Chapter 1232: The Turbulent Future

Chapter 1232: A Precarious Future

"The Tian Shu Territory has entered a state of alert, suspending all inter-territory trains and dispatching personnel to seal off its borders..."

"Old Wolf and I discussed it carefully. If the Crying Wasteland's goal is to conquer the Tian Shu Territory, then this blockade certainly won't be lifted anytime soon. But without our supplies, the children of the Fusion Faction won't last long."

"Therefore, we decided to risk a breakthrough before the Crying Wasteland's encirclement was fully complete."

Zhao Yi's lips were chapped. He took the glass of water offered by Sun Bumian, took a large gulp, and continued.

"At first, things went smoothly. After all, Old Wolf had merged with the calamities of the Crying Wasteland, and there was a gap in the encirclement, so we managed to avoid most of the calamities. However, dragging so many supplies, we were just too conspicuous..."

"Just as we were about to break out of the encirclement, we encountered a wave of calamity attacks."

"The calamities seemed to have entered some kind of frenzied state. Even though we all carried calamity auras, they still attacked us. All our supplies were destroyed, and we had to fight desperately to break through. If Old Wolf hadn't been fast enough to get us out, I'm afraid..."

Zhao Yi did not elaborate further.

But after hearing this, everyone present looked extremely grim.

"They actually brought the entire Crying Wasteland to besiege the Tian Shu Territory directly..." Teacher Ye muttered to himself. "They are even more urgent than I anticipated."

As early as half a year ago, Chen Ling and others had detected unusual activity in the Crying Wasteland. They clearly understood that the Crying Wasteland's current encirclement of the Tian Shu Territory was definitely not a sudden act by the Calamity of Rest, but had been meticulously planned for half a year.

This action undoubtedly sent a signal to everyone:

The World-Ending Calamities were about to declare war on the human territories.

Although calamities had previously attacked human territories, such as the Forbidden Sea occupying the Aurora Territory, that was when Lord Aurora was on the verge of death. To date, there had been no instance of a World-Ending Calamity attacking a human territory at its full strength.

After all, the World-Ending Calamities were not foolish. Once they did so, the Nine Lords would awaken from their slumber. And the Nine Lords, with only moments of life left, would be like dying beasts, unleashing terrifying destructive power. Even if the World-Enders could win, they would pay a heavy price.

But this time, they had no retreat.

Staying in the Gray World meant a dead end. Conquering the territories and capturing the Nine Lords alive was their only chance at survival.

"The Crying Wasteland has already made its move, and the other calamity territories will likely follow soon," He Chengxuan said thoughtfully. "Excluding the Ghostly Mockery Abyss, there are currently five major calamity territories in the Gray World, and coincidentally, five human territories remain... Heh, what a perfect match."

At the mention of the Ghostly Mockery Abyss, He Chengxuan, Mi Bo, and the others subconsciously glanced at Chen Ling...

Who would have thought that while the other five major World-Ending Calamities were preparing to conquer human territories, Chen Ling, the master of the Ghostly Mockery Abyss, was swamped with final exams in the Fusion Faction?

"Teacher Ye, what should we do?" Mi Bo looked at Teacher Ye, who had remained silent.

"If all human territories are surrounded by calamity territories, we will lose our supply of materials... Other things like clothes and books are manageable, but for hundreds of people in our Fusion Faction, without a continuous food supply, I'm afraid we won't be able to last long."

Mi Bo's words directly highlighted the core dilemma of the Fusion Faction. Although the children of the Fusion Faction had merged with some calamities, it didn't mean they didn't need to eat. Without a continuous food supply, the ultimate fate awaiting all the children of the Fusion Faction would be to starve to death in the Gray World.

Were they supposed to eat human flesh, gray dirt, or tree bark?

"What if we immediately moved to another territory and bought a large amount of food to store?" Sun Bumian asked.

"No, food is different from gold. Food will spoil if stored for too long in the Gray World. So the key is a continuous food supply... But if all human territories are under wartime blockade, where can we get food?" Chen Ling shook his head repeatedly.

Although Chen Ling possessed the ability to reshape, he could currently only reshape simple structures or metal materials. It was impossible to turn gray dirt into food that humans could digest. Furthermore, Chen Ling could eat roasted centipedes because he was a World-Ending Calamity. If the children ate calamity meat, God knew what kind of mutations would occur.

Everyone pondered for a long time but couldn't come up with a solution. It was as if everything had reached a dead end.

Just then, He Chengxuan suddenly spoke.

"Actually... there's still a way."

"What?"

"Abandon the Mother Tree and take all the children into a human territory."

"He Chengxuan, are you crazy?" Mi Bo's brows furrowed instantly. "We, the Fusion Faction, are like rats everyone wants to kill in human territories. Which territory would accept us? Moreover, it's already a time of war between humans and calamities. The public will undoubtedly have strong hostility towards calamities. What kind of treatment would we, these half-human, half-calamity beings, receive if we entered a territory? Have you thought about that?"

"Then you tell me what to do. How long can our current food supply last? A month? A month and a half? There are still five months until the Red Star descends. The calamity territories will surely fight to the last. What do we do in the remaining months? Just watch the children starve to death?" He Chengxuan said in a deep voice.

"And do you think the human territories stand a chance against the World-Enders? If the human territories are all destroyed by the World-Enders, we will no longer be able to obtain supplies! If we join a human territory, not only can we ensure the children's survival, but with our help, the territories' chances of victory will greatly increase... Perhaps when the war ends, our Fusion Faction can also gain the recognition of the world and no longer need to hide in the Gray World!"

"We are not hiding in the Gray World! We are building our own paradise in the Gray World! Those people in the human territories will always be prejudiced against Fused beings. There will be no fairness where there is prejudice! Only here can the children grow up happily!"

"But the prerequisite for growing up is that they must survive!"

The fierce argument between He Chengxuan and Mi Bo filled every corner of the room.

Since joining the Fusion Faction, it was the first time Chen Ling had seen them argue. It seemed the deaths of those two Fused beings had put everyone in the Fusion Faction under immense mental strain and pressure.

"Enough!"

Teacher Ye interrupted their argument.

He Chengxuan and Mi Bo immediately fell silent and turned to look at Teacher Ye, as if waiting for his final decision.

But Teacher Ye remained silent for a long time before slowly saying:

"Everyone, go back and rest... I need to think about this carefully."

After speaking, he left the room alone, walking towards his office without looking back.

Soon, He Chengxuan and Mi Bo also left one after another. They didn't argue any further, and even after leaving, they implicitly pretended to be relaxed, putting their arms around each other's shoulders, because downstairs, many students were anxiously watching them...

Witnessing this scene, Sun Bumian let out a long sigh.

"Sigh..."