Chen Wan casually wiped the blood off her face, feeling a bit worried about the future.
Given the current situation, she feared that even a level 3 RV might not withstand these intelligent creatures.
Once they settled down, Chen Wan needed to quickly discuss upgrading the RV with Yi Yi.
Meanwhile, at the base in Funan City, another wave of zombies was gradually surrounding the base.
They no longer moved sluggishly like at the initial level.
Level 1 zombies were like slow-moving targets, but level 2 zombies were much more agile and had some intelligence.
They knew how to avoid attacks and use clever tactics to win, so the first layer of machine gun fire at the base was barely effective.
Many zombies had breached the first line of defense at the base, moving towards the second line of defense with flamethrowers.
The flamethrowers looked intimidating but had limited lethality, only killing those zombies that got close.
Still, many zombies managed to climb over and reach the third line of defense, which was a minefield.
This line was the most effective, but once a zombie was blown up, the ones behind would step on the bodies of the fallen to climb over the walls of C and D zones.
Zones C and D were essentially the fourth line of defense for the base.
This bought time for people in zones B and A to strengthen their defenses and evacuate quickly.
Outside, the flames were blazing, and people in the villas of zone A frequently opened their doors to see what was happening outside.
More importantly, they wanted to determine the military’s stance to ensure they wouldn’t be abandoned during evacuation.
In the office of the top leader, Major General Yao hurriedly came in to report the situation: “Many zombies have already broken through the three lines of defense at the base.
Should we have people hold A and B zones to the death, or evacuate quickly? I’ve already sent someone to check, and the back door of the base is relatively secluded, with no large groups of zombies spotted yet.”
The top leader pondered for a moment before making a decision: “Notify all technology, medical, and high-tech personnel to gather at the back door of the base.
Arrange the best and most secure bulletproof vehicles to transport these personnel.
As for the rest of the families, don’t notify them; there’s no time.”
“Understood.
I’ll have my personal guards escort you to the back door and arrange the best squad in the base to ensure your safety,” Major General Yao quickly said.
“Good.
Xiao Yao, once everything is arranged, hurry to the back door.
Time waits for no one.
It’s not that we don’t want to fight the zombies, but these zombies are too strange this time.
Some people will have to sacrifice.
Don’t let the soldiers holding C and D zones know about our movements to avoid unnecessary trouble,” the top leader instructed Major General Yao as he walked out.
Major General Yao gritted his teeth and replied, “Understood.
Rest assured, I’ll arrange everything properly.”
“Good, that’s settled.”
Major General Yao gave orders to his subordinates, informing them who needed to evacuate with them and quickly notifying them.
The vehicles at the back door would only wait for 15 minutes.
Once time was up, no matter how talented you were, they wouldn’t wait, and this group didn’t include Jiang Yanxin and her companions.
At this moment, Jiang Yanxin and her group were anxiously waiting in the first-floor hall.
Yi Yi was waiting for news from Chen Wan, while Jiang Yanxin comforted her parents, who were trembling from the sound of artillery fire.
Jiang Wanning was holding Yang Yang, who buried her little face in her aunt’s arms, covering her little ears with her chubby hands because she was scared of the gunfire.
She was worried about her mommy and Aunt Qin Ke, whom she hadn’t seen all day, wondering if they had encountered any danger.
Zones C and D were in chaos, with zombies climbing over the high walls of the base and charging towards the tents.
Soldiers were desperately shooting at the high walls but couldn’t stop the tide of zombies.
More and more zombies were heading towards the tent area.
Liuzi, seeing the scene before him, was about to rush into the tent area when Zhao Lei grabbed him, “Are you crazy? Rushing in is suicide.”
“They’re all unarmed civilians.
If we don’t go now, they’ll all die,” Liuzi struggled anxiously.
Their 20-man squad leader, with red eyes, looked at Liuzi, “Alright, kid, you’ve got guts.
I’m suffocating here too.
Instead of hiding, let’s fight.
Brothers, if you want to fight, come with us.
If not, stay in the porch; no pressure.”
“I’m going too!”
“I’m in, let’s fight these monsters!”
“Alright, load up, let’s go!” The squad leader shouted, and all 20 soldiers, including himself, charged into the tent corridor of zone D, “Take down these monsters, go.”
“Go!” The soldiers fought desperately against the monsters.
When their rifles ran out of bullets and they didn’t have time to reload, they switched to pistols.
When the pistols ran out, they used knives and bayonets.
The 20 men fought fiercely in the narrow corridor of zone D.
Except for the initial sacrifice of three soldiers, the remaining 17 fought more bravely.
Seeing soldiers coming to protect them, many civilians in zone D began to rally around the soldiers.
In the chaos, they dismantled tables and chair legs to use as weapons, swinging them at the zombies’ necks.
When people stopped fleeing in panic and started fighting back, they seemed to be on more equal footing with the zombies.
Although the zombies were numerous, the three layers of defense at the base had already taken out many of them.
With so many people in zones C and D, they could fight the zombies with sheer numbers.
The real fear was losing morale before even seeing the zombies.
The other squads guarding zones C and D, seeing Liuzi’s squad fighting fiercely, were also fired up and joined the battle.
Although people in zones C and D were still being killed by zombies, the situation was not as dire as before.
Meanwhile, 50 to 60 zombies had broken into zones B and A.
Due to the small number of zombies, most were killed, with only a few slipping into zones A and B.
Nearby Yi Yi’s villa, terrifying screams soon echoed.
Yi Yi picked up a chair from the living room, snapped off a leg with a twist, leaving a jagged end.
