Chapter 966: Remorseful Tsar!
Chapter 966: Remorseful Tsar!
Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation
Zano looked towards Andras and asked respectfully, "Your Majesty, what do we do now?"
Andras closed his eyes, lying against the sofa, and touched it lightly. He replied in a soft manner as though speaking to himself, "We can't stay in Novosibirsk any longer. If that fellow sends an advance force, it would be enough to injure and kill many of us. Once the main force arrives, we will only have death."
All of a sudden, he opened his eyes and asked, "How are things over at Outer Mongolia?"
He had been fighting on the front lines these few days, deploying his forces and fending off the zombies. He was exhausted and had not kept a grasp on the intelligence of the outside world.
Zano replied, "We had already established some form of secure base in Outer Mongolia. The terrain is decent, and the defenses are being set up right now."
Andras closed his eyes, falling silent for a while, before replying, "Convey my order, get Grogau to make preparations for a retreat. After 10 days, we will abandon Novosibirsk and head over to Outer Mongolia."
Zano lost color in his face, his voice trembling, "Your Majesty, are we really abandoning Novosibirsk? If we really retreat to Outer Mongolia, it would difficult to reclaim our country."
Outer Mongolia was considered backward, and the level of technology or industrialization could not compare to Russia. If the empire retreated there, they would lose their industrialization edge, which meant that it would be harder to reclaim all of Russia.
The Kingdom of God could quickly develop technology like the Thunder Fighter and support other vassal forces, because they had quickly gained many manufacturing cities, pushing out resources and equipment, gaining the upper hand in the fight against zombies.
Within China, Yue Zhong had also reclaimed a few manufacturing cities. He also took in a few talents, producing the Sky Fortress as well as weapons like the laser gun technology.
Once the Russian Empire made for Outer Mongolia, it would be hard to reclaim Russia or kick-start any industrialization and manufacturing for that matter.
Although they could still preserve most of their strength and legacy left behind by pre-apocalypse Russia, it would run out someday due to the constant fights. Their combat ability would thus decrease. It was because of this, that they had sent out their troops to attack China, in a bid to obtain their resources.
Andras continued, "Today's battle, we had lost another 3,000 soldiers. 2,000 citizens have been infected and turned to zombies. Adding on to our 20,000 elites who had been lost on the expedition, we only have 60,000 elites left. If that fellow was to send his forces to attack us, with our present strength, we would only be able to last 10 days. Zano, only by living on, would there be hope."
The intelligent zombies were terrifying, at that time, near the capital of China, Feng Bo and the rest had gathered over millions of zombies, forcing Yue Zhong to utilize a nuke to destroy them.
Andras's group was considered unfortunate, with no nuclear weapon in their arsenal, they had been forced by the evolved zombies slowly but steadily towards Novosibirsk.
The moment the leader of the zombies in Russia gained control of all zombies in Russia, they only had to send out the 4 million-strong horde; it would be enough to crush Andras's team.
Andras's eyes turned cold, as he gnashed furiously, "What's more, those damn Germans played us for a fool! They can be the ones to take him on for all I care."
Zano was doubtful, "Your Majesty, do you mean that He Lu is likely to point his troops towards Europe?"
He Lu was the current leader of the zombies, and he was the nightmare of Russia. He had already gained control over a million zombies and was practically invincible.
Andras had clashed with He Lu a few times and made use of firepower to gain an advantage. However, the tables had turned entirely, and they were not his match at all.
A strange glint appeared in Andras's eyes, "That's right. After we leave Novosibirsk, there would not be any humans left in this region. If he wants to replenish and increase his troops, he would have to aim for Europe. With his intelligence, that is the move he would likely take. This is because his current goal is to increase his army and become the true King of zombies."
Russia's population and cities were mostly concentrated in Eastern Europe, where it was cold and harsh, with ice everywhere. The best move for intelligent evolved zombies to bolster their ranks would be to attack the rest of Europe.
As He Lu evolved constantly, his intelligence had surpassed most humans, thus he naturally knew where to go.
