The Epic Devourer nodded.
That human had given it a reminder. Instead of wasting time with them like this, it was better to accumulate strength and deliver a decisive blow later!
It only needed to wait a little longer.
Once the underground war stopped and their Epic and Legendary powerhouses appeared, they could wipe them all out in one go.
No matter what, they had to completely occupy this planet before the underground rifts appeared!
So,
The zombies retreated again and holed up near the volcano.
The battle that had lasted for nearly a month finally entered a temporary truce.
"I just wanted to provoke it, and I didn't expect it to actually cease hostilities!"
Wang Luo stood on the city wall, looking at the endless mountains in the distance with surprise.
"Why did they suddenly stop fighting?"
Zhao Qingxuan asked curiously.
"They probably realized they couldn't break through and decided to accumulate strength!"
Wang Luo mused.
"What's there to accumulate? No matter how many zombies there are, if their levels don't increase, they can't do anything to us!"
Zhou Yiming said dismissively.
"Don't be careless. The zombies will evolve again by the end of the year! Their strength will undergo earth-shattering changes then!"
"That doesn't matter. Even if Epic or Legendary zombies come now, we can still resist them, as long as there aren't too many Legendary zombies!"
Wang Luo frowned.
The appearance of Epic zombies had already deviated from his previous life. He wondered if there would be other changes by the end of the year!
But it didn't matter.
They would deal with whatever came their way.
"If we can't win, I can always take these people into the Eternal Space and escape. If I can't win, I can still run, right?"
Of course, this was a last resort, and he wouldn't use it unless absolutely necessary.
"Let's do as before. We'll send out small teams every day to kill zombies in the mountains. They don't provoke us, but we can't let them off!"
"Let's kill as many as we can."
"I don't believe zombies are truly endless!"
Zhao Qingxuan arranged.
"Alright!"
...
The great battle had temporarily ended.
The awakened ones also began their short period of recovery.
However, the city walls were still heavily guarded every day, maintaining a strict watch against the zombies.
As for Wang Luo,
He didn't return to the villa immediately. Instead, he remained on the city wall, leading some awakened ones who enjoyed combat to kill zombies daily!
He had too many abilities, but he had comprehended very few wood and lightning-elemental skills.
So he wanted to see if he could comprehend other skills from these two elements.
This included Zhou Yiming and Yang Shu.
They still hadn't comprehended any SSS-rank skills. Zhao Qingxuan no longer dwelled on this matter, adopting a more go-with-the-flow attitude.
"The key to comprehending skills is to try and sense the elemental power within your body during combat to comprehend skills faster!"
Wang Luo told them again.
"We understand what you're saying. It's true that we can comprehend skills faster, but we want to comprehend SSS-rank skills. Otherwise, we won't have enough prestige when we go out!"
Zhou Yiming sighed.
"Then there's nothing we can do! This really depends on luck!"
Wang Luo shook his head.
"Wang Luo, can one person comprehend multiple SSS-rank skills?"
Yang Shu suddenly asked.
Dian Meng, who was tearing apart a zombie, suddenly stopped, his ears perking up.
"Uh, I really don't know about that, but you can try!"
"Aren't your 'Myriad Thunder' and 'True Thousand Hands' both SSS-rank? Then it should be possible, right?"
"'Myriad Thunder' is a lightning-elemental skill, and 'True Thousand Hands' is a wood-elemental skill. They are different! However, Qilian Yun's 'Birth of the Forest' is also an SSS-rank wood-elemental skill. So, theoretically, it's possible to comprehend multiple SSS-rank skills of the same attribute, but the difficulty should be very high."
Wang Luo guessed.
"Haha!! If that's the case, I will definitely comprehend a second SSS-rank skill!"
Dian Meng spoke first.
"Shut up!"
Zhou Yiming was speechless. He hadn't comprehended even one, and this guy was already aiming for a second one?
Were they even going to let them live?
Roar!
Just as everyone was actively killing zombies,
The Epic Devourer in the volcano let out an angry roar. We didn't provoke them, yet they actually attacked us. How outrageous!
It immediately ordered the zombies to surround and kill Wang Luo and the others.
The result was, as expected, Wang Luo and his companions fought their way out without any suspense, and they even obtained over a thousand energy source crystals.
This enraged the Epic Devourer, making it roar in fury!
"What are you roaring about? If you have the guts, come down here, and I'll skin you alive!"
Zhou Yiming shouted.
He desperately needed powerful zombies to pressure him. The Starlight-rank zombies no longer stirred any emotion in him.
Without pressure, where would his motivation come from? Without motivation, how could he comprehend powerful skills? Zhou Yiming felt helpless.
Roar!
[Humans, be arrogant now. You'll be crying soon enough!]
The Devourer growled, extending its slimy tongue to lick its lips.
It then simply burrowed into the volcano, finding them too bothersome.
"Go to hell! I seriously suspect it's related to my grandma, only knowing how to stick out its tongue. It's disgusting!"
Zhou Yiming cursed.
"Hee-haw!!!"
King Horse was unhappy.
What's wrong with sticking out its tongue? Is sticking out its tongue a mistake?
Old Ma licks with his own ability, and one day he will lick until his little princess kneels and sings conquest!
Wang Luo stayed on the city wall for a while longer, but he still couldn't comprehend anything.
In the villa,
Wang Luo reclined on the sofa, holding Zhao Qingxuan in one arm and chewing on the delicious grapes she fed him, feeling utterly content.
The fatigue from the long period of combat instantly dissipated.
Wasn't survival for enjoyment?
"Wang Luo, I want you to lead a team to see if we can find more survivors!"
"Shu Shu also mentioned this to me earlier. Alright, I'll go out and look for them!"
Wang Luo did not refuse.
The current situation was beyond his initial expectations. Otherwise, he would have gathered more people from the beginning!
The base now had over a hundred thousand people.
It seemed like a lot, but compared to the zombies, it was too few.
Moreover, humans reproduced slowly and grew even slower. Even if men and women tried their best, how many newborns could there be each year?
And not every newborn could awaken abilities. The sustainable growth of combat power was too slow.
But no one knew how long the war between humans and zombies would last.
Putting aside other things,
The sheer number of zombies lurking around the base was terrifying. Even if they just stood there and let the awakened ones kill them, it would take years, and that didn't even account for the zombies constantly emerging from the volcano.
Thinking about it, how many zombies would there be in the entire Longxi Province, and how long would it take to kill them all?
The thought alone sent shivers down his spine!
Therefore, expanding the combat power was imperative.