binnovel Chapter 140 Fight to the Death 1
Chapter 140 Fight to the Death 1
Optimistically speaking, it would take Hao Dahai's troops, plus the people sent by Wei Lanxin, 3 to 4 hours to eliminate the vanguard of 4 zombies. So the pressure is all on Li Chenglong and Wu Gang. Although the main force of the zombie horde has not yet arrived, once it does, it will be a battle between 1000 human soldiers and hundreds of thousands of zombies, zombie beasts, and zombie birds. The difficulty is unimaginable.
The two and a half regiments of the Dawn Army had already split up and were moving in different directions. Li Chenglong and Wu Gang hurriedly ordered their troops to build some simple defensive fortifications and obstacles on the spot, hoping to buy them as much time as possible. Meanwhile, Hao Dahai had made contact with Wei Lanxin's First Regiment and launched an attack simultaneously. However, somewhat encouragingly, the vanguard of the zombies and the horde behind them were not closely connected, with a gap of several tens of kilometers between them, which reduced the amount of fighting originally planned.
The battle on the other side had already begun. Hao Dahai and Wan Dahai had a total of 1500 men, including 4 level 6 ability users, 20 level 5 ability users, and 180 other lower-level ability users. Fortunately, the vanguard of the zombies was mainly composed of level 2 zombies, with only a level 6 leader. Although the enemy's strength was not great, their numbers were more than ten times that of the human army. Hao Dahai said to Zhao Rui, "Fortunately, most of the main force here are level 2 zombies, so ordinary bullets will still be effective. If they were level 10 zombies, only crystal bullets could injure them, and that would be terrible." Zhao Rui brandished the mountain-breaking axe he had brought from the trial grounds: "Watch how I wipe out these zombies!"
The vanguard of the zombies was still advancing methodically towards Langley Base when suddenly a commotion erupted from their rear, followed by deafening shouts. The Dawn Army, led by various levels of superhumans, charged straight at the zombies, many wielding rifles enhanced by Li Chenglong at the Crystal Factory, firing at them. Seeing the battle had begun, Wang Yan, the commander of the First Regiment at Langley Base, immediately shouted to his troops, "Brothers and sisters, the survival of Langley Base depends on this! Fire!" He then led his men into the fray.
Wang Yan's situation was somewhat better, as they had already constructed semi-permanent defensive fortifications. Furthermore, since the zombies were swarming towards them, they could remain stationary and hold their ground. Hao Dahai and Wan Dahai, on the other hand, were chasing the zombies from behind, so they could only use their guns for the initial period. Once the zombies reacted and turned to attack them, they would engage in close combat, beginning a brutal melee.
"Explosive Fireball!" Hao Dahai unleashed a massive fireball, blasting over a dozen zombies to pieces. "Water Jet!" Wan Dahai gathered his strength, and a water jet shot directly at the surging zombies, the powerful jet pulverizing everything in its path. Behind them, various ability users capable of long-range attacks unleashed their powers, attacking the zombies that turned to attack them. The Dawn Army had an advantage: thanks to the efforts of An Qingyuan and others in the research department, everyone had been vaccinated against the level 2 virus, so they weren't afraid of contracting the virus from these level 2 zombies. However, not being infected didn't mean they wouldn't get hurt. Zombies had sharp teeth and mouths; a bite would result in severe injuries, significantly impacting their combat capabilities. Although the Dawn Army was fighting with all their might, many soldiers were still swallowed up by the surging zombies in the battle.
As one soldier was being dragged in by zombies, he resolutely released the pin on a grenade, shouting, "Die!" The grenade exploded, blasting the soldier and over a dozen zombies to pieces. Similar incidents occurred in every corner of the battlefield. Although the Dawn Army lost over 50 soldiers in just half an hour, they killed far more zombies, piling up countless corpses across the battlefield.
Zhao Rui cleaved a level-four zombie in two with an axe and said to Hao Dahai, "Ask the people at Langley Base. We've been fighting for so long, why haven't we seen any of their people yet?" Hao Dahai slashed down a zombie with his sword and said, "They're already engaged in battle over there too. There are too many zombies, there's nothing we can do." A soldier was firing crystal bullets with an enhanced rifle, killing a level-two zombie each time, and announcing as he fired, "The 10th, the 11th, the 12th." He was Cao Rui, who had previously won first place in the ordinary soldier shooting competition at the Dawn Base's martial arts tournament. Hao Dahai had specially granted him 100 crystal bullets for his use. Just as he was concentrating on shooting zombies, a zombie bird suddenly swooped down from the sky, grabbing Cao Rui's shoulder with its sharp claws and dragging him into the air.
