Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 406 - 257: Changes in the Forbidden Zone, Contest for the Relic_1

When the team from Yang City arrived at Tianhe City, the gates were tightly closed, and the defense level was at its maximum.

There was no choice, as the ancient ruins were less than 10 kilometers away from Yang City, and over the past month, billions of mutated insects and millions of mutated animals had already converged in the vicinity.

Therefore, Tianhe City experienced intermittent attacks from mutated animals, and its alert level had already been raised to the highest.

Even cities nearby had sent some teams to help defend, boosting the military strength here to a total of 300,000.

After showing their identification, the team from Yang City quickly entered through the gates and was led by soldiers to a huge plaza.

Teams from the rest of Donghai Province also arrived and were uniformly arranged to rest here.

At this time, there were already over twenty teams here, with more than 360 Third Order and higher strongmen, and over eighty percent of them were superhumans.

Witnessing this scene, the members from Yang City couldn’t help but feel moved; humanity had gradually become stronger with the passage of time.

The arrival of the team from Yang City naturally attracted a lot of attention.

After all, Yang City was no longer what it used to be and had already become a frontline city, and it might very well become a super frontline city in a few months.

More importantly, they had an extremely close cooperation with the Dragon Hall, giving them a unique advantage in cultivating talent.

Thus, the strongmen from various cities in the plaza were curious about the kind of team Yang City would send out.

Hiss!

As the airtight doors of five armored vehicles opened, the people on top began to disembark one after another, causing the strongmen from the other cities on the plaza to reveal surprised expressions, even causing a bit of commotion.

There was no helping it—the number of people in the team from Yang City was a bit excessive.

In most cities, where cultivation resources were limited, it was considered good to raise twenty to thirty people to the Third Order.

But Yang City brought down 150 people in one breath, equal to six or seven cities combined.

And it wasn’t just the numbers that were impressive; their equipment was also top-notch. Other cities might be able to produce individual weapons, but the power armor was truly expensive.

Yet, Yang City brought out 30 units at once. Their financial strength was something other cities couldn’t even dream of.

Of course, they were mentally prepared for this, but what really surprised them were the huge mutated Red Fire Ants and Big Yellow Bees accompanying the team from Yang City.

To be honest, when these mutated insects descended from the armored vehicles, many people instinctively drew their guns.

These mutated Red Fire Ants and Mutated Yellowjackets were genuine Fifth Order Beings. Even as insects, the oppressive aura they emitted was enough to make ninety-nine percent of the people in the plaza feel a fatal threat.

However, those gathered here were the absolute elite of humanity, and their commotion lasted only a moment before they quickly regained composure.

Of course, they couldn’t help but occasionally glance in this direction with curiosity.

At this time, leaders from various cities also took the initiative to greet Zhang Ji, mainly to hint at inquiries about the mutated insects.

When they heard about the true combat power of the Mutated Yellowjackets and Mutated Red Fire Ants, able to rival that of Fourth Order Evolvers, their eyes turned red with envy.

"Could you help us get in touch with Dragon Hall, too? No matter the price, we in Guangyuan City will not bargain."

"And us in Jiangpu City, are willing to pay 30% more to hire these mutated insects."

The leaders from the various cities hurriedly spoke out one after another.

There was no choice—the combat power of these mutated insects was so strong, if their teams could also be equipped with one each, their overall combat power could at least triple or quadruple.

"I understand everyone’s urgency, but to my knowledge, it’s really not a matter of money with these Fifth Order Mutated Insects," said Zhang Ji, spreading his hands.

Seeing the crowd’s disappointed expressions, he thought for a moment and added, "The main force from Dragon Hall should be arriving soon. You can ask the Parrot Messenger in person. I can take you over for an introduction, but as to whether you can succeed, that’s up to you."

Hearing Zhang Ji say this, a glimmer of hope rose in the hearts of the crowd.

As time went on, more and more teams converged here, growing increasingly large.

After all, there were only five ancient ruins within the country, which meant many provinces lacked such ruins.

Therefore, for places like Tianhe City with ancient ruins, it wasn’t just Donghai Province; teams from two adjacent provinces would also come here.

The teams that arrived later no longer impressed people like the team from Yang City did.

Even Yunshang City, a first-tier city, was far behind when compared to Yang City; they only sent 50 people equipped with 20 units of power armor.

If anything was worth mentioning, it was that all 50 of those people were superhumans, significantly more than the 20 sent by Yang City.

Time continued to move forward, and by 8 a.m., the plaza had gathered more than a thousand Third Order evolvers and superhumans.

There were even ten Fourth Order Strongmen.

Meanwhile, members from the various city teams took advantage of the opportunity to get acquainted with strongmen from other cities, seeking to build relationships.