Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 990 - 428 Enemy and Ally Shift

Chapter 990: Chapter 428 Enemy and Ally Shift

Back at the Railway Bridge Base, the leaders held a small meeting. Maya opposed Stone’s statement, believing that it was wrong to give up battle preparations based solely on Little Knife’s words. She also thought that the Extinction Plan for the reservoir was too malicious, essentially uprooting humanity itself. The personality-split Maya eventually compromised, supporting preparations for the Extinction Plan but opposing the initiative to actually start it.

Shana supported a preemptive strike. Regardless of it being a game, when threatened by a strong enemy, survival depending on the mood of the enemy, letting others dictate one’s fate, entrusting life and death to the conscience of the adversary was something she couldn’t do. She advocated for actively weakening the Alliance’s power and believed that spreading the zombie virus in the reservoir should be done sooner rather than later.

In the end, the three decided to immediately begin preparations, with whether to implement the plan depending on the specific situation. Those assigned the malicious task were Maya, Lin Wu, Snow Egg, and Little Knife. Under the guise of going out for reconnaissance, they would be out for three to four days, transporting zombie corpses to the Yangshan Reservoir.

The operation went smoothly; as long as they avoided the sparse drones, there was basically no difficulty. They dug a hole in the mountainside in the middle section of the reservoir and placed dozens of zombie bodies inside, each bound and weighed down with rocks. When the time came, they would just need to carry the zombies in pairs and throw them into the reservoir.

On day D105 after the Extinction Group returned to the base, Shana informed them that something had happened in the southern area. A small landing craft from the Eastern Base had sailed upriver from the sea into The Day After Tomorrow River and docked near veteran base. The reason given was that several officers were visiting their former superior, a brigadier general, at the Veteran Base.

Shana did not believe this reason.

Although some soldiers had left the Eastern Base, the Eastern Base had also recruited more than eight hundred people from the massive refugee camps for production work. Being an important military base and a main recipient of aid on the Day of Disaster, the Eastern Base had a large quantity of military supplies. Prior to this, the Eastern Base also had commercial dealings with the Alliance, exchanging weapons for industrial goods like cement, but this was the first time they had sent soldiers and warships into the Alliance’s territory without notifying Little Knife.

It was said that on that day, over fifty armed Alliance soldiers patrolled around the periphery of the new Veteran Base, making Little Knife feel hostility from the Eastern Alliance.

"Perhaps the Eastern Base is the savior of Day After Tomorrow City," Lin Wu said. "They have two thousand soldiers and could easily take down the Alliance, driving the survivors to mine coal, taking all the land for themselves, and establishing a true military government. With their advantage, they might actually be able to make something of South City."

Maya felt that what Lin Wu had said made sense and responded, "The railway line from South City to the Western Peninsula has already been connected, and the Southeast Refinery on the outskirts is also a strategic location. There are a large number of refugees on the eastern and southern sides, the kind that are willing to work just for food. Plus, with winter approaching, I think it’s a strategic decision for the Eastern Base to send a warship to visit the Veteran Base. Otherwise, there’s no need to foolishly irritate the Survivor Alliance, with whom they have commercial dealings."

Shana said, "The Eastern Base has previously had over a hundred deserting soldiers seize a SWAT training base, and they’ve named it the Post-Apocalypse Base, officially accepting refugees and United Nations supplies. Little Knife could try to make contact with them. And they need to make contact quickly."

Stone said, "I think Little Knife is wishfully optimistic and doesn’t want to fall out with the Eastern Base. Although the Post-Apocalypse Base has soldiers and supplies, it’s only just enough to cope with the refugees’ needs and can’t provide substantial support to the Survivor Alliance."

Lin Meng said dejectedly, "In the end, we’ve become allies of Little Knife."

Stone remarked, "Little Knife would think twice before picking a fight with us, but for the Eastern Base, dealing with us would be child’s play."

Lin Wu: "Let’s surrender and curry favor with the Eastern Base as soon as possible."

Countless feet flew, and Lin Wu scrambled to protect his head.

Xiao Zhuan spoke up, "I suggest we establish a stronghold in the Southwest Mountains. Events will unfold quickly, and we can’t be unprepared; we should decide ahead of time to retreat to the mountains if necessary."

Xiao Wu was somewhat disheartened: "Hide in the mountains? For a lifetime?"

Su Shi said, "Don’t talk like that, there’s still hope. Once we return to Blue Star, we’ll figure out a way to send resources and equipment to you."

You’re not embarrassed? We’ve played in this game for so long, and the best we’ve got is an armored vehicle; even if we moved everything we’ve got, it wouldn’t be enough for their level of play. But indeed, we could still help them build a relatively comfortable mountain range refuge.

Stone, however, said, "Su Shi is right. By that time, we could even afford to buy nuclear bombs and get you all set up with unlimited resurrection clones."

There was some logic to Stone’s words. It was very possible that once they got to Earth, this game would become a pay-to-win game. Either way, Stone’s words still gave everyone some confidence. Xiao Wu asked, "How do we start?"

Xiao Zhuan said, "Xiao Nv is a jungle expert."

Xiao Nv said, "I need a few days to survey and find the most suitable location to establish a stronghold."

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On day D108, the Railway Bridge Base found a suitable survival spot in the Southwest Mountains and listed a basic inventory, including coal stoves, coal, electrical wires, plastic water pipes, and iron wires. With the help of helicopters and under the cover of night, they transported materials to the cave entrance found by Xiao Nv. Then they covered it with waterproof cloth and camouflaged it. Whether this batch of materials and location would be used depended on how future events unfolded.

On day D109, the Survivor Alliance issued a statement on the broadcast, strongly condemning the Eastern Base for sending a team of over 20 people to take control of the southernmost thermal power plant in South City, located by the bank of The Day After Tomorrow River. Strictly speaking, the power plant was on the opposite bank of the river, surrounded by five acres of cornfields tilled by Alliance farmers. When the Eastern Base soldiers arrived to take over the power plant during the corn harvest, they declared the power plant within their territory and forcefully expelled over twenty survivors, making them cross the bridge back to South City.

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