Chapter 543: Chapter 371: Vine-Entwined Dead City
“Where?”
Su Han had once instructed Li Wenyuan to pay attention to the spatial rifts of the Undead Race, especially those that might contain Fourth Order Undead.
Li Wenyuan replied, “Around Chu Yuan City, there’s one in the city area and two in the suburbs. Chu Yuan City has now become a land of the undead, basically with no large-scale human activity.”
His expression was grave; Chu Yuan City was only over two hundred kilometers away from Fenglu City and was one of the neighboring cities. If things had gone according to plan, Chu Yuan City would have been part of the urban cluster expansion of Fenglu Base.
But man proposes, and God disposes. After several unexpected incidents, Fenglu Base was too busy to take care of itself, and by the time they reacted, many of the surrounding cities had already fallen and had become the territories of monsters and the Undead Race.
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Now, with the help of Su Han, once the insect swarm gradually proliferated and the core leaders had accumulated enough for a breakthrough, they would be able to expand quickly and gather as many survivors as possible.
“I will go to Chu Yuan City. As for the cleanup troops, they can come later. I might need to enter the Great Blood Sea from there,” Su Han said.
“Be careful. I’ll have Yunqing on standby at all times.”
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Su Han and Li Wenyuan didn’t stay long; Li Wenyuan had even more things to handle than Su Han had anticipated.
Although the Domain of Death in the Fenglu Mountain Range had been resolved, the Pillar of the Blood Sea at Tianqing Mountain couldn’t be stopped from expanding.
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Fenglu Base had no choice but to adjust their plans. While clearing the surrounding monsters, they had to extend the city cluster expansion towards the south to avoid the direction of the Blood Sea Pillar.
Additionally, the manufacturing of the Mechanical Giant Spirit God, Fourth Grade medicines, healing nests, and other Spirit Energy Technology research were also accelerating. The advancement of these projects would enable Contractors like Niu Ben of Third Order Superior to progress quickly.
Li Wenyuan had to keep a close eye on these developments to ensure that Fenglu Base made a breakthrough, which would help alleviate the pressure from the south.
Furthermore, with the searching for survivors, their relocation, and the seeding of the Trees of Light, he hadn’t slept well in several days.
Su Han didn’t stay to disturb him any longer and went straight out the door. Niu Ben was already waiting for him outside the command center.
A Double-headed Bone Griffin with black wings stood by his side, about five meters tall with a wingspan of at least twenty meters, was another sizable creature.
“Lord Su, the leader ordered me to lead a team to assist you with the situation in Chu Yuan City. Accompanying us is a support squad of twenty people, responsible for observation, healing, logistics, and other matters,” Niu Ben said.
Niu Ben knew that Su Han’s strength was formidable, being the number one human warrior. They might be unable to help much in combat.
Being able to scout and handle logistics was already the limit of what they could do.
Of course, being able to observe the battle data of High Order combatants would also benefit their future encounters with Fourth and Fifth Order monsters.
But all this was predicated on Su Han’s permission.
Su Han nodded, “Let’s go together. When we’re there, you guys can stay on the periphery, and leave the fighting to me.”
“Understood!”
Niu Ben called over the members of the squad. They were all warriors of the Armed Forces with Second Order strength, each with Contracted Angel Envoys that were either Second Order Low Grade or Medium flying monsters.
Half of them were Bone Griffins, an apparent sub-group among the Undead Race. The rest were Mutant Kind bird species.
Once the team was assembled, Su Han didn’t summon the Blood Prison Dragon. Instead, he and Niu Ben rode the Double-headed Bone Griffin and flew directly toward Chu Yuan City.
They set off from Fenglu Base and flew over the suburbs. Shadows of the Trees of Light were faintly visible on the wasteland, dispersing bits of the fog.
The seeds of the Trees of Light had been traded with six bases from the Tree Domain. Although their number wasn’t as high as in the Tree Domain, the bases had already begun seeding in their surroundings.
Li Wenyuan and the others knew that the Trees of Light represented the future’s hope. Only by sowing now could humans possibly reconstruct the ecological environment.
Therefore, this task was of utmost importance. Unlike the Tree Domain’s casual approach, the places they sowed first were the farmlands within controlled areas, followed by cleared mountain areas, to ensure as many Trees of Light survived as possible.
Dots of light shone through the fog, like twinkling stars in the night sky.
The flight speed of the Double-headed Bone Griffin was not slow. Although not as fast as Su Han’s Blood Prison Dragon, it had already reached the cusp of Fourth Grade. In just over half an hour, they were near the outskirts of Chu Yuan City.
“Ga ga”
The team had barely approached when a harsh and strident cry could already be heard.
Niu Ben’s eyes narrowed: “Corpse Crows, prepare to counterattack.”
The members of the squad immediately dispersed to form a mutually protective formation, then grasped their Spirit Energy rifles.
Whirr
The sound of beating wings came through. From the fog, dozens of large grey crows burst forth.
They were about two meters in length with beaks like bone, displaying greyish-white color, and equipped with sharp serrated edges. Their bodies were pitch-black, feathers decaying, and even the squirming flesh on their bodies could be seen.
Upon seeing Su Han and his party, their crimson eyes lit up with a savage look and they lunged forward. A deathly aura swirled around them.
“Bang bang bang”
Spirit Energy bullets struck the Corpse Crows, shattering their heads and splattering their dark blood, which was particularly revolting.
The Corpse Crows were not strong, but there were many of them. After a round of attacks, over a dozen were killed, but more seemed to hear the commotion and rapidly approached from the fog.
Black fire!
The Double-headed Bone Griffin spat out pitch-black flames, sweeping over tens of meters in front of it, instantly igniting the crows and causing them to plummet to the ground like balls of fire.