CHAPTER 1887: CHAPTER 1879: ONE-IN-TEN-THOUSAND ODDS OF VICTORY

Upon hearing Tang Ye’s words, Su Sigui fell silent. However, she didn’t remain silent for long, and soon raised her head to look into Tang Ye’s eyes, saying, "I never disappoint those who expect from me. You don’t need to worry about me; I am confident in facing this. Do you have any other questions?" Su Sigui’s face showed a confident smile. Tang Ye wondered whether this confidence was genuine or just a pretense.

"Yes."

"Go ahead."

"The Four Great Zombie Kings have already planned their strategies. Next, it’s about dealing with their followers. Do you have any solutions for that? We can’t afford to be distracted by those guys while fighting the Zombie Kings, right? Moreover, even if we gather all the Level 8 New Humans, along with those Level 8 zombies in my Royal Court, we are far from enough. I’m afraid even if we win, the aftermath will be as bad as if we had lost."

"Hmm-hmm~"

"Why are you laughing?"

"Don’t misunderstand, that’s why I brought you here. Hmm-hmm."

At this moment, the two of them had reached the end of the underground secret passage. Su Sigui rubbed her eyes and looked at an inconspicuous camera in the top right corner. After about two seconds, a cold, emotionless mechanical voice sounded.

[Iris verification successful, opening invisible valve... Please wait.]

Soon, the sound of some machinery operating reverberated. Tang Ye looked up at the bare concrete ceiling above, where the sound came from.

Not long after, Tang Ye returned his gaze, and the concrete wall in front of him suddenly turned into two doors opening. Before this, the closed wall showed no sign of seams, and if someone accidentally stumbled here, they might just think it was an abandoned drainage channel.

"Let’s go."

As the concrete wall in front opened to the sides, a vast space was revealed. The light from tritium lamps couldn’t illuminate the entire area, which emphasized the emptiness of the space. On-site, there were only a few staff members in blue uniforms, holding tablets and adjusting something, along with fully armed soldiers on the observation deck of the distant second floor, maintaining vigil.

"Where is this place..." Tang Ye examined the surroundings, while Su Sigui beside him spoke, "Look up."

Upon hearing her, Tang Ye raised his head as instructed and saw, at first glance, the massive mech secured to the ceiling!

"Hmm?" Tang Ye raised an eyebrow, recognizing the mech. He quickly recalled it was the large mech Yang Xiangfeng piloted during the decisive battle against the Nightmare Zombie King!

This mech is extraordinary; its defense can even withstand attacks from a Zombie King! Although it can only hold off a few hits, those few hits prove its remarkable nature! If deployed in battlefields below Level 9, its effects would be different!

"This is the mech Yang Xiangfeng initially piloted in combat against the Nightmare Zombie King, named ’Endless Journey.’ All the research data were obtained by my people, risking their lives in the now-fallen Dangerous Sanctuary City."

"You should be familiar with its performance. Although it faces beings of the Zombie King level, it can allow the pilot inside to remain unscathed after taking a full-force hit from them. In the future, it will be the primary weapon humanity uses against the followers of Zombie Kings."

Looking at the steel giant lying inverted on the ceiling, over twenty meters high, full of technological charm, Tang Ye nodded in agreement. This ’Endless Journey’ might represent the forefront of human technology’s super mech.

However, a Zombie King’s full-force strike isn’t a joke; each punch brings complete disaster! If such a mech can endure attacks of this magnitude, its manufacturing cost must be extremely high!

"Are you mass-producing these mechs?" Tang Ye asked. As they face the Four Great Zombie Kings, aside from Kamutos, the lone Zombie King, the followers of the other three Zombie Kings are surely comparable in number. When it’s time for battle within the Level 9 realm, he and Su Sigui, despite being able to handle the Four Great Zombie Kings, the battle below facing the Zombie Kings’ followers won’t be optimistic.

The Endless Journey can deal with Level 8 zombies, but if there’s only one, it won’t make much difference.

"Yes." Su Sigui didn’t hide anything from Tang Ye. She nodded and continued, "Each Endless Journey has a prohibitively high manufacturing cost, like the one you see here, which costs seventy-five thousand Yajin!"

"Oh my..." Tang Ye imagined the mech would be costly, but he didn’t expect it to be that expensive! Seventy-five thousand Yajin is equivalent to a year’s taxes of the Royal Court! Even in the Cloud Gorge Base, a double-S level mega sanctuary city, it exceeds one-tenth of the budget!

If mass-producing mechs like this, the finances would soon collapse!

"As you might think, such construction bases aren’t limited to this place. In other parts of Cloud Gorge Base, there are thirty-three more construction bases. Additionally, outside the Cloud Gorge Base, numerous sanctuary cities house over forty construction bases. Their average progress has reached over ninety-eight percent, and they’ll be ready for deployment in battle soon."

"While doing so will surely bring the Cloud Gorge Base and survivor bases into an economic collapse phase, at this point, humanity can only choose militarization. If we lose, it’s total annihilation!"

Su Sigui’s tone was solemn, but after speaking, her expression relaxed, and she smiled at Tang Ye, "Thank you for being willing to risk your life with me in this almost unwinnable gamble."

Her attitude seemed sincere, yet Tang Ye licked his lips, feeling somewhat speechless, "See, I said you lack confidence. Since you believe you can’t win, perhaps it’s better to just give up, and let things be."

"Alright, I admit I don’t have your mindset. Perhaps it’s my bleeding heart; ignoring things makes me feel guilty."

"So, you’re choosing to die alongside everyone else?" Tang Ye asked confusedly.

Su Sigui shook her head and whispered, "Not exactly... It’s more about how our minds differ. I tend to act after some certainty, but I’m not someone who easily gives up. If I decide to stand aside, then not only me, but the others of my species with me would never have another chance. Do you see those people?"

Su Sigui pointed at the blue-clad workers ahead operating their tablets, and continued to Tang Ye, "They, like me, are all working hard for a cause, even if hope is faint. Although their support for me is limited, they share my ideals. There are others I can’t see, hidden in countless corners, and they are my companions. I must learn to cherish them, so I must do something, even if the success chance is just one in ten thousand!"