745: Chapter 745 The Doomsday Squad of the King

"Um, Peter, I have to go back now. I can't be back too late," Gwen said to Peter after they stepped out. She glanced at Clarissa and felt quite at ease.

She didn't worry at all about things like Peter being snatched away by Clarissa.

"Okay, I'll walk you back..." Peter nodded and then looked toward Clarissa.

"Go ahead and walk her. I'll just wander around for a bit tonight," Clarissa said with a slight nod, choosing not to disturb the private world of the two lovebirds.

"Got it!" Peter nodded and then left with Gwen.

Meanwhile, Clarissa returned directly to her own world.

"Ah! You're back, Sister Clarissa! How was it? That other world?" Alice had just finished handling government affairs when she saw Clarissa return. She couldn't help but trot over, hugging Clarissa's arm affectionately and asking with a smile on her face.

"A very interesting world," Clarissa said with a faint smile.

“Hehe~ I see, then it must have been fun! What a shame, I can't go to different worlds with you." Alice sighed with some distress. "But even if I could, I'm a bit tied down... There's so much government work every day."

"I've taught you the method," Clarissa said to Alice. "Delegate more power."

"I've already delegated power! But I can't help it, there are still many things I have to do personally." Alice shook her head slightly. "But it's not a big problem. The most important thing is you. As long as you're here to oversee things, everything is fine. Everyone will stay peaceful. At worst, you can just use another 'Life Coincides with Heaven and Earth' to restart everything and begin again from scratch."

"Haha~" Clarissa was amused by Alice's words. She patted Alice's head. "While government affairs are important, your cultivation is more important. No matter what, personal strength is the ultimate foundation."

"Mhm, I know," Alice nodded in response.

As the Peak of martial power, Clarissa naturally served as the perfect illustration of her own words.

Furthermore, Clarissa was indeed an existence capable of destroying a nation single-handedly.

She had even single-handedly crushed that "world-class rebellion." Of course, if it had succeeded, it would be called an uprising; since it failed, it was naturally called a rebellion.

Since that battle, the world had been incredibly well-behaved.

Fortunately, Clarissa was an "enlightened ruler," and Alice was the same, so the entire world was flourishing.

Otherwise, they might have had to scrape by under the rule of a "Devil King."

However, given the leveling system and source points acquisition method of the Cross-World Group, it was destined that almost everyone in the group would focus on the positive development of their own worlds.

At the same time, this was one of the important reasons why they were recognized by their respective worlds as the "Worlds Chosen."

A triple-win situation!

Just as Clarissa returned to her world...

...on the other side.

In the Doomsday World.

Wang Quan looked at the now completely transformed Fandou Garden.

In one week, the four of them had successfully turned this alley into an iron fortress.

They had considered various possibilities.

For instance, they factored in massive zombie sieges, choke-point facilities, escape routes, and so on. The four of them racked their brains, cross-referencing ideas and offering suggestions.

Finally, after scavenging parts from everywhere, they successfully completed the alley's defenses.

Not only that, but this was only the first line of defense.

There was also their first floor, and then every subsequent floor all the way up to their living quarters on the top floor.

To facilitate escape, they had also expanded their top floor by connecting it to the roofs of the two buildings on either side.

In this way, the entire top floor, with an estimated area of over 500 square meters, became their living quarters.

They also set up obstacles and protections.

They even built a wooden ladder reinforced with a layer of sheet metal to serve as a bridge to the building across the way, essentially placing a bridge over the top of the alley.

After all, if brainless zombies were attracted and all the defensive lines were breached, they could transfer directly across the bridge to the opposite side and escape through the other building's floors.

As for what would happen after that, they would cross that bridge when they came to it. If things reached that point, it would just be a matter of how to survive.

However, given the situation over the past week, Wang Quan felt that such an event was unlikely to happen.

After all, he, Xiao Bai, and Xiao Xin—the three men—were constantly going out armed to scavenge, bringing back all sorts of supplies and Materials.

Whenever they encountered zombies, if there were three or fewer, they would take them out.

If there were more but they were scattered, they would lure them over in batches to kill them.

In this manner, they had cleared over fifty zombies piece by piece.

They piled the corpses at the nearby intersection, doused them in gasoline, and burned them.

Unfortunately, they had yet to encounter any other survivors.

"We've searched these two nearby streets pretty thoroughly... including the mall closest to us..." Wang Quan said, looking at Xiao Bai and the other two in their top-floor quarters.

A significant amount of supplies had already been piled up nearby.

If they just lived off what they had, the four of them could survive comfortably for a month without any issues.

They had several cases of bottled water and a few large jugs of mineral water.

This was uncontaminated water, ensuring they wouldn't run out of water for the time being.

However, they couldn't just sit around and consume their stores!

They had to expand their exploration range!

This was a residential area that just happened to be next to a medium-sized mall.

But a larger shopping district was nearly three kilometers away.

It was separated by at least five to eight streets.

The distance was far, and more importantly, they would have to pass through many areas in between.

For example, there were many shops along the streets and more complex terrain. Crucially, the distance was long and there were many intersections.

"Let's slowly feel our way over. Small convenience stores are also a key focus for us. We'll scavenge whatever we can; supplies are built up bit by bit.

As long as the supplies we find each day can sustain us for more than three days, we can accumulate a lot!" Wang Quan said.

"Yeah, we'll listen to you, Boss!" Over the past few days, the three of them had come to trust Wang Quan completely; it could be called loyalty.

"I'm just an ordinary person with some superpowers. Let's put our heads together. Our goal is to survive this damn apocalypse!" Wang Quan told them. After spending these few days together, the three of them were very suitable as friends and as loyal subordinates.

They didn't have many ulterior motives. If you were capable and had the ability, they would follow you.

Over the past few days, they had also scavenged many Materials from a small hardware store nearby.

Most importantly, their weapons had been upgraded!

Currently, the loadout for the four of them was as follows:

Primary Weapon: 1.2m thickened galvanized steel pipe + weighted front end (reinforced with several large hexagonal bolts).

The advantage of blunt weapons is that they are powerful when hitting the head and won't get stuck in bone like blades might.

They are powerful and effective. Currently, most zombies don't have much "flesh" to block the strike; even if they do, it's just rotten meat. The blow hits the bone directly, and the bones might not even be that hard.

A full swing is enough to shatter their heads!

As for the girl, Xiao Hong, hers was 0.8m—shorter and lighter. Although the attack range was a bit shorter, the power was still significant!

The secondary weapon was: a large pipe wrench.

It could be said to be a perfect secondary weapon. In emergencies, it could be used to pin a neck, a wrist, or a zombie's jaw.

And when needed, it could also be used to pry doors, windows, and cars.

When being pounced on at close range, a wrench to the face or prying the skull wouldn't get stuck or snap like a knife.

Furthermore, the grips of both the primary and secondary weapons were wrapped with non-slip tape.

They also carried large Phillips and flathead screwdrivers on them, with the grips similarly wrapped in non-slip tape.

These were used as backup weapons or auxiliary tools.