Good And Devil World

by Stayrr

In less than an instant the world as we knew it was at its end. That’s right. The Apocalypse. In a single blink Zombies appeared and mutated monsters began to rampage all throughout the world. Now it was the human species turn to fight for survival and planetary dominance! On the same day that the world descends into chaos we meet Yue Zhong. Initially only hoping to get to his frie

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Chapter 221: Insta-killing Scarface!

After quietly disposing of over a hundred militants on the outskirts of Clear Wind Camp, Yue Zhong quietly led his team of 10 back towards the villa compound.

This time, Yue Zhong carefully observed the militants in the compound.

Lie Tianyang had engaged in many depraved acts of debauchery and was naturally fearful of his retribution. The compound had many sentries hidden all over, as well as 5 teams who were constantly on patrol. At every pass, there were also machine guns and barbed wires, so wanting to sneak inside was virtually impossible.

Even for someone of Yue Zhong's calibre, under such heavy security, to be able to sneak past all of that without alerting anyone would only have about a 20% chance of success. However, if that was the case, then the certainty of killing Lie Tianyang would be even less. After all, those 200 members of the Green Wolves Mount were not for show; if Yue Zhong had to deal with those 200 militants, even he would face his death with the slightest mistake.

Yue Zhong lay prone on the ground, silently observing the militants for over half an hour.

Eventually, a militant dressed in a black suit, with a scar running down his face, led 24 militants with him as they walked out of the compound.

Xiong Zheng looked at the man with the scar walking out, and he immediately went up to Yue Zhong and said,

"That Scarface is the leader of the Green Wolves Mount and he is an Enhancer. He possesses the ability to become a werewolf and when he morphs, his strength is enhanced beyond belief. Normal bullets can only penetrate his outer hide and no further. His strength is astonishing."

"Stay here and keep watch. I'll go handle them."

Yue Zhong watched Scarface and his 24 men of the Green Wolves Mount approaching, before his figure flashed and he ducked swiftly into an alley.

One of the team leaders under Scarface complained,

"Boss, where are we going this time? It was finally our turn to have some fun at the Hundred Beauties Garden, but now you've mobilized us. The next time it's our turn, we'll only be able to enjoy all the used goods."

The Hundred Beauties Garden was thought up by Lie Tianyang. Inside, there were all the beautiful females that Lie Tianyang had grown sick of toying with. Every few days, there would be a new addition to the garden and the members of the Green Wolves Mount could take turns to enjoy pleasuring themselves with the women. This was one of the few things that they could look forward to after the events of Z-Day.

Scarface's expression turned dark, as he said,

"Big Boss told me to go outside and take a look. Based on the time, Xiong Zheng's team should have already come back with some spoils. However, they are not back yet, so there must be something amiss."

Another team leader immediately began to curse loudly,

"Those bastards must have started playing around with the goods first, damn that motherf*er, they should have let this daddy here lead the operation!"

This bunch of militants from the Green Wolves Mount were not good people. Whenever they went out to hunt survivors, they would reserve the pretty ladies originally intended for Lie Tianyang's enjoyment first, while they would also take turns wasting the other women.

Some of them couldn't resist and would immediately get to raping some of the more beautiful ones. If Lie Tianyang didn't find out, then it would be alright, but if he did happen to find out, then those who had engaged in the acts would be immediately skinned by him and burnt alive.

Every time there was an operation to head out, all the members of the Green Wolves Mount and the other militants would scramble to be the ones sent out. Even if the all pretty ladies were to be offered to Lie Tianyang, the other women could still be wasted and no one would care.

[TN: The meaning of all this is that each time they finish an operation, the militants get to have a turn at the Hundred Beauties Garden. Probably.]

Just as the Green Wolves Mount member cursed, Yue Zhong suddenly shot out of the alley like lightning and activated his Art of Fear Skill.

A terrible, oppressive aura was immediately exuded from Yue Zhong, enveloping the 25 Green Wolves Mount members.

Under the horrifying pressure from Yue Zhong's spirit, 24 of the members immediately fainted from fear.

As for Scarface, he immediately activated his Level 3 Werewolf Transformation Skill. In just a moment, a tremendous amount of thick fur sprouted out from all over his body and the teeth in his mouth elongated to become sharp canines like those of a wolf. His hands grew claws sharper than needles, and his muscles became extremely defined and solid with veins protruding all over. In fact, those bulging muscles eve tore apart his clothes.

The Level 3 Werewolf Transformation Skill allowed a person to become a werewolf, with all attributes receiving a huge boost; however, after activating this skill, it would wear down the user's stamina. Furthermore, whilst in the werewolf form, it was not possible to make use of any other skills. Even with all these disadvantages, it was still a powerful ability.

Scarface had made use of this skill to raise his level up to Level 20, and he had levelled the skill up twice: he could maintain this form for 10 minutes, and while he was in a transformed state, any bullets smaller than .09 Calibre would be unable to hurt his body.

Furthermore, while he was in his werewolf form, he possessed a higher resistance to most attacks, hence rendering Yue Zhong's Art of Fear Skill to be useless against him.

When Yue Zhong had activated his Art of Fear Skill, he had already pushed his speed to the maximum, rushing over to swing his Dark Magic Blade towards Scarface's head.

Yue Zhong's [7 times that of a normal human's speed] was truly too fast, too furious. After Scarface had transformed, he only had enough time to raise his right hand in front of him to block the incoming blade.

A 'bladelight' flashed and a look of fright shone past Scarface's eyes; his throat twitched, as though he wanted to say something. The very next moment, his arms and head directly shifted, and fresh blood sprayed from the wounds on his body, dyeing the ground red.

Had it been a fair confrontation, and if Scarface had known how sharp Yue Zhong's Dark Magic Blade was, even if Yue Zhong wanted to kill him, it would require at least 10 strikes. However, Scarface knew nothing about Yue Zhong, whereas Xiong Zheng had told the latter all there was to know about Scarface. Adding to the fact that Yue Zhong's prowess was way above that of Scarface's anyway, with an ambush as such, killing Scarface within the span of a second was not a problem at all.

After disposing of Scarface, Yue Zhong walked over to those Green Wolves Mount members who had fainted, using the Dark Magic Blade to decapitate them one by one.

When he was done, Yue Zhong then returned to patting down Scarface's corpse, and began retrieving the God and Devil System Items.

Scarface had only equipped a Replica Tang Sword, a pair of White Gloves, a pair of Level 1 Enhanced Boots, a Level 2 Defense Armor and also a Level 3 Power Ring.

"I'll just give this ring to Zhuo Yatong." Yue Zhong thought silently as he stored away the rest of the items.

Amongst the items from the system, apart from some special items, most of the items' effects couldn't be stacked. Yue Zhong already possessed a Power Ring, so he decided to give the one that he'd just found to Zhuo Yatong.

After silently killing these Green Wolves Mount members, Yue Zhong returned to where Xiong Zheng was.

Xiong Zheng saw Yue Zhong returning by himself, and his eyes couldn't help but flash with a hint of disbelief as he timidly asked,

"Boss, did you really take care of Scarface and the rest?"

Yue Zhong continued staring at the compound as he answered calmly,

"Mm, I have taken care of them."

Inside the compound, there were still 7 other Green Wolves Mount members who were his real opponents.

Upon hearing Yue Zhong's words, a hint of veneration flashed past the eyes of Xiong Zheng and the rest: even assassinating just two Green Wolves Mount members without causing any disturbance would already have exceeded their expectations.

Yue Zhong carefully circled the compound a few times, but no matter what, he could not find a gap in the defence to break through. There were lights everywhere and the patrol teams did their jobs diligently without stopping; there were also sentries were hidden everywhere, so wanting to sneak in silently would be impossible.

"We can't afford to wait any longer. Otherwise, they will have made preparations."

Yue Zhong finally made his decision. He ordered to Xiong Zheng and the rest,

"Later on, spread out, and when you guys fire, change your position after each shot. There's no need to pay attention to your hit rate, just attract their attention. I'll handle the rest. Remember, only when I have opened fire should you guys then do the same."

"Understood, Boss!" Xiong Zheng nodded his head, before giving orders for his team of 5 to split up.

Zhang Niujiang also brought his men and split up.

Yue Zhong brought White Bones with him, as he climbed up one of the huge trees over 100m tall. He waved a hand and brought out a QJZ8 Machine Gun.

Just as 2 of the patrol teams were preparing to switch over, Yue Zhong pulled the trigger and opened fire. In that split-second, the machine gun spat out countless bullets, completely enveloping those 24 members of the Green Wolves Mount as he ruthlessly gunned them down.

The large-calibre bullets of the machine gun were extremely terrifying, and many of the members' heads directly exploded or they were severed at the waist; some even had their bodies torn apart.

The scene became as though it had just experienced a rain of blood. Under Yue Zhong's sudden frenzy of firing, those 24 members became tattered corpses within a matter of seconds.

The QJZ8 machine gun was a fearsome weapon that could even create dents in armored vehicles- using it against humans was simply overkill.

After slaughtering the 24 Green Wolves Mount members, the piercing sound of gunfire had resounded throughout the compound and an alarm sounded out crisply.

Those hidden sentries also began to open fire at Yue Zhong's position in a frenzy. However, it was in vain, for all the bullets hit empty air as Yue Zhong had already changed his position.

"Kill them all, White Bones." Yue Zhong changed his position and immediately gave the cruel order to White Bones.

White Bones hoisted its huge axe and began making its way like a tornado towards the hidden sentries.

"Fool!" Those hidden sentries saw White Bones rushing towards them, their expressions fleeting as they all began firing at White Bones.

The next moment, their expressions turned ash-grey as they realised that the bullets were bouncing off White Bones' body, not harming it in the slightest. White Bones extended its right arm and 3 Bone Spears immediately shot out, penetrating the heads of 3 sentries.

It then retracted the blood-covered spears, before shooting out another round of spears, drawing blood once again and killing another 2 hidden sentries.

Xiong Zheng, Zhang Niujiang and the rest began to open fire at the compound.

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Chapter 222: Assault on the Villa!

Amongst the militants, only Xiong Zheng had decent accuracy and managed to hit 2 targets. The rest didn't have much luck- after all, they were not suited to fighting in the dark like Yue Zhong. However, with them being spread out and firing all around, it gave the illusion that there was a huge force right outside the villa. The members of the Green Wolves Mount were forced to take cover and randomly return fire in the dark.

Although Xiong Zheng, Zhang Niujiang and the rest were not effective at taking down the enemy, their additional firepower was enough to attract the enemy, making them panic to aid Yue Zhong's attack.

After White Bones had killed those 6 hidden sentries, the remaining Green Wolves Mount members on their side were also easily taken care of by Yue Zhong and it.

With a slash of his blade, Yue Zhong split the barbed wire open and proceeded to charge towards one of the villas in a frenzy with White Bones. From the information that Xiong Zheng had provided, Yue Zhong knew that this villa contained the resting and living quarters for most members of the Green Wolves Mount.

The members of the Green Wolves Mount also frequently needed to rest- after all, there was close to a hundred militants simply patrolling outside alone, so whenever they switched shifts, the rest would take the chance to sleep inside the villa.

Pushing his speed that was 7 times that of a normal person to the limit, Yue Zhong crossed the entire distance of 150m in just 6 seconds, leaping straight into the villa.

[TN: So that means normal people take 42 seconds to cross 150m… I think something is wrong here but nvm]

In the huge hall, there was the rancid smell of alcohol, sweat and also a strange sour odor. Twenty-plus women were all lying around exhausted on the floor, sofas and tables, their bodies covered with foul-smelling white specks.

Many members of the Mount were sprawled all over the place as well, in deep sleep. Only 2 or 3 of them who had higher perceptions of danger than the rest were currently dressing themselves. As they saw Yue Zhong rushing in, their eyes flashed with a hint of fright.

Yue Zhong had already pulled out his .05 Light Submachine Gun, and without further ado, he began to spray bullets at the 3 who had stood up, turning them into sieves (i.e. full of holes).

After disposing of those 3 members, he continued his advance towards the upper level.

Other than the Mount members in the great hall, the 2nd storey had many members as well.

Yue Zhong had just rushed up to the 2nd storey when White Bones entered the great hall right behind him; as it looked at the sleeping humans, its fiery demonic eyes lit up. It proceeded to pierce through their heads continuously with its bone spears, killing all the humans in the great hall.

After Yue Zhong had reached the 2nd storey, he would slash at the locks on each door before kicking the door wide open, then wildly open fire and instantly decimate the sleeping Green Wolves Mount members. One by one, the inhabitants of each room met their doom as Yue Zhong advanced. If they were awake, they might have posed some sort of threat to him, but since they were asleep, they were completely harmless.

After he had cleared up the 2nd storey, Yue Zhong went back down. All the people in the great hall, be it man or woman, had already been killed by White Bones.

[TN: not quite sure why he killed the women as well, maybe to put them out of their misery?]

Killing the members of the Green Wolves Mount in this villa meant that the total number of enemies Yue Zhong had to face had now been reduced by yet another huge portion. He immediately rushed out of the villa with White Bones.

As soon as he exited, he came across the first patrol team that had arrived as reinforcements.

Yue Zhong immediately activated his Encompassing Body Armor, and White Bones turned into a stream of light that encompassed his body, which then transformed into an external armor that covered Yue Zhong's whole body minus his eyes.

Yue Zhong then raised his .05 Submachine Gun as he opened fire at the approaching Mount members, instantly taking down 4 of them.

The other members immediately dove for cover while returning fire at him.

However, the bullets would bounce off Yue Zhong the moment they hit the Bone Armor, not injuring him in the slightest.

Yue Zhong was like a human tank as he advanced forward fearlessly, constantly firing at the militants; every shot of his found its aim and within moments, the entire team was decimated.

After killing this team of Green Wolves Mount members, Yue Zhong made his way towards the team that was pressuring Zhang Niujiang's team. He wanted to take care of all the insignificant members before finally tackling Lie Tianyang, the leader of Clear Wind Camp.

All Yue Zhong knew about Lie Tianyang was that he had great strength, but Yue Zhong didn't know to what extent this strength reached. He did not want to engage in an all-out fight with Lie Tianyang, only to be suddenly decapitated by some random Green Wolves Mount member.

With the protection of the Bone Amor, Yue Zhong was like a tank as he used the .05 Submachine Gun to take down the gunners in the team, before killing the rest of the normal members. He was swift and every shot fired meant another militant was dead. Shots fired at Yue Zhong were also useless as they would just deflect off him, causing the militants' moral to constantly drop.

Just when the militants had been picked off one by one until there were only about 23 of them left, Yue Zhong had a sudden premonition. He perceived an extreme danger and immediately retreated 3 steps backwards.

With a 'bang', a large calibre projectile penetrated Yue Zhong's bone armor near the chest area, landing on the Rat Skin Leather. It managed to leave a white mark before its momentum was depleted.

Yue Zhong himself was flung 5-6m backwards, as though he had been hit by a martial arts practitioner and he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

If he did not have the protection of the Bone Armor or the Rat King Skin, receiving this bullet directly would have meant certain death. Even with the protection of the Encompassing Body Armor, Rat King Skin, Water Snake Skin and the Level 3 Defence Armor, Yue Zhong still received a heavy injury. If his body strength hadn't reached 49 points, even with all the protective layers, he still would have suffered some broken bones.

The moment Yue Zhong was sent flying, a huge number of rifle bullets flew at him, but they were immediately repelled by his Bone Armor.

"What a good marksman!! I was too careless!"

Yue Zhong braved the hail of bullets, before swiftly rolling behind a nearby cover. He immediately swallowed some Life Saving Grass and began to recover from his injuries.

After checking his Bone Armor, for the sake of wiping out the Green Wolves Mount members in the shortest time possible, Yue Zhong re-entered the fray. Braving the incoming hail of bullets, Yue Zhong killed his way through the militants. The speed at which he slaughtered the members was very fast, but it exposed him to some of the other Enhancers, causing him to receive some light injuries.

"Still not dead? What a monster!"

The leader of this particular Green Wolves Mount Squadron was an Enhancer called Wei Ji. He was hidden in one of the villas and possessed the Level 3 Sniper Specialization Skill. As he watched Yue Zhong deftly leap behind a cover through his lens, he couldn't help but inhale some cold air.

Wei Ji had utmost confidence in his sniping skills- as long as the enemy did not get close, other than Lie Tianyang, no one else in Clear Wind Camp was his match. Wei Ji's only weak point was close quarter combat, since any four members of the Green Mount Wolves would be enough to deal with him once they were close enough.

"I have to get rid of this sniper!"

Yue Zhong looked left and right carefully, before rushing out like a cheetah, firing rapidly at all the streetlights.

Following the clustered sounds of gunfire, the road lamps were all broken one by one and the entire district was engulfed in darkness.

"Damn it!!" Wei Ji saw that the entire street was in complete darkness and couldn't help but curse out loud. Without any vision, even if he could shatter a toothpick from a distance of 1000m under normal conditions, he was currently unable to do anything about Yue Zhong. Darkness was the ultimate nemesis of snipers.

Wei Ji began to quickly disassemble and pack up his beloved Barrett Sniper Rifle and then left this particular villa. If it was during the day, he could still make use of his superb aiming skills to pressure Yue Zhong; however, in the night, staying here any longer was undoubtedly awaiting death.

Countless lamps were broken by Yue Zhong's shots, and the entire compound was soon shrouded in darkness.

In the darkness, Yue Zhong was like a fish in water, silently killing all the members of the Green Wolves Mount like a grim reaper wherever he went.

All members of the Green Wolves Mount were caught off guard by the sudden darkness. Since they had all started to panic, they simply could not put up any resistance, letting Yue Zhong take them down one by one with ease.

"What kind of an audacious person dares to come to my Clear Wind Camp and act wildly!!"

Just as Yue Zhong was about to finish slaughtering the 5 remaining members of the Mount, an enraged howl resounded out from one of the villas. A man who was wearing a black suit, a green hat, a green cape and green agility boots suddenly rushed out towards Yue Zhong like a meteor with a green staff in his hands. This person was precisely Lie Tianyang.

[TN: So much green! In brightest day, in darkest night lol]

[Amaranth: he kind of reminds me of the grinch xD]

[Divinecelestialbeinglol: this guy seems really suspicious- btw raws can also mean cyan/azure as some of you might know, but gangsters just don't wear cyan]

Yue Zhong only took one glance at the man before he pulled the trigger, turning another 2 militants into sieves. In a flash, he appeared behind the last 3 Mount members, raising his hand and shooting out 3 bone spears, which immediately pierced their heads and killed them.

Other than those who had been acting as guards outside, all the members of the Green Wolves Mount had been killed by Yue Zhong!

"Bastard, you're courting death!!"

Lie Tianyang was furious and a hurricane began to encircle him, increasing his speed by 3 times; in just a few breaths, he had crossed a distance of 100m and was crazily approaching Yue Zhong.

Yue Zhong looked at the enraged Lie Tianyang who was rushing towards him and answered with a wild burst of bullets from his Submachine Gun!!

Before any of those bullets could hit Lie Tianyang though, they were swept away by the hurricanes which appeared around him and were blown to one side.

"Damn ants!! Just based on this, you think you can to injure me? I will skin you alive, you swine!" Lie Tianyang smiled grimly as he waved his green staff at Yue Zhong.

All of a sudden, sharp blades of wind which could even cut through steel were conjured up, and they rushed towards Yue Zhong.

Yue Zhong's sense of danger kept alerting him, warning him about the impending danger. Just then, his face changed greatly and he immediately rolled towards one of the buildings at the side. Those blades of wind were extremely fast- even though Yue Zhong had managed to dodge a large number of them, he still received wounds from 2 of them. The sharp blades even managed to cut through the Bone Armor and only after they hit the Rat King's Hide did the blades lose their power, leaving behind a white mark and disappearing.

"What a fearsome person! No wonder he's their leader! Don't tell me he's an Evolver too?"

Yue Zhong's eyebrows furrowed as he thought to himself quietly.

Yue Zhong had always thrown himself onto the front line, battling against countless zombies and mutant beasts in order to get to where he was today, a Level 35 Enhancer. Compared to most, he was definitely very strong.

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Chapter 223: Defeating Lie Tianyang!

In Qing Yuan County, Flame King Gu, who was hailed as one of the top 4 Enhancers, could conjure up 6 fireballs at most. With just a wave of his hand, Lie Tianyang could actually summon over 10 blades of wind, showing that his battle ability was clearly above that of Flame King Gu's.

Even scarier was that while Lie Tianyang was activating his Wind Blades Skill, he could still maintain a hurricane armor around himself. Other than the possibility of being an Evolver who was favored by the heavens, Yue Zhong could not think of any other possibility that could allow a normal Enhancer to possess such strength.

When comparing Evolvers and Enhancers, the former could be considered geniuses, whilst the latter were simply normal people. Geniuses could easily possess great power and abilities, yet for normal people to catch up to geniuses, they would have to put in at least 10 times the effort.

Lie Tianyang's eyes were red with fury; filled with venomous hatred and killing intent, he laughed maniacally and said,

"Hiding there is useless, you damn rat. You actually dare to destroy my Green Wolves Mount! I definitely will not spare you. I will tear your limbs away from your body and then toss them into a pit to let the maggots feast on!"

On this night, Yue Zhong had single-handedly wrecked the entire elite Green Wolves Mount division. Out of Lie Tianyang's top 4 subordinates, 3 had died at Yue Zhong's hands. (Other than Scarface who tried to put up a fight, the other 2 had died earlier in the villa's great hall). Excluding himself, Lie Tianyang's military forces had been wiped out in just one night, making him absolutely furious.

"If normal bullets are ineffective, how about those from a machine gun?"

Yue Zhong opened his right hand towards the ground and a bone spear shot out, propelling him to the rooftop of a villa. With a wave of his hand, a QJZ8 Machine Gun appeared and he aimed it at Lie Tianyang.

Surrounded by his hurricane armor, Lie Tianyang looked like a demon as he swiftly rushed to where Yue Zhong had originally been hiding; however, he did not see anybody when he got there.

"Go die." From the rooftop of the villa, Yue Zhong pulled down on the trigger of the QJZ8 Heavy Machine Gun.

Countless bullets that could even pierce through the armor of small tanks were fired towards Lie Tianyang like a torrent of water.

Even someone as strong as Yue Zhong who was wearing the Bone Armor, Rat King's hide, Water Snake skin and a Level 3 Defence Armor, wouldn't be able to resist the firepower of a QJZ8 Heavy Machine Gun. Although the Rat King's hide would be able to stop the bullet from penetrating any further, the force exerted from the impact would not be fully negated.

Those countless bullets bombarded Lie Tianyang in a frenzy; like what had happened previously though, they seemed to be swept away by his hurricane armor. Yet their penetrative force far surpassed the previous bullets and some bullets actually came close to Lie Tianyang's skin.

Lie Tianyang's eyes flashed with a hint of shock. He shouted out and waved his staff, causing the hurricane armor around him to become even denser. The bullets were now swept away even faster by the force of the hurricanes.

Lie Tianyang followed the machine gun's line of fire to discover Yue Zhong's position and he snorted in anger, his eyes bloodshot and the veins bulging out on his body. He waved his staff towards the sky and a huge azure tornado streaked off in Yue Zhong's direction.

The moment the azure tornado appeared, Yue Zhong's sense of danger reached the highest level and he immediately stowed the machine gun away. He covered his head with both his hands and rolled off to one side.

The tornado reached the rooftop very quickly and Lie Tianyang immediately shouted out loudly,

"Explode!"

At that moment, the azure tornado instantly exploded, with countless wind blades raining downwards.

5 of the blades landed on Yue Zhong's body, splitting apart the Bone Armor and leaving many deep white marks on the Rat King's Hide. Although the wind blades did not actually cut through Yue Zhong's skin, it was as if a Muay Thai expert had struck Yue Zhong's back viciously 5 times, causing his blood and internal energy to be unstable.

After executing that huge move, Lie Tianyang himself had turned very pale and was gasping for air. As the hurricane around him continued to swirl, he rose up high into the air.

After the tornado had released all its wind blades, Yue Zhong, who had originally intended to roll down from the rooftop, stood up immediately. His face flashed with a hint of ferociousness and with a flick of his hand, a Type 40 Rocket Launcher appeared.

His figure flashed several times before he appeared at the edge of the roof. He aimed the rocket launcher at Lie Tianyang as he said,

"If a heavy machine gun can't get rid of you, will a rocket launcher be able to?"

Seeing the rocket launcher in Yue Zhong's hands, Lie Tianyang, who was slowly rising in mid-air , immediately turned pale. He mustered all his strength and tried to condense his hurricane armor into a shield in front of him.

The moment the shield was condensed, Yue Zhong had already fired out a huge rocket that exploded onto the hurricane shield.

With a 'hong', the huge rocket was actually blocked by the hurricane shield.

However, the shield was immediately shattered by the resulting shock wave from the explosion.

Lie Tianyang fell out of the air as he tumbled to the ground and spat a mouthful of fresh blood.

"I cannot go on like this, I might even die! I am an Evolver!! I'm supposed to have an amazing future, I definitely cannot die here."

Lie Tianyang felt fear in his heart the moment he landed. Prior to the apocalypse, he was just a cowardly thief, but after going through the events of Z-Day, he had actually gained powers after evolving. Everything had been smooth-sailing. Today was the first time he actually felt that his life was in danger.

Without any further hesitation, the hurricane began to revolve around him again and his figure flashed. He fled far into the distance, soon disappearing into the darkness.

"He escaped?"

Yue Zhong had just reloaded another rocket and was preparing to send him to meet his maker, when he discovered that Lie Tianyang had long since disappeared.

Yue Zhong lightly furrowed his eyebrows: those Evolvers with special abilities were the hardest to deal with, since if they wanted to escape, Yue Zhong had no means of preventing them from doing so.

With Lie Tianyang's escape, there was now no one else in the entire compound who was strong enough to withstand Yue Zhong's onslaught. He used the bone spears to descend from the roof, before making his way into the main villa.

There were 4 Green Wolves Mount members guarding the entrance; the moment they saw Yue Zhong appear, they were frightened out of their wits and wanted to make a run for it.

Yue Zhong opened his left hand and 3 bone spears shot out, penetrating the brains of 3 members, while he held a .05 Submachine Gun in his right hand and fired ruthlessly at the remaining member, turning him into a sieve.

After killing those 4, Yue Zhong pushed open the villa's main gate.

"We humbly welcome your visit, Master."

Yue Zhong had just entered the villa when he saw a butler-like person wearing a tuxedo together with 20 suave young men dressed in waiter suits and 20 beautiful ladies dressed in nurse uniforms. They knelt down on the ground and called out respectfully.

Yue Zhong swept his gaze across the group, as he said lightly,

"I'm not your master Lie Tianyang. Stand up and speak to me."

The head butler wearing the tuxedo and the 40 other people all stood up on their feet. He looked towards Yue Zhong and spoke respectfully,

"Honourable Master, since you have won in battle with Lie Tianyang, you have now become our new master. We are willing to swear loyalty to you and contribute what measly strength we have."

After Z-Day, whoever had the hardest punch was the boss. Other than the Green Wolves Mount, the majority of the people in Clear Wind Camp didn't really have much loyalty to Lie Tianyang.

Yue Zhong looked at the head butler and asked,

"What's your name?"

The butler maintained his reverential manner and said,

"Your slave is called Chen Ming."

Lie Tianyang had liked people to refer to him as 'Master', while referring to themselves as 'Your slave'. Chen Ming had wanted to get on Lie Tianyang's good side, and thus referred to himself as 'your slave'. Chen Ming had no qualms about the term, he simply wanted to live on.

Yue Zhong continued asking,

"Are there any more Green Wolves Mount members here?"

Chen Ming swiftly replied,

"This is Lie Tianyang's private manor, so there are only Green Wolves Mount members standing guard outside. Other than us, there is no one else inside the villa."

Lie Tianyang had an extremely powerful skill;, if it was not for the fact that Yue Zhong possessed the storage ring and had kept so many types of arms, it would have been much more difficult to deal with Lie Tianyang. Since this was his private manor, there naturally wouldn't be many Green Wolves Mount members stationed here.

Yue Zhong took out a .54 Handgun and 2 grenades, handing them to Chen Ming. He said lightly, "You are now my new officer, keep guard here carefully. Whoever dares to cause any trouble, kill them."

Chen Ming's heart rejoiced and he immediately replied, "Yes, Master."

After delegating duties to Chen Ming, with just a thought, Yue Zhong deactivated the Bone Encompassing Skill, causing White Bones to immediately turn into a streak of light and peel off him. Then, White Bones coagulated into human form before the shocked gazes of the people nearby.

Yue Zhong ordered White Bones,

"Stay here and keep guard. Other than me, whoever wants to go out or come in, kill them without hesitation."

Within the block of villas, there was something extremely valuable, and that was the granary of Clear Wind Camp. A granary as such was crucial to any huge force and Lie Tianyang was also very mindful about rations, hence the food source for the whole of Clear Wind Camp was under his control in his private villa.

As long as he held onto the granary, Yue Zhong would gain control of Clear Wind Camp. Otherwise, even if he did chase Lie Tianyang away, wanting to gain absolute control would be tough. The problem of feeding over 2000 people was enough to pressure him- even if he took out all the food in his ring, he would not be able to provide for long.

White Bones' demonic fiery eyes flashed and it nodded towards Yue Zhong as it quietly stood on guard.

Yue Zhong then proceeded to meet up with Xiong Zheng and the rest.

"Captain Yue, you managed to subdue all of the Mount?" Xiong Zheng looked at Yue Zhong who had just appeared before him, his eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

The 4 warriors beside Xiong Zheng had the same expression; inside the compound, there were supposed to be over 200 members of the Mount. In addition to experts like Lie Tianyang and Wei Ji, Yue Zhong had still managed to completely subdue the enemy by himself, so they didn't dare to believe it.

Yue Zhong then ordered Xiong Zheng and Zhang Niujiang,

"Mm, bring all your men to the main town district. Whoever is taking advantage of the chaos to rob, rape or murder, kill them on sight. Maintain the peace and security."

The intense gunfight in the villa compounds had definitely aroused the panic of the survivors in the main town. There were many people who had made use of the chaos to rob, kill and rape. The town had already been plunged into widespread panic and chaos. People who wished for there to be chaos were everywhere on earth.

"Yes, Boss Yue!"

Xiong Zheng and Zhang Niujiang replied with fervor. Being able to follow such an amazing and miraculous leader was an honour to them, and it filled their hearts with valor.

Xiong Zheng and Zhang Niujiang brought their small teams and killed their way into the centre of town, instantly executing any rioters who caused trouble; at the same time, they herded the masses back to their homes like sheep.

After executing about 40 rioters, the chaos was finally suppressed and most of the survivors had returned back to their homes, albeit with anxiety in their hearts.

