Chapter 386
Times were different now; almost everyone in the two satellite villages was a soldier. The reserve team had over forty members, who dropped their chopsticks at the first moment to assemble in the street, then uniformly received standard steel bars. Only a few leaders had guns, but this did not make them timid when facing zombies.
"All elite team members of Tianmayu, attention!"
Zhang Su picked up the internal walkie-talkie of Tianmayu and said, "Personnel on guard duty stay where you are, everyone else follow me to deal with the zombie horde!"
"Received!"
Unlike the panic and chaos in the replies from Village No. 1 and Village No. 2, the members of the Tianmayu elite team had absolutely excellent discipline. After a resounding reply, they acted swiftly to return to their rooms to get their equipment.
Zhang Su stood in the room, hearing footsteps sounding from all directions—urgent but not chaotic, orderly and rapid.
*Bang! *
Just as Zhang Su zipped up his jacket, the door behind him was kicked open. Zheng Xinyu ran back from the monitoring room, panting, and cursed as soon as she opened her mouth: "You damn bastard!"
"Are you crazy? The zombie horde is here, why are you cursing me!"
Zhang Su turned his head, looking at Zheng Xinyu, who was hurriedly grabbing her equipment, with a half-smile.
"Damn it, if this has nothing to do with you..." Zheng Xinyu muttered through gritted teeth while changing clothes: "I won't eat or poop for three days!"
She had been grumbling before, guessing what Zhang Su was worried about, and it turned out it was waiting here.
Zhang Su shook his head with a strange expression: "You'd better eat and poop normally."
"What exactly is going on?"
Zheng Xinyu felt she couldn't be kept in the dark anymore and wanted to get to the bottom of it.
"To teach the people in the satellite villages a lesson!"
Zhang Su said solemnly.
Very quickly, the members of the Tianmayu elite team were assembled. Lu Yubo, who had returned to the camp at some point, was also among them, wearing his signature devil-may-care smile as if nothing had happened.
Standing in the crowd, Tachibana Mai-Sakura stared at Zhang Su with a calm gaze, but if one looked closely, one could see a trace of confusion in her eyes. In her view, Zhang Su clearly knew about the zombie horde long ago; why didn't he notify them in advance?
The elite team assembled quickly, but there was someone even faster, and that was Ma Changshou. He was spinning around anxiously, wanting to join the main force to participate in the battle, but his position did not allow it.
Yi Xiaoling's ability was not enough to enter the elite team, but she had her own room for development. She had been busy with planting and breeding with Ma Changshou recently, and she was currently comforting Ma Changshou, telling him not to worry...
Wang Longzhong of the United Village had become a member of the elite team and stood in the ranks with a straight posture.
Although Pan Guoliang and Yang Liehuo lived in Tianmayu every night, they were busy in the village most of the day. When they received the notice, they were still eating in the village, and now they had already rushed to the front line with their people!
"The reserve team sent back news that the scale of the zombie horde is not large, only two thousand or so. It should be a part of the zombie horde that separated earlier. I don't know how they wandered to the south. Without further ado, let's go, move out!"
In the parking lot, Zhang Su waved his hand, took the lead in getting into the car, and started the engine. About twenty people from Tianmayu set out, and a total of six cars sped toward the foot of the mountain. To ensure nothing went wrong, they even brought the big killer, Zero-Zero-Three!
Last time, they adopted the strategy of luring them away to deal with the southward zombie horde, and Zero-Zero-Three did not participate in the battle. This time it was different; Zhang Su intended to take the opportunity to wipe out this wave of zombies, so naturally, he couldn't leave such a good thing as Zero-Zero-Three unused!
Village No. 2, located at the southernmost point, bore the brunt of the zombie horde's impact. Due to the freezing weather, it was impossible to construct brick walls, and the defensive fortifications were only simple anti-horse obstacles, but they were enough to resist the zombie horde on the narrow road.
While the Tianmayu elite team was assembling, the women's army had already arrived at the main intersection of Village No. 2, with Yang Liehuo and Pan Guoliang standing at the head of the team, ready for battle.
"The temperature has dropped, and the zombies' abilities have been limited to a certain extent. Don't be timid, don't panic. According to our usual training, we can take them down!"
