This World No Longer Belonged to Humanity

After leaving the cockpit, Li Ye followed the gangway to the small processing plant aboard the Tomorrow.

As he raised the bracelet on his left arm, the doors of the small processing plant rumbled open.

This small processing plant was the core structure of the Mobile City: the Production Workshop.

The bracelet Li Ye had displayed was the Lord's Bracelet that controlled the entire Mobile City. Only the person wearing it could produce and upgrade things within the Mobile City, as well as grant permissions to others.

When Li Ye entered the Production Workshop and switched on the machine's screen, it clearly displayed all kinds of items that could be produced.

Crafting an ordinary axe required 1 unit of Iron Ore. Crafting a wooden bed required 3 units of wood. Crafting a Normal Cannonball required 3 units of Iron Ore and 1 unit of Gunpowder. A unit of Iron Ore could make 25 pistol bullets or 20 Normal Machine Gun Bullets.

A Heavy Machine Gun required 150 units of Iron Ore, while a cannon required 200 units of Iron Ore.

As for ranked items such as a Level 1 Mining Pickaxe or a Level 1 flashlight, crafting them consumed even more resources.

Besides that, Li Ye could also upgrade the City Components aboard the Tomorrow.

City Light Armor: Level 1 City Component, consumes 300 units of Level 1 Iron Ore.

Propulsion Tracks: Level 1 City Component, consumes 100 units of Level 1 Iron Ore.

Energy-Saving Circuit System: Level 1 City Component, consumes 250 units of Iron Ore and 100 units of Copper Ore.

Lightwood Gangway: Level 1 City Component, consumes 10 units of Level 1 wood.

Power Wheel Assembly: Level 1 City Component, consumes 400 units of Iron Ore.

At present, the Tomorrow could only produce a little over twenty items and City Components in total. The selection was pitifully small.

If he wanted to unlock more items and City Components, he would have to find ways to obtain Blueprints.

Blueprints were a type of precious resource in the wasteland.

Refrigerators, computers, motorcycles, even Level 1 firearms and cannons—so long as one obtained the corresponding blueprint, they could put it into the Production Workshop to unlock the project and produce it.

The main ways to acquire blueprints were monster drops and resource sites.

For a Level 1 Mobile City, the more Level 1 Blueprints it possessed, the more supplies and weapons it could produce, giving it a greater advantage in surviving the wasteland.

Li Ye stroked his chin and fell into thought.

To deal with the Zombie Tide, he needed to make thorough preparations this time.

After a round of work, Li Ye used the Production Workshop to make 15 cannonballs, 2,000 machine gun bullets, and 200 pistol bullets.

This consumed over 150 units of Level 1 Iron Ore. Still, Li Ye did not feel too bad about it. After all, he still had nearly 400 units of Iron Ore on hand.

There was still over an hour of travel left before they reached the Rotting Lands. Li Ye told everyone to get some rest and prepare for battle.

Although somewhat puzzled, everyone quickly nodded.

After all, Li Ye had personally led them in overthrowing the original lord's rule. His prestige among them was naturally beyond question.

During the break, Li Ye climbed up the Watchtower and looked down over the land.

The towns and villages once inhabited by humans had been reduced to broken walls and ruins. Roads had been buried beneath sand and dirt, while abandoned car wrecks lay half-covered in dust. Dead crops and vegetation were everywhere.

In their place were countless monsters.

Fierce-looking Snake People lurked amid village ruins. Burly Boar People hunted in groups. Small, sly-looking Goblins sat around bonfires, surrounded by piles of junk trophies scavenged from who knew where.

This world no longer belonged to humanity.

More than an hour later, the Tomorrow reached the edge of the Rotting Lands.

The Rotting Lands were a desolate place in the Wasteland Zone that few dared to enter.

A thin green mist lingered here year-round. The air reeked of rotting flesh and mold, while the soil was a sickly dark black. Stepping on it caused foul-smelling muddy water to seep out. The waters here were all murky, their surfaces occasionally covered with rainbow-colored oil slicks, dead fish, or corpses. Every plant had withered and died, leaving no trace of life.

The monsters occupying this place were humanoid creatures known as Ant People.

Inside the cockpit, Li Ye filled a magazine with bullets and slowly loaded it into his pistol.

Over the past hour, the stamina he had spent mining had gradually recovered.

Other than Tang Fang, who was responsible for driving the Tomorrow, and the lookout stationed in the Watchtower, Li Ye still had ten people available to deploy.

According to his arrangements, two people operated the cannons, four operated the Heavy Machine Guns, and the remaining four followed him into battle.

The ammunition and blades had all been distributed, including the two Level 1 Weapons.

Item Name: Boar Person Cleaver

Item Level: Level 1

Additional Effect: Damage increased by 3%.

Crafting Requirement: 5 units of Iron Ore (Level 1).

Note: The Production Workshop did not possess this item's blueprint and could not manufacture it.

These two Level 1 Weapons had dropped from monsters killed in the wasteland. Li Ye had no idea how powerful they were. He kept one cleaver for himself and gave the other to Old Zhou.

Soon, the lookout atop the Watchtower let out a startled cry.

"A Zombie Tide has been spotted one kilometer ahead!"

Li Ye hurried up to the Watchtower, took the binoculars from his hands, and looked.

What entered his sight was a vast, dark mass. Looking closer, he saw countless Level 1 Zombies.

Their bodies were rotting, their joints twisted, and their faces grotesque.

There were at least one or two thousand of them!

"This..."

At the sight, Tang Fang's face turned pale in the cockpit, and he could barely keep his footing. The others' expressions also gradually became strained.