Zano finally understood Andras's meaning, "Understood!"
Andras fell silent once more, before he added, "Let Alexei go and negotiate with Yue Zhong about the captives."
Concerned, Zano replied, "Your Majesty, Yue Zhong is a tough nut to deal with. I don't think that he will let our people go so easily."
Andras replied, "No, he will do so. As long as we recognize that Yue Zhong is the true leader of China, and form an alliance with him, he will agree."
"Yes!" Zano replied respectfully, before dismissing himself.
Not long after he left, Andras slammed his hand on the table beside him viciously. With a loud crack, the table broke apart. His face was contorted in rage, looking like a savage, injured beast while muttering, "Damn Germans, damn Yue Zhong! I shouldn't have listened to those damn Germans!! Bitches!!!"
Having lost his 20,000 troops, Andras was filled with rage. Since he lost those troops, the total strength of Russia had suffered greatly. In front of Zano, he had to maintain his calm, in fact, he was long since infuriated and full of regret.
After he cursed and swore for a while, he finally calmed down, and sat back on the sofa, falling into a deep sleep.
In Europe, the headquarters of the Kingdom of God, the Elder Council was once again in discussion and chaos
"Yue Zhong is back, he's back from the 2nd World."
"Those mech fighters are all technology from the 2nd World! No, that's not right, those RH2s are definitely from there, but those energy shield-types, what the hell were those?! They're too terrifying. Just 8 of them could fight against an entire arm. Oh, God, why have those machines landed in the hands of those barbarians?!"
"And that gigantic Mutant Beast! It's over 2 km long!! What the hell!! It's a Type 5 Mutant Beast and it seems to be some… Diplodocus-looking creature. Too fearsome, he could actually tame a Type 5 Mutant Beast."
"One man against an army. Has he actually reached such a stage? Too fearsome."
No, it's not his personal strength, but those things he can summon. His beasts are all too terrifying!"
"..."
Within the Council, the monitors were showing the images obtained from their sources, and when they saw the various trump cards Yue Zhong had, all of them had ugly countenances.
When Yue Zhong returned to Earth, he had returned with a strength capable of overwhelming armies. He had destroyed 3 of the Kingdom of God, shocking the various Elders.
"What do we do?"
One of them spoke, "Negotiate. We have to talk with him. The Gates of Hell have already opened, the Vampires and Flesh-Eaters of the 2nd World are invading soon. This is the time for the people of Earth to stand together. As long as he knows how to see the big picture, he will talk with us."
Another Elder quipped in, "No, I feel that we can ignore him. Those monsters from the 2nd World are already here. Our current priority is to fortify our defenses. Asia is too far from us, and the seas are sealed. They would not be able to provide any aid anyway. Let's just forget about him."
"That's right, I feel the same way too."
There are so many Chinese anyway, the zombies are over 1 billion. He would not be able to help us. As long as we don't attack him, there should not be any problems."
"He has advanced technology on his hands. If we can ally with him, we can gain huge improvements in our equipment."
"Those technologies? Sir Edward and the rest have also returned with them. We don't need Yue Zhong at all."
Edward was the 1st Apostle of the Kingdom of God and the strongest Evolver. Before the apocalypse, he was already someone with special powers. It was just that it was not strong. The moment the apocalypse set in, he had awakened as a 5-attribute Evolver, and his psychic powers had been enhanced to a terrifying degree, becoming the strongest existence within the Kingdom of God.
Every single one of the 12 Apostles was geniuses among geniuses. They had awakened naturally and were competitive with each other. However, they all agreed that Edward was the strongest among them.
Unless there were 8 of them working together, if they were to face Edward, there would only be death.
When the 2nd World began, the 12 Apostles also entered at the same time.
After the stage was over, 8 of them returned, while 4 died there. However, of the 8 that came back, everyone's strength increased to a terrifying degree, the weakest of them already at the peak of the Type 4 realm.
Furthermore, Edward had come across some miraculous encounters, obtaining their technology, and brought them over. Thus, the Council was confident of rejecting an alliance with Yue Zhong.