bayedsolid Chapter 164 Frustration
Chapter 164 Frustration
The Destiny Army was retreating to the second line of defense. The sea of corpses had completely surrounded Line 1. Endless zombies filled the roads and fields, moving towards the gate of Woodbury Town.
Zhang Qiang, wearing the Fearless power armor, stood on the road and shot at the sea of corpses. In less than half a minute, the Gatling machine gun with full firing rate was emptied.
The corpses of countless zombies were buried under the rotting feet of those who came later, the roars of the zombies intertwined with the wails of the remaining corpses being crushed.
Seeing that all the soldiers behind him had retreated, Zhang Qiang ran towards the town gate carrying the Gatling gun. He had already achieved his goal, so it was naturally impossible for him to fight a deadly battle with a sea of corpses with no ammunition and wearing power armor.
As a leader, Zhang Qiang actually covered the soldiers' evacuation. There has probably never been a similar situation in this world.
But there is a saying that goes, the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. At least a person with a sense of responsibility and conscience should treat his own people in this way.
Although Zhang Qiang's golden finger is temporarily offline, the remaining black technology is still there. As a top-level individual soldier who can solo armored vehicles and heavy helicopters, the fearless warrior can still face the sea of corpses alone for half a minute.
On the road, Zhang Qiang ran at full speed. His speed, which was already twice the human limit, was further increased by the Fearless Warrior's power armor.
Zhang Qiang jumped over the No. 2 defense line and ran into the town gate in one breath.
The second line of defense is the town of Woodbury, which is an extremely critical part of Kate's plan.
A defense line several hundred meters long was built at the entrance of Woodbury Town, almost surrounding half of the town. The flanks of the defense line were connected to the buildings in the town, providing safer protection against flanking fire.
Above the sky, two Apache helicopters appeared for support, once again demonstrating the Sky Destiny Army's top-level firepower, with machine guns madly pouring down on the sea of corpses on the ground.
The defense of Line 2 is still commanded by Kate. This longer line of defense has more soldiers and stronger firepower. Kate estimates that Line 2 will be defended longer than Line 1.
Zhang Qiang took off his fearless helmet, and the heat on his head rose in the cold winter. Now the Gatling gun had run out of bullets. He could replace other machine guns behind the defense line and join the battle again, but after thinking about it, Zhang Qiang finally chose to give up fighting with the soldiers.
Just after the Gatling gun fired a round at the sea of corpses, Zhang Qiang realized the impact of his personal strength on this battle.
That’s right, no impact at all!
Even if Zhang Qiang can kill a few mutated zombies, the final result will not change. Line 2 will definitely be lost after a certain period of time.
Zhang Qiang's intuition told him that there were more mutated zombies hidden in the sea of corpses. These advanced individuals should be one in a million, but they appeared frequently in this battle.
The number of mutant zombies is very wrong! Zhang Qiang needs to think about how to deal with it!
The facts were just as Zhang Qiang thought.
In the center of the sea of corpses, a giant blue-armored corpse stood alone, like a king, roaring and forcing the zombies around it to eat the corpses of dead mutated zombies.
The blue-armored giant zombie was originally a tank zombie that attacked drug dealers' strongholds. After eating the corpses of cult believers in Newnan City, its body underwent a new round of mutations.
But not only the body, the IQ of the blue-armored giant corpse has also been improved. It has a certain logical thinking ability and can roughly judge the situation and assess the threat of the enemy.
If we compare it to animals, the original tank zombie is equivalent to the honey badger, which is fearless. But the current blue armored zombie is more like a cunning and ferocious hyena, which has inherited the wisdom of the zombie lord and knows how to attack the enemy's weaknesses.
Generally speaking, zombies are not interested in the flesh and blood of their own kind, unless it is extremely fresh.
The blue-armored giant zombie was born in the city of Newnan. It witnessed the scene of zombies eating the corpses of zombies. Although those were only zombies that had not been completely mutated, these zombies still mutated and became a new species that was agile and powerful.
