Industrial Cthulhu doesn't believe in the end times.

Chapter 186 "How many?"

The Solidarity Society, officially known as the North American Solidarity Society, was founded by a superhuman named Hu Yaozu, who is often referred to as Lao Hu. In fact, the Solidarity Society did not start with this name. It was just that most of the initial members were people of color who had always been oppressed in shelters controlled by the cult and the military.

Later, influenced by Oriental Broadcasting, they established this organization with the aim of uniting the oppressed and marginalized, helping each other to survive.

As the organization gradually expanded, it also accepted many white people. Although the organization was a mixed bag, they were generally quite obedient to Lao Hu's orders.

As a high-level transcendent being, he already possessed a certain degree of authority, and he also had considerable support from a core group of people.

The Unity Society and Vincent's Gale Order have a long-standing conflict, and this time, in their struggle for control of a maze, they have really fought fiercely. Old Hu has even personally engaged in several battles with Vincent.

However, the two sides were evenly matched, and the cult also received some assistance from the military. Overall, the Unity Society was at a disadvantage.

When the Extraordinary Summit was held, Lao Hu and others were also gathered together listening to the radio. Due to the Unity Association's ideology and nature, the atmosphere here was much more relaxed, and there were quite a few children surrounding the large venue.

"This is wonderful! It's the ideal country I've always dreamed of," someone exclaimed, praising the ideas and policies presented on the radio.

"I heard that the toilet water there is so clean you can drink it directly. I wonder if that's true."

“This is definitely fake.” Someone shook their head: “They will soon all be superhumans, so they won’t need to eat or use toilets. How could they have toilet water?”

"Right……"

"Rumor has it that the people there are exceptionally friendly and moral, so much so that even mutated beasts are willing to live in harmony with them, and even mutated plants can get along with them. Look at us here... sigh."

These words caused many people to look worried, as the main problems they faced on this land were very different from those in the East.

Before the cataclysm, the land was sparsely populated and the environment was severely damaged, which made the threat of zombies and zombie beasts relatively small. However, soon, mutated beasts and mutated plants became problems that had to be faced.

Especially the mutated birds, have reached a point where they are difficult to resist.

This is also why the Unity Society wants to compete with the Order for the labyrinth. These special areas, which were born on this land after the Great Cataclysm, are quite different from the Eastern Secret Realms. The difference in form is only superficial; the biggest difference is that people can live inside them.

These labyrinths don't contain as much spiritual energy as secret realms, so they won't corrupt people. Of course, there are many dangers inside. People who enter may get lost in the complex and unpredictable forks in the road, and there may be unique monsters or dangerous mechanical creations that occasionally appear inside. But relatively speaking, living inside is safer than living on the surface.

The crowd was abuzz with discussion. To Lao Hu and a few others who had actually been to the East, some of their comments were ridiculous and absurd. However, they did not correct these people. The yearning for the East had become one of the important factors that had brought the Unity Association together. Everyone in the Unity Association believed that when the prophet from the East came to this land in the future, they would be among the first to be saved.

Just then, someone responsible for perimeter security ran in, his expression... as if he had witnessed something unbelievable.

"What's wrong? Did Vincent call?"

"No no."

The man scratched his head, looked around, and said, "Well, someone drove up and said he wanted to join us. He came from the military."

"Isn't that normal? Examine them carefully, be careful they might be an undercover agent. Send them to the periphery to investigate for a while. How many times have we gone through the process, and they still have to report back?"

"No, President, he shouldn't be an undercover agent. He brought a lot of spiritual energy crystals with him, and I've already had him drive the car to the back warehouse."

"Look at you, so easily excited. It's just a little crystal, how much could it be? Do you think outsiders can just walk into the warehouse like that?" Old Hu was a little angry and started walking towards the warehouse. The person in charge followed closely beside him. When they saw that no one was around, they explained in a low voice.

"A whole truckload, President! He brought a whole truckload! It's all packed in boxes, at least several hundred, maybe even a thousand!"

"What?"

Old Hu was stunned. Obtaining crystals was extremely difficult for them; there were over a thousand spiritual energy crystals, more than they had ever seen before.

"This guy has uncovered the military's secrets?"

