Chapter 87: Breakthrough Part 2
Everyone around was stunned by Wang Bin's ferocity. Was he even human? While they were still trying to avoid the zombies, Wang Bin was diving right into the densest clusters, and wherever he went, zombies fell in droves.
With his agility attribute enhanced, Wang Bin felt he had gained a whole new understanding of the shooting techniques taught by Li Zhengyi. As he killed more zombies, his proficiency increased significantly.
Not far away, Li Zhengyi was thrilled to see Wang Bin wielding his family-inherited shooting techniques so skillfully. He slung his rifle over his back, picked up a wooden gun, and began killing zombies alongside Wang Bin.
Li Zhengyi's shooting skills were even more adept than Wang Bin's, but unfortunately, his strength and agility attributes weren't as high, making him far less efficient.
For a moment, everyone on the left flank watched as Wang Bin and Li Zhengyi wielded their wooden guns with precision, instantly killing any zombie that came near.
Inspired by Wang Bin and Li Zhengyi, the morale on the left flank soared, and the zombies that had broken through were quickly cleared out.
Even so, countless zombies were still charging toward the group from afar.
The survivors being protected in the middle were tense, jogging to keep up with the group. Due to the large number of people and their high anxiety, a stampede occurred, and those who fell were trampled to death instantly.
Commander Li and Political Commissar Wang saw the situation and shouted loudly for everyone not to panic, but it had no effect.
Everyone was highly tense, focused only on running forward. As zombies continued to rush in, people crowded toward the center, causing chaos in the ranks.
Although there were three to four hundred thousand zombies around, they were scattered around the perimeter of the base. Commander Li and his team chose a direction to break through, encountering fewer zombies.
Half an hour later, the group finally broke through the zombie encirclement and rushed out.
The three tanks at the front, seeing no zombies ahead, immediately revved up to support the flanks. The zombies attacking the flanks were instantly crushed by the tanks or killed by shells and heavy machine guns, significantly reducing the pressure on the flanks.
"Speed up, we've broken through the zombie defense line!"
Seeing the three tanks return to support, Commander Li quickly climbed onto a truck and shouted to the crowd.
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The surrounding soldiers and survivors, hearing Commander Li's call, were invigorated and accelerated their pace forward.
Breaking through the zombie defense line didn't mean they were safe. The zombies that had surrounded the base were now slowly converging and charging toward them. If they couldn't shake off the zombie horde, they were still in great danger.
"Company Commander Zhao, take your men and make a round through the zombie horde!" Commander Li, seeing how effective the tanks were against zombies, immediately ordered Company Commander Zhao to charge into the zombie horde behind them to buy the main force some time.
"Yes!"
Without hesitation, Company Commander Zhao gathered the tanks together, and twelve tanks charged mightily into the pursuing zombie horde.
Wherever the tanks went, zombies were crushed to death. Soon, twelve cleared paths appeared in the zombie horde, but they were quickly filled with zombies again.
Company Commander Zhao's charge had another benefit: many zombies stopped chasing the main force and turned to pursue the tanks instead.
Seeing the tanks' prowess, everyone cheered loudly in excitement.
However, after driving the tanks into the zombie horde, Company Commander Zhao realized something was wrong. The tanks' speed was gradually slowing, indicating that the zombies were dense enough to create resistance against the tanks.
"Everyone, turn around and head back!" Company Commander Zhao dared not delay, fearing that if the tanks were stalled and broke down, they would be trapped in the zombie sea with no chance of survival.
"Yes!"
The tank commanders, knowing the urgency, responded and began turning the tanks around to head back.
But at that moment, one of the tanks broke down.
"Commander, my tank's stalled!"
"Ah Hu, hold on, I'm coming to support you!"
"No, Commander, it's too late. You all retreat quickly, and remember to kill more zombies for us! Open fire, use up all the shells and bullets!"
"Yes, Sergeant!"
The soldiers in the tank, knowing they wouldn't survive, fired relentlessly, killing countless zombies around the tank.
Due to previous heavy consumption, the shells and bullets were soon exhausted.
The tank sergeant, seeing the commander ignoring his advice and coming to rescue them, immediately took out the radio and shouted, "Commander, you must go back; you can't save us!"
"No, I can do it!"
"Commander, we're out of ammo, and there's only one grenade left! Commander, comrades, farewell!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a muffled explosion was heard over the radio, and then there was silence.
"Ah Hu!"
"Damn it!"
Knowing that Ah Hu had chosen to commit suicide with a grenade to prevent Company Commander Zhao from rescuing them, the soldiers' eyes turned red with fury. They continued to drive the tanks over the zombies, firing relentlessly to clear the path.
"Turn the tanks around, head back!" Company Commander Zhao punched the hard steel plate, issuing the retreat order. Then he picked up the radio and shouted, "Cease fire, cease fire, save your ammo!"
Most of the soldiers stopped firing, but one tank continued to fire indiscriminately. The sergeant in that tank was Ah Hu's fellow villager and close friend. After learning of Ah Hu's suicide, he was consumed with rage and couldn't hear anything, firing the heavy machine gun continuously.
"Da Yong, cease fire, that's an order! Xiao Huang, what are you waiting for? Stop your sergeant!"
Hearing the commander's order, Xiao Huang and the others in the tank left one person to drive while the rest pulled their sergeant away. It took a while for the sergeant to calm down.
Soon, the tanks broke out of the zombie horde and caught up with the main force, then resumed their formation to protect everyone as they charged forward.
Seeing the tanks return, everyone cheered as if they had won a great victory. However, the soldiers inside the tanks were not happy at all, their faces cold as they drove silently.
Wang Bin, seeing the tanks' prowess, decided he must get one. With the current zombie attack power, as long as the tank had fuel, hiding inside would be absolutely safe, and he could kill zombies with ease. He could almost see all his martial arts techniques leveling up to the max.
With that maneuver, the main force finally left the zombies far behind, but the tireless zombies made it difficult to completely shake them off.
Commander Li took out a map, glanced at it, and immediately ordered Company Commander Zhao to lead the team toward a bridge five kilometers away, while sending engineers ahead to plant dynamite. As soon as they crossed the bridge, they would blow it up.
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