Yu Renshu looked at the chaotic city and frowned as she spoke to Fang Qinghao, "I think you should contact your superiors quickly. The city cannot continue to be in chaos, otherwise, the outside of the city will also be affected."
Fang Qinghao nodded, took out his walkie-talkie to contact them, but then suddenly asked Yu Renshu, "What about you? Where are you going?"
"None of your business!" Yu Renshu was too lazy to answer these questions. She was from the research institute and not affiliated with the military, so she didn't want to deal with Fang Qinghao at all. She was only killing zombies to prevent the crowd from impacting the research institute. If her research results were destroyed, it would be a huge loss.
Fang Qinghao gave an embarrassed smile and then left. The sewer had been successfully blocked, and he had no reason to stay. So, he had to leave and quickly contact his superiors to calm the city down.
However, his superiors instructed Fang Qinghao to continue hunting zombies and not to worry about other matters.
In fact, the worst-case scenario had already occurred. The residents of the city had already breached the outer defenses, causing the entire army to retreat. They had to use force to suppress the people who had breached the lines and orderly withdraw them, and then organize the second line of defense.
At the same time, artillery fire began to be launched, targeting the approaching zombie horde outside the city. Countless shells were poured down, temporarily halting the zombie charge and stabilizing the front line. However, at this moment, the zombie horde showed no signs of retreating and continued to swarm forward. It seemed that the zombies also wanted to press their advantage and take Rongcheng in one fell swoop.
The soldiers could only brace themselves and continue firing, killing all the approaching zombies. They had killed at least 300,000 zombies throughout the day. Under the control of the zombie king, the zombies charged the front line desperately, but they could not evade the dense firepower and were continuously killed. Now, the zombie king was still ordering the zombies to charge fearlessly. The more than 10,000 soldiers on the front line were fighting, but the sky was slowly darkening. Under the cover of darkness, the zombies' movements were even harder to track.
Inside the city, the guard team and five third-tier ability users had killed several thousand zombies. The number of zombies in the city had decreased significantly, but they had only killed ordinary zombies, not many speed-type zombies!
Xiao Sheng moved around the city. It was already late, but people were still running in the streets, slowing down the progress of hunting zombies. Fortunately, the superiors had issued an order for government staff to come out and maintain order, which greatly reduced the number of people in the streets. Most people were persuaded to go home, and if they encountered danger, they were to report it immediately.
Xiao Sheng's ability was fire, and it was high-temperature fire. He could easily kill zombies with his ability, but it consumed too much physical strength, so he never did that. In battle, he would at most cover his long saber with flames, which allowed him to easily kill even tank-type zombies because the wounds caused by the flames could not heal quickly.
At this moment, Xiao Sheng was walking on the street, looking for speed-type zombies that might appear at any moment. These zombies were the most despicable existence. As long as they encountered people with weapons, they never attacked but specifically ambushed the weak and the elderly. Many elderly people and children were ambushed in this way, and their brains were opened and eaten.
"We must kill all the zombies in the city, otherwise it will be difficult to defend Rongcheng," Xiao Sheng thought to himself.
Suddenly, at this moment, Xiao Sheng heard a shout: "Help, there are zombies!"
It was a woman's voice, which sounded clear and pleasant. When Xiao Sheng heard the voice, he didn't think much of it and rushed out. Turning a corner, he found a mother and daughter confronting a third-tier speed-type zombie. At this time, both the mother and daughter were holding cleavers, but the speed-type zombie opposite them had bone spurs on its palms that were thirty centimeters long. In terms of weaponry, the speed-type zombie was far superior to the mother and daughter.
"You two, hurry and leave, I'll handle this!" Flames erupted from Xiao Sheng's body, and he charged towards the third-tier speed-type zombie. Seeing Xiao Sheng appear, the speed-type zombie quickly fled. Its intuition told it that this man in front of it was not easy to deal with, so it immediately hid in a nearby alley.
Xiao Sheng quickly chased after it. Even a third-tier speed-type zombie, Xiao Sheng believed he could defeat it because he had his ability. As long as he could catch up to the speed-type zombie, he would definitely be able to kill it.
