Inside the zoo, a great escape to victory was underway.
Over a hundred students began desperately running forward under the cover of more than a dozen warriors.
Their goal was the other side of the zoo's fence, where the wire had been cut open by engineers. As long as they could run there, large trucks with Red Guards waited for them to get on and leave smoothly.
About a hundred meters away, at the zoo's entrance, over thirty Red Guards had formed a defensive circle, sniping at the zombies continuously surging out of the campus.
Xiao Fan did not follow the students to escape first, but stayed behind to command.
"Don't attack indiscriminately, focus on the agile zombies!"
"Flamethrower warriors, pay attention. When the zombies are about to overwhelm you, ignite the traffic flow immediately. Most vehicles here have gasoline, and will explode."
Gunshots thundered continuously, knocking down the charging zombies.
The agile zombies were indeed formidable. Their movements were extremely fast. Even first and second stage mutants were not so easy to kill. They often required several warriors to cooperate, such as first breaking a leg to slow it down before killing it.
Xiao Fan's gaze locked onto an agile zombie covered in dense scales.
This was the third stage mutant Smith had mentioned. Not only was it very fast, but ordinary rifles and light machine guns did little damage to it.
Although focused fire had hit it twice, its speed was barely affected as it continued to nimbly dart through the traffic, even dodging.
"Damn it! I don't believe this. Heavy machine gun group, lock onto that zombie and take it down no matter what!"
The heavy machine gun group was on a jeep, with the machine gun set up and on standby.
Upon receiving the commander's order, group leader Niu Ben immediately opened fire!
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat!
The heavy machine gun roared to life, spewing a torrent of metal!
No matter how fast the agile zombie moved, it was still no match for the heavy machine gun. A mistimed leap led to its leg being shot off immediately.
This was the opportunity sniper Wang Yuan had been waiting for. He fired a single shot!
Blood and gore sprayed as the agile zombie's head exploded!
With the agile zombie down, an enormous armored zombie continued its relentless approach.
This zombie was even more difficult to deal with. Aside from sniper rifles and heavy machine guns, other guns could only leave white marks on its body.
But Xiao Fan had no intention of fighting it out. He immediately ordered the traffic flow to be torched.
The two flamethrower warriors who had been itching for action immediately opened fire.
Enormous dragons of fire swept half the street as ignited cars began exploding one after another!
The horde of zombies was engulfed by the fiery explosions. Nearly half the city was shaken.
"Retreat! We can't stay here. Let's go home!"
All the Red Guards immediately retrieved their guns and retreated in an orderly fashion. In just one minute, the zoo entrance was completely empty.
They swiftly made their way back along the path they came from, through the zoo. Soon, Xiao Fan's group met up with the main force at the zoo exit.
Xiao Tian had been placed under top priority protection, in Xiao Fan's vehicle.
Xiao Fan opened the car door and got into a brand new Dongfeng Mengshi military jeep.
Xiao Tian held Xiao Fan's hand and nestled against his shoulder without a word.
Xiao Fan also did not say much, simply ordering the car to move out.
The vehicles rolled away from Chishui County's zoo, heading towards Yanshan Town.
On the way, Xiao Fan pondered that with so many people now, it would be impossible for them all to stay at the hotel. It looked like he would have to find another place for them to settle down.
Moreover, Yanshan Town was clearly not a long-term location either. He still had to choose a base as soon as possible, one where they could survive long-term. After all, as the Red Guards system, not having a base was out of the question. Just the construction of those buildings alone would likely overwhelm Yanshan Town.
With these issues on his mind, the troops continued their swift journey back.
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Yanshan Town.
Scout Xu Qiang had already returned with some warriors, transporting large quantities of mutated beast meat to the police station building in Yanshan Town.
The building had been abandoned. There were some weapons inside but Feng Zhenxiang's group had already ransacked them clean earlier.
Overall though, the place was still relatively tidy and clean. With three floors total, it was just right for temporary lodging.
The police station was less than 300 meters from the hotel. Some people couldn't sit still when they saw Xu Qiang's group return and enter the police station instead of the hotel.
Like Wang Dajiang.
As the former propaganda minister of Yanshan Town, Wang Dajiang was quite ambitious.
Especially after the apocalypse outbreak, when all the leaders who used to restrain him disappeared, he felt he should be the number one person in Yanshan Town.
But the reality was not so. Xiao Fan had returned and immediately taken control. Now everyone had to listen to him.
It wasn't that Xiao Fan being in charge was unacceptable, but Wang Dajiang felt he should have more power.
So he had covertly contacted some people to band together.
Some were Feng Zhenxiang's remnants, some had conflicts with Xiao Fan's father, and some just looked down on this young whippersnapper managing so many people.
They gathered around Wang Dajiang, looking for an opportunity to have a good talk with Xiao Fan.
Unity is strength, after all. No matter how overbearing Xiao Fan was, with so many voices, he would have to consider carefully, right?
Moreover, the fact that Xiao Fan could lead so many soldiers back showed the external situation wasn't too dire. The main forces would come to take over sooner or later.
How could Xiao Fan not worry that someone might speak ill of him then?
Wasn't he afraid of being dealt with by superiors?
As for calling himself the Commander-in-Chief, Wang Dajiang scorned it.
A college graduate of just a few years, he was probably just a squad leader at most, not some big shot.
What he needed to do now was to patiently wait for an opportunity, while continually winning people's hearts.
Today, when he saw Xu Qiang bring some people back, pulling several large trucks of supplies, and head to the police station instead of the hotel, Wang Dajiang felt the chance had come.
He brought some people to the front of the police station.
"On what basis? What gives you the right to not let us in?"
"That's right, you've brought stuff back, so why can't we know? All this time, we've done whatever Xiao Fan says, working just as hard as anyone, but what are the facts? The truth is the good stuff here all goes cheap to Xiao Zhenyuan and his cronies. Are we supposed to be discriminated against?"
"Yeah, we demand equal treatment!"
"Finders keepers. Bring out the goods."
With over forty people behind him, Wang Dajiang thought he had caused enough of a commotion for Xu Qiang the soldier to compromise.
But Xu Qiang didn't bother debating with them at all. He directly pulled out his gun to block the police station entrance: "These supplies are for the Commander-in-Chief to allocate. No one else has the right. Anyone who causes trouble will be shot on the spot!"
Swoosh swoosh!
Shen Guangming, another scout left to guard the place, also brought people over, with over a dozen guns pointed at the crowd.
Silence instantly fell over the scene.
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
e vast world of cultivation, where he becomes the master of the Heavenly Ruins Sacred Hall, a dying old man with barely a tenth of his former cultivation remaining. He is immediately confronted with a deadly crisis: his subordinates have rebelled, and his protectors are forcing him to abdicate. At the critical moment, the system descends from the heavens: [Ding! The host has been detected facing a life-or-death crisis. The system is now officially activated!] [As a gift, you have received the Supreme Beginner’s Pack and awakened the ultimate cheat: ten thousand years of pure cultivation essence every second!] Yin Tianjue: “Wait… ten thousand years of cultivation every second? That’s six hundred thousand years a minute, and in one day… I can’t even calculate it. Either way, I’m already invincible!” You’re a peerless prodigy rarely seen in ten thousand years? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re an undying ancestor who has guarded a sacred land for countless ages? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re the strongest chosen one, blessed with heaven-defying destiny? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. From this day forth, I have only one thing to say: “I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. Now, how exactly are you supposed to deal with that?”
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
