"Oh no! There are so many zombies!" Xiao Zhi posted in the group chat, followed by a video.
The video shows a dense swarm of zombies approaching from the front of the city wall. These zombies, side by side, staggered towards the villa area.
Ye Yunyi and Zhao Yong were having lunch when they saw the video. They immediately put down their chopsticks and got to work.
Zhao Yong, assemble the guards and personal guards. Zixiang, you and Xiaofang, gather any civilians who might be able to fight. Inform everyone to enter wartime mode and prepare.
After making the arrangements, Ye Yunyi and Zhao Yong grabbed their weapons and went out to meet up with the guards and personal guards.
The guards and escorts assembled quickly; more than 150 men had already taken their weapons and lined up inside the city walls, preparing for battle under Zhao Yong's arrangement.
Inside the city walls, where a market had been set up, people were quickly packing up and carrying their goods home. The supplies were hard-won, and not a single bit could be wasted.
The residents in the community who were capable of fighting quickly organized themselves. Wang Zixiang and Xiao Fang assigned several group leaders to mobilize these residents who were capable of fighting to protect the areas they were responsible for, preparing that even if the outer perimeter fell, the inner defenses could still hold.
After assembling, no one moved rashly. The focus remained on observation. It was essential to prepare for defense and combat, but fighting was avoided if possible.
The zombies drew closer, led by a girl in a red dress. Though slightly torn, the dress was largely intact, its vibrant color making her stand out among the zombies. Her skin was as pale as snow, her eyes empty and lifeless, yet radiating a chilling aura. Her lips were slightly parted, as if uttering a silent roar. Her red dress billowed in the wind, like a blooming poppy, exuding a deadly allure.
Behind her surged a dense horde of zombies. There were countless of them, estimated to be several thousand to tens of thousands. These zombies varied greatly in appearance; some were missing limbs, some were decaying bodies, and others had grotesque,狰狞 faces. Their footsteps were like muffled thunder, deafeningly loud. Their roars were like those of wild beasts, chilling to the bone. Their figures surged forward like a tide, wave after wave.
As they approached, a pungent odor filled the air. The air was thick with the smell of death and decay. The zombies that had been lingering nearby joined them, and the zombie horde grew larger and larger.
The constant screech of the zombies sent chills down their spines. Over the past year, they had seen and killed many zombies, but this was the first time they had ever seen so many, surging in like a tidal wave, making it suffocating.
Dr. Shen sent Ye Yunyi a video. The two zombies, who had been mostly calm thanks to medication, were now becoming agitated. The "Zombie King" kept yelling and uttering unintelligible sounds, deliberately trying to communicate with the zombies outside. The zombie with vision problems was particularly violent, struggling and banging on the iron gate.
Dr. Shen had to inject them with a special drug to put them in a state similar to anesthesia.
Although the zombies inside were silent, the zombies outside surged towards the community with a clear objective. They soon reached the outside of the city wall. About 50 meters away from the wall, the zombie girl in the red dress stopped, and the zombies behind her obediently stood behind her.
Now, even without binoculars, they could see clearly. The girl in the red dress stared at the people upstairs, her mouth agape, and then let out a piercing scream. The sound waves of the scream were so high that they seemed to shake one's very soul, causing fear and even making one involuntarily want to drop the weapon in their hand.
Damn, could this be a psychological attack?
"Stay calm," Ye Yunyi shouted. Reminded by her, everyone quickly regained their composure. They didn't move, waiting for the zombie's next move.
Seeing that her attempt hadn't been very effective, the female zombie in the red dress muttered a few more words, and a horde of zombies rushed forward at incredible speed. These zombies were tall, fast, and their bodies were relatively intact, with no missing limbs. There were approximately several hundred of them.
"Fire!" Zhao Yong shouted.
From the observation posts on the city wall, and from the gun and arrow slits specifically left on the wall, fire erupted simultaneously. They gripped their weapons tightly, their heartbeats resonating with the tremors of the wall. They knew this was a battle for survival.
The battle began. Arrows and bullets rained down from the city walls on the horde of zombies like locusts. The royal guards and escorts trained every day and had excellent aim, but there were just too many zombies for them to handle.
Some zombies fell, but more continued to rush forward. They reached the city wall, some grabbing guns at the entrance, others piling up by the iron gate, shaking and climbing. It was a horrifying sight.
Some zombies tried to climb the city wall, but fortunately, the wall was built high enough. Because survival was at stake, no one dared to cut corners, so it was built exceptionally sturdy, unlike the shoddy construction projects before the new mode.
The zombies couldn't climb up individually, so they started stepping on each other. In some places, they actually managed to climb up. Zhao Yong chopped off the head of a zombie that had climbed up and shouted, "Quick, turn on the power!"
Under Zhao Yong's command, the city wall's electrical defenses were activated, and the people on the city wall moved to a safe location.
The zombies that were trying to push down the iron gate and climb the city wall were involuntarily convulsing under the influence of the high-powered electricity, and they fell down from the city wall and onto the ground.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, everyone kept firing shots and arrows, killing a large number of them.
Seeing that the first wave of attacks had failed, a second wave came. This wave used a zombie horde tactic, with densely packed zombies, completely disregarding the consequences, attempting to sacrifice some zombies to make way for them.
The vibrant atmosphere of the community made their mouths water; they wanted to take a bite and have a feast. They disregarded everything else, thinking only of the delicious food inside.
"Incendiary bombs, hand grenades!" Ye Yunyi shouted.
Although I'm very reluctant to use these weapons—they were found in the armory, and there are very few left; once they're gone, they're gone—there's no better option at this moment.
They shouted from the city wall and threw incendiary bombs and grenades with all their might.
The zombies beneath the city walls burned in the firelight, the grenades exploding with great force, scattering limbs and torsos everywhere. But the zombies continued to advance relentlessly, drawn by the firelight and noise.
After the zombies entered the inferno, they became fuel themselves, and later zombies became fuel as well, which saved them the trouble of dropping incendiary bombs.
They watched the sea of fire soaring into the sky below, but Ye Yunyi heard a sound in the sky. She looked up and saw a helicopter flying overhead. It circled briefly before flying away.
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