This new type of zombie does not have bulletproof skin, but these guys are more brutal and brainless than ordinary zombies, and they like to gather in groups and coordinate attacks on zombies with lower mutation levels.
When mutated zombies are extremely hungry, they will prey on ordinary zombies. When brutal zombies are extremely hungry, they will attack mutated zombies in groups and prey on all living species.
After being inherently suppressed and enslaved by mutated zombies, the walking dead finally produced new variants.
It is worth mentioning that the blue-armored giant zombie's low IQ brain still cannot figure out one problem. After it forced the zombies to eat the corpses of the mutated zombies, some zombies turned into brutal zombies, while some zombies turned into low-level assassin zombies and giant zombies.
However, the blue-armored giant corpse does not need to figure out the details. No matter what, it is the king of the sea of corpses. Any corpse species can only tremble in submission under the pressure of its roar.
After the Apache attack, it was difficult to find the remains of mutant zombies on the land occupied by the sea of corpses. Even if there were any, they were all cooked barbecued meat or charred carbon shells.
The giant blue-armored zombie roared and forced the zombies to eat the useless cooked meat. No new mutated zombies appeared around it, and even there were not many violent zombies.
Knowing that something was wrong with the laws of development of things, the blue-armored giant corpse did not notice the difference between raw and cooked meat, and became even more angry.
But soon, the giant blue-armored corpse fell silent. It sensed the changes at the front line of the sea of corpses. It seemed that many new mutant individuals had appeared there, and they were roaring in unique tones to express their submission to it.
Without using Hellfire missiles, most of the giant zombies and assassin zombies killed by machine guns were left with incomplete flesh and blood. In this case, some zombies that snatched the flesh and blood of the mutated zombies underwent random mutations.
"roar----!!!!!"
The blue-armored giant zombie roared loudly, responding to the surrender of the new mutants on the front line of the sea of corpses.
However, it soon discovered that the new individuals it could sense were disappearing. The blue-armored giant corpse heard a huge explosion and looked up at the sky. The two "little birds" that had made it so angry before appeared in front of the sea of corpses and continued to project high-temperature light rain that it hated to the ground.
The useful subordinates died in large numbers as soon as they appeared. The giant blue-armored corpse roared angrily. This time, it broke through the sea of corpses around it, and its huge and heavy body actually ran, plowing a wide channel of rotten flesh, and rushed towards the airspace where the two Apache helicopters were located.
"Roar----!!"
“ROARRAHHHHHH!!!”
The roars of giant zombies and assassin zombies were heard from behind the sea of corpses. The mutated zombies in the rear responded to the actions of the zombie king and began to speed up their movements!
Cultivating mutant zombies is extremely cost-effective for the Zombie King. They are not only excellent soldiers, but also better-tasting food.
Hundreds of meters in the air outside Woodbury, two Apache helicopters finished slaughtering the mutant zombie heat sources that appeared on the ground. The attackers began to circle around the airspace, looking for mutant zombies that might exist elsewhere.
A black shadow flew out from the ground, and a huge sonic boom sounded in the air.
Boom! ! !
Apache No. 1 suddenly vibrated violently, and a cloud of dust exploded from the fuselage near the tail. Suddenly, an alarm of fuselage failure sounded in the cabin. Something hit it!!!
A sharp boulder had actually broken a large hole in the light armor on the surface of the aircraft, exposing the internal mechanical structure, which was spewing a large amount of sparks out of the armor.
"Climbing height!!! Climbing height!! I'm hit!!"
Attacker No. 1 operated the Apache in shock, trying to stabilize the fuselage, while reminding Attack No. 2 to pay attention to possible avoidance of the attack.
Just now, the two attackers activated the low-altitude flight mode at the same time in order to more accurately eliminate ground targets and save ammunition.
