Chapter 48 Working Together
After a 30-minute break, the roars of zombies and the heavy thumping of footsteps echoed outside again, their momentum overwhelming, each step feeling like a blow to the hearts of all the players.
"Ugh! Here we go again! When will this ever end?!"
"Stop talking, let's keep going. Complaining won't help. Every base is under attack tonight... Keep fighting if you don't want to die!"
"Let's take them in batches; they can't stay up there all the time."
"Luckily I upgraded in time, otherwise the source energy would have been even more depleted."
Facing the challenge again, everyone tacitly split into two groups to take turns resting.
Players who couldn't use ranged weapons switched to melee weapons and went out of town to fight.
Jiang Baiyue went to the mission hall first, where a strange child was putting away the arrows on the workbench.
"Kid, where's Gu Zilin? I've come to get the arrows, give them to me."
"Okay, sister, please add me as a friend first. Sister Zilin told me. She went to deliver ginger soup and arrows."
"Okay, work hard, you'll be well paid."
Fortunately, she had been acquiring basic materials regularly and had stockpiled a lot in her warehouse; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to trade with players from other bases at this crucial moment.
With 500 arrows in hand, she climbed the stone wall and joined the ranged attack team.
Hoo—!
A huge figure stepped out of the darkness and into the light, its towering form almost half the height of the stone wall.
"A big guy has arrived. Is this the boss monster?"
"Oh my god, they're still throwing zombies!!"
"Get everyone inside the base out of there!"
The people in the base were completely bewildered. They didn't even have time to pack up their iron pots, stoves, chairs, or tools. They screamed in terror and hid in the wooden huts, the mission hall, or the public toilets and mercenary bars.
"Run!!"
"Help! Waaah, Mom!"
An older woman was about to close the door when she suddenly saw a child outside carrying a bowl of ginger soup crying loudly. With a heavy heart, she rushed out, grabbed the child, and ran away.
A boulder the size of a basketball crashed down behind them with a thud, splashing rainwater and mud all over them.
"Come in quickly! Run—!"
The two rushed into the wooden house, and the huge rock in the air crashed down again, almost breaking the roof of the wooden house next to them.
The people inside screamed in terror.
"Damn it!! Let's fight them!"
"Concentrate all your attacks on the big boss! We must stop it from throwing!"
Jiang Baiyue immediately ordered the mercenaries to surround and attack the tall, throwing zombie, while she took out a Molotov cocktail and a lighter.
While the mercenaries were distracting the zombies, she lit the cloth strips and threw Molotov cocktails at them.
boom--!
The orange-red flames exploded with a crisp sound as the glass shattered, illuminating the surroundings with a bright light. The flickering, twisting flames were not extinguished for a moment by the torrential rain.
Flames scorched the rotting flesh of the thrown zombies, the stench spreading rapidly, and sparks exploding in all directions ignited the clothes of other zombies.
The zombie that was thrown roared as it was attacked by flames. It ran around frantically, flailing its arms and trying to put out the fire.
[Throwing Zombies (LV2: 291/350)]
Wow! Molotov cocktails are really powerful!
"Does anyone have any more Molotov cocktails? Throw them! Throw them until they're dead!"
"I have one, I have one, but I don't have a lighter!"
Jiang Baiyue immediately took out a torch and handed it to the person next to her: "Pass it over!"
"Sisters, you're so generous! Quick, everyone pass this on."
Melee players outside the base seized the opportunity to unleash a barrage of weapons, hurling zombies and throwing stones at them.
However, after dodging the attack, the stone hit one of the zombies, and some players immediately fled to areas with more zombies.
Soon, a clearing was cleared around the tall, throwing zombie.
The woman with the buzz cut raised the heavy hammer, leaped into the air, and swung it forcefully, striking the head of the zombie that was throwing it.
Enraged by the zombies, he conjured another stone and hurled it at the woman with the buzz cut.
The woman with the buzz cut ran away quickly, while the others helped to draw the attention of the zombies throwing things. She took the opportunity to circle around and deliver another heavy blow to the zombie.
...
There are no gates in other parts of the base, so you can't go out for close combat; you can only use ranged weapons to shoot from the stone walls.
"I'm out of arrows!"
"I don't have any left either!"
"Gu Zilin! Gu Zilin! Are there any more arrows?!"
"I'm here! Yes, yes!!"
Looking at the chaotic scene, Sunflower thought to herself that this wouldn't do, and she didn't know when it would end tonight.
Everyone fired wildly, and many zombies were only maimed but not killed.
Sometimes, two arrows will be aimed at the same zombie, and one arrow will miss the other.
She shouted, "Everyone, fight in shifts! Every other person, one person must step back to rest! Hurry, hurry, hurry!"
In the midst of the tension, many people didn't have time to think. Upon hearing a calm and firm command, they began to act based on a sliver of awareness.
"Everyone, select your target directly in front of you! On my command—fire!"
Sharp, gleaming arrows pierced through the rain, shooting out with a whooshing sound, covering the sky with an unstoppable force, instantly felling a large number of zombies below.
Everyone's spirits lifted upon seeing this!
"Hahaha! Great job! Follow my orders! Follow my orders!"
"Hooray! Go, family! Protect our home! Protect our base!"
Chen Sijia and Chen Sijie exchanged a glance, their eyes rekindling.
The mantis shrimp didn't feel a lightness on its head as rain poured down on it, chilling it to the bone.
The raindrops on her head disappeared the next moment, and she turned around to see that it was a player next to her who had put a new straw hat on her head.
"Thank you! We'll be safe!"
"Safety!"
"First batch, step down! Second batch, move up!"
"emission--!"
Those who were relieved from their rest period leaned against the wall behind them to rest, constantly taking out food to replenish their energy.
"I've eaten enough. Anyone who doesn't have food, come to me!"
"I don't have any, a friend lent me a few! I'll return them tomorrow!"
"The meat soup is here! Come and get your meat soup! Add me as a friend if you're far away to get your meat soup!"
"Add me as a friend and claim your free meat soup! Pass it on."
A bowl of hot meat soup was handed to Sunflower. Without thinking, she took it and was about to drink it down when a familiar-looking pustular zombie suddenly walked out from outside.
"emission--!"
The pustular zombie sprinted to the stone wall, its head covered in red, swollen pustules—bang!
The pustular zombies exploded, and everyone's hearts sank. Before anyone could react, several more pustular zombies ran out of the darkness and exploded under the stone wall.
She didn't even drink the sunflower soup. Forcing herself to calm down, she remembered the Molotov cocktail in her backpack, took out a torch, lit it, and mechanically threw it at the festering zombies.
She had only one goal in mind: to stop them!
...
Jiang Baiyue walked back to the wooden house with uneven steps, her expression numb.
The rain hasn't stopped yet. It's already 5:59 a.m. The zombie horde has receded, but the combat personnel haven't slept all night and can only rest in shifts.
Throughout the night, helmeted zombies, throwing zombies, and exploding festering zombies came in waves.
Jiang Baiyue has given away all the medicine and bandages in the warehouse, cooked all the ginger, and even donated the meat she had painstakingly saved up...
It can be said that the supplies for the night battles were all donated by players from the entire base.
Surely it won't happen every night?
For a moment, Jiang Baiyue felt dizzy. They couldn't afford to waste resources. The repairs to the city wall last night had consumed most of the basic materials.
We still need a protective shield, otherwise with rain and zombies, we won't be able to hold out for long.
...However, Jiang Baiyue opened the warehouse and looked at her coins without any hope.
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