The single sentence set off a firestorm of reactions.

After a long moment, the crowd finally seemed to process what Mr. Wang had just said.

Everyone present had different thoughts. After exchanging glances, someone impatiently pressed, "...Is this information accurate?"

"It is." Mr. Wang nodded. "Although I can’t disclose the source for the time being, please rest assured on this point."

Seeing that some people’s gazes had indeed grown more intense, he was secretly satisfied. After a deliberate yet casual glance at Ye Xin, he continued, "Actually, this theory of a Superpower Seed was first proposed by several scientists in the early days of the apocalypse..."

Back when the apocalypse suddenly broke out, many researchers and much of the scientific equipment couldn’t be saved in time. In the chaos of the moment, the authorities were only able to hastily rescue a small number of the most elite scientists.

Unfortunately, even those who were rescued were mostly advanced in age, and their physical conditioning couldn’t keep up. They were quickly eliminated by the harsh environment of the apocalypse.

It was precisely because of this that after the apocalypse began, human technology entered a long period of stagnation, and even regression.

But the credibility of that initial group of top scientists who had been rescued was beyond question.

Therefore, when the crowd heard Mr. Wang’s words—a claim that was now clearly impossible to verify—they didn’t doubt him. Instead, they became even more invested in this idea of a Superpower Seed.

Mr. Wang impassively glanced at the crowd and continued, "Back then, at the very beginning of the apocalypse, after several giants of the scientific community accidentally discovered the existence of the Superpower Seed, they unanimously concluded that it must have appeared on this planet at the same time as the zombie virus..."

"They suspected it was a special substance from outer space that could rapidly alter an organism’s genes, stimulating it to adapt quickly to its environment and thus produce certain powerful mutations..."

After briefly explaining the Superpower Seed, Mr. Wang shifted gears, returning to the previous topic.

His gaze slowly swept over the crowd as he said with a grave expression, "I know what everyone is most concerned about right now is the matter of the Land of Death. It’s a long story..."

Yang Xi was too agitated to hold back and cut in, "Then make it short."

Mr. Wang wasn’t angered by the interruption. On the contrary, he gave Yang Xi a slight nod. Seeing her hands clenched into fists and her beautiful eyes slightly red, it was clear how tense and emotional she was.

’It’s good that someone took the bait.’

Mr. Wang looked at the crowd with a solemn expression. "Everyone, what I’m about to say is a top secret concerning all of humanity’s survivors."

Seeing everyone’s expression change, he continued his story. "Ever since the zombie virus outbreak, the entire planet has suffered a devastating blow. The survivors went through an incredibly arduous struggle..."

The zombie virus was, without a doubt, a great catastrophe for humanity.

It took humanity nearly thirty years and an incredibly heavy price to finally eliminate the zombie virus.

At that time, humanity was severely weakened, and the entire planet was left in ruins. Just as the exhausted survivors were forcing themselves to rally, planning to reclaim their lost lands and rebuild their homes, the Land of Death was exposed to the world.

The military was the first to discover the anomaly in this swamp. However, despite subsequent joint investigations by multiple parties, they could never uncover the swamp’s secrets.

They only discovered that the direction and speed of the biological mutations within the swamp were beyond their comprehension.

Until someone revealed that a Superpower Seed was buried there!

Mr. Wang didn’t actually know who had revealed this information.

But based on the attitude of his superiors, he could guess that the person who leaked it held a high status. This was because everyone who knew about it unanimously agreed—the information was absolutely true.

The fact that no one questioned the information was proof enough of that person’s status.

Back then, who could have known how many powerful monsters had evolved in that swamp over the past few decades under the influence of the Superpower Seed?

And if those monsters were to ever leave the swamp, what kind of disaster would they bring upon humanity?!!

What made the authorities feel even more helpless and overwhelmed was that humanity, having just survived one great calamity, no longer had a top-tier combatant like the Blood-colored Asura. They were no longer capable of facing such a situation...

So, after much deliberation among various parties, the decision was made to use nuclear weapons for a large-scale bombardment of the area, an attempt to destroy the Superpower Seed with humanity’s strongest weapon.

Unfortunately, the plan ultimately failed.

...The Superpower Seed remained. And afterward, subjected to the dual influence of nuclear mutation and the Superpower Seed, the swamp region truly became a Land of Death that humans could no longer set foot in.

In fact, because of the large-scale use of nuclear weapons, the creatures in that swamp underwent another massive evolution!

Just as things were about to spiral out of control, *he* stepped forward.

...He couldn’t solve the problem of the Land of Death, but he could stop it from expanding and ensure the creatures inside wouldn’t get out at will.

Forced by the circumstances, the few powerful figures who held humanity’s fate in their hands and had decision-making power over the bases discussed it for several days before finally agreeing to cooperate with *him*.

And so, City A became *his* private backyard, and A City Base became the most unique human survivor base since the beginning of the apocalypse.

Mr. Wang’s tone sounded heavy, but Ye Xin sharply detected a hint of manipulative coaxing within it.

She propped her chin on one hand, her head slightly lowered, and let out a soft, noncommittal "tsk."

That ambiguous sound was what snapped everyone out of their contemplation of this secret history.

Yang Xi glared at Ye Xin, then looked up and asked Mr. Wang, "So, what does the Superpower Seed look like?" ’I have to get it. I must.’

But Mr. Wang just shook his head slightly. "I don’t know."

It was precisely because they didn’t know what the Superpower Seed looked like, yet were absolutely certain it existed in that swamp, that the top decision-makers of the authorities at the time decided, after deliberation, to use nuclear weapons for a destructive assault on the area.

—*Since everyone wants it, but no one can get it, and we have to worry about someone else obtaining it, we might as well just destroy it.*

Mr. Wang’s explanation was simple, but no one present was a fool. Who wouldn’t be able to hear the hidden power struggle behind his words?

Everyone’s minds were racing with different thoughts.

But someone was bound to stick their neck out.

Yang Xi frowned slightly. "So back then, did no one go looking for it?"

"How would they?" This time, it wasn’t Mr. Wang who answered, but Ye Xin.

She lazily raised her eyes to the light screen in the center of the conference room, which displayed a map of the Land of Death. "Why don’t you go and give it a try?"

Yang Xi glanced at the area marked on the map and fell silent, but her mind began to churn with ideas.

’She refused to believe that, faced with such a great treasure, no one had gone looking for it back then.’

In fact, quite a few people had gone looking.

But the Land of Death was over ten kilometers in radius. To search for a Superpower Seed that no one had ever seen and whose form no one knew in such a vast area was no exaggeration to call looking for a needle in a haystack.

Forget about whether they could find it—even if they did, what then?

There was only one Superpower Seed. Who would it belong to?

The peace humanity had worked so hard to achieve—would it be shattered by an unprecedented internal conflict sparked by this Superpower Seed?

Human desire is truly endless.

The temptation of the Superpower Seed was too great!

And at that time, humanity could no longer afford to be thrown into such turmoil.

It was precisely for these many reasons that after the authorities proposed using nuclear weapons, the military, after careful reconsideration, finally agreed to the plan.

—Because leaving something behind that humanity could not control would sooner or later become a scourge!