Chapter 104: The Siege of the City on a Rainy Night (Part 2)
The dark night sky seemed to be torn open, and heavy rain poured down like a waterfall, hitting the ground densely and splashing water.
Su Qing wore a loose raincoat and stood on the city wall facing the wind and rain. His thin figure was looming in the rain, like a lonely boat drifting on the sea.
"Warning! The shield has less than twenty minutes left!"
The system's sharp warning sounded in my head.
She could no longer do anything at this moment and could only quietly look at the group of zombies in the distance. Su Qing knew that the blue-white mutant zombie must be watching her among the zombies.
Both sides were waiting, waiting for the laser net to disappear.
Things had suddenly developed to this point, which was beyond her expectations. Fortunately, everyone in the base was safe. The escape might be difficult, but as long as they could reach the capital, they would be able to survive. It was better than staying here and waiting to die...
Thinking of the promises she made when recruiting members, and looking at the current situation, she couldn't help but smile bitterly, thinking that she was too arrogant.
There was a sudden whistling sound behind him. Su Qing turned around and saw Fuguier running up the city wall at lightning speed against the wind and rain.
When it saw Su Qing, it was about to pounce, but suddenly stopped, and quickly ran to her with all four paws and sat down on the ground. Fuguier looked at her with his round golden eyes, and let out a low, anxious growl from his throat. Then he lowered his head and rubbed against Su Qing.
Su Qing raised her hand and gently stroked Fugui'er's wet head, and said angrily, "Why are you here?! Didn't I ask Fang Qing to take you away first?"
Fuguier growled mournfully again, with a tone of grievance in it. It raised its two front paws and scratched Su Qing, with determination in its eyes.
It will never leave its owner!
"You..." Su Qing bent down and hugged Fu Gui'er, "It's very dangerous here."
Fuguier broke free from Su Qing's arms, stretched his neck, rubbed his hands against hers, and licked them twice with his tongue. "Awoo!!!"
"I will protect you!"
"Warning! The shield has less than fifteen minutes left!"
The system sounded another shrill warning.
At this time, the bracelet vibrated and Su Qing hurriedly answered the call.
Fang Qing's voice came from the headset, "Everyone has been evacuated, and arrangements have been made for those who arrived at the temporary resettlement site first."
"Did you encounter any zombies on the road?" Su Qing asked.
"We encountered several small groups of zombies on the way to evacuation, but we dealt with them all. There were no casualties."
Su Qing's heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled down, and she replied, "At least all my work was not in vain." She patted Fugui'er's head who was standing beside her, and prepared to take it away.
But Fang Qing's next words made Su Qing's heart tighten again.
"Professor Gu's lab is currently analyzing important data, and the equipment can't be moved. Commander Liang has assigned a team of soldiers to guard the institute." Fang Qing paused, then spoke with some difficulty, "Right now, no one knows how long the analysis will take. Professor Gu says the results will be key to solving the zombie virus problem."
"Once it's done... maybe all this will be over."
"Before leaving, Commander Liang left behind quite a few people and all the heavy weapons and equipment. Captain Qin has also contacted the capital for support, and Commander Lu is on his way back."
"When they return, I will hand over the evacuation matters to Chief Lu, and Dong Wen and I will bring people back to support you."
Su Qing's mind was confused for a moment after listening to Fang Qing's words. She moved her lips and said, "For a siege of this scale, relying on manpower alone will not be effective..."
"I'll think of a way..."
As he was speaking, he heard footsteps behind him.
When she turned around, she saw Qin Yu walking quickly out of the rain and standing in front of her.
"The Dawn Base is now officially under the command of the Capital Military Headquarters. Leave everything else to us. Leave now."
Su Qing hung up Fang Qing's call and stared at Qin Yu without saying a word.
She asked the system in her mind, her voice cold, "If the residential area is demolished, how long can the protective shield last? I want the maximum! I don't want to fight with you at this time. Don't keep it to yourself. It's up to you whether you want to end this nightmare of this world as soon as possible."
The system was silent for a few seconds, and then its voice was clearly engraved in Su Qing's mind.
Qin Yu saw Su Qing hesitate to speak, and a trace of anxiety appeared on his face. "Su Qing, the data in the Dawn Base is the key to saving China and even the entire Blue Star. The capital will defend it at all costs. Fighting on the battlefield to defend our country is our responsibility as soldiers. Don't worry, leave it to me."
"This battle is unavoidable."
Su Qing came back to his senses, "I know, I'll stay with you. Where are the weapons and equipment? Take me there."
Qin Yu was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't understand why she suddenly mentioned weapons and equipment. Su Qing didn't have time to explain, so he simply stepped forward, grabbed him, and turned to run towards the city wall.
"You... don't be anxious, it's right there." Qin Yu said as he exerted a little force on his hand to force Su Qing to stop. He pointed to the bottom of the city gate.
Su Qing looked in the direction and saw rows of armored vehicles heading towards the city gate, and helicopters circling in the sky not far away.
"In this situation, we can only rely on these heavy weapons. However, Commander Liang and his men are limited in equipment. The capital's military has sent bombers and transport planes to deliver equipment. They are on their way." Qin Yu turned his head and glanced at her. "Facing the tide of zombies outside the city, relying on manpower is meaningless."