Yang Liehuo cheered on the women's army. His voice was not loud because the zombie horde had already reached a distance of about two hundred meters, and a loud voice would immediately attract their attention.
"Uncle, why don't we lure the zombies away like last time? Killing zombies is so dangerous!"
A man walked up to Yang Liehuo and asked in a low voice.
Yang Liehuo shook his head with a solemn expression: "Of course we lure them away when we can't kill tens of thousands of zombies. With these two thousand zombies, and with the help of the people from Tianmayu, of course we have to kill them. You hurry back into the ranks!"
The young man curled his lips, rolled his eyes, and stood in the ranks, very cunningly leaning toward the back.
The women's army of Village No. 2 did not notice this series of actions; their energy was focused on the darkness ahead, but Guo Dachao saw it clearly.
Guo Dachao stood on the edge of the team without any presence, yet he saw many things.
*Dududu, dududu... *
Suddenly, a noisy sound of footsteps came from behind, and when everyone shone their flashlights, they saw Lu Leiyang leading the people from Village No. 1 rushing over.
"Don't panic, let's kill with the style of our reserve team!"
The little sissy Lu Leiyang's running movement was not masculine; to be honest, it was more coy than some of the tough women in the village, but at this moment, holding a steel bar and carrying an automatic rifle with a face full of indignation, no one dared to laugh at him.
"Right, everyone don't be afraid. I just saw the car lights shining on the other side of the mountain. As long as we hold on through the first wave of impact, Brother Su and the others will rush over. It's easy for the elite team to deal with these zombies!"
Pan Guoliang made the final pre-battle mobilization; no matter how many inspiring words he said, it was better to give everyone a reassurance pill!
Among the forty reserve team members, there were thirty-two female members, reaching an astonishing eighty percent. Last time they were substitutes for dealing with the southward zombie horde; this was their first time facing the impact of a zombie horde at close range. It was impossible to say they weren't nervous, but there was still a raging fighting spirit in their hearts.
Su Xiaoya stood in the team, not in a very forward position, clutching her steel bar tightly. Looking at the large black shadow getting closer and closer, scenes of usual training, her sister's figure, and Zhang Su's strict and fierce appearance flashed through her mind... a complete mess.
"Sisters, we haven't been waiting for this moment for just a day or two. Just like Captain Lu said, we must kill with style and let the men see that we are not weaklings who can only hide behind them!"
Suddenly, a sturdy big sister shouted loudly, raising her steel bar with her thick arms and rushing forward to stand behind the anti-horse obstacles.
*Awoooo! *
Following the sturdy big sister's bold words, the zombie horde that had already arrived nearby erupted from the first row to the last like ocean waves with a series of roars, two thousand of them screaming with the momentum of twenty thousand!
"Prepare, kill!"
The war of the races was on the verge of breaking out. For the first time, the reserve team members stood on the front line to resist the impact of the zombies.
The results of the scientific observation were correct; the zombies were weakened to a certain extent in the cold environment, mainly reflected in speed and flexibility, which could be seen from the sprinting process, but their strength had not decreased much...
*Bang, poof-poof, creak, creak. *
When the first row of zombies hit the anti-horse obstacles, it immediately made a teeth-grinding squeezing sound. Fortunately, the quality of the obstacles was good enough, so they were not destroyed in the first round of impact.
The first row of members guarding behind the obstacles were almost all women. Under the illumination of searchlights and camping lights, they swung their arms and raised their steel bars to stab at the zombies. Long-term training played a key role at this moment; at least there was no fear or retreat!
"Kill, kill all these ghost things!"
A woman who had the demeanor of a big sister in Village No. 2 fought in a bloodbath while shouting loudly, not only cheering for herself but also encouraging everyone.
"Ya, uh, ya!"
When the war broke out, Su Xiaoya did not continue to stand in the team as a slacker. She rushed behind the obstacles, and when she saw the opportunity, she thrust the steel bar in her hand. It didn't necessarily pierce into a zombie's eye socket at once, but after a dozen or so times, she could take down a zombie.
When the women's army got fierce, the few male members in the reserve team actually seemed a bit strained, and they were squeezed to the back, losing their positions...
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