Through the searchlight, Li Ye saw its appearance clearly.
It possessed the outline of a whale, and the lower shell of the city had striations resembling baleen.
Combined with its dark gray urban camouflage, it truly resembled a giant whale.
“There aren’t many cannons and heavy machine guns on the armor plating. The city armor is incredibly thick... This seems like a defensive-type Level 2 City?” Li Ye speculated.
At this moment, the unfamiliar Mobile City was densely covered in zombies climbing all over it! Moreover, the entire city had come to a complete halt on the spot.
Li Ye shook his head and prepared to issue a retreat order.
Just then, that Level 2 City emitted a distress siren.
Li Ye paused in surprise, then turned back to look.
It was only then that he noticed something odd.
This defensive-type city did not appear to have fallen.Its city armor had fully closed, securely protecting the mid and lower-tier areas.
Although the zombies clung to it like a black tide, they could not penetrate it.
With a thunderous boom, the Level 2 City began to counterattack.
Following a muffled sound, an urban accessory on the upper deck of the Level 2 City slowly activated.
It was a row of entangling scythe chains, each spanning thirty to forty meters in length and width, composed of dozens of heavy steel cables, with curved scythes installed at equal intervals along each cable.
Each curved scythe was two to three meters long, with blades incredibly sharp.
As the scythe chains activated, the zombies clinging to the city armor were swiftly slashed away in large numbers.
“What a powerful defensive weapon!” Li Ye exclaimed in awe.
Each sweep of the weapon could annihilate over a hundred zombies—it was simple and highly effective.
Not only that, but its city armor also emitted a strong electric current, instantly electrocuting and shaking off the zombies clinging to it.
During this time, Li Ye noticed a detail.
The tires and treads of the Level 2 City were filled with countless zombie remains.
He immediately guessed the situation.
Thanks to these efficient defensive mechanisms, this defensive-type Level 2 City had managed to safely search resource zones in the wilderness.
However, as time passed, more and more zombie swarms attacked. Its tires and treads gradually became clogged with zombie remains, eventually forcing it to come to a halt in the wild.
After some thought, Li Ye made a decision.
“Let’s help them out. Maybe we can gather some intelligence on the Eternal Night Zone from them.”
Tomorrow slowly closed the distance. The Storm Infantry Vehicle launched from the lifting platform, and together with the Bloodtear Ripper on the armor plating, swept the zombie swarm with wild gunfire.
Before long, the zombie swarm was completely wiped out.
After confirming the area was safe, the Level 2 City slowly retracted its city armor.
Residents from the mid and lower tiers walked out of their rooms, and upon confirming the danger had passed, they began cheering one after another.
The opposing Lord then rode the lifting platform over to Tomorrow’s armor deck and solemnly expressed his gratitude to Li Ye.
He was a sturdy man in his thirties, named Fang Yong.
According to him, this defensive-type Level 2 Mobile City was called Iron Whale.
Iron Whale, like Engineer, came from the Basin Region and currently had 150 members.
Two months ago, after advancing to a Level 2 City, Iron Whale set out to develop in the Eternal Night Zone.
The zombies in the Eternal Night Zone shocked Fang Yong and his people, but fortunately, Iron Whale’s defenses were strong, allowing them to search for resources in the wild safely.
Now, even though they had escaped danger, Fang Yong still looked troubled.
Because Iron Whale’s tires and treads were clogged with a large number of zombie remains, and as a defensive-type city with specialized Level 2 City Armor, Iron Whale was not equipped with a Universal Work Claw or Mechanical Arm, making cleanup difficult.
To make matters worse, its fuel was nearly depleted.
Repairing and clearing obstructions while stationary in the wild was always extremely dangerous—especially in a place like the Eternal Night Zone.
Upon learning of Fang Yong’s plight, Li Ye gently waved his hand.
“This is easily arranged. I have a companion whose city is an Engineer-type, and it can even help you process fuel.”
It was only then that Fang Yong noticed the Level 1 City following Tomorrow.
Mechanical Arms, Universal Work Claw, Thunder Crane... After clearly seeing these city accessories, his eyes immediately widened in astonishment.
“A fully-equipped Level 1 Engineer-type City?”
The three Mobile Cities thus clustered together.
Iron Whale completely ceased operations, Engineer began its work, while Tomorrow took up the role of guard.
What was nauseating was that even though many zombies had been crushed under Iron Whale’s tires and treads, with their bodies mangled, some were still moving.
Amid several rumbles, the Mechanical Arms, Universal Work Claw, and Thunder Crane on Engineer’s armor deck activated one after another.
The Universal Work Claw slowly approached the treaded wheels.
The multiple precision work attachments mounted above it also started up, beginning the bulk excavation of zombie remains.
The Mechanical Arms were fitted with Steam Pipelines, their nozzles aimed at the gaps between the wheels and treads.
“Activate flushing procedure!” As the Mechanic pulled down the mechanical valve, high-pressure steam whistled out of the pipes, the scalding white mist sweeping through the crevices.
The entangled zombie limbs melted away and peeled off from the steel grooves.
The mechanical apprentices aboard Engineer wore leather aprons reinforced with rivets, holding high-pressure steam sprayers, carefully cleaning the tight spaces unreachable by the pipe nozzles.
Not only that, but Engineer also connected an input pipeline to Iron Whale.
A continuous stream of Level 1 Fuel, processed by various Goblin Devices, flowed into Iron Whale’s Fuel Compartment.
After a little over an hour, Iron Whale resumed operation.
“Thank you so much!” Fang Yong gripped the hands of Li Ye and Zhou Xing tightly.
If it weren’t for them, he truly had no idea how Iron Whale could have escaped its predicament.
To express his gratitude, he provided 200 units of Level 2 Iron Ore to each of them.
What surprised Li Ye was that Fang Yong actually knew the location of Safe Harbor in the Forest of Death.
“I was just about to head back. Let’s travel together,” Fang Yong waved.
Li Ye and Zhou Xing exchanged a glance, then placed their hands on Fang Yong’s shoulder.
“By the way, are you interested in joining our City Alliance?”
“Join you?” Fang Yong was taken aback.
He couldn’t help but start thinking seriously.
Tomorrow was a Level 2 Assault-type City with decent equipment—it looked like a solid companion.
But what attracted him even more was that the accompanying Engineer was a fully-equipped Level 1 Engineer-type City.
With such a companion, Iron Whale could not only receive fire support but also regular maintenance, obstacle clearing, and fuel supply...
This would obviously make traveling in the wild much safer.
The more Fang Yong thought about it, the more tempted he became.
Especially upon learning that Tomorrow possessed a City Radio and was even a Level 2, he became extremely excited.
Whether a City Alliance had a City Radio made all the difference!
Only with a City Radio could one truly call it an alliance—without it, it was nothing but scattered sand.
“Alright, I agree to join.” He nodded in response.