Su Qing nodded, "I can help you upgrade your equipment, let's go."
The two men quickly came to the front of the armored vehicle convoy, and Qin Yu ordered all personnel to get off the vehicle as Su Qing requested.
On this stormy night, countless soldiers were stunned as Su Qing quickly shuttled between the convoys. As she passed by, the armored vehicles disappeared out of thin air, and then reappeared in the same place with a new look.
Qin Yu knew that Su Qing had many extraordinary magical qualities, but when he saw her transform so many equipment vehicles into more advanced weapons in one go, he still couldn't believe his eyes.
As if noticing his surprise, Su Qing said, "These armored vehicles are not much different from the previous ones, except that their weapons are more lethal. Let them adapt to it and leave the city when the protective shield disappears."
After that, she called Qin Yu to follow, "Let's go upgrade the helicopter."
Not long after the armed helicopters landed in the sky, they took off one after another and then formed several formations to fly out of the city gate.
Su Qing and Qin Yu were also among them. Chen Kuo and Qingshan had been on other armed helicopters before. Seeing Su Qing upgrading their equipment, they simply drove her armed helicopter and pulled the two of them to the front.
Su Qing and Qin Yu sat in the cabin, quietly waiting for the system countdown.
"Warning! The shield has less than one minute left!"
As the system sounded, Su Qing immediately said to Qin Yu: "Shoot!"
Qin Yu issued instructions at the same time.
The armed helicopters in the sky scattered everywhere and fired at the swarm of zombies.
One shell after another exploded on the ground, blowing the corpses outside the laser net into pieces, and the broken limbs flew everywhere. The corpses caught fire, and even the rain could not put out the raging fires that kept coming one after another. The flames even brightened the sky.
Then the gate of the Dawn Base slowly opened from the inside, and armored vehicles drove out of the gate and lined up outside the city wall. The soldiers operated the howitzers on the vehicles to carry out precise attacks on the zombies.
The earth was shaking and roaring continuously. In just one minute, a gully several meters deep was blown out around the corpse group.
"Shield failure."
The laser net protecting the base disappeared instantly, and the zombies that had been standing still began to move.
Countless zombies seemed to have received orders and rushed forward with roars.
The group of zombies in front were blown away, and more came from the back, and both sides became anxious for a while.
Just as the ravine was about to be filled with zombie corpses and the zombie horde was about to break out, a loud sonic boom suddenly came from the sky.
Dozens of bombers and fighter jets flew over the Dawn Base. Several large transport planes slowly landed in the base. The hatches opened, and heavily armed tanks and vehicles drove down from the transport planes and immediately engaged in battle.
"The military support has arrived." Qin Yu said to Su Qing.
This was the only time after the end of the world that China launched a counterattack against zombies with all-out firepower regardless of cost. Later, many people in the Dawn Base recalled that they could hear the roar of artillery fire, feel the shaking of the earth, and see the light that penetrated the sky and earth like daylight from dozens of kilometers away.
The ground on the entire battlefield was blown down several meters, and the flying soil mixed with the broken body parts was a mess.
Qin Yu stood in front of the wide-open cabin door, looking down at the situation below. Orders were transmitted from his mouth to all directions, and the zombie group kept changing their formation to seek a breakout.
Some zombies broke through the siege and rushed into the city. Qin Yu also arranged reserve troops on standby in the inner city. Seeing this, they took action and chased the zombies that entered the base.
Su Qing had been looking for the mutant zombie since she got on the helicopter. Suddenly, she saw something out of the corner of her eye. She looked carefully and saw that there was a very small isolation zone in the center of the back of the zombie group. A zombie wearing a black robe stood out there. The zombie was tall and motionless among the crazy and ferocious zombies.
The zombie suddenly raised its head, and Su Qing could see the side of its face glowing with silver light. For a moment, she felt that it had also discovered her. The pair of blood-red eyes under the black robe seemed to be looking at her very attentively, seriously, and even with a bit of research.
She felt a chill under her feet, and suddenly, a short figure wearing a black robe flashed in front of the other person. Su Qing looked carefully again, but both of them disappeared.
The group of zombies below retreated without warning, as if they were frightened. Seeing this, Qin Yu ordered everyone to cease fire and stay on standby and not to pursue them.
There are so many zombies in China. It is meaningless to kill more or less. Their mission is to protect the base.
Su Qing leaned on the cabin window, looking dazedly for the black-robed zombie among the surging crowd of corpses.
But she was never found again.
More than ten minutes later, the zombie horde in the distance was almost gone.
Qin Yu left some people outside the city to guard against the zombies turning around and attacking, and asked Chen Kuo to fly the helicopter to the inner city. The battle outside was temporarily over, but there was still gunfire in the inner city.
Just as the plane turned, another plane broke through the air and flew past them into the base.
Everyone's face changed drastically.
Su Qing subconsciously shouted: "System! Quickly activate the protective shield!!!"
However, it was too late. She watched helplessly as the plane flew into the inner city and rushed above the research institute. Then a shell fell, and the plane drew an arc and disappeared quickly.
After a loud bang, the building of the research institute slowly collapsed...
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