26: The zombie horde

Lord Pan looked at Wei Monk, recalling the character from the TV series, and felt a surge of emotion.

"Lord Pan, should I take them to unload?" Cheng Xiao asked.

"Go ahead."

With permission, Cheng Xiao ordered Wei Monk to lead the team to the backyard.

Lord Pan returned to his small room on the second floor alone.

First, he put 10 kilograms of gold into his spatial storage, then took out a can of iced cola from it, drinking and resting.

He vaguely heard cheers from the backyard; it must have been everyone seeing the rice and flour in the truck.

Lord Pan smiled with satisfaction; he was growing to like the apocalypse more and more.

Currently, Dawn Base had made some achievements in personnel, weapons, and supplies, so even if the Iron Gang launched a hard attack, they wouldn't gain any advantage.

As for the wall, Lord Pan decided that after he returned, he would purchase a batch of materials and simply transport them over. Bricks and cement wouldn't cost much.

"Lord Pan, we're going to cook porridge for everyone tonight, does that work for you?" Qin Zhong's voice came through the walkie-talkie.

"Yes, you probably haven't had a proper staple food in a long time. Eat whatever you want these two days. Let the slaves eat their fill too."

"Understood."

Suddenly, Lord Pan heard a loud shout on the Sixth Channel: "Alarm! A zombie horde is heading our way."

"Holy crap!" Lord Pan yelled, immediately rushing out.

As soon as he got downstairs, he saw Qin Laoda, Second Sister, Cheng Xiao, and a few others also rushing out with guns.

Everyone ran to the front gate together, climbed onto the watchtower, and looked into the distance.

They saw a dense mass of zombies about 300 meters away, heading straight for the base.

"What's going on?" Lord Pan asked Qin Laoda.

"Not sure, we haven't seen a zombie horde in a long time."

"Roughly how many?"

"At least several thousand."

"My goodness, why are there so many?" Lord Pan muttered.

"Third Brother, Fourth Brother, Fifth Brother. The three of you drive out and take a look. If you can lure them away, try your best to do so," Qin Zhong ordered.

"Understood, Laoda."

"Sixth Brother and Seventh Sister, and also Second Sister, go get the heavy machine guns, set up the machine gun positions, and grab several boxes of ammunition. Also, pick a few slaves who have fired guns before to come up."

"Understood, Laoda."

Qin Zhong made decisive arrangements, and everyone split up to act.

"Qin Laoda. I see the zombies moving so slowly. If we kite them, killing them as we go, it shouldn't be difficult, right?" Lord Pan asked.

"If they're just ordinary zombies, it's not a big problem. I'm just afraid there are mutated zombies among them. If there are a few First Level Zombies hidden, it will be difficult to handle."

"First Level Zombie?"

"We humans drink Evolution Potion, but zombies don't need it at all; they evolve on their own. Currently, known mutated zombies are divided into three levels. First Level Zombies run faster than ordinary zombies, have stronger attack power, stronger sensory abilities, and possess primary control over zombie hordes, like this large group right now. Second and Third Level Zombies are even harder to deal with than First Level Zombies."

"There's such a thing!"

"Yes, Lord Pan. Some Second Level Zombies are over 5 meters tall, possess immense strength, and their skin has evolved into thick armor; even a 12.7mm heavy machine gun cannot penetrate it."

"Holy crap. Isn't that a mobile armored vehicle?"

"Exactly. I haven't seen a Third Level one. It's said that they already possess advanced intelligence and can control hundreds of millions of zombies and mutated beasts."

"They can control flying mutated beasts too?"

"That's right."

After hearing this, Lord Pan couldn't help but look up at the sky, feeling a headache. If there were threats from the sky as well, then weapons would need a large-scale upgrade and replacement. Automatic anti-aircraft stations would have to be arranged.

"If Third Brother and his team can't lure the zombies away, it means there are mutated ones among these guys."

After Qin Laoda finished speaking, Lord Pan took the binoculars from his hand and stared intently at Third Brother and his team.

Third Brother and his team, driving an off-road vehicle, were already close to the zombies. Fourth Brother was in the passenger seat, and Fifth Brother was in the back seat. Both of them leaned out halfway and shot at the zombie horde.

As zombies fell one after another, several hundred slowly approached them. The rest remained motionless, still heading straight for the base.

"Laoda, something's wrong. There should be a leader among them. They only sent a portion of the zombies to interfere with our actions."

"Understood. You guys kite them for a while, try to attract as many as possible."

"As expected, there's a problem," Lord Pan said.

"Fifth Brother, focus on identifying which ones look like First Level Zombies," Qin Zhong said.

"Understood, Laoda, I'm already looking."

"Second Sister, you need to hurry up."

"Laoda, we'll be up right away!"

Just as he finished speaking, Second Sister and her team, along with 8 slaves, came up. Wei Monk was among them.

"Laoda, these 8 have all killed zombies and fired guns before."

"Good. First, issue them weapons. Cheng Xiao, find a good sniper position, observe the First Level Zombies in the horde, and eliminate any suspicious ones immediately."

Upon discovering that First Level Zombies might be hidden within the horde, the atmosphere throughout the base instantly became tense.

The slaves, more or less, knew about mutated zombies and understood the current critical situation, so they quickly went to Second Sister to get weapons.

"Qin Laoda, hand me a sniper rifle." Lord Pan wasn't idle either.

"Cheng Xiao, I'm leaving it to you. Protect Lord Pan," Qin Laoda said.

"Understood."

After hearing the order, Cheng Xiao tied up her braid, looked at the distant zombie horde with determined eyes, and instantly transformed into a female warrior.

Lord Pan took a sniper rifle and followed Cheng Xiao to the sniper position.

The two set up their rifles and adjusted their scopes. Cheng Xiao helped Lord Pan load his magazine.

"Lord Pan, First Level Zombies look exactly like ordinary zombies. You can only distinguish them by their movements. They will occasionally wave their arms, or turn their heads to observe, or stop and murmur. Similar to a sheepdog."

"I understand."

While Lord Pan and his team were setting up their defenses, the zombie horde had drawn closer, now only about 200 meters from the base.

Third Brother and his team had already shot down over a hundred zombies, but the horde sent another group to surround them.

"Laoda, it's pretty much confirmed there are First Level Zombies."

"Mm, I can see that. Be careful, retreat if you can't handle it."

...

Cheng Xiao had already started firing. As soon as she spotted anything suspicious, she shot it down. Her marksmanship was extremely accurate, one shot, one kill. The powerful recoil of the sniper rifle, acting on her petite frame, made her chest sway.

Although Lord Pan couldn't identify First Level Zombies, it didn't stop him from striking ruthlessly. It was just that his aim was too poor, and controlling the recoil was difficult, so he rarely achieved a one-shot kill.

"Machine guns ready. When the zombie horde gets within 100 meters, start sweeping," Qin Laoda began to order.

Second Sister and Sixth Brother each guarded a heavy machine gun. Two slaves were assigned next to them, responsible for ammunition supply.

Wei Monk and three other slaves were kept by Qin Laoda's side.

"You four, come out with me and shoot. Retreat as you walk, delaying the zombie horde's advance. Try not to let them get close to the gate."

Qin Laoda adjusted his equipment, bringing two extra 9mm ammunition magazines. The other four each carried a 9mm submachine gun, 15 30-round magazines, and Wei Monk also brought an extra shotgun.

Everything was ready, and the base gate slowly opened.

The five-person team exited, ran fiercely for about 100 meters, and formed a line to shoot at the zombies. The two machine gun positions above the gate also began to spit fire.

In an instant, zombies fell in droves.