Zheng Hao knew that the current camp's combat power would be difficult to survive in the new phase of the apocalypse, so he planned to annex other camps while streamlining personnel.
Letting low-combat survivors fight against people from other camps, if they won, then these survivors would undoubtedly improve their strength.
If they lost, then the elite troops would clean up the mess, gathering all the crystal cores into their own bodies, making the elites even more elite!
To put it bluntly, Zheng Hao's move was not only killing the enemy but also killing his own people.
Although this method could indeed select the best through survival of the fittest in a short period, making the entire camp more competitive...
However, seeing familiar faces, even former friends, die like this... Qian Zhenyu still felt a pang of reluctance.
He hesitated for a moment, then tentatively asked:
"Old Zheng, isn't this a bit too hasty?"
"If it's really not possible... we can ask the true God for help. After all, weren't we fighting together when the suppression of the second phase of the apocalypse was just lifted?"
"With the true God present, we would have more time to develop, and we wouldn't have to..."
Qian Zhenyu's words were cut off by Zheng Hao waving his hand.
The latter shook his head and said:
"Old Qian, it's been so long in the apocalypse, and you're still so naive!"
"It's not that I can't ask the true God for help, and I believe that the true God will surely give me face for his followers!"
"But have you thought about it? We encountered such a crisis, and we asked the true God to intervene..."
"The apocalypse is only about to enter the third phase, and no one knows how many more difficulties await us!"
"Some things only happen once, and then countless times. If we get through this crisis with the help of the true God, what about future crises?"
"Everyone will instinctively think of seeking help from the true God. Perhaps the true God will help us a second, a third time... but what about the fourth, the fifth time?"
"If we ask the true God for help every time, eventually, we will go from being the true God's right-hand men to being his burdens."
"If you were climbing a mountain, and suddenly there were a lot of stones in your backpack, what would you do?"
"Of course, I'd throw away the stones..." After Qian Zhenyu finished speaking, he immediately fell silent.
Indeed, his suggestion seemed to be saving everyone, but in reality, it was pushing everyone step by step into the position of a burden.
In the end, even if they were not abandoned by the true God, they would be eliminated by the increasingly severe apocalypse...
"The most important thing in the apocalypse is to rely on yourself. If you are in a desperate situation and someone saves you, you should be grateful!"
"If no one saves you, then there's nothing to complain about!"
"If you pin all your hopes on others, then such a person is destined not to become a true strongman!"
Zheng Hao said, his eyes flashing with determination...
In the medical room of the Revival Camp.
After treating the last injured person, Bai Hanlin let out a sigh of relief:
"Whew, finally I can go home and rest!"
The nurse Cui Zhiyan beside him wiped the sweat from Bai Hanlin's forehead with concern and asked:
"Going home? Didn't you say... that thing was coming early? Will it be dangerous if we go home at this time?"
"Wouldn't it be safer to stay with everyone?"
Bai Hanlin shook his head and said:
"Based on my observations and analysis, these monsters like to attack crowded places, and there are almost no monster attacks in remote, sparsely populated areas!"
"So we'll be much safer at home than here!"
Cui Zhiyan nodded and said:
"Okay, then as you say. I'll go call Xiu Min now!"
Cui Zhiyan quickly left the medical room after speaking.
Half an hour later, she ran back with a panicked expression, saying helplessly:
"Oh no, this child actually went to participate in the battle with the main force. They are said to be attacking the Westerners' camp with over 2,000 survivors, and they left half an hour ago!"
"Although Xiu Min has fought some monsters, she has never fought against people. She doesn't know the wickedness of human hearts, let alone so many enemies..."
"You say... she... she won't be alright, will she? What should we do?"
Bai Hanlin's face instantly turned grim when he heard about the Westerners' camp.
He had heard of this Westerners' camp; it was said to have been a gang organization before.
After transmigrating into the apocalypse, they were notorious for their evil deeds, so their strength increased rapidly.
Among the surrounding survivor camps, they were considered one of the strongest.
The background and origin of these people made Bai Hanlin involuntarily recall his own painful experience.
The Westerners who captured him at that time were prisoners from the prison.
"Westerners again..."
Bai Hanlin uttered this sentence almost through gritted teeth, clenching his right fist, making a creaking sound.
"What should we do? If we set out now, can we get Xiu Min away from the team before the battle?"
Cui Zhiyan was worried and a bit flustered.
"Let's go, we'll go bring her back!"
Bai Hanlin said with a grim expression.
"Okay, okay, I've already found out the location of the Westerners' camp, I'll lead the way!"
Cui Zhiyan quickly said.
The two got into an off-road vehicle, rushed out of the military base, and drove straight towards the Westerners' camp.
Twenty minutes later, more than five hundred meters away from the Westerners' camp, they could already hear the deafening roars of battle.
And the sounds of metal clashing from weapons, as well as explosions caused by energy attacks.
"This is bad, the two sides have already engaged in combat. We'll act according to the situation!"
Bai Hanlin and Cui Zhiyan got out of the car and casually stored the off-road vehicle into their rings.
The two quickly jumped onto the roof of a tall building and looked towards the battlefield.
They saw that the 2,000 survivors from the Revival Camp had completely fallen into a passive situation.
The roadsides were lined with ambushing enemies, hiding in cover and constantly firing energy beams.
And these survivors had nowhere to hide on the wide road, so they could only endure the beam attacks and be blasted into charcoal.
The sides of the road were filled with poisonous thorns, making it difficult to cross these obstacles and attack the enemies hidden in cover, even if they managed to charge through.
Around the cover were also piled up plant trunks resistant to energy attacks, preventing the survivors' attacks from damaging the buildings.
In this way, the survivors of the Revival Camp on the road were trapped in an awkward situation where they could only be passively beaten.
In a building not far away, a burly, muscular man watched the battle with a smile.
"The people from the Revival Camp are truly stupid, thinking I would sincerely surrender! And they want to sneak attack me?!"
"After I eliminate these grunts, my next step will be to flatten your camp when your main force leaves!"
"I heard that the Saintesses of the God Cult are all very beautiful. It's time to have a good look!"