Chang Haojie, after learning how to use grenades, set off quickly. With a wave of his hand, he summoned a patch of white mist, like clouds, which shimmered with a dreamlike hue under the lamplight on the city wall. Chang Haojie carried a satchel containing ten grenades, his only weapon!
Chang Haojie leaped onto the white mist and then advanced unhurriedly towards the distant zombie horde. He flew higher and higher in the air, eventually stopping at an altitude of twenty meters. The white mist drifted towards the area above the distant zombie horde. From such a height, even if the zombies saw it, they couldn't attack it. Moreover, the mutated zombies were currently attacking the city wall in the northwest, and no zombie paid attention to the white mist drifting overhead.
Watching his brother, who was gradually flying away on the clouds, Chang Jianyi felt anticipation, but more so worry. If his brother became exhausted during the flight, wouldn't he fall into the zombie群? If such a situation occurred, not even a complete corpse would be found. However, to resolve the difficulties in Luzhou, only his brother, who could fly, could be sent out.
Chang Jianyi also received news from headquarters about the situation in Hubei Province. The over 700,000 zombies there had been defeated in one day. However, at that time, there were over ten thousand soldiers in Hubei, with ample artillery shells and fighter jets. The advantage in equipment was evident, with bullets and shells used freely, which led to such a victory. Ten thousand people defeated over 700,000 zombies. Ironically, Luzhou only had rifles and grenades, and after using consumables like bullets, they couldn't be replenished. In comparison, the situation in Luzhou was extremely difficult.
Now, Chang Jianyi could only resort to unconventional tactics, hoping that his brother could kill the Zombie King. This would change the besieged situation in Luzhou. Moreover, they might even obtain the Zombie King's brain, which could be used to cultivate their own esper, providing sufficient internal power for suppression and enforcing hygiene among the lower ranks to combat the plague!
"Everything depends on you. Don't disappoint your sister!" Chang Jianyi thought silently. If possible, she didn't want her brother to take risks, but in these chaotic times, even children had to do their best to fight zombies.
When the tank-type zombies charged up the gentle slope and were about to reach the city wall, Chang Jianyi ordered grenades to be thrown. Since these tank-type zombies were difficult to kill with bullets, grenades were the only option. After everyone threw their grenades, the grenades quickly got stuck on the zombies. Then, everyone ducked behind the parapets.
Ten seconds later, explosions occurred at the feet of the tank-type zombies. Two tank-type zombies had their feet close to the grenades, so their legs were blown off on the spot. Even with the astonishing regenerative abilities of tank-type zombies, they couldn't recover from severed legs. Thus, these tank-type zombies, with their round bodies, could only roll down the slope, clearly unable to continue their attack.
However, the remaining five tank-type zombies continued to advance. The previous explosions had not caused them significant damage, likely due to inaccurate grenade throws, so the fragments from the explosions did not cause effective casualties.
Seeing this situation, Chang Jianyi ordered more grenades to be thrown. The fact that two tank-type zombies had their legs blown off earlier proved that the regenerative abilities of tank-type zombies were also limited. If their limbs were severed, tank-type zombies would not be able to recover completely, otherwise, it would be too monstrous!
The soldiers threw grenades one after another and then took cover behind the parapets. After using over a hundred grenades, they finally managed to kill the remaining tank-type zombies. The lucky tank-type zombies had their legs blown off and rolled down the gentle slope. The unlucky zombies died after being hit in the head or heart by shrapnel.
Chang Jianyi ordered the giant searchlights on the city wall to be aimed at the groups of zombies outside the wall. Light was essential to ensure Chang Haojie could successfully find the Zombie King.
The zombie tide continued to advance. After the more than a hundred grenades exploded on the zombie-formed slope, a layer of zombies was immediately removed from the slope. The zombies behind them rushed forward, piling up on the slope again, forming a slope with their own flesh and blood.
Zhou Xiaoxiao, seeing this, frowned and said, "Why are these zombies still making such a futile attack? They clearly cannot get onto the city wall."
Zhou Xiaoxiao couldn't understand why the Zombie King kept sending these zombies to their deaths. The number of ordinary zombies forming the slope was at least over ten thousand. Sacrificing so many zombies just to get onto the city wall seemed too costly.
