Chapter 519: War Zone Situation

After the orders were relayed layer by layer, Li Enzhi let out a long breath and slid into the large armchair.

Looking at the bright lights overhead, the sound of the diesel generator rumbled in his ears.

Located seven levels underground, this is the only shelter established at Cheongwadae.

The original presidential palace and the entire Hanseong had become ruins.

Dazed, fatigued.

The air inside the room was stale, and the air blown in through the ventilation ducts carried moisture.

Although this sudden auction had appeared, he clearly sensed something amiss.

But, there was no other choice.

Unlike the Huaxia War Zone, which is vast and possesses large strategic buffer zones to avoid zombie attacks.

There were even many... military regions established far from urban areas.

For Korea, with its extremely high population density and small land area, this apocalypse was nothing short of a nightmare.

The total death toll exceeded 87% of the population, and the nation's government was essentially in name only.

In just over a month, they had reached the most difficult moment.

If it weren't for the fact that, three hours before the disaster, he happened to be inspecting the national defense forces.

Without a doubt.

He himself would surely become feces in a zombie's gut, just like the prime minister.

Whether it was the military situation, the political situation, or even the survival situation...

The entire Korean War Zone was extremely dire.

To the north is North Korea, sharing a war zone with them; not long ago they "crazily" threatened him, attempting to merge military forces and arm survivors.

This group of lunatics, who ran a militarized state before the apocalypse, now lived unusually "moist" after it.

To the south, controlled by the Americans, this garrison looked out only for itself, even occupying many industrial facilities in the war zone and driving out the last survivors.

His own countrymen were shot down by them like zombies.

Faced with zombies and mutants, the people had nowhere to hide and no way to escape.

As a nation with separation of powers and rampant chaebols, he even made a declaration in the chat channel, and someone would jump out to sing a contrary tune.

Numerous factions declared independence, almost reducing the country to a scattered mess.

If it weren't for several powerful Awakened Ones emerging in the military, protecting him all the way, establishing a safe zone, and gathering survivors.

He didn't even dare to think... whether this country still existed or not.

Like the opening of a disaster film, yet he could see no dawn of victory.

His heart was filled with sorrow.

Their only hope now was to retake the air force base from the mutants and integrate the other units.

Perhaps retreating south, they still had a chance to preserve the spark.

Or perhaps heading east, the entire nation could flee into the Huaxia War Zone...

Outside survivors might not yet feel anything, unaware of the situation the country had reached.

But as the nominal ruler of the Korean War Zone, he clearly knew how fragile the situation was.

He didn't know if, upon migrating to the Huaxia War Zone, the Xianbei tribe by the Yalu River could be utilized by his Korea.

Lost in his thoughts, a report from his subordinate soon arrived.

"Mr. President, all high-level personnel with no current assignments have gathered in the meeting room awaiting you!"

Inside the sealed meeting room.

"Mr. President, do you mean that someone in the Huaxia War Zone is selling Lin An's equipment?"

The National Defense Minister in military uniform stared with surprise and doubt, taking a long time to digest this information.

The name Lin An was like thunder to the ears.

If it were another Huaxia name, even a high-level official might not necessarily recognize it.

But to survivors worldwide, the name Lin An was all too familiar...

Perhaps you don't know who the new president is after being replaced and devoured in the apocalypse.

But you surely know who Lin An is...

"Unbelievable—how could anyone be willing to sell such equipment?"

"Could it be... that the Huaxia War Zone is deceiving us?"

Li Enzhi's secretary, upon hearing the Defense Minister's skepticism, quickly dismissed it without surprise:

"Defense Minister, the information can be guaranteed to be problem-free."

"Actually, twenty-five minutes ago, we had the same doubts."

"But nineteen minutes ago, Lin An issued a kill order, putting out a warrant for players selling equipment."

"Obviously, this equipment was indeed stolen."

"According to our speculation, Lin An might not have use for this equipment temporarily; he originally intended to trade it, placing it in the warehouse."

"But the custodian stole from his post, took the equipment, and fled."

"This also explains why the thief would be willing to sell the equipment."

"The thief carrying the equipment is essentially a live target, surely to be hunted down and killed by Lin An."

"A tech-type firearm is too conspicuous."

"And what he wants to exchange for are props that enhance his own strength—a very smart choice."

"One person carrying the equipment is practically a moving treasure."

"Filling in the blanks with one's own imagination is the most deadly."

Obviously Long'an Base has no one coming forward to explain the situation, but many forces, after analyzing and guessing, almost all thought of this.

They explained away every loophole, and many even inferred in reverse a number of 'truths' about Lin An's strength.

The reason is nothing else.

In the face of this equipment, greed will let them fully exercise their imagination.

Especially for foreign war zones, their impression of Lin An is only mysterious and powerful.

In their view, it's only natural for Lin An to have such equipment.

After hearing the Secretary-General's explanation, the Chief of Staff of the National Defense Army nodded, dispelling many of his doubts:

"If that's the case... then it certainly makes sense. For us, it's also truly a rare opportunity."

"But... is this equipment too perfectly suited to our needs?"

Looking at the epic-tier equipment in the report, the Chief of Staff felt excited but also a hint of wariness.

For individual awakened ones, this epic-tier equipment is also very strong.

But for these national high-level officials, they immediately realized that this equipment is too suitable for retaking military bases occupied by zombies.

"Lethal Lock: After charging and locking on, fire a spiritual power bullet to cause massive damage."

"Firepower Burst: Lock onto multiple targets at once, and it can be powered by spiritual power jointly provided by multiple awakened ones."

The key point of the entire equipment lies in the spiritual power bullet.

There will be no explosive spread.

No fire will be generated.

No need to worry about damaging warplanes and military equipment.

Just like the Wangjiang Military Region, they cannot retake the air force base, largely because they dare not act.

An air force base stockpiled with large amounts of aviation fuel and tactical missiles will detonate if slightly mishandled.

Any kind of attack easily endangers the 'fragile' warplanes.

Only spiritual power awakened ones can eliminate monsters unharmed.

But at this stage, where could one find such powerful spiritual power awakened ones?

Therefore, this weapon is almost the equipment they have long dreamed of.

Otherwise, a mere epic-tier weapon, though rare, would not have excited them to this extent.

Even the strongest equipment would hardly affect the entire war zone.