The next morning, Xue Renyi first led them in search of water, though how could he have known whether there was any nearby? Fortunately, there was a natural spring in the mountains nearby. Clear spring water continuously gushed from its source, forming a small lake over fifty meters in diameter and more than twenty meters deep.
After the lake water overflowed, it flowed downhill and became a small stream. This pool of lake water and stream could barely meet the water needs of the forty thousand Dark Demons for two days, especially since the Dark Demons needed to sleep during the day.
Taking this opportunity, Xue Renyi said, "I'll return to the Underground City with Wang Shijie and the others. I know that route well."
Because Xue Renyi bore a Dark Curse and had been so loyal to Wang Shijie, Mandin did not suspect him. Neither did Wang Shijie, Tao Ran, or the others. Thus, they split into two groups. Mandin ran toward the Flower Demons, while Wang Shijie led Tao Ran, Cao Lin, and the others toward the Underground City.
Meanwhile.
Just as Xue Renyi had said, Lu Yang had indeed spent the previous night in Dongan County with twenty thousand Iron Blood Brotherhood warriors and fifty thousand military soldiers.
After a year, there were still many usable things in Dongan County. For instance, several cold storage facilities on the outskirts of the county town had been built into the mountains and basically did not require refrigeration systems. The meat stored inside was still edible.
There were also several nearby supply transfer stations containing a great deal of basic supplies, such as clothes, belts, bowls, chopsticks, and many other daily necessities. They even found an undamaged fuel tanker at a gas station. The enormous tanker was filled with gasoline,