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    "Thank you, big brother, thank you. Just order us around if you need anything in the future. We, the three heroes of West City, may not be strong, but we can certainly run errands."


    The biggest hero, who had just crawled out of the dog cage, was also overflowing with gratitude. He still reeked of an indescribable stench, which made Tao Yu keep his distance.


    "Take watch tonight, and keep a close eye on them."


    Tao Yu had the three men pick up their guns, then confiscated the weapons of the Motorbike Gang and whistled for Little ck to make an appearance.


    The sight of the Alien''s terrifying appearance immediately filled the dozen or so motorcyclists with dread.


    Even though they had been baptized by the zombies and were quite adaptable, the sight of Little ck still let them feel its power.


    "Anyone who tries to sneak away will die. We leave first thing tomorrow morning; I''m also going to the base."


    "Yes, yes, we''ll go with you!"


    "Thene over, two at a time, I''ll take turns asking questions. If anyone lies, I''ll just shoot a limb off first."


    The words that followed from Tao Yu made the biker gang''s leather-jacketed boss shudder, nodding over and over.


    "Understood, understood!"


    "Youe here first. What''s been going on with your radio?"


    Tao Yu issued the inquiry and gradually came to understand the situation.


    It seemed that the survivors in the military base or someone among Jack''s group had helped to broadcast messages.


    The two from the Floating City had hijacked the original frequency band of the Las Vegas radio station and informed the survivors about the existence of the base.


    Safe, with food, restoring order.


    Each of these promises was enough to stir the hearts of any survivor who received the message!


    Therefore, this Motorbike Gang, which had always operated on the outskirts of Las Vegas, decided to head there directly.


    "Actually, we went to that military base before, but the zombies were too dense and we eventually gave up. To have cleaned it up, someone must have really strongbat power, and safety is indeed assured."


    The leader of the Motorbike Gang honestly recounted his thought process.


    "You seem to be thriving; is there any danger in Las Vegas? What''s the deal with those capitals?"


    Tao Yu asked about the things he was keenly interested in.


    "Inside the city of Las Vegas, it''s actually not bad. There are more than twenty capitals, so the zombie density is still manageable..."


    At this point, he hesitated slightly before continuing.


    "We''ve always operated in Las Vegas, so we know those capitals were built at the start of the outbreak, with the zombies piling up on their own..."


    As he spoke, his face showed fear, that bizarre imagery still vivid in his memory!


    Had it not been for the abundant food inside the city and a water source nearby, they really would not want to stay there!


    "Moreover, through our interactions with other survivors within the city, we know that although the overall environment of Las Vegas is good, people actually disappear every night. In the past few months, three from my team vanished without a trace...


    Hearing this, Tao Yu fell into contemtion.


    People disappearing every day?


    Then, information about Corpse Refinement surfaced in his mind; the zombies in this man-made hell had awakened and were hunting every day!


    It was only because they were still in the process of cultivating the zombies that they hadn''t annihted all the survivors in the city.


    Every survivor in Las Vegas was actually their blood meal!


    How long did they n to cultivate?


    The upper limit of Tao Yu''s own Corpse Refining Technique was roughly eighty-one days, and now here it''s been seven or eight months and they''re still cultivating...


    "Even if there''s indeed a limit to this Corpse Refining Technique, continually piling on like this is troublesome..."


    Tao Yu gazed towards the pitch-ck area of Las Vegas, his heart somewhat heavy.


    Perhaps not just Las Vegas, but this infection that has impacted the current state of the entire world, it''s uncertain how many such areas will emerge.


    Blindly using a single zombie for cultivation bes less and less efficient; it would be better to spread out and create more zombies!


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    Just as the kill radius only doubles with every tenfold increase in a nuclear bomb''s yield, the destructive power of multiple warheads far exceeds the sum of their yield.


    "For the person behind the scenes, the zombies in the city are already like multiple warheads, but how is he controlling so many zombies at the same time? The mental burden should be overwhelming..."


    Each zombie requires a portion of mental capacity, and this is precisely why Tao Yu wanted to refine premium ones, at most one or two.


    However, there are quite a number of cities on a global scale simr to Las Vegas, so there must be some other method unknown to him at y.


    Using a tool to control them?


    ...


    The morning sun rose slowly, shedding its light upon the Gobi Desert.


    The highways, strewn with sand by the winds, asionally had an abandoned vehicle anchored at the roadside, but overall the road conditions were much better than inside the city.


    At this moment, a convoy centered around a truck and a tanker was steadily moving along the highway.


    Due to the sand and gravel on the road, the truck''s speed was not increased to prevent skidding, while the motorcycles nked it like guardians.


    The dozen or so members of the Motorbike Gang that Tao Yu had ''captured'' on the spot were now obediently following along without any thoughts of fleeing.


    The mental shadow that Tao Yu left them by suppressing them single-handedly with a gun the previous night was too profound.


    To flee would mean getting sniped from a distance and they''d only have themselves to me, right?


    Since they were heading to the base anyway, they might as well follow...


    Because the base was not far, even with the slow speed of the vehicles, they could already see the situation at the base before noon.


    From afar, ck smoke could be seen rising from the base, and a burnt stench filled the air.


    Using the height advantage of the truck, Tao Yu had already made out the situation over there.


    Several piles of corpses were being burned.


    Although the smell would be terrible in the short term, it definitely needed to be dealt with, better than the long-term stench of decay.


    "I waited for the corpses to rise, spent time shopping, added the dy from taking the truck through Las Vegas and a night outside, so it''s normal if other Pioneers from around here arrived earlier..."


    Tao Yu went over the timeline in his mind; undoubtedly, there weren''t many Pioneers at the base now; the main force should be the locals.


    He even saw the olddy who had brandished a cane to hit someone in Jack''s team, now trembling as she toiled in front of the pile of corpses.


    Thepany doesn''t keep idle people around, and they certainly aren''t as easygoing as Jack...


    Beep beep~


    Tao Yu honked the horn, and therge convoy immediately drew attention from the base, everyone there involuntarily looked up.


    Then Tao Yu saw three motorcycles speeding towards them.


    One of the motorcycles was distinctly different in style from those on Earth, having a punk feel to it, probably brought over from the present world, which seemed to be close to the limit in terms of size that could be transported.


    Inner City Pioneers...


    Tao Yu quickly made his judgment.


    Having the Suns siblings'' ''little request'' on him, Tao Yu was not intimidated upon seeing the Inner City Pioneers now.


    After having killed several of them, beheading was still a death sentence, so there was nothing to fear.


    "Are you survivors? Coming to the base?"


    Immediately upon arrival, one of the riders on the Earth-style motorcycle, wearing a helmet, loudly inquired in English.


    Tao Yu also sensed that the Pioneer had chosen Willpower Trantion, for he could understand English, so that''s how it sounded to him.


    Seeing the excitement on the other person''s face, Tao Yu guessed the fellow must have thought that this was an unimed group. So he honked again and poked his head out the window to say in themon tongue,


    "Big brother, local, Pioneer."


    As soon as Tao Yu revealed himself, the helmeted man with the excited tone stiffened in his movements.


    Though wearing a helmet, Tao Yu had the vague impression that the man muttered a few swear words under his breath...