107: Food crisis

“You…” Fan Xiaobo’s expression changed, and he shot to his feet.

Just then, a soldier knocked and entered, whispering a few words to the three General Commanders.

The soldier didn't deliberately lower his voice, and everyone present, being sharp-eared and clear-sighted, heard the news.

“Good!” Commander Kong said excitedly, “I’m sure you’ve heard, Mr. Qin, alone with a single sword, easily slew five terrifying Tyrants in less than ten seconds.”

“It is truly Nanzhuang City’s great fortune that a master like Mr. Qin could emerge among humans.”

The four great masters present, along with Soldier King and King of Shadows, all changed their expressions dramatically, showing disbelief.

One person, one sword?

Ten seconds?

They had all fought Tyrants before and deeply understood their terror.

A single Tyrant required teamwork to defeat, yet the other party had slain five Tyrants in a mere ten seconds.

Was this intelligence really accurate?

Deputy Commander Fan spoke again, “With such strength, Mr. Qin must be able to easily slay the Zombie King. I hope Mr. Qin will not decline again.”

Qin Shilei refused again, “When I slew the Tyrants, that move cost me a great deal, and cannot be relied upon to kill the Zombie King.”

One-Punch Man’s power only lasted for a short ten seconds.

Killing five Tyrants took almost ten seconds, and the Zombie King was surrounded by nearly twenty Tyrants.

Besides that, there were thousands of various types of Mutated Zombies.

Were they all vegetarians?

Deputy Commander Fan’s expression was neutral, and he lectured, “Mr. Qin, with great power comes great responsibility. Killing the Zombie King concerns the safety of hundreds of thousands of Nanzhuang City’s citizens. Are you just going to stand by and watch the zombies eat humans as food?”

“Heh heh.”

Qin Shilei sneered, “I cannot bear such a heavy accusation. If you fear the zombies, the military can just blow up all the bridges.”

The bridges could be blown up, but they were reluctant to do so.

The military had paid nothing, yet they kept asking people to risk their lives.

Why?

“Coward!”

Fan Xiaobo said sarcastically, “You can clearly ride your pet and shoot the Zombie King from a distance, yet you only hide behind like a cowardly turtle.”

Qin Shilei coldly glanced at him and said in a deep voice, “Doesn’t the military have armed helicopters? Why don’t you take your men and fight the Zombie King to the death?”

Was flying in the sky really 100% safe?

Didn’t the military just say they lost three helicopters to scout the Zombie King’s location?

Who could guarantee that the Zombie King and its minions couldn't attack targets in the sky?

If it were a desperate situation, for the sake of survival, Qin Shilei would certainly go fight the Zombie King without a second thought.

But now, the military was fantasizing about retaking Nanzhuang City, unwilling to blow up the bridges, and instead asking him to take the risk.

How could Qin Shilei fulfill their wishes?

Commander Kong stepped in to mediate, “Going to kill the Zombie King is extremely dangerous, of course, we cannot let Qin Shilei face it alone.”

“Our military will dispatch a group of high-level Evolutionaries to assist everyone.”

“Once the mission is successfully completed, you will be promoted from Regimental Commander to Division Commander.”

Commander Kong rattled on and on. His meaning was that once the Zombie King was killed, Qin Shilei and the other Regimental Commanders would be promoted to Division Commanders, and these corps would not be disbanded even after Nanzhuang City was retaken.

This meant that the 007 Corps and other corps established under the military’s name would truly belong to Qin Shilei in the future.

Although from their establishment until now, the military had not provided a single grain of food or a single bullet to these corps.

However, the corps were indeed established under the military’s prestige, and if the military announced their disbandment, many of the smaller gangs and guilds within the corps would probably choose to leave.

Fire King and the others present were somewhat moved.

As long as they truly killed the Zombie King and became Division Commanders, commanding thousands of people, they would then have significant say even against the military, wouldn’t they?

Was the military not afraid of the tail wagging the dog?

Deputy Commander Fan continued, “To ensure the safety of the bridges, at least two people must be left to guard the two bridges. Therefore, only four of you, Nanzhuang City’s top Evolutionaries, can be dispatched.”

Soldier King spoke again, “Lu Tian罡 requests to be deployed.”

Fire King Hua Feng also chimed in, “If the plan is meticulous, it might not be impossible to fight.”

After speaking, he looked at Qin Shilei with an inquiring gaze.

Xia Yunyan and the others all turned to look at Qin Shilei.

“You all have good plans,” Qin Shilei thought to himself, “You all want to follow behind me and pick up a Division Commander position for free. Aren’t you afraid of not coming back?”

It was truly shocking that Qin Shilei had instantly killed five Tyrants in just ten seconds.

Such a powerful person might really be able to slay the Zombie King among thousands of Mutated Zombies.

At that time, by following him and just protecting their own safety, wouldn't they just get a Division Commander position for free?

Qin Shilei took out a bottle of iced soda and casually drank it, completely ignoring everyone’s gazes.

“Soldier King and Fire King are willing to go, Arrow God, what are your thoughts?” Deputy Commander Fan asked directly.

“I am willing to guard Luyang Bridge, and I will definitely not let a single zombie step across Luyang Bridge,” Qin Shilei said eloquently.

Everyone immediately showed expressions of disappointment.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Suddenly, another series of earth-shattering explosions came from afar.

Everyone’s expressions changed, and they all realized what the explosions meant.

Sure enough, not long after, a signalman came in to report that one of the bridges had been blown up.

Qin Shilei said somewhat anxiously, “Commander, I want to return to Luyang Bridge immediately to check.”

“Go, all of you go,” Commander Kong waved his hand, letting everyone leave.

Watching everyone walk out, Deputy Commander Fan said with a cold face, “These civilian Evolutionaries have no sense of responsibility. We should have suppressed them forcefully from the beginning.”

Commander Kong frowned and said, “The world has changed. In the future, it will probably be the world of Evolutionaries. You can suppress them for a while, but not forever.”

Deputy Commander Liu nodded and said, “The key now is how to get through the current difficulties.”

Upon hearing this, Commander Kong and Deputy Commander Fan both frowned.

Something that could trouble three military bigwigs was certainly not a simple matter.

The military was running out of food!

He Shan District currently had hundreds of thousands of people.

The daily consumption of food was an astronomical figure.

Although not everyone in He Shan District relied on the military for sustenance.

However, there were also more than 100,000 military soldiers, and their daily food consumption was not small either.

As the actual controller of He Shan District, they also had to distribute disaster relief food to struggling citizens every day, which was also an expense.

On the other side of Nanzhuang City was a very large grain reserve warehouse. If they could take it, they could solve the current food problem.

But getting from He Shan District to that grain warehouse almost required crossing the entire Nanzhuang City.

The military had tried many times to open a safe road directly to the grain warehouse, but all attempts ended in failure.

Finally, it was decided to mobilize the power of civilian Evolutionaries to retake Nanzhuang City.

This would not only allow them to obtain food but also gain access to many resources in Nanzhuang City.

For example, workshops for manufacturing bullets, laboratories needed by the Research Institute, and various supplies in those large Supermarkets.

That is why the military established the four major legions based on civilian Evolutionaries.