"You...you've left?"
Seeing the white spider swarm around them obediently leave, the members of the seven groups behind them couldn't help but whisper among themselves:
"Yes, just one word from the commander..."
"Wow, just how strong is the commander?"
Commander Li Yu simply went up and gave an order, and the largest spider immediately submitted and retreated to its nest. The awe in everyone's hearts burned like fire in their chests.
With such a powerful leader, their future is definitely not limited to this!
"Southwest, full speed ahead!" Li Yu commanded as he mounted his horse.
The team set off again and soon broke out of the outer area where the spiders were swarming and the thick fog was thick.
Suddenly, the view opened up, and deep in the rain, the outline of a brand-new, massive city, like a steel behemoth, stood out!
The majestic city walls, like a coiled black dragon, reflect a cold, hard metallic luster in the rain.
On the towering city walls, rows of massive cannons with terrifying calibers pointed menacingly outwards like the fangs of a giant beast.
Outside the city walls, layers upon layers of steel protection were laid out, with faint energy barriers that shimmered in the rain, creating a terrifying defensive system that far surpassed the Great Wall on the border of Zhongzhou!
"This!...This is a ghost town?" Ma Yuanbai was immediately dumbfounded.
Even the members of the Seventh Regiment, who had entered many cities before, were amazed:
"Oh My God..."
"How magnificent! It's unimaginable."
Not only were the members of the Seventh Regiment amazed, but even Li Yu's eyes were filled with deep shock and disbelief.
Such a magnificent city, with such fortifications, is truly impregnable!
This is completely different from the ghost towns they knew before.
But an eerie feeling suddenly enveloped everyone.
It's so quiet! Deathly silence!
Such a wonderful place, with such magnificent architecture and defenses.
Such a large city, yet there were no outbuildings outside the city walls, no shantytowns where refugees gathered, no trace of caravans, and not even a single patrolling Awakened One!
Only the endless rain curtain relentlessly washes over the cold steel city walls and this silent land.
It was as if the entire city had been abandoned in a corner of the world, calmly telling the story of the abnormality.
The massive spider swarms blocking the perimeter are just a facade; the city itself is sinister!
Li Yu's heart sank. This situation clearly defied common sense.
It wasn't until the group reached the massive alloy city gate that they saw two figures, dressed in Thunder Bureau standard raincoats and looking incredibly lonely, standing guard under the gate.
One of them, seeing the massive Seven Regiments, looked surprised and immediately turned and ran wildly into the city.
In the city, at the Thunder Bureau branch.
"What? You said a large number of military soldiers are coming?" Branch Director Chen Hai suddenly stood up from behind his brand-new desk, his eyes wide with disbelief.
"Are you sure?! How many people? What kind of equipment?" Chen Hai asked to confirm.
"Chief, I've confirmed it. It's a huge, dark mass, at least three to five thousand people."
"Most of them were wearing Central Plains combat uniforms, but the style... was somewhat mixed. Some had military uniforms, but the equipment looked like that of the Thunder Bureau."
The soldier who came to report sounded nervous, shocked by the number of Awakened in the Seventh Regiment.
Suddenly recalling the awe-inspiring marching momentum of the Seventh Regiment, he quickly added:
"Director, there are many awakened individuals in their ranks."
He had been in this city for quite some time, but this was the first time he had seen so many people come, all of them Awakened Ones. He knew something big was about to happen without even thinking.
Director Chen Hai's expression turned strange upon hearing this.
Central Plains Military Headquarters? Thunder Bureau's elite weaponry?
Isn't the Central Plains government currently focused on expanding outwards? Why would they choose this time to send the Central Plains military to this sparsely populated place?
Could it be... that something major has happened within Zhongzhou?
Aside from that, he really couldn't think of anything that would warrant such a huge fuss from above in this remote, sparsely populated, and practically deserted "ghost town."
"Chief, what do we do?" the soldier asked nervously.
"What's the panic! If it's a blessing in disguise, it's a curse; if it's a curse, you can't escape it! Come on, let's go out and 'greet' each other!" Although Chen Hai was full of doubts, he still made a decision immediately.
Although he was only the director of a branch of the Thunder Bureau and didn't have many Awakened under his command, since there was no city lord, he was the acting city lord.
Chen Hai straightened his collar and hurriedly led a few of his men toward the city gate.
However, his previously helpless and dejected face was no longer tense, and his eyes once again showed a hopeful look.
Chen Hai thought to himself, 'Could it be that the Central Plains authorities have finally remembered?'
It's important to know that this ghost town wasn't originally called Ghost Town, but rather "Kang City"!
Kangcheng is a new city that the Central State government quickly established after identifying a high point in a previously blank area.
This is not only the thirteenth newly built city in Zhongzhou, but also an important part of Zhongzhou's future planning.
A future city welcoming the arrival of the Water Era!
Not only the foundation, but also the weapons, the buildings, the waterproofing—everything was built to the highest standards of Zhongzhou.
For this reason, Zhongzhou even directly dispatched three supernatural architects who had built Jincheng to lead a team to complete the project, which took several years to build.
Queli aims to build a city that will endure for a thousand years even in the rain.
Everything was going smoothly, and the city was rising from the ground.
But at some point, rumors began to spread uncontrollably that Cannes was sparsely populated.
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