After everyone's discussion, the plan took shape, and Hannah, standing in front of the table, pointed at the map to assign tasks for the entire operation.
"First off, as night falls and the zombies start pouring in from the North Outer City Wall, Bert and David's squad must guide the zombies and other guards away from specific areas. Heather's squad is tasked with clearing out existing zombies and guards from specific zones. Claire's squad will infiltrate the guard's computer control room to take control of the street gate controls. Lastly, the strong squad led by Alexander will stall Ethan at the final location."
The assigned squad leaders nodded in agreement, and then Hannah pointed at the 14th Street Viaduct on the map.
"Here, both sides have street gates and barriers, making it an ideal spot to trap Ethan."
After finishing her explanation, Hannah looked at everyone, but Allen, who hadn't been assigned a task yet, raised his hand and asked:
"What about me? What do I do?"
Hannah looked at Allen and said:
"I'm giving you the most important task – you'll be in charge of providing overall support. With your motorized skateboard and your amazing mechanical ladybug, you can move quickly and make up for any deficiencies in the mission. That's why I chose you... only you can handle it. Can you do it?"
Feeling the weight of Hannah's trust, Allen confidently pulled out his metallic spherical device, Kabby, and said:
"I can do it, and there it is.!"
Seeing Allen's confidence, Hannah nodded as if reassured, took a deep breath, and shouted to everyone present:
""Everyone, we have really been bullied by Ethan for long enough... It's time for us to take down Ethan and straighten the city of Atlanta... Now the action begins"
Hannah's words ignited a fire in everyone in the cellar, and they shouted, "Down with Ethan!" as they began to mobilize and prepare.
As Hannah watched everyone busily preparing, the operation began. Finally unable to contain her fatigue any longer, she sat down, closed her eyes, and took a deep breath, having prepared and disguised herself for this moment for a long time.
Allen, noticing Hannah's exhaustion, approached her amidst the bustling activity and asked:
"Are you okay?....What part are you responsible for? Do you need my help?..."
Hannah, though usually someone would be happy to receive such concern, wasn't in the mood for joy at the moment. The success of this plan depended on her meeting with someone she didn't really want to see, and with a sigh, she said:
"...I need to go see someone now... Will you come with me?"
Meanwhile, instead of heading to the scene of the wall breach as planned, Ethan found himself in a certain part of the city center.
He stood in front of a football stadium, but it was no longer just a football stadium.
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Before him stood a massive building fortified with solid walls and barriers, impregnable and inaccessible to anyone, indicating its importance – so important that it needed layers of protection.
Why did Ethan come here? It was because the earlier broadcast had originated from here.
Without a word, Ethan took a rocket launcher from one of his henchmen and, with a contemptuous smile on his lips, aimed it directly at the building and fired.
"Boom!"
After the explosion and the dust settled, it was clear that the solid walls and barriers showed no cracks, unmoved like a mountain. It seemed that destruction wasn't Ethan's intention, as he calmly lit a cigarette, seemingly waiting for something to happen...
Sure enough, not long after, from the door of the building, came the voice of a middle-aged DJ-style announcer:
"Wow! Ethan, it's been a while! Only you would greet me in such a way..."
Ethan waited for this voice to appear, revealing a smug and disdainful smile as he replied:
"Mayor, your 'official residence' walls are as impregnable as ever... Haven't seen you in months... Where did you secretly go for a vacation this time?"
Indeed, in a certain part of the "official residence," a building with solid walls and barriers, there was a middle-aged man who bore a striking resemblance to the actor Martin Freeman, who played Bilbo Baggins in the Hobbit movie series – the one and only Mayor of Atlanta, Oz Nicholas.
Why was Mayor Oz so unique? Because he was originally a radio DJ.
Mayor Oz who heard Ethan's sarcasm in the "Official Residence" didn't care at all, but he couldn't deal with it casually because everyone knew that Ethan was a madman.
In fact, at this very moment, Mayor Oz was leisurely enjoying his coffee but had to pace back and forth, pondering how to deal with this big villain.
"Dear Captain, you are joking. If the wall is not stable, I am afraid that you have caught me and forced me to appoint you as the commander, and then forced me to hand over control of the construction drone... Also, I didn't Go on vacation! I'm here to negotiate business for the food produced in this city. I'm not crazy like you doing those shady things in town, andㄡ"
Mayor Oz was indeed quite sharp, rattling off a string of comebacks at Ethan, no wonder he could be a DJ.
Apparently, this tactic worked on Ethan. He didn't want to listen to the mayor's long tirade, took a deep breath, and couldn't contain his impatience:
"Mayor, there's a big hole in the outer city wall, you know! Even though I can't get in, and you won't come out, at least send the building drones to patch up the wall! You wouldn't want zombie invasions after dark, would you?"
Mayor Oz, now feigning nonchalance, replied:
"You can't come in, I won't come out... Well said... Okay, I'll send the building drones to the outer city wall. That's all, General, you can leave now! Bye-bye!"
Hearing the mayor's response, Ethan turned away disdainfully, but after a few steps, he stopped, as if something had occurred to him, and turned back with a suspicious glance.
"Mayor... Could 'he' be hiding here with you?"
Mayor Oz seemed to know who Ethan was talking about, hesitated for a moment, then stopped pacing, grabbed the microphone, and responded hesitantly.
""Well, you're talking about the infamous Dr. Jack, right? Rumor has it he escaped from some secret lab with something mind-blowing and ended up here, and you're on his tail... So what's your game, really? But sorry to disappoint, he's not with me... And frankly, I hope he stays far away from villains like you. There you have it... Catch you later, no goodbyes needed!""
"Hmph!"
Ethan snorted and didn't look back, leaving with his henchmen.
Mayor Oz breathed a sigh of relief as Ethan walked away.
"Damn it! Just got back and this guy shows up! Terrifying!""
Mayor Oz tried to calm his nerves by taking a few sips of coffee.
*Ding dong*
Just as Mayor Oz was still recovering, a visitor bell rang, startling him before he even took a sip of coffee.
"..Who is it now?"
When Mayor Oz nervously approached the surveillance screen and took a look, he greeted the visitor with enthusiasm.
Why was Mayor Oz suddenly so happy? Because the person he saw on the screen was Hannah.
Hannah and Allen sneaked cautiously to the back of the massive building. Allen quietly asked Hannah:
"What is this huge building for? Who are we looking for?"
But Hannah gestured for Allen to be quiet and kept looking around nervously, afraid of being discovered. Suddenly, the small door revealed an eagle eye, and it seemed like someone inside was watching through the peephole.
While Allen was still puzzled, the door opened.
Immediately, a comically waving hand appeared, gesturing for them to hurry inside.
So, with Hannah and Allen cautiously surveying the surroundings to ensure no one was watching, they finally entered the building...
But as soon as they entered, before they could even react, the mayor, with a dramatic expression and tone, opened his arms as if to give Hannah a loving hug.
""My dear daughter-in-law! Long time no see,!"
Hannah mercilessly raised her gun to stop the hug from the mayor, expressing her annoyance:
"Shut up, who's your daughter-in-law? I broke up with Harry centuries ago!... Can you please stop bringing that up? Uncle Oz..."