Global Lords: My Species Can Mutate

Chapter 193: Chapter 192: Blockade at the Gate, Entering the City

Lin You had already left.

He was unaware of the anomalies happening in the forest.

At this moment, he was holding a round treasure pearl in his hand.

[Faith Treasure Pearl (Subordinate): Upon use, gain 100 points of Power of Faith, can be dropped.]

Indeed, this was the Subordinate Faith Treasure Pearl that he had seen before in the Main City points exchange.

Although it only increased 100 points of faith,

its exchange price was exorbitantly high, requiring 50,000 points and 100,000 Magic Energy to obtain, and it was limited to one per day.

For someone whose territory was about to upgrade, it was definitely something they desperately desired.

If he sold it, he could probably make a fortune.

However, Lin You wasn’t foolish enough to exchange such a precious Power of Faith for resources, as he himself was in great need.

So he merely played with it in his hand before stowing it in his personal space, intending to use it as soon as he returned to his territory.

“Let’s move on.”

Issuing orders to the nearby plants, he then returned to his vine chair and began observing his surroundings.

As he traveled along, he gradually realized the peculiarities of this battlefield.

It seemed that since he had been transported here, the demons he encountered were mostly zombie types.

Moreover, as he delved deeper, the number of zombie creatures around him began to increase, occasionally launching attacks against him.

Initially, they were only Tier Six, but gradually evolved to Tier Seven.

Could it be because of the proximity to the Source of the Plague?

Lin You was full of doubts.

He still didn’t know what exactly the Source of the Plague was.

Presumably, these appearing zombies were all infected by the Source of the Plague, right?

Unable to prevent the toxic mist from encroaching the following day, he could only press forward.

He let the Ancient War Tree and Cyan Rattan pave the way, while other plants finished off the zombies, conducting reconnaissance through the Demon King Dragon’s vision.

Until the sun gradually set in the west.

In the distance, finally appearing was a tall and grand city wall, along with a massive vermilion city gate.

It turned out to be a large city imbued with ancient charm!

How could there be a city within the Battlefield of Ten Thousand Realms?

Lin You looked on in astonishment, gazing into the distance.

The towering, robust city wall, several tens of meters high, stood so majestically on the battlefield plain, stretching out to some unknown extent.

Although it appeared dilapidated, it did not obscure its grandeur, equivalent to an ancient Imperial City.

And above the city gate, the characters “Dayan City” hung high, corroded and riddled with holes.

Lin You speculated that this was indeed the capital of the Dayan Kingdom, as mentioned in the zombie attribute introduction.

However, at this moment, the capital was already surrounded by countless zombies, with a mass of corpses floating in the city moat, staining the water red.

Through the collapsed corner of the city wall, an area of ancient-style buildings was visible within the city.

It seemed, as Lin You speculated, to be an ancient city.

And it seemed to be inhabited at some point.

“Let’s go have a look.”

For some reason, Lin You suddenly sensed something unusual, feeling that this number one battlefield was not as simple as he had imagined.

There must be some unknown secret hidden within!

As he gradually approached the city,

lords from various corners of the battlefield began arriving nearby, looking at everything before them in amazement.

“What’s going on? How can there be a city here?”

“Could there be some treasure hidden inside?”

“With so many zombies, the Source of the Plague must be inside the city.”

“It is indeed intriguing; let’s take a look too.”

Those who could appear in such a deep area in such a short time were generally extremely powerful lords.

Seeing the sudden appearance of the city, instead of panicking, their interest was piqued, and they began approaching the city from various angles.

Meanwhile, smelling the scent of the living, the zombies surrounding the city violently roared and swarmed toward them, clashing fiercely with their species.

In an instant, chaos erupted on the plains outside the city, with zombies madly surging all around.

And soon they noticed something was amiss.

“Damn! These zombies are strange, the corpse poison actually lowers species attributes!”

“What’s happening? Why are all the zombies targeting me!?”

“Crap! They’re focusing their attacks on the lords! Retreat quickly!”

Panic-stricken cries echoed from all corners of the battlefield.

The arriving lords hurriedly gathered their species back to their sides, retreating in haste.

Only a few extremely powerful lords barely withstood the siege and assaults of the many Tier Seven zombies.

But that wasn’t the most shocking part.

What shocked them most was that among the zombie hordes, there were actually zombie leaders commanding them!

Though just Tier Seven leaders, the surrounding zombies heeded their orders, charging toward them with roars, as if aware that the lords were the key to the troop!

“Something’s not right…”

Near the city gate.

Lin You tightly furrowed his brows, watching the zombies inexorably besieging the Vine Forest, feeling more and more that something was peculiar about this place.

Compared to other lords, however,

his plant species had a noticeably easier time fending off the zombies.

After all, plants, relying on the earth, have an unending source of vitality.

Corpse poison, which saps vitality, didn’t significantly affect them.

Moreover, this time, Lin You specifically brought the Deceit Vine.

With a 10% recovery speed bonus, it precisely countered the corpse poison’s exhaustion on the plants.

Thus, as they purged the zombies while marching onward, the whole troop quickly reached the outside of the city gate.

However, in the next second.

