56: Chapter 56 Human Alliance

She had originally thought that the Human Alliance stationed on the East Bank was slow to show themselves because they were arrogant and disdained associating with small convoys.

She hadn't expected that they weren't putting on airs at all, but rather had their entire team deep inside the main city exploring for intelligence; their strength and foundation truly crushed all the local convoys.

What shocked her even more was the encounter of the Mechanical City.

What level of existence was the Mechanical City?

He had personally witnessed the terror of the Mechanical City.

It was a massive behemoth that occupied a region, where technology and the Transcendent coexisted, with terrifying combat power that was almost an unsolvable existence.

Even such a top-tier force could be thwarted and suffer a setback when trying to force a crossing of the Yun River.

This was enough to show that hidden beneath the Yun River, where the two rivers converged, lay an unimaginable and terrifying anomaly!

The few captains discussed it for a long time, but no one could clearly explain the secrets beneath the Yun River.

They only knew that all the major top-tier forces had left only small squads to stand guard, while their main forces had all evacuated.

This was enough to prove that this place was extremely dangerous, but it would definitely not lead to a desperate situation where the entire team was wiped out.

After gathering all the intelligence, Captain Liu Ruyan sent off the group of convoy captains.

She immediately returned to the camp and reported all the information to Zhou Che without missing a single word.

After hearing the entire report, Zhou Che frowned slightly and lowered his head in deep thought.

The Mechanical City suffering a setback at the Yun River, the unknown terrifying anomaly hidden in the Yun River, the abnormal dormancy of the anomalies in the main city, the three major top-tier forces leaving only small squads behind...

Connecting all the clues, there was only one conclusion:

The waters of Mountain City were too deep and too dangerous!

Looking at the dense crowd of various convoys before him, all harboring lucky hopes and waiting to pick up opportunities, Zhou Che only felt it was laughable.

This group of people were all thinking about reaping the rewards without sowing, waiting for an strange object to appear to pick up a bargain, not knowing that in all likelihood, they were putting their heads on the line and walking to their deaths.

Zhou Che was not some fool who was greedy for credit and acted rashly.

Throughout his journey, he hadn't relied on mindless charging, but rather on patient development and seeking victory through stability.

To sacrifice himself and the lives of all one hundred and fifty people in the entire Dawn Convoy for a top-ten strange object was purely foolish behavior!

He could clearly develop steadily, absorb Sequences, grow his forces, and accumulate trump cards; there was no need to risk total annihilation by forcing his way into a dangerous area.

For a moment, the thought of leading his team to evacuate immediately even crossed Zhou Che's mind.

But he did not make an impulsive decision.

The Human Alliance would return tonight. As the strongest permanent force here, they must possess core intelligence regarding the anomalies in the main city, the secrets of the Yun River, and the appearance of strange objects.

Waiting for them to return, gathering clear information, and then deciding whether to stay or leave was the most prudent choice.

Meanwhile, deep within the main city at the center of Mountain City.

High-rises stood in ruins, black mist permeated the air, and cold winds howled.

On the dead-silent streets, dormant anomalous shadows could be seen everywhere, making it suffocatingly oppressive.

A tall, resolute figure led a team through the ruined streets.

The middle-aged man in the lead had a fierce expression, eyes like knives, and his whole body exuded a heavy aura of slaughter, having been through many battles and achieved great military merit.

He tightly held a modified AK47 in his arms, the gun body wrapped in a faint crimson black mist.

It shimmered with an eerie and mysterious luster; one could tell at a glance that it was no ordinary object, but a genuine strange object!

He was none other than Captain Ma Shangwu, the captain of the Human Alliance's Second Squad.

Behind him followed over a dozen elite Transcendents of the Alliance, all well-equipped, with steady auras, and combat power far surpassing all the local convoys on the periphery.

For the past few days, their entire team had penetrated deep into the hinterland of the main city, searching day and night.

Yet after several days, let alone traces of the top-ten strange objects, they hadn't even found a single fragment or residual aura of ordinary strange objects.

The only thing they saw were countless anomalous monsters.

What was even more bizarre was that all the anomalies here were exactly the same as those on the periphery.

Although they were bloodthirsty and murderous, and their numbers were overwhelming, they were all trapped in an eerie state of suppression, lying dormant, actively avoiding the human reconnaissance team, and never initiating attacks.

It was as if an invisible giant hand was shrouding the entire Mountain City, forcibly suppressing all evil entities.

Captain Ma Shangwu raised his hand and waved, speaking in a deep voice, his tone resonant and powerful:

"Today's exploration ends here. Everyone assemble, pack up and return to camp!"

After days of exploration without any gains, the situation was becoming increasingly bizarre; continuing to go deeper would only increase the risk.

It would be better to return, consolidate the intelligence, and summon all The Convoys to discuss countermeasures together.

The team quickly assembled in an orderly fashion and turned around to head back quickly toward the peripheral convoy circle.

Not long after, the figures of the Human Alliance squad appeared at the entrance of the East Bank camp.

All the members of The Convoys in the entire camp craned their necks to watch, their eyes filled with awe.

The aura of a top-tier force was completely different from that of the local convoys; they were disciplined and filled with a stern, murderous intent, and the very momentum of their walking crushed the crowd of scattered soldiers and civilians.

Zhou Che led Captain Liu Ruyan and the others out of the camp to watch quietly.

He quietly activated his Perceiver Sequence to investigate Captain Ma Shangwu's true combat power.

He didn't know until he checked, but once he did, he was shocked to his core!

Captain Ma Shangwu's aura was thick and majestic, his foundation unfathomable; he was clearly a Sequence Five Transcendent!

And that eerie AK47 strange object in his hand likely had a high level too!

Zhou Che was secretly shocked.

This was the foundation of a top-tier force!

Just a captain of an externally stationed guard squad was a Sequence Five powerhouse, and he even held a high-grade strange object; this was simply not something an ordinary convoy could contend with.

The gap was clear at a glance!

Captain Ma Shangwu's gaze swept across the entire camp, and he quickly locked onto the Dawn Convoy's floating vehicle formation.

A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he immediately returned to calm.

He could tell that this newly arrived convoy was not simple, but he didn't pay too much attention to it.

The confidence of a top-tier force meant he had seen too many rising powerhouses.

After the team arrived at the Alliance's station, Captain Ma Shangwu immediately instructed his subordinates:

"Go and invite all the East Bank convoy captains to come over for a meeting."

Soon, messengers ran to each camp, notifying them one by one.

Captain Liu Ruyan received the invitation and immediately set off for the Human Alliance's station.

The Alliance members had set up a long solid wood conference table in the open space of the station.

Captain Ma Shangwu sat upright in the head seat, his aura dignified and commanding, exuding authority without anger.

The captains of the other convoys all consciously took their seats according to the size and strength of their convoys, with strict rules.

Captain Liu Ruyan was a newcomer and didn't understand the ranking rules here, nor did she care to bother figuring them out.

She walked straight up and sat calmly in the first seat on Captain Ma Shangwu's left hand, which was the second-highest seat in the entire venue.

This action instantly caused the pupils of all the veteran convoy captains present to constrict, and they glanced sideways in secret.

The second-highest seat was a prestigious position second only to the head seat, and historically, only the strongest convoy on the East Bank was qualified to sit there.

A newly arrived captain actually dared to sit directly in this spot?

Everyone was surprised, but no one dared to speak up to question or mock her.

Everyone remembered those rows of floating vehicles and remembered the unfathomable confidence of this convoy.

They had the strength and the trump cards; who knew if they were qualified to sit in that position!

No one spoke in the room, everyone sat down silently, and the meeting scene instantly quieted down.