"Clear Wind Camp has been captured just like that?"

Zhuo Yatong and the other 3 girls had been led by Yue Zhong to the villa compound. Seeing the spacious and clean buildings, suave waiters and beautiful maids, it felt like a dream to the 4 of them. Not too long ago, they were still unsure of their future out in the wild, yet just one day later, they had suddenly been thrust into a lavish lifestyle, staying in nice accomodation and being served by other people. It did not feel like reality to them.

Chen Ming walked up to Yue Zhong's side and reported in a very deferential manner,

"Master, the bath has already been filled with warm water, please head there to refresh yourself."

Chen Ming was a man who knew how to read people. He knew that Yue Zhong's first priority would be to relax after such a huge battle, which was why he had prepared the bath in advance.

Gu Manzi and Tong Xiaoyun's eyes lit up. They had been on the run for so long and hadn't bathed for several days.

"Go ahead and rest if you want, let Chen Ming make the arrangements."

Yue Zhong pointed to Chen Ming, before allowing himself to be led away by one of the maids towards the bath.

"I want to go and rest" Zhuo Yatong carried Yun Caiwei as she spoke to Chen Ming. Yun Caiwei had already succumbed to slumber after trying to stay awake the entire night.

Chen Ming called a maidservant over and yelled,

"Chen Lan, bring this Ma'am over to room 203 for a good rest."

"Ma'am, please follow me." A maidservant with a pretty oval face came up to Zhuo Yatong and said respectfully.

Led by the maidservant, Zhuo Yatong left this area, carrying Yun Caiwei.

Tong Xiaoyun glanced at Gu Manzi as she smiled sweetly and said,

"Gu-Jiejie, it's so late, aren't you going to rest?"

[TN: Jiejie is the Chinese way of saying older sister, Meimei means younger sister.]

Gu Manzi looked at Tong Xiaoyun and a hint of enmity flashed past her eyes, yet she still smiled. She glanced at Tong Xiaoyun's chest and pointed out,

"Xiaoyun-meimei, if you don't rest early, it will not be good for your growth."

Tong Xiaoyun was pretty and her skin was fair, and she had a pure, refined air to her. However, her chest was still not very well-developed, and it seemed to only bulge outwards slightly. Compared to Gu Manzi's ample C-cups, they were still far from comparable.

[TN: I have a feeling that it's lewd time again…]

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Chapter 224: Alluring Services!

Tong Xiaoyun's smile became slightly tense, as she maintained her smile while saying,

"Gu-Jiejie, I'm not in a rush. After all, I'm only 14 this year and am still far from maturity. Who knows, I might even catch up to you. However, Gu-Jiejie, you must really hurry up. I heard that if a lady doesn't give birth before she is 30, it will definitely be harder to give birth after her 30s. Gu-Jiejie, you must be 26 this year, right? You only have 4 years left so you'd better hurry up."

Hearing those words, Gu Manzi's expression froze,-her age was a big blow to her. After all, a lady's best years were usually from 18 to 30. After 30, her beauty would start to wither away just like a flower.

Gu Manzi was already 25 this year and she was at the prime of her life, yet after a few years, she would begin to lose her beauty. And the little girl in front of her who was like carved jade would become even more beautiful. To Gu Manzi, any mention of her age was a huge blow to her.

"Gu-Jiejie, excuse me!" Tong Xiaoyun laughed sweetly at Gu Manzi before she ran off in the direction of the bath.

"Damn that little vixen!" Gu Manzi started to curse under her breath as she hesitated for a moment. In the end, she gritted her teeth and chased after Tong Xiaoyun.

Being led by the maid, Yue Zhong strode into a bathroom made entirely out of marble. It was clean and bright.

In the bathroom, there was a huge pool 10m in diameter, and in the middle of the pool there was a man-made rock formation from which hot water flowed out.

At both sides of the pool, there were two beauties of not more than 20 years of age kneeling down, dressed in white garbs made of muslin. One could make out their fragrant bushes and bright red cherries.

Seeing Yue Zhong walking over, the two ladies immediately walked up to his side and helped him take off his clothes.

"That Lie Tianyang really knew how to enjoy life!" Receiving such service from 2 beauties, Yue Zhong could not help but let out a sigh.

When Yue Zhong was at Qing Yuan County, he had always been busy and never had any time to enjoy himself.

Yue Zhong looked at the 2 girls who were standing beside him, one to his left and the other to his right, before he slowly asked,

"What are your names?"

The girl to his left had a round face with skin as fair as could be, making her look very delicate. She was a 1.6m tall beauty with curves in all the right places and she had long black hair. The girl to his right also had an oval shaped face with healthy, beige-colored skin.Her eyes were full of vigor and she had red lips and pure white teeth. Her body was slim and she was a refreshing sight, a short-haired beauty.

The round-faced girl with long hair said, "I am called Ma Lili! I am 18 years old this year and a freshman at university. I'm still a virgin!"

The oval-faced girl also looked at Yue Zhong before carefully replying, "My name is Zeng Fang! I'm 19 this year and I used to be a swimming instructor. I'm also a virgin!"

Chen Ming had always been good at finding the needs of other people, and so he had arranged for these 2 virgins to take care of Yue Zhong. Although there were other women who were prettier than these two, Chen Ming had only been able to arrange for these two girls in such a time short span, who were most suitable for serving Yue Zhong the first time.

Ma Lili and Zeng Fang were not absolute beauties, but they could still be considered the cream of the crop. Before the 'end of the world', they had many suitors as well.

Yue Zhong stored his clothes and equipment into his storage ring before leaping into the pool.

When he felt the warm water wash over his body, it was so comfortable that his eyes closed involuntarily. The night's battle had drained his spirit and stamina. If it wasn't for the power of the rocket launcher inside his storage ring, the victory over Lie Tianyang might not have been so easy.

(TN: it wasn't that easy tho… you even let him get away YZ)

Other than Lie Tianyang himself, Wei Ji of the 4 Kings had also left a deep impression on Yue Zhong. If the distance between them had been 10m, Yue Zhong could have executed Wei Ji in a single move. Outside of 100m distance though, Yue Zhong would have to exhaust all of his strength to get rid of Wei Ji..

Seeing Yue Zhong entering the water, Ma Lili and Zeng Fang hesitated for a moment before following suit.

Ma Lili lifted Yue Zhong's leg to one side, while Zeng Fang started massaging and washing Yue Zhong's other foot with her small hands. After a while, she lowered her head and placed his foot into her mouth.

Although they weren't the most beautiful ladies Lie Tianyang had gathered, they were the best at servicing others. Chen Ming had taken a lot of effort to choose these 2 girls to serve Yue Zhong.

Yue Zhong felt his foot entering somewhere warm and moist; at the same time, something soft started to lick his toes and he immediately opened his eyes, seeing Zeng Fang provide her services with great care.

Zeng Fang felt Yue Zhong's gaze linger on her and her body froze for a moment, before her face then went scarlet in shame. She knew that what she was doing was shameful, but she didn't just want to survive. Rather, she also wanted a better life than most other women and to achieve that, she was willing to do anything necessary, even if it meant falling into depravity herself.

Under Lie Tianyang's rule, Zeng Fang and Ma Lili had witnessed the cruel fate of those who were not willing to serve. There were some top beauties who had figures and looks surpassing both of them, yet because of their stubbornness, they had angered Lie Tianyang. He had tortured them to death and turned their corpses into human sausages.

After witnessing the fates of those great beauties, Zeng Fang, Ma Lili and the rest of the women were frightened out of their wits: they did not dare to go against those who had control over their lives anymore.

After Zeng Fang had finished servicing one of Yue Zhong's feet, she then lifted his other leg up and Ma Lili immediately lowered her head to do the same.

Seeing this scene in front of him, Yue Zhong suddenly felt a rush of blood. Before the apocalypse, he would have immediately stopped them from doing these kinds of shameful acts, but in the depths of his heart, he instinctively wanted to see what other types of exotic service they would provide.

"Forget it! It's not like I am forcing them to do it anyway!"

If he was a gentleman or a righteous man like the ones in stories, or perhaps a chivalrous knight or saint, he would immediately stop the girls from doing these acts and advise them not to use their bodies this way. However, after a short dilemma in his heart, Yue Zhong had an excuse of some sort for himself, and he had no more qualms about enjoying this treatment.

Right at this moment, Tong Xiaoyun strode into the room wearing nothing but a white bathing robe. She saw the half-kneeling Zeng Fang and Ma Lili, who were servicing Yue Zhong in such a demeaning way with their bodies mostly exposed, and her face fell. Although she was willing to give herself to Yue Zhong, she was not quite prepared do something on that sort of level.

Suddenly there was a flash in her beautiful eyes as she thought of an idea. She hurriedly entered the pool, hugging onto one of Yue Zhong's arms tightly as she said with an expression of veneration on her face,

"Brother Yue, you're really strong. You were actually able to bring down the entire Clear Wind Camp by yourself, you truly are extraordinary."

Hearing those words, Zeng Fang and Ma Lili were both slightly shaken and expressions of shock flashed past their eyes. They knew that Clear Wind Camp was subdued by the man in front of them, but they had thought that he had brought an army of over hundreds of subordinates with him, seeing as he had been able to take care of Lie Tianyang in such a manner.

After all, there were over 300 militants in Clear Wind Camp and 200 of them were members of the elite Green Wolves Mount; those 200 members were ruthless and cold-handed, whether they were against zombies or other humans. Now that they'd realised that Clear Wind Camp had been subdued single-handedly by the person who was currently right in front of them, they naturally could not help but feel endless astonishment in their hearts.

Yue Zhong had obviously made use of a brilliant strategy to attack at night and had used the ex-militants to create diversions. Tong Xiaoyun knew how to curry favour, which made him delighted. He extended his arms, bringing Tong Xiaoyun into his embrace before letting out a self-satisfied grin.

When Tong Xiaoyun was brought into Yue Zhong's embrace, her face turned red and her slender, petite body also couldn't help but tremble as it turned slightly redder. She had already made the decision of giving herself to Yue Zhong but at the end of the day, she was still inexperienced and as the actual deed was looming ever so closer, she could not help but feel slightly apprehensive.

Yue Zhong felt the trembling of Tong Xiaoyun as he lowered his head to look at her; seeing that her face was flushed red with an extremely shy expression, he found her extremely cute.

Yue Zhong lowered his head to plant a kiss on Tong Xiaoyun's lips as the traces of a young lady's fragrance constantly spread out from her body.

Tong Xiaoyun's body froze after she was kissed by Yue Zhong. Only after a while did she stick out her tongue and intertwine it with Yue Zhong's.

Just as Yue Zhong and Tong Xiaoyun started making out, Gu Manzi, who was also wearing a white robe, walked in and witnessed the scene.

If it was before the apocalypse and her boyfriend had dared to kiss another girl, she would immediately give a strong slap to the bastard without a second thought, before breaking up with him on the spot.

However, when she saw the scene in front of her, all that arose was a strong sense of jealousy as she cursed in a low voice, "She really is a little vixen, already knowing how to bait men."

Gu Manzi swept an arrogant gaze over Zeng Fang and Ma Lili like a proud swan; after seeing her gaze, they were intimidated and quietly retreated over to the side.

Zeng Fang and Ma Lili were very obedient, not daring to fight against the ladies Yue Zhong had brought. Furthermore, Gu Manzi surpassed them in terms of beauty, causing them both to feel a little inadequate.

Gu Manzi entered the pool naturally as if she were a mermaid, before she started to hug onto the other arm of Yue Zhong, using her voluptuous mounds to press against his arm.

Once his and Tong Xiaoyun's lips had parted, Yue Zhong saw the incredibly beautiful and sexy Gu Manzi beside him.

Gu Manzi smiled at Yue Zhong charmingly before going underwater, using her snow-white hands to grab onto Yue Zhong's 'poisonous dragon' and delivering it into her mouth.

Yue Zhong was immediately aroused.

Nevertheless, Gu Manzi could not hold her breath underwater for too long; when she came back up, the hot water was giving her delicate skin a very pinkish hue- adding on to the fact that her figure was voluptuous, it gave her an extremely irresistable charm. She was in her golden years, plus she was very attractive to begin with. This time, her attractiveness far surpassed that of Tong Xiaoyun.

Gu Manzi cocked an enchanting eyebrow as she called out seductively,

"Brother Yue, come and eat me up!"

[TN: Not literally, but literally. You know what I mean. ]

Divinecelestialbeinglol: that's Kun for you.

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Chapter 225: Speech!

Seeing the charming Gu Manzi, Yue Zhong had a sudden urge to push her down by the side of the pool and engage himself in pleasure. However, he quickly held himself back. The sneak attack on Clear Wind Camp had taken its toll on his stamina and spirit- he had to maintain his condition in case Lie Tianyang suddenly came back.

If he expended too much energy and Lie Tianyang suddenly returned, he wouldn't even have enough time to cry.

In fact, when Yue Zhong had started his assault on the villa compound, Lie Tianyang had been indulging himself with a few beauties at his side. This had expended quite a lot of Lie Tianyang's stamina, hence his lower concentration level and response time during the battle. After all, he had even appeared later in the battle than the rest.

Yue Zhong smiled lightly and he told Gu Manzi,

"Come here! Today I'll spare you."

Gu Manzi swam over obediently and she asked with a face full of concern,

"Brother Yue, are you exhausted? Let me give you a massage!"

"Mm!" Yue Zhong slowly closed his eyes.

Gu Manzi looked at Tong Xiaoyun and she smiled, before moving across to Yue Zhong's side and beginning to massage his body, making his muscles relax.

Tong Xiaoyun was not angered by Gu Manzi's provocation: instead, she started watching Gu Manzi's actions very carefully, absorbing and learning what she could.

Yue Zhong continued soaking in the pool for a while, before drying himself and allowing himself to be led away by a maidservant to his resting quarters.

After Gu Manzi and Tong Xiaoyun had also cleaned themselves, they too followed the servants back to their rooms.

Before the second day had even dawned, a petite figure opened the door to Yue Zhong's room and burrowed into the covers, before hugging onto Yue Zhong and then falling into a deep sleep.

Not long after, another petite figure also darted into the room and did the same thing, diving beneath the covers. However, those 2 small figures soon collided with each other. Both of them emerged from underneath the covers as they stared at each other.

Those two petite figures were the two lolis Yun Caiwei and Tong Xiaoyun. Both of them stared at each other for a while, before each grabbing onto one of Yue Zhong's arms with a mutual understanding and falling asleep.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, Yue Zhong's internal body clock caused him to wake up. Usually, he would wake up at 7, but after the huge battle that had gone on the previous night, the recovery process of his body had caused him to sleep until 8 am.

When he opened his eyes, he immediately noticed that 2 lolis were sleeping beside him, one on each side. Yun Caiwei and Tong Xiaoyun were both in deep slumber. With Yue Zhong by their side, they were not afraid of what the future might bring. Regardless of any dangers or obstacles, Yue Zhong would be in front of them, shouldering it all.

"Time to get up!" Yue Zhong called out loudly as he pulled off the covers and gently slapped the two lolis' buttocks.

Tong Xiaoyun sat up and rubbed her hazy eyes. The nightgown she was wearing had slipped down halfway, exposing her little cherry-pink rabbits. Coupled with her snow-white skin, it was truly a sight to behold.

After Tong Xiaoyun's head had cleared, she looked at Yue Zhong and smiled sweetly, saying, "Good morning, brother Yue!"

Yun Caiwei also got up groggily, before saying, "Big Brother, good morning!!"

Seeing their cute and innocent appearances, Yue Zhong also started to feel extremely comfortable; he reached out to pinch their cheeks, before throwing them unceremoniously out of the bed, telling them to go wash up.

After they had a shower, he led the 2 of them into the dining room.

Very soon, Gu Manzi and Zhuo Yatong also finished washing up and arrived at the dining area.

Chen Ming walked up towards Yue Zhong and asked, "Master, can I begin to serve breakfast now?"

"Yes, you may!"

Right after Yue Zhong had just finished his sentence, Chen Ming had already gestured towards a few maidservants to bring breakfast over from the kitchen and to start serving.

Breakfast actually consisted of sausages, eggs, warm milk, deep fried fritters, corn porridge, steamed buns and so on. In the current world, this type of breakfast could be considered extremely luxurious.

Ever since Z-day, Zhuo Yatong and the other 3 girls hadn't eaten anything even remotely close to what they were seeing right now. Without another word, they all lifted their utensils and proceeded to dig in.

As soon as they had filled their plates, the demeanor and etiquette of the 4 ladies began to show. This applied especially to Zhuo Yatong, who grew up in an esteemed background and had to learn special etiquette; each and every movement of hers was refined, and she was truly a sight to behold.

Gu Manzi also grew up in a family with a prestigious background, and so she had gone through similar training in manners and etiquette. Although she could not quite be compared to Zhuo Yatong, she did look elegant in her own right. Tong Xiaoyun might not be as refined as those two women, but she was still equally loveable.

After finishing a fried fritter, Yue Zhong signaled to Chen Ming,

"Get Zeng Fang and Ma Lili to be my personal maids, their remunerations will increase by one grade."

Chen Ming replied respectfully, "Yes! Master!"

The maidservants at the side had a momentary look of jealousy on their faces- since Zeng Fang and Ma Lili had just become Yue Zhong's personal maids, their supplies and treatment would be a lot better from now on.

Yue Zhong continued, "Chen Ming! Get Xiong Zheng to bring all the survivors to the assembly area."

"Yes! Master!" Chen Ming nodded and retreated.

After a while, Chen Ming returned and said, "Master, Wang Jian requests an audience. Do you wish to see him?"

Since Yue Zhong was the new leader of Clear Wind Camp, if Wang Jian wanted to see him, he would have to go through Chen Ming first.

Yue Zhong replied lightly, "Let him in!"

Wang Jian was brought into the villa under Chen Ming's lead; when he saw Yue Zhong casually digging into the food in the dining room, a complex look flashed past his eyes. He knew Yue Zhong was strong, but he could never have imagined that Yue Zhong had actually managed to take down the entire Clear Wind Camp by himself with a dozen ex-militants who had just surrendered to him.

Yue Zhong glanced at Wang Jian and asked, "Have you eaten your breakfast yet?"

Wang Jian looked at all the fritters, buns and milk upon the table and he couldn't help but start salivating as he replied, "Nope!"

Wang Jian had not eaten anything comparable to the items on the table for more than a month. He was only the leader of the survivor fleet and whilst he could satiate his hunger everyday, the food he ate was mostly rice- there was basically nothing else in his stomach right now.

Yue Zhong chuckled and he grabbed 2 fried fritters, 2 buns and a bottle of milk, placing them on a plate and pointed to Wang Jian. The servant girl on his side immediately brought it forward to Wang Jian.

"Thanks!" After receiving the plate, Wang Jian didn't bother with any more manners and he immediately started to devour the food with gusto.

Wang Jian finished his meal very quickly without any hassle, before asking Yue Zhong, "How do you plan on dealing with our group of survivors?"

Wang Jian's side had over a hundred survivors and he was representing them to enquire about their future.

Yue Zhong looked at Wang Jian and replied lightly,

"I will treat everyone equally- the way I treat the survivors of Clear Wind Camp will be the same as for you guys. If you guys want better treatment, you will have to put in more effort. I will not give anybody any special treatment."

"Follow me!" Yue Zhong said to Wang Jian as he stood up, before striding out of the villa.

Zhuo Yatong and the other 3 girls immediately stopped eating, and started following Yue Zhong. Since this was a place they were unfamiliar with, the moment Yue Zhong was out of their sight, they would lose all sense of security.

There were over 2000 people gathered at the town square and all of them were waiting with stiff expressions, unsure of the life that their new leader was going to bring them. To them, it did not really matter if the current leader was Lie Tianyang or Yue Zhong, because all they wanted was to survive. Since they were living purely for the sake of being alive, they were essentially walking corpses.

On both sides of the town square, there were 16 heavily armed soldiers monitoring the 2000 survivors.

Under the gazes of so many people, Yue Zhong walked towards the center of the podium, while the four women and Wang Jian only stood at the edge.

Wang Ni was standing amongst the survivors when she saw Gu Manzi standing by Yue Zhong, and her eyes were filled with jealousy and unwillingness:

"Damn it, why didn't that guy want me!! Why did he only want Gu Manzi, I am obviously better than her! Why! Why!!"

One of the students also saw Tong Xiaoyun, who was standing on the other side of the podium as well, and he called out dejectedly, "That's Tong Xiaoyun!! She also followed Yue Zhong?"

Another student couldn't help but reply with extreme jealousy, "I really didn't expect for her to be that kind of girl as well, a lowly woman who sells her body in exchange for the protection of a man."

The faces of those students who were looking at Yue Zhong and Tong Xiaoyun were all full of envy and hate.

One after another, the female students also looked at Tong Xiaoyun, who was splendidly dressed in nice clothes and bursting with life. Their hearts were all envious as they thought to themselves, "Tong Xiaoyun followed Yue Zhong! If I could get her to recommend me, then I can follow him as well and will never have to suffer again."

Standing atop the podium, Yue Zhong gazed at the 2000-odd survivors as he spoke coldly,

"I'm Yue Zhong! From today onwards, you are my citizens. As my people, your basic allowance will be 3 bowls of porridge as relief meals. Although those relief meals may not be filling, they should be enough for you to survive. If you don't want the relief meals, it's fine as well.

I can arrange jobs for you so that as long as you work, you will have ample food supplies. If you are unwilling to stay here, you can leave now. I will not stop you. As long as you're staying here and eating my food, you will have to follow me orders. Otherwise, don't blame me for being merciless."

Hearing those words, the eyes of many survivors brightened up and not a single person was willing to leave. Under the rule of Lie Tianyang, the survivors were made to eat chicken feed, pig feed and they even had to dig for wild vegetables in their own town.

Every now and then, they would be fortunate enough to get some gruel. Compared to the conditions now, where Yue Zhong was promising them 3 bowls of porridge a day, it was a huge blessing. No one was willing to strike it out on their own in the wild.

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Chapter 226: Fury!

Even those students who were filled with either hatred or jealousy towards Yue Zhong did not dare to leave the camp. Without the protection of Wang Jian, they would not even last 3 days outside, be it due to hunger or zombies.

Yue Zhong observed the people who had gathered again, before continuing to say,

"Since no one has chosen to leave, I will take it as you have agreed to become my citizens. Come forward to report your name and your occupation before the apocalypse, together with your current strength. If you have any talents to boot, you may even get better meals."

After that, he released a huge amount of killing intent as he said coldly,

"Now, let me make it clear before you start to queue up. Whoever dares to cut the queue will be hauled away to receive 20 whips. If anyone dares to assault somebody else, you will be executed on the spot."

Hearing those words, all of the survivors started to tremble and under the watchful gazes of the soldiers, they obediently formed 20 long rows. Not a single person dared to cause trouble, which miraculously dispelled the usual notion of Chinese people causing problems in queues.

The five policemen, Gu Manzi, Zhuo Yatong and Chen Ming proceeded to register the particulars of each survivor, with help from the 20 fine attendants of the villa.

Yue Zhong remained on top of the podium, gazing at the survivors below. To prevent any accidents, Yun Caiwei and Tong Xiaoyun were seated on either side of him, massaging his shoulders and legs to keep themselves busy.

The entire camp was busy all the way till evening; only then had all the particulars of every survivor been recorded.

At some time during nightfall, Xiong Zheng seemed to mull over something. He came up to Yue Zhong and said,

"Boss Yue, please come with me for a moment."

Yue Zhong frowned as he replied, "What's the matter?"

Xiong Zheng hesitated before replying with great difficulty, "I need your guidance, how should we deal with the factory? There's still a dozen women and a few tonnes of meat inside."

Yue Zhong pondered for a while before replying, "Bring me there to take a look."

"Don't follow this time." Yue Zhong told the 4 ladies beside him.

"I want to check it out."

"Me too."

Gu Manzi and Tong Xiaoyun both exclaimed loudly. They wanted to prove themselves, to let Yue Zhong know that they weren't women who were just concerned about the rivalry between each other.

Zhuo Yatong had a pale face because she could guess what the factory was for; she held the little loli Yun Caiwei tightly in her embrace, who wanted to go see as well.

"Suit yourselves." Yue Zhong glanced at Gu Manzi and Tong Xiaoyun, and he did not speak any further.

With Xiong Zheng's directions, Yue Zhong's group arrived at a factory located in the corner of the villa quarter.

The moment they entered the factory, Gu Manzi and Tong Xiaoyun saw a scene that they would never forget in their entire lives. Women's heads were hangıng up in rows, decapitated bodies were strung up in the air, their innards were hanging from metal hooks and the entire factory was filled with the nauseating scent of blood.

Their faces turning pale, Gu Manzi and Tong Xiaoyun covered their mouths, before running out of the factory and vomiting right outside. They had assumed that they had already seen the worst of humanity in terms of cruelty and insanity, but what they saw in the factory went way beyond their belief. At that moment, they knew that they had truly been very fortunate.

"Damn you, Lie Tianyang, I will definitely kill you!"

Yue Zhong had also thought that he was mentally prepared, but even he had fight back against the vomit rising in his throat. He began to harbor a strong killing intent towards Lie Tianyang, whose depravity was beyond human. If he appeared in front of Yue Zhong again, Yue Zhong certainly would not hesitate to give his it all and get rid of that beast.

Inside the processing factory, there were a few dozen female bodies that were hung up. At the same time, Yue Zhong and his team found a huge cage behind the factory, inside of which were 20 women full of fear and unease. A large number of them even seemed to have lost their minds.

"What do we do? Shall we kill them, Boss Yue?" Xiong Zheng asked with great difficulty.

Clear Wind Camp did not have ample rations to begin with, therefore Xiong Zheng was not willing to retain these 20 women to partake in the rations. To him, these clearly unsound women had no value and taking care of them would just require more resources.

Yue Zhong looked at those naked women with filthy bodies, some of whom might have gone crazy, and rejected Xiong Zheng's proposal,

"No, bring them back and take good care of them. They are women so they still can help to give birth."

Xiong Zheng hesitated for a moment, before pointing towards a storage facility and asking,

"What about those?"

Inside the storage facility, there were a few tonnes of human meat sausages. During periods of food shortage, if Yue Zhong and Xiong Zheng were to play dumb and distribute the sausages out, no one would ever know. Even if they were to find out, they would feign ignorance. Without meat, it was not like they would die from hunger, but they would not have much energy.

Lie Tianyang wanted to maintain the energy of his elite troops and so he constantly fed them the human sausages. Of course, there were members of the troops who could not accept or stomach such vile acts, and they would rather stay weak and hungry than eat human meat.

Yue Zhong said in a deep voice, "Bury them all."

"Yes." Xiong Zheng also heaved a sigh of relief and took his men with him to bury those sickening things.

The moment Yue Zhong left the factory which was filled with evilness, Gu Manzi and Tong Xiaoyun immediately grabbed hold of either of his arms, their faces pale. Only by doing were they able to gain a little bit of their courage back. Yue Zhong gently patted their backs to console them, before taking big strides to leave the place.

The second day, Yue Zhong started recruiting fighters from the survivors.

After the apocalypse, fighters received the best treatment and also possessed the strongest battle abilities. The moment Yue Zhong opened up recruitment, a lot of survivors fought with each other in order to volunteer first.

Amongst the 2000 survivors, there were about 1200 males, 1000 of whom were fully-grown men. Lie Tianyang wasn't an idiot and had already selected a good number of strong and able-bodied men to be his subordinates or members of his Green Wolves Mount. The majority if the men left were either malnourished, weak or lacking in stature.

Yue Zhong was very careful with his selection and managed to choose about 450 males with great difficulty. A total of 400 people, together with Liu Erhei, Zhang Niujiang and Xiong Zheng, formed one of his battalions.

Liu Erhei, Zhang Niujiang and Xiong Zheng were Commanders, whilst Yue Zhong acted as the Direct Company Leader.

The other 50 males were given to Wang Jian for training so that they could become qualified policemen. Wang Jian was an upright and moral person, thus Yue Zhong assigned him to be the Chief Policeman of Clear Wind Camp.

With the open-minded and morally upright Wang Jian as the head of the police, the policemen trained by him would at least make Yue Zhong feel a bit more reassured.

Due to the shortage of manpower, the clever and meticulous Chen Ming was promoted to become the Officer for Internal Affairs within the camp. He was responsible for managing internal affairs, organizing personnel, the overall distribution of resources and a series of other jobs.

As for the palace itself and also the affairs of the women, Yue Zhong left it all to Zhuo Yatong. After all, she was a strong woman who had handled her own business prior to the apocalypse, therefore managing the affairs of the palace naturally wouldn't be an issue to her.

(TN: in this case, the 'palace' can also be interpreted as the 'harem'. Just think of it as all the affairs related to the villas and women~)

Under Yue Zhong's orders, Chen Ming divided the remaining survivors into groups to strengthen the defences of the camp; at the same time, the survivors dug pits around the perimeter of the camp.

All those who were willing to participate in the digging could fill their stomachs. Under those attractive conditions, a huge number of the survivors joined the digging troops. Outside Clear Wind Camp, other than upon the main roads, huge pits were being dug out all over the place.

Back when Yue Zhong was at Qing Yuan County, Chen Jianfeng had made use of this tactic to great effect. At the time, there were at least a few thousand zombies that had fallen into the deep pits, never to rise again. Against intelligent humans, the pits were of no use, but they were extremely effective against zombies.

In the process of digging the pits, those survivors were engaging in strenuous physical activity- combined with the satiating meals, it was a form of training for their bodies as well.

Yue Zhong was building up a whole battalion of soldiers and adhered completely to military rules for their training. At the same time, he set unbelievably high levels for their training, which caused them all to be rather unhappy, except for the fact that Yue Zhong himself took the lead to do training 6 times more difficult everyday. In addition to the fact that they could eat their fill and even consume some of the delicious Type 2 Black-scaled Ferocious Boar meat, they would not have been able to continue.

Although the Type 2 Mutant Boar meat could not suddenly transform them into strong Enhancers, it was able to let them quickly recover their vitality, which had been greatly diminished by hunger and exhaustion. This gave their faces a little more colour and even their bodies began to recover their original strength.

After the high intensity training that lasted for 10 days, the soldiers of the battalion had completely recovered their original vitality and they even had a small increase in physical strength compared to what they had before the end of the world. Following this, the training intensity was reduced to a normal level, with the focus now being on the formation of troops and standing at attention..

It wasn't that Yue Zhong did not want to carry on with the intense training and churn out a few elite troops. The reason was that there was the issue of rations. After continuing with the high-intensity training for almost 10 days, the original 20 tonnes of meat kept in Yue Zhong's storage ring had been reduced by 4 tonnes. This was done by just that battalion alone.

