Chapter 217

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Chapter 217: The Great Battle (Part 2)
The war lasted for several months, with the mutant beasts attacking relentlessly at any cost. Even though the zombie side lacked the participation of the eleven top kings in defense, they retreated to a central location. All the smart zombies gathered together, feeling frustrated as they were gradually being worn down.
However, even after months had passed, the enthusiasm of the mutant beasts did not wane. Instead, it grew even fiercer with the fruitful results of battle. Everyone wanted to advance to the sixth rank and become the king of the mutant beasts.
This back-and-forth continued, with the mutant beasts continuously seizing elemental crystals from the consumed zombies. The zombie horde finally realized that they couldn’t go on like this. With all their peak powers emerging, including the eleven zombies containing Sharira, if they didn’t act now, only a few remaining leaders would be left.
The smart zombies had not expected things to escalate to this point. They had thought that the mutant beasts would end up with mutual destruction. But they underestimated the determination of the fifth-rank mutant beasts.
In pursuit of the slim chance to advance to the sixth rank, they were willing to sacrifice their own race. After their intelligence surged, the mutant beasts unconsciously adopted human vices, such as selfishness.
They were ready to give up everything, including their own kin, for their core interests.
The final battle began, with the strongest powers facing off, and all those below the fifth rank retreated.
Zhang Mu was at the scene of the battlefield because he was supposed to receive a large beast core order, but it fell through due to his partner’s death.
Zhang Mu couldn’t afford the penalty for failing the contract, so he took a risky move to the ultimate battlefield where the beast cores were most likely to be found – the battleground of two tribes.
However, Zhang Mu had a advantage because he wasn’t getting much attention on the outskirts and his strength didn’t attract the big shots. The lower-ranked zombies and mutant beasts had all retreated under their own leaders’ commands.
Suddenly, a war broke out among the highest ranks without any warning.
The countless zombie and mutant beast corpses were undeniably a huge fortune.
But to claim this fortune, Zhang Mu might have to pay with his life because an unexpected attack could hit him at any moment.
Zhang Mu was left with no choice as he couldn’t find such a large quantity of beast cores anywhere else. He was dealing with another Era Sub-merchant, who was even more powerful, and a failed transaction between Era Sub-merchants could lead to being blacklisted.
Fortunately, luck was on Zhang Mu’s side that time because the location where he was collecting corpses was at the edge of the battlefield. He found enough beast cores to fulfill the order and left the battlefield without being greedy, watching from a safe distance.
Many people shared the same idea as him. Everyone wanted to get the big benefits. But only a few survived like Zhang Mu. A stray energy blast could easily take the lives of many low-level human evolvers.
In the end, the war between mutant beasts and zombies ended in a draw. The survivors dragged their opponents’ bodies back to their base. Six smart zombies with Sharira and ten regular zombies died among the zombie kings. The mutant beasts also suffered heavy losses.
Even in this situation, humans had no way to take advantage because the gap was too big.
Humans played an insignificant role in this war. Even their strongest fifth-tier warriors were scarce and much weaker compared to the mutant beasts. Smart zombies were also more powerful than them.
It was so sad, but there was nothing they could do.
Humans were completely ignored by both sides during the battle. It was like watching ants fighting while you focused on the stronger one.
This was the situation for humans back then. Without the Era Store, humans might have disappeared from the Earth. But thanks to the battlefield, humans had a whole year to breathe until the appearance of sixth-tier mutant beasts and mutant zombies.