Those who reincarnate must die.

After asking around, Zhang Lang finally understood the current situation in the Shengjing settlement.

When the disaster struck, not everyone who inhaled the red mist mutated and died. In fact, the actual infection rate was only about 80%. The remaining 20% ​​may have been born with antibodies or may not have inhaled enough of the toxic mist, thus avoiding the fate of mutation.

If we consider the population of the Holy Capital to be three million, then there should be around six hundred thousand survivors!

But as the red mist dissipated, these mutated monsters began to wreak havoc, launching a frenzied attack on the remaining humans. Faced with this relentless slaughter, the people were utterly powerless to resist, and almost all of them were killed and devoured by the monsters!

Regardless of whether they are royalty, nobles, scholars, farmers, artisans, or merchants, everyone is treated equally in the face of this terrible disaster!

Ultimately, thanks to some uninfected soldiers stationed on the city walls, they managed to kill many monsters at the last moment using the city's defensive equipment, carving out a space for survival! And the commander of these soldiers was Old Ma!

The sturdy city walls, coupled with ample weaponry, became the last human refuge of the Holy Capital. Later, more and more survivors began to gather around the walls, including residents both inside and outside the city. Gradually, people built shelters within the walls, relying on the fortifications, connecting with each other, and working together to survive in this apocalyptic world!

"Now, we have captured the north gate tower of the capital, as well as over 400 zhang to the east and over 300 zhang to the west of the city wall. This includes not only the gate tower but also nine towers!"

"The area inside the city walls was quite narrow, and to ensure unimpeded communication, people weren't allowed to live there; everyone settled in the towers!"

Old Ma led Zhang Lang on a tour of the city gate towers: "It's fortunate that the walls of the Holy Capital are so high and thick; this section can hold so many people! This gate tower is the largest, housing about six hundred people. The other nine towers each house only one or two hundred people. They usually move around inside the city walls, and occasionally, when they encounter dangerous monsters, they'll go up to the city walls to operate the defensive equipment! But that's too dangerous; the noise is too loud and easily attracts more monsters, so we try to keep our distance!"

Zhang Lang stood on the highest level of the city gate tower, more than twenty feet above the ground, and could overlook almost half of the Holy Capital City to the south!

"You just said I'm the third extraordinary person here?" Zhang Lang asked Old Ma, puzzled.

"Normally, wouldn't extraordinary individuals be more likely to survive? Especially since this Holy Capital gathers all the talented and extraordinary people in the world. If properly organized, it's not impossible for them to resist the monsters!"

"This..." Old Ma sighed upon hearing this.

"It's just tragic... When I said the 80% infection rate, I was referring to ordinary people... The mutation rate for superhumans is almost 100%... To put it another way, Zhang Lang, Ye Weiwei, and you are the only three superhumans I've seen since the catastrophe! And those superhumans who mutated into monsters are often even more difficult to deal with than they were in life. Facing such a group of monsters, it's already quite remarkable that we've survived to this day!"

"Such a thing actually happened?!" Zhang Lang narrowed his eyes. "It's almost like a poisonous fog specifically developed to exterminate supernatural beings..."

"Who knows..." Old Ma sighed. "Right now, all we're thinking about is how to survive..."

Zhang Lang looked at Old Ma and nodded: "Everything will be alright!"

This resolute man was once just a minor general stationed at the city gate, commanding several hundred men. But in the end times, he became the leader of the last survivors of the Holy Capital.

It was clear that he was a beloved leader. Although life inside the city gate tower was tough, everyone had smiles on their faces, and the atmosphere was warm—something Zhang Lang hadn't experienced in a long time!

Just as they were reminiscing, they heard footsteps behind them. When they turned around, they saw Zhang Lang walking towards them with a woman who was about the same age as him.

"Uncle Ma, Zhang Lang!"

Zhang Lang smiled and nodded, then introduced the woman beside him to Zhang Lang:

"This is my girlfriend, the one I mentioned to you before, Ye Weiwei... Weiwei, this is Zhang Lang, an extremely powerful martial artist who single-handedly killed an adult golden-haired demon!"

Ye Weiwei nodded: "Hello..." but seemed a little shy and didn't say much more.

This young couple looked to be around twenty years old, maybe even younger. They weren't particularly handsome; their faces were quite ordinary, typical of most people. Aside from being tall and well-proportioned, they were the type you'd easily blend into a crowd. But for some reason, there was a certain harmonious beauty about them standing together! It was simply pleasing to the eye!

They must be a match made in heaven!

"Uncle Ma!" Zhang Lang said, "Remember that plan you mentioned before? We were saying to prepare a little more and release more people... Now that we have a strong ally, my opinion is, let's give it a try now!"

"Well..." Uncle Ma looked at Zhang Lang and nodded, "We can give it a try!"

Zhang Lang asked curiously, "What plan?"

"Oh...we plan to expand westward by one or two more towers!"

Uncle Ma nodded and said, "As more and more survivors have gathered over this period, this section of the city wall is becoming insufficient... However, the two ends of the city wall that we control were sealed off a long time ago because there are also some monsters active and even nesting inside other parts of the city wall. If we want to expand, we need to clear out these monsters, occupy them, and then seal off another section of the city wall. But that is also very risky; if we are not careful, we could be wiped out, or even lead the monsters to the current residential area... So we have not taken action yet..."

"I'm willing to help!"

Zhang Lang readily agreed! He felt it was his duty to do something for his compatriots!

"Shall we set off now?"

"Don't rush to agree!" Old Ma looked at Zhang Lang. "I need to ask about your capabilities first, so it'll be easier to make arrangements! Besides, we also have some information about the city walls over there; we need to discuss the plan!"

"My abilities..." Zhang Lang said directly, "I possess immense strength and am impervious to blades and spears... allowing me to be at the forefront, blocking monster attacks!"

"Exactly what we need!" Zhang Lang nodded. "My main ability is to manipulate fire. After attaching it to arrows, I can fire explosive and incendiary arrows. Plus, my physical abilities are stronger than the average person! Weiwei can heal wounds and create shields to block attacks..."

As expected, they were reincarnators... Zhang Lang guessed that these two might not have been born with extraordinary abilities at all, but had gained special powers after entering the altar, which was why they were not infected by the virus and survived by chance.

He guessed that the young couple might have concealed some of their abilities to avoid difficulty in explaining, since in the common perception, extraordinary individuals usually only have one ability, while reincarnators can acquire far more and more diverse abilities...

However, Zhang Lang had no intention of exposing them. In fact, he was hoping for more surviving reincarnators, which would further strengthen the survivor pool. Come to think of it, this duo's pairing was like a marksman and support in a competitive game...

"Alright..." Old Ma nodded, "But the three of you alone are definitely not enough; we'll need at least ten more well-trained soldiers..."

"No need..." Zhang Lang shook his head: "Just find some people to do the cleanup! Too many people will only make things more difficult!"

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