Zombie King Babysits the Reborn Empress - Chapter 452 - 463: The Void Rift Beneath the Li River

Chapter 452: Chapter 463: The Void Rift Beneath the Li River

However, this was merely a thought in her mind; Zhao Lin did not reveal it immediately.

After all, the threat of the Corpse King hadn’t passed for long. Everyone was extremely wary of Lu Chuan, so if she suddenly spoke up, it might backfire and arouse suspicion among others.

Thinking it over, she decided to wait and see if she could find a suitable opportunity, perhaps when the external situation got more critical, to discuss this issue privately with the leader.

By that time, people might be more receptive…

Everyone present, all high-ranking officials, weren’t fools; just a thought in their minds and they nearly envisioned that utterly dark future.

Thus, their expressions grew increasingly somber.

These invading aliens had the backing of a world, while humanity had already been severely damaged by the apocalypse, greatly weakening their strength. Now, they were merely hanging by a thread.

With such a disparity in power, how could they possibly have any confidence in confronting these alien races?

“Leader, currently the entire Dragon Province has had four base cities destroyed, and the situation in other base cities within the province is not optimistic. Is there any directive from the Imperial Capital?” At this moment, a high-ranking official couldn’t help but ask.

“It’s not just Dragon Province facing alien threats; nearly every province has aliens emerging. At present, the Imperial Capital can’t even manage the surrounding provinces, let alone have the resources to help us!”

Upon hearing this, the base city leader, understanding the other’s meaning, shook his head grimly.

The Imperial Capital was rich in resources and had a deep heritage. If backed by support from the Imperial Capital, Dragon Province’s situation would naturally improve quickly. Sadly, that was not possible at all.

Upon hearing the leader’s words, everyone’s face showed disappointment.

They knew that currently, the base city’s stability was actually due to Commander Zhao holding fort.

But Commander Zhao wasn’t a robot; there would always be a time when he couldn’t hold on!

“So what should we do now?”

After a long silence, someone finally asked again.

The base city leader shook his head, sighed, and did not respond but instead looked towards Zhao Lin and said, “Commander Zhao, the safety of the base city will rely entirely on you next. The entire base city will fully cooperate with you.”

Upon hearing this, Zhao Lin immediately regained her focus, her expression stern.

“Rest assured, unless they cross over my dead body, the aliens won’t touch my base city one bit!”

…

Li River City.

Near the Kobold breeding base by the building.

Roar roar~

A large number of zombies slowly moved aimlessly within the base, sensing the aura of sixth-tier zombies outside the base. Among these evolved zombies, which were at most fourth-tier, not a single zombie dared to crash into what seemed like a fragile breeding base.

Looking at the large number of third and fourth-tier evolved zombies appearing within the base, Lu Chuan nodded in satisfaction.

“Little Qiqi was indeed right; the corpses of these Kobolds contain vast amounts of energy, stronger than those of the mutated fierce beasts, making them ideal for nurturing zombies.”

These past days, the evolution efficiency of zombies within Lu Chuan’s breeding base was much faster than before. A batch had already been harvested a few days ago, and now, this batch was almost ready.

Of course, besides hunting Kobolds, Lu Chuan was also continuously hunting the fierce fish within the Li River.

After all, he didn’t have just one zombie breeding base; the three breeding bases in Li River City were all waiting there, needing large supplies of flesh and blood. Simply relying on an occasional unit of Kobolds was far from enough.

By the Li River.

Boom boom boom~

The waves surged under the control of Water Manipulation One, sweeping the shores and tossing the fierce fish from the water onto the banks.

The next moment, numerous black sharp scales, along with fireballs, rained down, instantaneously annihilating dozens of fierce fish on the shores.

“Strange, why are the numbers of fierce fish getting fewer lately?”

Using the perspective of Flame One, Lu Chuan observed the shores, looking at the sparse fierce fish bodies and furrowed his eyebrows.

This was too few; in the past, even under the lowest circumstances, there would be hundreds at one time, but now…

This had been his fourth time hunting fierce fish today, but each time, the number of fierce fish being tossed ashore by Water Manipulation One was fewer and fewer.

Lu Chuan didn’t doubt Water Manipulation One, as that was how he operated in the past too.

Thus, the only possible cause for this situation might be the reduced density of fierce fish underwater.

“Could it really be that I’ve hunted too many?”

Immediately, Lu Chuan began to question himself, wondering if he was fishing too exhaustively.

However, the next moment, Lu Chuan shook his head again, filled with puzzlement.

Logically, the Li River spanned east to west; whether in width or length, it was considered a renowned river worldwide.

Given such a vast water body, the number of fierce fish inside might indeed be described as inexhaustible.

While he may be hunting too frequently, it was merely a small segment of the Li River; even if he wiped out the fierce fish in this segment, they should be replenished by those upstream and downstream.

Yet now, why had the fierce fish population dropped so drastically in this segment of the Li River?

Meanwhile, at the bottom of the Li River.

A dark void rift continually spewed demonic qi, which spread rapidly throughout the Li River with the water flow.

Roar~

Underwater currents appeared, demonic qi boiled, and a vast silhouette slowly emerged from the rift.

This was a colossal monster snake, with a flat head as big as a room, bearing three pairs of slender red eyes that gleamed coldly, its massive jaws nearly splitting to the root, filled with rows of sharp giant teeth.

On the serpent monster’s neck grew black tendrils, each seven to eight meters long, floating continuously in the water. Its entire body was covered in black scale armor, with fine pores releasing traces of black poisonous mist, melding into the water flow.

Instantly, a fleeing fierce fish, along with some small riverbed creatures, were poisoned and turned to slime, dissolving into the mud below the riverbed.

The serpent monster’s size was immensely large, even its narrowest part being drum thickness, and its body span over thirty meters, granting immense power to its every move.

With slight movements, it would silently ripple the water, dizzying the fierce fish along its path.

Next moment, the monster serpent’s three pairs of red eyes set their sights on the underwater fierce fish, showed greed, and immediately opened its massive jaws, revealing rows of sharp teeth and a tongue full of flesh spikes, to devour the fierce fish in the water.

Under the serpent monster’s indiscriminate feeding, the fierce fish in this section of the Li River either met their end within the snake’s mouth or escaped from this section of the Li River, causing a severe reduction in their population.