Because of the deterrence of the endless sea of clouds, the zombies and mutated animals within a hundred-mile radius of Yunmeng Mountain had already left.
Coupled with the sturdy city walls and modern defense systems of Hope City.
Mingyue did not enlarge the endless sea of clouds to envelop Hope City.
It remained as before, only shrouding Yunmeng Mountain.
But as she stood on the summit of Yunmeng Mountain, she turned around and discovered an anomaly in the distance.
Dense zombies and many unfamiliar creatures were rushing towards Hope City.
Mingyue immediately became alert. This should be what Ren Jian had spoken of, the mysterious creature that had destroyed many human survival bases.
Therefore, she immediately enveloped Hope City with the endless sea of clouds and summoned Qingluan, flying to the sky above Hope City.
Gong Que, who was patrolling the city walls, also discovered the anomaly and immediately sounded the alarm.
An ear-piercing alarm blared in the sky above Hope City.
Ordinary people working in the city stopped their tasks and orderly entered the underground shelters.
When Ji Shiyou designed Hope City, he feared that ordinary people without powers would become cannon fodder when strong enemies attacked.
Therefore, he designed sturdy underground shelters, stocked with food and water.
Even hiding inside for ten to fifteen days would not affect their lives.
The ability users in the city, on the other hand, gathered towards the city walls, preparing to meet the enemy.
The setup of Hope City was that, in addition to the five thousand city defense troops led by Gong Que, all other ability users were also mobilized.
However, they were not full-time soldiers; they had their own jobs.
Once there was an enemy situation, they would quickly assemble at their assigned positions to participate in the battle.
"I am Wen Qingtian, the commander-in-chief of Hope City's Defense Command. The enemy is currently ten miles away from us.
According to detection, their numbers are around one hundred thousand, and they are approaching at a speed of five hundred meters per minute. All combat teams, prepare to meet the enemy."
"Received, thermal weapon teams are ready!"
"Received, water element teams are ready!"
"Received, fire element teams are ready!"
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Responses from various departments came through the intercom, their voices filled with determination and killing intent.
Hope City was their home. Anyone who dared to invade would be made to never return.
"Gong Que, launch long-range attacks to intercept the enemy and prevent them from approaching Hope City."
In the central control room, Shi Henian rapidly typed on the keyboard, using the detection system to obtain data on the approaching enemies.
Wen Qingtian, with a solemn expression, looked at the images and data on the wall and issued the order.
"Received."
"Crystal core cannons, prepare to aim!"
Gong Que on the city wall received the order. He raised his right hand, and the cannon barrels installed on the city wall slowly moved, aiming towards the south.
"Fire!"
Gong Que's hand slammed down. The barrel, as thick as a water bucket, trembled.
Blinding white light illuminated one after another, shooting straight into the sky, firing the first shot in the defense of Hope City.
These crystal core cannons were developed and manufactured by Dr. You Hen's laboratory, specifically targeting zombies and mutated plants and animals.
They used crystal cores as raw materials. When they exploded, there was no sound, only intense light.
Their function was purification. Any zombie or mutated plant or animal hit by the light would be decomposed and disappear.
Yuan Que ran at the forefront, his heart filled with excitement. He could finally make a move on Mingyue Base!
As soon as he left Qinglong Base, Zhao Wumian had instructed him to destroy all human survival bases.
But he was told to bypass Mingyue Base, as Zhao Wumian had other arrangements.
Yuan Que outwardly obeyed, but he still felt some confusion, not understanding why not all bases were to be destroyed.
This thought stemmed from his nature as a serial killer, a perverted one at that.
He hated the entire world and dreamed of killing everyone in it.
The more bloody and perverted the killing process, the more excited he became.
Before the apocalypse, he was to be executed for his perverted murders.
However, the apocalypse arrived, and he escaped. He was eventually found by Zhao Wumian and brought to Qinglong Base.
When he saw the terrifying creatures created by the laboratory, he did not feel fear or dread like ordinary people.
Instead, he showed fervor. Those grotesque species were so lovely in his eyes.
Watching them tear apart living people and devour flesh and bone, he was extremely excited.
Therefore, those creatures were the perfect killing tools in his eyes, the works of art in his heart.
He immediately fell in love with the laboratory and Qinglong Base.
Because here, he could feel pleasure anytime and anywhere.
He immediately declared that he would do anything Zhao Wumian asked, as long as he could stay.
Zhao Wumian naturally would not act without purpose. He brought Yuan Que back with a motive.
Yuan Que was the human most compatible with the spiritual artifact Canglan. Seeing that Yuan Que had surrendered to him, he helped him make Canglan recognize him as its master.
Then he gave him a task: to gather the zombies and mutated animals in the apocalypse, not to kill them, but to gather them.
He had painstakingly designed the apocalypse to create zombies.
This was because the energy contained within zombies was what the mysterious creatures in the laboratory needed, serving as the best feed.
And the mysterious creatures in the laboratory were merely a medium, a part of his successful plan.
Yuan Que enjoyed this work, so he performed exceptionally well, quickly gathering a large number of zombies.
But a new problem arose: the energy of those zombies was insufficient. Even feeding them all would not meet the requirements.
So Zhao Wumian assigned Yuan Que a task: to lead the zombies and mysterious creatures out to herd and forage.
The sole purpose was to fatten them up, to feed the zombies and then use the zombies to fatten the mysterious creatures.
And the initial feed was the various human survival bases in the apocalypse and the stray zombies.
Thus, the major bases became targets, one after another being destroyed.
During the herding process, Yuan Que discovered that the bases he attacked had fewer and fewer people.
His darlings were not getting enough to eat. Finally, he discovered that all the people had gone to Mingyue Base for refuge.
He was furious at the time and wanted to lead the zombie army directly to Yunmeng Mountain for an extra meal.
However, he was recalled by Zhao Wumian and stayed at Qinglong Base for seven days before suddenly receiving an order.
It was to attack Yunmeng Mountain. He was overjoyed, and thus he was extremely excited this time.
He could soon witness bloody scenes again, and every cell in Yuan Que's body was screaming, his whole body trembling with excitement.
He let out hoots incessantly, urging the zombies running at the forefront to speed up.
At this moment, the sky was filled with dazzling light, burning the eyes. Yuan Que instinctively closed his eyes.
When he opened them again, he was enraged because, after the white light flashed, several thousand of the zombies running at the forefront had disappeared.
These were all his beloved treasures, gone in an instant, without even a speck of residue left.
Yuan Que was like a child whose toy had been taken away; he was completely devastated.
He glanced at the towering cannon barrels on the city walls of Hope City, and he summoned Canglan.