The headquarters was furious, never expecting the Corpse King to say such absurd things on television, driving everyone to madness.
"Quickly cut off the signal from the TV tower, we can't let the Corpse King continue speaking, or it will cause unrest among the people!" the headquarters issued an order.
Previously, although zombies had airdropped into Yanjing, it wasn't a complete crisis. The number of zombies entering the city was not large. As long as they were cleared and air defense forces were deployed, zombies would not be able to enter Yanjing from the air.
However, the headquarters never expected that zombies would start to incite people. If the people in Yanjing became restless, and some fools believed the Corpse King's words, leading to chaos within the city, wouldn't it be a self-defeating situation? The immediate priority was to stop the Corpse King from spouting nonsense.
An artist once said: You can control me, but can you control who the audience wants to watch?
Of course, many people have their own opinions on such remarks, which is: I can't control who the audience wants to watch, but I can control who the audience can't see!
The Corpse King wanted to spread misleading rumors, so we'll just cut off your signal. I don't believe you can continue to talk nonsense. In short, we cannot allow the words of certain petty individuals to disrupt the hearts of the people.
The headquarters' idea was simple: as long as the TV tower's signal was cut off, the Corpse King would not be able to speak nonsense. However, the signal base station of the TV tower was located inside, and it would be impossible to destroy it in a short time. During this period, the Corpse King had already said what he wanted to say.
Scarface Corpse King sat in the studio and continued to express his views: "I know that humans and zombies have deep hatred for each other, and I also know that this hatred will not disappear in a short period. However, I can only express my regret. Because the appearance of the zombie virus is a complete natural disaster, and in the face of a natural disaster, the appearance of zombies is also purely out of helplessness. It is better to let go of hatred and explore how to coexist in the future!"
Scarface Corpse King began to change the subject. He knew very well that zombies had killed many humans and eaten many humans. Even this evening, zombies were still biting people. A small half of the zombies in the city were actually humans infected with the virus who had turned. But this did not prevent him from shifting the blame. As long as human hatred for zombies was shifted to the natural disaster, the crimes of the zombies could be excused.
Then, the Corpse King continued to say: "Now, on behalf of the zombies, I will state our demands, which is to request negotiations! We zombies only need a piece of land where we can survive. As long as Yanjing can guarantee that it will not enter zombie gathering places in the future, we zombies will not attack human settlements at will! To show our sincerity, starting tonight, zombies will no longer surround the southern area of Yanjing!"
The Corpse King was about to continue speaking, but the screen on the television suddenly went black, and then the TV signal from Yanjing could no longer be received. It turned out that the army had found the cable used by the TV tower and directly cut the cable. Without electricity, the TV tower could not broadcast live.
The TV signal was cut off, and people could no longer hear the Corpse King's voice. However, during this time, the Corpse King had said everything he wanted to say: seeking coexistence with humans and opening up the southern passage. In this way, it was not impossible to leave Yanjing from the south.
Inside the city, people dared not discuss the Corpse King's words in public, but they were all talking about zombies in private. Many people were stirred by the Corpse King's words. Since the southern direction was no longer surrounded, wasn't it possible to leave from the south? Everyone had been hiding in the city for almost four months, from winter to spring, all hiding at home, everyone worried about the direction of the war.
During the day, the soldiers on the city wall suddenly discovered that the zombie tide in the southern area had disappeared, as if the zombies had no intention of defending the southern direction of Yanjing.
Looking down from the southern city wall, there was no sign of anyone in the southern area. The zombies were nowhere to be seen. However, in the other three directions of Yanjing, the zombie tide was still dense, ready to attack at any moment.
Shen Feng returned to the base with Chu Chaoyan. After hearing about what happened in the south, he couldn't help but be confused. He hadn't watched TV, so he didn't know about the Corpse King's speech last night. He asked, "Are the zombies retreating? Leaving the south undefended, are they retreating? Aren't they afraid that people will all escape from the south?"
Yang Chang and Lu Xian were also puzzled and shrugged, unable to answer Shen Feng's question.
But at this moment, a voice suddenly came from the sky: "Didn't you watch TV last night? This is the zombies' open conspiracy."
Shen Feng looked up and saw Zhang Jue descending from the sky, landing right beside him. His ability was quite agile; he could fly anywhere he wanted by flapping his wings, and flying in the sky was very free.
"I almost forgot you can fly. How about this, next time the mutated birds come to Yanjing, you'll be solely responsible for defending against them!" Lu Xian walked up and put an arm around Zhang Jue's shoulders.
When Zhang Jue heard this, he immediately pouted and said, "There are tens of thousands of birds, if I fly up, I'll probably be torn to shreds on the spot. I went to kill zombies last night and didn't dare to fly up."
Zhang Jue was not foolish. Flying into the sky at that time last night would either result in being torn apart by mutated birds or being mistakenly killed by people in fighter jets as mutated birds. Therefore, although Zhang Jue could fly, he didn't dare to fly up. He chose to clear out the scattered zombies in the city to prevent them from causing further chaos.
At this moment, Shen Feng looked at Zhang Jue and asked, "Tell me, how is it an open conspiracy? And what was broadcast on TV last night? I was at the hospital all last night."
Zhang Jue sighed and told Shen Feng what happened last night, adding, "The Corpse King still occupies the TV tower. Headquarters is still discussing whether to rescue the hostages inside. In short, this matter is very complicated!"
Hearing that the Corpse King had said a lot of things through the TV tower, Shen Feng was immediately puzzled. He asked Lu Xian and Yang Chang beside him, "It's come to this point, and the fighting has been going on for four months. Do the zombies really want to reach a reconciliation? I don't think it's realistic!"