On top of that, with a huge number of survivors participating in the pit-excavating or the repairs of Clear Wind Camp, the original amount of rations in Clear Wind camp was rapidly running out just like flowing water.

Lie Tianyang had not chosen every single male to join his troops for the very same reason. It was not that he did not want to, but rather that he did not have enough rations to support the food consumption of the army. After creating the elite Green Wolves Mount and even using human meat as a food source, it could be seen that the problem of food was starting to worry him.

"If we maintain this rate of consumption, in a month's time, our food source will be completely depleted." Chen Ming was holding a document in his hands as he stood in front of Yue Zhong and presented his report.

He then suggested to Yue Zhong, "Master, should we stop the excavation and repair works? That way, our food supplies can be conserved for a longer period of time."

Yue Zhong pondered a while before saying to Chen Ming, "Bring Xiong Zheng over."

Chen Ming withdrew and brought Xiong Zheng over very quickly.

Xiong Zheng, whose skin had become darker due to the long hours he'd spent under the sun, was led by Chen Ming up to Yue Zhong. He immediately asked in a boisterous manner,

"Boss Yue, did you want me for something?"

Even though Yue Zhong wanted to mold these troops into proper soldiers, in such a short time, it was actually quite hard to eradicate their previous habits. After all, the whole troop was filled with 'bandits'. Even Yue Zhong himself, the Battalion Commander, hadn't received any complete and rigorous military training before.

Yue Zhong glanced at Xiong Zheng and asked directly,

"Where is the nearest granary around here?"

Upon hearing the word 'granary', Xiong Zheng laughed bitterly as he replied,

"Boss Yue, you're thinking of opening up some of the granaries to alleviate the food issue, right? Lie Tianyang had the same idea before, so all of the granaries within the vicinity of Clear Wind Camp have already been opened by us. Other than perhaps clothes, dishwashing liquid, laundry detergent and other damned things like that, there's not a single grain of rice left in those granaries."

"The granaries have no food inside?"

When Yue Zhong heard this, he was surprised for a moment, but then he thought about the granaries that he had opened in Shanglin County; there had been a few empty granaries there as well, and this made Yue Zhong finally understand the problem. The food inside the granaries must have been completely sold off ages ago by the officials responsible for them, who had then rented out the empty warehouses for some extra income.

Yue Zhong stared at Xiong Zheng and said heavily,

"There should be a National Grain Reserve nearby for use in times of war. There should be food there."

"There are indeed 2 huge granaries here, one of which is located towards the north. It is roughly 100 miles out in Xia Qi County itself, which has already been occupied by the SY County forces. There's another one which is situated in the east, in Ning Guang County about 50 miles away, which is currently occupied by a force that calls itself the Ferocious Tigers."

"After the Ferocious Tigers obtained this granary, they set up a military camp with a battalion's worth of equipment. They have 2 Infantry Fighting Vehicles and countless machine guns. At the same time, they control a large amount of the goods, so a lot of survivors are willing to throw their lives in for them. There are around 10,000 survivors there and I've heard that just the number of their armed forces is over 2000. This is one of the biggest military forces out there other than the actual Chinese Army.

Xiong Zheng's words made Yue Zhong furrow his eyebrows. The Ferocious Tigers had 2000 militants and a whole battalion with standard PLA (People's Liberation Army) equipment- it was no wonder that Lie Tianyang did not dare to provoke them.

Although Yue Zhong had managed to recruit 400 militants, they had only gone through 10 days of training so far. They had not experienced war or witnessed bloodshed yet, and they were only equipped with old rifles from the previous Green Wolves Mount members. On average, each fighter only had a couple of grenades and if they were to be bombed, their morale would definitely go right down the drain.

Yue Zhong had only just started to form this battalion: if he were to meet a force like that which he had raised in Qing Yuan County, his forces would be completely wiped out. In terms of battle awareness, experience and fighting skills, his current battalion was simply incomparable to the others..

Yue Zhong pulled open a map, pointing towards an area in the northeast that had been crossed out and saying,

"Which places in this area haven't you guys opened yet?"

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Chapter 227: Attack of the Mutant Pig Herd!

Xiong Zheng pointed to a small town on the map and said to Yue Zhong, "We have not opened up this town yet!"

Yue Zhong glanced at Qi Shi town and pondered for a while, before deciding to use the town as a training ground for the troops.

"Not good! Not good!! Master, something's happened!! There's an attack, attack!!"

Right at this moment, Chen Ming ran into the room in a panic and shouted to Yue Zhong.

Seeing Chen Ming in such a distressed state, Yue Zhong called out deeply before striding out,

"Let's go!"

Xiong Zheng followed nervously behind him.

Yue Zhong quickly climbed up the machine gun turret at the gate of the camp and looked into the distance, only to see a huge, oppressive-looking herd of white Mutant Pigs chasing a Hummer in a frenzy.

When looking into the distance, one would not even be able to see the end of the herd, so their numbers could very well be over 10,000.

[Level 11 Mutant Beast: Mutant House Pig. It possesses sharp teeth and immense strength.]

The moment Yue Zhong saw the Mutant Pigs, the information about them flooded into his brain.

"Fuck!!"

Yue Zhong took a look at the densely-packed herd of Mutant Pigs and his complexion turned ashen; he gritted his teeth and couldn't help swearing.

If it was just one Mutant Pig, then it was a god-sent meal. However, the numbers that were approaching ranged in the tens of thousands- to Clear Wind Camp, this was simply a disaster. Clear Wind Camp lacked weapons and ammunition, whilst the militants were lacking in training and had only recently regained their strength from eating Mutant Beast meat. Under the current circumstances, if they had to face the incoming stampede of 10,000 Mutant Pigs, even Yue Zhong had no confidence of saving the entire camp.

The moment Clear Wind Camp was breached, the 2,300 people there would end up in the Mutant Pigs' mouths without a doubt.

With a wave of his hand, a QJZ89 Type 12.7 Calibre Heavy Machine Gun appeared in his hands.

Yue Zhong grabbed it and fired at the Hummer in a frenzy. Regardless of who was in it, he had to kill the person inside. Over 2,300 lives were being endangered by the Hummer's driver and Yue Zhong's was already filled with killing intent.

The heavy machine gun easily tore holes in the Hummer, turning it into a sieve. A person wrapped in tornadoes immediately burst out from the vehicle and raised his middle finger in Yue Zhong's direction, laughing coldly before immediately disappearing into one side of the wilderness.

Yue Zhong could already make out from the person's shadow that it was Lie Tianyang.

After being defeated by Yue Zhong 10 days ago, he had constantly been harboring hatred for Yue Zhong in his heart. He had found an entire herd of Mutant Pigs and after killing a few, he managed to lure them towards Clear Wind Camp.

Before Z-Day, the entire herd was actually from a large breeding pen. After the apocalypse, the herd had undergone a mutation and had started feasting on zombies. Since there were zombies littered around everywhere, the herd had no lack of food or water. The size of the herd hadn't decreased and their numbers had grown by around 1000 instead.

"Lie Tianyang!! Damn you!!"

The fury in Yue Zhong's heart transcended the heavens, yet he could still do nothing about Lie Tianyang. After all, Lie Tianyang had already escaped- if Yue Zhong were to give chase, he would have to leave the camp, of which he was the backbone. As soon as he left, Clear Wind Camp would immediately collapse.

At this moment, the first battalion of warriors from Clear Wind Camp had already gathered upon Yue Zhong's orders. From within the camp, they could already see the herd rampaging in their direction. Every single face turned incredibly pale and many people's hands trembled as they held onto their guns.

Yue Zhong immediately fired off a series of orders to Chen Ming as he said,

"Chen Ming! Go gather all the people in the camp together. Arrange for a group to use debris to block off all areas, other than the main transport channel!! Then arrange for a group of people to prepare molotovs- any completed ones are to be sent to the front lines immediately!

Afterwards, arrange for another group to gather all combustible materials and pile them up to the west of the town's department store. Finally, arrange for a group of 400 men to transfer those materials to the front lines to be prepared as reserves. In terms of weaponry, bring whatever you can find!"

"Yes!" Chen Ming heard the orders and the panicking within his heart also calmed down a little. He bowed respectfully and immediately retreated to carry out Yue Zhong's orders.

Despite being a man who did not do too well under stressful situations, Chen Ming was excellent at executing orders from above. Immediately after he retreated, he delegated the instructions to different stewards who then quickly passed Yue Zhong's orders further down, assigning various tasks to everyone..

The entire Clear Wind Camp bustled with activity, as all of the residents knew they were about to face the siege of over 10,000 Mutant Pigs. Once all of them had gathered, they immediately dispersed in their teams to carry out their assigned tasks.

A large amount of debris was moved out of the various rooms that had been destroyed, before being piled up at the various alleys, roads and tunnels to block them off.

Within a building, a few hundred women constantly filled up countless bottles with precious gasoline, completing makeshift molotovs. Clear Wind Camp did have some resources like fuel, but not much. After all, fuel was an extremely valuable, non-renewable resource even before the apocalypse: without it, the teams searching for resources would not be able to function properly as their vehicles would be useless. They would not be able to travel out too far and this would be extremely detrimental to the searching process.

Many other ladies and children were also gathered to move wooden planks, waste paper, plastic sheets, foam and various other items, placing them to the west of the department store.

400 able-bodied men were rounded up too, as they gathered shovels, hammers, knives, bats, watermelon knives and any other bizarre weapons they could find, before sending them to the front line for use as backup preparations.

Yue Zhong took a look at the 800 men who he had trained, before he spoke out with huge killing intent,

"I won't bother too many with useless words! Now that the end is already nigh, if the camp is broken into, then we will definitely be torn into pieces by those beasts in the wilderness! No one will survive unless we defend this place- only then we will have a sliver of hope. From now on, without my orders, whoever dares to retreat will be shot dead on the spot! Defend the camp now and I will let you eat meat everyday for an entire month!"

Upon hearing Yue Zhong's words, everyone's hearts turned cold.

After he finished speaking, Yue Zhong leapt down from the watchtower. Zhuo Yatong brought Yun Caiwei, Gu Manzi and Tong Xiaoyun with her as she followed behind Yue Zhong.

After all, Zhuo Yatong was a Strength-type Evolver, so in order to bolster the strength of Clear Wind Camp's forces, she was allocated to be one of the frontline fighters. Although killing other humans was impossible for her, she had an advantage when it came to Mutant Beasts.

Xiong Zheng brought his 2nd Company over and began to lay out defenses atop the platform.

Amongst the 3 Companies that Yue Zhong had trained up, Xiong Zheng's Company was the most outstanding and showed the most potential; it was also the Company that had the best fighters.

The densely packed herd of Mutant Pigs was rushing towards the camp like a flood: as they neared, Yue Zhong could make out their features more clearly.

When comparing these Mutant Pigs with those normal pigs prior to the apocalypse, these Mutant Pigs had bigger, rounder, red eyes. In addition, their 4 limbs were thicker and stronger, their muscles more taut and powerful, and they exuded an aggressive atmosphere. While running, their speed was comparable to wild boars of the pre-apocalypse days.

As soon as that herd of Mutant Pigs came over to this region, they caught onto the smell of the large number of humans within Clear Wind Camp. They became excited and charged in the direction of Clear Wind Camp.

The main source of food for these Mutant Pigs was zombies, but they preferred to eat live humans if they had the chance to.

Yue Zhong had gathered a large amount of manpower to dig many pits 3m deep and 4m in diameter outside of Clear Wind Camp. Apart from the main road, the surroundings of Clear Wind Camp were now riddled with one pit after another.

When facing the Mutant Pig Herd, those pits displayed an astonishing usefulness: one after another, the charging Mutant Pigs directly fell into the pits, whilst the other Mutant Pigs behind simply couldn't stop and ended up leaping into the pits as well.

The Mutant Pigs were constantly falling into the pits, then being crushed or trampled to death by the other Mutant Pigs behind. So far, the two sides hadn't even properly made contact, yet several hundred Mutant Pigs had already fallen into the pits and had been killed by their own companions.

Even though Yue Zhong had ordered for many pits to be dug, those Mutant Pigs continued charging with unparalleled fierceness towards their direction and very quickly, they appeared within 100m distance of Clear Wind Camp's gates.

"Fire at will! Fire!!" Yue Zhong called out in a deep voice.

Xiong Zheng brought over the 1st Company to fire continuously at the Mutant Pigs; as the bullets rained down on them, a dozen of them were injured or killed.

"Catch 3 of them alive for me!" Yue Zhong shouted out an order to White Bones!

White Bones shot out 3 bone spears through its right hand, immediately piercing through the heads of 3 Mutant Pigs, before tossing their corpses into the camp.

"Chop them up!" Yue Zhong ordered the 4 soldiers holding the Replica Tang Swords.

The 4 soldiers of the 1st Company swung their Replica Tang Swords down towards the 3 injured Mutant Pigs, killing them instantly. Even though it was with the help of Yue Zhong, 3 of the soldiers managed to level up and become Enhancers the moment after they killed the pigs..

"Add all your points to your stamina, then swap over!" Yue Zhong boomed out.

3 of the soldiers gave their Replica Tang Swords to the others before they immediately withdrew.

The very next moment, yet another 3 Mutant Pigs flew into the camp and were immediately slaughtered by 3 soldiers of the 1st Company.

The Mutant Pigs' corpses were dragged over by those well-equipped men and then thrown aside.

White Bones continued to hunt the Mutant Pigs in that way, essentially transforming them into orbs of lights that constantly strengthened and enhanced the troops.

However, White Bones could not block the entire herd on its own: as the herd rushed down and viciously slammed onto the camp gates, their heads exploded violently upon impact. The Mutant Pigs that followed up met with the same end, advancing fearlessly before immediately dying as they charged into the gates.

One by one, the Mutant Pigs died upon impact when they rammed into the gates, forming a road of corpses that constantly piled up.

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Chapter 228: Success of the Pits!

Originally, Clear Wind Camp only had a single wooden fence surrounding it. After Yue Zhong took over, while digging up pits all around the camp, he also made use of the dug-up soil to reinforce the fence. Subsequently, the current defenses of Clear Wind Camp had been greatly reinforced, and so they were not damaged too much by the pummeling from the Mutant Pigs.

However, the fence was only 3m high and as the Mutant Pigs rammed suicidally into the gates, over one hundred corpses were left behind, forming some sort of corpse path.

The Mutant Pigs behind made use of the corpse path consisting of their dead comrades to wildly leap into the camp.

In accordance with Yue Zhong's orders, Zhuo Yatong was already standing guard, defending in front of the path of corpses. The moment the Mutant Pig had jumped across, she immediately cleaved it into two with her elegant blade.

After Zhuo Yatong disposed of the Mutant Pig in one move, she levelled up again to reach Level 9 and instantly allocated 3 points all to strength, giving her strength a huge boost.

(TN: I think that she received 2 points to distribute freely, whilst 1 point was automatically added to strength… well, that's what Kun put at least- it's probably what actually happened, except the raws don't go into that much detail.)

One by one, the Mutant Pigs continued jumping over from the corpse path, before being killed instantly by Zhuo Yatong.

Watching a lady like Zhuo Yatong daring to slaughter those Mutant Pigs, bloodlust filled the hearts of the warriors of Yue Zhong's 1st Company. Ten of them wielded Replica Tang Swords in their hands as they rushed to defend in front of the corpse path, slashing at those Mutant Pigs that Zhuo Yatong hadn't managed to block in a frenzy.

Watching the Mutant Pigs fall one by one at the combined efforts of Zhuo Yatong and the warriors of the 1st Company, the 2nd Company warriors calmed their hearts and their hit rate also increased by a lot.

Just when the situation seemed to have improved, the herd had already lost over 1000 Mutant Pigs, filling up the holes that the 2000 people organized by Yue Zhong had painstakingly dug.

The ferocious herd of Mutant Pigs immediately laid siege to all sides of the fence one after another, battering against it until their brains ruptured before dying on the spot.

"Throw the molotovs!" Yue Zhong immediately gave the order for the molotovs to be thrown over.

Those men who did not dare fight on the front lines now threw the molotovs with great concentration.

One by one, the bottles sailed over the fence and upon landing on the ground, they exploded and blossomed into flames, burning the Mutant Pigs' corpses. Smoke rose as the stench of burning flesh filled the air.

Over one hundred Mutant Pigs rushed into the fire and they were soon engulfed by it as the stench continued to spread out.

From within the herd, the Mutant Pig King immediately let loose a huge grunt and the rest of the Mutant Pigs retreated a little, one after another.

"Is there a Mutant Pig King?"

Yue Zhong swiftly climbed up the machine gun turret and looked down, hoping to discover the King's location. As he gazed over the camp, all he saw was a huge white mass consisting of the normal Mutant Pigs, and not even a shadow of the Mutant Pig King's particularly striking body.

A huge number of the Mutant Pigs retreated and the defenders took the moment to catch a breath, all of them heaving a sigh of relief.

However, the main road to Clear Wind Camp had not been affected by the molotovs. Zhuo Yatong was still killing the Mutant Pigs as they came, her level increasing wildly as she continued her slaughter. She had already reached Level 13 and currently, her strength had already surpassed that of Yue Zhong's by quite a lot.

The warriors around Zhuo Yatong had already swapped out 3 times: they did not possess good equipment from the God and Devil System like Zhuo Yatong, who was a strength-based Evolver as well, which made her able to last longer.

Strength-based Evolvers were particularly effective against Mutant Beasts, due to the fact that they possessed great strength; killing those normal Mutant Beasts only required a little stamina, and so an Evolver's fighting strength was naturally more prolonged.

"What a powerful lady! She really is the Boss Yue's woman!"

Xiong Zheng had just shot dead a Mutant Pig. As his eyes roamed across towards Zhuo Yatong, his heart slightly skipped a beat- he really could not be compared to her.

Zhuo Yatong had been slaughtering the Mutant Pigs without pause and her stamina was rapidly being depleted. After killing over 60 Mutant Pigs, her stamina had gone down by over a half, while her body was soaked in fragrant perspiration. (TN: uhhh…) After all, Evolvers were not invincible- they too would eventually die from fatigue once overwhelmed by numbers. Fighting a prolonged, high-intensity battle was one of the best ways to deplete the opposition's stamina.

"Let me take over. Go rest for a moment!" Yue Zhong strode forward and stood in front of the road, calling out to Zhuo Yatong.

She nodded her head and retreated.

After Yue Zhong took over Zhuo Yatong's position, he casually slashed twice at 2 Mutant House Pigs that were charging towards him, slicing them both into two pieces. The Dark Magic Blade was much sharper than the Replica Tang Sword, hence killing those Mutant Pigs was as easy as it was for normal people to cut a piece of paper with a knife. Upon reaching Yue Zhong's level, killing low-levelled existences like the Mutant Pigs would give the orbs of 'divine light' , although wanting to rise in level would require you to kill at least a few hundred of them.

Gu Manzi and Tong Xiaoyun gathered around Zhuo Yatong as they asked with great envy,

"Big Sis Yatong, you're really amazing! Can you tell us how you became so strong?"

In the current era, only those who possessed strength had the ability to live with dignity. Although Gu Manzi and Tong Xiaoyun had both set their hearts on possessing Yue Zhong, they themselves wanted to become strong as well. If they had enough strength, then they would naturally become more valuable to Yue Zhong.

Zhuo Yatong smiled sweetly and looked at Yue Zhong's back as she slowly said,

"My strength is only possible because of him! If you two want to become strong, go ask him."

Gu Manzi and Tong Xiaoyun both watched Yue Zhong as their eyes glistened.

Without any regard for the danger before her, Tong Xiaoyun gritted her teeth and rushed up to Yue Zhong's side, saying loudly,

"Big Brother Yue! I want to become strong too, let me fight beside you!!"

Yue Zhong nonchalantly sent out two slashes that swiftly bisected another 2 Mutant Pigs, before he turned to glance at Tong Xiaoyun, who had a stubborn look on her face. Her beautiful, large eyes full of the desire for strength captivated him: with a wave of his hands, he immediately threw a Replica Tang Sword to her.

"Take this! Kill it! When you level up, add everything to strength!"

Right after Yue Zhong had finished speaking, White Bones had already thrown a Mutant Pig over.

Tong Xiaoyun picked up the Replica Tang Sword and she strode towards the Mutant Pig that had been pinned to the ground by a bone spear.

The Mutant Pig was struggling frantically as it grunted out in fear at the sight of the approaching Tong Xiaoyun.

Her desire for strength had completely suppressed the fear within her heart. She walked towards the head of the Mutant Pig and raised the Replica Tang Sword up high, before viciously swinging it down.

Tong Xiaoyun was, after all, a normal girl, and she had not gone through any enhancements or evolutions before, therefore her strength was quite weak. Although the Replica Tang Sword was sharp, in her hands, it only managed to cut into the pig's head, causing it immense torture and pain. Blood continuously flowed out and the Mutant Pig constantly squealed out in pain, but it still wasn't dead yet.

Tong Xiaoyun looked at the struggling Mutant Pig and she gritted her teeth again, before raising her sword again and chopping down in a frenzy, turning the Mutant Pig's head into pulp. It continued to struggle for quite some time before it finally took its last breath and died.

After killing that Mutant Pig, Tong Xiaoyun was also exhausted and was gasping for breath. She now understood fully how much stronger Yue Zhong and Zhuo Yatong were in comparison to her.

WIth the Mutant Pig's death, a huge 'divine light' orb of experience immediately entered Tong Xiaoyun's body, letting her level up twice to become a Level 3 Enhancer.

"I have become an Enhancer too!!"

Tong Xiaoyun allocated 4 points into strength and felt the wonderful surge of energy in her as she exclaimed in delight.

White Bone retracted its spear and 4 men walked over, dragging the Mutant Pig's carcass away and throwing it directly at the foot of Clear Wind Camp's podium.

With another toss from White Bones, another Mutant Pig was thrown in front of Tong Xiaoyun. This time, she grabbed her Replica Tang Sword with excitement and immediately swung down at the Mutant Pig. After the 4 point increment from killing the previous pig, her strength had now reached 10 in value and was comparable to that of a fully-grown man .This time around, with the new experience and strength she had gained, Tong Xiaoyun managed to smoothly decapitate the Mutant Pig in one strike.

With the passing of time, the burning molotovs began to die out. Following a mighty grunt from the Mutant Pig King, the Mutant Pigs resumed their onslaught as they rushed madly towards the camp.

Facing the impending siege of the Mutant Pigs, the men standing atop the podium threw the molotovs in their hands down towards the Mutant Pigs one after another, starting the tumultuous, raging flames within the herd once again.

Only this time, the amount of molotovs had diminished by a lot and the blazing flames created by them could do nothing to impede the assault of the herd.

One by one, the Mutant Pigs used their own bodies to build up a path for the others behind to use, and so the Mutant Pigs that followed were able to leap into the camp one after another.

This time, Zhuo Yatong could not rest any longer and she immediately drew her Replica Tang Sword, shooting forward like an arrow and beginning to massacre those Mutant Pigs.

"First Company! Advance!"

After Yue Zhong had easily disposed of yet another 2 Mutant Pigs, he shouted out loudly to his soldiers.

12 brave warriors of the First Company stepped forward with their Replica Tang Swords to provide reinforcements. The rest of the people used their guns and pointed them in the direction of the 3 paths outside Clear Wind Camp, firing at the Mutant Pigs as if their lives depended on it.

The Mutant Pigs were soon riddled with bullet holes and they either died on the spot or fell to the ground, struggling in pain. Nevertheless, there was still a dozen of them who managed to break through the blockade line and jumped into the camp.

The moment those Mutant Pigs leapt up onto the podium, a number of them were immediately slaughtered by those who were defending. However, there was a channel on the right where a Mutant Pig had made use of its companion being under attack to divert the fighters' attention. It leapt up onto the podium and charged forward viciously, directly knocking two sword-wielding soldiers of the First Company to the ground.

The Mutant Pig possessed immense strength and its charge had directly broken the 2 soldiers' legs. Without pausing, it charged savagely at another soldier and bared its sharp fangs. Then the Mutant Pig lowered its head and instantly ripped the soldier's throat apart, causing fresh blood to sputter across its face, giving it an even more sinister appearance.

The other Mutant Pigs took advantage of the chaos to leap up from the channel, rushing towards the inner defenses.

Seeing the frightening Mutant Pigs up close, the fighters of the First Company were frightened out of their wits. Very quickly, they were overwhelmed by fear and completely broke down, while 6 of them even turned tail and ran. When they were fighting a favorable battle, they could still manage, but the moment the tide turned, they wouldn't be able to withstand the pressure at all.

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Chapter 229: Breach of Gates, Town on Fire!

Bang! Bang! 2 of the soldiers who had retreated the fastest were instantly shot to death.

Yue Zhong was holding a gun in his left hand and the Dark Magic Sword in his right, as he stared at them and shouted out fiercely,

"I will kill whoever dares to flee without my orders!"

Yue Zhong pointed to Zhuo Yatong, who was already drenched in pigs' blood yet still constantly slaughtering the Mutant Pigs. He roared at the soldiers,

"Even this lady is still fighting, yet you damn wusses still want to run?! Are you guys not even comparable to a woman?!"

Hearing Yue Zhong's rebuke, the soldiers of the First Company all glanced at Zhuo Yatong, who was bravely fighting a battle full of bloodshed, and a hint of shame flashed past their eyes. At the same time, under the death threats from Yue Zhong, they already had no other choice: rather than being killed like dogs at the hands of Yue Zhong, they would much prefer to go down with a fight. Those 10 remaining soldiers of the First Company immediately turned towards the Mutant Pigs one by one, their eyes all crimson, before rushing towards the pigs with their blades in hand.

"Iron Bones, go provide assistance!" Yue Zhong called out a order to White Bones.

Upon receiving those orders, White Bones stopped helping Tong Xiaoyun and the other soldiers of the First Company rise in level- instead, it held its great big axe and took the lead to rush towards the 4th channel (corpse road 'constructed' by the pigs).

White Bones' battle ability was extremely shocking. As it waved its huge axe around, it became like a horrifying meat cleaver as it ground and chopped up those Mutant Pigs that stood in its way. Under its lead, the warriors of the First Company also rushed out with valor; despite paying the price of 3 injured men and 1 fallen comrade, under the support of the firing squad behind them, the group managed to wrestle back the channel using force.

As the heavily injured warriors were carried away, the other 1st Company warriors who had undergone enhancements would step up and take over, maintaining the frontline defense against the Mutant Pigs. At every moment, there would be several warriors who were slammed onto the ground, resulting in severe wounds and perhaps even death. Nevertheless, there was still no sign of Yue Zhong's side receiving a heavy blow yet.

Not long after winning back the 4th channel, Yue Zhong saw that the Mutant Pigs were now using their dead comrades' carcasses to 'construct' a 5th and 6th channel against the fence. He knew that they wouldn't be able to protect the city gates for much longer.

Clear Wind Camp was different from Yue Zhong's Qing Yuan County. Here, there was no steel industry, and so not even a blade could be manufactured. The sharpest weapons currently in use were the 16 Replica Tang Swords, which Yue Zhong had pulled out from his own storage ring. The other people used all sorts of 'weapons', but for them to hope for a swift victory over a single Mutant Pig was incredibly difficult.

As soon as the 5th and 6th channels were set up, the podium would become a very perilous place for the soldiers to fight on.

Yue Zhong swiftly ordered,

"The reserve squadrons, immediately evacuate from here and retreat to the east of the department store."

Hearing the order to retreat, all the men in the reserve squadrons heaved a sigh of relief as they withdrew. Under Yue Zhong's strict guidance, these reserve soldiers had all learnt how to comply with orders, resulting in no chaos. Of course, they were only able to retreat orderly because they had not met with any enemies yet- otherwise, if they were being pursued by the enemy, they would definitely fall apart into disorder.

"Second Company, fall back to the east of the department store and defend there!"

Receiving Yue Zhong's orders, those soldiers also heaved a sigh of relief.

Xiong Zheng glanced at Yue Zhong before summoning his vice-captain; after passing on some orders, he let his second-in-command lead the Second Company away to retreat. He himself then walked up to Yue Zhong's side.

Yue Zhong furrowed his brows as he asked with some surprise, "Why haven't you retreated yet?"

Xiong Zheng grinned at Yue Zhong as he drew his own Replica Tang Sword, decapitating an incoming Mutant Pig in one strike:

"Heihei! Boss Yue, you haven't retreated yet, so I will not retreat either! I also want to use these Mutant Pigs to test if my swordsmanship has become rusty or not!"

Xiong Zheng was, after all, an ex-Green Wolves Mount elite member. He was also a Level 13 Enhancer and like most people, his chosen enhancement path had been in strength and stamina. Although his level was not low, he did not have any particularly strong skills, therefore his fighting strength couldn't be compared to that of enhancers like Scarface and Wei Ji at all. However, he could kill normal Mutant Beasts like the pigs in front of him with ease.

Although Xiong Zheng belonged to such a bandit troupe and had a boorish aura, he was still extremely hot-blooded and placed great importance on brotherhood. Back then, when he had submitted easily to Yue Zhong, other than Yue Zhong's death threat, it was also due to the fact that he did not agree with Lie Tianyang's actions.

Yue Zhong rapidly called out another order,

"First Company, retreat! Iron Bones and Zhuo Yatong, come towards me!"

In an orderly manner, the First Company quickly retreated backwards under the lead of Vice-Captain Zhang Sunzhuan. White Bones and Zhuo Yatong also swiftly retreated to Yue Zhong's side and formed a small circle of defense, constantly killing the Mutant Pigs one by one.

After the First and Second Companies had retreated, there were no squadrons left to suppress and defend against the herd from a distance. A huge number of Mutant Pigs made use of all 5 channels to leap into the camp.

The moment they leapt into the camp, the pigs immediately surrounded Yue Zhong and his subordinates on all sides. The pressure on Yue Zhong's team instantly increased by over 10 times. If it wasn't for the fact that the core fighters consisting of Yue Zhong, White Bones and Zhuo Yatong had all remained incredibly calm, this small team would long have been swallowed up by the herd.

Even so, at every moment, Yue Zhong and the others (White Bones, Zhuo Yatong, Tong Xiaoyun and Xiong Zheng) still had to deal with a dozen Mutant Pigs pouncing over from the surroundings at the same time. It was truly difficult to the extreme.

As the pigs' blood continued to splatter everywhere, Tong Xiaoyun was beginning to feel very afraid, knowing that she could die at any moment. However, with her strong thirst for strength and no room for retreat, she released her latent potential in a frenzy as she used her Tang Replica Sword to slash at the Mutant Pigs without pause. Even though she did not have much strength, it was still enough for her to kill 2 Mutant Pigs by herself, and a huge experience orb of 'divine light' flew into her body, instantly making her rise up to Level 7.

