earl City, East Wall.

Ao Donghai swung his blade and cleaved a Zombie climbing up, then suddenly noticed a blue light flashing in the distance.

His hand holding the blade dropped slightly, and his other hand abruptly lifted, making a "first place" gesture toward the sky. Around him, many Awakeners paused and raised their hands, mimicking the same gesture.

When the Zombies saw this, they ceased attacking the Awakeners and instead lunged toward those who hadn’t made the ...