173: Giant Fat Venom

Meanwhile, Jiang Xin had already headed to the central urban area of Qianzhou. He didn't bring a large number of Red Alert ground units because, for him, as long as he had enough funds, his presence was the birthplace of the Red Alert army!

He only brought 5 apollo fighter jets. His entourage included Jiang Feifei, as well as Tanya, Li Yi, Air Wing Vice-Captain Liu Jiang, and over a hundred other Evolvers.

The five silver fighter jets were like arrows leaving a bow, piercing through the sky and soon arriving at their destination—ten thousand meters above the central urban area of Qianzhou City.

Through the powerful reconnaissance equipment of the apollo fighter jets and the zoomed-in images from spy satellites, the situation on the square in front of the Municipal Building was clearly visible. An exceptionally conspicuous zombie immediately caught Jiang Xin's attention.

That zombie was extremely bloated, standing eight meters tall. It appeared to be a Fatty Zombie, but its skin was constantly flowing and dripping with bubbling green strong acid, resembling an Acid Throat but even more massive and terrifying. Huge green fangs protruded from its mouth, and the dripping acid corroded deep pits into the solid concrete ground. Several sharp bone spurs also grew from its arms.

"As expected... Qianzhou has already given birth to a Third-Tier Corpse King, and I'm afraid there's more than one." Jiang Xin's expression was solemn as he muttered to himself. This terrifying evolutionary form, which combined the meat-shield characteristics of a Fatty Zombie with the long-range corrosive abilities of an Acid Throat, was temporarily named "Giant Fat Venom" by him.

Being ten thousand meters in the air, the Giant Fat Venom below did not notice their presence.

Jiang Xin was not a battle maniac like Zhang Lei who craved hand-to-hand combat with the strong. His style was efficient and precise, achieving goals with minimal cost. He unhesitatingly issued the kill order:

"Unit 1, target the giant mutant below. Use the Plasma Beam Cannon and take it out in one hit."

"Commander's orders received! Opening Plasma Beam Cannon weapon pods!" The captain of Unit 1 responded quickly. Under the coordinated operation of the three co-captains, the armor plates under the wings of the apollo fighter jet slid open, and two massive barrels flickering with eerie blue energy slowly extended.

The nuclear fusion furnace in the aircraft's belly ran at over-capacity, instantly injecting majestic energy into the barrels. The glow at the blue muzzles grew brighter, and the leaping high-energy particles were almost overflowing!

"Shhhuuuu—"

There was no deafening roar, only a sound of energy surging as if tearing through space! Two extremely condensed plasma beams shot out from the muzzles, precisely merging into a thicker, ultimate beam radiating an aura of destruction a few meters away. At the speed of light, it instantly crossed the ten-thousand-meter distance and accurately hit the Giant Fat Venom!

The Giant Fat Venom didn't even have time to react! The moment its abdomen was hit by the beam, it was instantly vaporized and melted by the terrifying ultra-high temperature! Almost half of its body vanished into thin air! The remaining head and partial limbs crashed to the ground due to inertia, the severed surface charred and vitrified, even the strong acid blood instantly evaporated! The beam's residual force didn't diminish, leaving a terrifying gap on the ground several meters in diameter, with edges as smooth as a mirror and vitrified by the high temperature!

The fearsome Third-Tier Corpse King was instantly killed in a one-sided dimensionality reduction strike by top-tier Red Alert technology!

Confirming the target was cleared, the hatches of the five apollo fighter jets lowered simultaneously. Led by Jiang Xin and Tanya, over a hundred elite Evolvers descended like divine soldiers from heaven, immediately launching a ruthless massacre against the zombie horde alerted by the loud noise.

Under the leadership of two Third-Tier Experts (Jiang Xin and Tanya), and with the precise fire support from the apollo fighter jets' Helios cannons, the battle was almost a one-sided purge. Within an hour, all zombies within a thousand-meter radius of the Municipal Building were slaughtered!

After clearing the foothold, Jiang Xin didn't stop for a moment and immediately connected to the system: "Number One, build a Barracks!"

The Municipal Building was quickly leveled by an invisible force. In the cleared space, the mysterious power of the red alert system manifested again, and a standardized Barracks was rapidly "printed" and built like building blocks.

Once the Barracks was completed, Jiang Xin immediately ordered: "System, produce one regiment (4 battalions) of soldiers!"

260,000 gold was instantly deducted. The gates of the Barracks swung open, and Red Alert Soldiers poured out continuously, quickly spreading out in platoons. Intense gunfire and explosions rang out again. In less than half a day, with the original site of the Municipal Building as the core, all zombies within a 2-kilometer radius were completely wiped out!

Jiang Xin then ordered the construction of 3 more Barracks, forming a four-cornered defensive posture with the first one. Next, the Air Command Center, War Factory, and Power Plant rose from the central area. He also evenly deployed 4 sentry guns and 4 Machine Gun Bunkers around the base, forming a dense defensive fire network. To counter potential aerial threats, 2 Patriot Missile Systems were deployed in the center for air defense. This round of defensive construction consumed a total of 19,500 gold.

Immediately following, the War Factory and Air Command Center went into full production:

20 hind attack helicopters - 70,000 gold

10 chinook transport planes - 40,000 gold

10 grizzly tanks - 12,000 gold

10 rhino heavy tank - 18,000 gold

20 kamikaze military trucks - 8,000 gold

20 armored personnel carriers - 12,000 gold

10 apocalypse tanks - 40,000 gold

Total consumption: 200,000 gold.

Up to this point, 479,500 gold had been spent.

Jiang Xin still had 376,600 gold left.

By the time all these production tasks were finished, it was nearly dusk. The Qianzhou Base had begun to take shape, with powerful mechanized forces on standby within the base and helicopters lined up neatly at the airfield.

However, standing at the command console of the Air Command Center, Jiang Xin looked at the reconnaissance reports on the screen with a grave expression. Preliminary search results showed that within a 2-kilometer radius of the central urban area centered on the Municipal Building, almost no survivors had been rescued.

It was now the fourth month after the apocalypse broke out. Families' food reserves in the city had long been exhausted. Those who couldn't escape the city had either starved to death or become part of the zombie horde. Even if they were lucky enough to become an Evolver, it was extremely difficult to survive long-term in a hellish environment with such high zombie density as the city center.

"Survivors... are probably mostly concentrated in the further suburban areas or have fled to the towns and villages," Jiang Xin murmured. Towns have sparse populations and low zombie threats, making them natural shelters, but they also face serious threats from mutated beasts, as evidenced by the Dawns First Light Demon Hunting Squad's previous encounter in Heihe Village.

He shook his head, dispersing a trace of helplessness. He understood that he couldn't save everyone; in this apocalypse, all he could do was his best, establishing solid strongholds to preserve as many sparks of human civilization as possible. He looked out the window at the base lights gradually turning on, his gaze becoming firm again. The conquest of Qianzhou had only just begun.

(From here, the perspective returns to the male lead. The plot will mainly expand on strategic deployment and local battles. The author will further conceive plots for other major bases across the country. Why is the author so keen on writing about other bases? To flex, of course! Haha! Without equal competitors, who would I show off to during a smooth sweep? To be honest, it's not satisfying enough without the contrast of competitors!)

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