Yue Zhong brought his subordinates as he slowly retreated from the podium, continuing to fight along the way; only then did the pressure on them greatly lessen.

The moment they descended from the podium, other than the main transport channel, the rest of the channels had all been blocked by various bits of debris and the Mutant Pigs' corpses. The huge number of Mutant Pigs simply could not break past the blockades, therefore at any one time, Yue Zhong's detail only had to deal with about 5 of the pigs, which simply wasn't even enough for them to kill.

However, even after they had descended, quite a few people had expended an enormous amount of stamina: Tong Xiaoyun and Xiong Zheng were currently gasping for breath, their bodies covered in sweat. This applied especially to Tong Xiaoyun, who was barely even able to hold on to the Replica Tang Sword; she had reached her limit and she practically had no fighting strength remaining.

The Mutant Pigs that had died at Yue Zhong's hands already numbered above 150, yet his stamina had only been depleted by 28 points so far, with over 50 points left. His battle ability was still very strong. Zhuo Yatong had also enhanced her stamina by quite a lot and being an Evolver, she had immense strength to. She had already consumed over half of her stamina, although she still had considerable fighting strength.

With Yue Zhong, White Bones and Zhuo Yatong as the main force, the 5 people slowly made their way to the east side of the department store.

Even with the debris blockade, the Mutant Pigs continued to rush into the camp from all directions, with the blockades only able to slow down their advance. Most of the Mutant Pigs had already entered the camp and had spread out in all directions.

Yue Zhong had relied on the huge pits to take down over 1000 Mutant Pigs and in front of the camp gates, he and his team had managed to slaughter another 1000 of them; however, the total number of pigs reached 11,000 and even after losing over 2,000 of their comrades, the herd still had over 8,000 pigs remaining. When charging across flat ground, such a number of pigs could easily decimate Yue Zhong's army, which lacked in both training and ammunition.

Yue Zhong's team of 5 retreated to the east side of the department store and at the same time, the turbulent tide of Mutant Pigs had also caught up.

Right at this moment, the warriors of the First Company started opening fire, raining countless bullets down onto the herd of Mutant Pigs. Flowers of blood blossomed everywhere. Although they had not undergone any rigorous shooting practice or live fire training, at such a close range, they barely had any chance of missing the densely-packed Mutant Pig herd from a safe location. It was just that they were unable to fire any fatal shots that could kill the Mutant Pigs in one attack.

After the warriors of the First Company had joined the battle, the herd of Mutant Pigs that had charged over now seemed to be more organized. The Enhancers of the First Company also leapt into action with their Replica Tang Swords, replacing Tong Xiaoyun and Xiong Zheng.

(TN: not too sure about this: 那蜂拥冲过来的变异猪群的冲锋之势组织。)

"Those three really are monsters!!"

After he had retreated, Xiong Zheng thought in his heart as he watched Yue Zhong, Zhuo Yatong and White Bones constantly killing the Mutant Pigs. Although that brief but intense battle just now had let him rise up to Level 15, as a consequence, it had depleted almost all of his stamina. The pressure on Yue Zhong, Zhuo Yatong and White Bones was the greatest, and they had also killed the most pigs, yet they still continued to defend on the frontline without any intention of retreating.

Once the Enhancers of the First Company had joined the fray, the Mutant Pigs rushing over from the main transport channel were firmly suppressed, and so the pressure on Yue Zhong and the other two was abruptly alleviated by a considerable amount.

Yue Zhong only left White Bones as the main force defending on the frontlines, whilst he and Zhuo Yatong both retreated.

Once Yue Zhong had retreated, he commanded the warriors of the First Company to take turns in battling the Mutant Pigs, while at the same time, he also lent a hand to save the warriors who were in great danger.Those who gained experience through this ordeal were the most valuable warriors to Yue Zhong: as long as they did not die, they would bring courage to the entire First Company.

After an intense fight that lasted 20 minutes, the Mutant Pigs were still unable to advance and were stuck outside of the department store.

However, very quickly, the Mutant Pigs began to appear from the other corners of the camp and they began to charge in a frenzy towards the humans.

Yue Zhong looked at the Mutant Pigs burrowing out from the other corners and his face turned very pale. He called Xiong Zheng over and said loudly,

"Xiong Zheng, take over! Everyone will be at your command! Whatever happens, you must hold on for 5 more minutes!"

Xiong Zheng did not ask too much and responded loudly, "Yes! Boss Yue!!"

Yue Zhong activated his Encompassing Body Armor Skill in a flash and walked up to Zhuo Yatong's side, saying heavily,

"5 minutes!! Help back me up for another 5 minutes, I'm relying completely on you now!"

Right now, the only expert at Yue Zhong's side who could act as a pillar of strength was Zhuo Yatong. If there wasn't a powerful Evolver like her to help defend on the frontline, this new camp established by Yue Zhong would already have many casualties and losses due to the horde of Mutant Pigs, so much that it might even have directly crumbled apart.

Zhuo Yatong picked up her Replica Tang Sword and stood up, smiling sweetly at Yue Zhong as she said,

"Don't worry! I'll wait here for your return!"

At this moment, Zhuo Yatong was covered from head to toe in vile-smelling pigs' blood, yet the smile on her face was still extremely enchanting in Yue Zhong's eyes.

"Wait for my return!!"

Yue Zhong lowered his head to kiss Zhuo Yatong lightly on her pretty cheek, before rushing ahead like lightning into the town center, which had already been overrun by the Mutant Pigs.

Yue Zhong constantly moved around in the town center, taking out the molotovs from inside his storage ring and throwing them down onto the piles full of flammable substances.

As he continued to burn all sorts of combustible materials at the corners of the town, the greater part of Clear Wind Camp quickly became a sea of fire.

At this moment, most of the Mutant Pigs had already rushed into the camp. Within the tumultuous flames, countless pigs were squealing out miserably in pain and rampaging around, before being completely engulfed by the blazing flames.

The whole town was filled with the Mutant Pigs scurrying around. Some escaped frenzily outside of the camp, whilst others continued to rush crazily in Zhuo Yatong's direction. The seemingly unstoppable tide of Mutant Pigs was finally thrown into chaos.

After setting fire to all the combustible items, Yue Zhong did not choose to search for the Mutant Pig King's whereabouts: instead, he swiftly sped along in the direction of Zhuo Yatong's current position.

The entire town was engulfed in towering flames that seemed to reach the heavens. Most of the Mutant Pigs were burned to death, or they were currently fleeing out of the town in disarray; however, over 200 of them had leapt over the wall of flames and were currently charging towards Zhuo Yatong in a frenzy from all directions.

6 heavy machine guns were spewing violent flames non-stop at the Mutant Pigs, tearing many of them apart into pieces. Yet quite a lot of them still managed to break past the deadlock and began to engage in fierce battle with Zhuo Yatong and the warriors of the First Company behind her.

Zhuo Yatong was instantly decapitating the Mutant Pigs one by one, while the remaining pigs were also caught up in battle with the First Company. To lighten Zhuo Yatong's load, many fighters even took up things like watermelon knives, hacksaws, makeshift spears, baseball bats and various other 'weapons', rushing up to entangle with the Mutant Pigs.

Zhuo Yatong had been fighting constantly on the frontline without retreating, and this gave rise to a huge boost in morale. The warriors were not willing to hear about how they could not even compare to a lady, and they somehow all released an unbelievable amount of bloodlust and courage. Nevertheless, the substandard weaponry resulted in many losses for the First Company- a lot of people were not able to immediately kill the fierce Mutant Pigs and were rammed into the ground by the pigs instead, before having their throats ripped apart. At the same time though, a huge number of the Mutant Pigs were rapidly being slaughtered by the fighters.

In fact, when compared to facing zombies, these normal warriors fought much more bravely against the Mutant Pigs, because as soon as they received a wound from a zombie, they would become infected and eventually turn into one as well. However, even after receiving heavy injuries from the Mutant Pigs' assault, there was still a chance to live on.

It was just that in the heat of the battle, those 6 heavy machine guns had been firing non-stop, whilst the warriors who were hiding behind covers also began to fire their rifles one by one. In Clear Wind Camp, ammunition was a very scarce resource to begin with and simply wasn't enough to fight a huge battle. Right now, Clear Wind Camp had finally run out of ammunition.

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Chapter 230: Great Victory!!

After shaking off the suppression from the firepower, the remaining Mutant Pigs started their mad assault on Zhuo Yatong and her team once again, crushing the hopes of almost the entire team.

Zhuo Yatong swung her blade and immediately killed 2 of the Mutant Pigs in succession, but due to exhaustion, her timing was off and she was struck viciously by another Mutant Pig. She was knocked back by 5 or 6 metres and she spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

2 of the Mutant Pigs came pouncing over fiercely, as they opened their bloody mouths and prepared to bite down at Zhuo Yatong's throat.

"Am I going to die?" As she watched the Mutant Pigs drawing closer, her eyes flashed with bitterness. Those 2 Mutant Pigs could have been killed easily had she been in top condition, but she had virtually no stamina left and had just been injured by another Mutant Pig- she couldn't even move anymore.

An expression of regret and sorrow flashed past her eyes:

"What a pity, I can't even see him or Caiwei one last time before I die!!"

The Mutant Pigs arrived in front of her and they opened their mouths full of razor sharp teeth, biting down at Zhuo Yatong's throat. She could even smell the putrid breath from their mouths.

Right as Zhuo Yatong was about to meet her death, 2 bone spears shot down from the skies, immediately piercing through the Mutant Pigs' heads and nailing them to the ground!

"Boss Yue!!"

"Battalion Commander!! He's back!!"

The warriors, whose morale was about to shatter due to Zhuo Yatong being knocked back, saw Yue Zhong suspended in mid-air, supported by his Bone Spears. They immediately let out an earth-shaking roar of celebration and their morale instantly shot up.

Still suspended in mid-air, Yue Zhong hollered,

"The majority of the herd has escaped! These are the last of the Mutant Pigs, so as long as we kill them, then we will have won this battle!"

Upon hearing this great news, all the warriors got excited. They immediately erupted with unbelievable valor and began to engage in a frenzied slaughter with the Mutant Pigs.

"I'm sorry, I was late!!"

Yue Zhong disengaged the Encompassing Body Armor Skill and let White Bones join in the fray. He then disposed of a few more Mutant Pigs himself, before he came to Zhuo Yatong's side and hugged her blood-soaked figure tightly, placing some Life-Saving Grass powder into her mouth.

Zhuo Yatong lay comfortably in Yue Zhong's embrace as she smiled gently and said,

"I should be the one to apologize, for not being able to persevere all the way till your return."

At this moment, that unbelievably beautiful face was covered in blood, yet in Yue Zhong's eyes, she was even more attractive than before.

Yue Zhong laid her down on a stretcher with a little reluctance as he said,

"Stay here and rest well! I will go end the battle!"

After all, the battle was not yet over, and as the strongest fighter, Yue Zhong had to return to the battlefield.

Zhuo Yatong was also a little reluctant to part, but she still put on a gentle smile as she said,

"Mm! Be careful!"

Yue Zhong glanced once more at Zhuo Yatong, before rushing with hesitation towards the herd of Mutant Pigs.

The total number of Mutant Pigs remaining was no more than one hundred, and with Yue Zhong and White Bones both joining the fray, they quickly disposed of many of the pigs. Right when there were less than 30 of them left, the Mutant Pigs suddenly became dispirited and tried to make a break for it. However, they were immediately chased down by Yue Zhong and his men, who pierced through the pigs' forelimbs and thus captured them alive.

Inside the villa compound, there were over 1000 survivors gathered, with people crowded around everywhere in the place. At the same time, all sorts of items had been piled up, forming a crude fence together with some barbed wire.

Everyone's hearts felt anxious as they looked into the distance, awaiting the results of the battle. They had already done all that they could: if the frontline fell, then they could only pick up simple weapons, like metal or wooden sticks, and prepare to engage in battle with the savage Mutant Pigs.

No one present believed that they had a chance to win against the Mutant Pigs with those simple and crude weapons. All their strongest warriors had already been sent to the frontlines, hence only the weaker adults and children were left.

"Victory!! We've won!!! The Mutant Pigs were wiped out by us!! We've won!!"

A warrior covered entirely in blood rushed back from the frontlines and was shouting loudly with joy.

"Victory!!"

"We've really won!!!"

Hearing the joyous news, all the survivors within the villa compound immediately broke out in celebration. Many of them were overjoyed and were hugging one another. They had finally made it through this tribulation and had survived. Everyone was overcome with endless happiness.

The warrior continued to say,

"The Battalion Commander has said!! Tonight we shall feast, everyone will be able to dine on pork and have their fill!!"

"Long live Yue Zhong!! Long live Yue Zhong!!"

"That's great!! Long live Battalion Commander Yue!!"

Hearing this news, all the survivors were even more elated, since they had not eaten meat in a long time. Yue Zhong's decision had filled them with endless gratitude and approval towards him.

"The battle this time has resulted in about 70% of the houses in Clear Wind Camp being burnt down. 58 people had died, 23 have sustained heavy injuries which they can't recover from- even if they were to use your miraculous medicine, they would still be handicapped and won't be able to fight in future battles.

43 others have sustained light injuries and are expected to be able to recover. Our machine gun ammunition has been completely depleted, whilst we have less than 100 rounds worth of rifle bullets remaining; as for the handguns, we are left with about 40 rounds of ammunition for them."

"There is less than a tonne of gasoline left, although diesel is slightly better with over a tonne left…"

As the other survivors were celebrating after the calamity, Chen Ming was fulfilling his duties as an Operative Officer by reporting the specific details and losses from this battle.

In the fight against the Mutant Pigs, Yue Zhong was successful in leading the survivors to overcome them, but he himself had suffered huge losses. He had expended almost all of his ammunition and there were more than one hundred casualties. A huge number of the deaths came from the warriors of his First and Second Companies that he had just established, which was quite a blow to Yue Zhong.

The only consolation was that after such a devastating battle, most of the warriors in the First Company had already become Enhancers and had seen bloodshed, and so they were no longer a disorganized mob. They were beginning to possess the courage and confidence needed to fight.

On top of that, Yue Zhong had gained a huge number of Mutant Pigs' corpses and many God and Devil System items, as well as Level 1 and Level 2 Skill Books. He decided to turn the hide of the Mutant Pigs into leather armor, to distribute all the Mutant Pork (lol) as food and even to use the bones to make soup, which could nourish the survivors' bodies. As for the Skill Books, he decided to reward them to the warriors of the First Company who had fought hard in the battle.

Yue Zhong then said deeply,

"Those 23 casualties with heavy injuries will be allocated the same amount of resources as those soldiers on active duty- not a single one is to be given any less. For those with no wives, arrange one for them. Is that understood?"

Yue Zhong never mistreated his subordinates who fought for him.

Chen Ming replied in agreement,

"Yes! Master!"

Yue Zhong pondered a while, before asking Xiong Zheng,

"Xiong Zheng! Do you know if there are any military camps around here?"

Yue Zhong was currently lacking in ammunition and weapons the most rather than food. Without those two, they could still manage against zombies; however, if they had to deal with humans armed with firepower, then even if they were to obtain victory, it would be at a huge cost.

Xiong Zheng replied bluntly,

"Boss Yue, I know of one location, but it has already claimed by the Ferocious Tigers as their territory!"

Yue Zhong furrowed his eyebrows tightly as he tapped his index finger lightly against the table: he was considering a relocation of the entire camp. Without any weapons or ammunition, this camp comprising over 2000 people was akin to a huge piece of fatty meat- anyone who had enough power could come and take a bite out of it.

If Lie Tianyang wanted revenge, all he had to do was to provide information about Clear Wind Camp to any major power, and those major powers would definitely then send out troops to annex Yue Zhong's stronghold.

It was just that the relocation of over 2000 people was not a simple task, as it would require all kinds of preparations to be made in advance. The first step was to verify a suitable location to relocate to. Yue Zhong stared at a map, looking over the villages one by one and trying to find a suitable place.

A soldier entered the room and said,

"Reporting in! Battalion Commander, there's a survivor outside who requests an audience. He claims to have been a reporter prior to Z-Day,and has some important news for you."

Yue Zhong continued to gaze at the map without lifting his head up as he said lightly,

"Bring him in!"

The soldier quickly brought in a slightly tanned, astute-looking male with a frail body who looked about 20 years old.

Yue Zhong glanced at the young man and simply said,

"Say whatever business you have!"

The young man laughed lightly and said,

"Battalion Commander Yue, my name is Xu Feng! Before the apocalypse, I was a reporter. Just last year, I conducted an interview at an army camp. I can still remember the location. Would you like to know where it is?"

Yue Zhong stared at Xu Feng before he retracted his gaze and asked,

"What do you want?"

A hint of passion flashed past Xu Feng's eyes as he said,

" I want to obtain a Level 2 Skill Book and become a warrior of the First Company."

During the apocalypse, the highest death rates came from the people who fought on frontlines. At the same time though, the frontline warriors also received the best benefits. After the victory in the battle against the Mutant Pigs, Xu Feng desperately wanted to become an Enhancer and enter the upper echelons of Yue Zhong's system.

Back when Lie Tianyang was in charge of Clear Wind Camp, Xu Feng had wanted to hand over this vital piece of information in exchange for a better position. However, Lie Tianyang was too brutal and Xu Feng was worried that passing on this piece of information might bring more harm to himself than good. Subsequently, Xu Feng decided to withhold the information he had and so Lie Tianyang never got his hands on it.

Yue Zhong replied in a deep voice,

"I promise to give you what you want: however, the army camp's position must be nearby and it must not have already been opened by others. Come over here and point out to me where the army camp is located."

Exchanging a Level 2 Skill Book for the location of an army camp was definitely worth it for Yue Zhong.

Xu Feng walked up to Yue Zhong and took a look at the map, before pointing out a place and saying, "It's right here!"

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Chapter 231: Jealousy and Courage!

Xiong Zheng looked carefully for a while, before shaking his head and saying,

"No! I haven't heard of anybody setting up a military camp here."

Yue Zhong stared fixedly at Xu Feng and asked directly,

"Since you have been there before, you should be clear on its establishment. How many squads are there?"

Xu Feng smiled and said,

"This place is the XXX Mechanized Infantry Brigade Station. There were over 3000 people stationed there. There are tanks, armed helicopters, autonomous artillery and many other kinds of equipment."

Hearing this, Xiong Zheng's eyes lit up and he exclaimed excitedly,

"Mechanized Infantry Brigade?!! We've really struck it rich!! This time we'll strike it rich!!"

Yue Zhong was equally as excited, since with the Mechanized Infantry Brigade and its equipment, his troops would gain a huge boost in battle power.

Yue Zhong suppressed the excitement in his heart and his expression remained calm as he gave an order to Chen Ming:

"Chen Ming, go prepare by gathering all the working vehicles and fuel. Tomorrow, I'll bring some men to open up this place."

Regardless of whether the information was accurate or not, Yue Zhong was willing to take a risk and concentrate his forces on opening up this place.

Chen Ming nodded and replied, "Yes!"

After making a decision, Yue Zhong dismissed the rest of the people. He himself walked out of the conference room and strode towards the main villa compound. Although most of the buildings in the town had been burnt down, the villa compound was still intact and most of the survivors had settled here. Currently, each and every family was cooking the Mutant Pork, and there was a delicious scent wafting through the air. Everyone had a rarely seen look of expectation on their faces.

Along the way, whenever the survivors saw Yue Zhong, most of them would voluntarily salute him. The man in front of them had saved their lives, and had even provided them with meat that was hard to come by. At this moment, they were all extremely grateful to Yue Zhong. After taking over Clear Wind Camp, their lives had improved a lot in such a short period of time- compared to Lie Tianyang, they greatly preferred Yue Zhong as their ruler.

Yue Zhong entered Zhuo Yatong's room and immediately saw the incredibly beautiful and mature lady sitting there quietly, elegantly reading a novel. A cute loli was sleeping beside the beauty.

Zhuo Yatong's body had been in excellent condition, and it was only due to the exhausting battle that she was rammed against by the Mutant Pig, causing her to lose her mobility. After taking the Life-Saving Grass and resting for the entire afternoon, she had already made a full recovery, although her stamina was yet to fully replenish itself.

Yue Zhong gazed at the quiet and elegant Zhuo Yatong as he thought back to her outstanding efforts in the bloody battle against the Mutant Pigs. His heart racing, Yue Zhong reached out to hug this absolute beauty as he inhaled her fragrance and slowly spoke out some heartfelt words,

"It's been really tough on you today. However, if you face a similar situation next time, I hope that you will retreat before you lose all your strength. I don't want to lose you."

Earlier today, if it wasn't for Zhuo Yatong's determination, the defence line at the department store would have already been broken down. If that had happened, the death count would have definitely been in the hundreds, thus Zhuo Yatong could be considered as a hero as well. However, everyone has some selfishness in them, and deep down, Yue Zhong placed more important on Zhuo Yatong than the other survivors. If he lost his troops, then he could train new ones; if he lost survivors, he could search for more. Even if 300 survivors were to die, it would not affect him as much as if Zhuo Yatong were to perish.

"Mm!"

Zhuo Yatong could feel Yue Zhong's sincere concern and the corners of her mouth raised slightly, before revealing a captivating smile. With just these words from Yue Zhong, she felt that it was all worth it. Yue Zhong truly cared about her and did not view her as one of his normal subordinates.

Gazing at the beauty in front of him, Yue Zhong could not resist and planted a kiss on her cherry-like lips. Zhuo Yatong also returned the kiss passionately, and soon their tongues entwined.

In the heat of the passion, Yue Zhong became increasingly aroused and he unconsciously started unbuttoning her blouse; he slipped his hands into her clothes and grabbed hold of her ample 'white rabbits' full of elasticity.

Zhuo Yatong was surprised and her face immediately flushed red. She gritted her teeth and resisted Yue Zhong's advances, before pleading pitifully,

"Not here!! Caiwei is right beside us!!"

The moment she mentioned Yun Caiwei, Yue Zhong also became clear-headed and he stopped his onslaught with extreme reluctance.

Yue Zhong had just drawn his hands back when Yun Caiwei's petite body shook a little, as she rubbed her eyes and sat up groggily. Looking at Yue Zhong and her mother, whose clothes were in a disarray, she asked innocently,

"Mummy! What were you doing with Big Brother?"

Zhuo Yatong's face immediately turned a deeper shade of red, since she did not know how to answer her daughter. She could not help but stare at the culprit, Yue Zhong, with a slight accusing look.

Yue Zhong's expression did not change, as he ruffled Yun Caiwei's hair and smiled gently,

"Go change and have dinner! There's your favourite roast meat tonight!"

Yun Caiwei gazed at Yue Zhong and her eyes immediately lit up as she asked,

"Roast meat? Is it the same as the tender and fragrant roast meat we ate the other day?"

That Type 2 Mutant Black-scaled Boar meat was the tastiest meat that Yun Caiwei had ever eaten, and she had constantly craved for it.

Yue Zhong smiled lightly at Yun Caiwei and said, "Mm! It's precisely that type of meat!"

"Yayy!! Big brother is the best! This is your reward!" Yun Caiwei immediately threw herself into Yue Zhong's arms, lowering her head and planting a kiss on his cheek.

Zhuo Yatong gazed lovingly at Yun Caiwei as she called out gently,

"Caiwei, don't bother your big brother! Quickly go change your clothes, otherwise there won't be any roast meat left for you."

Yun Caiwei bolted off like a little deer and smiled back sweetly at her mother,

"Mm! Got it, mummy!"

After they had changed their clothes, Yue Zhong brought the mother and daughter pair into the dining hall.

Gu Manzi and Tong Xiaoyun were already sitting there waiting.

At this moment, the way Gu Manzi looked at Zhuo Yatong had already changed: after seeing Zhuo Yatong dispose of the Mutant Pigs so easily, her heart was now full of both envy and admiration. She wanted to become as strong as someone like Zhuo Yatong, a heroine with tyrannical strength who could freely kill all her enemies.

All sorts of delectable delicacies were laid out on the table. Fried pork loin, fried pig heart, steamed pork ribs, braised pig tail soup, roasted pork chops and a variety of other dishes were served. The tastiest was still the Type 2 Mutant Boar meat, which was much more beneficial to the human body than the normal Mutant Pig meat.

After finishing their dinner, Yue Zhong took out two Level 2 Skill Books and passed them to Tong Xiaoyun, saying,

"This is your reward. Work even harder in the future!"

Those two Level 2 Skill Books were [Explosive Strength] and [Shadow Steps]. They were also the most common Level 2 Skill books, but to normal people, these skill books were valuable beyond compare. Each Skill Book could let one possess incredible explosive power and fighting strength.

Tong Xiaoyun received the 2 Skill Books and her eyes brightened up as she smiled sweetly. With these two Level 2 Skill Books, her strength could instantly rise severalfold. After today's battle, she had become a Level 8 Enhancer, so as long as she gained another 2 levels, she would become a Level 10 Enhancer. (TN: Like duh)

Tong Xiaoyun was elated as she hugged Yue Zhong and kissed him twice consecutively:

"Thank you, big brother Yue!!"

Gu Manzi saw that Tong Xiaoyun had received two Level 2 Skill books and her eyes flashed with a hint of envy. She walked over and hugged one of Yue Zhong's arms, as she pressed her ample chest against him and said coquettishly,

"Brother Yue! I also want a Skill Book, can you give me one? I want to help you fight the enemies too."

Yue Zhong glanced at Gu Manzi and directly rejected her, saying,

"No way! You don't have the necessary courage. Once you've proven to me that you can fight, I will then give you a Skill Book!"

During the battle with the Mutant Pigs, driven purely by the desire for power, Tong Xiaoyun had gone to Yue Zhong's side and had gone through a life-and-death situation with him. This led Yue Zhong to look at Tong Xiaoyun differently. Although her talent might not be as outstanding as that of Zhuo Yatong, this seemingly weak girl in junior high school possessed a courage that would put most men to shame. Yue Zhong was willing to nurture her as long as she had enough courage.

Although Gu Manzi was pretty and alluring, she still feared death like normal people did. There was nothing wrong with that in itself, but Yue Zhong did not want to waste any precious Skill Books on such a person.

Hearing those words, Gu Manzi's expression froze, and out of sheer habit, she wanted to vent her frustrations like a spoilt child, to fling his arm away and ignore him.

However, just when she was about to shake him off, she thought back to the days when she had to worry about food and warmth in the survivor fleet, as well as the decapitated human heads that she had seen in the bloody factory. The 'young miss' managed to suppress her temper. It was just that there were now only feelings of grievance and envy towards Tong Xiaoyun in Gu Manzi's heart.

Since they were going to open up the military station the next day, Yue Zhong did not do anything to Zhuo Yatong or Gu Manzi; instead, he sensibly went to bed early to replenish his own energy.

"I want to join you and fight!! I will prove my courage!!"

Early the next morning, Gu Manzi had gotten into attire and arrived in front of Yue Zhong to directly announce her intentions.

"Good! Take this!"

Yue Zhong immediately passed a Replica Tang Sword to Gu Manzi, before taking her with him to join the vehicle fleet heading towards the Mechanized Infantry Brigade Station.

After two days and one night of constant travel, Yue Zhong's team finally managed to arrive outside the Mechanized Infantry Brigade Station, which Xu Feng pointed out.

Along the way, they saw a few scattered zombie hordes, consisting of zombies in the tens and hundreds. Those zombies were easily disposed of by Yue Zhong, White Bones, Zhuo Yatong, Xiong Zheng, Tong Xiaoyun and all the other Enhancers. After Tong Xiaoyun managed to kill an L1 zombie, she rose up in level to become a Level 9 Enhancer.

"There's something wrong!"

Observing the extremely quiet army station, Yue Zhong's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

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Chapter 232: Devil Vines!

The Mechanized Infantry Brigade Station covered a very wide area, with its back facing the mountain and verdant greenery surrounding it. There was even a small brook leading to who-knows-where beside the camp. The scenery could be described as enchanting, an extremely beautiful scene.

However, as Yue Zhong gazed at the picturesque scenery, his heart was on full alert. It was too quiet for his liking, the entire station was truly too peaceful.

Yue Zhong and his team had travelled for such a distance, and the noise from the vehicle fleet had attracted the zombies, yet now that they had arrived at the camp, there were absolutely no disturbances at all. It made no sense whatsoever.

It must be made clear that there were supposed to be over 3000 soldiers garrisoned in here, and Yue Zhong was already prepared for a huge battle: even if he had to sacrifice 100 people, he absolutely had to claim this military station. However, the eerie silence gave him goosebumps.

"Don't tell me that this camp has already been opened?"

The inauspicious thought flashed by in Yue Zhong's mind.

However, upon closer inspection, he immediately saw where the strange phenomenon was occurring. Inside the camp, there stood many bizarre trees that were extremely tall, as though reaching for the heavens, with each of them easily over 20m in height. Their leaves were different than those of before the apocalypse: there were some that bore resemblance to ferns, some that looked like banana leaves, and some that reminded Yue Zhong of vines. It was an extremely strange sight, as though a mutated botanical garden was putting on an exhibit of some sort.

"Stay here while I go check it out!"

Yue Zhong left some orders as he activated his Encompassing Body Armor and immediately rushed into the encampment.

In just a few moments, Yue Zhong entered the military camp and he immediately saw a few Type 9 Attack Helicopters parked on a landing strip. However, beside those incomparably valuable helicopters was an extremely tall tree with countless vines that wrapped tightly around them, to such an extent that those helicopters were already deformed.

(TL: not too sure about the actual name of the helicopter so just take it with a pinch of salt for now)

"My attack helicopters!!!"

Seeing those helicopters bent out of shape by those vines, Yue Zhong's heart felt like it was bleeding. If he had those helicopters, dealing with that bastard Lie Tianyang would be as simple as firing a few guided missiles to send him straight to hell.

Yue Zhong looked at those helicopters and he hesitated for a moment, before drawing his Dark Magic Blade and walking straight over to them. If that tree did not pose any threats, then he would not spare any expense to salvage whatever could still be saved from those helicopters.

Yue Zhong carefully approached the Mutant Plant: right as he was about 5 metres away from the helicopters, his sense of danger immediately went off and he retreated hastily.

The vines that were scattered across the ground all shot up together, and were now shooting towards Yue Zhong like countless tentacles.

As the Dark Magic Sword in Yue Zhong's hands erupted with blade images, he cut off those countless vines one by one; however, due to the sheer number of them, Yue Zhong was forced to defend with his life. He was ultimately still hit by 6 of the vines, resulting in them rigidly piercing 6 small holes into his Bone Armor.

After chopping those 6 vines in half with one slash, he retreated even further, creating a 40m distance between him and the tree. Only then did Yue Zhong get out of the range of those vines.

The attack range of the Mutant Vine Plant was only 70m, and so once Yue Zhong had gotten to the 90m mark, the vines could not do anything about him.

