot will descend directly upon that nation.]
...
Blue Star.
The plot of "Living Dead Legion" descended upon the Sakura Nation.
In just a single instant.
Millions of zombies appeared out of nowhere, spreading to every corner of the country.
'How could this happen? Our Sakura Nation's warriors... completely annihilated?!'
'Help! There are zombies outside my house!'
Indeed!
It was the ID that had previously cursed Qin Feng as useless in the Great Xia live stream.
Shortly after, the system showed that he had gone offline.
Great Xia live stream.
Another wave of massive bullet comments appeared.
-- 'Both plots have been wiped out, the Sakura Nation is truly a nation of warriors!'
-- 'True warriors dare to face tsunamis and cold snaps, and also dare to face countless zombies.'
-- 'It's okay! They are warriors, what are zombies compared to that?'
-- 'I just casually switched to Miss Xiao's stream, and it seems... there's some situation!'
...
Yanshan Base.
Qin Feng had been gone for several days.
In these past few days, with the professional guidance of He Dong, the infrastructure construction was proceeding in full swing.
Internally.
It was like a large communal bomb shelter.
Except for a central passage left for walking during normal times, many rooms were built on both sides.
Mostly bedrooms, but also kitchens, dining rooms, and entertainment rooms.
Externally.
He Dong used his awakened ability to make the ground sink, forming a giant moat.
One side of the moat faced outwards.
The other side faced a solid wall.
As for the bottom of the moat...
It was covered with sharp wolf-tooth spikes, capable of instantly impaling someone!
Xiao Ruoruo was also busy.
Firstly, she supervised the captured gang members.
He Dong assigned all the most arduous tasks to them, with at least one beating and no food for anyone caught slacking off.
Secondly, she monitored the construction workers brought by He Dong.
If they didn't work hard, they wouldn't be beaten or go hungry.
But!
Those who worked diligently would be rewarded with level 1 crystals.
And their meals would also be different.
Those who slacked off ate steamed buns.
Those who worked hard ate meat.
"Xiao Zhang."
Xiao Ruoruo walked up to a fellow worker. "You're doing a great job, here's your reward."
She handed him a crystal.
"Thank you... thank you, Ruoruo-jie!" The young man was very excited.
In these few days.
Five or six fellow workers had become awakened individuals due to the crystal rewards.
Of course, one crystal could only awaken them.
If you don't work hard?
Without subsequent crystal supply, you'd always remain at level 1.
When others gained crystals and improved, you'd still be bottom-tier trash.
Therefore!
You must maintain your drive and never slack off!
"Ruoruo-jie!"
Just then, He Jiajia, He Dong's daughter, ran over as if flying. "There are a few people outside, they look so pitiful... please go and see them quickly."
A moment later.
Xiao Ruoruo stood at the entrance of the bomb shelter.
Standing on the lookout platform, she looked out at the open space.
Three people.
An old man.
A woman in her thirties.
And a little boy.
Their clothes were tattered, and they were covered in dirt.
They looked very weak, as if they would collapse at any moment. "Young lady... please help us!"
"My husband is dead, my mother-in-law is also dead, only my father-in-law and child remain."
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"Please give us something to eat, we... don't want to die."
The woman sobbed uncontrollably.
As she spoke, she knelt down.
The old man and the child also knelt.
Xiao Ruoruo frowned deeply.
Qin Feng had said that no one was to be let in before he returned.
The apocalypse is very dangerous!
She had personally experienced perilous situations and understood it well.
"Ruoruo-jie, it's just an old person, a woman, and a child. There won't be any problems," Han Xiao said softly.
"That's right!"
He Jiajia nodded repeatedly. "They are so pitiful, they're starving to death."
"But..."
"Aren't we two still here?" He Dong chimed in.
What else could Xiao Ruoruo say?
After all.
She was still kind at heart.
"We cannot take them in!"
She thought for a moment and said gravely, "Give them some food."
Creak!
A suspension bridge, more than ten meters long, was lowered, spanning the giant moat.
The bottom of the moat was filled with sharpened steel rebar, and falling in meant certain death.
"Thank you... thank you!"
The family of three walked across the suspension bridge.
Beyond the bridge was a high wall.
Behind the wall was the bomb shelter.
He Jiajia carried a pile of food, while Han Xiao opened the only door at the base of the wall leading outside.
"Die!"
Suddenly!
The old man in front, a murderous glint surged in his eyes.
"Careful!" Xiao Ruoruo exclaimed, pulling He Jiajia back.