Game: Civilization Paradise

Chapter 251: Chapter 251: Retreat

"Pomide Clan Leader, did you need something from me?"

"Mr. Long Ming, the situation is dire. The Blood Breath Beast tide is heading south."

"I know."

"We can’t stay here any longer. We’re preparing to abandon Buo City and relocate everyone to Mountain City Mountain."

"Abandoning it so soon?"

Long Ming was also surprised to hear what the Pomide Clan Leader said.

"We have no choice. There’s no stopping the Blood Breath Beasts on their way south. If we don’t leave now, we won’t be able to leave at all."

"Understood."

"Um, Lord Long Ming, seeing as the situation is so dangerous... has Mountain City Mountain said anything about when we’re evacuating this world?"

The Pomide Clan Leader asked, looking at Long Ming with great anticipation.

Hearing the Pomide Clan Leader’s words, Long Ming froze. ’So he’s desperate to escape this world,’ he thought. ’The problem is, we can’t leave at all.’

"Lord Long Ming?"

Seeing Long Ming remain silent, the Pomide Clan Leader couldn’t help but press him.

"Pomide Clan Leader, it’s not that we don’t want to leave, it’s that we *can’t* right now. Leaving this world requires certain conditions to be met."

Long Ming didn’t hide it from the Pomide Clan Leader any longer and laid his cards on the table.

"Lord Long Ming, you must be joking."

The Pomide Clan Leader didn’t believe a word Long Ming said. ’This is clearly just an excuse.’

’These people from Mountain City Mountain are just too greedy. They can’t bear to leave this place.’

"I’m really not joking with you."

Long Ming replied, a helpless look on his face.

"It’s fine. We’ll retreat to Mountain City Mountain first and discuss it then,"

the Pomide Clan Leader replied with a chuckle.

He decided to move to Mountain City Mountain first and wait for the situation to become even more severe before pressing the issue.

After all, people never give up hope until the very last moment.

"Alright."

Long Ming could tell from the Pomide Clan Leader’s expression that the man had definitely misunderstood something, but he didn’t bother explaining further.

....

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「Ocardo Sanctuary City – West Suburbs.」

At the gates of Mountain City Mountain’s temporary encampment.

An old man with a wrinkled face, dressed in a white shirt, a black high-end suit, and a round-brimmed hat, waited anxiously with a group of subordinates.

"Li Yue, why aren’t they here yet?"

"City Lord Otto, they should be arriving soon."

Li Yue said, wiping the fine beads of sweat from his forehead.

RUMBLE~

Just then, a convoy of heavy tanks and transport vehicles, covered in dust, rumbled over from the distance.

"They’re here!"

Li Yue’s expression immediately brightened with joy.

"Let’s go!"

City Lord Otto hurried forward with his men.

Soon, the troops from Mountain City Mountain began to withdraw into the camp one after another.

Qiansha and his men disembarked from the command vehicle.

Many soldiers disembarked from the transport vehicles, looking battered and utterly dejected.

The atmosphere was incredibly oppressive.

"Lord Qiansha, you’re finally back."

City Lord Otto greeted him with great excitement.

Qiansha glanced at City Lord Otto and spoke impatiently.

"What is it?"

"Lord Qiansha, the monster tide will be upon us soon. I came to discuss with you how we should defend against it."

"Defend? We have no intention of making a stand here. We’re going to rest for a bit, then pull back to Mountain City Mountain!"

"Ah? Then what about us?"

Otto asked in absolute terror upon hearing Qiansha’s words.

"What you do has nothing to do with me."

Qiansha retorted irritably.

"Lord Qiansha, you can’t just leave us to die! Without you, how can we possibly hold back the monster tide?"

Otto pleaded, tears and snot streaming down his face.

"Get lost!"

Qiansha shoved Otto away in annoyance.

He walked straight to the front of his troops and shouted.

"Everyone, rest up! We withdraw in three hours!"

"Sir!"

The officers responded in unison.

Watching Qiansha give the order, Otto stood frozen in place, stunned.

"City Lord, what do we do?"

Li Yue and the others asked Otto, their voices fraught with anxiety.

"Shut up! What else can we do? Immediately notify everyone to abandon the city and seek refuge at Mountain City Mountain!"

Otto gritted his teeth, making the most difficult decision of his life.

"Sir, we’re abandoning our city?"

"You think I want to? We have no other choice! Carry out the order immediately!"

"Yes, sir!"

Li Yue and the others quickly complied.

...

「Elsewhere.」

After a short rest, Long Ming and his group were back on a transport vehicle, traveling along the highway toward Mountain City Mountain with Rein’s evacuation convoy.

The road was packed with transport vehicles.

They were filled with defeated, retreating soldiers, each one hanging their head, covered in grime.

Besides them, one could also see refugees from some of the smaller Sanctuary Cities.

A trace of worry appeared on Long Ming’s face as he watched this scene.

Just then, Jing Chuan nudged Long Ming and called out.

"Long Ming."

"What’s up?"

"What are your plans now?"

"No real plans. I’m going back to Mountain City Mountain to rest and recuperate."

Long Ming said with a slight cough.

"Fair enough."

Jing Chuan nodded.

Suddenly, the vehicle they were in came to a stop.

"Why’d we stop?"

Jing Chuan asked, confused.

Long Ming poked his head out, took a look, and said.

"There’s a traffic jam up ahead."

"Damn it, what the hell is this?!"

Jing Chuan said, his face dark.

"Let’s go check it out!"

Long Ming and Jing Chuan got out of the vehicle and walked forward along the congested highway.

Before long, they reached the source of the blockage. A roadblock had been set up ahead.

Soldiers armed with submachine guns were blocking vehicles from a merging road, causing the traffic jam.

At that moment, Captain Dan’er was viciously threatening the civilians who were trying to flee.

"By order of Lord Kakun, no one is permitted to leave!"

"Sir, the monsters are coming! Even Ocardo Sanctuary City has evacuated!"

the civilians pleaded one by one.

"What’s there to be afraid of? They’re just a bunch of brainless monsters. We can protect you. But if you try to break through this checkpoint again, don’t blame us for getting rough."

Dan’er warned, raising his submachine gun.

’Are you kidding me? They’d just barely managed to overthrow the original City Lord and seize control of Aks Shelter City. How could they possibly let their people leave?’

’If everyone ran off, wouldn’t they become commanders with no army?’

...

"Aren’t those soldiers from Aks Sanctuary City?"

Long Ming said, somewhat surprised as he looked at Captain Dan’er in the lead.

"You know them?"

"No, but when I came through here before, these guys had a roadblock set up then, too. And now they’ve set up another one."

"They’ve got some nerve, daring to block our way."

Jing Chuan was getting angry.

"Forget it. Let’s not get involved. They’re blocking their own people. It’s just slowing us down a bit."

"Fine."

"Let’s head back."

Long Ming and Jing Chuan walked back.

「A moment later.」

The transport vehicle passed through the choke point.

Long Ming glanced at the vehicles that had been stopped and shook his head slightly.

...

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「The next day.」

Long Ming returned to Mountain City Mountain with the convoy.

The convoy stopped after entering the outer city of Mountain City Mountain.

The Pomide Clan Leader, Luoxue, Long Ming, and the others all got out of their vehicles.

Just then, Vice City Lord Xiao Ning walked forward enthusiastically and shook hands with the Pomide Clan Leader.

"Welcome home!"

"Thank you. And you are?"

the Pomide Clan Leader asked with a smile.

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