At this moment, atop the seventh high-walled city.
As the core city of the entire prosperous dynasty and the grandest among all high-walled cities.
On the city wall, Zheng Hao frowned as he gazed at the distant scenery.
Countless survivors were moving towards the city, their paths radiating like blood vessels. The speed at which they traveled made it appear as if they were merely strolling due to the vast distance.
In the sky far away, black clouds had formed a vast expanse that obscured the sun, stretching as far as the eye could see.
"Just how formidable are the people from the Divine Realm to make Zhang Wenwen so anxious?"
Zheng Hao gently licked his slightly dry lips.
Recently, he had led his team on countless campaigns, never experiencing defeat.
This had given him the illusion of being invincible.
Indeed, those who could ascend to the Supreme tier had very few rivals in the post-apocalyptic world.
However, the enemies before them were not from the apocalypse, but from a higher dimensional world.
"Something's happened!"
Zhao Longchuan walked over with a stern expression.
He was responsible for the training and management of the Imperial City Guard and reserve forces.
Almost all the soldiers had been trained by him.
"What is it?"
Zheng Hao asked.
"The enemy has reached the border city and has clashed with our people."
Zhao Longchuan said with a dark face.
"What was the outcome? How many of them were there? What were the casualties?"
Zheng Hao asked anxiously.
"We lost over seven hundred people, and the border defense commander, Dong Tiejun, was severely injured. The enemy suffered zero casualties..."
"It's impossible to ascertain the enemy's exact numbers because... we only encountered one enemy."
Zhao Longchuan was very displeased with Zheng Hao's apparent lack of concern for his own people's casualties, focusing only on enemy intelligence. His tone soured considerably.
"One enemy?"
"One enemy wiped out our border defense commander and over 700 soldiers?"
"Come, bring me the combat strength information of the border defense commander!"
Zheng Hao said, extending his hand to Qian Zhenyu beside him.
The latter quickly handed the roster of the border defense forces to Zheng Hao.
"Dong Tiejun, strength: early Inheritor, first stage... Other soldiers are also around the Awakened and Transcendent levels..."
"An army of this strength could even encircle a Type VIII mutated creature."
"And yet, they couldn't even defeat a single one of the enemy?"
"That means... the enemy's strength is equivalent to the ceiling of post-apocalyptic monsters!"
Zheng Hao gasped.
By this calculation, only survivors at the Supreme level could contend with the people from the Divine Realm.
However... the enemies that appeared from the Divine Realm this time numbered in the hundreds?!
If they were all of this caliber, there would be no hope of victory!
*Buzz!*
At this moment, the mothership slowly entered the atmosphere and hovered above the seventh high-walled city.
The massive mothership was even larger than the seventh high-walled city itself.
Its cannons were all activated, entering a state of highest alert.
*Whoosh~*
A portal opened, and Zhang Wenwen, Xiaobai, and Mo Ran stepped out of the portal, standing on Lloyde's body.
Xiao Ruan hovered in mid-air, circling Zhang Wenwen.
This was left by Zhang Chen for Zhang Wenwen to communicate with him when he left.
"Qing Feng has returned, Angelina's Black Swallow Army has also arrived, and the reinforcements from Supreme City have reached the city gates."
"The treacherous merchant Isaac has joined the battle with his mercenary corps, along with the newly surrendered cat-eared tribe, all their strong individuals have also arrived."
"Now, all the strongest individuals and armies in the post-apocalyptic world are gathered here."
"Victory or defeat rests on this!"
Qian Zhenyu said softly, as if reporting to Zheng Hao, or perhaps encouraging himself.
After all, the enemy was unimaginably powerful.
With Zhang Chen gone, they could only rely on themselves now.
*Swish!*
Another portal opened.
Xu Ruina, along with Katerina, Guan Xin, Zhao Xiyue, Qian Xinxin, Shirley, and others, also emerged from the portal.
"Xiyue, why are you here causing trouble instead of staying in the peaceful world?!"
Zhao Longchuan reprimanded her sternly.
"Don't worry, brother, I'm not a child anymore. I know what I'm doing!"
Zhao Xiyue smiled charmingly, knowing that Zhao Longchuan's anger stemmed from his concern for her.
It also underscored the severity of the upcoming battle.
Soon after, Mo Pai and Tang Houde of the Blue Ring, along with a thousand bio-robots equipped with Nano-Suit 3.0, also arrived.
Beside them were three enhanced Singers.
"Although we don't have much combat power... this is the result of our research and development, an army improved upon the inheritance of the Progress faction."
"We hope it can truly help everyone and contribute our small part!"
As soon as Tang Houde finished speaking.
Five more invincible Pioneers emerged from the earth. The new Pioneers were constructed using zombie-fied ultimate lifeforms as a framework, combined with superalloys and numerous energy cores, and were controlled remotely.
The invincible Pioneers were even larger than the original Pioneers, and the fit of their exoskeletons and armor was more perfect.
They were the crystallization of the highest technology from the genetics faction and the progress faction.
The imposing figures of the Pioneers towered dozens of meters higher than the high walls, casting immense shadows before the walls, providing a sense of reassurance.
"Well done, Professors. It seems you will also be very valuable combat assets!"
Qing Feng said with a smile.
The sight of the mechs reminded him of his previous battle against the giant Faceless One while piloting a mech.
That battle had been truly exhilarating!
The survivors arriving from outside were all greatly startled by the formation outside the high-walled city.
"Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit... I lack the vocabulary, so I can only use 'holy shit' to express my thoughts right now..."
"Giant spiders... and these super mechs, and spaceships from science fiction movies?"
"What the hell is all this chaotic mixture?! The composition of this power is too complex!"
"It's only by being with such a force that one can feel a little at ease."
"We're saved, we're finally saved!"
Many survivors also secretly rejoiced that they hadn't made an enemy of such a monstrously powerful faction, or they wouldn't have even known how they died.
And at this moment, the black clouds in the distance were spreading faster and faster.
It seemed that after arriving in this world, the power of these people from the Divine Realm was rapidly growing, becoming stronger and more troublesome.
Not only the black clouds in the sky, but the ground was also scorched black.
Wherever they passed, all towns instantly crumbled into ruins and rubble.
Even some of the soil began to weather and turn into a desolate desert.
Soon, this all-encompassing darkness began to collide with the dazzling sunlight reflected by the mechs in front of the seventh high-walled city!
(Happy Mid-Autumn Festival everyone~ The moon is fullest on the sixteenth day after the fifteenth, don't forget to admire the moon and eat mooncakes! I hate five-kernel the most! o(´^｀)o)