Chapter 96: Chapter 96: The Death of Li Xiang
The three companies quickly rotated around, and the number of bullets has already dropped to less than thirty percent.
Zhongjing immediately commanded the Flamethrower Warrior to open fire.
Ten Flamethrower Warriors fired simultaneously, engulfing the temporary hundred-meter square and the entire bridge.
The pile of zombies in the square had already reached over two meters high. Many zombies that were not dead were burned, and many of the undead were directly incinerated inside.
"Prepare the armored vehicle heavy machine guns. Don’t be frugal with bullets; thoroughly clear the bridge surface. Bombard the rear with mortars and open a safe path for the Commander-in-Chief!"
Zhongjing calmly issued the order as two armored vehicles that hadn’t been used advanced to the bridgehead.
The two heavy machine guns fired simultaneously.
The first armored vehicle produced by Ye Fan, driven by Han Haoyu and with Zhang Xiaoyu firing, had been upgraded to a Three-star Armored Vehicle.
The appearance of the Three-star Armored Vehicle didn’t change much, but the interior had an added layer of protective armor, and the bullet capacity increased from three thousand to six thousand rounds.
Hundreds of zombies rushing onto the bridge were thus shattered.
Their bodies spun as bullets shot them away, achieving a skewering effect like candied fruit here.
Four mortars fired from the rear, once again turning the bridge’s end into chaos.
Ye Fan was in this situation, rushing towards the bridgehead under the protection of the guard platoon.
The wall, five meters high and twenty meters long, had already been produced.
The Three-star Soldiers protected him on both sides, and as they passed the zombie pile, hands constantly reached out to grab, all blocked by the Three-star Soldiers.
Although many Three-star Soldiers were injured, they would not become infected.
Midway, even a soldier was pulled into the zombie pile, but was yanked out by a military dog.
Ye Fan had a thrilling escape as he ran to the bridgehead, clicked on the wall, and placed it!
A twenty-meter wall blocked the bridgehead tightly, leaving no gaps whatsoever.
The soldiers protected Ye Fan as they looped around the edge of the zombie pile, almost sprinting back amid the flames.
Running back to the side of Iron Armor, Ye Fan felt like his hair was about to be singed.
Zhuge Yunxue hurriedly ran to Ye Fan’s side, "Commander, your face is all blackened, you need some water."
Ye Fan intended to say he needed some saliva but, seeing Shen Ruihui beside him, loyal and worrying about him, he swallowed those words back into his stomach.
Medics rushed forward; Xiao Jing and He Xiaoting checked Ye Fan’s condition, and other injured soldiers were also treated by medics.
On the other side of the bridge, zombies roared and beat against the wall but couldn’t get through at all.
Ye Fan also let out a sigh of relief.
Zhongjing’s command was indeed impressive.
If he were commanding, there would definitely have been casualties.
Soldiers who were not injured continued to shoot or stab the zombie mountain.
There were many zombies that hadn’t died inside; some were still crawling out despite not being burned to death by the fire.
The soldiers were finishing off the remnants.
"Commander, we’ve tallied up our kill count this time."
"How many zombies did we kill?"
"Approximately twenty-seven thousand zombies, including nearly a hundred mutated zombies."
Ye Fan brought only about four hundred people, killing more than twenty thousand in one go; this number is undoubtedly considerable.
If it were Chengguan Town or Kao Mountain Town, those kinds of small towns would almost be flattened by this wave.
But Ye Fan looked at the zombies across the bridge and couldn’t see any reduction at all.
There even seemed to be an increasing trend.
"There are far too many zombies, aren’t they?"
"Commander, Qinghe Town has millions of zombies, and with our intense firefight, we’ve attracted many more nearby zombies. The number of zombies gathered here is at least seven to eight hundred thousand, not something you can kill off quickly."
Ye Fan nodded; he knew this fact. If not for the river, he wouldn’t even have thought of attacking the small town.
If he had a regiment at hand, it would be fine, but an infantry camp felt quite thin.
Let’s check the material collection situation first.
Finally eliminating all the zombies in the pile made material collection not easy.
Thanks to the unafraid Red Alert Warriors, who didn’t fear the fresh corpses and the infection, they managed to collect materials easily, unlike ordinary people who would find collection difficult.
After approximately three hours, Ye Fan gained over forty thousand gold.
All bodies were incinerated, and the remains were pushed off the bridge with obstacle-breaker vehicles.