Old Hu slapped his thigh and, without thinking of anything else, hurriedly ran towards his warehouse, where he soon saw Allen helping to unload the truck.

"This...this..." Only when the truckload of crystals was placed in front of him did he dare to believe that it was actually real.

Obviously, this is not an undercover agent. What kind of undercover agent would bring the entire wealth of an organization to defect to the enemy?
Old Hu stepped forward, grabbed Allen's hand, and shook it vigorously for a long time before finally managing to utter a sentence.

"Comrade! You've worked hard..."

Allen smiled a little shyly: "I'm fine, it's just... they might not be able to find out which way I went for a while, but they'll eventually find out, and then they might retaliate..."

"fine!"

Old Hu answered decisively. Seeing that everyone around him was a trusted confidant, he directly told Allen, "Actually, we didn't plan to stay here. We will negotiate with Vincent's side later, using the surrender of the maze as a bargaining chip to exchange all the vehicles they have."

"Didn't the Oracle say there's a large maze over at Yellowstone National Park? It's deep inland there and much safer than here."

"Let these people refuse to believe the prophet's words and fight the sea monsters head-on in this labyrinth! We'll make a strategic retreat, taking those who are willing to leave with us. Perhaps, along the way, our strength will be far greater than it is now!"

"With your creations, we're much more confident on our journey! We were originally planning to build a radio station that could be installed on the vehicle, and now we won't lack materials!"

Upon hearing this, Allen was quite surprised. He hadn't expected their original plan to be like this. He immediately stood there and started talking with Lao Hu. The more they talked, the more he felt that he had come to the right place. Lao Hu also felt that he and this young man were very compatible, and the two of them felt like they had known each other for a long time.

In fact, it wasn't just the people of the Americas who were shocked by the broadcast content, nor were they the only ones who set off for certain resource-rich areas under the call and guidance of the East. Everywhere in the world that could receive the broadcast was discussing these policies. On this day, some settlements in South America organized their people to search for certain temples hidden deep in the rainforest, while armored trains from the Russian Federation in Eastern Europe headed towards Siberia. And so on and so forth.

Many survivors from the subcontinent also took action.

At this moment, a sizable convoy was heading eastward, away from the subcontinent.

“Priyanka, I still think going this way was a mistake.” Looking at the towering mountains and endless dense forests ahead, someone complained to the caravan leader.

“We have no choice, Anil. We’ve come this far, so let’s stop fantasizing about things that are impossible.”

In the car, Priyanka still held a map in his hand, and when he looked at the area they had passed through, he couldn't help but feel a sense of fear in his eyes.

Without a doubt, the subcontinent gave birth to the most terrifying zombie horde in the world, perhaps without exception. It was a miracle that a group of people could escape from that terrifying zombie horde. Where they could run to was beyond their own control.

"Passing through Bagan from here and entering Yunnan in the east is actually not bad. If we had followed the original plan and gone to the plateau side, it might not have been safe once we got there."

Priyanka sighed. In truth, he didn't want to believe what was being described on the radio, but now this group had no other choice. The zombie horde would catch up with them sooner or later, and only by seeking refuge with a powerful enough force could they feel at ease.

As he pointed out the map repeatedly, Anil frowned: "Even if it's not safe, we can survive once we get there. If we rush eastward, those people might not accept us, and they might even blame us for leading the zombie horde there..."

“They wouldn’t dare!” Priyanka hadn’t even considered the question: “We are both noble Shiva nobles, how could they dare to resent us? Don’t worry, those lowly beings are overjoyed to have the opportunity to serve us.”

He glanced at the rearview mirror and smiled dismissively: "Look, aren't these people in the convoy just like that?"

Anil opened his mouth, as if to say something, but ultimately said nothing.

Soon, the convoy crossed the border, which was no longer guarded, but eventually stopped in front of a sign.

"Watch out for landmines?"

Priyanka and Anil looked at each other, filled with doubt as they gazed at the road in the distance, where there were many wrecked vehicles.

"We've already come this far, we can't turn back now."

Ultimately, Priyanka gave the order, having the sign thrown aside and posing a question similar to that of someone on the other side of the world.

"Just be careful on the road. There are only landmines, how many can there be?"

(End of this chapter)