The hunting party west of Dawn City was now only about five kilometers from the outskirts of the city.
The drone's reconnaissance range has clearly shown that buildings are becoming sparser and the number of zombies has decreased significantly.
The reconnaissance team relayed a message back to command:
"Report: We're hearing heavy gunfire coming from the west. Should we go investigate?"
"approve!"
"Out of drone search range! According to the AI, there is one Dawn City member to the west. We do not have permission to view their information!"
"Command received!"
Brother Jie, who was in charge of coordinating the members of Dawn City to clear the zombies, received feedback from the members on the west side.
"Rapid gunfire? Could it be government agents?"
Upon realizing this possibility, Brother Jie immediately relayed the information to the shelter.
I quickly received a reply from Zhou Xindong:
"The gunshots came from a survivors' settlement outside Shanghai. Guard Captain Qin Yi is on the scene."
After receiving the message, Brother Jie instructed the reconnaissance team to ignore the gunfire and maintain normal alert status.
Not long after, the western exploration team sent back another message:
"Report! A group of about 10,000 zombies has been lured away and is moving further west towards the location from which the gunfire was heard!"
"Let's try to lure the zombies back!"
"Attraction failed; nearly five thousand zombies have escaped the attraction!"
"Roger, continue monitoring the zombie horde's activities!"
Without hesitation, Brother Jie immediately contacted Qin Yi through the terminal.
Qin Yi's wristwatch vibrated as he fought the Rat King, but he had no time to open it to check the contents.
"AI! What message is this?"
"Jay, the manager of the zombie cleanup command, has sent a contact request!"
"Connected!"
Jay's voice came from the terminal:
"Commander Qin, a group of about five thousand zombies is moving in your direction. Please be on guard!"
At the same time, Brother Jie heard the clanging sound of Qin Yi clashing with the Rat King.
"Is the Commander-in-Chief in trouble? Does he need support?"
"The hunting party of more than two thousand men from the west can come to our aid at any time."
Two days ago, Brother Jie had already absorbed enough alien energy to break through to level four and could no longer absorb any more.
Being stuck at the peak of level three and unable to break through to level four caused him great anxiety.
He knew that the city lord would certainly know how to handle this situation.
However, he also understood that the city lord must know his situation, and the reason he didn't guide him to break through was obviously as punishment.
Qin Yi has a close relationship with the city lord, and Brother Jie is worried about how to redeem himself or make the city lord remember him.
Therefore, he had the opportunity to immediately express his goodwill to Qin Yi.
Upon hearing the news about Brother Jie, Qin Yi was startled.
This was a critical moment for them as they were clearing out the mutated rat swarm.
If another 5,000 zombies arrive, they may find themselves caught in a pincer movement.
After a moment's thought, Qin Yi did not refuse Brother Jie's kindness.
"We're clearing out a swarm of mutated rats that's taken over the granary. The rat king is a level four mutated beast, and I've already stopped it."
"The survivors here are the ones the city lord wants to recruit to Dawn City. We can't let them perish here. Brother Jie, send men to stop the zombies."
"receive!"
After hanging up the call, Brother Jie felt a little envious. From Qin Yi's words, it was clear that he had already broken through to level four.
If he hadn't made that mistake, he should have been among the level four ability users in Dawn City.
He shouldn't dwell on the past; the key is how to get the city lord to forgive his mistakes and guide him to break through his supernatural ability level.
In Dawn City now, level two is as common as dogs, and level three is everywhere.
Even though he has a special ability, he doesn't have much of an advantage in this situation.
We must do our job well so that the city lord can see it!
Give him a chance to break through to level four!
Brother Jie immediately began to dispatch a team of about 500 members of Dawn City to form a spearhead team to break through the zombie encirclement.
They sprinted at full speed, chasing after the more than five thousand zombies that had fled.
With the average strength of Dawn City members being at least level two, over five hundred people were more than enough to wipe out five thousand level zero zombies.
Meanwhile, Qin Yi informed Sun Jianjun of the information he had received.
"How could this happen! More than five thousand zombies have been attracted here?"
"Quickly finish this! If we can't eliminate the mutated rat horde, we'll retreat!"
Given their current situation, they do not yet have the capacity to fight on both sides simultaneously.
Lacking firepower, the mutated rat swarm could easily storm the soldiers' positions, causing casualties, which Sun Jianjun did not want to see.
"Old Chief, we have dispatched reinforcements from Dawn City, so there is no need to worry about the zombies interfering. We can continue to clear the rat swarm."
"Looks like they're about to collapse too. Keep a close eye on this rat king and don't let it escape!"
Qin Yi seemed to be handling the Rat King with ease, without much pressure.
The fourth-level Rat King's bloodline doesn't seem very high, and its strength is far inferior to that of a Vajra of the same level.
Its strength was even somewhat inferior to that of the mutated wild boar from back then, but it was perfect for him to practice on after his breakthrough.
After battling the rat swarm for nearly an hour, Sun Jianjun and his team had killed nearly 10,000 mutated rats.
The rats were clearly frightened; if not for the rat king's orders, they would have scattered in all directions.
Seeing this, the Rat King also became very irritable, but he couldn't do anything about Qin Yi in front of him.
If it tries to escape, it will immediately be met with a brutal beating from Qin Yi.
Under the threat of death, the Rat King squeaked to summon more mutated rats to its aid, only to be shot dead by the soldiers.
After hesitating for a moment, Sun Jianjun decided to trust Qin Yi and did not order his soldiers to prepare for retreat.
Ten minutes later, a large group of zombies could be seen approaching in the distance.
There were more than 5,000 level-zero zombies, which was more than ten times the number of Sun Jianjun's group.
Even with full armor and a well-prepared position, dealing with so many zombies at once is no easy task.
Moreover, most of their firepower is currently focused on dealing with the mutated rats in front of them, leaving no spare capacity to fight the zombies.
Sun Jianjun frequently glanced at the approaching zombies and Qin Yi, who was fighting the Rat King.
"Commander, a force of about five hundred men is approaching the horde of zombies!"
The sniper's report came through the earpiece, which relieved Sun Jianjun.
"My God! They charged straight into the horde of zombies!"
"Wow...aren't they afraid of getting scratched by zombies? They're incredibly strong! The zombies are being slaughtered!"
Listening to the sniper's report, Sun Jianjun curiously picked up his binoculars and looked towards the horde of corpses.
Once the focus was clear, Sun Jianjun saw a group of people wielding spears or swords charging into the horde of corpses.
Among them were many people dressed in full silver-white armor, ignoring the zombie attacks.
With each swing of his sword, a zombie's head was severed.
Five hundred people charged into a horde of five thousand zombies as easily as killing chicks in a chicken coop, quickly eliminating the zombies in front of them.
The zombies stopped approaching and turned to deal with the Dawn City support team that was right next to them.
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