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Wang Chao had been in a coma for an entire week. This was primarily due to the severe injuries he sustained on the battlefield, where he lost too much blood and exhausted his physical strength. Upon waking, Wang Chao felt as if his strength had increased; he must have finally broken through the bottleneck that had held him back for so long, reaching the Diamond level. However, each breakthrough seemed to come at the cost of flirting with death, and that price felt rather steep.
As he regained consciousness, Wang Chao's memories lingered on the moment Zhang Fusheng fled, as if it had happened just yesterday. A wave of sadness washed over him, but at least that chapter had come to a close. The war had been brewing for three years, igniting three months ago and culminating in fierce battles three weeks prior. Now, everything had returned to calm, but Wang Chao was left wondering who had emerged victorious.
All Wang Chao knew was that Huangfu was dead, Huangfu Ling was dead, and the Huangfu Family—a millennia-old lineage in Huaxia—had fallen. Zhang Fusheng had abandoned the capital and its hundreds of thousands of citizens. As the sole heir of the Zhang Family, his departure meant that family too had crumbled. The two most prominent families in Huaxia had dissipated into the cold winds of late autumn. Winter was fast approaching, and Wang Chao suddenly recalled that nearly three years ago, he had left the capital on a snowy winter night.
The nurse at Wang Chao's bedside noticed he was awake and beamed with joy. "You're awake! That's wonderful!"
"Why do you seem happier than I am?" Wang Chao attempted to move his body and found that while his injuries hadn't fully healed, they no longer hindered his movement. This was thanks to his formidable self-healing abilities; otherwise, such severe wounds would have been enough to kill an ordinary person multiple times over. He got out of bed and pushed open the window, letting the cold wind brush against his face.
"You were so badly injured, yet here you are walking around just a week later!" the nurse exclaimed. "No wonder everyone calls you the Guardian of the Capital; you truly are like a deity!" The nurse appeared to be around seventeen or eighteen years old; during the Zombie crisis, she had still been a little girl. Wang Chao remembered being a fresh graduate in his twenties back then.
Who could have imagined that nearly four years had passed in the blink of an eye?
"What’s the situation in the capital now?" Wang Chao asked. "Where are my clothes and weapons?"
The nurse pouted slightly and replied, "I'm just a nurse; I don't know all those details!" Then she seemed to remember something and slapped her forehead. "Oh right! The soldiers outside asked me to inform them immediately when you woke up. How could I forget? I'll go tell them right now!"
Wang Chao shook his head and said, "Haha, let’s go together."
As they spoke, Wang Chao followed the nurse out of the hospital. They walked outside to find soldiers guarding every entrance. Upon seeing Wang Chao emerge, they all saluted in unison. One soldier spotted him and ran off shouting that General Wang Chao was awake, leaving Wang Chao feeling quite embarrassed. The nurse said, "You’re quite a heartthrob for many girls now! So many people saw you save everyone that day; I was on the outskirts and didn’t get to see it myself."
Once outside the hospital, Wang Chao noticed numerous tents set up nearby as far as the eye could see. In front of the hospital, nearly ten thousand troops had gathered in formation, effectively blocking the entrance. Although their uniforms varied, they stood in orderly lines. While Wang Chao was lost in thought, an officer stepped forward, saluted him, and reported, "Sir, Huaxia Army is supposed to have fifty-eight thousand three hundred seventy-two personnel; currently present are thirty-two thousand thirty troops. Among them, twenty-six thousand three hundred forty-two lost their lives in this unnecessary war!"
Wang Chao sighed. This war, which had been brewing for three years, should never have happened. Just considering the soldiers he led, they had already eliminated four to five thousand of the Huangfu Army. Not to mention Huangfu Yan, who was even more skilled in commanding troops than he was. But regardless of whether it was right or wrong, those people were already dead, and many bodies still lay outside, difficult to bury.
"War may have its rights and wrongs, but soldiers do not. They are all heroes of our Huaxia Nation," Wang Chao said firmly. "Let us salute these fallen soldiers!" With that, Wang Chao saluted first, and then the tens of thousands gathered in front of the hospital followed suit, creating a magnificent scene. Ordinary residents had heard that Wang Chao had awakened and rushed over to see his condition. In an instant, the streets outside were packed tightly with people, all calling out Wang Chao's name.
Wang Chao addressed the crowd: "Everyone, please don’t push or panic. From now on, there is no more danger in the capital. Although you may see the Huangfu Army that attacked the capital standing in front of you, you all witnessed what happened that day. Did these soldiers fire a single shot at anyone? Did they injure anyone? In the end, they covered your retreat; this is clear to everyone!"
"Putting that issue aside for now, the most important thing is to elect a leader for the Imperial Capital Safe Zone so we can get it operational again. The immediate difficulties have passed, but we have higher ideals and goals! There are still many citizens of Huaxia in crisis, and this starting point begins with the capital!"
Wang Chao's words ignited the enthusiasm of both military and civilians, who shouted in unison: "Wang Chao! Wang Chao!"
"He saved us all and is also an officer in the army; let Wang Chao take this position!" shouted a young man in his twenties. "That's right! I support Wang Chao as our leader!" said a middle-aged woman. As more voices joined in agreement, they all coalesced into two words—Wang Chao!
"Alright!" Wang Chao raised his hands to signal for silence and continued: "Since there are no objections, I am not one to be insincere; it’s decided. Now, what’s more important is to restore production in the capital. If we rest for even a day, some might go hungry the next day. We are short on manpower in industry, agriculture, and handicrafts!"
After several hours of commotion, the crowd finally dispersed.
In fact, after Huangfu Yan killed Zhao Lao and everyone in the staff department and with Zhang Fusheng missing as well, there was no one else left in the Safe Zone who could assume the position of highest commander besides Wang Chao.
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