"What monstrous vines!!"

After he had succeeded in escaping, Yue Zhong took a careful look at the Mutant Plant and his eyes had a tinge of fear to them. If it had been anyone other than him, even someone like Zhuo Yatong wearing a Level 2 Defence Armor would have been instantly pierced by the vines, and would subsequently become nutrition for the Mutant Vine Plant.

Yue Zhong finally understood why there wasn't a single zombie corpse lying around. If the entire military camp was filled with these terrifying Mutant Plants, the number of corpses wouldn't even be enough for these plants to feed on.

Yue Zhong took one more look at the Mutant Plant, which he had named 'Devil Vines', before deciding to give up on all notions of trespassing the area. He turned around and headed further into the camp. Although the Devil Vines were 'as many as the hair of the ox', wanting to destroy them was not completely impossible; however, it would require at least 2 days, and Yue Zhong could not afford to waste his precious time here.

(TN: as many as the hair of the ox = idiom meaning countless)

Yue Zhong proceeded carefully throughout the camp whenever he came across a Mutant Plant. However, not all the Mutant Plants were aggressive or carnivorous: for example, the Divine Spring Tea Plant in Yue Zhong's possession was also a species of Mutant Plant. Long-term use of its tea leaves by normal people would have the effect of boosting their 'spirit power', yet the Divine Spring Tea Plant was not aggressive in nature.

Yue Zhong carefully touched the branches of a giant tree that seemed to form a cloud-like shape. The huge tree was similar to the very rare Sequoia species and it did not display any form of aggression. Hanging down from the branches of the gigantic tree, there were many black fruits the size of fists.

Yue Zhong thought for a moment before extending his hand, making a bone spear shoot out and pierce through a branch that had 6 of the fruits, causing them to fall down.

When the black fruits landed in Yue Zhong's hands, they immediately exploded. From each fruit, a sharp seed the size of a knuckle shot out explosively, with 2 of them shooting towards Yue Zhong.

Those sharp seeds bombarded Yue Zhong's body before immediately ricocheting off one by one. Their explosive and penetrative power were similar to that of a normal rifle bullet, hence they were not able to do any harm at all to Yue Zhong.

"They're quite similar to hand grenades! Who knows, maybe these fruits can be used as substitutes for grenades."

Yue Zhong looked at those fruits and had that sudden thought; he climbed up the tree swiftly and plucked 2 black fruits. However, he exerted a little too much force and those fruits instantly exploded, shooting out their sharp seeds in all directions.

The moment those sharp seeds hit the other fruits, they triggered further explosions, resulting in a chain reaction; it wasn't long before the entire tree was filled with fruits exploding one by one and countless seeds shooting everywhere like rain, leaving Yue Zhong with no way of dodging them whatever.

He could only lower his head and let the seeds rain down on his body. Using the Encompassing Body Armor coagulated from White Bones, Yue Zhong was able to protect himself from the entire barrage of seeds from the huge tree.

A huge number of the Mutant Tree seeds hit Yue Zhong's Bone Armor and bounced off, and so the ground was littered with a layer of them.

"Seems like it won't work, the explosive fruits are too unstable. They can't be used!"

Yue Zhong jumped down from the Mutant Tree and thought to himself dejectedly.

He then climbed down from the tree and continued to advance. Right after Yue Zhong passed by another huge tree, his sense of danger immediately went off, as a huge Mutant Water Snake suddenly shot out from the grass patch with its bloody mouth opened wide, intending to chomp down on him.

Yue Zhong stared fixedly at the Mutant Water Snake, and with a slight movement of his body, he dodged its attack. He followed up with a swing of his blade just 7 inches away from its head, decapitating it and causing fresh blood to spray everywhere.

After the Mutant Water Snake was killed with one strike, its body struggled for a while before it collapsed lifelessly onto the ground. A Skill Book appeared beside its carcass.

[Congratulations on rising to Level 38, you have gained 2 enhancement points.]

When the experience orb from the Mutant Water Snake entered his body, Yue Zhong finally rose up in level again. When he was defending Clear Wind Camp, despite having killed many Mutant Pigs, he was not able to level up; however, he was just one step away from the next level, thus the killing of this Mutant Water Snake was naturally the final push for him to successfully reach the next level and gain enhancements.

"Add 2 points to Agility!"

Yue Zhong chose to increase his agility. All martial arts would only be impenetrable if they were fast; speed was extremely important in battle.

After Yue Zhong killed that Mutant Water Snake, it was like he had hit a hornets' nest. From all corners, many large Mutant Water Snakes slithered out one after another, preparing to strike at Yue Zhong. As those snakes slithered around in the underbrush, they seemed to be monsters choosing which humans to devour and they looked extremely sinister.

As Yue Zhong watched a few dozen Mutant Snakes slither over from all directions, a hint of shock flashed past his eyes:

"Is this a snake's nest? How come there are so many Mutant Water Snakes?!"

Although Yue Zhong was shocked, he did not lose his composure. Even though a few dozen Mutant Water Snakes might look quite frightening, the current him was completely capable of taking them down.

Yue Zhong's figure explosively retreated, luring the 13 snakes over as he darted amongst the trees, appearing one moment and disappearing the next. He then suddenly increased his speed, and rushed towards one of the Mutant Water Snakes.

Having reached 72 points in Agility, Yue Zhong could now unleash a terrifying speed and before the Mutant Water Snake could even react, Yue Zhong had leapt over it and slashed down at the back of its neck, causing it to die on the spot.

(TN: so the actual term here isn't actually 'neck' here, but rather '7 inches'. This comes from the Chinese saying, 'to hit a snake you must hit it 7 inches from its head'. Of course, this sounds quite awkward when put into a sentence, so I've used neck instead. Wait… does the snake even have a neck? Nvm, lol)

After getting rid of that Mutant Water Snake, Yue Zhong's figure flashed several times in succession. He appeared in front of another Mutant Water Snake, and raising his sword up high, as Yue Zhong swung down viciously and beheaded it.

After Yue Zhong had taken out 2 Mutant Water Snakes in a row, the other 3 Mutant Water Snakes nearby finally reacted, stretching out their heads as they opened their jaws wide and shooting towards Yue Zhong like arrows.

Yue Zhong shifted his body and dodged all 3 attacks; then, as his figure flashed several times in succession, there came a flash of 'bladelight' and fresh blood poured out of the 3 Mutant Water Snakes' necks.

Yue Zhong's continuous strengthening of his Agility had now let him reap generous rewards: he constantly dashed about in the forest like a demon, suddenly jumping out from time to time with his blade raised high and killing one or two Mutant Water Snakes. Proceeding like this, he managed to take them down one by one, whilst the Mutant Water Snakes were unable to do anything about him.

After killing 7 more Mutant Water Snakes, the rest of the snakes finally got frightened, and they started slithering back to the bizarre forest.

Yue Zhong swiftly followed, intending to kill all of them; their bodies were all full of treasures, and he did not want to let even a single one off.

He continued his pursuit and managed to slaughter another two of the snakes, before the remaining four burst into the depths of the bizarre forest, which was full of Mutant Plants.

Those 4 Mutant Water Snakes quickly escaped to an extremely tall tree with a diameter of 10m. It had flourishing branches and a lush foliage that blocked out all the sunlight nearby, and the tree was covered entirely in countless pink flowers.

Surrounding the huge tree, there were two Mutant Water Snakes over 30 metres long with a small bulge on their heads; they were currently devouring those pink flowers upon the tree.

There was also another enormous snake coiled around the top of the tree; when compared to this snake atop the tree, even a beast as large as a normal Mutant Water Snake seemed insignificant. It was thus clear that there was a huge, terrifying monster coiled around the top of the tree.

Beneath the gigantic tree, there were countless human bones, making the scene seem like that of a demon's lair, which gave off an extremely horrifying feel.

[Level 43 Mutant Beast: Mutant Elite Water Snake!]

[Level 53 Mutant Beast: Type 2 Mutant Water Snake!]

The moment Yue Zhong laid eyes on those 3 monsters, his Eyes of Perception activated and all the information regarding the beasts flowed into his brain.

"Damn it! To think that there are such monsters here!!" Yue Zhong's face immediately turned pale. He could still hold his own against the 2 Mutant Elite Water Snakes, but he had no confidence all in being able to beat the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake.

He had experienced first-hand the fearsome power of Type 2 beasts, the most recent being the Type 2 Mutant Black-scaled Boar: even after exhausting all his means, he could not even leave a single scratch on its body. If he had made the slightest mistake, he would have been killed by it. He was naturally unwilling to provoke such a terrifying beast. Facing an opponent that one could not beat and still wanting to rush headlong to fight it was not courage; rather, it was extreme stupidity.

The 4 Mutant Water Snakes slithered up to the 2 Mutant Elite Water Snakes and began to let out agitated hissing noises.

Those 2 beasts immediately stopped swallowing the pink flowers, simultaneously swivelling their heads around to stare at Yue Zhong coldly. They suddenly uncoiled their bodies and shot towards Yue Zhong like arrows.

Yue Zhong was startled, immediately turning tail and fleeing. Facing 2 Mutant Elite Water Snakes and a Type 2 Mutant Water Snake on top of that was the equivalent seeking death.

When the 2 Mutant Elite Water Snakes moved, their speed was extremely explosive; even though they possessed huge bodies, they were as quick as they were large, and the dense forest could not slow down their speed at all. Yue Zhong had 72 points in Agility yet he had no means of shaking them off- instead, they seemed to get closer and closer.

"Damn it!" Yue Zhong eyed the 2 beasts which were getting closer, before opening his right hand and shooting a bone spear to propel himself into the air, making him fly up onto one of the huge trees.

Those 2 Mutant Elite Water Snakes did not falter, swiftly climbing up that huge tree and opening their mouths, preparing to bite down on Yue Zhong.

The speed of those 2 Mutant Elite Water Snakes far surpassed that of normal Mutant Water Snakes, and as Yue Zhong was placed under immense pressure, he activated his Shadow Steps Skill. His speed breaking past the 100 point mark, Yue Zhong dodged the incoming attacks by a hair's breadth.

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Chapter 233: Advancement to Level 40!

Yue Zhong knew that he could not fight against these beasts in terms of stamina or speed; he had to defeat them in the shortest amount of time, otherwise all that awaited him was death.

After dodging the attacks of those two Mutant Elite Water Snakes, his right hand shot out a Bone Spear towards another tree, propelling him towards one of the snakes' heads. He took out his Stinger (TN: Finally, it makes its appearance.) and immediately let loose a barrage of 6 shots.

At such a close range, the power of the Stinger was fully exhibited: the bullets pierced through the scales of the Mutant Elite Water Snake and into its brain.

The Mutant Elite Water Snake writhed in agony as it thrashed about, managing to break the bone spear that Yue Zhong had shot out with its brute strength. However, the snake itself fell down from the tree, and it landed heavily on the ground as it continued to struggle.

The other Mutant Elite Water Snake saw its companion's miserable state and it opened its huge mouth, spraying out a dense cyan poisonous mist towards Yue Zhong, ready to engulf him.

That Mutant Elite Water Snake had just opened its huge mouth when an extreme feeling of danger arose in Yue Zhong's heart. He immediately retreated hastily, not daring to go near the Mutant Elite Water Snake and jumping onto the branch of another huge tree instead.

Although Yue Zhong had retreated with all his strength, he had still unfortunately come into contact with the poison mist; other than the areas covered by the Encompassing Body Armor, long scars actually appeared on the exposed parts of his body.

Yue Zhong's face turned pale: if he had been enveloped by that mist earlier, he might already have been dissolved into nothingness. The fear towards the Mutant Elite Water Snake in his heart upped by another notch. A moment ago, if he had been closer to the beast by just a bit, he definitely would not have been able to escape the poison mist.

Yue Zhong swiftly changed the bullets for his Stinger before he fired it at the Mutant Elite Water Snake. With the aid of his Firearms Control Skill and superb aiming, the Stinger Bullets accurately hit its right eye. As the snake's right eye directly burst open, a huge amount of mucus mixed with blood flowed out from the wound.

Blinded by the bullets, the Mutant Elite Water Snake opened its bloody jaws painfully, before spraying out balls of cyan-colored poison mist one after another at Yue Zhong once again.

Yue Zhong's Danger Perception Skill kicked in effectively again: as the Mutant Elite Water Snake had just opened its mouth, Yue Zhong's figure had already shifted in advance, avoiding the snake's attack. At the same time, he took aim with his Stinger to continue his assault on the snake's other eye.

6 Stinger bullets were fired out, breaking through the snake's other eye; the Mutant Elite Water Snake immediately emitted hisses of grief, as it continued to constantly spit out small clouds of poisonous green fog.

Under the constant exposure of the poison mist, the surroundings all became a scene of deathly stillness. Grass withered, the trees started to putrefy, and two unsuspecting Mutant Rats that had just passed by immediately died, dissolving into fluids within a span of 3 seconds.

Yue Zhong hid far away, watching the Mutant Elite Water Snake spray out the poison mist.

After spitting out a few more clusters of poison mist, the snake suddenly calmed down. It stuck out its tongue, which vibrated in the air for a while, before quickly shooting out like a thunderbolt towards Yue Zhong.

After all, snakes used their tongues to perceive their surroundings and to hunt their prey; even though the Mutant Elite Water Snake had undergone evolution, it had still retained its basic snake instincts and abilities. The reason for why it had spat out the poison mist just now was because of the severe pain in its eyes, which incurred the snake's wrath and made it feel very indisposed.

At this moment, the duration for the Shadow Steps Skill had already passed the 30 seconds mark and it deactivated. Ignoring his stamina usage, Yue Zhong activated the skill once again and once again, his speed soared past 100 points in a flash.

As the Mutant Elite Water Snake opened its mouth wide and bolted towards Yue Zhong like lightning, Yue Zhong dodged the impending attack and leapt onto its head. He stabbed down at the snake's head using his Dark Magic Blade with all his strength.

Covering the scales of the Mutant Elite Water Snake, there was a layer of mucus membrane. After Yue Zhong had stabbed the snake, the greater part of the attack had been negated by the membrane; in addition, the Dark Magic Blade actually slid off the scales, with no way of penetrating them.

Yue Zhong frowned as he thought,

"Even the Dark Magic Blade is no good? What a pity, if only I had learnt the Blade Strengthening Skill!"

When it came to dealing with the higher level Mutant Beasts, the most difficult part about them was always their scales, fur or skin. It was incredibly difficult to harm them with just normal methods. Coupled with the fact that these monsters possessed huge strength and various abilities, wanting to achieve victory over these monsters was extremely difficult. Although Yue Zhong could easily dispose of an L2 or a normal Mutant Water Snake with his Dark Magic Sword, he had no way of slashing open this Mutant Elite Water Snake's scales.

The Mutant Elite Water Snake felt Yue Zhong lying on its head, and as it shook its head around, the snake immediately rushed over to knock its head against a large tree.

Yue Zhong did not dare to stay on the snake's head for any longer. He let go and rolled towards the side.

Meanwhile, the Mutant Elite Water Snake had rammed viciously against the large tree that was 30 cm in diameter; that tree was hit squarely in the middle with great force, causing it to snap into two like a twig. From this, it could be seen how incomparably ferocious the attack was.

The moment Yue Zhong landed, he quickly escaped to the side.

Once again, the Mutant Elite Water Snake used its tongue to sense its surroundings, before charging frenzily towards Yue Zhong once again.

Yue Zhong shot out a Bone Spear and propelled himself up into the air, before landing on the head of the beast once again. He hugged onto its head and pressed the Stinger against the snake's skull, firing off 6 shots.

The 6 Stinger bullets managed to tear through the incomparably hard scales of the Mutant Elite Water Snake, penetrating through its head and piercing its brain.

After firing those 6 shots, Yue Zhong quickly leapt off of the snake's head.

Upon receiving the 6 shots, the Mutant Elite Water Snake immediately began to writhe about in excruciating pain, its huge body constantly striking against the surrounding trees as it struggled.

[Congratulations on reaching Level 39, you have gained 2 Enhancement Points!]

[Congratulations on reaching Level 40, you have gained 2 Enhancement Points!]

[Congratulations on reaching Level 40, you have gained 1 Skill Strengthening Point!]

Once those 2 Mutant Elite Water Snakes had fallen, 2 huge orbs of experience entered Yue Zhong's body; adding onto those 10 normal Mutant Water Snakes that he had killed before, the total amount of experience he had gained pushed him up to Level 40.

Yue Zhong quickly chose to enhance his Agility by 4 points. As he examined the skills he currently possessed, he sighed and chose to spend his Skill Strengthening Point on the Devil Flame Skill.

[Level 3 Skill: Devil Flame: (Enhanced 1).

Consumes 5 Stamina Points and 5 Spirit Points to activate; upon activation, it will consume 1 Stamina Point and 1 Spirit Point every 10 seconds. Its power is dependant on your Spirit, Stamina, Endurance and Vitality.

Under the circumstances where the amounts of Spirit and Stamina being channelled out are the same, the Devil Flame's output will be twice its original power. You can now also use the flame to form other shapes.]

With just a thought, Yue Zhong activated his upgraded Devil Flame Skill. He felt that it was now a lot easier to conjure up the flames, and with another thought, the Devil Flame immediately left his hand and was suspended in mid-air.

"So this really was the case!!"

Yue Zhong had seen Enhancers like Flame King Gu Zhixing and Ice King Zhang Yun controlling their respective skills without any restrictions, manipulating the elemental forces to conjure up different forms, such as fireballs or ice cones.

Yue Zhong thought of the action in his heart and the suspended fireball flew out, bombarding a huge tree and causing a fist-sized scorch mark to appear on it.

He looked at the scorch mark and quietly assessed the damage potential of his Devil Flame Skill: "Compared to the Fireball Skill, it's just slightly weaker! If I continue to increase my Spirit and Stamina, then I should be able to cause the same amount of damage as the Fireball Skill can."

After finishing up, Yue Zhong walked up to the corpse of one of the Mutant Elite Water Snakes. He used his Dark Magic Blade to pierce through a small hole in its head that had been created by the Stinger, before using all his strength to saw through and prise open the scales nearby.

He reached inside the head and forcibly dug out a red nucleus the size of a finger, as well as a small bead of blood essence.

Yue Zhong did the same for the other Mutant Elite Snake, eventually digging out the same things.

[Level 4 Skill: True Seeing Eye!

This is an active skill, and with its usage, one can see through most illusions. Also allows user to see through the level of an Enhancer at a lower level, as well as anyone not more than 5 levels above user. Skill requires one to possess 100 points of Spirit, not including enhancements from equipment.]

Out of the 2 Skill Books that dropped, one was the Level 4 True Seeing Eye Skill, whilst the other was a Level 2 Firearms Control Skill.

After storing those 2 Skill Books into his storage ring, Yue Zhong started to eat a precious Apple of Vitality. The Apple of Vitality was also a 'God and Devil System' item with a very low drop rate. Previously, when he had defended against the herd of Mutant Pigs, there were only 5 that dropped out of the thousands of Pigs.

After resting for 25 minutes and consuming all 5 Apples of Vitality, Yue Zhong activated his Encompassing Body Armor once again, before proceeding carefully towards the direction of the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake in the depths of the forest.

Having reached Level 40 and enhanced his Devil Flame Skill, only now did Yue Zhong possess a thread of confidence in confronting the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake. He wanted to see if there was any opportunity for him to defeat it.

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Chapter 234: Explosive Slaughter of the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake!

Yue Zhong proceeded with great care along the way which he had previously escaped, until he came to the towering tree with countless pink flowers that seemed to reach the clouds.

"It really is huge!!"

Yue Zhong looked at the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake coiled atop the huge tree, and his heart was filled with alarm. The Type 2 Mutant Water Snake's body spiralled all the way up to the top of the great tree, so its body length might well be over 100 m.

Yue Zhong carefully observed the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake for a while, assessing the gap in strength between it and him, before he quietly sneaked off.

Once Yue Zhong had left the area, he tried to find any place where the previous occupants might have stored weapons. Along the way, he saw an Infantry Fighting Vehicle and a Type .69 Tank that had either been flipped by onto its side by the Mutant Plant, or attacked by the strange Mutant Vines.

As Yue Zhong looked at the remnants, his heart ached: if he possessed those vehicles, even facing a horde of zombies in the tens of thousands would not be a problem. However, the steel machines had already been seized by the Mutant Plants; there were obvious signs of damage and it was unknown if they could still be operated or not.

There were Mutant Plants growing all over the place inside this Mechanized Infantry Brigade Station, hence Yue Zhong had to search for quite some time before finally locating a storage facility for weapons.

"I've struck gold!!"

As soon as Yue Zhong opened up the storage facility, his eyes immediately began to blaze with unbridled fervor. Everywhere inside, there was brand-new modern weaponry.

Type .03 Rifles, QJZ89 Type 12.7mm Heavy Machine Guns, grenade launchers, PF98 Type 120mm Anti-tank Bazookas, 95 Type 5.8mm Light Machine Guns- all sorts of advanced weaponry were displayed inside the facility.

Yue Zhong swiftly placed the PF98 Type 120mm Anti-tank Bazooka into his storage ring, since only weapons as such could bring about harm to the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake. The rest of the light weapons simply had no way of harming the beast.

He continued to search within the station and it wasn't long before he came across an ammunition dump. After retrieving plenty of ammunition for the bazooka, he made his way back to the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake.

Once again, Yue Zhong arrived in front of the huge tree that the huge Type 2 Mutant Water Snake was coiled around. He did not dare approach it too casually. Instead, he jumped onto a nearby tree and started to climb up towards that huge tree without pausing.

After reaching the top of the tree, he still had not come across the head of the huge Type 2 Mutant Water Snake. Only then did he truly realise the sheer size of the beast.

Yue Zhong hoisted the PF98 Type 120mm Anti-tank Bazooka and aimed it at the body of the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake, before directly firing an explosive shot.

With a fiery flash, the rocket instantly bombarded the huge body of the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake and exploded violently upon impact.

At its greatest power, the bazooka artillery could penetrate vehicle armor 800mm thick; as for the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake, regardless of how freakish its scales might be, it definitely could not compare to a tank.

Under the immense firepower of the bazooka rocket, the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake's body was directly blown into 2 parts and a huge amount of blood sprayed out. The lower half of its body fell down to the ground, twitching painfully for a while before stopping.

The beast had received heavy damage, causing it to drop down from the huge tree, thus allowing Yue Zhong to finally see it in its entirety.

It was about 80m in length and 2m in diameter, and its entire body was covered in pale yellow scales. There was also a black horn 1.5m long growing on its head, giving it the frightening aura of a flood dragon.

This monstrous beast had already lost around 30m of its body after being injured by Yue Zhong's bazooka, but it still had over 50m of its body remaining.

When the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake landed on the ground, it immediately began to writhe in agony, its massive body exploding with an immense force that directly snapped the surrounding trees in half one after another.

Yue Zhong's position atop the tree was also undermined when the tree was felled by the beast's thrashing. He immediately shot out a Bone Spear from his back, piercing through another tree behind him, which directly pulled him over.

When using White Bones as his Encompassing Body Armor, he could shoot out Bone Spears from anywhere on his body; it was just that using both hands to do so was more intuitive to humans and it was easier to control them that way.

As he was being dragged backwards by the Bone spear, he had already taken out another rocket for the PF98 Type 120mm Anti-tank Bazooka from his Storage Ring. The Bone Spear stopped retracting, fixing Yue Zhong in mid-air. He aimed at the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake that was struggling in agony once again, before bombarding it with another rocket.

With a blazing flicker, the fearsome rocket exploded upon impact on the beast's body once again; yet another huge hole was created on its body, which increased the extreme suffering of the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake.

Yue Zhong did not dare be careless and reloaded the bazooka once more. He aimed at the struggling beast and shot out another rocket at its body, creating another massive bloody hole.

Yue Zhong consecutively reloaded and shot out ten rockets from the PF98 Type 120mm Anti-Tank Bazooka at the beast, turning most of it into a pile of flesh and blood, with its body broken into several parts.

After the 10th rocket had exploded on the beast, the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake flailed for a moment, before finally ceasing to move.

Yue Zhong gazed at the immobile Type 2 Mutant Water Snake and secretly heaved a sigh of relief. The fearsome behemoth had caused him to reconsider using his current enhanced self and abilities to fight it. The slightest mistake would have caused him his life. Therefore, he had chosen the safest method, using advanced heavy-duty weaponry to take it down. Even though he would lose out on the huge experience orb a monster as such might provide, at least he could ensure his own safety.

Yue Zhong carefully hoisted his PF98 Type 120mm Anti-Tank Bazooka as he circled around the snake to a location 50m behind its body. He aimed carefully at the beast's intact head and cocked the trigger again.

Another explosion sounded out as the anti-tank rocket landed on the snake's head and exploded, directly blowing out an enormous bloody hole.

Upon receiving such a fatal wound, the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake's head was penetrated; it struggled a few more times before it truly died and finally stopped moving.

As Yue Zhong looked at the bloody mess of the skull, he switched out the bazooka for a .03 Rifle, firing 3 consecutive bullets that all went through the massive hole in the snake's head.

After suffering from an attack like this, the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake did not struggle anymore, so it was obvious that it was really dead. Upon seeing this scene, Yue Zhong was finally able to relax.

Yue Zhong proceeded carefully towards the carcass of the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake, preparing to immediately escape if he detected anything amiss by activating his Shadow Steps Skill..

This time, the behemoth was truly dead. No accidents happened and Yue Zhong successfully arrived atop the snake's head. He reached inside the skull and dug around with his big hands for a while, before discovering a red nucleus the size of 3 fingers and a scarlet bead of blood essence.

Yue Zhong glanced at the black horn atop the snake's head and thought for a moment, before taking out his Dark Magic Blade and starting to saw away at it.

Yue Zhong tried to saw the horn off before he was quickly forced to give up, as the black horn's toughness was beyond that of steel. Regardless of how much strength he used, he was only able to leave a long white mark on the horn. If he wanted to saw off this horn, it might take more than an entire day's worth of time. After all, the Dark Magic Blade was not meant for sawing.

"Exactly what's on that tree, for this beast to keep guard there so strictly?"

A thought flashed past in Yue Zhong's heart as he looked at the huge tree that had pink flowers growing all over it, as well as a large hole in it that had been caused by the explosions earlier.

Without any hesitation, Yue Zhong swiftly climbed up the tree.

After reaching the top, Yue Zhong still saw countless pink flowers growing there. Furthermore, there were 7 fruits growing amidst the sea of flowers. Of the 7 fruits, one was red, three were pink and another three were cyan in color.

The red fruit was the largest amongst them, about the size of a grown man's fist. The three pink ones were about as small as an infant's fist. As for the 3 cyan fruits, each of them were only about the size of 2 fingers. A fragrant aroma was being emitted from the red fruit, and the moment Yue Zhong caught scent of it, his entire body seemed to become extremely comfortable and his spirit felt uplifted.

"This really must have been the treasure that the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake was guarding!!"

As Yue Zhong looked at the red fruit, he couldn't help himself from plucking it and taking a bite. A lusciously sweet juice quickly spread through his mouth, before flowing down his throat and into his stomach. It was rapidly absorbed by him and transformed into an incomparably refreshing energy as it circulated around his body, nourishing every single part of him.

Yue Zhong finished that red fruit in just a few bites and the refreshing energy flowed through his body for another while, before its nature suddenly changed. It became a surging force that crazily rampaged inside him, as it forcefully strengthened and reconstructed every single part of his body, right down to his individual cells.

Yue Zhong's face immediately turned red with the change as his body temperature soared. His head started to feel giddy from the sudden surge of energy, as though he had a fever. He collapsed powerlessly atop the tree and fainted.

With the passing of time, those who were standing guard outside started to feel more and more anxious.

"Why is he not back yet? Did something happen?"

Zhuo Yatong looked at the Mechanized Infantry Brigade Station as a hint of concern flashed past her eyes.

"Miss Yatong, should I send some brothers out to take a look?"

Xiong Zheng came up to her and asked deeply. He was also extremely worried about Yue Zhong's current safety.

Gu Manzi also came up to Zhuo Yatong's side and said with a worried face,

"Yes! Sister Yatong, let's send someone in to have a look! Brother Yue still hasn't returned, he might be in danger."

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Chapter 235 : Title at End!

Zhuo Yatong furrowed her eyebrows as she shook her head and declined,

"No! He said that without his orders, no one is to move."

Gu Manzi looked at Zhuo Yatong and demanded,

"But he could be in terrible danger right now. Are we just going to stay here and not care about him?"

The nearby soldiers turned their heads around and watched the argument. These few days, Yue Zhong's display had already led them to be quite convinced about his ability. Yue Zhong had not only given them food and shelter, but he had also led them to victory against the Mutant Pig horde, raising their aspirations and morale to the max.

He did not abandon the heavily wounded warriors, but rather kept to his promises and provided support for them. Furthermore, in every battle so far, Yue Zhong had always charged up to the frontlines to fight, making those soldiers all approve of him.

Zhuo Yatong glanced at Gu Manzi before replying blandly,

"Let's wait another 2 hours. If there is still no news about him, I will bring people to go in. Sister Manzi, how about entering the station with me?"

Gu Manzi's face turned pale and she pondered for a while, before eventually replying,

"I don't have the sort of strength that sister Yatong has. Even if I do go, I'll just be a burden. I think I'd better wait out here for sister Yatong and brother Yue to return together."

Zhuo Yatong glanced disdainfully at Gu Manzi as she said coldly,

"You shall just wait here then!"

Tong Xiaoyun walked up to Zhuo Yatong's side, as she gripped tightly onto her Replica Tang Sword and said,

"Sister Yatong, I'll go in with you! I believe that brother Yue will definitely be fine!"

Before the apocalypse, Tong Xiaoyun had been a very fragile loli who would shriek incessantly even at the sight of a cockroach. However, due to the harsh apocalyptic environment that she had suffered under, she had begun to undergo astonishing changes. After experiencing the battle to protect Clear Wind Camp with Yue Zhong, Zhuo Yatong and the rest, she started to become more courageous and confident.

Zhuo Yatong gave Tong Xiaoyun an extremely gentle smile:

"Mm! Sister Xiaoyun, you've got guts."

Zhuo Yatong was also growing fond of this brave and cute little girl.

"They're starting to band together! What do I do?"

As Gu Manzi looked at the growing relationship between Zhuo Yatong and Tong Xiaoyun, her face turned very pale and a trace of panic flashed past her heart.

The 2 hours passed by very quickly, and Yue Zhong still hadn't returned yet. Zhuo Yatong decided to directly pick a few of the warriors from the First Company, intending to walk towards the Mechanized Infantry Brigade Station together with them.

"Miss Yatong! Let me take a few people to check instead!"

