The next morning.

"Get up! Everyone get the hell up, no more sleeping!"

Liu Yang quickly ran downstairs to wake all the survivors staying inside the shop.

At this moment, Liu Yang didn't care if his voice would attract other zombies; he just wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.

Zhang Hao's death was just too tragic, and the remaining few no longer dared to linger in Jiangnan City District.

"Sir, are we getting food this early?"

The many survivors were bleary-eyed, looking at the rather irritable Liu Yang, utterly confused.

"Food my ass! I don't even have food for myself to share with you!"

In his anger, Liu Yang kicked the still half-asleep survivor to the side.

After arriving in Jiangnan City District, they found out that all the supplies in each shop had been cleared out, not even a speck of dust left. Liu Yang himself hadn't had enough to eat.

"Hurry up, pack your things and leave here. If you want to stay and feed the zombies, keep sleeping!"

Upon hearing Liu Yang's words, the survivors downstairs became incredibly excited. They were already fed up with living in constant fear and uncertainty in this city.

Turning around, Liu Yang's expression darkened instantly. His lips, usually coarse and brash, with a full beard, were now trembling slightly.

Damn it!

This cursed Jiangnan City District, I'll never come back!

Liu Yang returned to the second floor to find Wang Lei and the others already packed, each with a gloomy face.

"Zhang Hao and Lin Yan's bodies... forget it, just leave them here," Wang Lei said, frowning deeply.

No one objected; in this apocalyptic world, even the living are struggling to survive, who has the energy to care for the dead?

"According to the original plan, escort these survivors to the helipad. No changes in formation, let the evolvers among the survivors fill the gaps!"

"Brothers, this next stretch won't be easy. It's tens of kilometers to the rendezvous point, and from here on, it's up to you all..."

The survivor base had a small outpost set up dozens of kilometers away for transferring survivors, and there were other evolvers providing mutual support there.

Soon, the personnel inside the stronghold gathered, all the survivors were filled with excitement.

"Finally, we can leave. Finally, we can get out of here!"

"These damned zombies, one day we'll kill them all!"

"Do you think there's food at the survivor base? Can we eat our fill?"

Unlike the somber Wang Lei and others, these survivors ready to evacuate were exceedingly excited, chattering nonstop inside the stronghold.

"All of you, shut up!"

A low growl from Wang Lei instantly silenced the previously noisy stronghold.

"Shortly, we will protect you all the way to the designated location. During this time, if any of you dare to say a word, don't blame me for being rude!"

Wang Lei's face was exceedingly grim, glaring harshly at the survivors in front of him.

They had to understand that retreating with his squad and covering the main force's move are two completely different concepts. A slight mistake could lead to total collapse with unimaginable consequences.

Yang Xiu and Liu Yang exchanged a glance, then left the stronghold first.

The two of them slashed their swords, easily killing the dozen zombies gathered at the entrance like cutting through vegetables.

"Move, move, move! If you fall behind, it's your own responsibility!" Wang Lei urged the survivors, gesturing for them to follow, speaking in a low voice.

The mission target only required fifty individuals, and the team already had over seventy people. Even if some died, it didn't matter.

After passing through several streets, Wang Lei took a deep look back, with a sense of frustration pent up inside.

Damn it!

What the hell is this Jiangnan City District?!

We didn't encounter a single evolved zombie the whole time. I brought four people here and only took two back!

One day I'll come back; I want to see what kind of secrets Jiangnan City District holds?!

After a few days of investigation, Wang Lei found Jiangnan City District to be incredibly strange, undoubtedly hiding a big secret, but his current strength was far from enough to uncover it.

Although he felt reluctant, Wang Lei also knew it was too dangerous to stay and decided to retreat until he was stronger.

Yang Xiu and Liu Yang, in their eagerness to leave Jiangnan City District, fought desperately in the front.

...

Not far from the retreating main force, a figure stood proudly on a high building, staring intently at the team.

"Hmph, good that you know your place."

Through the perspective of 'Lightning One', Lu Chuan watched Wang Lei and the others retreat, finally feeling a weight lifted from his heart.

This area has now been searched by humans, and most survivors have been moved, meaning Jiangnan City District now belongs to him!

At Qingshui Farm, Lu Chuan stretched lazily.

It wasn't for nothing that he hadn't slept these past few days monitoring this team, and now Qingshui Farm is somewhat temporarily secure.

With a thought, Lu Chuan released massive amounts of Corpse Puppets into Jiangnan City District, and one Evolved Zombie after another exuded powerful auras.

Apart from the forces defending Qingshui Farm, over a dozen Evolved Corpse Puppets entered the city district.

Meanwhile, trucks began moving back and forth between Qingshui Farm and Jiangnan City District, and the once silent Qingshui Farm returned to its former liveliness.

Looking at the vast cityscape, Lu Chuan's eyes shone brightly.

"With most humans gone, this area is now my kingdom."

Looking at his fist, Lu Chuan's corner of the mouth formed a stiff smile.

As expected, in any world, power is the ultimate truth.

Last time, Lu Chuan felt frustrated evacuating from Sunshine District.

This time, he chased away others.

Seeing his currently powerful grasp over his forces, a sense of mighty ambition surged within him.

Only three months into the apocalypse, his Corpse Puppets had grown to this magnitude.

Given some more time to continue evolving, he would one day command an invincible Corpse Puppet army!

Rest assured, Little Qiqi.

Your father already has enough strength to protect you, no longer living in fear within Sunshine District!

"These human survivors have developed too quickly. I guess their scale will continue to grow; it seems I must strike first!"

A cold glint appeared in Lu Chuan's eyes. With such a massive and formidable Corpse Puppet army, if he didn't establish his own Zombie Kingdom, wouldn't that be a waste?

Who says zombies can't rule the world? I'll see whether you human evolvers grow faster or my zombie army develops faster.

From now on, Jiangnan City District is a forbidden zone for humans.

This territory belongs to me, Lu Chuan!

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