"Connect to the super zombie. I"ll go meet them too."
Randy didn't hesitate, turning and rushing into the Soul Link Center.
At the same time, thirty of the most elite soldiers from the Special Operations Brigade, who were already on standby inside the base, quickly lay down in the Hibernation Pods, their consciousness instantly descending.
Outside the Outpost Base.
Fifth-Tier Expert suddenly stopped, a sharp glint flashing in his cloudy old eyes.
"Dante, what's wrong?"
Gabriel asked nervously.
"They've come out."
Fifth-Tier Expert looked up at the towering city wall, his tone grave.
'Such powerful malevolence. Many Tier 4 presences.'
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Before his voice faded, dozens of massive black shadows shot up from behind the obsidian city wall.
The leading figure had a wingspan exceeding thirty meters, its body covered in dark green scales, like a Demon God crawling out of the Nether, crashing down fifty meters in front of the two people with suffocating winds.
The earth trembled violently.
Randy controlled the super zombie, straightening its body, its pair of crimson eyes looking down condescendingly at the two humans before him.
He could clearly sense that the young man possessed a Tier 4 fluctuation, while the seemingly decrepit old man contained a power even more terrifying and profound than the previous Corpse King.
Tier 5.
A genuine human Tier 5.
Immediately after.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Thirty super zombies, also emitting terrifying Tier 4 presences, landed uniformly behind Randy.
They folded their wings. Although they made no movement, the monstrous ferocity gathered together made the surrounding air feel solidified.
The two sides faced off, the atmosphere tense to the extreme.
But strangely, neither side made the first move.
Randy looked at the two people; they didn't seem like they were here to fight, otherwise, only two wouldn't have come.
"Who are you?"
Randy's deep voice echoed across the wasteland.
Hearing this clear question, Fifth-Tier Expert inwardly thought, "Just as expected."
"The ones controlling these monsters are indeed humans, or rather, intelligent beings."
Gabriel took a deep breath, stepped forward, and said loudly.
"Greetings, guests from Another World."
"We are from the Indomitus Base in the north. We have come not for war, but for negotiations."
"Indomitus Base? Negotiations?"
Randy was slightly stunned, but inwardly shocked.
The other party actually directly revealed their identity as beings from Another World?
Just then.
Above the sky, another massive figure fell like a meteor.
The figure that landed this time was a size larger than Randy, and the icy aura radiating from its body instantly frosted the surrounding ground.
It was Steve.
He had just fallen asleep at home, but his consciousness detected the commotion here. Originally, he wasn't very interested in such a small-scale encounter, but when he heard the words "Indomitus Base," he changed his mind.
That behemoth, which inherited the native national System, was indeed qualified for him to personally appear.
Steve controlled the zombie, walking slowly to the very front, his eyes, radiating a faint blue chill, staring at Gabriel as he asked straightforwardly.
"Speak. What do you want to negotiate?"
Gabriel looked at this monster, which was clearly the leader, and asked tentatively.
"Before the negotiation, I want to confirm: what exactly is your purpose for descending upon this world? Is it simply to plunder resources, or is it to unify this wasteland?"
Hearing this, Steve curled his lips into a cold smile and countered.
"Is there a difference?"
"After unification, won't the resources naturally belong to us?"
This statement was utterly domineering and full of intense aggression.
Gabriel braced himself and spoke.
"There is a difference. This concerns whether the Indomitus Base and you will be mortal enemies or potential collaborators."
"Tell me about it."
Steve watched him with interest.
"Why negotiate with us? You should be well aware of our actions during this time. Shouldn't you be shouting for our heads, like that Divine Judgement Base, against outsiders like us?"
"That's right."
Gabriel nodded, his tone becoming slightly more sincere.
"According to our analysis, you truly come from another world. For beings like you, the goals are nothing more than resources and land."
"However..."
He glanced at Fifth-Tier Expert beside him and continued.
"Our position is awkward. In front of us, there are increasingly mutated, high-tier Corpse Tides, some even possessing intelligence, pressing in. Behind us, the two great Awakened Ones bases, Heavens Judgement and Firmament, are watching us covetously."
"And now, a powerful faction like yours has suddenly appeared in the middle."
"We do not wish to start a war with you."
Gabriel's voice carried a hint of tragedy.
"Because within the Indomitus Base, besides the Awakened Ones, there are tens of millions of unarmed ordinary survivors—they are the last spark of human civilization."
"If our Indomitus Base falls, those who adhere to the belief that the strong rule supreme, like the people at Heavens Judgement and Firmament, will absolutely not accept these ordinary people."
"Only death and enslavement await those civilians."
"Therefore, for the sake of those tens of millions, we want to talk with you."
Looking at these two negotiators who bowed their heads for the sake of the civilians behind them, Steve couldn't help but feel a touch of emotion.
"As expected of a base that inherited the national orthodoxy. Their perspective and mentality are indeed different from Zeus, who only knows how to shout for battle."
Steve quickly calculated in his mind.
Tens of millions of people?
The mission issued by the System was only to unify this world; it did not mandate killing everyone.
"If I can incorporate these tens of millions..."
Steve's gaze deepened.
"When large-scale planar wars break out in the future, relying solely on the few million soldiers from the real world might be insufficient. These people could perfectly serve as reserve troops for controlling MC NPCs."
"Furthermore, the initiative for the Soul Link lies in my hands. As long as they offer their souls for the link, any trace of disloyalty will be instantly detected and severed by me."
"This is not just a source of troops, but absolute loyalty."
Thinking of this, the coldness in Steve's eyes lessened, replaced by a sense of majesty.
He didn't agree directly, but countered with a question.
"What do you want?"
Gabriel took a deep breath, looked directly into Steve's eyes radiating cold air, and said gravely.
"A clean world, free from the ravages of the virus, and the ability for ordinary people to live with dignity."
Hearing this, Steve smiled.
The other party's idea was exactly what he wanted.
"I can purify this world, make the virus disappear completely, and restore it to its original state."
Steve calmly threw out a promise that was enough to drive the entire apocalypse mad.
Gabriel and Fifth-Tier Expert trembled violently.
"Purify the world?!"
What kind of method is this?