55: Chapter 55 The Zombie Cleanup Begins

He remembered his past life very clearly; for some unknown reason, whenever Xinning City couldn't withstand the Great Zombie Sweep,

a powerhouse of terrifying strength would appear, and after helping resolve the crisis... they would demand a hefty reward.

It was precisely for this reason that the highest combat power in Xinning City was barely at the sixth order... a vast amount of resources were handed over to that powerhouse.

It went without saying... once there were no resources, that powerhouse would absolutely not lift a finger!

About thirty minutes later, Mu Cheng arrived at West City, where Skeleton Island had clearly grown much larger.

Naturally, the guards... were also refreshed, each standing firm at their respective posts.

“Brother Cheng, you're here! How is the forging of the black gold armor going?” a familiar voice called out.

It was none other than... Gu Na.

“Mm-hmm, over thirty thousand sets. I'll trade them over to you!” Mu Cheng operated his high-tech bracelet, keeping five or six hundred sets for himself.

The rest were all traded to Gu Na.

After the high-tech bracelet unlocked its new functions, trading felt like playing a game; trading large quantities of items had become much more convenient.

“Thirty thousand sets... that is quite a lot. Since Brother Cheng can forge even more, how about swapping the rest for some black gold weapons?” Gu Na puffed out her chest slightly, but soon asked very seriously.

Mu Cheng didn't take it to heart and asked, “As you wish! Has anything happened on Skeleton Island these past few days?”

“It shouldn't be too big of a problem. There are mostly First-order Zombies and wild animals, and Skeleton Island is growing taller,” Gu Na replied.

It was obvious... she had a lot on her mind, but since he couldn't hear her thoughts, Mu Cheng felt awkward asking.

He could only find a random excuse. “Alright! Go about your business; Skeleton Island must be watched twenty-four hours a day.”

“Mm-hmm, then I'll get back to work.” Gu Na quickly left.

But just then, Peppa suddenly blurted out something in her sleep.

“I told you to study more but you wouldn't listen. Skeleton Island growing taller means the scale of the zombie army is increasing; there might even be an Tier 8 Zombie.”

Mu Cheng was a bit skeptical and wanted to ask more... when a hidden prompt suddenly popped up.

[Skeleton Island detected ahead: 1 Tier 8 Zombie, 5 Seventh-order Zombies, 50 Sixth-order Zombies, 500 Fifth-Order Zombies, 5,000 Fourth-order Zombies, 50,000 Third-order Zombies, 500,000 Second-order Zombies.]

Holy crap? Holy crap? An Tier 8 Zombie is appearing during the very first seven-day Great Sweep?

“If an Tier 8 Zombie appears... what should we do?” Mu Cheng suddenly asked slowly.

Peppa replied, “First, let that girl take action; second, the people from above will send someone.”

“This fellow really does know.” Mu Cheng had intended to test her, and he never expected Peppa to actually know.

Becoming curious, he asked, “Can you be a bit more specific?”

“Isn't that clear enough? I don't think that girl will act... and even if she does, it will require a heavy price. As for the people from above, you'll need to provide a massive amount of resources.” Peppa satisfied Mu Cheng's curiosity with a more detailed explanation.

“It seems the rules of my past life still exist.” Mu Cheng was now absolutely certain.

The major events he experienced in his past life would all happen; the difference was that the timeline would be greatly compressed...

Exactly when they would arrive, he didn't know.

“This guy... is quite interesting.” Having spent a long time with Mu Cheng, Peppa naturally found him strange.

The first Small Sweep could be called a coincidence, but with this Great Sweep, Mu Cheng started to seem off.

Peppa could clearly see from him... that he seemed to know something.

On the eastern city wall of Xinning City.

“My dear sister, you should think this through carefully; the people from above are not simple,” Lu Yuling said, suddenly appearing.

Beside her, Lu Yuxuan was looking straight ahead with an uneasy heart, clearly weighed down by worries.

She spoke slowly, “My dear sister, between heaven and hell, I have long since lost the right to choose.”

“Fine! Since you've decided, then go all out. Mother and I will always support you, even if it means sacrificing the entire Lu Family,” Lu Yuling declared firmly.

Lu Yuxuan wore a smile. “It's not that serious! It's just breaking the rules a bit. With Mother's strength, I'd like to see who dares to touch her two precious daughters.”

“You win.” Lu Yuling was speechless.

Since they were children... this younger sister of hers had been incredibly smart; every conversation with her would end in a stalemate.

However, Lu Yuxuan was indeed telling the truth; their mother, with the strength of a Rank 9 God of War, was known as the Guardian of Dongfang City.

Setting aside the power she wielded, even just with her own strength as a Rank 9 God of War, in today's world,

no one dared to provoke her...

“Alright! The time is almost here. Shouldn't my dear sister go and get ready?” Lu Yuxuan suddenly became very serious.

“Mm-hmm, then I'm off.” Lu Yuling didn't linger and vanished without a trace in an instant.

“It's also time to break through to the sixth order.” Lu Yuxuan suddenly sat in meditation on the spot and took out a blood-red energy orb the size of a basketball.

It was the one she had obtained in the Junior Trader Challenge Tournament; one could clearly see the obvious energy fluctuations inside.

As she refined and absorbed it... a continuous stream of blood-colored energy surged into her body.

Actually, she could have refined and absorbed it during these three days, but it was because of her Death Bloodline.

Death Bloodline: Only by being infinitely close to death can one understand its true essence.

The arrival of danger meant being infinitely close to death... only such an environment or near-death combat could allow her to find life in a desperate situation.

It made breaking through even more effective!

Under Mu Cheng's suggestion, most of the people with combat capability were arranged on the west side.

Naturally, for safety's sake, he also had three fifth-order young ladies lead about twenty relatively strong young ladies.

They were stationed at the East, South, and North walls respectively... combined with other factions, about a hundred people were left on those three sides.

The plan was similar to before, with the focus on the west side; City Lord Qin Chen would still act according to the situation.

“They're here. This scale is quite large; the absence of First-order Zombies means an Tier 8 Zombie will appear,” Peppa suddenly said seriously.

As soon as these words were spoken, Mu Cheng immediately shouted.

“Everyone, get ready! Proceed according to the original plan.”

With this shout... everyone went on high alert. By now, White-Clothed Gelatinous Tooth and Jiang Nanbei had both broken through to the sixth order.

Mu Cheng's plan was to leave the first and Second-order Zombies to the other factions, while the third to fourth-order ones were for the young ladies of Menglou Pavilion.

Of course, safety came first; running if they couldn't win was also part of the plan.

As dark clouds pressed down on the city, the zombie army charged forward. Fortunately, their luck was decent; the sixth, seventh, and Tier 8 Zombies had not yet appeared.

“Good luck. Then leave the Fifth-Order Zombies to me!” Mu Cheng released his Purple Cloud Wings and soared straight into the sky.