"Cao Rui! Damn it, Wind Blade!" Zhu Qian shouted, then unleashed a wind blade at the zombie bird. The sharp blade severed one of the bird's wings, and the bird cried out in pain before plummeting to the ground. Zhu Qian rushed over, forcefully decapitating the zombie bird with a single strike, and then quickly checked on Cao Rui. He saw that Cao Rui's head had been pecked open by the zombie bird; he had heroically sacrificed himself. Hao Dahai shouted, "Zhu Qian, take some ranged ability users to handle high-altitude defense, preferably wind-type. The zombie birds are too fast. Only wind-type abilities can effectively kill them." Zhu Qian nodded, selected a dozen or so wind-type ability users, specifically for aerial defense.
After more than an hour of fighting on Hao Dahai's side, Li Chenglong looked west and said, "Attention everyone, the main force of the zombies is here." Zhao Liying exclaimed in surprise, "How many zombies are there? I can sense countless energy fluctuations; the zombie aura they release almost covers the entire sky." Li Chenglong checked the time: "It's 7 PM. If things go smoothly on Hao Dahai's side, we only need to hold out for a little over an hour." He then drew his Dragon Emperor Sword, stood on the hood of a truck, and shouted, "Comrades, our survival depends on today! We swear to hold this position for one hour!" The other soldiers responded in unison, "We swear to hold this position for one hour!"
Li Chenglong smiled and said to those around him, "Over 1000 men facing off against hundreds of thousands of enemies—this is probably unprecedented in the history of warfare. Whether we go down in history or are completely wiped out today depends on us." Yang Liu quickly said, "Captain Li, Fu Sanshan said his troops will arrive at their designated positions at 8 a.m. tomorrow, forming an encirclement of the zombies on the south side. If all goes well, the troops from Langley Base will also arrive at their designated positions at the same time, completing the encirclement of the zombies on the north side. We don't actually need to fight to the death." Li Chenglong shook his head: "We are only 85 kilometers away from the designated final battle location. If we can't hold out effectively, and by then both sides' armies haven't arrived yet, and we've already retreated to the final battle location, we'll be forced to fight them to the death. That will be the real dead end."
Five minutes later, the zombie horde was within sight. Leading the charge were ordinary level-two zombies, while numerous zombie birds flew overhead, emitting unpleasant cries. Seeing they were within firing range, Li Chenglong shouted, "Attack!" The formation of ability users immediately unleashed their various abilities, attacking the zombie horde. The rest, armed with enhanced rifles, began firing. These enhanced rifles could fire both crystal bullets and ordinary bullets, and their power was amplified. Ordinary level-two zombies hit by crystal bullets would be instantly blown apart. Even ordinary bullets, if they hit the head, would kill a level-two zombie instantly. Ordinary bullets from regular guns, even if they hit the head, would require several shots to kill.
After the first wave of abilities from the superhumans was unleashed, coupled with a barrage of bullets, the large number of zombies in the front ranks fell one after another, trampled into a bloody pulp by the zombies behind. Seeing the large flock of zombie birds swarming towards them, Li Chenglong immediately climbed onto the roof of the truck, his hands crossed in a claw-like shape and raised high above his head. Psionic energy gradually gathered in his hands, four orbs of light appearing in his left palm and three in his right. The dazzling white light emitted by the orbs was particularly conspicuous in the afterglow of the setting sun. "Galactic Explosion!" Li Chenglong forcefully hurled the orbs of light at the zombie birds in the air. As they flew, the orbs grew larger and larger, and the galactic pattern within them began to become clearer.
Seven orbs of light slammed into the swarm of zombie birds, causing a violent explosion that blasted countless birds into pieces, scattering them to the ground. Seeing so many of their own foes killed, the remaining zombie birds hovered in the air, too afraid to approach. Li Chenglong pressed his advantage, unleashing two more Galactic Explosions, killing over a thousand zombies and zombie birds of varying levels. However, these were but a drop in the ocean compared to the massive zombie horde; soon, even more zombies advanced, including level four and five zombies.