The danger was averted, and Shen Yu patted her chest, saying thankfully, "Fortunately, someone was nearby, otherwise we would be finished."
He Liping was also filled with fear. If someone hadn't appeared, they would have been in real danger. At this moment, she couldn't help but say, "I knew we shouldn't have come out to maintain order. Now there are zombies everywhere, and if we're not careful, my daughter and I will be done for."
Shen Yu said helplessly, "Who told you I'm a staff member? If I don't come forward now, I might be fired. I worked hard to get in, so how can I just leave like this? Besides, once the zombies are eliminated, my performance will surely be noticed by my superiors."
"I think it's better to leave. Anyway, your brother has a base in Luzhou. At worst, we can go and join him," He Liping said in a low voice.
Shen Yu frowned, very displeased. "What are you talking about? As long as we get through this zombie crisis, Rongcheng can be said to be one of the safest places in the country. Don't look at your brother being powerful in Luzhou and being the city lord; his place may not be as safe as Rongcheng!"
He Liping shook her head helplessly. In fact, she still thought going to Luzhou was the best decision. After all, she could be with her son, and the whole family would be together, which would be much better than being separated. However, her daughter insisted that Rongcheng was safe, while Luzhou, with a population of only over 100,000 and no industries, would definitely not develop well.
At this time, the zombies in the city had hidden themselves. However, Rongcheng was too large. It was definitely not easy to find the zombies hiding in the city. Now, thousands of guards had been dispatched, which was the last usable force in Rongcheng. Even the five third-tier ability users had started to act, all in order to kill all the zombies in the city.
However, in the darkness, in many factories on the outskirts of the city, tens of thousands of people had gathered. These people felt that staying at home alone or with their families was not safe, and they had no ability to fight if they encountered zombies. Therefore, it was better for everyone to hide in the factories. Anyway, there were many factories on the outskirts of the city, and these factory buildings had enough space to serve as living quarters. Most importantly, by gathering together, their fear would be greatly reduced.
In the darkness, a speed-type zombie accidentally entered a factory building where many people were hiding. When it discovered the densely packed crowd inside, it dared not make any move, because the number of these people was too large. If it were discovered, it would probably be beaten to death on the spot.
After entering the night, Rongcheng slowly returned to calm. The guards were very puzzled. Could it be that all the zombies in the city had been killed? Otherwise, how could they not be found for such a long time?
The guards had not received any reports of seeing or killing zombies for two hours, so they relaxed their vigilance.
The sewage pipes were blocked, but many people were discharging domestic sewage into the pipes. As a result, the zombies trapped in the sewage pipes were drowned one after another, and their bodies were soaked in sewage, causing the underground pipes to become blocked.
Meanwhile, the battle outside the city became increasingly fierce, with waves of zombies charging forward. At this time, the earth-digging zombies came into play. These zombies actually learned from humans and dug trenches in the ground. The zombies entered the trenches one after another, and the effectiveness of guns and cannons was instantly reduced.
When this situation occurred, the frontline commander couldn't help but curse, "What the hell does this mean? They're learning to dig trenches like us. How can we fight like this?"
The fact that zombies did not know fear and did not retreat had already caused the soldiers a lot of trouble. Now, the zombies' learning ability was so terrifying that they had even learned to dig trenches. This would reduce the accuracy of bullets, and with the zombies digging and advancing, they would sooner or later break through the second line of defense!
At this time, the soldiers below were constantly asking what to do next through the walkie-talkie.
The commander remained silent for a moment and said, "Let the helicopters take action and drop white phosphorus bombs. If that doesn't work, then we can only use fuel-air bombs!"
These were the last few options. If the white phosphorus bombs were ineffective, then they could only use fuel-air bombs. However, the killing area would be too large, and it might cause a fire. Now it was autumn and winter, and once a large fire broke out, no one could stop it.
The helicopters immediately took off and dropped white phosphorus bombs from the air. In an instant, the night was illuminated by the flames of the white phosphorus. Countless zombies were burned by the flames. These zombies rolled on the ground, as if trying to extinguish the flames on their bodies, but it was in vain. Before the burning ended, even water could not extinguish it. Covering it with sand and soil could extinguish the flames, but the zombies did not know this.