Attacker No. 1 didn't expect that there would be a mutant zombie on the ground that could hit him! You know, even if the altitude was lowered, the helicopter was still meters above the ground! !
"Fuck! No. 1, I found a huge heat source, and the blue-armored giant zombie is approaching! It hit you!!!"
Pilot No. 2 responded anxiously, but Pilot No. 1 had fallen silent. The helicopter he was flying was constantly stalling, and the entire fuselage began to spin out of control in the air.
"I'm done, No. 2, watch your flying altitude."
Attacker No. 1 spoke calmly from the other end of the intercom, but then his tone became impatient:
"Fuck! The plane is falling towards the defense area! No. 2! Shoot me down! Shoot me down!!"
In the air, the No. 1 aircraft was spinning out of control with a hole in the fuselage and billowing black smoke. The direction of the fuselage was falling just close to the Woodbury Line! !
The operator of the No. 2 aircraft gritted his teeth, and the fire control radar immediately locked onto his colleague's No. 1 aircraft.
"Sorry No.1!"
Three Hellfire missiles were launched from the mount of aircraft No. 2 and flew towards the out-of-control flying aircraft No. 1.
There are still more than a dozen Hellfire missiles mounted on the No. 1 aircraft that have not been launched. In order to ensure that the crash of the No. 1 aircraft does not affect the safety of the defense line, the No. 2 attacker can only launch a few Hellfire missiles to ensure that the No. 1 aircraft is completely destroyed in the air!
"This is my mission... sizzle... sizzle..."
boom! ! ! !
There was only a noisy sound of electricity on the other side of the walkie-talkie. The No. 1 attack helicopter turned into a fireball in the air, and the fuselage shattered and exploded in an instant. All the Hellfire missiles under the fuselage that had not yet been launched also exploded one by one in the air.
Countless hot metal streams flew in the air like fireworks. On the ground, the Sky Destiny Army, which was shooting at the sea of corpses, looked up in shock. Kate, who was supervising the battle, was also stunned. She contacted the No. 2 operator in shock and anger.
"Why did you shoot number 1!!!!"
"I'm sorry, Commander. This is what No. 1 asked me to do. His plane was hit by a blue-armored giant zombie and crashed close to our defense line."
Attacker No. 2's voice was a little choked, but he was still able to report all the situations to Kate clearly, word by word.
"FAK!!!"
Kate roared in anger. The situation was worse than she thought. The blue-armored giant corpse actually approached the front of the sea of corpses. Was it planning to lead the charge? Or was it just a coincidence? Was it enraged and deliberately coming to take revenge? !
"Launch Hellfire missiles at it immediately!! Stop it from getting closer!!"
Kate ordered.
"Yes!!"
Attacker No. 2 increased his altitude, and the fire control radar locked onto the largest humanoid heat source on the ground. Hellfire missiles and machine guns all fired at the location of the blue-armored giant corpse.
Boom boom boom! ! ! !
A fireball more than 20 meters high appeared again in the sea of corpses. This time, all the soldiers of the Destiny Army witnessed the scene of the Apache firing at full power more closely.
The sea of corpses hundreds of meters away continued to explode with huge clouds of dust and flames, and countless black dots flew into the air. They were all the remains of the zombies around the blue-armored giant corpse!!!
Inside the town, Zhang Qiang, who was standing like a puppet, was startled by the explosion in the air. He could not think of a better way. Having lost the ammunition supply on the panel, the Gran Town Arsenal was everything to him.
Unit 1 was blown up, and Zhang Qiang finally came to his senses and contacted Kate to inquire about the situation.
"No. 1 was hit by a blue-armored giant zombie and fell to the defense line. Attacker No. 2 is required to destroy him... The blue-armored giant zombie is approaching..."
After learning of yet another tragedy, Zhang Qiang no longer felt any anger in his heart. At this moment, he actually felt a little powerless.
