Apocalypse Gachapon
Chapter 974: This is war

Numerous flags danced on the giant Imperial City walls. On them were various diagrams of beasts and plants.

It wasn’t that the Posthumous people worshipped these things or that they knelt to them. They just purely worshipped the power that it had.

In such a bad environment that lacked resources and had long winters where beasts roamed, one of the few things that they were proud of was this Imperial City that had never fallen.

But the Imperial City looked different now.

There were two obvious places.

One was the five giant pillars that stood tall in the city's center. Posthumous people who looked at these pillars were shocked by the things on them. Not only were there the dried corpses of many lifeforms but the totem itself was also made of blood. One could smell the thick stench from far away.

The other was on the walls and in the hands and bodies of the Posthumous people warriors. There were weapons and equipment that didn’t belong to the Posthumous people. Or rather, it didn’t belong to this world. They gave off various glows and could activate skills like those strong soul techniques.

Cloud Peak had brought these two things, and their squad was even helping defend the walls.

Of course, there was also another change that didn’t exist before, just that those people in the city got used to it. That space gate stood in the city. Many warriors from another world continued to enter and were here to fight for the city.

“This is Thousand Leaf Grass, this is Lip Tearing Fruit, this is Three Segment Carrot, this is Deesolate Nourishing Stone and Bug Crawling Dirt.”

Xia Lei pointed at some things on the table and said.

She was named as one of the commanders of the Imperial City defense. In the upcoming battle, she had independent control, so she came here with Cloud Peak’s main force to participate in the defense.

As for Cloud Peak’s side, they weren’t worried about anything happening without her there. Apart from a few defending squads that didn’t come over, there were many of the older and weaker Posthumous people.

Don’t underestimate these people. Apart from the kids and old people who couldn’t walk, the rest of them were passable warriors. They were sent to Cloud Peak because their levels weren’t too high and wouldn’t be of much use. Posthumous people were also keeping seeds. These kids, experienced handicapped warriors, and old people were their hope. If the Imperial City failed, they were the hope of their race to rise up again.

If someone attacked Cloud Peak at this time, they would notice that there were a few hundred thousand or even a million Posthumous people. They might be at a low level compared to the other Posthumous people, but they were still at the average level on Earth.

Just the number alone was enough to fill any faction with despair. These Posthumous people were spread around Cloud Peak, surrounding it and protecting defense. Ying City’s evolved could see squads mainly full of Posthumous people women entering the city to hunt. The mutated rat meat that some wouldn’t be willing to eat even in the apocalypse wasn’t a problem for them. Some even chose to eat them raw.

It wasn’t because they were bloodthirsty. They weren’t that backward. It was a habit that had been forced out of them due to their desperate situations.

Anyways, close to a million Posthumous people were on Earth. No matter what happened in this fight, they wouldn’t head back and would become a part of Earth.

The ones left in the Imperial City were the elites. Their average level was at level four!

Only some zombie hordes and mutated beast groups could reach that level.

“Also these. Round Armor Line Bug’s armor, Screeching Beast’s hooves, Yellow Spotted Bee’s sting, Invisible Frog’s egg…”

Xia Lei looked at the hundreds of higher-ups and faction leaders who came and slapped the table. “We need all these. Some are needed for blueprints, recipes, alchemy, additives for feed…”

“On Earth, these are only available in dungeons. You must battle the beasts inside if you want any of them.”

“Here, you can replace these within 20 kilometers of the mountain that the Imperial City is in.”

“I haven’t even talked about the more precious things. We can even replace materials to create the highest level equipment here.”

The people listened and were tempted. They knew more about the Secret Realm.

“I am not teaching all of you to recognize these things. Of course, you also need to recognize this as you will collect these. After the battle, we will send you a booklet.”

These people smiled, and their gazes toward the items changed. In Cloud Peak, battles weren’t the only way to contribute. Finding materials was another way, and you would get payment.

“My goal is to tell everyone that this place is another space that we could only see in movies and novels. Treasures are everywhere here; any hole you dig might have demon crystals. This place will belong to us in the future.”

“Now, someone wants to chase us out, so of course, we won’t agree. Cloud Peak has never spat something out from their mouths.”

The higher-ups of these battle squads were all people who loved to fight. When they heard Xia Lei’s words, they expressed that they would beat up Saint Light Hall.

Posthumous people were at a mental disadvantage when they faced Saint Light Hall. But Cloud Peak and these people treated them as decently strong scammers.

A low bell sounded outside. Everyone listened. They had been here for a few days and remembered what the bells meant.

Xia Lei also listened. Moreover, she knew that the bell would ring, so she specially chose this time to have the meeting.

“After the bell, the final batch of Posthumous people will enter the city. There are many of them, a few hundred thousand. After this, the Saint Light Hall will come.”

“I said so much today to tell everyone something. Which is that nothing we experienced can compare to this.”

“This isn’t a battle but a… War!”

A few hours after the meeting, the first squad of over two thousand Saint Light Hall Light Cavaliers entered the mountains that the Imperial City was in.

Their arrival meant the start of this race war.