Chapter 402: Hacked Him Alive

When the powers of four sub-cities and one main city combine, it shows a strong foundation, the second-rank sound wave system evolver is only used as a host.

However, due to the immense size of this building, with all the speakers damaged, they had to resort to manpower. If a first-rank evolver had come, they might not even be able to drown out the noise of the crowd.

This sound wave expert controlled his voice very well, with some fluctuations. If the sound were the same, to ensure that the farthest person could hear, those closer to him might end up deafened.

His voice was enhanced gradually from near to far, making it comfortable for those close and audible for those far away.

“Brother, with this level of power in the sound wave system evolver, he must be strong himself. Why hasn’t anyone tried to recruit him? Utilized well in a team, he would be a sharp weapon.”

Zhang Mu was very sensitive to power and asked Hachikuju in confusion.

Is such power being used as a host now? It seems like a waste.

“I’m not sure, this seems to be one of Su Rui’s people, but not part of his team. I’m puzzled too.”

Hachikuju turned to ask Uncle Peng behind her, who was also frowning.

“Uncle Peng, that person belongs to Su Rui, right? I can’t remember his name clearly, but it’s something like that.”

“Yes, he’s from Su Rui’s team. Xue Wangfeng, this person’s skills in awakening abilities are outstanding. It’s strange that Su Rui doesn’t use him, he should be stronger than most of his team.”

Uncle Peng put down the wine jug and looked seriously at Xue Wangfeng who was standing in the middle, explaining the rules of the competition, with a hint of seriousness on his face.

“It might be due to the team’s arrangement.”

Having the power but not used, Hachikuju could only think of this reason and replied softly.

“Let’s hope so.”

When Uncle Peng said this, Zhang Mu and he looked at each other, seeing seriousness in each other’s eyes.

The competition for the Capital City Lord this time might not be so simple.

At that moment, the voice from above finally stopped, and he paused before speaking.

“Please lead your teams to the wilderness from different directions, Sub City Lords. You have ten days to collect beast cores, your scores will be counted. The process will be live-streamed here, good luck to all of you.”

The Red Flame Wolf Rider and four other battle teams stayed behind because it wasn’t their turn to compete yet. They would showcase their skills after ten days. So, for now, they stayed like regular audience members, sitting in the stands and watching their leader head to the wilderness on the huge screen.

The people who had bought front row seats were excited at this moment. The wolf riders sat in front of them, and they rarely had the chance to interact with them. Making connections now meant future opportunities for private jobs or even introductions to potential partners. The whole building suddenly became lively.

Meanwhile, in a dark corner, a pair of gloomy eyes surveyed the bustling place, revealing a hint of greed as they flickered in the dim light.

—————————————–Their destination, the wilderness, was an untouched area in the Capital City of Inner Mongolia that had not been developed. The reason for its undeveloped state was twofold: one, the abandoned city they occupied was not sufficient, resources were scarce, and the cost of taking over was not high enough.

The other reason was the extremely complicated situation inside, with countless mutant beast groups rampant within.

The vast wilderness takes up more than half of the total area of Inner Mongolia, which shows how big it is. Before the apocalypse, there were few cities built here, so the land is sparsely populated, making it a paradise for mutant creatures.

The mutant creatures now live peacefully with humans, not attacking aggressively, but humans think differently.

That place originally belonged to them. The struggle for the Capital City Lord this time has gathered the strongest power in the entire city of Inner Mongolia.

Killing mutant creatures to obtain beast cores is not the main goal, but rather a judging standard for competition.

The most important goal is to prepare for a human counterattack, using the most elite forces as a vanguard, exploring the truth of the wilderness. Of course, during the investigation, it is best to take the opportunity to weaken the enemy.

Eight groups of mounted warriors approached from different directions. Zhang Mu and his group entered from the southwestern corner near Ordos City.

Currently, they are at the border between the wilderness and the human city, with no signs of mutant creatures. Occasionally, faint roars can be heard from the depths.

Gesar, holding a jug of wine, stands beside Hachikuju. According to her, mixing the original pulp of plant wine with the second-rank healing potion given by Zhang Mu can maximize the healing of losses from transplantation.

Gesar strokes the patterns on the jug, as if she is touching her mutant plants, and her voice sounds as clear as a oriole.

“Zhang Mu, this green ivy can only be replanted once, and when transplanting it again, it will need a lot of nourishment.”

Zhang Mu understood what she meant, and this time helping them had already caused significant damage to her mutated plants.

“Well, when the time comes, I will provide you with the nourishment for the green ivy. Don’t worry. When we need it, bury it underground first, let it soak in the wine barrel for a while.”

Gesar nodded gently, holding the wine barrel in her arms tighter.

“Brother Hachikuju, how much do you understand about this wilderness?”

Hachikuju, upon hearing Zhang Mu’s question, looked serious, pondered for a moment before slowly saying, “In fact, the wilderness is a forbidden area for humans. When we took over the eighth outpost, we once considered launching a quick attack on the wilderness.

However, this proposal was later vetoed, after we had fought for several months and needed rest.

People were tired, and so were the horses.

Moreover, the goal was the unknown wilderness. We had sent out several scout teams in the past, all of which were agile elites at the peak of tier one and selected from the combat riders. When they entered the fifty-kilometer mark for the first time, they returned safely but found very little useful information.

The second task was for them to go one hundred kilometers.

But none of them could come back.”

Is fifty kilometers to one hundred kilometers a safe distance?

Zhang Mu was not very sure. By the time he arrived at the main city of Inner Mongolia in the future, two years had passed. By then, part of the wilderness had already been developed, but he had not been there because there was no Era City in the wilderness and it did not benefit him at all. It could even cost him his life.

Hachikuju took out a map with a clear red line marked on it.

“This is the route map brought back by the first scout team that advanced fifty kilometers. At that time, this route was absolutely safe, but now two months have passed, and I am not sure anymore.”

Zhang Mu glanced at the small map in Hachikuju’s hand, looked ahead at the desolate landscape, and spoke slowly.

“Brother Hachikuju, you decide. I feel that the real excitement might be at the life-and-death border of one hundred kilometers.”

The warhorses under everyone’s seats were getting restless from the fierce beastly scent of the wilderness, except perhaps the Obsidian Beetle in Zhang Mu’s arms.

Hachikuju gently patted Red Blood and carried the huge axe on his shoulder, smiling as he said.

“Let’s just go straight ahead, and if something comes, we’ll just chop it down!”

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