At this moment, another change occurred in the zombie tide. Over seventy mutated zombies appeared in the horde, including tank-type zombies, sprayer-type zombies, and brute-type zombies. All three types of zombies grabbed ordinary zombies as shields and then charged. This fearless attitude shocked everyone on the city wall.
"So many mutated zombies are charging. Is the Zombie King preparing for a desperate gamble?" Chang Jianyi guessed.
Chang Jianyi then understood. The mutated zombies that had been attacking along the slope earlier were merely the Zombie King's probes. The Zombie King used a small number of mutated zombies to test the firepower on the city wall. After understanding the intensity of the city wall's firepower, it immediately launched a full-scale assault. The seventy-odd mutated zombies were likely all the remaining mutated zombies in the horde.
Chang Jianyi turned to look at the督战队 (supervision team) behind her, intending to have them join the fight. After all, the Zombie King had begun its final assault, and it would be bad if the city wall were breached.
However, Chang Jianyi immediately abandoned this idea. If the 督战队 were not there to maintain order behind them, these soldiers might drop their guns and run. Therefore, the 督战队 must always be present!
Afterward, Chang Jianyi looked at the soldiers on the distant city wall and thought for a moment. She couldn't let these people help either. If the Zombie King suddenly changed its attack direction, and the soldiers were all concentrated on the northwest city wall, other city walls might be breached by the zombie horde.
"Zhou Xiaoxiao, you don't need to save grenades anymore. Throw out all one thousand grenades," Chang Jianyi said helplessly.
Chang Jianyi had negotiated with headquarters for a long time. Headquarters was only willing to provide five thousand rifles, and in addition, one thousand grenades. Chang Jianyi originally wanted to save some grenades for later use, but now it seemed these grenades could only be used to defend the city wall.
Grenades were thrown down one by one. The mutated zombies charging along the gentle slope were immediately sent reeling by the explosions. Except for the tank-type zombies, which could barely withstand the shrapnel, the other brute-type zombies and sprayer-type zombies would fall and await death immediately upon being hit by shrapnel. The sharp shrapnel, propelled by gunpowder, was virtually unstoppable within a few meters.
Among the zombies attacking the city wall, many were covered in pus, their eyes were cloudy, and they emitted a foul odor. These zombies had contracted the plague. Although they could move for the time being, in the long run, these zombies would surely die.
The zombies that couldn't move were all eaten, so the number of zombies surrounding the city wall had been decreasing. It wasn't that the zombies had escaped, but rather that many weaker ones were eaten by stronger ones.
Chang Jianyi stood on the wall, frowning as she looked down. At this moment, she was filled with doubt, thinking, "Why are only three types of mutated zombies charging? Where are the speed-type zombies?"
Logically, the fastest zombies were the speed-type zombies. The Zombie King couldn't possibly not know this, yet apart from the first wave of charge, the speed-type zombies had never appeared. Based on the numbers, the speed-type zombies couldn't possibly be so few!
"Not good, this is a diversion!" Chang Jianyi suddenly realized this and felt a chill run down her spine, a cold sweat breaking out on her forehead.
As soon as Chang Jianyi figured out the reason, intense gunfire erupted from the west city. Then, the walkie-talkie in Chang Jianyi's hand rang. A soldier from the west city shouted anxiously, "Deputy City Lord, we have over thirty speed-type zombies, and they've already climbed onto the city wall. Requesting reinforcements!"
Upon hearing this news, Chang Jianyi felt a sense of dread. Thirty-odd speed-type zombies, and they had already reached the city wall. Wouldn't that mean the city wall defense line could be easily breached?
Thinking of this, Chang Jianyi quickly shouted to Zhou Xiaoxiao, "You stay here and hold the line. I need to go to the west city to provide support. Remember, you must hold the city wall."
Zhou Xiaoxiao understood what would happen if the defense line was breached. His family and friends were all inside the city wall. If they were killed, he would regret it for the rest of his life. So, he gritted his teeth and said, "I understand, Deputy City Lord. You can go with peace of mind. I will definitely hold this section of the city wall."
Chang Jianyi took the three hundred 督战队 from this side and set off. Most of these people were evolved humans, capable of fighting mutated zombies even with melee weapons. Now, they were also equipped with rifles, capable of annihilating one to two thousand zombies directly.
