Chapter 341 - 317: The Only Hope! The Salvation Army is Back?

Chapter 341: Chapter 317: The Only Hope! The Salvation Army is Back?

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The men from Qingfeng Base who were luring the zombies came to a strange halt, not understanding what was happening.

They had lured zombie hordes countless times, but this was the first time they’d ever encountered a situation like this.

Just then, something even more astonishing happened.

The zombies in the horde turned in unison and began moving in a different direction. They were much faster than usual, as if they had gone into a frenzy.

The men from Qingfeng Base were completely ignored, even though their hovercars were still blasting loud, deafening music.

But the zombies acted as if they didn’t hear a thing, paying it no mind.

The scene was bizarre in the extreme.

Seeing Chen Lin get out, a survivor immediately asked, "Lord Chen, what do we do now?"

Chen Lin frowned. "You all head back first. I’ll go take a look!"

"Understood, my lord." The survivors nodded and flew off in their hovercars.

They knew that if something was really wrong, they wouldn’t be of any help anyway.

Seeing this, Chen Lin immediately followed, determined to get to the bottom of it.

Lu Feng, watching through the game interface, also sensed that something was wrong.

The scene brought a certain possibility to mind, and with a single thought, he entered the game world.

He pulled a motorcycle directly from his inventory, sped away from the East Suburb Fortress, and headed in Chen Lin’s direction.

Along the way, he even logged out of the game several times to re-check Chen Lin’s position.

When he checked again, the game interface showed Chen Lin following the zombie horde to the edge of a forest, and Lu Feng’s brow furrowed.

He couldn’t control the camera angle inside the forest.

He had never been inside that forest before.

Before long, he arrived outside the forest on his motorcycle. He saw only Chen Lin, surrounded by the corpses of zombies.

Furthermore, these zombies were holding various weapons, which meant they were clearly mutant zombies.

"Boss!" Upon seeing Lu Feng, Chen Lin called out respectfully, surprised. ’How did he get here?’

As a member of the Salvation Army, his respect for Lu Feng was different from that of the other survivors.

The Salvation Army’s goal was to re-establish the pre-apocalyptic order.

But in this post-apocalyptic world, that goal seemed nearly impossible. The people in the other Survivor Bases refused to recognize their cause.

But their new boss gave them a glimmer of hope.

At the very least, the atmosphere in Qingfeng Base was far better than in any other Survivor Base.

Of course, the most important reason was the man’s mysterious, unfathomable power. He could even pilot a Mecha, which meant that before the apocalypse, he must have been a specially selected military operative, just like him and Wang Cheng.

Lu Feng stepped forward. "Where’s the zombie horde?"

Chen Lin was stunned. ’The boss really is as mysterious as they say. The men who came with me can’t have made it back to report yet, so how does he already know?’

He quickly explained, "I was held up by these mutant zombies. They were incredibly strong and fought strangely. It took me some time to finish them off. By then, the entire zombie horde had already entered the forest. It’s filled with a thick fog, so I have no idea where to even begin searching."

Lu Feng nodded.

It was true. After the apocalypse, many forests had become shrouded in a strange mist. Ordinary people would get lost easily, and with Mutant Beasts lurking within, these areas became forbidden zones that survivors dared not approach.

’Still, I have a pretty good idea of what’s going on,’ Lu Feng thought. ’This bizarre scene is probably related to that Hexagonal Beast.’

According to the game’s background lore on the City East Alliance, the Hexagonal Beast could control not only zombies but Mutant Beasts as well.

’And where would one find the most Mutant Beasts? In the forest, of course.’

’Combined with the mutant zombies that ambushed Chen Lin, the conclusion is almost certain.’

In other words, the Hexagonal Beast crisis was already beginning to unfold.

He and Chen Lin ventured inside to investigate, but after finding no tracks, they returned to the forest’s edge.

"Boss, this whole thing is strange. Something isn’t right," Chen Lin said with a frown.

Lu Feng nodded, fabricating a plan on the spot as he instructed, "We don’t have the manpower for a large-scale investigation. Go to the City East Alliance and meet with the Flame Emperor. Tell him I sent you, explain what happened, and let him investigate. After all, the City East Alliance has plenty of people."

"Understood, Boss!" Chen Lin nodded.

After giving his orders, Lu Feng got on his motorcycle and rode back to the East Suburb Fortress.

’Once the Flame Emperor learns of this, he’s sure to investigate,’ Lu Feng thought. ’And with my current strength, I’m confident he won’t ignore my message. He can’t afford to.’

’So, all I have to do is sit back and wait to reap the rewards of the Flame Emperor’s investigation.’

Having received his orders, Chen Lin retracted his Mecha and set off for the City East Alliance.

Before long, he had entered the City East Alliance and headed directly for the Noble District within.

He was stopped at the entrance to the Noble District. He presented an identification plaque that read: Guard Captain, East Suburb Fortress.

The guard on duty respectfully waved him through.

Chen Lin soon entered the Noble District, but his brow furrowed at the sight of the clean, prosperous streets within.

Without a doubt, this was a completely different world from the one outside. The guards at the gate served as the stark dividing line.

He knew that in this post-apocalyptic world, the powerful were afforded more privileges.

He himself enjoyed more privileges than ordinary survivors back at Qingfeng Base.

But those privileges shouldn’t be used to create a rigid class system, let alone to buy and sell people like slaves.

Perhaps this was an inevitable consequence of the apocalypse, and perhaps the City East Alliance’s actions were justifiable from a certain point of view, but the Salvation Army did not condone it.

This was why their hundred-thousand-strong Salvation Army had refused the City East Alliance’s recruitment from the very beginning, even if it meant being driven out, scattered, and broken.

’Thinking about it, maybe the boss is the only real hope in this god-forsaken world.’

’At least his base doesn’t divide people into upper and lower classes. At least he doesn’t abuse the power he holds.’

’Sometimes, it even feels like the boss isn’t a product of this era at all, but someone who walked straight out of the pre-apocalyptic, civilized world.’

Perhaps it was this feeling that made the few staunch members of the Salvation Army among them grow ever more devoted to Qingfeng Base.

Soon, Chen Lin arrived outside the Flame Emperor’s Mansion.

"Who goes there?" a guard at the gate asked immediately.

Chen Lin stated directly, "I am the Guard Captain of the East Suburb Fortress. I am here to see the Flame Emperor under orders from the Guard Officer."

The guard’s expression changed instantly at the mention of the East Suburb Fortress and the Guard Officer.

"Please wait a moment!" The guard hurried inside.

The East Suburb Fortress and its Guard Officer had become quite famous in the Noble District recently. The reason was simple: they had annihilated the Li Family.

After all, ever since that Li Lin had returned and inadvertently revealed some of his power, everyone knew the Li Family was not to be trifled with.

Everyone assumed the Li Family would seek revenge on Lu Feng, the Guard Officer of the East Suburb Fortress.

’That Lu Feng was a dead man walking.’

But who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, the Li Family would be the ones wiped out by the Guard Officer of the East Suburb Fortress?

Now, everyone knew that the Guard Officer of the East Suburb Fortress was the one not to be trifled with.

Just as the guard hurried into the Flame Emperor’s Mansion, a button on Chen Lin’s person suddenly began to beep. BEEP... BEEP...

He froze.

’The Salvation Army communicator, silent for so long, was actually receiving a signal.’

’This means someone from the old Salvation Army has returned to Celestial Sea City.’