Chapter 109: The Child
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Things were progressing quite smoothly.
Even more smoothly than Gao Junyi had estimated.
He had initially thought that this Dragon Mountain Hidden Cultivators Society was a tough nut to crack, but it turned out to be just a group of survivors with some secrets.
Thinking about it, it made sense. The official side had advanced weapons, manpower, and resources, yet their progress was still difficult. Dragon Mountain, without such resources, could only develop to a limited extent even if they had some secrets.
For a place with nearly a hundred Awakened individuals, having a Level 4 Awakened among them was already impressive…
“So, Dragon Mountain Hidden Cultivators Society is referring to you guys?”
When Gao Junyi mentioned this, an embarrassed expression appeared on Duan Mei’s face.
After thinking for a moment, she said, “It’s indeed us, but the name Dragon Mountain Hidden Cultivators Society was just something we made up to fool Chang Yi. Chang Yi is a lunatic and a little Chuunibyou. So we came up with a high-sounding name to make him slightly wary.”
Gao Junyi smiled and said, “Clever, very clever!”
Being overbearing would not do; giving the other side appropriate praise would help to improve their relationship and ease the atmosphere, facilitating a smooth conversation.
“Now, let’s talk about the intel. Chang Yi said that you know a lot of things. Can 1 ask, where do you get this intel from?”
Once again, Duan Mei fell silent.
It was obvious that she did not want to answer this question.
Gao Junyi calmly sipped his tea, not pressing her.
The situation had already become simple to the point that this Dragon Mountain survivor base was within his grasp. He would eventually get the information he wanted, so there was no need to rush and risk making the atmosphere tense.
After a long time, Duan Mei shook her head slightly, “I’m sorry, 1 can’t tell you this for now.”
Gao Junyi’s tone was gentle, “May I ask why?”
“I can’t be sure if you’re really from the official side.”
“Even if you are, I can’t be sure if the current officials are good or bad, or whether they can be trusted.”
Gao Junyi nodded in understanding, “How about this? You, or someone you trust, can come with us back to our base. We can get to know each other better, and then we can…”
Just as Gao Junyi was proposing his plan, footsteps suddenly came from the corridor.
Before the person arrived, the voice came first!
“Sister, Sister Rose! Something bad has happened!”
Everyone turned to look at the source of the voice and saw the gatekeeper rushing into the cafeteria breathlessly. He said anxiously, “There’s a monster! Outside… there’s a monster!”
Everyone looked disturbed.
At the foot of Dragon Mountain.
A gigantic humanoid creature, dozens of meters tall, was slowly approaching the Dragon Mountain gathering point.
Behind the monster, more than a dozen six-legged wolf bears resembling jackal hounds, followed closely.
The giant was simply too tall and too conspicuous.
As a result, it had been spotted by the survivors at the Dragon Mountain gathering point before it even reached the mountain..
At the mountaintop, Gao Junyi, Bai Tianyu, Duan Mei, and the others gazed into the distance. As they watched the giant monster approaching step by step, their eyes started twitching.
“What is that thing?”
Gao Junyi could not help but ask.
Beside him, Bai Tianyu stared at the giant monster for a long time before speaking slowly, each word enunciated carefully, “A zombie.”
“Level 5, Mutated zombie.”
With the vision of a Level 4 Awakened, Bai Tianyu could easily see the full appearance of the mutated zombie.
It was 50 meters tall and had two huge arms that reached its knees.
There was no skin on his body, and what was exposed was pink muscle tissue.
Its bloody mouth was filled with sharp fangs, and its eyes were larger than human eyes, with pure white eyeballs that resembled cataracts.
There was no intelligence or light in those eyes, which allowed him to deduce that this creature was an evolved Tank, not an evolved Devourer!
Just as Bai Tianyu was about to say something, Duan Mei, who was beside him, spoke.
“Flesh Mountain. This Level 5 zombie is called Flesh Mountain…”
She seemed to have some understanding of the Flesh Mountain, which was not unexpected.
Gao Junyi and Bai Tianyu quickly turned their attention to Duan Mei and heard her continue, “This thing doesn’t have any special abilities, but just its size alone makes it difficult to deal with.”
On the side, Gao Junyi took the opportunity to chime in, “This… Why would a Level 5 zombie appear in Nanxiang City? Although the evolution speed of zombies is indeed faster than that of Awakened, it shouldn’t be so much faster, right?”
In fact, Gao Junyi and Bai Tianyu had their own speculations about where Flesh Mountain came from—before they came here, Huo Sheng had told them about the possibility of monsters crossing over from the Black Mist zone.
At this moment, most of Gao Junyi’s words were to get Duan Mei to talk.
As expected, Duan Mei knew everything about this matter!
“This thing came from the Black Mist.”
“The black Mist’s blockade will no longer be stable after a hundred days. After a hundred days, more and more monsters will walk out of the Black Mist. At the same time, the Black Mist will shrink faster. Before long, the Black Mist Zone will envelop the entire Nanxiang City.”
Gao Junyi narrowed his eyes and looked at the Flesh Mountain, and quickly said, “Let’s put that aside for now. This Flesh Mountain seems to be coming for us. 1 wonder if Sister Rose has a good way to deal with it?”
After a moment of silence, Duan Mei nodded and said, “Yes!”
“What is the plan?”
“Run!”
Bai Tianyu,”….”
Before Gao Junyi and Bai Tianyu could say anything, Duan Mei had already turned to look at Gao Junyi.
“Mayor Gao, you mentioned before that you have a way to deal with Level 5 creatures, right?”
Level 5 Chang Yi had died in the official shelter. This was what Gao Junyi had said himself.
Gao Junyi nodded helplessly. “That’s true.”
“I don’t have a way to deal with that thing here. Moreover, from the looks of it, the target of the Flesh Mountain is very specific. It’s most likely attracted by a Level 4 Awakened like me.”
After saying that, Duan Mei gritted her teeth and made a decision. “So, Mayor Gao, if you’re really from the official side, 1 want you to take the survivors here with you, and I’ll delay the Flesh Mountain’s progress.”
Gao Junyi could not help but feel deep veneration for her.
‘This Duan Mei’s character was not bad.’
Before he could nod in agreement, Duan Mei continued, “As for your previous question, I’ll give you an answer now!
All our sources come from one person.”
“Who?”
“Follow me!”
Time was of the essence. Duan Mei instructed her subordinates to pack their things while she led Gao Junyi and Bai Tianyu to the deepest part of the warehouse.
Duan Mei stopped in front of a room.
She knocked lightly on the door, and a childish voice came from the room.
“Please come in.”
They pushed open the door and entered the room.
They could see that although the space in the room was not big, it was decorated very warmly.
There were pink hues, various children’s toys, a small princess bed with a blond-haired, blue-eyed, white girl sitting on it like a porcelain doll.
When the little girl saw Duan Mei, she immediately revealed a bright smile. As Duan Mei went forward to pick up the little girl, she turned to look at Gao Junyi. “This is the child you’re looking for.”
“Her name is Lolita..”