She handed one chair leg to Jiang Yanxin, broke off two more, and gave them to Jiang Zhaoyuan and Ye Lan, keeping the last one for herself.
Jiang Wanning, holding Yang Yang, couldn’t hold anything.
“Help, ah! Don’t bite me, please, don’t bite me.
I’ll give you anything you want, ah…” With another scream, the cries from the neighboring villa abruptly stopped.
The zombies from that villa soon set their sights on Yi Yi’s group, quickly approaching them.
It wasn’t just one zombie, but a male and a female zombie.
Ye Lan, through the villa’s living room window, saw the two zombies outside.
Her hands trembled as she clutched her husband’s arm, and the young girl held Yang Yang tightly.
It was no wonder they were like this.
Since the apocalypse began, Jiang Wanning’s family had lived in Funan City, so they moved into the base early due to their geographical advantage and hadn’t seen many zombies.
“These zombies should be level 2.
Their speed and intelligence have greatly improved from level 1.
Be careful,” Yi Yi prepared to take action herself but still warned the others.
At this moment, the zombies outside the villa saw the people inside through the window and charged at the villa.
“Everyone, step back,” Yi Yi said, raising the spiked wooden stick and standing in front of the coffee table.
Jiang Yanxin had her parents and sister stand behind the sofa, ready to help Yi Yi.
Ye Lan, seeing her daughter about to go forward, was almost in tears, and Jiang Zhaoyuan spoke up, “Yanxin, stay here.
I’ll go.
I’m an alpha, after all.”
Jiang Yanxin quickly shook her head, “I’ve fought zombies before and have experience.
Dad, just protect them.”
With that, Jiang Yanxin quickly ran forward and stood beside Yi Yi.
Jiang Wanning was so anxious that her palms were sweating.
She didn’t know how to help, and she didn’t want either of the two in front to get hurt.
The zombies had already reached the villa’s door, slamming into it twice without success, then turning to the side window and crashing through it into the villa.
Yi Yi was the first to move, kicking the male zombie away.
The female zombie was hit with a stick and fell hard onto the coffee table.
Yi Yi went to the corner to deal with the male zombie first, while the female zombie struggled to get up from the coffee table.
Jiang Yanxin seized the opportunity while the female zombie was still down, gripping the chair leg tightly and striking the zombie’s spine.
The female zombie was knocked down again, and Jiang Yanxin took the chance to stab the spiked chair leg into the zombie’s neck, then pulled it out.
Meanwhile, Yi Yi had already broken the male zombie’s spine with the chair leg, leaving it unable to move.
She turned to help Jiang Yanxin.
With Yi Yi’s strength, one strike broke the female zombie’s spine, finally silencing it.
Without proper weapons, items like chair legs were only useful for defense unless wielded by someone strong.
Fortunately, there weren’t many zombies in the villa area, and Yi Yi and Jiang Yanxin could handle them.
While the soldiers in zones C and D were still struggling, a large group had gathered at the back door of zone A, boarding bulletproof military trucks to leave the base and find refuge at the Beijing base.
Major General Yao directed the soldiers to quickly load supplies for the journey.
People near the back door of zone A rushed over, trying to board the trucks, creating chaos.
The top leader, resting in his bulletproof car, saw the time was right and instructed his personal guard, “Tell Xiao Yao it’s time to leave.
We can’t wait for the others any longer.
Delays will cause chaos, so let’s leave early.”
“Yes!” The guard received the order and immediately informed Major General Yao to evacuate.
At that moment, people were still rushing towards the trucks, but the convoy, already moving out, ignored their cries.
“Wait for us! I’m a satellite technology researcher.
Just wait a few more seconds,” a man’s plea went unanswered.
Meanwhile, many others with luggage watched the military vehicles drive away, and those trying to cling to the trucks couldn’t stop them from leaving.
“Damn, they’ve all left.
We’ve been abandoned, left behind as expendables.”
“Do you even need to say it? Find the remaining soldiers, or we’ll all die.”
“Right, right.”
The crowd frantically ran towards the main gate of zone A, knowing they couldn’t match the armed soldiers.
At the main gate of zone A, two squads were still on guard.
The squad leader frowned at the crowd, “Why aren’t you waiting in your villas? Why come here and cause trouble at a time like this?”
“It’s not us causing trouble.
Your leader has already evacuated with people through the back door.
We’ve been abandoned.
What do we do now?” The man, wearing glasses, was a microbiology professor before the apocalypse.
“It’s impossible, how could the big leader abandon us? Stop trying to shake our morale, I’ll be the first to deal with you.” The squad leader was already pulling out his gun on the man.
“I’m telling the truth, all of us saw it.”
The dozens of people with the man also started talking all at once.
The squad leader gritted his teeth and fired a warning shot into the sky: “If you want to survive, follow my orders.
Go back to the villa and hide.
If anyone insists on seeking death, we can’t save you, understand?”
“We are the top talents of Busan City, you must save us, you must save us, we can’t die.”
The soldiers were already irritated from dealing with zombies, and hearing the news that the leader had left only made their blood boil more.
They had no patience for the usually high-and-mighty personnel from Area A.
“Why can’t you die? Who knows how many people from Area C and D have already died.
In the apocalypse, there’s no such thing as someone who can’t die.
If you keep talking nonsense, I won’t need the zombies; I’ll deal with all you troublemakers myself.” The squad leader spoke with a frown.
Those so-called elite individuals were frightened and retreated, but they were smart enough not to return to their respective villas.
Instead, they went to a villa closest to the soldiers, thinking it would be easier to evacuate if something happened.
