Chapter 392

After arranging all tactical deployments, Lin An, slightly fatigued, dismissed the meeting.

Unlike their previous worries, many people discussed enthusiastically as they dispersed.

With so many mutants, what equipment will they drop?

Moreover.

After completing the city defense mission, Long'an Base will be able to launch a new round of recruitment.

By then, they won't have to hold back their words.

Damn it, those arrogant bastards in the chat channel, Laozi will blast you to death!

These days, everyone has held a grudge in their hearts.

The city defense pressure is great, making Long'an Base like a turtle pulling its head in.

On their way back, many couldn't help humming a tune, feeling pleased at the thought of announcing the base's information, wondering how that bunch of mouthy trash would beg to get in.

Some students worried about their relatives were even more elated, thinking of letting their families return to the base for reunion.

For the members of Long'an Base, everyone carries a strong sense of superiority and pride.

There's nothing to be done; who let all the major factions suffer so badly?

No comparison, no harm.

Within the channel, massive pleas for help come every second; bad news is everywhere.

Wherever was breached, survivors there called for aid.

Countless have starved to death; frankly, no faction is better off.

By comparison, Long'an Base is safe, has ample food, advanced weapons, and Lin An holding the fort.

In their eyes, this is truly a safe zone!

In the meeting room, Liang Shaoguang looked anxiously at Lin An and the others who hadn't left, his mind wandering.

What's this? Lord Lin An deliberately kept me behind alone?

Did I say something wrong?

Lost in thought, I saw Chu An ignore him, merely hesitating to ask Lin An:

"How confident are we about this zombie tide?"

"What do you mean, how confident?"

"Lord Lin An, didn't you just finish arranging things?"

"It sounds like there's no pressure at all!"

Liang Shaoguang looked surprised at Colonel Chu, but then heard Lin An ponder for a moment, lightly sigh, and give a bitter laugh:

"About 70%."

"Without Zhang Tie, no one can withstand the mutants' attacks."

"If Xiong Hanzi were still here, he could single-handedly hold the mutants together, allowing me to continuously unleash Soul Shriek."

"Killing mutants to extract souls replenishes mental strength."

"In my original plan, Soul Shriek could be repeatedly refreshed, wiping out the zombie tide along with it."

"But if the timing for release is not right now..."

A sigh.

Although Zhang Tie could revive, seeing the empty spot originally his, Lin An still felt somewhat uneasy.

Moreover, his own plans have been disrupted quite a bit.

The tasks he earlier assigned to the members were indeed correct, but in fact he and Chu An had lowered the difficulty.

It's nowhere near that simple.

Once the number of mutants increases, the difficulty is not as simple as 1+1+2.

Aside from himself, the only high-end combat power left is Gao Tian.

Jing Tian's ability isn't suited for large-scale combat, and Mo Ling and Wen Ya can only play a supporting role.

Other Awakened Ones in the base are essentially just human turrets.

If it weren't for Wen Ya being able to replenish mental strength, these people's effectiveness would be only slightly better than heavy artillery.

67 Awakened Ones taking down the 【Wailing Banshee】 plus a few First Level mutants would be decent.

This group lacks real combat experience.

The remaining pressure can be said to rest entirely on Lin An's shoulders.

The Heavenly Human form consumes enormously; even if he could kill a Second Level mutant every two seconds, he could at most kill five.

With all his trump cards expended, he could probably kill another three or four.

Thus, he could barely clear all Second Level mutants.

This doesn't even count the two unknown mutant types and the remaining First Level mutants.

Therefore, the Soul Shriek, a large-scale killing skill, has become paramount.

Of course, this actually isn't anything special.

Chu An beside him fell silent for a moment, then pushed the map in his hand toward Lin An:

"We can still bear the pressure of the zombie attack."

"Although the difficulty of this zombie tide attack has increased greatly."

"The key lies in what I previously told you."

Lin An glanced at the tangled movement tracks on the map, then nodded:

"Is it the Wangjiang Military Region?"

"If they intervene while we are defending against the zombie tide, they would indeed pose a great threat."

So, what are you planning to do?

Chu An glanced at the anxious and uneasy Liang Shaoguang:

It's very simple.

Strike first.

Although we don't know how the Wangjiang Military Region confirmed our approximate range, finding us is inevitable.

They have contact with the capital, and they know that after the Safe Zone is established, they will face a zombie siege.

Therefore, as long as we follow the suddenly gathered zombie tide, we can discover our position.

Have you seen the announcement issued by the capital?

They are likely planning to act against us.

Lin An remained silent.

In the Apocalypse, survivors not only have to face the threats of zombies and natural disasters, but also need to guard against humans.

Scheming and fighting, between people they hate to see you die and I live.

The suppressed thought is stirring.

Should we eliminate in advance the scouting teams dispatched by the Wangjiang Military Region?

To prevent them from obtaining coordinates and then launching a bombardment against us?

Chu An nodded, his expression solemn:

We must be on guard.

I am too familiar with the High Level's style.

Submission, merger, accepting management. These three points we cannot possibly agree to.

Then once we hold the Safe Zone, the following time will inevitably be massive expansion, comprehensively recruiting Awakened Ones.

Now, everyone knows that after the Safe Zone is built, there will be the danger of a zombie siege.

As the first Safe Zone and also the first to hold the Safe Zone, our attraction to survivors is immeasurable.

Conflict is inevitable.

The High Level will certainly consider us to possess a potential threat of division.

Not only that.

Chu An switched the image on the projection, showing the arrogant declarations of various self-proclaimed royal forces in the chat channel.

The remarks on the image are extremely high-profile; before the Apocalypse, these people could have been sentenced to life imprisonment.

The Apocalypse has only broken out for a month.

At this stage, the Capital Military Region absolutely does not allow the occurrence of self-proclaimed kings.

If people's hearts scatter, the capital will fall.

These forces have emerged; the High Level has long wanted to resolve them.

Moreover, even if we have not taken the initiative to speak out, in their eyes we are actually no different from these people.

Killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, they are very likely to take us as the object to establish prestige.

So?

Lin An glanced probing at Chu An, he roughly guessed what Chu An actually intended to do.

Chu Colonel fell silent for a moment, sighed, then turned to look at the trembling Liang Shaoguang:

Lin An, I intend to have Liang Shaoguang follow these reconnaissance teams.

Eliminate a batch, kidnap a batch, then proactively initiate negotiations with the Wangjiang Military Region.

When necessary, strike first.

In the most extreme situation, I want you to use the Meme..

Destroy all military regions in the surroundings of Facing the River completely!