The Hypocritical Great Houses, Xiao Wuhen Snaps!

"North District?" Xiao Wuhen raised an eyebrow.

"That's right." Liu Wuxin pointed to North District on the map.

"North District sits on higher ground, its walls are relatively intact, and its defensive facilities are the most complete. Moreover, North District covers only one-third of the entire base city.

"If we concentrate all our forces there, including the Military, the Martial Arts Hall, and the elites of every household, and hold North District, we can increase our defensive density severalfold! By focusing our strength and relying on solid fortifications, we can hold out until reinforcements from the Main Hall arrive!"

He looked at the other household heads.

"What do you all think? Should we scatter our forces and let the Mutated Beasts defeat us one by one until the entire city falls, or concentrate our strength, hold North City, and preserve our last foundation and hope?"

Su Zhenghao, Li Wanjun, Chen Haidong, and the others exchanged glances, a trace of temptation flashing through their eyes.

Holding North City meant abandoning the East, West, and South Districts, especially East District and South District, which had the most civilians and the weakest defenses.

But doing so would drastically reduce the area they needed to defend and sharply lessen the pressure. They could also rely on North District's complete defense system and the major households' strongholds in North City, greatly improving their safety.

They could even... take the opportunity to move some important resources and people into North City ahead of time.

As for the three abandoned districts and their millions of civilians... in the face of survival or death, they suddenly seemed far less important.

After all, only those who survived had the right to speak of the future.

"Elder Liu is absolutely right!" Chen Haidong was the first to echo him, a