Shashi.

A place nearly a thousand kilometers away from Chengdu.

In the makeshift camp, Li Xinyue stood on a high point, looking at the situation in the distance.

Across the river, there was a vast, dark mass of extraordinary creatures.

The beast tide in Chengdu has intensified, and the situation in Shashi is no worse. Although no particularly intelligent beast king has emerged, overall, Li Xinyue is facing a much more severe situation than before.

After the apocalypse, the population of various places basically gathered in major cities.

Because in the face of natural disasters like the apocalypse, one must rely on the strength of a group to survive; those who tried to fight alone are basically dead.

Even with Li Xinyue's strength, she wouldn't dare say that she could travel nearly a thousand kilometers from Shashi to Rongcheng on her own.

Indeed, Li Xinyue had thought of escaping alone more than once. There was no other reason than that, when faced with the dark, overwhelming tide of beasts, she felt nothing but despair.

However, reason told her that before the beast tide gathered, she had Li Shiyun's help and was able to easily go to Rongcheng. Although she was alone when she returned, she did not encounter any major trouble and returned to Shashi.

But now it's different. Extraordinary creatures from all over have gathered together and completely surrounded them. Anyone who leaves the group will be hunted down by extraordinary creatures that outnumber them several times over, until they die.

Of course, Li Xinyue had the idea of ​​escaping alone, but she never put it into action.

In the apocalypse, there are not only bad people who take advantage of the chaos to do evil, but also many people like Li Xinyue, who hopes to live together with her compatriots.

But the problem now is that she and two thousand survivors from the settlement had just broken through a major battle a few days ago. They were currently only able to catch their breath thanks to a river separating them from the enemy. However, the supernatural creatures were not meant to kill, and the river wouldn't hold them for long. In the end...

"Big sister, during the breakout a few days ago, almost all the old and weak in our settlement died. Those who have reached the other side of the river are mostly able-bodied young men with fighting ability, and ninety percent of them have awakened extraordinary templates, but..."

Behind Li Xinyue stood three people.

A middle-aged man remained silent, deep in thought.

Two young people, a man and a woman. The man looked to be in his early twenties, handsome and dashing, while the woman looked to be in her early twenties, with looks not much worse than Li Xinyue's, but she lacked the charm of a mature woman and had more of a girl's naivety and liveliness.

The one who just spoke was that man.

What he didn't finish saying was that although there seemed to be more than two thousand people left, this number was insignificant compared to the beast tide on the other side of the river.

"Hu Yu, don't bother your older sister. Can't you see she's trying to figure something out?" Lin Lu frowned and reprimanded the young man.

She admired Li Xinyue greatly and believed that Li Xinyue would definitely come up with a solution, but she didn't know that Li Xinyue had no confidence at all and was filled with despair.

"I didn't say anything," Hu Yu said aggrievedly, then continued what he hadn't said before, "Big sister, what I mean is, with so many of us, it's impossible for everyone to survive. How about... we leave some people to resist the beast tide, and the rest break through? Didn't you say there's a powerful force in Rongcheng? If we only take a small number of elites and launch a surprise attack, we'll definitely be able to get there safely!"

"Hu Yu, what are you saying? Are you telling Big Sister to abandon our compatriots?" Lin Lu was furious upon hearing this and immediately started cursing.

Hu Yu ignored her and looked at Li Xinyue instead; that was indeed what he meant.

In his view, everyone was going to die if they stayed here, so it was better to sacrifice some people in order for himself and the others to survive.

"Hu Yu, according to you, who should stay behind to delay the beast tide, and who should break through?" The middle-aged man who had been silent all along spoke up, asking in a very calm tone, "We are all human beings, so why should some people die and others live?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Yu said matter-of-factly, "Uncle Zhang, we are strong, so we should live. As for those people... they are so weak. If it weren't for us, they would have died long ago. It's not worth sacrificing ourselves for them now."

"Hu Yu, what nonsense are you talking about?" Lin Lu was anxious and wanted to scold him again, but at this moment, Li Xinyue spoke up. She looked at Hu Yu and said coldly, "Fine, go and give the order now. Whoever you want to die, you can leave them behind to delay the beast tide."

"Big sister... of course we can't say this outright!" Hu Yu smiled awkwardly upon hearing this, and wanted to continue speaking, but was interrupted by Li Xinyue.

"Shut up! At this point, who's the fool? If you even have a hint of such thoughts, do you think no one will see through you? If you dare to do something like that, believe me, you'll be the first one to die."

"I……"

"Alright, Hu Yu, stop talking. Listen to Xinyue; she definitely has a way," Zhang Shukai said. "Right now, we only have one path: to pool all our resources and find a way to survive. Any scheming will only get us killed!"

The middle-aged man was knowledgeable and experienced. In his opinion, Hu Yu's suggestion would only lead to everyone's deaths and would serve no purpose whatsoever.

At this point, having ulterior motives will not only harm yourself, but also everyone else.

However, he didn't say anything harsh.

The four people present were the strongest in the Shashi area. At this time, they could have differing opinions, but they still had to maintain a facade of unity.

Hu Yu's suggestion was rejected by all three of them. He lowered his head sheepishly, not knowing what to say. But in his heart, he still felt that he shouldn't die here... even if it meant sacrificing other people's lives, he should live.

"Big sister, do you have any ideas?" Lin Lu looked at Li Xinyue expectantly.

She idolizes Li Xinyue!

Idols... they always have a halo, they're omnipotent!

Li Xinyue smiled bitterly to herself, but on the surface she dared not show it. Instead, she said calmly, "Let's take it one step at a time. We will all survive!"

What could she possibly do?

But in order to maintain morale, that was the only way to say it.

'Fortunately, no matter what, I've already sent Xiaoyun to Hope City. She'll definitely survive with that man!'

Li Xinyue was no longer sure if she would survive, but the only thing that comforted her was that her goddaughter had survived.

Her only worry was that Li Shiyun had a very bad temper and might cause trouble. But then she thought, 'Although Xiaoyun has a bad temper, she's pretty and cute. What man doesn't like a pretty girl? Even if Xiaoyun gets into trouble, that man might not actually hurt her.'