Central-southern Western Wasteland Continent, at the edge of the Letun Mountains.
On the deck of the Mobile City Saint, Bishop Heath gazed at the scene before him.
As a colossal mountain range stretching across the Western Wasteland Continent, the Letun Mountains were perpetually shrouded in snow. Towering snowy peaks pierced the heavens like sharp blades, and the eternal glaciers shimmered with a frigid blue light under the sunlight.
At the foot of the mountain, a massive crowd of human refugees had gathered.
Under the assault of Zombies, the Wasteland Zone, Gobi Zone, Basin Region, and Field Town had all successively fallen.
Bishop Heath led the remnants of the human front line in retreat, gathering numerous fleeing human factions along the way.
These included forces from Survivor Towns, Bounty Hunters, Survivor Caravans, and Mobile Cities.
Every Mobile City joining the convoy was subject to Bishop Heath's strict approval. If identified as a Predatory City, it was destroyed on the spot.
For world-class organizations like the Apocalypse Sect and Titan Throne, internal conflict among human kin was strictly forbidden.
His aide slowly walked over from the side of the deck, handing Bishop Heath a steaming cup of coffee.Gazing at his Bishop, the aide's eyes flickered with hesitation, words hanging on the tip of his tongue.
Bishop Heath took a light sip of coffee and spoke calmly.
"If you have something to say, just say it."
The aide hesitated for a moment, then spoke.
"My Lord Bishop, regarding the Suppression Devices in the Wasteland Zone, I wonder what decisions the Holy See and the Cardinal Bishops will make."
Bishop Heath's expression remained unchanged, eyes fixed ahead.
"So far, we have dispatched people to inform the human forces in the Wasteland Zone of the evacuation. Those who wished to leave should have done so by now."
"But..."
Bishop Heath waved his hand and said indifferently.
"To be honest, I don't know either. If you want to understand more, strive to climb higher, and grow to the level where you can access such matters."
At that moment, a faint rumble rose from the ground.
To the astonishment of the human survivors, one after another Underground-digging Mobile City emerged from the earth.
They belonged to the Apocalypse Sect and Titan Throne.
The Mobile Cities of Titan Throne bore a light green paint scheme, marked with the emblem of a giant beast standing atop a throne.
In recent days, the two world-class organizations had urgently redeployed their Tier 2 Underground-digging Mobile Cities stationed in the Western Wasteland Continent.
Typically, under extreme conditions, a Tier 2 Underground-digging Mobile City could accommodate only 3,000–4,000 people. It was designed for underground traversal, so its size had been reduced.
Such conditions meant the city space became extremely cramped—but for human survivors, survival was all that mattered.
This time, there were dozens of such Tier 2 Underground-digging Mobile Cities used for evacuation.
Suppressing their excitement, the survivors entered the Mobile Cities one by one, under the coordination of personnel from the Apocalypse Sect and Titan Throne.
Once fully loaded, these Underground-digging Cities would burrow underground once more, transporting the survivors over a thousand kilometers to reach the Tier 1 region in the northern Western Wasteland Continent—"Red Ridge Zone."
During the evacuation, a distant roar echoed from the horizon.
One after another, Tier 2 Airborne Mobile Cities slowly approached.
Naturally, they also belonged to the Apocalypse Sect and Titan Throne.
These Tier 2 Airborne Mobile Cities were tasked with transporting survivors across the Letun Mountains to Red Ridge Zone.
Under the hopeful gazes of the survivors, these Airborne Cities gradually shut off their burners, opened exhaust valves, and began a slow descent while maintaining altitude.
Due to their much larger size compared to Tier 1 Airborne Cities, they could not get too close to the ground and had to stay at least 150 meters above.
Once stabilized, the Airborne Mobile Cities released Tier 2 Hot Air Balloons one after another to load the survivors.
"Hurry up! Hurry up!"a Disciplinary Deacon from the Apocalypse Sect shouted, waving his hand.
Not only the Underground-digging and Airborne Mobile Cities, but 22 Mobile Cities on the ground were also urgently loading survivors.
Compared to the easier underground and airborne routes, the journey for these 22 Mobile Cities would be far more troublesome.
They needed to traverse the entire Letun Mountains and be equipped with various Climbing Treads.
However, this posed no issue for the Apocalypse Sect.
They had specially arranged a Tier 2 Transport-type Airborne Mobile City, fully loaded with Iron Ore, Fuel, Coal, Food, Freshwater, and other resources.