Lu Xian shook his head, indicating he didn't understand the Corpse King's intentions.
Yang Chang, however, said in a low voice, "I think the Corpse King is employing the classic tactic of surrounding three sides and leaving one open, leaving a gap for cowards to escape."
Zhang Jue nodded and said seriously, "That's exactly why. This is the open conspiracy used by the zombies. They know it's a trap, but they have to jump into it!"
"Explain it to me, I don't quite understand," Shen Feng asked.
Zhang Jue did not hide anything and directly told Shen Feng: "The Corpse King said these things, in fact, to incite people's hearts. Because as long as people are united, even if zombies enter the city, they will eventually be driven out. But, the Corpse King said he wanted coexistence, which can divide some people. For example, those who want to escape, the south city gate is already open for escape, isn't this an opportunity?"
"But can't the army just block the south city gate? Can ordinary people really pass through the city wall?" Lu Xian continued to ask.
"This is the brilliance of the open conspiracy!" Zhang Jue said solemnly, "Once the army blocks the south city gate, many people at the bottom will cause trouble. After all, they can leave through the south city gate. The Corpse King has already shown his hand, and there will always be fools who fall for it. However, if the army does not block the south city gate and allows ordinary people to come and go freely, it is possible that zombies will attack through the south city gate. The south city gate only has a zombie tide composed of millions of zombies, which is much smaller in scale than the other directions. The zombies only need to withdraw a million zombies to make the people below restless. This method is really not simple!"
After hearing Zhang Jue's analysis, Shen Feng also felt it was troublesome. He didn't know what the headquarters would choose, whether to block the south city gate or not.
At this moment, Zhang Jue leaned into Shen Feng's ear and whispered, "I came to you for another reason. Headquarters has issued a bounty. As long as the hostages in the TV tower can be rescued, there will be rewards, ability potions, and evolution points! I know you are capable, so how about we cooperate?"
When Shen Feng heard this, he was immediately moved. There was only one Corpse King and hundreds of mutated zombies in the TV tower. Such a small force could not pose a threat to him. If he could get the reward of evolution potions, it would be quite good.
However, there was a new problem: "But if we complete the rescue mission together, who will get the ability potions?"
Shen Feng did not take the Corpse King and mutated zombies seriously, but the distribution of spoils was what Shen Feng cared about most. He did not lack evolution points for the time being. What he lacked now was ability potions. There could never be too many ability users, and Shen Feng hoped to have more ability users on his side.
Zhang Jue said with a flattering face, "How about this, Shen Feng, you are the Lord of Yuzhou City, with a large family and tens of thousands of subordinates. You must not lack ability potions. So, how about I give you the evolution points? I want to use the ability potion for my wife."
Previously, Shen Feng had promised to give ability potions to Zhang Jue's sister, but Zhang Jue's wife was not happy. Why should the good things be used by her sister-in-law first? So, in the middle of the night, she thought about it and became increasingly angry, kicking Zhang Jue out of bed. Zhang Jue had no choice but to wait for an opportunity to find ability potions for his wife.
After much thought, Zhang Jue found Shen Feng and decided to cooperate with him. He could not defeat the Corpse King and hundreds of mutated zombies, but Shen Feng was so strong that he could definitely do it. So, he found Shen Feng to explain the situation.
Shen Feng's eyes rolled, and he quickly shook his head, saying to Zhang Jue, "Well, you should find someone else. My girlfriend is not feeling well, so I don't have time to do this for now!"
Chu Chaoyan heard Shen Feng say this and quickly patted her chest to assure him, "Shen Feng, don't worry, I'm in good health. Didn't I kill zombies last night?"
Zhang Jue also quickly nodded and said seriously, "Yes, yes, Miss Chu is fine. Besides, it's very safe to stay in the army. Shen Feng, let's cooperate once. I can fly, and I'll carry you to attack from the top floor of the TV tower. We can definitely complete the mission."
As Shen Feng spoke, he placed his hand behind Chu Chaoyan's waist and gently pinched her, but his expression did not change: "Zhang Jue, I'm really sorry, I have to consider Chaoyan, so I can't agree to participate in this mission."
Zhang Jue shook his head regretfully and said helplessly, "Alright, I'll go find someone else. If you change your mind and are ready to rescue the hostages, feel free to find me!"
Shen Feng quickly agreed and watched Zhang Jue fly back into the sky.
At this point, Chu Chaoyan couldn't help but ask, "I said I'm fine, why don't you believe me? Also, in broad daylight, please don't be a hooligan!"
As she spoke, Chu Chaoyan shook off Shen Feng's hand from her waist. She was still ticklish, and after being pinched by Shen Feng just now, she was a little angry.
Shen Feng shook his head helplessly, feeling that Chu Chaoyan was too naive now, and explained, "Didn't you hear his conditions? If we cooperate with him, the ability potions won't end up in our hands! Since it's a bounty, why don't we complete it ourselves?"
"Oh, eating alone!" Chu Chaoyan immediately reacted.
"Don't say it so unpleasantly. This should be called 'fame and fortune should not be shared with others'!" Shen Feng said proudly.
Shen Feng thought for a moment, then took Lu Xian and Yang Chang and set off. Since the hostages were trapped in the TV tower, they could always be found, and there was no need to rely on Zhang Jue to rescue them.
By noon, the zombies' strategy of surrounding three sides and leaving one open had taken effect. Tens of thousands of people had gathered in the southern city gate area, demanding to leave Yanjing. These people were carrying bags and provisions, indicating their determination to leave Yanjing.
The soldiers had not received orders to allow them to leave, so they resolutely refused to let the citizens leave Yanjing, and the two sides soon entered a standoff.