Sequence Highway Survival: I Upgrade Supplies in the Apocalypse-Chapter 347: The Reason for the Existence of Oasis City

The person who appeared in the small courtyard was precisely Ding Shen.

His blood-red hair burned like crimson flames.

His blood-red pupils resembled the blood moon in the sky.

This Deputy City Lord's eyes were like lightning, sweeping over every inch of soil, every plant and flower in the small courtyard under the blood moon.

Unfortunately, despite his repeated, meticulous scanning, he found nothing at all except for the letter on the ground.

The tail behind him, like a venomous serpent, was slightly curved, radiating hostility towards everything around it.

Should any abnormal situation occur, this serpent-like tail would react in the first instant.

This tail had helped Deputy City Lord Ding Shen defeat enemies and escape danger countless times before, making it one of Deputy City Lord Ding's trump cards.

A full half-minute passed, and Deputy City Lord Ding still hadn't discovered the slightest trace of anything unusual.

He was also slightly astonished inwardly. After all, he was the Son of the Blood Moon. Under the blood moon, all his states were doubled.

In his current condition, he could even fight against an ordinary Sequence 5.

The Son of the Blood Moon could enjoy the blood moon's protection under its light.

He had clearly sensed some movement in the small courtyard just moments ago.

Yet when he arrived here, he found nothing.

The visitor must have been a Sequence 4 like himself, and from a powerful Pathway at that.

His tail gently hooked the letter on the ground. Deputy City Lord Ding looked at the envelope.

There wasn't a single word on the envelope. Deputy City Lord Ding thought for a moment, tucked the letter into his chest, and returned to the house.

There was another person inside the house.

An old man with a full head of white hair and an expression of utter exhaustion.

This person was precisely the City Lord of Oasis City, City Lord Cha Wu Cha of the Pathfinder Sequence 4.

This City Lord was a legend of Oasis City. If not for him, Oasis City could not possibly exist.

He was also currently the only Pathfinder at Sequence 4.

The fact that Oasis City could establish a settlement here was also thanks to his abilities.

It was said this City Lord was extremely busy, with endless matters to handle every day, and very few people had ever seen him.

Even on the day Chu Che became a Council Member, it was only a Guide who acted on the City Lord's behalf.

And now, this perpetually busy City Lord was quietly sitting in Deputy City Lord Ding Shen's home.

Seeing Ding Shen enter, Cha Wu asked in his aged voice, "What happened?"

Ding Shen's expression didn't change. "Nothing. Just a stray cat."

Cha Wu sneered. "If you want to lie to me, at least come up with a better one. Are there still cats around now? They'd have been eaten down to the last hair long ago."

The tail behind Ding Shen twitched, and his eyebrows shot up. "Cha Wu, if you came here just to mock me, there's no need. You can get out right now!"

Faced with Ding Shen's hostile attitude, Cha Wu acted as if he hadn't heard it.

After a pause, the weariness on Cha Wu's face deepened further. Only then did he slowly say, "Oasis City... has felt increasingly wrong lately!"

"When you made that deal with the Anomaly back then, I was against it. Now that Oasis City is in this foul state, you bear the primary responsibility!"

Ding Shen gave a cold laugh. "Are you talking about the farce these past few days? Just some petty tricks. Don't tell me you actually take them seriously?"

Cha Wu ignored Ding Shen's sneer, instead speaking with great seriousness. "You know what I mean."

"Ding Shen, I was against it when you made that deal with the Anomaly. How many Anomalies are in Oasis City now? You can't possibly not know, can you?"

Cha Wu spoke slowly, but every word was uttered with utmost gravity. As he spoke, he stared fixedly into Ding Shen's eyes.

The aura of a City Lord naturally emanated from him.

The establishment of Oasis City was far more complicated than anyone imagined.

Ninety-nine percent of the places in this world had already been occupied by Anomalies.

From the moment Anomalies appeared, humanity had never achieved victory in their battles against them.

The existence of Oasis City was like the sole remaining flicker of flame within human civilization.

Yet, if the secret of Oasis City were revealed, the city would disintegrate in an instant.

Not even half a month had passed since Oasis City was founded.

An Anomaly paid a visit.

Back then, Oasis City didn't have its current scale or population; at most, there were only five or six hundred people.

That time, Oasis City nearly faced annihilation.

Deputy City Lord Ding Shen had only just transitioned into the Son of the Blood Moon. Even with his terrifyingly formidable combat power, he was still no match for the Anomaly.

Just as all five or six hundred people in Oasis City were about to be corrupted and devoured by the Anomaly.

In order to preserve the hard-won Oasis City.

Ding Shen made a deal with the Anomaly.

Only then was Oasis City able to survive, growing stronger and stronger until it reached its current scale.

Of course, the rule that Anomalies and humans cannot coexist is unbreakable.

For instance, this No-Rules Race was also part of the deal.

Hearing Cha Wu's words, Ding Shen let out a cold laugh, the tail behind him moving restlessly.

"Against it? Cha Wu, if I hadn't made that deal with the Anomaly, Oasis City would never have reached its current state!"

"So what if I made a deal with an Anomaly? Sacrificing some people in exchange for permanent peace. Don't tell me you think your methods could fool all the Anomalies?"

"The flowers outside the city, your Concealment Barrier—they have some effect, but the moment a single living person runs out, this place will be exposed."

"Cha Wu, you don't actually think the Anomalies outside are as stupid as they were back then, do you?"

"Many Anomalies' intelligence is no weaker than a human's."

"They are smarter than you imagine!"

Hearing Ding Shen's words, Cha Wu fell silent.

He had been against the deal Ding Shen made with the Anomaly back then.

But he also didn't have a better solution.

Ding Shen was right.

Cha Wu let out a long sigh, the confusion and weariness in his eyes growing even deeper.

After a long while, Cha Wu slowly stood up and began walking towards the door.

Ding Shen neither rose to see him off nor spoke to ask him to stay.

Whether it was himself or Cha Wu, they were both acting for humanity's sake.

They simply had different methods and philosophies; they were not mortal enemies.

In some ways, they were even comrades-in-arms.

Cha Wu walked all the way to the doorway before stopping. His aged voice carried back.

"The race is tomorrow. You... don't let too many people die!"

Ding Shen sneered. "If we don't kill enough, there's no way to give a proper account!"

Cha Wu shuddered all over. He paused, then continued walking out the door. Only now, his originally straight back seemed slightly hunched, appearing incomparably desolate under the blood moon.

Long after Cha Wu had left, Ding Shen remained sitting motionless in his chair.

Even the tail behind him hung limp and listless.

"Heh heh, Ding Shen, are you prepared? Tomorrow, we need at least five hundred people!"

Right at that moment, from within the darkness of the hall, a massive, seemingly round object had somehow concealed itself there at some unknown time.

That unknown-shaped entity in the darkness was covered in the silhouettes of limbs, looking like a sphere formed from countless human bodies entangled together.