Just as Zhuo Yatong was about to set off, Xiong Zheng came over with a few of his men and said to her.

Even though Xiong Zheng had once been an enemy who had then surrendered, Yue Zhong still considered him as a very valuable asset, and had let him be in charge of an entire company. Xiong Zheng received all sorts of goods as remuneration for his work, and thus he held Yue Zhong in great esteem as well.

"Xiong Zheng, you are one of Yue Zhong's generals. You must remain here to direct the troops if needed. My combat ability is higher than yours as well, so if there is any danger inside, I can somewhat protect myself. I'd better be the one to enter!"

Zhuo Yatong said firmly as she rejected Xiong Zheng's suggestion.

Xiong Zheng did not press any further and warned,

"Please take care!"

During the battle to protect Clear Wind Camp, Xiong Zheng had seen Zhuo Yatong's incredible fighting strength for himself, therefore he was fairly confident in her ability.

Leading Tong Xiaoyun and 6 warriors with her, Zhuo Yatong carefully made her way into the Mechanized Infantry Brigade Station.

"Attack helicopters!!"

As soon as they entered the encampment, Zhuo Yatong and the others saw those attack helicopters that had been entangled by the Devil Vines, and all of their eyes lit up. The combat potential of these attack helicopters was extremely formidable; even possessing just one of the helicopters would be sufficient to deter the nearby powers.

Since it was their first time seeing the attack helicopters, they couldn't help themselves from moving forward a few steps towards the helicopters.

As Zhuo Yatong looked from afar, she saw the countless vines that had been severed by Yue Zhong, which were currently scattered on the ground about 5 or 6m away from the Devil Vines. She hurriedly shouted,

"Don't go over!! It's dangerous there!!"

After being berated by Zhuo Yatong, those 6 warriors immediately stopped advancing and returned back to her side.

Zhuo Yatong observed the surroundings carefully, before bringing the party further into the depths of the dense forest.

"These were all killed by him!"

Zhuo Yatong and her party hadn't traversed the forest for too long, before they came across multiple monstrous-looking Mutant Water Snakes lying dead on the ground. All of them had been beheaded cleanly in one strike.

Seeing the corpses of these gigantic Mutant Water Snakes, all of those present began to worship Yue Zhong's combat prowess even more.

Zhuo Yatong brought the others with her as she followed the trail of corpses; eventually, they came to the clearing where the huge tree covered entirely with pink flowers was growing.

All of them saw the behemoth that was over 80m long and 2m in diameter. It was reminiscent of a prehistoric monster, yet it had still been bombarded into chunks, leaving everyone with a peculiar feeling in their hearts.

The Type 2 Mutant Water Snake looked like the flood dragon from Chinese myths, yet a huge beast as such had actually been disposed of by Yue Zhong. Everybody's reverence and admiration for him instantly reached the peak.

Right at this time, they saw White Bones, who always went campaigning with Yue Zhong: holding a large axe, it stood quietly beneath the huge tree. There was the corpse of a Mutant Water Snake lying at its feet.

Upon seeing White Bones, all the members of the party relaxed. They recognized this 'person' who had always followed Yue Zhong, as if it were his perpetual shadow. White Bones' strength was tyrannical, and aside from Yue Zhong and Zhuo Yatong, 'he' was also currently one of Clear Wind Camp's top combatants. White Bones' loyalty to Yue Zhong was known to everyone as well.

(TN: Poor folks, they don't know that they're referring to a sack of bones)

(Divinecelestialbeinglol: skeletons have rights too)

Zhuo Yatong walked up to White Bones and said,

"Mr. Iron Bones! May I ask where Yue Zhong is?"

After Yue Zhong had used Skill Points to enhance it thrice, White Bones now possessed some initial intelligence. It stared at Zhuo Yatong and recognized her as Yue Zhong's woman, eventually extending one of its hands and pointing a finger to the top of the huge tree.

Zhuo Yatong continued to ask,

"Can I go up to see him?"

White Bones directly extended its axe in front of Zhuo Yatong to block her path, using this action to signify that she couldn't do so. Yue Zhong was currently undergoing a crucial point in his growth. As Yue Zhong's summon, White Bones would definitely not allow anybody to go and disrupt him.

Zhuo Yatong also did not insist and she proceeded to give an order to one of the warriors beside her,

"Liu Guang! Both you and Zhang You go and notify Xiong Zheng, let him know that Commander Yue is safe and sound, and is currently resting. Tell him not to worry and to continue waiting."

"Yes! Miss Yatong!"

Liu Guang and the other soldier Zhang You replied, before immediately going back the way they came from.

After receiving the information that Yue Zhong was fine, everyone heaved a sigh of relief and continued to wait quietly for his return.

Eight hours. The rampant energy inside his body constantly alternated between hot and cold, causing Yue Zhong to constantly toss from side to side. As his body temperature fluctuated between ice-cold and blistering hot, Yue Zhong endured this torture for an entire eight hours. Only then did he slowly wake up.

[Congratulations on successfully evolving and becoming an Evolver. Your innate evolution attributes are Spirit and Endurance, making you a Dual Attribute Evolver.

You are currently already a Level 40 Enhancer; this time's evolution has let you gain 10 points of Spirit and 10 points of Endurance as bonus enhancements for opening the entrance to evolution. On top of that, you have gained additional enhancements of 39 points in Spirit and 39 points in Endurance for rising up in level. In total, you have gained 49 points in Spirit and 49 points in Endurance.]

[Your current occupation is Dark Knight. Since you have become an Evolver and your level is above 30, you have gained the passive skill 'Heart of Darkness'.]

[Level 5 Passive Skill: Heart of Darkness. Once you have learnt this passive skill, all your Dark Knight class-related skills will automatically gain 1 point in enhancement.]

[Level 2 Skill: Art of Fear (1 Enhancement)… Skill can used on a single target within a radius of 300m. It can also be used indiscriminately within a distance of 60m. Effect of skill has been strengthened.]

[Level 2 Skill: Night Enhancement (1 Enhancement)… You temporarily gain 2 additional points in all 6 major attributes when in darkness.]

[Level 3 Skill: Tamer Technique (1 Enhancement)… The number of intelligent beings that you can tame has now increased from 1 to 2.]

[Level 3 Skill: Devil Flame (2 Enhancement)… Devil Flame's damage output has increased threefold compared to its power before enhancement.]

[Level 2 Skill: Shadow Steps. (1 Enhancement). Upon activation, user gains an extra 35 points in Agility for 5 minutes, requires 10 points of Stamina.]

[Level 2 Skill: Encompassing Body Armor (1 Enhancement)… Duration, 30 minutes.]

[Level 3 Skill: Summon Special Skeleton (4 Enhancement).]

[Your Special Skeleton has evolved and gained new skills.

New Skill 1: Sharpen! This skill allows the Special Skeleton's bones to become sharper.

New Skill 2: Basic Intelligence. This ability allows your Special Skeleton to possess basic intelligence. It is now capable of independent judgement.]

[Special Skeleton (White Bones): Level 30

Strength: 59 (10)

Agility: 59 (10)

Vitality: 59 (10)

Stamina: 59/59 (10)

Spirit: 59/59 (10)

Endurance: 121 (10)

Possesses Skills:

Skill 1: Utilizing Bones Ability

Skill 2: Strengthen Bones.

Skill 3: Bone Manipulation.

Skill 4: Feign.

Skill 5: Return to Hell.

Skill 6: Immediate Summon.

Skill 7: Sharpen.

Skill 8: Basic Intelligence.]

[Summon Special Skeleton, [Shadow Steps] and [Devil Flame] were actually all active skills that were linked to the Dark Knight class. This was why Yue Zhong was able to select the hidden profession Dark Knight as his class back then.

Yue Zhong quietly assessed the changes to himself after evolution. After swallowing that scarlet fruit, he had finally become an Evolver. Due to his evolution, his own strength had also changed tremendously. This applied especially to the Level 5 Passive Skill [Heart of Darkness, which instantly gave a huge boost to his power.

Other than that, due to his status as a Dual Attribute Evolver, Yue Zhong's evolution potential was now much greater than other people's.

"I've finally become an Evolver!"

Yue Zhong could feel the earth-shaking changes in his body and he thought to himself elatedly.

Ever since he had come across Yao Yao, the first Evolver he had ever met, Yue Zhong had always hoped to become an Evolver as well. It was just that those natural Evolvers he knew were all geniuses with outstanding aptitude, who had only awakened their inner potential and become Evolvers due to a stroke of luck.

Yue Zhong's aptitude was mediocre (TN: pffft who needs aptitude when they have plot armor?) and he was only able to reach his current state by constantly putting in effort. He had to depend on that strange scarlet fruit to awaken his natural abilities as an Evolver, and it actually turned out that he was a Dual Attribute Evolver with unlimited potential.

Yue Zhong could vaguely guess the key to his evolution,

"The fruits here were probably the key to my evolution. That Type 2 Mutant Water Snake must have been guarding them."

As Yue Zhong expected, the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake had precisely been guarding the scarlet fruit, waiting for it to mature. If it had been successful in swallowing the matured scarlet fruit, it could continue evolving to eventually become a Type 3 Mutant Beast. It was just that the strange scarlet fruit hadn't completely matured yet, and the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake just happened to meet its end at Yue Zhong's hands.

In reality, the strange scarlet fruit that Yue Zhong had consumed still hadn't fully matured; otherwise, if it had, it would have benefited his evolution a whole lot more.

After guessing how this matter came about, Yue Zhong immediately plucked the remaining 6 fruits and placed them into his Storage Ring. He did not know if there would be another chance for him to wait for these fruits to ripen, and so the best choice was for him to pluck these half-ripened fruits right now; even though the effects from eating them certainly wouldn't be as effective, it was still better to have them kept safely with him.

"Since these fruits were obtained from fighting the Mutant Water Snakes, I shall call them 'Snake Birth Fruits'. These Snake Birth Fruit flowers might also be useful towards evolution- I'll get someone to pluck all of them later."

Yue Zhong glanced at the pink flowers that covered the entire Snake Birth Fruit Tree, before climbing down nimbly.

The moment he climbed down from the tree, Yue Zhong saw Zhuo Yatong, Tong Xiaoyun and a few warriors waiting for him below.

When he saw them, he felt extremely touched, yet a little upset at the same time. He asked sternly,

"How come you guys are here? Didn't I tell you to wait outside? It's very dangerous here!"

Within the Mechanized Infantry Brigade Camp, there were all sorts of dangerous Mutant Plants growing all over the place. If they had been just slightly careless, then they could very well have all perished in this place.

Tong Xiaoyun felt a bit wronged and refuted him, saying,

"We're only here because we were all concerned about your safety!"

When Yue Zhong saw that Tong Xiaoyun dared to answer back, he raised an eyebrow and was preparing to scold her, to let her understand the importance of complying with military orders.

"That's enough, Sister Xiaoyun!! Husband was also just worried about our safety."

Zhuo Yatong patted Tong Xiaoyun's shoulder, before walking up to Yue Zhong's front and looking straight at him. As always, she spoke in a voice as gentle as water,

"It's my fault! I disobeyed your orders and brought people to find you without permission. No matter how you want to punish me, I will still have no complaints ( ͡ ͜ʖ ͡) ."

Yue Zhong saw the tender expression of Zhuo Yatong and he was not able to let out his angry rebuke. After all, Zhuo Yatong only brought people over to find him because she was concerned..

"Just this once! Let's go!"

Yue Zhong could only say something like this before he led them out of this place.

This time around, for the sake of gaining control over the entire Mechanized Infantry Brigade Station all in one go, Yue Zhong brought over the entire Battalion from Clear Wind Camp. As soon as he returned to the camp, he immediately ordered all the troops to enter the Mechanized Infantry Brigade Station. The troops began to frenzily transport all the weaponry and equipment that they could find in the encampment.

There were all sorts of advanced technology, such as Type 69 Tanks, Z-9 Attack Helicopters, multi-barrelled rocket launcher vehicles, armored command vehicles, meteorological radar vehicles, ammunition supply vehicles, anti-tank artillery vehicles, Type 95 SPAAA Vehicles, HJ8 Anti-tank Vehicles, unmanned surveillance aircraft…

All this greatly widened the horizons of Yue Zhong and his team, since they were essentially country bumpkins who had never seen such advanced weaponry before.

Xiong Zheng found Yue Zhong and inquired with both excitement and helplessness,

"Boss Yue! How should everyone move these away?"

Although there were many Type 69 Tanks, attack helicopters, IFVs and all sorts of other vehicles that had damage caused to their armors by those Mutant Plants, there were still some undamaged armored vehicles. Yue Zhong and his men managed to find 10 intact Type 69 Tanks as well as some other armored vehicles that were free from damage, such as a few HJ8 Anti-tank Vehicles.

However, the greatest problem lay right there, as there weren't enough people in Yue Zhong's team who were able to drive these advanced weapons of war. Driving a tank certainly was not as easy as driving a normal car. Furthermore, even the number of people who knew how to drive large vehicles in Yue Zhong's Battalion was less than 30.

Yue Zhong pondered for a while, before firing off a series of orders,

"Let's first use those jeeps to transport as much light weaponry as possible! I remember we have 4 people in this Battalion who have operated bulldozers before, let them drive four of the Type 69 Tanks back…"

Not long after, an enormous vehicle fleet brimming with modern weaponry departed from the Mechanized Infantry Brigade Station, driving into the distance. This vehicle fleet was much larger than the one that had originally come to the station.

Yue Zhong's team transported back a large amount of firearms, ammunition, bazookas and grenade launchers, grenades, landmines and various other types of light weaponry. As for those armored vehicles, they did not take as many. This was because they lacked people who knew how to operate the machines; even if they did somehow drag all the vehicles back to Clear Wind Camp, they still wouldn't be able to use many of them.

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Chapter 236: Venomous Blood Essence, Dispelled by Gu Manzi!

Mahogany Town was the place where Yue Zhong had settled his people after moving away from Clear Wind Camp. It was only a small town, and prior to Z-Day, there weren't more than 2000 people living there. It had already been opened once, hence most of the resources inside had already been cleared out, but it was still suitable to live in.

After Yue Zhong had returned to his own quarters, he took out one of the Mutant Elite Water Snakes' blood essences and absorbed it. He did not dare to absorb it back when he was still in the Mechanized Infantry Brigade Station, in case he fell into a deep sleep or there were any unpleasant side effects. Here in Mahogany Town, there were over 2000 people nearby who could protect him.

The moment the blood essence was swallowed by Yue Zhong, it transformed into a surge of energy that circulated in his abdomen, constantly nourishing his body.

[Congratulations on gaining 7 points in Vitality and 1 point in Endurance.]

After the surging energy came to a rest, the pleasing notification resounded beside Yue Zhong's ear.

Yue Zhong did not feel anything wrong with his body, and so he immediately proceeded to swallow the blood essence from the other Mutant Elite Water Snake too. Once again, the same sort of energy current circulated rapidly through his body, constantly nourishing it.

[Congratulations on gaining 3 points in Vitality.]

This time, the effects of the snake blood essence had diminished by over a half: evidently, Yue Zhong's body was already beginning to develop a resistance to this type of blood essence. The blood essences of normal Mutant Water Snakes were now of no use to Yue Zhong whatsoever.

Furthermore, since he had already absorbed the blood essences of Mutant Water Snakes many times before, the enhancements he received this time around from taking the Mutant Elite Water Snake blood essence weren't even as great as the benefits which he had gained from his first time taking the blood essence of a normal Mutant Water Snake.

Yue Zhong did not hesitate in the slightest and swallowed the last blood essence from the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake in one gulp. This time, as soon as the blood essence reached his abdomen, it transformed into a much more violent rush of energy. As the scorching energy current circulated within him, it nourished his body and made it bursting with vitality.

[Congratulations on gaining 14 points in Vitality and 5 points in Endurance.]

Following the sweet sound of a notification, Yue Zhong's vitality (including the added bonus from equipment) reached 111 points. Even without his equipment, he still had at least 100 points in Vitality, which was 10 times that of a normal person. He immediately pulled out the Level 4 Skill Book and directly learnt it.

(TN: Level 4 Skill Book: Rebirth! – gained from killing the L3 zombie a while back)

A ray of light flashed, and within his sea of knowledge, an abstruse rune representing the Rebirth Skill was coagulated. Upon possessing this skill, Yue Zhong's survival ability increased enormously. Even if his limbs were severed during a battle, he would still be able to make use of this skill to slowly regenerate them. With this skill, his rate of recovery also soared- in a battle where both parties possessed similar strength, this would be particularly useful.

"This time I have really gained a lot!!"

Yue Zhong could clearly feel that after this experience, his power had undergone an earthshaking change.

Suddenly, a scorching burst of energy rose from Yue Zhong's abdomen and rushed directly to his brain. At that moment, his body heat rose dramatically, and the fiery energy almost obliterated his sense of reason.

"Sh*t!!"

Yue Zhong could feel that something was wrong and he immediately bolted out of the room.

"Master!"

There were 4 maids standing right outside his bedroom; amongst them were Ma Lili and Zeng Fang. As they saw him rushing out, they all bowed slightly and saluted him.

Both of Yue Zhong's eyes were scarlet, filled with unbridled lust. He directly pulled Ma Lili and Zeng Fang into the room in a rather barbaric manner, and threw them onto the large bed. Without even closing the door, he immediately ripped apart Ma Lili's clothes and directly penetrated her body.

A beautiful red flower immediately blossomed on the pure white bed sheet as Ma Lili's eyebrows furrowed. Once the look of pain on her face had passed, a joyful expression soon appeared as she took the initiative to hug Yue Zhong and kiss him on the face.

In the current apocalyptic age, if a girl wanted to live on comfortably, then they would have to become a strong Enhancer like Ji Qingwu, who possessed superb combat awareness and instincts. Alternatively, they could be like Yao Yao, who became a powerful Evolver from the very start. Other than that, most of the girls living through the apocalypse right now could only rely on a strong person to live well.

Ma Lili belonged to the category where she had nothing other than her looks. She did not have any other outstanding talents, and so she could only attach herself to Yue Zhong. Yue Zhong didn't enjoy tormenting girls like the perverted Lie Tianyang, and he also had great abilities and strength; this made her adore him to no end.

It was just that there were already outstanding beauties like Gu Manzi, Zhuo Yatong and Tong Xiaoyun beside him, hence Ma Lili knew that it was very difficult for her to receive Yue Zhong's attention. She actually felt very happy and proud for him to treat her in such a manner today.

As Zeng Fang watched the entangled couple, her charming face blushed a little before she took off her clothes as well. She was left wearing only black laced underwear and a black flowery bra, making her seem even more appealing than before.

After she had removed her clothes, Zeng Fang also climbed onto the huge bed. She stuck out her tongue and licked all over Yue Zhong's body like a lamia, livening things up even more.

Under Yue Zhong's powerful assault, Ma Lili soon gave a huge groan of pleasure before collapsing powerlessly.

Yue Zhong directly dragged Zeng Fang over and stacked her on top of Ma Lili, before proceeding to fiercely penetrate her body as well. Once again, a beautiful red flower blossomed upon the (partly) snow-white bed sheet.

The two other maidservants standing outside heard all sorts of sounds from within the room and their faces turned red. They were no longer naive little girls after being immersed in the explosive information age. Naturally, they fully understood what was going on within the room. They couldn't help themselves from feeling jealous and envious of the two girls who had obtained Yue Zhong's favor. After this, Zeng Fang and Ma Lili's positions would certainly be above theirs.

The two pretty maids outside glanced at each other and couldn't help feeling curious as they peered into the room that had its door wide open.

A petite maid stared fixedly at Yue Zhong before inadvertently blurting out,

"So big!"

A curious light flashed past the eyes of the pretty, baby-faced maid as she said,

"Master really is quite robust! Will Zeng Fang still be okay after this?"

"Hehe, little Jie. Since Zeng Fang has been 'broken' by Master, why don't you go over and help?"

"Pah! You damn girl, watch if I don't tear your mouth apart!"

Those 2 girls laughed loudly outside the door. Even though Chen Ming had gone to take care of governmental affairs, the orders that he had laid out before were extremely strict; even though those two maidservants wanted to obtain Yue Zhong's affection, without him actually calling them in, they did not dare to enter.

Right at this time, Gu Manzi walked over and saw the commotion. She frowned and asked,

"What are the two of you doing?"

The two maids instantly straightened up and said anxiously,

"Miss Manzi!!"

Gu Manzi had also heard the peculiar sounds coming from within the room. She looked inside and saw the scene could make the girls blush.

Even though Gu Manzi was usually full of jealousy and lacked the courage to fight, she was not stupid at all. She immediately inferred that something was wrong with Yue Zhong,

"That's not right! Yue Zhong is normally not someone without restraint. Even if he did want to sleep with these two girls, he definitely wouldn't leave the door open. There must be something wrong with his body. I should go ask Zhuo Yatong for advice."

Just as she was about to leave, Gu Manzi suddenly remembered how many times she had disappointed Yue Zhong before. She paused for a moment before coldly ordering the two maids,

"What has happened here, no one is to talk about it, understood?"

The two maidservants didn't dare to argue with Gu Manzi and replied,

"Yes! Miss Manzi!"

As Gu Manzi strode into the room and closed the door, she saw Yue Zhong ravaging the 2 girls. Gritting her teeth, she took off her own clothes, revealing her ample breasts, tender white skin and her incredibly sexy figure that was full of youthful vigor.

Carrying a fragrant scent on her, she entwined around Yue Zhong like a bewitching lamia, before kissing him on the face.

Yue Zhong had already pounded Zeng Fang until her body was sore. He swiftly grabbed Gu Manzi and pressed her onto him, directly penetrating her beautiful body.

Once again, another bright-colored rose blossomed on the bed sheet. Within Gu Manzi's eyes, there were two limpid teardrops suspended there. Before the 'end of the world', she had been a proud, swan-like princess who countless men had pursued. After the world has changed though, she actually had to resort to measures like this to obtain the affection of the man in front of her. Even though she had long since mentally prepared herself, she still could not help tearing up a little at the thought.

(Divinecelestialbeinglol: Kun has been ranting about how the bed sheet could still be magically snow-white even after taking the 'cherries' of three girls, which is how the bed sheet is always described in the raws lol)

Yue Zhong hugged Gu Manzi's alluring body as he pounded for a long time, before finally releasing his seed into her. By doing so, the aphrodisiac poison from the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake's blood essence was also completely expelled.

(TN: I'm guessing that the poison wasn't expelled… uhhh… into her, or it had already been nullified and basically dissipated upon release)

After his release, Yue Zhong quickly woke up and saw the three women whom he had just devastated. They looked very weak and were collapsed sloppily upon the bed. He felt slightly apologetic, yet there was also a strange feeling in his heart.

"It's a pity! If only I had done it when I was still wide awake! "

\-( -_- really?!)-/ …well at least he's honest…

Yue Zhong looked again at the three incredibly beautiful ladies around him and his eyes flashed with a hint of regret. Drawing the three beauties into his embrace, he then fell into a deep sleep.

Early the next morning, Yue Zhong's nose felt itchy and he couldn't help but sneeze. He opened his eyes and saw Gu Manzi using her fine black hair to tickle his nose.

Gu Manzi propped up her charming face with both her hands as she gave Yue Zhong a bewitching smile and said,

"Good morning! Brother Yue!"

Her lush black hair, smooth white skin, ample chest, deep cleavage and exquisite facial features made it so that when Yue Zhong looked at her, the breathtakingly beautiful scene brought about a sudden urge in him.

"Morning!"

Yue Zhong pulled her over into his embrace and kissed her extraordinarily beautiful face. His slight dissatisfaction with her vanished like smoke in thin air: even if she did not have any courage or battle strength, it was still alright. In any case, he was there to shoulder everything before them.

Zeng Fang and Ma Lili had also just woken up. They looked at Gu Manzi with envy, but they didn't go over to compete with her.

After this eventful night, Zeng Fang and Ma Lili's statuses soared; other than Zhuo Yatong and the other three girls (Gu Manzi, Tong Xiaoyun, Yun Caiwei), the rest of the community all began to show more respect to them. The knot in Gu Manzi's heart was also undone, seeing as she had now found her own place. She was starting to exude an astonishing feminine allure.

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Chapter 237: Ning Guang County Invades!

In a lavish villa within Ning Guang County, Yue Zhong's arch-enemy Lie Tianyang was currently sitting on a sofa. Beside him sat a fat man with a large head and big ears, whose bulging stomach made him seem as if he was 6 months pregnant.

There were 4 stunning young ladies in revealing clothes who knelt before him, massaging his legs, as well as another two ladies as such kneeling on the sofa beside him and gently kneading his shoulders. There were also two ladies standing behind him who were carefully massaging his back.

Four bright-eyed men wearing black suits stood beside the fat man, staring fixedly at Lie Tianyang.

The fat man was the Ferocious Tigers' controller of Ning Guang County, Tao Zhengyi. Prior to the apocalypse, he had been the tyrant of Ning Guang County, colluding with various officials and simply doing as he liked. He had a few hundred henchmen under him, and he had opened all sorts of businesses such as a real estate company, a bar and an internet cafe: in total, he had possessed over 2000 workers and lackeys in Ning Guang County.

After Z-Day, Tao Zhengyi had managed to overcome the initial difficulties, wantonly using the name of the government to persuade survivors to join him. At the same time, he began to organize his own forces, eventually opening up a military camp and obtaining a large number of weapons and ammunition. Not long after, he brought people to subdue the entire Ning Guang County and began to widely recruit subordinates. By borrowing the name of the government, he was able to gather many survivors.

Once the number of survivors under him had grown to more than 12,000, adding onto the fact that there hadn't been any news from the central government for a long time, Tao Zhengyi decided to discard this pretense. He formed the Ferocious Tigers Group and declared himself the leader, before continuing to rule Ning Guang County under a dictatorship regime.

With an entire military camp's worth of modern weaponry and a substantial amount of resources like food, Tao Zhengyi began to swallow up the various surrounding powers one by one. The total number of survivors currently under him was already over 16,000. In this region, he could be considered as a real big shot.

Lie Tianyang laughed lightly as he said,

"Chairman Tao, are these women to your liking?"

These days, Lie Tianyang had relied on his own abilities to decimate the leader of a small-scale power. With his overbearing nature, he became the leader of the small-scale power and these beautiful women were actually brought over from that small community by him.

Tao Zhengyi rolled his eyes at Lie Tianyang. As if he were scolding a dog, he cursed unhappily at Lie Tianyang, saying,

"Not very satisfied. Out of these 8 ladies you've sent me, 4 of them have been used before by others! You f*ckin want to insult me, don't you! You're so insincere, yet you still wish to borrow my troops, no way!"

'Damned fat pig. Do you know how hard it is to find pretty virgins after the apocalypse? Finding you 4 of them is already a blessing!! You didn't say anything when you were about to receive them, but now that they're in your hands, you want to go back on your words! How shameless!"

Lie Tianyang was full of indignation in his heart, but he actually maintained his smiling facade and said slowly,

"Chairman Tao, as long as you lend your troops to me, I promise you that I will be able to find you 20 beautiful virgins. Remember, Clear Wind Camp's population actually numbers in the 2000s. If we attack Clear Wind Camp and assimilate the people there, your power will definitely be enlarged by one step. Furthermore, they have just gone through an attack by a herd of Mutant Pigs. Their ammunition has already been depleted, so right now is the best time for you to launch an attack on them!"

Tao Zhengyi's small eyes blinked a few times, before he squinted at Lie Tianyang and slowly asked,

"What's in it for you if we wipe out Clear Wind Camp?"

There were no free lunches in this world. Tao Zhengyi was well aware of that, and he certainly didn't believe that Lie Tianyang would deliver such a delicious piece of cake right up to his mouth for no particular reason.

Lie Tianyang gritted his teeth as he replied savagely,

"Clear Wind Camp's Yue Zhong stole my base and my women. I really want to consume his flesh and skin him. After destroying Clear Wind Camp, I don't need anything. All I want is Yue Zhong and his women."

Tao Zhengyi pondered for a while, before replying shamelessly,

"Alright! Since it's like that, I'll make an exception JUST for you. However, my Ning Guang County has a shortage of workers, and you seem to have over 300 survivors under your control, right? Hand them over to me and we'll treat that as the fee for borrowing my troops."

Upon hearing that Tao Zhengyi actually wanted to take away the 300 survivors under his control, Lie Tianyang was so furious that his lungs almost exploded. A small force like this was all that he had right now, yet Tao Zhengyi still wanted to take it away, which filled his heart with resentment. As a faint killing intent started to seep out from him, an extreme desire to kill the fatty in front of him emerged from within Lie Tianyang.

Right at this moment, another strong killing intent, which was by no means inferior to that of Lie Tianyang's, seeped out from the other corner of the room, shaking Lie Tianyang awake.

Tao Zhengyi was only a normal person, whose fighting strength couldn't even measure up to that of normal citizens. However, being the controller of Ning Guang County, he had been able to use means like food and beauties to rope in many experts. This was why Lie Tianyang didn't have the slightest bit of confidence in being able to successfully kill Tao Zhengyi in this place.

Lie Tianyang suppressed the anger within his heart and pretended to hesitate for a moment, before nodding his head in agreement and saying,

"Sure! I will hand them over to you. When will you dispatch your forces?"

Lie Tianyang didn't have any plans for those 300 survivors anyway. After all, with the existence of two major powers in this region- Tao Zhengyi and the Chinese Army itself- being trapped in the middle left him with no future prospects whatsoever. He intended to first take down Yue Zhong, before immediately moving somewhere else to establish himself again.

To normal people, there was danger everywhere after the apocalypse, leaving them with no way of travelling elsewhere. However, to Evolvers like Lie Tianyang, as long as he didn't provoke any fearsome Mutant Beasts or come across a vast horde of zombies, then travelling was basically not a problem.

Tao Zhengyi seemed to be unaffected by Lie Tianyang's outburst of killing intent. Instead, he pinched the cheek of a beauty kneeling down in front of him and casually replied,

"Once your people have arrived, I will send out my men!"

"I shall go gather them now! I hope that you can keep your word."

With that, Lie Tianyang stood up and strode out of the room.

"All of you are dismissed!"

After Lie Tianyang had left, Tao Zhengyi waved his hands towards those 8 beauties and 4 bodyguards, telling them all to withdraw.

A thin man with protruding temples slowly walked out from the shadows. He had dark skin and the thenar spaces (webbing between thumb and index finger) of both his hands were covered with calluses. Both of his eyes flashed with a bright light.

Once the man had walked out, the frivolous and haughty expression of Tao Zhengyi was wiped away, replaced by a stern and serious one.

"Bao-zi, what do you think?"