Through the city gate, Lin You saw a large area inside enveloped in the same plague poison mist as the battlefield’s edges, covering the streets, sporadically echoing with beastly roars within.

“This…”

Lin You immediately commanded the plants to halt and dared not enter.

He had personally experienced the plague poison mist at the edge of the battlefield, and forcibly entering it could result in not even bones remaining.

It seems entering the city won’t be easy.

Perhaps the area hasn’t been opened yet.

With no choice and seeing the increasing number of zombies around, he had to order the plants to retreat temporarily and pull back outwards.

Thus, the first exploration of Dayan City was declared over.

It wasn’t until almost half an hour later that he finally shook off the zombies’ pursuit and arrived outside a nearby small mountain village.

That’s right!

It’s a small mountain village!

Although it had less than fifty households, it was a real mountain village, nestled just under a hill near Dayan City.

With curiosity, Lin You stopped and let the plants explore around the village.

Unfortunately, the residents in the small mountain village had all been turned into zombies, leaving no survivors.

Nonetheless, it was a good place to spend the night.

With this in mind, he instructed the plants to clean up the zombies in the village before he led Lingxi and the Mushroom Demon King into it.

It was already evening by then.

The last rays of the setting sun made the bloodstains on nearby buildings appear even more glaring.

There were also patches of dried blood marks on the ground, shocking to behold.

It seemed that some sudden change had occurred here, resulting in the current state.

This could be inferred from the rice left out to dry on the ground.

Lin You strolled around the village until he found a medical record book in a house that looked like it belonged to a doctor.

Flipping it open, he found a long list of cases recorded inside.

Dayan Calendar Year 114, June: Drought.

Leprosy cases: 8 people

The weather is getting hotter, and there are many more patients than last month. This damned weather, I can’t even take a break!

…

Dayan Calendar Year 114, July: Severe drought.

Leprosy cases: 23 people

Deaths: 1 person

Damn it! Isn’t this just regular leprosy? How could there be deaths? This damned weather makes my skin itch all over!

…

Dayan Calendar Year 114, August: Hot weather.

Leprosy cases: 56 people

Deaths: 5 people

My body is getting itchier, and today my vision started to get blurry during consultations. Am I really getting old?

…

Mid-August, Year 114: Hot weather.

Leprosy cases: 97 people

The village chief fell ill, throwing the village into chaos. Lately, there’s an increasing craving for raw meat. Could it be due to the severe drought…

…

End of August, Year 114.

It seems I’m starving to madness; I feel like biting anyone I see. Tomorrow I should go to the capital for medicine. I’ve heard many people there have leprosy too. Hopefully, I return safely…

…

The writing ends here.

And the closer to the end, the more scribbled it became, with traces of blood mixed in.

If Lin You guessed correctly, the note was likely written the day before this doctor went to the capital for medicine.

Unexpectedly, he never returned.

This was evident from the neat and tidy arrangements in the house.

Lin You vaguely guessed what happened here, furrowing his brows.

Seeing the sky outside had turned completely dark, he dismissed the idea of continuing the exploration around and settled for the night in the still tidy doctor’s house.

Meanwhile, the plants were summoned into the village to take turns patrolling and guarding.

This way, there was no need to worry about being ambushed by other lords.

…

And so.

The night passed quickly.

After a simple meal of dried meat brought through his personal space, Lin You left the small mountain village with his plants.

To his great surprise, as he left the mountain pass and approached Dayan City, the voice of the Demon King Dragon in the sky suddenly reported spotting traces of other lords, who were continuously pouring into the city.

“Has the poison mist in the city dissipated?”

Stunned and curious, Lin You hurriedly rushed toward the gates of Dayan City.

Indeed, he found that most of the zombies around had been cleared, piled up from outside into the city. Someone must have entered the city before him, even dispersing the poison mist on the streets.

This was unacceptable.

If those lords reached the Source of the Plague before him, wouldn’t his battlefield mission rewards be wasted?

There was no time to hesitate; he immediately ordered the plants to advance at full speed toward the city gates.

Little did he know.

Currently, behind the city gates, three human race lords were waiting there, observing the situation outside through the gate’s cracks.

Each had at least one hundred Tier Seven Species, amounting to a full three hundred combined.

Especially the tall man leading them, who was accompanied by a Tier Eight Titan Giant, emanating a terrifying aura.

At their feet lay several corpses, all recently slain lords.

“Brother Meng, it looks like someone’s coming!”

Suddenly, one lord whispered, peering outside through the crack.

“How many?” the tall man asked in a deep voice.

“One,” the young scout replied, but then his face changed drastically, “No, wait! That person seems off, it’s a large plant! He’s moving toward us!”

The youth, apparently witnessing something terrifying, widened his eyes and stumbled over his words.

“What nonsense, one or a group, with Brother Meng’s Tier Eight Titan Giant here, is there anyone who can threaten our Desolate Ancient Realm?”

“No, that’s not it, monster! There really is a monster heading our way…”

The youth quickly tried to explain.

But the next second, the city gate exploded with a “boom,” blown open by a massive force.

An immense number of giant vines suddenly swept over the walls, spreading toward them from all sides!