It also carried a complete set of Climbing Treads blueprints.
Bishop Heath’s Mobile City, the Saint, received the blueprints and immediately began construction.
All city accessories required by the 21 Mobile Cities would be outsourced and manufactured by it.
In the time that followed, the Underground-digging and Airborne Mobile Cities, fully loaded with survivors, departed one after another.
Meanwhile, the 22 Mobile Cities led by Bishop Heath began equipping themselves with Climbing Treads.
Seeing all of this, the aide let out a sigh of relief.
Now, everyone was safe.
He then looked toward the Letun Mountains before them, his gaze becoming calm.
Such a vast mountain range, spanning the entire continent, stood like a natural barrier, capable of halting the Zombie Civilization’s invasion into the north.
As if sensing the aide’s thoughts, Bishop Heath gently shook his head.
It was hard to say.
Civilization’s desire to expand was endless—even monsters like Zombies were no exception.
He then looked southward, his gaze darkening.
Thus, the southern Western Wasteland Continent had now completely fallen to the Zombie Civilization.
"One day, we will return,"he said solemnly.
Atop the Watchtower, Li Ye gazed eastward.
At that moment, four Mobile Cities of the Tomorrow Alliance were traversing a vast canyon, while the distant Letun Mountains loomed faintly ahead.
The river valley was composed of wide U-shaped valleys and narrow V-shaped canyons. The riverbanks were strewn with stones of all sizes, worn smooth by the passage of time, some even bearing claw marks and bite marks from dinosaurs.
Downstream, the river turned into a muddy silt flow, with crocodiles inhabiting the waters. The midstream section was filled with waterfalls and deep pools, where several Plesiosaurs lay dormant.
Upstream was a turbulent stream of melting snow, clearly originating from the Letun Mountains.
The four Mobile Cities moved slowly along the shallower parts.
This was the second day of the Tomorrow Alliance’s migration eastward.
"That Epic Intelligence should be refreshing soon, right?"Li Ye thought."I wonder what it will be this time?"
A few minutes later, the Epic Intelligence refreshed.
After seeing its contents, Li Ye froze.
【6. 152 years ago, humanity and the monsters reached a Silence Agreement. (Intelligence Value: Epic)】
【Below is the content of the Silence Agreement】
【First, regarding the situation in low-tier regions and continents, high-tier Human Mobile Cities / Monster Mobile Cities must not interfere arbitrarily.】
【Second, the world-class organizations of both humans and monsters are also bound by the first clause. However, under special circumstances, armed intervention is permitted. The combat level of both parties involved must be equal to or lower than the regional level.】
"This..."
Li Ye was momentarily stunned.
He forced himself to think, digesting the contents of the Silence Agreement.
The first clause was indeed reasonable. Suppose a Tier 1 human faction and monster civilization were at war. If a Tier 3 or above Mobile City joined, it would be a dimensional suppression.
If a Human Mobile City intervened, the monster civilization would be destroyed. If a Monster Mobile City intervened, the human faction would be annihilated.
Seen this way, the Silence Agreement effectively preserved the development of both humans and monsters in low-tier regions.
As for the second clause, it left Li Ye somewhat shocked.
He had always believed that only humans had world-class organizations like the Apocalypse Sect and Titan Throne and felt confident about humanity’s future.
But the Silence Agreement revealed a fact.
This planet also had monster-level world-class organizations.
A drop of sweat slid down Li Ye’s cheek.
He simply couldn’t imagine what those monster organizations looked like.
More unsettling than that—
"In this world, are humans the dominant species, or the weaker one?"he muttered.
Since arriving in this world, Li Ye had accepted that it no longer belonged to humans, but deep down he still held onto hope.
Humans with Mobile Cities would one day reclaim the world.
However, the emergence of the Silence Agreement stirred waves within his heart.
If humanity needed to reach such an agreement with monsters, it meant that the monsters were already a match in strength.
Perhaps even that humans were at a disadvantage in this confrontation.
"When you grow enough to access and obey this agreement, you’ll understand everything."
Recalling what Bishop Heath had said, Li Ye nodded gently.
He could finally understand the melancholy in the bishop’s words.
At that moment, a roar came from the nearby sky.
Li Ye looked up and saw a Black Hawk Helicopter returning.
During this period, to investigate the situation in the eastern Cretaceous Zone, he had dispatched four Black Hawk Helicopters to patrol in four directions: southeast, southwest, northwest, and northeast.