(TN: the suffix '-zi' is used here to express affection of some sort, a bit like '-kun' from Japanese. There isn't really a good way of translating it, so I just left it like that. Interestingly, Bao Zi can also mean leopard/panther, although it is only part of a name in this case. Perhaps this man's abilities have something to do with leopards/panthers though.)

The middle-aged man who had walked out of the shadows was called Zhang Bao, the strongest Evolver under Tao Zhengyi's command. Prior to Z-Day, Tao Zhengyi had saved Zhang Bao's life and had even done all sorts of favours for him. After the events of Z-Day, Tao Zhengyi had also fiercely protected Zhang Bao's life when he was undergoing evolution and had a fever. This led Zhang Bao to have absolute loyalty to Tao Zhengyi, as well as being his strongest subordinate.

Zhang Bao said unhurriedly,

"Yue Zhong could usurp Lie Tianyang's position all by himself, so he's obviously not someone simple. I feel that Lie Tianyang's intention is to let both us and Yue Zhong's side fight it out, making both sides sustain heavy losses, from which he stands to gain. Of course, his supposed hatred for Yue Zhong is probably real."

Tao Zhengyi rubbed a jade ring on his index finger with his right thumb as he asked back,

"That's right! That bastard Lie Tianyang really is a mad dog right now, wanting to bite at anyone who he's unhappy with. How confident are you of killing him?"

Zhang Bao pondered for a while before replying in a low voice,

"I am confident in being able to defeat him! However, in order to kill him, unless I join hands with Dong Zi, Tie Ya, Niu Sheng and the others, there is only a 10% chance of finishing him off ."

Dong Zi, Tie Ya and Niu Sheng were the other three Evolvers that Tao Zhengyo had recruited. Each of them was very overbearing, possessing powerful skills and abilities.

Tao Zhengyi contemplated for a while before saying,

"I've decided. I must have this fat piece of meat that is Clear Wind Camp. Once Lie Tianyang has brought his people over, you, Dong Zi and Niu Sheng will bring troops to go open up Clear Wind Camp. At that time, let Lie Tianyang be at the very front. Bring some additional rockets, so that when the time's right, you can deal with both him and Yue Zhong at the same time."

(TN: Tie Ya has not been accidentally left out by the author in this chapter- the next few chapters show only Zhang Bao, Dong Zi and Niu Sheng, so there are no mistakes if you're wondering about what happened to him.)

"Understood!"

Zhang Bao nodded.

Two days later, Lie Tianyang delivered the 300 survivors into Tao Zhengyi's hands, as well as bringing along with him the address of the place that Yue Zhong's stronghold had just migrated to. As a tyrant of this area, Lie Tianyang knew this region like the back of his hand, and his new subordinates had constantly been monitoring the direction in which Yue Zhong's army was moving. Within a day, he was able to work out the exact location of Yue Zhong's new stronghold.

Tao Zhengyi also did not go back on his words and dispatched 2 Battalions, forming an army 1000 men strong. With Zhang Bao in command, they made their way towards Yue Zhong's stronghold.

Tao Zhengyi's current armed forces consisted precisely of 5 Battalions, a total of over 2500 people. Although he had such a strong army, there naturally wasn't enough equipment or weapons for all his soldiers, and so many of them were only assigned Type 54 Handguns; some were even given machetes, watermelon knives and butcher knives. However, according to Tao Zhengyi's way of thinking, as long as they had the numbers, then they would have enough power. Using some of the men as cannon fodder was completely fine to him.

Of course, there was an Elite Company within each of the 5 Battalions, which was equipped with modern weaponry and equipment taken from the military camp that the Ferocious Tigers had opened. The Elite Companies possessed the greatest power and only they could truly be considered as Tao Zhengyi's trump cards.

Approximately 5km to the east of Mahogany Town, 10 warriors were hiding on the top floor of a small 2-storey bungalow, taking turns to keep watch over the main road. If there were any vehicles passing by, they definitely would not escape the warriors' eyes.

A fragile-looking young man of small stature walked up to another young man, who was sporting a beard and was dressed neatly in clean clothes. He said,

"Squad Leader, go and rest! It's my turn!"

These 10 warriors were all reconnaissance fighters from the 1st Platoon of Yue Zhong's 1st Company; all of them were Enhancers above Level 8. Amongst them, there was the Squad Leader Guo Quan, who was a Level 10 Enhancer. After Yue Zhong had returned from the Mechanized Infantry Brigade Station with a huge amount of equipment, their team had been keeping watch here. They had already been stationed here for 4 days.

When the horde of Mutant Pigs had attacked, it had caused Yue Zhong's stronghold to sustain disastrous losses; at the same time though, it produced many new high-levelled Enhancers all at once.

"Xu Yang, I'll keep watch for a little longer! Go back and rest first!"

Guo Quan smiled at the small-statured young man, before both his eyes suddenly narrowed and he said in a deep voice,

"There's something wrong! Quickly notify headquarters, enemies are on their way!"

In the distance, a huge fleet of vehicles could be seen making its way towards them.

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Chapter 238: Guo Quan!

"There is an enemy attack impending. Their main force consists of jeeps, trucks, buses and an unknown number of people. There are no infantry fighting vehicles…"

One of the warriors was using a military walkie-talkie to rapidly report back to headquarters. Although he had been selected to join the reconnaissance squad, prior to this, he didn't have a lot of experience in warfare. It was thus understandable that he was unable to report back to headquarters like a genuine recon warrior would, using the proper protocol and giving accurate information. He could only give a broad outline of the most important information.

Guo Quan looked towards the warrior and asked,

"How is it? What are headquarters' orders?"

The warrior solemnly replied,

"Headquarters have given their orders! We are to slow down their advance with everything we've got! After destroying the first armored vehicle that passes by here, we are free to retreat as we see fit."

This reconnaissance squad was full of elite soldiers trained by Yue Zhong, who had no plans of sacrificing them for naught. Trying to obstruct a few hundred enemies with just 10 warriors was really too difficult.

Guo Quan's mouth curled upwards as he patted the two Type QLB06 .35mm Light Grenade Launchers. He called out to the rest of his team,

"Just one armored vehicle?! Headquarters seem to think too lightly of us! With these guys, we should at least take down five of them! Do you guys have the confidence?!"

"Yes!!" The rest of the team hollered back.

Each member of this reconnaissance team had a .05 Light Submachine Gun, four hand grenades, armor sewn from the Mutant Water Snake scales and also two Type QLB06 .35mm Light Grenade Launchers, making a total of 24 grenades.

They could be considered to be armed to the teeth. After the battle with the herd of Mutant Pigs, they gained courage, self-confidence and even became Enhancers. They were also equipped with modern weaponry, which filled their hearts with confidence and had them in high spirits.

Guo Quan glanced at his team of warriors in a pleased way then proceeded to give out a series of orders.

The huge vehicle fleet was getting closer to this small bungalow that they were stationed in.

Guo Quan was lying on the rooftop, using the Type QLB06 .35mm Light Grenade Launcher to aim closely at the foremost vehicle of the enemy troop, a Dongfeng Warrior Vehicle mounted with a machine gun.

Just as that Dongfeng vehicle was about 100m away from the building, Guo Quan immediately pulled the trigger; at the same time, another warrior – named Xu Yang – also fired his QLB06.

With two huge 'booms', the two grenades exploded on that leading vehicle, with one of them landing on the fuel box, immediately causing the Dongfeng vehicle to explode into a huge fireball.

Facing the sudden attack, the vehicle fleet was suddenly plunged into chaos. They simply did not have any experience in dealing with modern warfare weaponry.

Some of the vehicles wanted to retreat, whilst others wanted to continue in their advance: in the ensuing chaos, many vehicles crashed against one another. Two buses filled with soldiers crashed violently into each other, killing or injuring a few dozen of the soldiers inside.

Guo Quan hadn't expected their attack to be so effective, and so he immediately lifted the QLB06 to continue his assault on the vehicles, firing wildly.

One by one, explosions rocked the vehicle fleet, causing a Jeep and another Dongfeng vehicle to directly explode. Most of the vehicles then came to a stop and countless passengers armed with all sorts of weapons scrambled out.

Up until now, Tao Zhengyi's subordinates had only fought against zombies and normal humans, but never against humans that possessed heavy weaponry. They did not possess a sliver of experience in this sort of warfare. The other eight members of the recon team opened fire on the chaotic scene in front of them, bombarding the 1000 enemy soldiers. Some of them cried as they tried to flee, trampling over each other, resulting in a disastrous number of casualties.

"Ambush! AMBUSH!!"

Immediately after the first attack, Zhang Bao had rushed out from his vehicle and was now hollering at the top of his voice.

The moment he rushed out, other than the soldiers from the two elite companies of Ning Guang County who had plenty of battle experience, the rest fled in all directions and went seeking for cover.

While the soldiers of Ning County were busy looking for cover, Guo Quan and Xu Yang nonchalantly took aim with their grenade launchers and shot at the vehicles, destroying them one by one.

"Charge!"

Zhang Bao looked at the constant barrage of grenades coming from the bungalow and a grim expression flashed past his face. Leaving behind the two elite companies, he commanded the other two normal companies to act as cannon fodder and charge forward.

Under the urging of Zhang Bao and the other elite soldiers, the two companies' worth of cannon fodder, who were scared witless, began to launch an assault on the bungalow.

"Good!!"

As Gu Lian watched the few hundred people rushing towards the bungalow, he smacked his lips and from one of the bungalows windows, he immediately began to wildly open fire at the cannon fodder.

The concentrated barrage of bullets rained down on the unfortunate warriors and instantly decimated a few dozen of them, while the rest of them turned pale and immediately turned tail, fleeing ignominiously.

Zhang Bao was furious as he and the elite warriors continuously shot down those who had escaped the fastest. Only then, was the frenzied retreat of the cannon fodder survivors stopped.

Following that, Zhang Bao organized two more groups of cannon fodder to rush towards the bungalow, resulting in the deaths of a few people each time. There was a pathetic outcome reach time, with none of them possessing the courage to even fire at the bungalow.

Lie Tianyang saw how useless the assaults were as his eyebrows furrowed and said,

"This won't do!! Brother Bao, let the two elite companies charge!"

The elite companies were the lifelines of Tao Zhengyi and were also of extreme value to Ning County. It was precisely because of this that Zhang Bao wanted to first use the cannon fodder to engage in a war of attrition with those in the bungalow; he just didn't expect the cannon fodder to be such cowards.

Zhang Bao's face turned ashen as he coldly stared at Lie Tianyang and said,

"Lie Tianyang! Didn't you say that they don't have any ammunition left? What's the deal with those grenade launchers?"

If Lie Tianyang hadn't claimed that Yue Zhong had already expended all his ammunition, Tao Zhengyi would have considered striking a deal with Yue Zhong. Otherwise, even if he conquered the enemy, he would have faced huge losses as well. When fighting against a formidable powerhouse, it was not as easy or simple as swallowing up a small stronghold. Conquering small strongholds would only require Tao Zhengyi to launch a single assault, which would easily result in the small stronghold's armed forces being destroyed and assimilated.

Lie Tianyang was equally depressed as he replied,

"Maybe he got lucky and came across a military camp recently."

Lie Tianyang hated Yue Zhong from the depths of his heart. Now that Yue Zhong's power had further increased, this only served to fuel his jealousy and rage.

Zhang Bao glanced at Lie Tianyang, before ordering in a low voice,

"There doesn't seem to be many people in the bungalow. Go and take care of them!!"

Lie Tianyang's eyes flashed with a hint of anger. After all, he wasn't one of Tao Zhengyi's lackeys, yet this Zhang Bao was obviously treating him like cannon fodder.

Lie Tianyang's eyes were surging with anger and his expression turned cold. He silently walked towards the tall and sturdy middle aged man named Niu Sheng, as well as the ferocious-looking young man named Dong Zi with dyed blonde hair who watched everything with a gaze sharper than daggers.

Zhang Bao, Niu Sheng and Dong Zi were all Evolvers under Tao Zhengyi, who had in turn spent a huge amount of resources to nurture and enhance their growth. This enabled him to have quite a few exceptionally powerful experts by his side.

Lie Tianyang also knew that Niu Sheng and Dong Zi were Evolvers with great strength. So with great difficulty he suppressed his anger, before saying to Zhang Bao:

"Then I shall go and kill them now!!"

After which, he jumped out from behind the vehicular cover and activated his hurricane armor, rushing towards the direction of the bungalow.

"Lie Tianyang!!"

Upon seeing the approaching Lie Tianyang with his hurricane armor, Guo Quan and the rest of the warriors turned pale. After all, they were recently still at his mercy, and upon seeing the cruel and fearsome ex-tyrant of Clear Wind Camp, they naturally could not help but feel a bit fearful.

In a flash, a concentrated barrage of 5.8mm bullets and grenades was fired at Lie Tianyang.

However, it turned out that Lie Tianyang was actually just feinting. He did not attack the bungalow, but rather changed direction and fled instead, which accordingly led to most of the ammunition hitting thin air. Although some of the bullets actually entered the vicinity of his hurricane armor, they were then promptly swept away one by one.

In just a few moments, Lie Tianyang had already escaped without even his shadow to be seen, leaving only the forces of Ning Guang County to contend with the recon team under Yue Zhong. Seeing that Lie Tianyang had actually chosen to escape during this moment of crisis, Zhang Bao cursed,

"Damn bastard!!"

Niu Sheng frowned and asked Zhang Bao,

"What do we do? Brother Bao, should we send out the elite soldiers?"

Those cannon fodder troops could not be relied on, and so the only forces that could actually seize control over the bungalow were the elite soldiers, who were the core of Ning Guang County's military power.

Zhang Bao pondered for a moment. Now that Yue Zhong's forces possessed enough weapons and ammunition, he was rather worried. However, after some hesitation, he still gave the order,

"Let the Elite 3rd Company's 1st Platoon go forth!"

A whole platoon of soldiers immediately crouched down and made their way carefully to surround the bungalow on all four sides.

These elite soldiers of Ning Guang County had also seen and fought their fair share of zombies. Even though their achievements were far-off compared to those of a proper army, they were still much better than those cannon fodder troops.

As the platoon began to surround the bungalow, the recon warriors inside could feel the pressure. They continuously opened fire with their .05 Light Submachine Guns at the soldiers from Ning Guang County below them.

The dense barrage of bullets caused three casualties amongst the elite warriors of Ning Guang before the rest immediately dove for cover. Afterwards, they began to open fire, spraying unceasingly at the bungalow. Soon enough, both parties were engaging in an all-out gunfight.

As a hail of bullets rained down on this area, one bullet found its way through the brains of one of the recon warriors, ending his life instantly. There was finally a casualty within the bungalow.

"Old Wu!!"

As Guo Quan saw his comrade falling beside him he howled, his eyes scarlet like those of an injured beast. He fired the grenade launcher repeatedly at the enemies outside and two grenades exploded on a small dirt mound, instantly killing the two Ning Guang County soldiers taking cover behind it.

"What tenacious enemies!!"

Zhang Bao glanced at the small bungalow and furrowed his brows slightly. In most of their previous conquests, the battle ended as soon as they fired and killed some people, upon which the rest would completely lose their morale and directly surrender.

Although Guo Quan was only in command of one squad, they were all fully equipped and had plenty of ammunition. They could maintain their firing accordingly and actually suppress all the enemy soldiers, giving them no space to even lift their heads, thus causing a lot of damage to the opposing side as well.

Zhang Bao looked at the bungalow, which they still hadn't captured even after 20 minutes, and his face turned ashen. Angrily, he ordered,

"3rd Company 2nd and 3rd Platoons, begin your assault on the bungalow! I want those enemies inside dead!"

Zhang Bao had originally wanted to conserve the fighting strength of the elite soldiers until they reached Mahogany Town, so that they could commence their onslaught on Yue Zhong's stronghold in prime condition. However it seemed that if he did not send them out now, he would have to spend even longer taking down this bungalow.

Once the soldiers of Ning Guang County's Elite 3rd Company had joined the fray, the recon soldiers in the bungalow felt the pressure on them rise severalfold. In the gunfight that ensued, they began to receive bullet wounds one by one.

Fortunately, they were dressed in the Mutant Water Snake armor, which meant that as long as they did not suffer any wounds to the head, they could still survive. After such a long battle, only one other warrior had died to a head wound; the rest were still alive and fighting.

Nevertheless, facing the huge increased barrage of firepower from the Ning Guang County troops, Guo Quan and the rest could barely even lift their heads under the complete suppression.

Zhang Bao saw that the situation was swinging in their favour, yet he still frowned deeply. While the Elite 3rd Company of Ning County was still firing at the bungalow from the outside, not a single one of them dared to rush in. If this continued, who knew how much longer it would take to completely wipe out the warriors inside the bungalow.

Unfortunately, Zhang Bao's side were severely lacking in heavy weaponry. If they had heavy artillery, then the bungalow would already have been blasted to smithereens, and this battle wouldn't have been dragged on for so long.

"3rd Company charge!! Not a single enemy is to be left alive!"

Zhang Bao shouted out his command fiercely. He had already fought this war of attrition for too long, and he didn't want to waste a single second more.

At Zhang Bao's order, the soldiers of the Elite 3rd Company moved in from three different directions, crouching and making their way closer towards the bungalow that Guo Quan and his team were stationed in.

"They're here!!"

Seeing the elite soldiers of Ning County launching their assault, Guo Quan spat out some saliva before starting to open fire with his grenade launcher at the soldiers.

There wasn't anywhere good to seek cover near the bungalow, and so the 3rd Company soldiers sustained huge losses halfway through their assault.

One by one, the grenades exploded on the poor elite soldiers of Ning Guang County, killing them piecemeal. The constant barrage of fire from the .05 Light Machine Guns was also effective at picking off the soldiers as many of them fell lifelessly to the ground.

Seeing that their comrades were constantly falling to the ground, the elite soldiers' morale crumbled apart, whereupon they immediately retreated like a receding tide. After all, they were not actual soldiers who had undergone rigorous military training and had firm resolutions. The outcome of this assault would be the deaths of another 2 recon warriors at best.

There were currently only five people remaining amongst Yue Zhong's recon warriors.

"Damn it!"

Zhang Bao frowned as he could feel the determination of Yue Zhong's forces. Breaking past the defenses of the bungalow was not difficult in itself, but the morale and fighting spirit displayed by the warriors inside the bungalow gave Zhang Bao a huge sense of unease!

"We can't drag this out any longer! Dong Zi, go and take care of them!"

Zhang Bao gave the order to Dong Zi in a low voice.

Dong Zi's eyes flashed with a cold gleam as he activated the Shadow Steps Skill, which he had enhanced twice.

He was an Agility-based Evolver in the first place, but with Shadow Steps active, his speed was over 11 times greater than that of normal humans.

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Chapter 239: Reinforcements!

The moment Dong Zi charged forward, his entire person looked like a specter speeding towards the bungalow.

As Guo Quan and the remaining warriors watched Dong Zi draw closer, they raised their guns and fired wildly at him. It was just that their eyes could barely keep up with his movement trajectory, whilst their gun handling simply wasn't fast enough at all to hit him accurately.

Dong Zi zig-zagged his way towards the bungalow at high speed, making full use of his Level 3 Danger Perception Skill to help him avoid incoming attacks. Those bullets would be enough to take his life if they landed on him, but as long as they did not hit, even 35mm Grenades would not be able to cause him any harm.

Dong Zi had a smug look on his face as he dodged each of the bullets with relative ease, before arriving in front of the bungalow. He fired several shots at the lock and destroyed it as he viciously kicked down the door.

The moment he kicked the door open, his smug look was wiped clean from his face, which promptly turned ash grey.

With a resounding 'BANG!', the claymore that Guo Quan had placed behind the door exploded upon the impact of the door being kicked in. The fearsome expulsion of flame and whistling shrapnel completely engulfed Dong Zi, directly blasting his head off and turning his body into a fountain of tattered, bloody pieces.

"Dong Zi!! Damn bastards!!!"

Zhang Bao's eyes were filled with fury and shock as Dong Zi, an Evolver with tyrannical strength, had actually died to a claymore!

Evolvers were naturally gifted. As long as they were nurtured, their latent potential far outstripped that of normal Enhancers. If it was a normal battle on the ground, Dong Zi, as an Agility-based Evolver, could easily take care of Guo Quan and his men. However, due to his carelessness and complacency, Dong Zi had fallen for the claymore trap set by Guo Quan. This led Zhang Bao to feel angry, since he had always been proud of being an Evolver and believed Evolvers to be a special existence. Yet Dong Zi had been killed by a normal person, which led to his belief being shaken.

When Dong Zi was killed, the morale of the Ning Guang County soldiers plunged. Dong Zi, Zhang Bao and Niu Sheng were the strongest Evolvers in the whole of Ning Guang County, yet one of them had actually died while trying to assault the bungalow! Coincidentally, this gave rise to fear in the remaining soldiers' hearts.

"Haha, we killed that bastard!"

Inside the bungalow, Guo Quan and the other 4 remaining warriors were celebrating with raucous cheers.

Dong Zi's dodging capabilities and wraith-like speed had allowed Guo Quan and the other recon warriors to experience for themselves the fearsome abilities of Evolvers. The fact that they had actually managed to bring one down filled them with pride.

One of the warriors piped up worriedly,

"Squad Leader, our ammunition is running low. Each of the .05 Light Machine Guns have only a handful of bullets left. We are also left with only 4 grenades, while hand grenades number about 39. I'm afraid we won't be able to hold out much longer."

As they had been constantly laying down suppressing fire in attempts to push back the enemy troops, they had expended a huge amount of their ammunition.

Guo Quan brought out a canteen of water and he took a large gulp before saying lightly,

"We'll just allow them get closer before using the hand grenades to bomb them!"

Guo Quan looked at his fellow soldiers who had fought hard, as he spoke out apologetically,

"I'm sorry my brothers, initially we were to pull back after destroying one of their vehicles. I should have brought you guys and retreated. This time, I'm afraid that I've caused you all to face death in battle with me!"

Gu Lian looked at Guo Quan as he guffawed,

"Leader, why are you standing on ceremony?! We are definitely willing to fight by your side all the way. Since we have become warriors, there will definitely be a day when we have to die. Even if it's not during a battle with enemies, it will likely be during a battle with zombies. Being able to die with you, I have no regrets! After 18 years, I'll be a hero once again!* Haha!"

[TN: A Chinese saying where people believe that after death, they get to reincarnate and can still lead a good life, especially if they are worthy in the current life/good karma. Adulthood is reached at 18 years of age, so after 18 years in their next life, they'll become great once again.]

"That's right!! Leader, we have already killed so many of those evil bastards, it's definitely worth it!"

The rest of the warriors cheered enthusiastically. Even at death's door, their morale remained high. They had previously led lives not worth living at Clear Wind Camp while under Lie Tianyang's rule, and it was Yue Zhong who had given them a new lease on life. He brought them into the army, gave them strength and respect, and led them on to victory after victory. They were completely willing to fight for him.

Right at this moment, in the blink of an eye. The back wall of the bungalow had a hole blown right through it and Yue Zhong strode in. Upon seeing his valiant warriors in such dire straits, he said, "Don't worry, you won't die here!"

"Battalion Commander!!"

"Commander, you've come!!"

Upon seeing Yue Zhong appear, Guo Quan and the rest stood up excitedly.

Yue Zhong patted Guo Quan's shoulder and said,

"This time, it's all thanks to you guys that they have been stalled. Join me and we shall stop their advance for a while! Let's kill them all!"

In fact, Guo Quan and the other recon warriors had dragged out the advance of Ning County for so long, that it actually went far beyond Yue Zhong's high expectations. After all, although the recon warriors had excellent equipment, they were still only a 10-man team that was up against a force over 1000 men strong!

[UBPC: This! Is! SPARTAAAAAAA! XD]

The efforts of the recon warriors gave Yue Zhong's side precious response time, and a huge 'net' was being cast out swiftly right now to surround and decimate the invaders in one go.

"Yes!!" Guo Quan and the rest cried out, full of exhilaration.

Yue Zhong then threw a large bag on the ground, revealing its contents: a great amount of ammunition! When the recon warriors saw it, they immediately stepped forward to take 3 magazines each, reloading their weapons.

Next, Yue Zhong activated his Encompassing Body Armor, before walking to the front of the bungalow to observe the enemy's current situation.

Zhang Bao hesitated for a while, before ordering the advance of the Elite 3rd Company once again.

Under the pressure of Zhang Bao, the elite warriors set out on another assault attempt.

Yue Zhong watched the incoming soldiers before laughing coldly at their actions. Taking out his .05 Submachine Gun, he proceeded to fire in wild swathes at the elite soldiers of Ning County.

Regardless, Yue Zhong's shooting skill was now extremely valiant after he had polished it countless times in the past; he constantly shot at the elite soldiers charging at him, killing them one by one.

Those elite soldiers also began to return fire at Yue Zhong one after another. However, he did not dodge as the bullets simply ricocheted off of his armor. He was like an indestructible killing machine that was constantly bringing death to all the enemies, decimating the elite Ning Guang County soldiers one after another.

Once twenty of the enemy soldiers had been wounded or killed by Yue Zhong, the Elite 3rd Company's morale plummeted once again. They flooded backwards in retreat, leaving behind corpses and injured comrades alike.

After several charges, the 3rd Company had already lost 45 of its members, the loss amounting to more than half of their initial size. The final result was the loss of all fighting spirit. Of course, It would be the same even for actual military troops before Z-Day, not to mention these soldiers who have not even gone through strict military training.

Only zombies with no intellect or Mutant Beasts would be able to continue attacking under this much mental pressure.

Zhang Bao gritted his teeth as he ordered fiercely,

"Elite 4th Company, you're up! Bring 4 of the rocket launchers, destroy that building and annihilate the enemies!"

Zhang Bai had coincidentally packed along 8 rocket launchers with 40-round drums. He had intended to use them against Yue Zhong and Lie Tianyang, but he had never expected that such a small resistance force could force him to reveal his hand. He had no choice but to thoroughly exterminate them.

Heavy weaponry like 40-round Rocket Launchers were considered valuable assets in Ning Guang County, and they were obviously limited in numbers. Zhang Bao was also quite conservative in their usage. However, after being forced to such a state, he had no choice but to blow them away.

If Zhang Bao didn't give his all in exterminating this troublesome enemy, he wouldn't be able to dispel the shadow in his heart.

"40-round Rocket Launcher! Are they finally using heavy weaponry?"

Yue Zhong gazed at the four enemy soldiers hoisting the precious weapons as he laughed icily. With a few gestures, he ignited 4 Devil Flame fireballs in the air, before sending them away swiftly to bombard the four rocket launchers.

Following four horrifying sounds, the four 40-round Rocket Launchers immediately exploded! The resulting blast directly killed or injured the four elite soldiers carrying them, as well as wounding eight others in the vicinity, leaving behind little but their resounding wails of agony.

After Yue Zhong had raised his Devil Flame Skill to Level 2, he was able to summon the flame with just a thought. He could also conjure up four blazing fireballs simultaneously, which he could use to attack enemies far away.

Upon destroying the four 40-round rocket launchers, Yue Zhong took out his own deadly QJZ89 127mm Heavy Machine Gun, firing wildly at the remaining warriors of the 4th Company who had only just begun to charge at the bungalow.

The terrifying 127mm-caliber Heavy Machine Gun was like a frenzied killing machine as it spewed forth a terrifying hail of bullets. Any elite soldier caught in its line of fire would be immediately torn apart with their head exploding, shoulders blasted to pieces, and even their limbs shredded by the bullets. The entire scene of blood and carnage was quite terrifying.

The elite soldiers who had tried to rush forward earlier had instead served their lives on a platter to Yue Zhong, and within moments, another 20 soldiers had perished. The remaining soldiers discarded all thoughts of advancing as they dove for cover and shivered while thinking about the scene they had just experienced.

"An Evolver? There's an expert on their side!! It's very likely that the assault this time around has already failed, so our priority right now is to retreat."

"Retreat immediately!!"

Zhang Bao looked at the defeated soldiers of the 3rd and 4th Companies, his expression turning sour as he quickly issued orders to flee.

The moment the Ning Guang County soldiers heard Zhang Bao's orders, they immediately began to scramble back towards their vehicles; not a single person was willing to stay here even a moment longer.

"We're finished!! The return route is blocked!!"

"Tank!! It's a tank!! Oh my God, there's actually a tank!!"

Just when the soldiers were preparing to escape in their vehicles, four Type 69 tanks suddenly appeared behind them and cut off their retreat route, leaving them momentarily stunned. The appearance of the tanks filled all the soldiers' hearts with a creeping sense of dread and despondence, as none of them were equipped to deal with tanks.

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Chapter 240: Seizing Ning Guang County!

When Zhang Bao saw the four Type 69 tanks, his face immediately turned deathly pale,

"Tanks!!!! They actually have tanks!! How is it that they have things like them?!"

On land, tanks were the kings of modern weaponry. As long as the target was hit, one shot fired by the tank was enough to turn even an Evolver like Zhang Bao into mincemeat. The 2 battalions of elite troops from Ning Guang County would be almost completely crushed once the 4 tanks began their assault, whilst those remaining would be slaughtered by Yue Zhong and his men.

Niu Sheng ran to Zhang Bao's side, his face deathly pale as he exclaimed,

"Brother Bao! Let's quickly escape!! If we stay here any longer, we will become Yue Zhong's captives!"

He had already noticed that there were military vehicles mounted with machine guns coming towards them, indicating that Yue Zhong's main forces were now hurrying over.

If Yue Zhong's main forces managed to reach them, the Ning Guang County soldiers would have absolutely no way of escaping.

Zhang Bao glanced at the army vehicles and tanks that were noisily approaching. He was very clear that his side didn't possess the necessary strength to even defend against a single attack from Yue Zhong's forces. Eventually, he gritted his teeth and made a prompt decision to abandon the elite soldiers from the two companies as he escaped together with Niu Sheng into the wilderness.

When the Ning Guang County soldiers saw that their two leaders were escaping, they, who already had low morale, lost all of their remaining willpower, causing their force to completely collapse as they escaped one after another.

"Throw down your weapons, we won't kill those who surrender!! Surrender and you shall be spared!!"

Yue Zhong's forces closed in on the despairing soldiers, managing to round up a huge portion of them. However, some of the luckier ones managed to evade capture as they ran away.

Due to the outstanding efforts of Guo Quan and his team, Yue Zhong's side had only lost 5 men in the throes of battle, yet they had caused 98 casualties on the opposing side, captured 687 of the remaining enemies and even killed an Agility-based Evolver. They had even gained 2 whole companies' worth of equipment and a large number of vehicles.

"Battalion Commander! What do you need me for?"

Liu Erhei shouted as he excitedly ran forward towards Yue Zhong.Just now, he had led some soldiers to chase and round up those Ning Guang County runaways, causing him to become elated about his success.

