An Nuan easily took down one of the opposing forces' key players.
With one seventh-tier fighter gone, the enemy's morale plummeted. Da Xiong wanted to throw a party in the base, but An Nuan stopped him.
"We've only killed a few dozen people, what's there to celebrate? The main force is still behind them."
Her words made everyone feel a bit embarrassed.
An Nuan asked, "Xiong Er, what about the people you contacted? What's their attitude?"
"Some are okay; they've decided to join us, but they're asking for supplies from us in the future and want to be absorbed into our group. As for some others... hmph, they have no sense of the bigger picture!"
Xiong Er expressed his disgust.
The city wasn't theirs alone to control. Asking those people to fight against the common enemy, and they were all plotting their own schemes.
An Nuan sneered, "That's human nature. They only realize the danger when it's at their doorstep."
"Give them a deadline. By 5 PM tomorrow, whoever wants to come can come, and whoever doesn't can get lost."
"If we get swallowed, we'll all retreat to my place and reorganize our forces to fight back."
"If we aren't swallowed... well, life and death are unpredictable on the battlefield. If something happens to any of us, it won't be our concern."
Millions of survivors were in the city.
After the disaster began, its location near the mountains and forests provided shelter. The extreme temperature changes didn't impact it as severely.
Coupled with the presence of a military base and a radar station, the death rate here was noticeably lower than in other areas.
The number of survivors was also relatively high.
If everyone had been united, there wouldn't have been any problems.
But now, no one trusted anyone else; they all saw each other as enemies.
A scattered force deserved to perish.
An Nuan had no interest in their petty squabbles. After listening to her father's meeting arrangements, she felt sleepy again.
Xiao Hang chuckled, "You don't seem to have much energy this time. You're getting drowsy very easily."
"Maybe it's spring fever!"
Spring fever?
Was there even such a thing as spring anymore?
An Nuan took a sip of honey water and comfortably fell asleep in the tent.
Her father's radar base had already arranged for people to set up traps. Their efficiency was high; they quickly installed peony bombs along the third ring road, and the chrysanthemum platform positions were also fixed.
A group of survivors was unhappy.
"Why are you installing things on our territory? What if we get hurt?"
"Exactly! It's already hard enough to find shelter, and now we have to get involved in their war. Why should we?"
The short man grumbled,
"They brought this trouble upon us, forcing us into this war, and now they want to use us as cannon fodder. That's out of the question!"
"They never thought of us when things were good, but suddenly we're all family when there's trouble. How laughable."
The middle-aged woman also said, "We didn't agree to join them in fighting, and now they want to single us out as cannon fodder. Isn't this a coercive contract? I'll show them a thing or two. Who's willing to go with me?"
Several young people and those with unconventional styles stepped forward.
"We're going to get dragged into it anyway. At worst, we all die together. We won't let them have it easy!"
"That's right. Why should we fight just because they tell us to? I refuse! Sister Wang, I'll follow you. Tell me what to do!"
Wang Tian sneered, "I'll charm them, and then make them turn on each other, blow up their own equipment. Let's see what they do then!"
"Okay, we'll go right now. If we die, we die together! Let's take them down!"
Wang Tian led over twenty people towards the destination with great momentum.
Along the way, they recruited quite a few hot-headed fools.
The group of troublemakers grew larger.
A few squads saw them and curiously asked, "Boss, they seem to be going to cause trouble. Should we just watch, or..."
"Watch? What a joke! Hao Yunfeng from the radar base is out there. He's from a proper military background. These people are dreaming!"
"Ignore them. We'll join Da Xiong tomorrow. We didn't get to eat meat before, but we can still have some soup later."
Everyone extinguished their torches and pretended not to see, letting these idiots advance towards Hao Yunfeng.
Wang Tian, a fifth-tier mental power controller, used her charm ability with ease.
She reached the hundred-meter wall and was about to order her people to climb when a voice suddenly appeared in her mind.
Wang Tian turned around, "I know a method that will make it easier to annihilate them. Follow me."
The hot-headed fools who were already fired up didn't suspect anything and followed their "leader" out of the city gate.
As soon as the over three hundred people walked out, the ancient city gate behind them closed.
The heavy earth walls and steel plates blocked their retreat.
"Where's our retreat?"
"You have no retreat."
Chen Wenjing stood on top of the city wall and said slowly, "You have nowhere to go, no ability to resist, and you're very sleepy. You'll be asleep soon."
"I'm so sleepy... so sleepy..."
Hundreds of people fell down one after another.
In less than a minute, they were all sound asleep, like dead pigs.
Nan Menying immediately activated her Nightmare ability.
Everyone's faces contorted in their sleep, and they kept shouting.
Some begged their family members to forgive them and not seek revenge.
Some vented their excess energy in their dreams, their waists thrusting up.
They were all exhibiting shameful behavior!
Nan Menying: "Wenjing, do we need to scare them to death in their dreams?"
"No need. General Nuan said we should try not to have blood on our hands. Someone else will take care of the rest."
"Do we need to wait for the allied forces to arrive?"
"Not that long!"
Chang Kaitong pointed towards the dense forest, "Did you hear that noise? Don't you remember what creatures rule the night?"
Zombies!
The zombies outside the city were drawn out by their sleep-talking.
And some carnivorous plants and异种 (yi zhong - alien creatures/mutants) that only appeared at night also emerged from the forest.
The mountains and forests were a strange place, not only providing shelter for humans but also for various creatures.
"Meat! So much meat!"
"Mine, mine, mine! It's all mine!"
The zombies rushed forward and began to gnaw.
Those still under the Nightmare ability felt pain but could not break free.
Everyone experienced extreme suffering in their dreams.
The 异种 were also quite brutal when they ate; the carnivorous plants were better, wrapping their targets and swallowing them whole.
At least it wasn't wasteful.
Hao Yunfeng considered himself well-traveled.
Seeing such a scene, he still felt a chill.
He noticed that Chen Wenjing and Chang Kaitong showed no unusual reactions and couldn't help but ask, "Why aren't you guys reacting?"
Chen Wenjing found it strange, "Why react to killing enemies? These people have bad intentions, they deserve to die!"
"They deserve it, but wouldn't it be better if it was a swift death? Isn't this a bit cruel?"
Chang Kaitong nodded, "Letting them die in their dreams is already merciful. If Young Master Fu were to act, it would be ten thousand times more painful than this!"
Hao Yunfeng felt a pang of fear.
This "Young Master Fu" must be a cruel and sinister individual!