A group of survivors searching for prey looked bewildered. They were living well now, and although it wasn't as bustling as the cities of the past, zombies didn't harass them, and their lives were stable and peaceful. Why would anyone need to help them escape hardship?
One of them asked doubtfully, "Zombies are everywhere now, where can a paradise be found?"
"On the contrary, isn't the place we are now a paradise?"
"Yes, there are indeed no zombies here, and it seems there's no danger, but then what? Will we live here forever, generation after generation?"
asked an awakened person who had followed Wang Luo.
"How is that possible? When the zombies are gone, we'll naturally go out!"
"Gone? Where do you think the zombies will go?"
"I don't know where they'll go, but they can't stay here forever, can they?"
"How do you know they won't stay here forever? Can you stay here for decades?"
"Enough, enough. You don't need to try to persuade us to leave. Zombies are rampant near the cities now, and the so-called cities are no longer there. We humans have no ability to fight against zombies, so we will absolutely not leave here!"
The few hunting survivors seemed a bit displeased.
They had initially thought the other party was here to join them, but unexpectedly, they wanted them to leave?
Could they leave in this situation?
Even if some of them had awakened abilities, the zombie levels were too high, and the numbers were too great. They were simply not something they could resist!
Taifeng City, where they were located, had almost fallen.
If they hadn't run fast at the time, they would have been completely surrounded in the city.
"Alright, then tell me, how many survivors are there here?"
"Why so many questions? If you want to join, prepare your resources in advance. The base doesn't raise trash!"
After speaking, the few hunters turned and left.
"Only a mere Platinum rank, it would be strange if they could withstand the zombies!"
The awakened person who followed Wang Luo shook his head.
He suddenly remembered that if the two leaders hadn't deliberately left a batch of zombies in Anluo City, and if those zombies hadn't provided enough energy source crystals to help them upgrade to Diamond rank, they would have had a very difficult time resisting the zombies back then.
"Regardless of anything else, I'll report this matter first. As for what methods to use to subdue them, that's not something I should worry about!"
Not long after,
The group returned to Wang Luo's side and reported the situation they had seen one by one.
However, some of them had inquired about more information.
"This base actually has over 20,000 people?"
Wang Luo was somewhat surprised.
It seemed this mountain base was quite large.
"And there are almost no ordinary people here, all of them are awakened, but their strength is relatively weak, the highest being Platinum rank, and there are also Gold rank and even Silver rank!"
"We heard that these people left the city after the volcanic eruption, realizing the zombies were too powerful!"
"But they don't seem to want to leave here. Boss, what should we do?"
Shen Lei and the others looked at Wang Luo.
With their strength, even forcibly suppressing them would be easy.
The suppression of levels could not be offset by numbers!
Just like in Anluo City, although there were many zombies, after all the awakened reached King rank, they almost no longer posed any threat to the base!
Even low-level zombies couldn't break through the awakened's defense. In this situation, what use would it be to have more numbers?
"Heh! They have already missed the best development time. Now they have the will but not the strength. Even if they want to kill zombies and improve their ranks, they can't do it anymore!"
"Therefore, all they can do now is to prolong their existence. When their supplies are exhausted, or they are discovered by zombies, it will be their end!"
Others also nodded.
They had seen the sallow complexions and extremely poor mental state of these people during the earlier exchange.
This indicated that their supplies were limited, and many forces had not collected crop seeds back then. Now, living was just waiting to die.
And even if they had seeds, would they dare to plant them?
The intelligence of zombies now was no less than that of humans. Once they detected signs of human habitation, even a single tracker could find their location.
Facing the current zombies,
What could they do besides wait to die?
It could even be said without exaggeration that their lives were simply to await death.
"Hey! Looking at it this way, taking them away really is helping them escape the sea of suffering!"
"Who says not? If it weren't for the sustainable development of the population in the future, we wouldn't be bothered to come out and save them!"
The growth cycle of humans was too long, taking a full 12 years to initially form a combatant.
"Boss, what do we do?"
Shen Lei asked.
"Courtesy before force!"
"If persuasion fails, use force directly!"
Wang Luo said calmly.
What is most precious in all things!
Not long after, the group arrived at the location of the waterfall.
Dark water flowed down the cliff face, making a rumbling sound!
"The black waterfall truly has a unique charm!"
Wang Luo exclaimed.
Inside the waterfall was a primitive pit, very spacious, with awakened individuals guarding it.
"Look, there's a generator under this waterfall?"
Someone exclaimed.
Through the splashing black water, everyone could indeed see several generators.
"What a talent, actually using the water power here to generate electricity!"
Shen Lei exclaimed in admiration.
"By the way, Boss, why doesn't our base use this kind of generator? If we used such a thing, maybe the residential areas would have electricity!"
Someone suggested.
Up to now,
The base's power system relied on diesel generators and solar generators, but due to limited numbers, they were only usable in some areas. Most of the base relied on torches at night!
It could be considered quite primitive!
"We have quite a few generators in stock, but even if we generate electricity using water, how do we transmit it? How do the wires get here?"
"The zombies are so intelligent now, they can't escape their dead fish eyes with the slightest disturbance. I guarantee that the first day the wires are buried underground, they will be destroyed by those zombies the next day!"
Wang Luo shook his head.
They had thought of these things long ago,
But in the end, they felt the time was not yet right!
Others also nodded.
As soon as Wang Luo and the others appeared in the cave behind the waterfall, they were blocked by several guards.
"Who goes there?"
One of them stood in front of Wang Luo and the others and asked in a deep voice.
"We need to see your leader!"
Wang Luo said.
"Heh heh, do you think you can just meet our leader if you want?"
Another person said, "You want to see our leader? I think you want to join us. You know our rules, right? Without further ado, each person contributes one box of instant noodles!"