291: Jiangcheng Corpse Tide

“Little child, catch!”

“Thank you.” Tang Ping didn’t care if the other party understood him or not; the giant beast’s corpse in his hand transformed into a bloodline, and he flashed away.

The next second after Tang Ping disappeared, Gu appeared in his original spot, frowning, “Where is he?”

“It seems this little child indeed has some secret, to the point where even I can’t find him.”

Gu pondered for a moment but decided to return and inform the High Priest about this matter. A person suspected of having the azure divine tree bloodline must never fall into the hands of other tribes.

At Yunfeng Survivor Base, Tang Ping appeared in the small space of his Shelter.

“It’s ready.” Tang Ping stroked the little moth in front of him.

The Great Emperor Moth rubbed his palm affectionately, its two eyes fixed unblinkingly on the bloodline.

Crimson Emperor Moth bloodline, rarity: four stars, adult can reach level seven peak strength.

“Eat it. I hope this bloodline can elevate your Talent to the next level.” Tang Ping fed the Crimson Emperor Moth bloodline to the Great Emperor Moth, his gaze then falling on a corner of the small space. The little purple Little Lion, perhaps because it had eaten too much bloodline, had been sleeping for a long time. Suddenly, a very small moth emerged from his collar.

“You little thing, you want to eat too, but you can’t eat this.” The Heavenly Calamity Gu has extraordinary potential and doesn’t need bloodline to enhance itself; in fact, bloodline might hinder its transformation.

Of course, Tang Ping also didn’t want the delicate Gu worm in his hand to turn into a bulky, muscular behemoth.

The panel appeared before him, and Tang Ping’s brows twitched. It was a message from Chairman Wang. Was something happening? Chairman Wang also knew about his return, but after seeing the message, Tang Ping’s heart sank sharply.

Jiangcheng City, sure enough, a Corpse Tide was about to erupt.

Originally, Jiangcheng City was a metropolis with tens of millions of people. No one could say how many Infected were inside now, and sure enough, a Corpse Tide was erupting. Although he had anticipated it, Tang Ping’s mood was still gloomy. Perhaps Xingyao Safe Zone could hold on, but the losses would surely be extremely tragic. It might even have to relocate!

He remembered that the Xingyao Safe Zone in the future seemed to have relocated more than once, with one instance occurring less than a year into the apocalypse.

“It seems I need to return as soon as possible. If this Corpse Tide cannot be withstood, and the Xingyao Safe Zone relocates, all existing developed Shelter manors and many other resources will have to be abandoned, starting anew in a different place. Development progress will inevitably be greatly hindered.” Xingyao Safe Zone is a crucial part of the future triangle and must not be lost. Moreover, he is already the First Seat of the Star Council. Tang Ping’s gaze fell on the Great Emperor Moth, then he sent the message to Zhang Xile, after which he began to wait for the Great Emperor Moth’s transformation to complete.

Jiangcheng City Region

At this time, all the bases in this region seemed to be enveloped by an invisible dark cloud, and the atmosphere was oppressive and dull.

Vast Sea Survivor Base

“Is there really a Corpse Tide about to erupt?” Wang Haizhi closed his eyes.

Bai Zifu nodded, “Within Jiangcheng City, the Infected have suddenly gathered. Their numbers are almost impossible to count, and the probability of a Corpse Tide erupting is extremely high.”

“The gathering of Infected is probably not as simple as just gathering.” Wang Haizhi sighed.

Bai Zifu’s voice was hoarse, “Has a Queen Mother been born?”

“Contact Xingyao Survivor Base and Xinghuo Survivor Base, and see what they say.”

Soon, Bai Zifu seemed to have received a reply and said to Wang Haizhi, “Xingyao Survivor Base proposes uniting all large and small Survivor Bases in the Jiangcheng City region to form an alliance and jointly resist the Corpse Tide. Xinghuo Survivor Base has already agreed.”

“An alliance, what is it called?”

“Star Council.”

Xingyao Survivor Base

“Chairman Wang, Taohai Safe Zone has agreed to join the alliance.”

“Good, now formally establish the Star Council. Convene all large and small Survivor Bases to form an Upper Council and a Lower Council. Upper Council members will temporarily be held by current top-tier S-Rank Talent Users, and Lower Council members will temporarily be held by the leaders of various small and medium-sized Survivor Bases, to jointly discuss matters of resisting the Corpse Tide.”

“Yes, Chairman Wang.”

The council hall returned to silence. After a long time, Chairman Wang sighed, and a map appeared before her. This map was already outside the Jiangcheng City region.

Initially, she had also considered establishing a base far from Jiangcheng City, but at that time, they were too weak. The outside world was full of Infected, and long-distance raids were extremely dangerous, likely causing casualties. Although relocation is difficult now, the strength of their group has, after all, improved. Even if they can’t resist the Corpse Tide, they can still leave.

Of course, unless absolutely necessary, she would not abandon the ordinary people of the base, but if that time truly came, she knew that she was not a person of great love. For these ordinary people, was it cruel? Of course, it was cruel, but this is reality.

Wang Xiuhua had already found a suitable location, in a river valley on the edge of North Ridge, but it was hundreds of kilometers from Xingyao Survivor Base. Along the way, they would inevitably encounter many dangers. She couldn’t spare too much strength to escort these people at this time, what if the base was just short of that much strength?

At this moment, Chairman Wang was tapping the table, hesitating whether to inform the survivors in the base about the Corpse Tide.

Informing them could very likely lead to unrest in the base, causing a large number of people to flee, ultimately leading Xingyao Base to suffer significant losses in vital forces before even fighting. Wang Xiuhua knew that the survivors living in the base, especially Talent Users, had no loyalty or thought of sharing life and death; all that mattered was whether they could escape or not.

But if she didn't tell them... Wang Xiuhua ultimately suppressed the news.

She even united with the major bases, playing the role of the villain, and together they suppressed this news. Someone would certainly discover the Corpse Tide gathering in Jiangcheng City, but with individual strength, it would be almost impossible to ascertain the full scale of the Corpse Tide. At that time, all bases would issue a joint statement, claiming that the number of Corpse Tide was nothing to fear, giving those who didn’t know a strong dose of reassurance.

As for what to do when the Corpse Tide truly arrived, Wang Xiuhua was not an ordinary citizen in the base but a person in the position of base administrator. Her consideration was to make the greatest effort to preserve the base, rather than having the base’s morale collapse and its forces disintegrate before the battle even began.

Chairman Wang closed her eyes. If it truly reached an irresistible point... she would stay until the very end.

On the white paper on the table, the estimated number of Corpse Tide… that string of numbers… was so shocking.