Li Ye looked more carefully and spotted the convoy trapped within the Zombie Tide.

The convoy consisted of four off-road vehicles and two trucks.

Two off-road vehicles and both trucks had already overturned. Their outer armor had fallen away, their doors had been breached, and there was no saving them.

The remaining two off-road vehicles were covered in Zombies and unable to move an inch.

Li Ye slowly lowered the binoculars and made his decision.

"Let's do it. We'll save them."

A few minutes later, the two cannons aboard the Tomorrow fired at the same time.

One shell completely missed, while the other veered far off target.

Li Ye shook his head helplessly.

The Tomorrow only had so many cannonballs to begin with. Those two shots had been wasted.

He did not blame his Companions. They had been rushed into position and were not professional artillerymen. There was no way they could calculate wind speed, humidity, and trajectory in such a short time, then accurately bombard a target a thousand meters away.

The Zombies were immediately drawn by the explosions. They turned their heads and spotted the Tomorrow in the distance.

Quite a few Zombies immediately changed direction and charged toward it.

Though their bodies were rotten and their joints twisted, they moved at a speed that was utterly unnatural.

1,000 meters. 950 meters. 900 meters.

The distance between the Tomorrow and the Zombies slowly shrank.

A few beads of sweat appeared on Li Ye's forehead.

Just as the rumors said, the most terrifying thing about a Zombie Tide was its staggering numbers and speed.

Even if you possessed ample firepower, the Zombies could still launch a charge through sheer numbers.

Before you could eliminate them, they would already have swallowed you whole.

And this was only a Level 1 Zombie Tide.

"Tang Fang, increase power and retreat!" he ordered.

A few minutes before the cannons fired, Li Ye had already instructed Tang Fang to turn the Tomorrow around.

With a roar, the Tomorrow began to accelerate slowly.

The cannons continued firing, drawing the attention of more and more Zombies.

500 meters. 400 meters. 300 meters.

The Zombie Tide was drawing ever closer to the Tomorrow.

The footsteps of hundreds and thousands of Zombies created a faint tremor. Their howls rose and fell, colliding in the air. Combined with their twisted, grotesque faces, the sight was enough to make one's heart tremble.

The four Heavy Machine Guns aboard the Tomorrow opened fire at once, wildly sweeping the Zombie Tide. Cannonballs occasionally landed among them, exploding one after another.

As Li Ye watched, he could not help shaking his head bitterly.

The firepower looked formidable, but its actual killing effect was extremely low.

Machine gun bullets could not tear apart the Level 1 Zombies' bodies. They could only force them to stiffen and stagger back. Cannonball explosions could not destroy their bodies either, at most blowing off parts of them. Many Zombies quickly got back up after being blown apart and resumed the chase.

Just as the rumors said, only Level 1 Weapons could effectively kill Level 1 monsters.

He looked into the distance again. Since the Tomorrow had drawn the Zombie Tide's attention, the two off-road vehicles had seized the chance to break free.

The two vehicles did not speed away. Instead, they accelerated after the Tomorrow and helped spray the Zombie Tide with gunfire.

The Zombies pursued them with utter madness. Some charged too fast and plunged headfirst into the Tomorrow's tires and tracks, instantly being crushed to pieces.

At this moment, several Zombies had already climbed up along the Tomorrow's outer shell.

Li Ye and the others immediately drew their pistols and opened fire wildly.

Ordinary pistols likewise could not effectively kill Zombies. They could only make their bodies stiffen and fall back.

Seeing the situation becoming increasingly dangerous, Li Ye had no time to think further. He drew the Boar Person Cleaver from his waist and charged straight ahead.

Old Zhou and the others were startled, but the next second, they followed Li Ye without any hesitation.

As Li Ye swung the cleaver, the Zombie before him was instantly torn apart as easily as cream.

He could not help being shocked.

"A Level 1 Weapon... is this powerful?"

Amid his surprise, he killed the Zombies with even greater vigor.

Half an hour later, the Tomorrow finally reached top speed and shook off the Zombie Tide.

Li Ye lowered the cleaver in his hand in relief. At this moment, Zombie remains littered the ground around him.

These Zombies had all been killed by him and Old Zhou with their cleavers. The others had only been responsible for providing covering fire.

Li Ye briefly tallied the expenditure from this battle.

All the cannonballs had been used up. More than 1,600 machine gun bullets and over 150 pistol bullets had been spent.

Since they currently had no Gunpowder, they could not make any new cannonballs.

Tang Fang also reported that, in order to accelerate and shake off the Zombie Tide, the Tomorrow had consumed another 2% of its energy.

Even as he felt the sting of those losses, Li Ye looked around and let out a soft breath.

At least there had been no casualties. That was what mattered most.

"A-Li, you can't charge forward like that. It was far too dangerous!" Old Zhou stared into his eyes and said each word earnestly. "You're our backbone. If something happened to you..."

Li Ye smiled and waved his hand, then pulled him and the others around him into a firm embrace.

They were all brothers who had risked their lives together to rise up in rebellion. They were brothers he could trust.

In the apocalypse, brothers one could trust were the most precious treasure of all.

As they cleared away the Zombie remains, Li Ye turned to look nearby.

The two off-road vehicles had not left. They had remained close by.

One of the off-road vehicles honked, seemingly signaling for the Tomorrow to stop.

After confirming there were no monsters nearby, Li Ye told Tang Fang to stop the Tomorrow. He then led everyone down to the ground using the Tomorrow's Lifting Platform.

The two off-road vehicles also stopped near the Tomorrow.

The doors opened, and several figures stepped out.