If the cycle of the apocalypse referred to this world returning from its ultimate apocalyptic state to the initial stage of zombies, and then gradually de-escalating the suppression...
Then it means we've returned to the second stage of the apocalypse, the period between the thirtieth and sixtieth day of the apocalypse!
Zuo Nan analyzed with a serious expression.
How are you so sure we're between days 30 and 60? Couldn't it be between days 60 and 90?
That stage was teeming with Transformed individuals, which seems to fit the current situation better!
A blue-eyed man asked.
His name was Sigman, a mid-level Transformed, stage 3, considered a strong contender among the current survivors.
But to the true powerhouses of the late apocalypse, he was just like any other Transformed, mere ants. According to my speculation, each stage of the apocalypse only activates monsters with strength equivalent to that stage, and this includes us survivors!
It's true that between days 60 and 90, Transformed individuals were everywhere, but there were also quite a few Evolved ones!
If that were the case... other survivors would surely have woken up on the surface too, and we would likely still be locked up in the sewers!
Zuo Nan said with a grave expression.
The others also recalled that unpleasant past history, and bowed their heads in silence.
However, this is a good opportunity for us to quickly improve ourselves and become stronger before the Evolved appear!
As long as we can reach the Evolved stage before day 60 of the apocalypse, we should have the ability to contend with those powerhouses!
Seeing the low spirits of the crowd, Zuo Nan quickly encouraged them.
Sigman narrowed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then suddenly said:
If the apocalypse restart is a cycle, does that mean... another batch of new survivors has crossed over into this world?!
I recall that it wasn't until the third day of the second stage of the apocalypse that the first Transformed individual was born!
It wasn't until the tenth day of the second stage of the apocalypse that the first mid-level Transformed was born!
If we woke up on the first day of the second stage of the apocalypse, then it's currently day 5 of the apocalypse. This means...
The strongest among this batch of transmigrators is probably around the level of our weakest members!
As soon as he said this, everyone's eyes lit up.
They all knew what Sigman was about to say.
They themselves were once slaves, abused and humiliated by the strong simply because of their weakness.
If this world had new blood injected, and that blood was much weaker than them...
Then they could completely turn the tables and become slave owners, enslaving these newcomers!
Turnabout is fair play, it's finally their turn to be the slave owners!
Upon thinking this, everyone's faces showed expressions of longing and triumph.
No, Sigman, you might have misunderstood my meaning. I mean we should take the initiative to hunt mutated creatures!
Having survived in the apocalypse for so long, no one knows the weaknesses of these mutated creatures better than us!
We can use this time, while the mutated creatures are not yet very strong, to hunt them more and level up quickly!
Clashing with the newcomers too early might not be a good thing!
Firstly, they are numerous, and to them, we are the aliens, making us easy targets for encirclement!
Secondly, the advanced core fragments on these awakened individuals are pitifully few. Killing them won't help us level up quickly, but will only create more enemies for us, and weaken humanity's future strength in resisting mutated creatures!
Zuo Nan analyzed calmly.
No, no, no, Zuo Nan, you are simply too weak!
I thought you were very brave before, and I believed you were a qualified leader, capable of leading us to dominate the apocalypse and become overlords!
But now I see I was wrong, you're just a coward!
A bunch of weakling transmigrators, no matter how numerous, what threat can they pose to us?
Kill them as they come, those who don't know their place have no need to live in this world!
We, the seniors who have survived the apocalypse for longer, need to teach these newcomers the most basic rules of survival in the apocalypse!
Now, we are the strongest, those who follow me prosper, those who oppose me perish!
Sigman stepped back a few paces and shouted:
Those willing to join me in establishing a Hunter's Camp, to become slave owners and enjoy life to the fullest, stand with me!
All the survivors present were slaves to the strong, having endured endless oppression.
Now that they heard they could finally hold their heads high and enslave others, they all responded and stood behind Sigman.
In an instant, the survivors were divided into two rows.
The Hunter's Camp faction, led by Sigman, had fifty to sixty people.
The Peaceful Leveling faction, led by Zuo Nan, had only a dozen or so people.
The gap in strength between the two sides was immense!
Haha, that's more like it! In the apocalypse, one should enjoy oneself to the fullest!
No matter how hard you try to level up, no matter how strong you become, there will always be someone stronger than you!
As the apocalypse's suppression is lifted, those cold-blooded, cruel, demon-like survivors will gradually awaken, and those world-destroying mutated creatures will also arrive!
In the end, won't we still end up hiding and scurrying, living a precarious and fearful life?
Rather than clinging to a miserable existence, it's better to enjoy the present. Even if we indulge to our heart's content and then die, it will be worth it!
Brothers, do you agree with me?
Sigman roared with laughter.
Yes, yes! We want to be the rulers of this world, even if it's just for a few days!
Finally, I can experience the feeling of bullying others!
I never thought we'd have a day to turn the tables, the suppressed anger in my chest can finally be released properly!
The survivors behind Sigman loudly vented their long-suppressed emotions.
You're crazy, you're absolutely crazy!
You've become the very people you despised most. Don't you find it tragic?
Zuo Nan shook his head and questioned.
Tragic? Not being able to see the situation clearly and still thinking of contending with the future powerhouses, that is tragic!
We have recognized our own strength. We are garbage in the future, but now, we want to be kings!
Sigman felt his ambition swell instantly, as if the entire world already belonged to him.
Whatever you say. When you die, you will understand that I was right!
Zuo Nan finished, and slowly walked towards the tunnel with the survivors behind him.
Watching Zuo Nan and the others' retreating backs, Sigman revealed a sinister smile and muttered to himself:
I might die, but you definitely won't live to see that day!