By afternoon, the logistics support team prepared a simple meal, and bullets were refreshed for another round.
Luckily, the wall didn’t need to be approached to be recovered; it was recoverable within radar range. Ye Fan recovered it from afar, and the battle resumed.
The battle had no warm-up and started immediately in a fever pitch.
After lasting two hours and approaching dusk, the second battle ended.
Then came the lengthy task of cleaning the battlefield and collecting materials, working until eight in the evening, marking an end to the day’s combat.
Another more than thirty thousand gold came into possession, and Ye Fan accumulated a total of nineteen thousand gold.
This time bullets weren’t exhausted because they would only refresh at noon tomorrow, so keeping some for contingencies was necessary.
The income speed was fast, but Ye Fan was troubled since the zombie count across seemed to have increased.
In the morning, it was about five to six hundred thousand; by noon, seven to eight hundred thousand; now, it’s likely over a million.
"Let’s sweep again tomorrow, and I’ll take out the mine, no matter if I can mine or not; at least unlock the Tank Factory."
Ye Fan spent the night inside Iron Armor.
Within the range of his radar, a few scattered blue dots could be seen.
Those were the survivors in the city, managing to hold on for this long was not easy.
However, Ye Fan couldn’t see any lights.
It was only then he realized, the power was out.
"With this power outage, life’s going to be tough for the survivors."
"Winter is approaching, without heating and electricity, staying at home might mean waiting for death."
"Those who stayed in Chengguan Town and refused to come over are probably having a hard time too."
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This time, Ye Fan’s guess was somewhat wrong—it’s not difficult for Chengguan Town, it’s impossible to live there.
Li Xiang occupied the room Ye Fan used to have at the police station.
The people from the big restaurant also mostly moved to the police station here.
However, they could only use candles for lighting.
As night fell, Li Xiang and others were holding a meeting in his room.
They were discussing how to get through the winter.
In the middle of their discussion, footsteps could be heard from afar.
Very dense, seemed like a lot of people.
"What’s going on?"
"Where did so many people come from?"
"Should we go take a look?"
"It’s too dark to see anything."
Li Xiang waved his hand: "Don’t panic, it’s probably the Dawn Army coming back, otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many people."
"Why would they come back? Having a tough time outside and wanting to return?"
"Returning isn’t a bad thing, but shouldn’t our status be elevated as well?"
"I think it’s feasible, Xiangzi, you should fight for it this time, aim for a deputy leader position, and we’ll benefit too."
Li Xiang frowned slightly, he didn’t think that a promotion would be so easy, but with the Dawn Army returning, them having held their ground and made the right choice from the start, asking for some requirements wouldn’t be too much.
The footsteps arrived downstairs.
A dense footfall heading upstairs!
Suddenly, a few screams could be heard outside!
Li Xiang stood up abruptly, something was wrong!
Before they could react, the door was slammed open, and a few people sitting by the door were knocked to the ground.
A more than two-meter-tall Armored Zombie walked in.
"Oh my God!"
"Zombies!"
Many people were so scared they wet themselves, shivering like a sieve, unable to even flee.
Li Xiang was rather brave, rushing to the window quickly, but he too slumped to the ground immediately.
Outside was an uncountable horde of zombies!
It’s over!
Li Xiang’s heart was filled with despair, they were doomed this time.
A large group of zombies swarmed in, but they didn’t immediately start eating people.
They escorted a bald zombie into the room.
The bald zombie walked up to Li Xiang.
Two Iron Armors lifted Li Xiang, facing him directly with the bald zombie.
"Where is Ye Fan? Speak!"
The voice was hoarse, but to Li Xiang it sounded like music to his ears.
This zombie could speak!
Did that mean he might have a chance to survive?
He immediately thought of betraying Ye Fan. When the Dawn Army left, they mentioned going to Kao Mountain Farm.
He was both excited and terrified, shaking all over, stuttering: "Kao... Kao Kao... Kao...!"
Wang Huining felt his dignity was deeply challenged.
As the leader of hundreds of thousands of zombies, his only opponent was Ye Fan.
Yet this insignificant survivor dared to insult him!
Why should he?
The zombie’s temper flared up.
He sneered: "Impressive, real tough guy!"
The next moment, his expression changed instantly!
He extended his single arm, sharp claws sweeping down.
"Let me Kao you!"