Outside the city walls, Wang Luo discovered dense piles of zombie corpses, some forming mountains.
Green blood flowed like small rivers.
It was clear a terrifying battle had recently taken place.
"Yo! What happened to you guys?"
A sudden voice reached everyone's ears.
"Wang Luo!"
…
After a long while,
Wang Luo finally understood why these people looked so grim.
The breeding grounds had been attacked by zombies, resulting in the deaths of a large number of livestock such as pigs, cattle, and sheep!
At least over half of them had turned into zombies!
Ordinary animals, unlike mutated beasts, had no resistance to the virus. A single bite from a zombie would instantly turn them into animal zombies!
"Those zombies were too cunning, playing a feigned retreat. They passed by the breeding grounds many times without attacking, leading us to believe they weren't interested in the ordinary animals there!"
"Unexpectedly, a few days ago, they employed a diversionary tactic. While we were unprepared, they launched a sudden assault on the breeding grounds, causing heavy losses!"
Zhou Yiming said solemnly.
That night,
The zombies split into three routes, their momentum vast. Nearly all zombies in the surrounding volcanic forest were mobilized.
Countless zombies attacked the base from three directions like three sharp swords, their posture suggesting a decisive battle for survival!
Facing this situation,
The base's Awakened were almost all deployed, engaging in a fierce battle with the zombies!
But no one expected that while the two sides were locked in a desperate struggle, the zombies would sneak attack the breeding grounds!
At that time, some of the Awakened stationed at the breeding grounds had been redeployed to the city walls of the human residential areas, causing a relaxation in their defenses!
Ultimately, the zombies succeeded in their surprise attack!
"They want to destroy our resources, preventing us from continuing to confront them!"
Zhao Qingxuan said with a solemn expression.
Over the past few months, countless battles had erupted between the base and the zombies, but the zombies had been unable to conquer the base. Thus, they targeted the breeding grounds to cut off the human supply lines.
It had to be said that these zombies' thinking was very sound. Without supplies, the base would collapse on its own!
"As long as those livestock haven't all died, it's fine!"
Wang Luo said calmly.
The growth cycle of these livestock was short, and their recovery speed was fast!
As long as they were fed well, they would grow quickly!
At most, they would just have to eat less meat for a while, and they could get through this transition period.
"Then should I release the people I brought back from outside now?"
Wang Luo asked Zhao Qingxuan.
"Approximately how many people?"
"Around a hundred thousand or so!"
"What? So many?" everyone was astonished.
A population of over a hundred thousand was equivalent to the total number of people in the base!
"Not at all, this is almost all the survivors in Longxi Province!"
Wang Luo sighed.
If there were any survivors left outside now, their numbers wouldn't be very large!
The appearance of the apocalypse had made humanity, once the most numerous species, precarious, almost becoming a rare animal!
Zhao Qingxuan pondered and said, "They can be brought out in batches. Otherwise, too many coming out at once might cause chaos!"
Yang Shu said, "Also, this means the planting area will need to be expanded. This matter will require several urban planners to discuss properly!"
After a round of discussion, everyone went back to their respective tasks.
Wang Luo took advantage of his free time to visit the breeding grounds. The city walls there had been rebuilt, but the livestock inside were few.
Originally, after more than a year, nearly two years of development,
There were about several thousand head of various livestock. But now it had returned to its initial state, and was even worse off.
"Only cattle and sheep have a slightly slower growth cycle. Chickens, ducks, and geese grow very quickly!"
After thinking for a moment,
Wang Luo took out some feed from the Eternal Space and gave it to the caretakers there.
Not long after,
Zhao Qingxuan and the others had arranged the living quarters.
Wang Luo first released Yue Bai and the others from the Eternal Space. This group was the strongest, and they had fought zombies for a long time, possessing ample combat experience!
Yue Bai and the others were stunned by the sight of the vast base.
They hadn't expected such a place to exist, gathering so many survivors!
"Hello, welcome to our big family!"
Yang Shu said with a smile.
She had already heard from Wang Luo that Yue Bai was an SSS-class Water Element Awakened, and his own level had reached the King level, making him a true powerhouse.
More importantly, Yue Bai's wife, Shen Muling, was a Light Element Awakened who had comprehended the "Purification" unique skill.
These were all rare talents!
Moreover, the high-ranking officials who followed Yue Bai were also quite strong.
After getting acquainted,
Yang Shu directly arranged for them to have a meal.
In this apocalyptic world, food was the most reassuring thing!
Indeed,
Upon seeing the food, everyone was stunned again.
"Is this the daily diet here?"
Shen Muling asked in disbelief.
In this apocalypse, to have such abundant food, were they not afraid of running out of supplies?
And there were even small amounts of mutated vegetables and fruits!
"Please use it with confidence. The base has already begun large-scale cultivation of crops, and there is basically no shortage of food!"
Yang Shu said calmly.
Hearing her words, Yue Bai and the others also ate heartily without hesitation.
In Taifeng City, they only ate once a day, and it wasn't even enough. Now, they were eating ravenously.
While Yue Bai and the others were eating,
The base had already begun its expansion, with Earth Element Awakened constructing city walls on the outermost perimeter.
Given the large number of people, the base's expansion was significant, with the radius alone increasing by several kilometers, as accommodating over a hundred thousand more people required a larger area.
In the distance, at the volcano,
The Epic Devourer, with its grayish-white eyes devoid of emotion, gazed at the base.
Watching the massive earth walls rise one after another, it felt very confused.
[Roar! What are those humans trying to do?]
[Commander, they seem to be expanding the base!]
[Expanding the base? Hmph! They must get our permission to expand the base! Immediately dispatch troops to destroy all the newly constructed city walls!]
So, as the base was being expanded,
The zombies also mobilized.
If humans wanted to expand their city, they absolutely would not be allowed to achieve their goal!
In short,
Whatever humans wanted to accomplish, they would prevent them from succeeding.
If the other party was happy, they would be unhappy. If the other party was unhappy, they would be happy!
However, Zhao Qingxuan was clearly prepared for this. The moment the zombies appeared, they were met with the obstruction of a large number of Awakened.
Coupled with the destruction of the breeding grounds some time ago, old and new grudges were settled together. As a result, a large number of zombies died in the very first exchange.
Rumble!!!
Violent explosions sounded,
And the battle between humans and zombies erupted once again!