Chapter 58: Chapter 58: Reinforcements
When the shell exploded in the air and illuminated the surroundings, Wang Huining was already terrified.
It turned out to be a flare!
If it were before the apocalypse, a flare might not prove much, but it’s different now.
While most people’s focus might still be on acquiring guns, these people managed to create a flare. What does this indicate?
It indicates that the other party’s firepower, technology, and other aspects are far ahead of other survivor bases.
He is indeed a superpower user, but against a group almost equivalent to an army, he has no chance of winning.
Under the guidance of the flare, shadows were already rushing towards here from afar.
Those are military dogs!
The barking of dogs sounded particularly terrifying, and Wang Huining didn’t dare to stay. He was about to drive his motorcycle away.
With a boom, a shell exploded not far away!
"Here we go again!"
This shell wasn’t very accurate, but a piece of shrapnel flew into the engine.
The engine kept emitting black smoke, probably it wouldn’t run far.
"No good, at this rate I’ll be caught by those dogs."
The motorcycle bumped along the plain, and in front was a village, from where zombie roars came continuously.
With zombies in front and vicious dogs behind, the situation was desperate, especially since the motorcycle was barely working.
Wang Huining had to make a decision: turn back or charge towards the zombies.
"Go for it, zombies run slow, as long as I get through I might survive. Going back I’ll definitely be bitten to death by the dogs."
Grinding his teeth, he drove the almost-broken motorcycle into the village.
There could be thousands of zombies in a village, and zombies started to appear on the path he took.
Sure enough, those dogs didn’t continue pursuing.
The motorcycle emitted thick smoke and finally broke down halfway through the village.
Wang Huining dared not pause, abandoned the motorcycle, and sprinted forward on foot.
His keen senses allowed him to clearly see the zombies emerging from the darkness and dodge in time.
But unfortunately, there were still too many zombies.
A child zombie was wandering in a ditch, just blocking his view.
As he passed by, the zombie lunged suddenly, striking Wang Huining with a claw.
Unable to dodge, his left hand was clawed open.
Black blood immediately appeared.
"It’s over!"
Wang Huining’s heart went cold. Being clawed by a zombie meant death or turning into a zombie, neither outcome was what he wanted.
Running would speed up blood circulation, and he might soon transform.
"Damn it! It’s all your fault, those people in Chengguan Town, I’ll definitely come back for revenge!"
Wang Huining was ruthless. He directly pulled out a knife and fiercely swung it, severing half of his arm!
Overwhelmed by immense pain, he couldn’t help but scream, tossing the half-severed arm to attract several pursuing zombies, while hastily wrapping his arm with clothing, forcing himself to run out of the village.
Blood loss made his consciousness blurry, and he wasn’t sure if this method could prevent him from turning into a zombie, but he persisted, immediately applying some medicine from his pocket after leaving the village.
He had no idea how far he ran before finally collapsing unconscious into a ditch.
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When Baldy ran near that village, Ye Fan had already ordered the military dogs to stop pursuing.
Because it was beyond his radar’s monitoring range, and with quite a few zombies, the chance of survival for that person was slim.
Ye Fan didn’t think these superpower users were particularly strong; the injured one seemed to be a strength type, yet was quickly taken down by his four military dogs.
Ye Fan originally wanted to capture him alive, but the guy was too badly injured and died immediately after falling.
And the ten or so people behind the mound were taken down by a single cannon shell, leaving no survivors.
Although he didn’t capture any live ones, Ye Fan already knew their origin.
The prison van clearly indicated their identity.
Such vans mostly came from the prison side; these people likely originated from the Daqing Mountain Prison Base.
Ye Fan found he had quite a connection with the Daqing Mountain base. Xu Haoran encountered them in Coal City, and he himself also met them in Chengguan Town.
It seemed necessary to find out from Gao Dongliang about the specific situation of that base.
Gao Dongliang had been researching broadcasts; it was unknown if he had discovered any useful information.
Turning back to the police station, he saw his large troop had returned.
Shen Ruihui and Tan Qiaoge, the two temporary platoon leaders, had led the troops back triumphantly.
Seeing Ye Fan, Shen Ruihui excitedly ran over, snapped to attention, and saluted: "Officer! Mission accomplished, here are the collected supplies!"
Nearly seven thousand zombies were flattened by Ye Fan’s troops, already proving his growing strength.
Accepting the heavy bag from Shen Ruihui—it felt about six or seven kilograms.
"Well done, order the troops to rest; there will be extra food for you tonight!"
Ye Fan called over Huang Jian, the logistics support leader, handing him over two hundred-plus pounds of mutant beast meat.
"Tonight, stew this up; every soldier should get two pounds of meat!"
"Understood! But Officer, we might be a bit short-handed in the logistics support team; meals might be slightly delayed."
"No problem, I’ll get you more manpower soon."
Not bothering to talk to Gao Dongliang, Ye Fan headed to the director’s office and opened the bag.
Transforming, acquiring 8700 Gold!
Added to his previous amount, he now had 12500 Gold!
"Indeed, large-scale operations earn money fast. If we invaded Lingshui Town, attacking the central street and opening a jewelry store, my troops could grow like a snowball."
With this money, it shouldn’t just sit in hand; it should be spent to convert into power.
This time, he initially chose to manufacture three Engineers.
The development of the base vehicle must proceed quickly— with four Engineers, the base vehicle could be developed within half a month.
After choosing three Engineers costing 3000 Gold, he decided to complement the company with some troop types.
Two Rocket Launcher Warriors were missing, and one Sniper was needed, all of which were produced.
A total of 3200 Gold was spent, leaving no overly expensive troop types.
The logistics support team was reinforced with four warriors, and four medics, all to form a squad.
Spending 1200 Gold, 5100 Gold still remained.
Ye Fan decided to produce a vehicle.
A 3500 Gold assault armored car!
With this vehicle, the efficiency of tomorrow’s cleaning operation would significantly increase, equipping the company with assault capabilities.
Once production is decided, Nana provided a prompt: "Officer, the assault armored car is a special vehicle; during production, you can choose to equip a dedicated driver and a heavy machine gunner, requiring an additional 500 Gold. Would you like to add them?"
"Oh, there’s such a mechanism?"
"Yes, many special vehicles and buildings in Red Alert units require professional personnel to operate for maximum capability. The added personnel are included in the company’s organizational structure."
"Then add them. Add a driver and a heavy machine gunner."
"Confirmation complete. 4000 Gold cost incurred, please wait patiently, Commander."
Remaining with 1100 Gold, Ye Fan calculated his numbers: previously it was 100 units, adding two Mortar Soldiers, four logistics support warriors, and four medics make it 111.
Two Rocket Launchers, one Sniper, three Engineers, plus two for the armored car, make 118.
The company is still twelve units short of full capacity.
Even if deploying all Conscripts, the remaining 1100 won’t suffice.
Besides, Ye Fan didn’t plan on deploying Conscripts; he wanted to deploy a squad of Army Soldiers as a guard to protect himself.
Seems like it’ll have to wait until tomorrow, when the ammunition refreshes, and after going out to clear zombies, he can advance to Battalion Commander privileges.