My Apocalypse Territory
Chapter 558 - 499: Can Only Convince People with Reason (Large Chapter)

City Defense Soldiers, dressed in somewhat worn sewn chain armor and holding metal longspear, mostly possessed Second-tier or third-layer spiritual power.

They were of normal soldier level.

However, the one who spoke earlier was at the Fifth Tier Peak, likely a team leader among the City Defense Army.

Luo Zhe conveyed through a Contract.

Tang Yu noticed that only the team leader's longspear was a rune weapon.

Realizing this, he remained silent, letting Luo Zhe negotiate with these City Defense Soldiers.

"...We are adventurers from other Kingdoms..."

Luo Zhe stated their disguised identity in a grave voice.

This world was largely a vast landmass surrounded by oceans, with countless big and small Kingdoms on it, but possibly because of the presence of high-level military power, communication before the apocalypse was unobstructed, and the language had long been unified across the continent.

The language they used in their conversation was the continental common language, only accents differed slightly due to regional differences.

And indeed, Luo Zhe was from another Kingdom; on this point, it was not fabricated.

Tang Yu listened quietly, not speaking since he did not speak the common language; he could only convey what he wanted to say through spiritual power, and at this time, his Transcendent-level intellect swiftly processed every word and sentence spoken by Luo Zhe and the team leader, noting and analyzing, and it would not take long before he could fully master a language.

"I need to ask for instructions, please wait a moment."

The team leader hurriedly left.

The other City Defense Soldiers looked at the newcomers with a mix of wariness and curiosity, seemingly unaccustomed to seeing humans from the outside; in the darkness that engulfed most cities, most had perished with only a few large cities remaining, isolated like islands in the sea, with many outright believing their city was the sole refuge for humanity.

Tang Yu was not surprised, having gained some understanding of this continent from Luo Zhe and Zabol.

The city, of which Eileen did not know the name, could not be pinpointed on a map, but many Kingdoms on the continent shared the feature of being vast with sparse populations. Compared to the Middle Ages, each city was much larger and more populous, yet the continent was immensely vast, with just its land area being ten times that of Earth.

Before the apocalypse, the Source Qi of this world was even richer than now, with countless Mutant Beasts in the wild forests, and humans could only build cities in relatively safe areas. After the Black Tide erupted, communication between sparse populations became even more difficult, and small cities were unable to resist Dark Creatures, gradually falling to ruin; decades later, in the remote areas of the continent, few cities might have survived.

Tang Yu sensed quite a few lifeforms within the city, but the surrounding resources were poor, and the outer city being destroyed had further compressed the living space for humans, which meant this city too could ultimately face a dead end.

"What's going on, it's been half an hour already, aren't they planning to open the gates and welcome us in?!"

Shay complained, pulling out a silencer-equipped custom handgun, and shot two Dark Creatures in the head.

Soldiers on the city wall tilted their heads, indicating they were also unsure of the situation, occasionally looking back.

Tang Yu was also growing impatient, considering that it had been about half an hour, but he continued to maintain his adventurer persona and did not smash the Gate open.

Time ticked slowly,

until nearly an hour later, the city gate finally began to rise with a grinding noise.

A troop dressed in silver armor, wearing helmets, and holding shields and Longswords slowly marched out of the Gate.

"I am General Buckley of Gel City, foreigners, the City Lord wishes to see you, follow me."

Luo Zhe nodded and walked at the front.

Tang Yu and the others followed closely behind.

Once inside the city, General Buckley led them straight down the main road, other soldiers clad in silver armor, hands on hilt, walked on either side, wary of the newcomers.

Tang Yu maintained his adventurer persona, equally cautious of these soldiers, while observing.

This troop likely belonged to the Elite Army members, each individual possessing strength above the Sixth Layer; although General Buckley concealed part of his aura, Tang Yu still sensed that the opponent was an Eleventh Layer strongman.

A force capable of countering their group of "Eighth Layer and Ninth Layer" adventurers.

He was indifferent to their thoughts.

Finding the city was mainly to pinpoint their location on a map, and now with knowledge of the words "Gel City," a major city in a Kingdom, Zabol indicated on his hand-drawn map that he had found the location of this city.

Belonging to a nation in the southwest of the continent before the apocalypse, it was second only to the nation's Royal Capital.

Alongside the streets were buildings of distinctive architectural styles, some quite old. He also saw some wooden houses that looked entirely out of place, and some poorly dressed civilians, struggling with hoes on small fields.

There were also elegantly dressed nobles, riding in human-powered carts that resembled the rickshaws of the Republican period in China, passing by nearby.

'Those must be the nobles.'

On this continent, in these realms, nobles and commoners were almost distinctly different species.

Instances of commoners dying from famine, disaster, or disease were not infrequent, while nobles, especially the great nobles, indulged in luxurious lives, their standard of living much higher than in the Middle Ages thanks to rune technology.

Shaking his head, Tang Yu no longer bothered with these issues.

Suddenly, his expression froze.

Something felt different.

Upon reflection, the subtle sense of rejection he felt outside the city had lingered in his mind, but now, had that feeling of rejection disappeared?