CHAPTER 1640: CHAPTER 1634: NEVER GIVE UP

"Everyone, here, I won’t waste my breath, nor am I in the mood to do so. You all know what we’re about to face, right? Unfortunately, we’ve become the first ’lucky ones’. In this land of ours, we’re the first to encounter the Zombie King, and here, I don’t need to explain what the Zombie King means to us."

"As for the Zombie King, I can only describe it with the word ’horror’. Everyone at this place right now, you all should know your upcoming fate, which is nearly a hundred percent death. To say none of you are scared of dying, I don’t believe that!"

Four-Eyed One’s voice suddenly amplified, scanning over the soldiers on the wall. But as soon as his voice dropped, several soldiers started shouting: "I am!"

"And me!"

"I am!"

"I’m not afraid of death!"

The soldiers immediately got noisy, but after a brief pause, they heard Four-Eyed One shouting loudly.

"Bullsh*t!"

This sentence made everyone burst into laughter, easing the atmosphere a bit.

"Alright, let’s stop messing around. Everything I’ve said is serious. I believe some of you truly aren’t afraid of death, but it doesn’t mean everyone. The reason I’m saying this right now is to offer some opportunities, to those afraid of death. This is no joke, because once the battle begins, none of you here will survive!"

"Life is precious, yet cheap, but to yourselves, your life is priceless! I don’t want you to give up your precious lives so easily. So, I’m giving you a chance, a chance to leave here, before the battle starts. You have time to regret and make a decision again. This is the last mercy given to you by me and this land."

"Brothers below, open the gate!"

The recently lifted spirits gradually faded away. Following Four-Eyed One’s voice, everyone fell silent. Below, as the Anti-Zombie Wall Gate opened, the rumbling of machines echoed in their ears.

Four-Eyed One stood on the rooftop, overlooking the people on the Anti-Zombie Wall. After finishing his last sentence, he paused, giving the soldiers below a chance to decide. Unfortunately, no one stepped forward to leave.

In the crowd, some were deep in thought, some hesitated, and some had flickering eyes as if considering the consequences of truly leaving.

After some time, seeing no one making a choice, Four-Eyed One picked up the megaphone again, putting it to his mouth and said, "Everyone, hurry up. If you’re afraid of dying, leave, nobody will laugh at you. Wanting to live is not wrong!"

"If you go against your decision because of certain reasons, then I’m sorry, once the battle starts, there’s no turning back. This is the last chance to save your own life. After this chance, there won’t be another. Think carefully, I’ll give you inside two minutes. Those wanting to leave, go down the stairs, the door is open, you can leave here!"

Four-Eyed One’s voice finally urged some people. At first, three people nervously stepped out from the crowd, cautiously looking at Four-Eyed One. Seeing nothing bad happening, Four-Eyed One waved his hand and said, "Go on!"

The three exchanged glances, then frantically began stripping off their exoskeletal suits. Unexpectedly, Four-Eyed One shouted, "Don’t bother taking them off, they’re a gift for you, go quickly!"

The three were stunned for a moment, not reacting immediately, but then hurriedly nodded and jogged toward the stairs. Thousands of eyes focused on them, watching every move, observing them descend the stairs, walk out the gate, and as they walked further, they gradually relaxed and began to run.

After the three left, Four-Eyed One scanned the crowd again, saying, "Anyone else? I don’t believe it’s only this few!"

The figures of the three were completely obscured by distant weeds and dust, disappearing from sight, and the next second, the crowd became restless. The safe departure of the three dispelled some people’s worries.

Accompanied by Four-Eyed One’s voice, more people stepped forward, but this time, as many as hundreds came out.

Ghost Head snorted as he saw several of those who previously claimed not to fear death among those stepping out; it was somewhat ironic.

Previously, no one dared to leave, afraid they’d be attacked unguarded once they stepped out, and die regretting. This kind of thing had happened before, killing someone before the Apocalypse was like slaughtering a chicken.

As for this time, that Four-Eyed One seemed genuinely willing to give everyone a chance to save themselves. After all, once the battle started, surviving here was as hard as climbing to the highest heavens!

Four-Eyed One’s gaze briefly rested on the hundred people before moving away. He picked up the megaphone and shouted, "Go on, leave as quickly as possible!"

The hundreds of soldiers opting to leave dared not speak or look at others, not knowing how others perceived them, nor wanting to know. As Four-Eyed One finished speaking, they swiftly ran towards the stairs, heading to the ground, running towards the gate, and like the previous three, their figures gradually disappeared from others’ sight.

"Anyone else?"

Four-Eyed One asked again, but this time, no one stepped out. After waiting two more minutes, still no one stepped out, and he seemed to smile slightly, though people couldn’t see it clearly due to the distance.

"No more?"

It was now silent, with no one stepping forward nor making a sound.

"It seems you all are ready to face death now. Of course, I’m not just giving those afraid of death a chance. Repeating what I’ve said before, we’re facing the Zombie King, fighting here is choosing death, but we’re not only here for death. If we were standing here just for death, it would be meaningless!"

"I want to tell you, the reason we’re standing here to face the upcoming battle, to face death, is for a chance!"

Four-Eyed One’s voice suddenly grew passionate, making all the soldiers shiver involuntarily.

"What we’re really here to do is show the world an attitude. Even with slim hope, we will strive for it, never giving up! Tell the world, even if things are dire, nothing is absolute! There will always be a time when we, humans, triumph!"

"I know the cost you’re about to pay, so we overlook your actions, letting you relax in this final moment. But in such a short time, can you guess what I saw in you?"