Outside the second line of defense, a wall of fire appeared. Whether on the slopes or in the trenches, the zombies could only howl in pain, and these zombies could not extinguish the flames at all, eventually being burned to ashes. White phosphorus bombs were that terrifying.
The soldiers behind the defense line finally breathed a sigh of relief. Now that there was a wall of fire blocking the way, the zombies would be burned to death if they charged forward. They could finally rest for a while. At this time, the barrels of many guns were already scorched. Fighting from morning to night, the barrels couldn't take it anymore.
The white phosphorus bombs successfully stopped the zombies' advance. At this time, the frontline commander was also thinking that perhaps the zombies could not be solved solely by relying on guns. If a long trench were dug outside the city and filled with gasoline, it could stop a large number of zombies. Unfortunately, there was no time to do so now.
The zombies were in a panic for a moment. It seemed that the zombie king did not expect humans to have such weapons and use such terrifying flames. Ordinary zombies would only die if they charged forward.
However, at this moment, there was a change among the zombies. A group of strong-type zombies appeared, and beside these strong-type zombies were self-detonating zombies with round bodies.
As the strong-type zombies appeared, they grabbed the self-detonating zombies and threw them out. They were thrown more than fifty meters away. When the self-detonating zombies landed, the grease inside their bodies instantly spread out, like a water-filled balloon hitting the ground, and the grease exploded in all directions.
Soldiers in the watchtower quickly reported, "Commander, do not let these self-detonating zombies enter within fifty meters of the defense line, otherwise, the defense line may be attacked."
The commander also saw the actions of the strong-type zombies just now. They could throw such heavy zombies more than fifty meters away. If they were thrown into the defense line, it would probably cause a large fire immediately! The bodies of the self-detonating zombies were filled with flammable grease. Once they exploded, if there was any spark around, they would immediately ignite!
Afterward, the commander ordered his subordinates to aim the machine guns at the two types of mutated zombies in the distance and kill all these zombies to prevent the defense line from being threatened by fire.
The soldiers immediately aimed their guns at the strong-type zombies and self-detonating zombies that appeared in the distance. As long as these self-detonating zombies were killed before they entered the throwing range, this type of zombie would not be able to threaten the defense line!
Fortunately, the number of these two types of mutated zombies was not large, only more than fifty at this time. The machine guns in the bunkers and at the defense line immediately opened fire. As the bullets shot through the air, they emitted faint white light. These were bullets fired by large-caliber machine guns. The bullets drew arcs in the air. When the bullets hit the zombies' torsos, they would instantly cut the zombies' torsos in half. The two types of zombies that appeared in front were quickly eliminated.
When the self-detonating zombies were killed, they would ignite a large fire on the spot. These flames burned many zombies to death. Not a single self-detonating zombie could get within fifty meters of the defense line, let alone the other zombies!
However, at this moment, news came from the north of the city, "The second line of defense has been breached!"
The defenses of Rongcheng were basically of one type: low walls and trenches. Behind the defenses were many bunkers and watchtowers. Under normal circumstances, even regular armies could not break through these defenses because the military's firepower was extremely fierce. However, the defense line in the north of the city was different. Because the zombie horde there contained a zombie king, artillery shells were immediately aimed at the place where the zombie king appeared, and even the lights of the watchtowers were focused on this location.
However, unexpectedly, a zombie king in the north of the city had already dug a tunnel underground. It deliberately exposed itself to attract firepower. When the lights of the watchtowers converged, it immediately hid in the tunnel and avoided the artillery bombardment!
But at this time, many speed-type zombies had taken the opportunity to sneak up to the low walls and rushed into the defense line to wreak havoc. The strong-type zombies took the opportunity to throw out self-detonating zombies. In an instant, a sea of fire formed around the north city's defense line, and the commander of the north city could only order a retreat.
No one expected that the zombie king would risk its own life, actively exposing itself to human sight, and after attracting a large amount of firepower, it directly commanded the mutated zombies to launch a surprise attack. This tactic of feigning an attack in the east while striking in the west directly led to the breach of the north city's defense line.