55: Breakout 1

“Bah! You pervert!”

An Qian spat in disgust, watching his retreating figure.

Qin Shilei comforted An Qian, “Don’t be angry. There’s no need to get upset over someone who’s determined to court death.”

After Qin Shilei and his group left, the adjutant reported the conflict between Qin Shilei and Tang Haotian to Major General Yang Yue.

“Sir, I’m not sure if it was a mistake to keep Qin Shilei at the vanguard,” the adjutant asked hesitantly.

Yang Yue pondered for a moment, then said sternly, “These guys who suddenly gained power have no discipline. If they weren’t still somewhat useful, I’d shoot them dead.”

He paused, then continued, “Let’s leave it as is for now. If they can kill a Mutated Zombie, we can reduce some losses.”

The adjutant nodded in agreement, then reported, “The civilians with no combat ability have gathered on the north side of Ningan City. They are just waiting for us to clear the path, and they will follow the team to leave immediately.”

Yang Yue instructed, “Maintain order. For those who don’t follow commands, you are authorized to kill first and report later.”

The detailed evacuation plan had already been formulated by the staff group. Now, it was just a matter of executing the plan; the rest depended on the commanders’ on-the-spot leadership.

At this moment, Qin Shilei and his group had already arrived at the north side of Ningan City.

Along the way, the road was filled with various large trucks, all ready to depart.

Countless high-power searchlights, powered by generators or solar energy, illuminated the front, making it as bright as day.

Colonel Wang was in charge of clearing the evacuation route.

After assigning everyone’s tasks, he directly shouted, “Bomb them!”

Immediately, various shells soared into the sky, exploding among the zombies on both sides of the road outside the city.

After a round of intense bombardment, a twenty to thirty-meter wide vacuum zone was cleared on both sides of the road.

Colonel Wang turned to Qin Shilei, Tang Haotian, and other experts, saying, “I’ll trouble you all.”

“We will not fail to live up to the commander’s expectations,” everyone responded in unison.

Qin Shilei got into the back of a pickup truck, standing with Zhang Qiang and Xie Haimei.

Zhang Xiaoli started the pickup and followed the armored vehicle in front, with An Qian and her daughter sitting in the back seat of the pickup.

Qin Shilei instructed Zhang Qiang and the other, “You two, prioritize ensuring the safety of our own people. Do not leave the vicinity of the pickup.”

Zhang Qiang and the other nodded in agreement.

Looking out from a high vantage point, ahead was a six-lane bidirectional road, densely packed with zombies.

The road blockades ahead had been cleared. Three rows of twelve Tanks led the way, followed by eight large bulldozers, and then seven or eight vehicles carrying experts like Qin Shilei.

“Dada da!”

The two machine guns on the Tank spewed a stream of fire, and rows of zombies fell in front. Even if a zombie miraculously escaped the machine gun's sweep, it would be knocked flying and fall by the rapidly moving Tank.

The Tanks rolled over the zombies as if on flat ground, continuing to fire at the zombies ahead.

The bulldozers behind them scooped up the dismembered zombies and pushed them to both sides of the road, clearing a smooth passage.

Further back, various large trucks, simply modified, arrived in order and parked steadily on both sides of the road, forming a three to four-meter high vehicle wall.

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”

Qin Shilei stood in the back of the pickup, his short bow continuously firing arrows, shooting down any stragglers.

Tang Haotian also led thirty to forty elites, rushing around the bulldozers, killing the zombies that had evaded the machine gun fire one by one.

A Cuntou man pointed at Qin Shilei and said to Tang Haotian, “Patriarch, Qin’s archery is very sharp.”

Tang Haotian frowned, glanced at Qin Shilei’s direction, and finally said indifferently, “To deal with this kind of archer, once I get close, it’s just a matter of a few sword strikes.”

Cuntou flattered, “Of course, when the boss makes a move, it’s a one-sword job. But how should we avoid his arrows?”

Tang Haotian’s lips curled into a smile as he lectured his subordinate, “Serpentine movement, or carrying a large shield, or quietly sneaking up to him and delivering a heavy blow—all are feasible.”

Cuntou chimed in, “We could also arrange a few gunmen to give him a volley. I don’t believe his arrows are more powerful than guns.”

“You can be taught!” Tang Haotian praised, “How a warrior kills an archer, as long as you use your brains, there’s always a way.”

He paused, then instructed, “You can kill Qin, but don’t you dare harm that mother and daughter.”

“Hehe.” Cuntou laughed knowingly, “Patriarch, we definitely won’t harm your darlings.”

Because Qin Shilei had repeatedly killed members of Apocalypse Home with his short bow, and was now using it again, Tang Haotian assumed Qin Shilei was just an archer.

A group of Apocalypse Home elites discussed how to deal with Qin Shilei, the archer, while killing zombies.

Suddenly, a dwarf-sized zombie leaped from the ground, its claw striking at Cuntou’s throat.

“Seeking death.”

Tang Haotian’s sword slashed towards the dwarf zombie.

Clang!

The dwarf zombie, as if it had practiced Iron Sand Palm, met Tang Haotian’s treasured sword with its bare hands, completely unharmed.

“Die for me!”

After a failed strike, Tang Haotian seemed humiliated. He immediately activated a certain skill, and his speed instantly increased by half.

He flashed towards the dwarf zombie, stabbing it more than ten times like lightning.

“Roar!”

The dwarf zombie could only let out a weak shriek, then collapsed to the ground, seven or eight holes on its head oozing viscous blood.

“Good!”

“Patriarch is mighty!”

The surrounding Apocalypse Home members cheered loudly.

Colonel Wang, who was in the rear, also said to Yang Yue, who had just arrived, “Sir, this Tang Haotian’s strength is indeed astonishing. No wonder he established Ningan City’s top-ranked civilian organization on the second day of the apocalypse.”

The adjutant also chimed in, “This zombie’s speed is astonishing, and it knows how to ambush. If it suddenly erupted among the soldiers, the consequences would be unpredictable. The staff’s idea of recruiting civilian Evolution individuals is indeed excellent.”

Yang Yue nodded slightly in agreement, “We must also vigorously train our military Evolution individuals, and we must also try to win over outstanding civilian Evolution individuals. People like Qin Shilei and his group, who are not members of large organizations, are quite good.”

Watching Tang Haotian, with a smile on his face, put the dwarf zombie’s blue crystals into his ring, Zhang Qiang said with some regret, “Why didn’t this idiotic zombie ambush us instead?”

Qin Shilei said indifferently, “There are so many zombies here; there must be more than one Mutated Zombie. We’ll have our chance to get blue crystals.”

Unknowingly, the team had advanced five to six hundred meters.

A five to six hundred-meter long vehicle wall had also been erected on both sides of the road, with military soldiers already in position for defense on top of it.

Shells continuously bombarded for several rounds. The Tanks replenished their ammunition and continued to advance.

“Roar!”

Suddenly, a huge roar came from afar.

Four Mutated Zombies suddenly burst out from the zombie horde in front of the Tanks, rapidly approaching them in the blind spot of the machine gun fire.

As soon as Qin Shilei discovered those zombies, his view was blocked by the huge bulldozer in front.

He stomped his foot, jumped off the pickup, and looked forward over the bulldozer, only to discover a scene that greatly astonished him.