A wire fence, built by the Gaocheng family overnight, stood in front of them. From here, they could clearly see the Gaocheng family’s estate.
Looking into the distance, countless survivors were busy working.
A guard from the Gaocheng family spotted the survivors and immediately sounded the alarm. Soon, reinforcements arrived.
Lu Wen had no intention of interacting with the Gaocheng family. He led his women and the Yinling warriors away.
Some survivors were reluctant to see such a powerful force like Lu Wen leave, but seeing the Yinling warriors, they dared not speak up.
However, they still informed the Gaocheng family about Lu Wen.
In the midst of the apocalypse, having a powerful individual like Lu Wen by their side brought some sense of security.
Gaocheng Soichiro, the head of the Gaocheng family, and his wife, Gaocheng Yuriko, quickly learned of Lu Wen and his companions from their subordinates.
Earlier this morning, after finding her daughter, Gaocheng Saya, Gaocheng Yuriko had already been informed about the fully armored warriors under Lu Wen's command.
Now, from the survivors, they received more detailed information. Nearly fifty to sixty warriors clad in full armor—a formidable force in this zombie apocalypse.
With such a team of warriors, even if surrounded by hundreds or thousands of zombies, they could still fight their way out.
Gaocheng Soichiro was deeply moved. He greedily said, “Yuriko, you stay here and manage the base. I'll go and bring those fifty suits of armor back.”
Gaocheng Yuriko frowned, “Isn't it too dangerous? Why not invite them to join the Gaocheng family?”
“Hahaha, don't worry. We have a batch of firearms. They're not effective against zombies, but they're perfect for dealing with these humans!” Gaocheng Soichiro laughed confidently.
Most of these firearms were handguns. Rifles were scarce, and ammunition was limited. Using them against zombies would only attract more zombies with the loud noise.
But against ordinary people, they would have a powerful deterrent effect.
How could mere armor withstand the power of firearms?
Gaocheng Yuriko agreed. She wasn't concerned about the fate of those whose armor Gaocheng Soichiro would be taking, but she didn't want any casualties in the Gaocheng family's ranks.
Gaocheng Soichiro immediately gathered his men and chased after Lu Wen.
Lu Wen, having fulfilled his promise to Nakagawa Asami, returned to the commercial street. He came to the store he had discovered earlier and began to collect the materials needed to enhance the Synthetic Reinforced Emperor Banner.
Originally, the Emperor Banner was simply a plain black cloth flag, attached to a flagpole made from a centuries-old tree from the forest.
But through the power of synthesis, it had been imbued with abilities such as suppression, confinement, Yin gathering, and space, making the original ordinary materials extraordinary.
Now, Lu Wen was preparing to further enhance the Emperor Banner, making its material properties even stronger.
As for the Emperor Banner's abilities, they could only be enhanced through continuous refining or by combining it with similar abilities from other synthesized equipment.
Lu Wen didn't have to worry about there being a limit to equipment abilities. He could create a new chess piece with the same abilities, and then combine the two to break through the ability limit.
As he was synthesizing and enhancing the Emperor Banner, Nanri Xiang rushed in, “We’re surrounded. It’s probably the Gaocheng family.”
They had just returned from the vicinity of the Gaocheng family base. There was no other logical explanation.
Lu Wen also went to the observation point and carefully observed the situation outside. His sharp eyes detected some people carrying rifles, “Dozens of them are here to bother me? They have rifles.”
Why did he immediately conclude that they were there to cause trouble? In this zombie apocalypse, only Lu Wen and his group were in the vicinity.
Moreover, these people were clearly targeting them, armed, and stealthily approaching.
If they weren’t malicious, were they here to thank Lu Wen for delivering the survivors to the Gaocheng family base?
Of course, to avoid accusing innocent people, Lu Wen directly took out a loudspeaker and shouted to the Gaocheng family group, “Who are you? What are you doing sneaking around, hiding your faces?”
The Gaocheng family group, who were stealthily approaching, were startled by the sound of the loudspeaker.
They carefully looked around, vigilant for any approaching zombies.
Gaocheng Soichiro also frowned. He saw Lu Wen and his group, carefully poked his head out, and said cautiously, “Sir, if you leave those fifty suits of armor, I can let you go.”
His original plan was to stealthily approach, then launch a surprise attack, quickly kill some people, undermine the morale of Lu Wen's group, and then easily seize the armor.
But now that they had been discovered, things were a little more complicated. Gaocheng Soichiro didn’t know if Lu Wen's group had any firearms.
Most of the zombies in the area had been cleared out, but Gaocheng Soichiro didn't want his men to get hurt.
Upon hearing Gaocheng Soichiro's words, Lu Wen realized that the other party was interested in the armor worn by the Yinling warriors.
He lost interest in further communication and directly waved the Emperor Banner, summoning all the Yinling warriors. He pointed at Gaocheng Soichiro and his group and ordered, "Kill, leave none alive."
Since the target was humans this time, the Yinling warriors didn't maintain their normal human size. They transformed into paper figures and shot out.
Gaocheng Soichiro and his group saw a cloud of paper figures launched. They were confused, why was Lu Wen throwing paper balls?
These paper figures flew towards Gaocheng Soichiro and his group, instantly transforming from paper figures back to normal human size.
Gaocheng Soichiro and his group had never imagined that they would encounter supernatural powers. In an instant, the group of fifteen was surrounded by the Yinling warriors.
Lu Wen had given the order to kill, and the Yinling warriors didn’t hesitate. They slashed down with their weapons.
Gaocheng Soichiro and his group were completely defenseless. Their firearms were useless.
Screams echoed, and within a few breaths, silence fell.
Lu Wen then led Tokisaki Yori and the others to the bodies of Gaocheng Soichiro and his group.
They checked the belongings of Gaocheng Soichiro and his group.
Nanri Xiang said, “They all have firearms, but out of fifteen people, only three have rifles, the rest are handguns. I didn’t expect them to be so interested in the full armor.”
Lu Wen also shook his head, “I didn’t expect the full armor to be so attractive to them, but in this zombie apocalypse, full armor can greatly ensure a person’s safety. There’s no need to worry about being infected and turning into a zombie.”
“Lu Wen-kun, what are you going to do with the survivor base established by the Gaocheng family?” Nakagawa Asami asked excitedly.
If Lu Wen wanted to occupy the Gaocheng family base, wouldn’t Nakagawa Asami be able to showcase her talents after it was taken over?
“I will be staying in this world for five more days. Do you have any ideas?” Lu Wen said.
Tomorrow should be the day the nuclear bomb explodes. It was fine for him to act a little more recklessly for now.