Given the defensive strength of the blue-armored giant corpse, the existing weapons of the Destiny Army are simply unable to cause fatal damage to it, and Line 2 is about to face collapse.
The streets of Woodbury were empty, and all the workers had gone to the north and south of the town to take on logistical work. Zhang Qiang stood alone on the street, regretting that he had started the panel upgrade too early.
Upon learning that the drug cartel had disappeared in Zuozhou, Zhang Qiang relaxed his vigilance. He had always regarded the zombie lord and other survivor forces as his biggest enemies, but he did not expect that there would be such a terrifying existence as the blue-armored giant zombie.
"What else do I do?"
Zhang Qiang asked himself what other means he could use to influence this war.
He had come up with the answer, and now there was nothing he could do.
The feeling of failure made Zhang Qiang feel depressed for the first time after the disaster. In the past, he was full of anger because he knew he could rely on the panel to fight everything.
Now, just temporarily losing the panel, Zhang Qiang began to feel frustrated.
People who do not have a God's perspective, even if they rely on external forces to be invincible temporarily, will eventually encounter unsolvable problems and enemies.
Just as Zhang Qiang was thinking about abandoning all strongholds south of Atlanta and immediately transferring everyone to Macon and Savannah, the roar of war machines was heard on the streets.
The tanks that had previously evacuated the town of Woodbury returned to the town.
Rick was sitting on the side armor of the tank. When he saw Zhang Qiang standing alone on the street, he immediately greeted the driver and stopped.
Rick jumped off the tank, walked up to Zhang Qiang and said, "Zhang, what are you doing?"
Rick was a little confused. Zhang Qiang, who used to like to be at the forefront, looked so listless today and just stayed at the back doing nothing.
"Me...? What about you? What are you doing back here?"
Zhang Qiang was stunned for a moment, then questioned Rick.
Rick did not feel any discomfort because of Zhang Qiang's cold attitude. He just pursed his lips, looked around to hide his embarrassment, and finally smiled:
"You know, Lori once asked me what kind of world we want to leave for Carl. At that time, she even thought about leaving this world together as a family..."
"I... want to fight with you. We can't leave everything to the zombies. You said that we might be the only hope for human civilization."
Rick recalled Zhang Qiang's speech at the meeting in the auditorium. He had to say that he was shocked at the time.
Herschel also talked to Rick. He always thought that Zhang Qiang was a good leader. Zhang Qiang was young, capable and ambitious. Time would give such a person the perfect answer.
The most important thing is that Zhang Qiang has beliefs that no one else has. When he first met Zhang Qiang, Herschel had a long conversation with this young Asian man. The old man realized that Zhang Qiang was not living for the sake of living. Zhang Qiang was trying to establish a completely new order. It can be said that he was fighting for the revival of human civilization.
"Since we are hope, should we keep the fire and give up everything we have now?"
Zhang Qiang was silent for a while, unmoved by Rick's words. He put his problem to Rick, and he also wanted to get other people's advice.
"We still have a way out, right? Can't your base in Macon take us in?"
Rick said jokingly.
In fact, Rick knew Zhang Qiang's character. His contribution in providing intelligence this time was enough to offset his mistake of leaving school before.
"A way out?!"
Zhang Qiang frowned, then suddenly laughed at himself, and his depressed heart suddenly became clear.
Damn it, it's not time to run out of ammunition and food yet. The sacrifice of soldiers is heartbreaking, but everyone has fulfilled their mission to the greatest extent, right? There is still a fight to be fought!!
"You're right Rick, I'm being too picky."
Zhang Qiang's face showed determination. This battle must be fought! If the blue-armored giant corpse gathers zombies from more areas and brings a larger sea of corpses to find the destiny position, the war will only be more difficult! There will be more sacrifices!
"Hit with one punch, and avoid a hundred punches."
Zhang Qiang muttered a famous saying, his eyes shining brightly as he looked at the tank behind Rick!