When Chang Jianyi arrived on the city wall, she immediately saw soldiers continuously firing. At the west city gate, over ten thousand zombies had climbed over, forming a gentle slope suitable for charging. Groups of zombies were continuously charging, and the soldiers were relentlessly firing at the charging zombies. With just a burst of bullets, rows of ordinary zombies would fall, like scythes cutting wheat, where a single swing would bring down swaths of wheat.
However, Chang Jianyi did not see any mutated zombies here. There were a few corpses of small zombies on the ground, but the thirty-odd speed-type zombies mentioned earlier were nowhere to be seen. Chang Jianyi quickly grabbed a squad leader and asked, "Didn't you say the speed-type zombies were charging up? What's going on?"
The squad leader quickly replied, "We were all observing the battle on the northwest city wall. But the speed-type zombies bypassed the searchlights, came to the bottom of the city wall from a blind spot, and climbed up directly. We were fighting them, but these speed-type zombies ignored us and rushed straight into the city!"
As if to confirm the squad leader's words, a sudden commotion arose from within the city. A large number of people were shouting, indicating that the speed-type zombies that had entered the city were causing slaughter!
Chang Jianyi looked into the city and could only see flashes of light everywhere. In the west city area, chaos had erupted. Standing on the city wall, she could see many people running in the streets, all shouting, "Zombies are here!" The entire city was in disarray.
"Zhang Xiaoxiang, take your people and go into the city immediately to kill the mutated zombies. Don't let these zombies cause too much chaos!" Chang Jianyi decided promptly.
Zhang Xiaoxiang, upon hearing Chang Jianyi's words, hesitated and asked, "But if I leave, who will protect you?"
"I don't need protection now, and I have combat abilities myself, so I won't be in danger easily. The people in the city are ordinary people, and they need protection more!" Chang Jianyi said anxiously.
If the speed-type zombies that entered the city and were causing slaughter were ignored, the casualties within the city would inevitably increase. If the panicked crowds inside the city then rushed the city wall, it would be disastrous! She never expected that the speed-type zombies that broke in were not trying to open a gap, but rather to cause havoc in her rear.
Chang Jianyi was not worried about her own safety, as she was an esper after all and had the ability to protect herself in critical moments. However, if internal problems arose, things would become truly troublesome. The zombies outside the city could be resisted, but if the people inside the city then rushed the defense line on the city wall, it would lead to serious consequences!
"Okay, I'll take my people to kill the zombies right away. Deputy City Lord, please take care!" Zhang Xiaoxiang immediately led her people away. The city was already in chaos, with reports of speed-type zombies killing everywhere, yet their whereabouts were completely unknown!
Chu Yangtian sat in the City Lord's mansion, panting as he reviewed documents. These documents were originally handled by Shen Feng, but Shen Feng had gone out to battle, so the task of reviewing documents was assigned to Chang Jianyi. Now, Chang Jianyi was also busy guarding against zombie attacks from outside the city every day, so all matters were handed over to Chu Yangtian, an old man in his sixties or seventies.
Chu Yangtian felt his body weakening day by day, and his current panting was the best evidence. He wanted to force himself to hold on, at least to finish reviewing these documents, but he felt his body growing weaker. He knew that his time was likely running out!
"Mr. Chu, quickly come with us to take cover! I heard that speed-type zombies have broken into the city. You must not be harmed!" A young soldier rushed into Shen Feng's office and said to Chu Yangtian, who was reviewing documents.
Now, all matters in Luzhou were being handled by Chu Yangtian. The soldiers were very worried, wondering if the old man could still hold on. Now that there was danger in the city, they had to protect the old man. If something happened to him, there would be no one to handle the numerous affairs of Luzhou!
Upon hearing this, Chu Yangtian couldn't help but become anxious, and he coughed continuously. The soldier quickly handed him a cup of tea and asked with concern, "Mr. Chu, how are you?"
Chu Yangtian drank the cup of water and finally managed to catch his breath. However, he did not agree with the soldier's suggestion. Instead, he said sternly, "Now that the people are in danger, how can I leave first? Moreover, the number of zombies that broke in is bound to be small, but the panic they caused is immense. We must find a way to stop it!"