Landlord World - Start with SSS talent-Chapter 111: He… he’s dead!

The next day.

Caleb received news that three of his subordinates had gone missing. However, he wasn't too concerned.

After all, the most important thing was figuring out how to deal with the 'Zombie Wave' event. A few Lords fleeing was nothing out of the ordinary.

10,000 zombies. It would be a simple matter if 300 Lords were to face 10,000 zombies.

But one had to understand that all the Lords here were only rank F and E, whereas, among those zombies, there were plenty of rank D, or even D+ and D-Peak.

A single rank D-Peak zombie could easily kill ten rank E or F Lords.

Because of this, this was almost a battle where the Lords' chances of victory were less than 10%.

Even so, Caleb wasn't willing to give up. He still wanted to try, even if the odds were just 1%.

Besides, he had his Master. If he encountered a situation too dangerous for him to handle, he could always turn to his Master.

Caleb gathered all the Lords in the area where the Zombie Wave was certain to pass through, beginning to instruct them on preparing for the battle.

However, things weren't as simple as he had expected.

If fewer than 100 Lords were here, it would have been easy for him to issue orders to everyone.

But with over 300 Lords, disagreements were inevitable.

"Are you all insane?"

At that moment, a young man leading another group of Lords shouted in front of Caleb, "Gathering together to fight the Zombie Wave? Do you really think we can win?"

Faced with this question, Caleb simply furrowed his brows and said angrily, "There are 10,000 zombies. That sounds like a lot, but in reality, each of us only needs to kill a little over 30. Is that so difficult?"

"Goddamn it!" The young man cursed. "It wouldn't be hard if they were all just regular zombies."

"Caleb, are you blind? Can't you see plenty of rank E zombies among them? Some are even ranked D!"

"So what?" Caleb roared. "As long as we prepare well, we can definitely get through this event!"

"You speak so confidently!" The young man sneered. "But are you sure you can defeat that horde of zombies? What if rank D zombies appear?"

Caleb said nothing. Instead, he waved his hand, and the Stone Golem stepped forward, towering before the young man, causing him to recoil in fear.

"You… what are you trying to do?" The young man stammered as he saw the Stone Golem advancing toward him. "I… I'm not afraid of you, I am—"

BAM!

The Stone Golem swung its fist, sending the young man flying backward like a leaf caught in the wind. He tumbled over five meters before crashing onto the ground, lying motionless.

"Does anyone else have an opinion?"

Hearing Caleb's question, the crowd fell silent. No one dared to meet his gaze.

"This is a critical moment. Austin and I have set aside our differences to fight together, yet you would abandon battle out of cowardice?"

"If anyone wants to leave, then get out right now. But let me make one thing clear—"

"If we stand united, we can overcome this event. However, if we fail, the consequences will be catastrophic."

"Do you know what will happen if I and the Lords defending this area fail?"

"That entire zombie horde will storm into the safe zone. Do you think you'll be safe hiding in your territory?"

"If you want to survive, follow my orders. If you want to die, then die now and stop causing chaos here!"

Caleb didn't wait for a response. He immediately continued instructing everyone on how to build defensive barriers.

The Lords glanced at one another before ultimately obeying Caleb's command.

Of course, a few still refused to follow his orders, opting instead to hide within their territories.

Some were so afraid that their domains wouldn't be safe once the zombies arrived that they decided to flee into the Gloomy Forest or escape to the nearby river.

However, the majority—more than 250 Lords—chose to stay and follow Caleb's lead, working together to construct multiple barricades to hold back the zombies.

Construction was unbelievably fast with the combined strength of 250 Lords and thousands of soldiers.

Yet, despite this, Caleb couldn't shake off a strange feeling. Unease had taken root in his heart, and he couldn't understand why.

"Are you worried about something?" Austin asked with a grin. "Don't be. We have the numbers. With over 2,000 soldiers, we'll get through this event."

Caleb nodded slightly but sighed. "I just hope there won't be any surprises."

Despite his severe injuries, Austin still had to be here. On the surface, he and Caleb were the two kings of this battlefield. If he were to hide away in his territory, his subordinates would lose respect for him after this event.

Caleb gazed into the distance, his brows furrowing. "The zombie horde hasn't moved yet. Their numbers have stopped at exactly 10,000, but… something doesn't feel right."

"What do you mean?" Austin frowned. "Stop overthinking things."

Caleb shot him a glance filled with disdain. "It's exactly because of your arrogance that you ended up so badly injured."

"Ack!" Austin scratched his head, looking somewhat embarrassed.

Caleb sighed. "Being cautious is always best. I hope the first event in this region won't be too difficult."

Off in the distance, a young man with black hair watched Caleb and Austin talking, his eyes filled with contempt.

"Oy! Why aren't you working?" A Lord frowned and shouted at the young man.

That young man was Alex.

Earlier that morning, he had returned to this area and saw that Caleb had gathered everyone together.

Curious, he approached to see what was going on. After listening to Caleb, he finally understood that he was rallying the Lords to prepare for the incoming 'Zombie Wave' attack.

Alex sniffed in disdain at the Lord's words, then turned and walked away.

"You—" The Lord clenched his fists in frustration.

Alex suddenly stopped in his tracks and turned back. "A bunch of Lords afraid of 10,000 zombies? I don't know whether to call you all idiots or cowards."

"Are you stupid?" The Lord shouted. "That horde is full of rank D zombies, some even D+! How the hell are we supposed to fight them?"

"Hah!" Alex sneered. "That's because you're weak. To me, those zombies are nothing more than ants."

With that, Alex turned and left without another word.

The Lord gritted his teeth and muttered angrily, "Tsk! That idiot thinks he's so smart? If he ended up here, he's just a rank F or E Lord like the rest of us. What's there to be so arrogant about?"

Alex halted, turning back with eyes filled with killing intent. "Say that again."

"What, you think I won't?" The Lord pointed at Alex and shouted, "You're just a low-rank Lord! What's so great about you?"

"When those zombies come after you, and you're crawling on the ground in fear, I'll—"

BAM!

The Lord's words were cut short as his face was introduced quite intimately to Alex's fist.

The punch was so powerful that the man flew backward before crashing onto the ground, unmoving.

"AAA!!!"

Screams erupted from the crowd.

"Murderer! He's a murderer!"

"What the hell just happened?!"

"Quick! Hold him down! He just killed that Lord!"

"Shit! That bastard has lost it!"

Hearing this, Alex frowned and scoffed, "Trash. He's just unconscious, not dead!"

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"You cowards… screaming over something this trivial. You're not even worthy of being called Lords."

"What's going on here?"

At that moment, Caleb arrived with Austin.

In truth, he and Austin had noticed Alex earlier, but they hadn't paid him much attention.

But when Caleb and Austin saw Alex and the young man begin to clash, they immediately turned their attention toward him.

Even more shocking was… the sheer speed and power Alex displayed.

Neither Austin nor Caleb could see how Alex closed the nearly ten-meter gap to land that punch.

And that punch… was devastating. The young man had been sent flying backward like a fallen leaf caught in the wind.

Although the Lords here had the ability to summon monsters, that didn't mean they themselves possessed the same strength as those creatures.

On the contrary, Lords were still just ordinary humans. But… everything Alex had just demonstrated was far from ordinary.

Caleb walked over to the fallen young man, his expression darkening as he saw him lying motionless on the ground. Something felt off.

Reaching out, Caleb placed his hand on the young man's chest.

His eyes widened in shock, his face filled with disbelief.

"He… he's dead!"