Should anything be discovered, they could provide early warning.
The Black Hawk Helicopter quickly landed, and the pilot rushed toward Li Ye.
"Lord, the situation is dire,"he said urgently."Just a few kilometers to the west, a massive Zombie army is advancing rapidly toward us!"
Li Ye nodded and immediately activated the K1 City Communication Channel to alert his comrades and instruct them to prepare for battle.
As he turned his head, he noticed several black dots appearing in the distant sky.
They were none other than the Zombies’ Flesh Airships.
These airships moved extremely fast, rapidly closing in on the Tomorrow Alliance.
All personnel aboard the Tomorrow immediately entered combat mode. The Black Hawk Helicopters took off one after another. Convoy One, Convoy Two, and the Storm Infantry Vehicle descended to the ground via lifting platforms. The Vanguard Armed Gunship also took off and entered strategic cruise mode.
On the deck, Combat Personnel took their positions one by one.
The Tomorrow Alliance swiftly adjusted formation: the Engineer and Pacifier led the front, while the Tomorrow and Iron Whale covered the rear.
Looking at his comrades before him, Li Ye's eyes reflected a trace of melancholy.
There were still too few Assault-type Cities within the Tomorrow Alliance. If only the Gray Hound and Burning Steel had agreed to join back then.
Soon, the Zombies’ Flesh Airships reached the vicinity.
What greeted them was the Tomorrow’s fierce firepower.
Black Hawk Helicopters, Storm Infantry Vehicle, the Bloodtear Ripper on deck, and Tier 2 Rocket Launchers—
This wave of Flesh Airships was bombarded into bits, falling with billowing smoke.
But it wasn’t over yet. A black tide emerged on the ground.
Looking closely—it was a Zombie Cavalry unit.
The Zombies’ mounts were infected Zombie Velociraptors.
Li Ye raised his binoculars and saw that these Zombie Cavalry were equipped with Rocket Launchers, Firearms, and even bomb-like devices.
He immediately reacted.
"They’re trying to cripple the mobility of our Mobile Cities! Fire! Blast them apart!"
At Li Ye’s command, the two Tier 2 Frost Cannons aboard the Tomorrow opened fire.
Upon impact, the shells formed vast sheets of ice, freezing a large portion of the Zombie Cavalry and the ground beneath them.
The ice spread, even freezing nearby rivers of all sizes.
A round of Regular Cannon volley followed, turning the Zombies and Velociraptors into a mass of bloody fragments.
"These Frost Cannons aren’t weak at all,"Li Ye thought.
They were comparable to the Light Cannon possessed by the Vanguard. The more numerous they were, the more powerful.
If Frost Cannons were gradually upgraded and increased in number, perhaps one day they could usher in an "Ice Age."
Convoy One, Convoy Two, and the Storm Infantry Vehicle were responsible for eliminating any stragglers.
Under their suppressive fire, the remaining Zombie Cavalry were shot dead one after another.
Cheers erupted from the people on the deck, while Li Ye gently shook his head.
This was only the beginning.
He still held two trump cards.
One was four Tier 2 Molten Cannons.
The other was the Vanguard Armed Gunship currently cruising in the sky.
At that moment, a message came through the City Communication Channel.
【Pacifier: Alliance Leader, all cannons on the Pacifier are ready for fire support.】
【Tomorrow: No rush, wait for my order.】
Just then, another Black Hawk Helicopter that Li Ye had sent out for reconnaissance returned.
The pilot brought back shocking news.
A large herd of dinosaurs was migrating toward the Plateau Zone just over ten kilometers ahead.
"What did you say?"Li Ye’s voice instantly changed.
That meant the Tomorrow Alliance would collide with the dinosaur herd during retreat.
Coupled with the Zombie Swarm chasing from behind, they would be caught in a pincer.
Among the Dinosaur Herd, there was surely a Thunder Tyrant—an absolute counter to Mobile Cities—only making things worse.
Even worse, this river valley stretched far, and the road the Tomorrow Alliance currently traveled was the only available path.
"What should we do, Lord?"the pilot asked anxiously.
Li Ye’s mind began racing.
Then, by chance, he noticed something.
On the riverbank not far away, a Velociraptor was watching the Tomorrow Alliance alertly, seemingly spying on them.
Staring at the Velociraptor, Li Ye was momentarily stunned. Suddenly, an idea struck him.
"Got it!"