97: Chapter 97 Someone sneaked into the headquarters

After entering the tank formation, the leading 3rd-tier Zombie let out a huge roar. Several Tier 2 Zombies nearby seemed to receive a command, splitting into two groups, each leading a portion of the zombies towards the mountains on both sides.

“Holy crap! Do zombies have intelligence? They even know how to split their forces?”

The Soldiers in the trenches on the mountainsides were instantly horrified.

Zombies aren't scary; what's scary is when zombies have intelligence!

They didn't dare to hesitate, all starting to attack the heads of the zombies charging up the mountain.

Batch after batch of zombies fell, and batch after batch continued to advance upwards.

They climbed too quickly, and soon zombies were making their way into the trenches.

On the road, although the three special forces teams were protected by Combat Suits, they hadn't suffered any casualties. However, the 3rd-tier Zombie's combat power was simply too formidable; their weapons had no effect. Soon, they were forced out of the tank zone.

“Evacuate! Everyone retreat to the second line of defense!”

The Commanders of various divisions quickly issued retreat orders via walkie-talkie.

The Soldiers evacuated the trenches one after another and ran towards the troop carriers behind the mountain.

Soldiers who hadn't managed to evacuate the trenches were quickly engulfed in the zombie horde.

After the artillery bombardment and the obstruction of the first line of defense, about a third of the zombies had died.

Every tank was surrounded by zombies, who furiously attacked the tanks but were completely unable to break through the thick armor. As soon as a tank moved, it would shake off the zombies, and some slower ones were crushed to pieces by the treads.

At the same time, news from the first line of defense quickly reached the Commander-in-Chiefs office.

“Reporting, Commander, the first line of defense has been breached by zombies. The main force is currently retreating to the second line of defense. Zombies have infiltrated the infantry positions, and it is estimated that over 2,000 Soldiers have been sacrificed or bitten.”

“There’s also another situation: the leading zombies have extremely strong attack power, and they are suspected of possessing intelligence, and they can even withstand our heavy firepower!”

“Could it be a 3rd-tier Zombie?” Yan Fangfang asked suspiciously after hearing the report.

“A 3rd-tier Zombie?” Yan Zhengping heard of it for the first time.

“That’s right. The boss mentioned it when he trained us before: Tier 2 Zombies will develop calluses on their skin, and this callused skin is extremely hard, capable of resisting ordinary bullets. However, even more powerful artillery attacks cannot be withstood. But 3rd-tier Zombies are different; not only is their skin tougher than Tier 2 Zombies, but they also possess a certain level of intelligence. From the situation just reported, the leading zombie could very well be a 3rd-tier Zombie,” Yan Fangfang explained.

“Zombies can even evolve?” Yan Zhengping was dumbfounded.

“That’s right!” Yan Fangfang replied affirmatively.

“No wonder Zongzheng Yue said that the future war would be a war of Mutants. If 3rd-tier Zombies can withstand heavy firepower, what about higher-order zombies? Unimaginable!” Yan Zhengping suddenly recalled Zongzheng Yue’s words and sighed.

“That statement was probably from the boss!” Yan Fangfang corrected him.

“What kind of person is Xiao Chen exactly? Why does he know so much?” Yan Zhengping couldn't understand.

Oriental Chen initially knew the characteristics of the virus, could predict future ecological crises, and was aware of the existence of high-order zombies at the early stages of the virus outbreak, understanding the characteristics of zombies at each stage—this was simply unbelievable!

“To be honest, I don't know either. At the time, I just had a feeling that perhaps only he had the ability to cope with this ecological crisis,” Yan Fangfang said with emotion.

Yan Zhengping nodded and said nothing more.

It seems it would be best to interact more with Oriental Chen in the future.

“Orderly!”

“Here!”

“Issue orders to all divisions: while ensuring their own safety, first concentrate firepower to eliminate ordinary zombies. Command the three special forces teams to utilize the advantages of their Combat Suits and find ways to attract the attention of high-order zombies. It’s not about necessarily eliminating them, but it’s crucial to entangle them, to buy time for other divisions to eliminate ordinary zombies.”

“Also, add that if not all zombies can be eliminated, retreat to the Commander-in-Chiefs office as quickly as possible; do not hold your ground to the death. Go!”

“Yes!”

“Commander, what do you mean?” Yan Fangfang asked.

“Soldiers from various divisions do not have the protection of Combat Suits; if zombies get close, it will inevitably cause a large number of casualties. This is a huge loss we cannot afford. Rather than that, it would be better to retreat to the Commander-in-Chiefs office and use the defensive capabilities of the walls to block them,” Yan Zhengping explained.

Yan Fangfang nodded.

“Bang, bang, bang!”

The father and daughter were talking in the office when they suddenly heard gunshots outside the door.

“What’s going on?” Yan Zhengping frowned.

At this time, the zombies were advancing towards the second line of defense; it was impossible for any zombies to have entered the Commander-in-Chiefs office.

“Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang~”

The gunshots became denser. Being in the hallway, it even caused an echo of the gunshots.

“Commander, enemies have infiltrated the Commander-in-Chiefs office,” Rong Po rushed in to report.

“Are you sure it’s people, not zombies?” Yan Zhengping asked.

“Confirmed, they move agilely, unlike zombies,” Rong Po affirmed.

“How audacious! To brazenly attack the Commander-in-Chiefs office! Have the Zhanfeng Assault Team try to capture them alive; I want to see just what kind of monsters they are!” Yan Zhengping slammed the table in anger.

“Yes!” Rong Po took the order and left.

“You few, stay here and protect the Commander; the rest follow me!” Rong Po quickly made arrangements after exiting the door.