Reborn as a tiger, he was chosen by the nation as its guardian beast.

Chapter 136 Area 963 Main Brain

Just as Fang Zheng and his group were planning how to establish themselves and build their own influence in Banyan Town.

A large mining area more than 200 miles away from the capital of Xiangxiong Kingdom has long been completely occupied by countless mutants.

On the surface of the mining area, the buildings and equipment that once belonged to humans are now covered with a thick, wriggling, fungal carpet-like substance that emits a sweet, fishy stench.

Deep within the mining area, in a huge mine shaft formed by the hollowing out of the mountainside, the scene is even more horrifying.

Hundreds of millions of tiny, maggot-like mutants gathered here, forming a writhing ocean. They intertwined, devoured, and merged with each other, making a rustling sound that sent chills down one's spine.

As time passed, this ocean of worms began to shrink and coalesce towards the center. Countless worms merged into one, and flesh and blood were decomposed and reconstructed. Finally, a huge, flesh-colored tissue, more than fifty meters in diameter, with a surface covered with grooves and wrinkles, resembling a human brain, slowly took shape.

On its surface, countless blue arc-shaped rays of light flowed between the grooves, as if performing complex calculations.

Soon, a familiar, mechanical ticking sound rang out in the empty mine shaft.

The sound did not originate from any physical computer, but rather emanated directly from within that enormous brain-like structure, reverberating throughout the entire space through a peculiar resonance.

[Beep beep, the mainframe for area 963 has been successfully conceived.]

[Receiving information stream from subordinate mutants — Information reception complete.]

[Based on assessment, there are no longer any organized human resistance forces within the Xiangxiong Kingdom, and the overall danger level has been downgraded from "High" to "Medium".]

[A high-risk supernatural being has been detected within the territory of Xiangxiong Kingdom. Database comparison indicates that this being belongs to Hua Kingdom. Based on assessment, there is an extremely high probability that Hua Kingdom will directly intervene in the current affairs of Xiangxiong Kingdom.]

[Strategic objectives are being adjusted and assessed — a large-scale direct conflict with China would severely deplete our resources, delay global strategic progress, and is not in our current best interests.]

[New strategic objectives confirmed: Abandon the "Hive Project" to completely infect all humanity in the Xiangxiong Kingdom, and instead support a local puppet regime. Utilize humans to manage other humans, transforming the Xiangxiong Kingdom into a replenishment base for our troops and a resource gathering area.]

[The primary task at this stage: to completely occupy and stabilize this spatial rift, and to prepare for the upcoming formation of a psionic supernatural ecosystem.]

[Activated autonomous evolution permissions for the mainframe in this region. Begin exploring new directions in fourth-order gene development.]

Based on the current psionic energy attribute analysis, 80% of the psionic energy in this area belongs to the "Earth" attribute. It is recommended to activate the "Earth Scale Ant" gene pool for adaptive fusion evolution.

With each command confirmed, the blue light on the surface of the enormous, brain-like mainframe suddenly intensified. Invisible waves of thought, like a tide, spread from the mine throughout the entire Xiangxiong Kingdom.

For a moment, all the mutants scattered throughout the Xiangxiong Kingdom, whether ordinary infected wandering in the ruins or intelligent "pseudo-humans" lurking among the people, paused their actions.

Then, chaos began to be replaced by order.

The mutants that had previously been frantically attacking all living things began to systematically shrink their range of activity. They were no longer killing people indiscriminately like headless flies, but instead began to show organization and method.

The warlords and rebels entrenched in various cities soon discovered that the enemy they faced had changed.

No longer a chaotic horde of zombies, but rather well-coordinated and fearless mutant armies.

Faced with overwhelming power and unified tactics, the will to resist of this ragtag army is rapidly crumbling.

Even more surprisingly, some former government officials who had disappeared suddenly reappeared in the public eye. They formed a provisional government, called on the people to restore order, and immediately, through secret channels, proactively sent a communication request to China, hoping to establish a formal communication channel regarding the current situation.

The situation in the entire Xiangxiong Kingdom underwent a bizarre and rapid change within just a few days. The chaotic apocalyptic war was evolving into a new "order" precisely controlled by a mastermind behind the scenes.

And the mastermind behind all of this was, of course, the creation of the new regional mastermind codenamed "Number 963".

It can be said that the combat power of mutants controlled by a regional mastermind is almost incomparable to that of mutants not controlled by a regional mastermind.

On the other side, in Banyan Town.

In the past few days, Fang Zheng and his team have completely eradicated the Black Tiger Gang, which originally controlled this area, including the human trafficking group in the mountains that had connections with them.

However, at Wang Ye's suggestion, the name Black Tiger Gang was retained. Wang Ye even suggested that, to fit the occasion, Wang Hu could dye his skin black, making their new Black Tiger Gang more fitting. Of course, Wang Hu ruthlessly rejected this suggestion; he didn't want to be Black Tiger.

The day after their new Black Tiger Gang was established and officially announced its takeover of the town...

Suddenly, a group of people appeared out of nowhere and came to join them.

The group consisted of about twenty or thirty men, each with a lean build, sharp eyes, and an aura of authority typical of soldiers. Although they were dressed in civilian clothes, their movements were orderly and synchronized, clearly indicating that they had received rigorous training.

The leader was a man in his thirties, with a square face, dark skin, and a steady gaze.

Although they didn't know each other, they immediately felt an extremely familiar feeling upon meeting.

The group nodded to each other knowingly, each understanding where the group had come from.

"Who are you people?" Fang Zheng asked first.

"Cough cough"

The square-faced man coughed and grinned.

"We're here to find someone."

He began to speak.

"Looking for someone? Who?" Fang Zheng asked seriously.

The square-faced man chuckled and said, word by word, "We've come to see the person in charge here. We've heard that Banyan Town has a new master, a remarkable hero. We'd like to pay our respects and then join his ranks."

"Paying homage to the powerful?"

"To join their ranks?"

Fang Zheng and the others had strange expressions on their faces and almost couldn't help but laugh out loud. This guy must have read too many novels.

Otherwise, he would never have said something so childish and cringeworthy.

"Ha ha!"

Wang Ye, who was next to Fang Zheng, was the first to laugh. He pointed at Fang Zheng and stepped forward with a smile: "Brother, I like what you said. His name is Fang Zheng, and he is now our leader, the hero you mentioned. From now on, we are all brothers."

As he spoke, he glanced back at Fang Zheng and asked, "Boss, should we follow the rules of the underworld and become sworn brothers or something?"

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