Yue Zhong said heavily,

"Bring some people and take the captives back to town. I'm taking our forces out to take down Ning Guang County. Until I'm back, you have to defend Mahogany Town well! All you need to do is coordinate with Chen Ming to protect the town and you will have rendered a great merit!"

Liu Erhei's greatest strength was his ability to follow orders,

"Yes! Battalion Commander!"

Yue Zhong lightly nodded before bringing Zhang Niujiang and Xiong Zheng with him. Both warriors were armed to the teeth. Their subordinates drove the four Type 69 tanks and a large number of other military vehicles that were fully loaded with arms as they sped towards Ning Guang County.

In the current era, the strong devoured the weak. The attack by the 2 battalions from Ning Guang County had revealed that their soldiers lacked training. Their morale wasn't high, nor was their fighting spirit strong. Adding to the fact that they lacked heavy weaponry, Yue Zhong couldn't resist the desire to obtain this tasty piece of meat.

When Clear Wind Camp was at its weakest, Ning Guang County had tried to take advantage of the fact to swallow them up. Yue Zhong now wanted to turn the tables and make use of this chance to subdue them instead. As long as he could obtain Ning Guang County's food and people, Yue Zhong's forces would grow tremendously.

Ning Guang County was not like Qing Yuan County with a huge city wall surrounding it. However, to prevent possible assaults by zombies or Mutant Beasts, there were many tall wooden fences that surrounded the roads leading to the main town.

At the same time, they had garrisoned soldiers who were in charge of keeping watch along the main road.

A Ning Guang County soldier, who was carrying a Type 03 Rifle, was currently yawning from time to time. As he lazily gazed into the distance, he suddenly straightened his eyes and hollered loudly,

"Attack! There's an enemy vehicle fleet approaching!!"

The other 7 soldiers on duty immediately stood up and looked into the distance. Upon confirmation of the enemy, their faces turned pale as they shouted,

"Tank! There is actually a tank!!"

In the distance, four steel behemoths were constantly getting closer. Following behind the tanks, there was a long line of military vehicles fitted with various machine guns.

Right as the eight soldiers were considering whether to escape or not, a young man carrying a white flag strode up to the 8 soldiers and spoke in a manner that was neither servile nor overbearing,

"I am Xu Feng, a representative for Mahogany Town's Yue Zhong. I would like to request an audience with your Highest Commanding Officer Tao Zhengyi."

Inside Ning Guang County's CPC county committee conference hall, Tao Zhengyi was currently staring at Xu Feng and the person standing beside him with an ashen face. The person acting as Xu Feng's bodyguard was actually Yue Zhong. Tao Zhengyi spoke coldly,

"What do you want?! Speak!"

Xu Feng and Yue Zhong had already been searched, and did not possess any weapons. Tao Zhengyi had also brought along 11 Enhancers for his own protection, and so he wasn't too concerned about his own safety.

Xu Feng immediately came on strong and said,

"President Tao, the 2 battalions you previously sent to attack us have already been annihilated. This time, we have brought along our own forces and hope for you to surrender unconditionally. In exchange, we would protect your assets and guarantee your family's safety. If we have to force our way in, I'm afraid we can't promise the same."

Tao Zhengyi's small eyes glinted maliciously with a look of shock. He retorted coldly,

"Are you threatening me right now? Ning Guang County has a population of 15,000 and a 4000-man strong army. We even have an entire military camp's worth of equipment, if you dare to attack my Ning Guang County, just know that my 4000 soldiers are not vegetarians.*"

*TN: It's said that vegetarians have not seen blood, so if you are not a vegetarian… you get the gist.]

[UBPC: Celery bleeds green .]

"Nevertheless, this matter truly was an error on my part first. I'm willing to hand over 3000 tonnes of rations, 20 beautiful ladies, 1 tonne of fuel and 150kg of gold as compensation."

After 'flexing his muscles', Tao Zhengyi immediately attempted a soft approach.

Ning Guang County had 5 main battalions, as well as an additional battalion that was dedicated to public security, making its forces number about 3000 people in total. Tao Zhengyi's claim of 4000 soldiers was just a figure of speech, and it didn't mean that his numbers equated to strength. Amongst the 5 battalions, Yue Zhong had already subdued 2. There were 4 battalions left, and if the soldiers in charge of public security were to try and fight with their cold weapons, it was tantamount to suicide. As for the other 3 battalions, only they had proper military equipment, but they did not possess enough heavy weaponry.

Ning Guang County had 2 infantry fighting vehicles that could be dangerous, but like Yue Zhong, they lacked the manpower and knowledge to operate the advanced weaponry. Therefore, when facing Xu Feng's intimidation, Tao Zhengyi wanted to display his own power and threaten them before offering another way out. This was all in the hope that they could try to reconcile matters between Yue Zhong's side and his.

The four Type 69 tanks outside Ning Guang County were also giving Tao Zhengyi a huge amount of pressure. Tanks, they were considered the kings of land-based modern warfare!

Yue Zhong looked at Tao Zhengyi and he instantly activated his Art of Fear Skil, causing a terrifying spiritual pressure to spread out with him as the centre.

Everyone was caught off-guard, and other than Yue Zhong, everyone was engulfed in the huge area of effect of the Art of Fear. Since Xu Feng and Tao Zhengyi were only normal people, they immediately fainted. Out of the 11 Enhancers that Tao Zhengyi had brought, 7 of them also fainted directly while 3 others could only hug their heads in agony.

Only the strongest, Tao Zhengyi's only remaining Evolver Tie Ya, remained conscious despite the sharp pain in his head. His eyes were filled with shock and fear as he pointed at Yue Zhong and exclaimed,

"Evolver!!"

Yue Zhong looked at Tie Ya, saying coldly,

"You're also an Evolver right? Surrender or you'll die here!"

"Go to hell!!"

Tie Ya bit the tip of his tongue as a scarlet glow flashed past his eyes. With a wave of his hands, many blades of air were flung in Yue Zhong's direction one after another.

Tie Ya was a Spirit-based Evolver. He possessed the Level 3 Skill: Air Manipulation, which had already undergone 2 enhancements to reach Level 5, making its power truly fearsome. The sharp blades of air could even cut through a gun! Furthermore, the air blades were formless and left no tracks, making them very hard to defend against.

[Dedition: Gun? What type of gun? For all I know, this might be a plastic gun designed for undercover missions. Ambiguous way to let me know his strength. Pfft…]

"It's useless! You're too weak!"

Yue Zhong activated his Shadow Steps Skill and with a flash of his body, he easily dodged the air blades. He then appeared behind Tie Ya and grabbed his neck, before forcefully twisting and breaking it with a resounding 'Crack'!

Yue Zhong then directly poured a drink onto Tao Zhengyi's face, waking him up.

He took out a gun and held it to the space between Tao Zhengyi's eyebrows as he spoke with a voice full of killing intent,

"Will you surrender to me right now! Or should I cut your head off and show it to all your subordinates? Do you want to try and see who will still fight to the death for you after your death?"

Yue Zhong had risked entering Ning Guang County purely for Tao Zhengyi. If Tao Zhengyi had surrendered willingly, then that would've been it. Even if he had refused, Ning Guang County would be without a leader after killing him, and so seizing the county would be easier.

Tao Zhengyi could feel the gun pressed against his head as he looked at the fainted soldiers and the defeated Tie Ya. Laughing bitterly, he spoke,

r"I admit defeat. I surrender, please spare my life."

Tao Zhengyi was not a soldier who did not care about death. Like most people, compared to death, he would rather live on.

Tao Zhengyi then asked carefully,

"May I know who you are?"

Tao Zhengyi's perception was rather good, and he could tell that the person in front of him was not ordinary. He guessed that the person before him had to be Yue Zhong. In Clear Wind Camp, the only person who could take care of his Evolver Tie Ya so easily was Yue Zhong himself.

Yue Zhong gazed at Tao Zhengyi for a moment before replying blandly,

"I'm Yue Zhong."

Tao Zhengyi laughed bitterly. He didn't expect that he had actually brought in such a huge shark, nor did he expect that Yue Zhong would actually enter the enemy camp by pretending to be an envoy, even when he was the backbone of Clear Wind Camp.

With Tao Zhengyi's cooperation, Yue Zhong's forces successfully entered Ning Guang County easily and occupied all the strategic locations. At the same time, they disarmed the 4 remaining battalions and carefully gathered all the equipment.

All of this was witnessed by the indifferent survivors of Ning Guang County.

Although Ning Guang County possessed 80,000 tonnes of rations, like many other rulers, Tao Zhengyi had only provided his direct subordinates with ample supplies. As for the normal survivors, he gave them barely enough to survive. It was the same tactic that Yue Zhong and most other leaders would have used.

After all, the current situation was still quite bleak and crops could not be grown yet. They would save as much as they could, just so it would last longer in the future. Tao Zhengyi naturally wouldn't squander the rations in his possession.

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Chapter 241: Title Withheld!

After Yue Zhong gained control over Ning Guang County, he immediately increased the rations from 1 bowl of gruel to 3 bowls a day for the survivors, hence gaining the appreciation of most of them.

The original 6 battalions of Ning Guang County also went through changes, with Yue Zhong only selecting the best. With the original soldiers under him as the main core, he formed a strengthened regiment that comprised 4 battalions.

Liu Erhei, Xiong Zheng and Zhang Niujiang were all promoted to become Camp Leaders. From the previous battle in which Guo Quan's decisive actions had caught Yue Zhong's eye, Guo Quan had also now been promoted to a Company Leader.

After the battalion was formed, Yue Zhong continuously put them under strict training. The meat from the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake was also beneficial in boosting the recovery rate and strength of the soldiers who were pushed past their daily limits in training, letting them enter a period of immense growth.

"There's news of Yue Zhong!"

In Qing Yuan County's conference hall, Chi Yang had gathered all the high-ranking officers.

Da Gouzi could not help but exclaim,

"Where is Boss Yue right now??"

Lu Wen was also anxious and she asked,

"Chi Yang, where is Yue Zhong! Quickly tell us!"

"Vice Commander Chi, where is Captain Yue right now? Tell us quickly!!"

Liu Yan asked with scarlet eyes.

The rest of the people gathered also looked towards Chi Yang anxiously, awaiting info about Yue Zhong's location.

After Yue Zhong had lured the Type 2 Mutant Black-scaled Ferocious Boar away to protect the 1st Battalion's main soldiers and was declared missing, Qing Yuan County had lost their core. Some were even affected adversely. However, under Chi Yang's leadership, they stuck to their plans according to Yue Zhong's instructions. As per normal they continued to clear the zombies and expand outwards while looking for other survivors and rations. They simply didn't engage in any major operations.

Chi Yang's expression did not falter as he replied lightly,

"Yue Zhong is currently in Ning Guang County. He has subdued them and established another stronghold. He is currently the leader of over 17,000 people."

17,000 people!!

Hearing that number, the officials present could not help but let loose a cool breath. During the time that Yue Zhong was declared missing, they also had a huge number of survivors join them, but their total number was still currently only 12,000. Yue Zhong had actually established such a huge base all by himself, and in such a short period of time as well! It filled them with veneration, yet also pressure of some sort!

Guo Yu's pretty features were currently frowning as she said worriedly,

"Ning Guang County! That's the county just down from SY County right! There is a huge sea of zombies there blocking the way, and their numbers are definitely above 10,000."

Guo Yu was in charge of gathering intelligence, and so she was very clear on the information about the huge sea of zombies.

Obtaining intel was a very important task. If they received knowledge of an impending zombie horde, they could set things in motion to prepare for a counter-attack or defense. Therefore, there was a specific department set up purely for gathering information.

After Yue Zhong had 'swallowed' Ning Guang County, his total number of dependants had well exceeded the number in Qing Yuan County. However, their fighting force and administrative system could not compare to Qing Yuan County at all.

Chi Yang had a serious expression as he said,

"That's right! Yue Zhong has requested that we start an attack on the horde towards Ning Guang County. He will also dispatch people to attack from his side. From now on, our main priority is to clear the zombies on the road towards Ning Guang County. I hope that everybody will give their all as the faster we clear a path, the faster we can meet up with Yue Zhong again."

"Yes!!"

All of them replied loudly in unison and their morale reached a high.

After coming to a decision, the entire Qing Yuan County went up in a buzz. All the elite warriors of the First and Second Battalion were mobilized to head towards Ning Guang County's direction and commence small-scale attacks on the zombie hordes.

"Brother Yue, did you want me for something?"

Back in Ning Guang County, after an entire day of training, the originally fair-skinned beauty Tong Xiaoyun had now become quite tanned; she came up to Yue Zhong's side and asked curiously.

Zhuo Yatong and Tong Xiaoyun both joined in the tough military training that the soldiers of the forces undertook. Both of them originally had fair, satiny skin, which was now quite tanned.

Both Zhuo Yatong and Tong Xiaoyun hoped to gain more strength to fight alongside Yue Zhong. As for Gu Manzi, Ma Lili and Zeng Fang, they were unwilling to put themselves through all that hellish training, preferring to enjoy the lavish lifestyle within the comfort of the villa instead.

"Eat this!"

Yue Zhong took out a pink Snake Birth Fruit and gave it to Tong Xiaoyun.

Once she had received it, Tong Xiaoyan popped it into her mouth without any hesitation. After spending quite a lot of time together, she knew that Yue Zhong would definitely not harm her.

As soon as the pink Snake Birth Fruit entered Tong Xiaoyun's abdomen, it transformed into a warm surge of energy that started to strengthen every part of her body. She was immediately affected by the rise in temperature and her own body started burning up. Feeling light-headed and short of breath, she promptly fainted in Yue Zhong's arms.

"Husband! What are you doing?"

Zhuo Yatong looked at the limp Tong Xiaoyun in Yue Zhong's arms, wrinkled her nose and said tactfully,

"If you want her, just let her know. Why do you need to resort to means like drugging her?"

Tong Xiaoyun had a reddish hue to her skin and was breathing heavily. In addition to the fact that she was collapsed limply in Yue Zhong's embrace, it looked as if she had just been drugged and was about to be taken advantage of. Yue Zhong looked at Zhuo Yatong and said lightly,

"I'm just trying to help her evolve!"

Zhuo Yatong carefully observed Tong Xiaoyun again, before saying apologetically,

"I'm sorry, I've wronged you."

Yue Zhong just smiled to show that he didn't take it to heart.

Tong Xiaoyun had a fever for the entire day. She woke up the next day and the moment she awakened, she saw Yue Zhong sitting beside her.

Yue Zhong looked at Tong Xiaoyun as she awoke and he smiled lightly,

"You're awake! Feeling better?"

Tong Xiaoyun looked at Yue Zhong excitedly and exclaimed,

"Mm! I'm much better!! Brother Yue, I've become an Evolver! I am a Spirit-attributed Evolver and I even possess the Telekinesis Ability!!"

To demonstrate, she pointed to her right and a flower vase flew straight into her hands. It really was telekinesis.

Upon obtaining this ability, Tong Xiaoyun was elated and she continually moved different objects about the room, making them fly around.

Yue Zhong looked at Tong Xiaoyun indulging in her new ability and asked,

"Can you try moving me?"

Yue Zhong wanted to see if this new ability could be used on humans. If so, then this ability was truly overpowered. It could almost be invincible.

"I'll try!"

Tong Xiaoyun's eyebrows furrowed as she used her ability on Yue Zhong. However, when the power landed on Yue Zhong, it felt like a stone sinking down into the huge ocean- there was no effect.

"It's no use!"

Tong Xiaoyun said dejectedly.

Yue Zhong consoled her,

"It's alright. Your power is already strong enough as it is. I'm guessing that this ability cannot be used on living things. But you can definitely use your telekinesis to make use of objects to attack enemies. If you're strong enough, I think you could even stop bullets."

"Mm!"

Tong Xiaoyun nodded her head as she looked down at her hands. She was taken aback before running to the washroom and squealing,

"My skin is fair again. My skin is fair again!!"

After consuming the Snake Birth Fruit, she had undergone a transformation and the pollutants in her body were dispelled. Even her skin that had become tanned under the sun regained its fairness.

[Divine: Yue Zhong is going to make a fortune from selling this miraculous fruit to all those peerless oval-faced beauties with jade-like snow-white skin and charming eyes out there!…]

Tong Xiaoyun had chosen to go through the high intensity training with the soldiers. Even though she had gained strong combat abilities, she was still a girl and as she watched her skin become more and more tanned under the sun as the days went by, she also felt pained.

"Brother Yue! You're the best!"

Tong Xiaoyun ran out from the bathroom and leapt into Yue Zhong's arms, kissing his face a few times.

Being kissed by a beauty was definitely something Yue Zhong felt good about. He lowered his head to kiss Tong Xiaoyun, and she responded by wrapping her arms around Yue Zhong and began to passionately make out with him.

Once their lips had parted, a thin strand of saliva still hanging between them broke.

Tong Xiaoyun's face turned a deep shade of red once again, but this time her eyes seemed to fog over as she licked her lips seductively and said,

"Brother Yue, I'm all yours!"

Her joy at successfully becoming an Evolver, as well as her gratitude and veneration towards Yue Zhong, culminated in an overwhelming desire to express her love physically.

Yue Zhong stared at the welcoming beauty before him, a delicate, alluring girl who was still in her youth, and he couldn't help but feel some arousement in his heart.

"Husband, something's happened! The military has sent people over!"

Right when Yue Zhong was about to start doing something, Zhuo Yatong pushed open the door and walked in, her face full of worry.

"What? The army is attacking?"

Yue Zhong's face paled, and all notions of getting frisky with Tong Xiaoyun immediately went out the door as he strode outside.

Tong Xiaoyun cursed the army under her breath for having such bad timing. She fixed her clothes and donned her protective equipment, before taking up her Tang Replica Sword and walking out.

Not far from Ning Guang County, there was an army squad dressed neatly in proper army uniform that looked extremely well-disciplined. They advanced towards Ning Guang County in Armed Personnel Carriers (APCs), with two Infantry Fighting Vehicles and two 122mm Self-propelled Howitzers leading the way.

"This is going to be tough!"

Standing on high ground with a reconnaissance company, Guo Quan observed the neatly-dressed, well-trained official military soldiers and his eyebrows furrowed tightly.

Yue Zhong had obtained ten Type 69 Tanks and even some 122mm Self-propelled Howitzers when he had opened up the Mechanized Infantry Brigade Station. However, the problem was that there was no one under him who knew how to operate these modern weapons. That time when he had taken over Ning Guang County, the 4 tanks were purely there to intimidate the enemy and not a single shot was fired.

Right now, the approaching official military force possessed two IFVs. Even more fearsome was the fact that there were also two 122mm Self-propelled Howitzers. Furthermore, they had an entire battalion of properly-trained soldiers, with fighting strength that might even exceed ten times that of the 3000 soldiers once under Tao Zhengyi.

Just when the army had reached the gates of Ning Guang County, Xu Feng brought a white flag as he walked towards the army and said,

"I am Ning Guang County's representative Xu Feng and I hope to exchange a few words with your commander."

Two of the soldiers stared at Xu Feng coldly before saying heavily,

"Move!"

Under the watchful escort of the 2 soldiers, Xu Feng was sent into the midst of one of the battalions to see the leader of this entourage.

"Damn! What a stunning yet cold beauty!"

The moment Xu Feng entered the camp, he saw an absolute beauty with a head of jet-black long hair and an incredibly sexy body that would not lose to that of Zhuo Yatong, However, she possessed an icy personality that seemed to even seep out from her bones, causing him to exclaim out loud.

Two other ladies dressed similarly in military uniform, also with striking features, stood to either side of that peerless beauty. All three of them seemed to form a picture of a safflower flanked by its beautiful green leaves.

"I am Shen Xue, the leader that you seek. What do you want! Speak!"

The ice-cold beauty stared at Xu Feng and coldly asked.

Xu Feng replied without skipping a beat,

"I am Xu Feng, a subordinate of Ning Guang County's leader Yue Zhong. May I be so bold as to ask, what's the purpose of this visit by the esteemed army to our Ning Guang County?"

One of the beauties, who was tall, extremely refined, had short hair and a goose-egg face, spoke out smilingly,

"Hi there, Xu Feng. I am Lǚ Ning. The municipal leading body of SY County has a very good impression of your group of survivors, having reorganized yourselves, rescued the masses and defended your resources. This time, the purpose of our visit is to convey the message from SY County, that there will be an appointed leader being sent down to take over. Your survivors will soon be able to return to the government and reunite with the other citizens."

(TN: goose-egg face is just another one of those Chinese beauty things…it's basically self-explanatory)

Standing to the left of Shen Xue was the short-haired Lǚ Ning, while standing to the right was a beauty with an oval face, Gao Lina. They were Shen Xue's confidants and best friends.

When Xu Feng heard this, he knew Lǚ Ning and the rest were here to capture Ning Guang County, this big fat piece of meat. Yue Zhong had not taken over for a very long time and another tiger who had been eyeing this piece of meat had now made its move.

Xu Feng pondered a while, before replying warmly,

"Ning Guang County already has a decent government and administration set-up, we do not need any new leaders. Please head back to SY County."

Shen Xue immediately refused flatly,

"You go back and tell Yue Zhong! Tell him to surrender immediately and I'll spare his life. Otherwise, when my army attacks Ning Guang County, I will definitely take his life. I'm only giving you people 30 minutes to consider! Now go back!"

Xu Feng had wanted to reply, but was forcefully sent out by Shen Xue's subordinates.

Seeing that Xu Feng had been dismissed, Lǚ Ning laughed at Shen Xue,

"Xuexue, you're so aggressive!"

With an electric gaze, Shen Xue stared at her friend and said,

"This is wartime! You should address me as Battalion Commander Shen!"

Lǚ Ning laughed lightly and said,

"Yes! Yes! Commander Shen! You're so overbearing. That Yue Zhong really doesn't know what's good for him. He actually wants to reject our Commander Shen, he really is courting death!"

Shen Xue's eyes flashed with a resolute gleam,

"When our nation is facing a crisis, those who establish their own base of operations are the worst kind of scum. I will definitely wipe them out and let them know the prowess of the People's Liberation Army."

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Chapter 242: Overbearing Army Soldiers!

"As expected, strength speaks volumes!"

Xu Feng swiftly relayed Shen Xue's intentions to Yue Zhong and after some preparation, he started walking towards the front.

As he had just successfully snatched Ning Guang County, he would definitely not give it up. Whomever wanted to take it from him had to pay the price in blood. It was the same even if it was the army.

"It is indeed the military!!" After arriving at the front lines, Yue Zhong noticed that the battalion members were already well hidden behind cover in the distance. Furthermore, there seemed to be a few snipers located in some unknown areas. He could only sense the killing intent enveloping him but not the direction.

Although the opposing force consisted of only a battalion, Yue Zhong was very clear that if both sides clashed, the 4 battalions under him would not be a serious match for the enemy's single battalion.

With a thought Yue Zhong activated his Encompassing Body Armor, and dashed out into the wilderness. He proceeded for some time in a roundabout manner, making his way behind enemy lines.

There, placed behind the army, were the two 122mm Howitzers. A squad of soldiers were stationed as guards for these 2 advanced weapons, surrounding them in a group fashion.

https/en.m./wiki/122_mm_howitzer_2A18_(D-30)

These 2 Howitzers could be considered the most important weapons for the army! With just the cumulative firepower of these 2 monsters, they could wipe out almost anything. It was also an instrument that could seriously impact the morale of enemy troops. Facing that kind of firepower was enough to cause feelings of desolation in any soldier. Cruelly crushing and eradicating any hope of fighting back. Only the toughest in terms of mental strength could stand in the face of such weapons and fight to the death without retreating.

Yue Zhong slowly made his way nearer to the 2 metal behemoths before suddenly erupting! Making his move, he drew his PF98 120mm Anti-Tank Missile Launcher and fired a shot at one of the Howitzers.

https/en.m./wiki/PF-98

A flash, immediately followed by a huge explosion! The 122mm Howitzer instantly became a huge ball of fire and scrap.

Yue Zhong's utterly crazy actions had shocked the soldiers surrounding the two Howitzers for a second; just as fast, they started firing at him.

The difference in shooting capability between the military soldiers and those under Tao Zhengyi was basically heaven and earth. Even under the barrage of firepower as well as Yue Zhong's constant evasion, a number of bullets still found their way to his body, only to ultimately be repelled by his Encompassing Body Armor.

Dodging another hail of bullets, Yue Zhong rolled on the ground as he once again aimed the PF98 and fired a shot at the final remaining Howitzer.

With a flash, the huge metal monster exploded into flames.

In response, the military displayed their fearsome aiming skills. As soon as Yue Zhong had fired the anti-tank missile, 2 separate bullets from distant snipers managed to find their way to the spot between Yue Zhong's brows, only to be repelled by the Encompassing Body Armor once again!

Without White Bone's ability, Yue Zhong could have well died under even one of those sniper shots.

After eradicating the 2 Howitzers, Yue Zhong took out several hand grenades. Aiming at the line of enemy soldiers, he threw them using his strength that was 5 times that of a normal person. Upon impact, the grenades immediately exploded on their targets.

A total of 7 soldiers were caught by the huge explosion and were blasted to smithereens!

Yue Zhong made use of the ensuing chaos to leap from his position and swiftly escape off into the distance.

While it was true that normal rifle bullets could not do anything to Yue Zhong, that was not the only weapon the military had! There were also grenade launchers, rocket launchers, mortars and many other different types of weaponry. The moment the warriors recovered enough to group together and attack him, he would be dead in a matter of seconds.

Ping! Ping!

The telltale sounds of 2 gunshots rang out once more as Yue Zhong, who was in the middle of escaping, received another 2 bullets, this time to the back of his head. However, they too were deflected off by the Encompassing Body Armor and seemed to not affect him in the slightest.

Yue Zhong escaped into the forest some ways before climbing up a huge tree quite easily. He took out a JS12.7mm Sniper Rifle and aimed towards the line of remaining soldiers.

[Kun: Couldn't find this rifle for reference. Any of our gun readers know?]

[Dcblol: http/baike./view/1447109.htm (explanation of some sort in Chinese). But yeah, do any of our gun readers know anything about it?]

With a 'peng!', one of the soldiers immediately died on the spot after suffering a fatal headshot.

The remainder of the soldiers immediately opened fire towards the location from which the shot originated, but due to the great distance, the bullets flew randomly and not a single one was able to hit Yue Zhong.

Having climbed up the huge tree, Yue Zhong proceeded to take down the enemy soldiers with ease.

After another 5 soldiers were quickly picked off by Yue Zhong, they didn't dare to risk showing themselves again. Instead, they did the only thing they could and sent for reinforcements.

Shen Xue was currently in the middle of discussion with Lǚ Níng and Gao Lina on how to situate the matters of Ning Guang County after they had successfully taken over. All of a sudden, they heard the sounds of the violently explosive destruction of the Howitzers.

"They have made their move!! The time limit we set is still not up and yet they dare to make a move first???"

When Shen Xue heard the huge explosion, her expression froze beforeshe gritted her teeth and forcefully spat out each of those words. She had never imagined that before her imposed time limit of 30 minutes was even up, Yue Zhong had already taken the initiative to launch an attack first.

The Army represented the most superior force after the apocalypse. All along, no one had dared to go against the military. Not to mention even attacking military soldiers, Yue Zhong was the first to actually attack an entire military base!

If it wasn't for Shen Xue forcing Yue Zhong, he really would not have resorted to such extreme measures just to end up antagonizing these fully equipped and well-trained soldiers. However, the 4 battalions he just established were simply not enough to go against this 1 battalion. Their combat prowess was incomparable! His only choice was to rely on their sheer numbers as well as his own tyrannical strength.

Lǚ Níng also found herself gritting her teeth as she said,

"That was from the direction of our Howitzers! That asshole is too cunning! Argggh! He actually destroyed our Howitzers!"

Those two 122mm Howitzers were their most prized killing machines. With a single shot, they could instantly decimate the opposing firepower.

The bungalow that would be in the way of Shen Xue and the military was manned by Guo Quan and his team of 9. With just a single blast from the Howitzer, they would be pulverized, completely regardless of how strong their fighting spirit was!

Without those Howitzers, Shen Xue and her battalion would have a much harder time trying to fight their way through.

Gao Lina's eyes met Shen Xue's before saying,

"Commander Shen, should we assign men to take care of the hassle behind us or do we proceed to attack Ning Guang County directly?"

Shen Xue had seen through Yue Zhong's weakness and made the correct decision,

"The person behind this is most likely Yue Zhong himself! He is an extremely powerful Evolver, so if he wants to escape, no matter how hard we try, it would be difficult to kill him. Accordingly, my decision is to directly attack Ning Guang County. As long as we rout them he can only surrender at the end of the day."

You must remember when compared to Shen Xue and her battalion of trained soldiers, the fighting capabilities of Yue Zhong's men was still considered inferior. If Shen Xue had called for the majority of her troops to deal with Yue Zhong, it would be playing right into his hands.

With this decision, the entire battalion started making their way towards Ning Guang County. On the frontlines in charge of defending against the assault of the military was Guo Quan and his team. They were considered the elites amongst the soldiers Yue Zhong had trained up.

From the moment the battle commenced, Guo Quan could feel the immense pressure issuing forth from the enemy.

With a hail of bullets, the soldiers on the military side began to fire rapidly at Guo Quan's location. The snipers hidden amongst the soldiers were also firing tirelessly, and any soldiers under Yue Zhong unfortunate enough to stick their head out would immediately be picked off by the enemy snipers.

Concurrently, the military soldiers were extremely efficient and systematically firing nonstop, using rocket launchers to concentrate fire on that single location.

Both sides had been engaged in a crossfire for at least 10 minutes, and given the terrain, the Army could only send out smaller companies to engage in the firefight. Guo Quan's company had already lost their 1st line of soldiers. If they weren't the most elite amongst Yue Zhong's troops, they might already have lost all their fighting spirit long ago.

"Company Commander! We can't hold on for much longer!! If this goes on, the brothers will be wiped out!! Let's make a break for it! Please let the brothers preserve their lives!"

One of the platoon commanders was begging Guo Quan. Out of the 30 men he commanded, 13 had died, while 5 had sustained heavy injuries. They had basically lost the greater half of their fighting force

Guo Quan maintained a resolute expression as he ordered,

"Permission denied!! We have received orders to hold this position for 30 minutes!! Regardless of anything, we have to complete this mission!! If the brothers below are wiped out, you will stand your ground. If you are all wiped out, then I shall stand my ground! No matter what, we have to stay for 30 minutes. Get back to your position!"

This strategic entry to Ning Guang County was small and didn't allow too many people to cross it at once. Guo Quan knew he had to wear down the enemy numbers and stamina at this bottleneck, otherwise the battle would be even harder once the military broke past this point.

The platoon commander cursed using a loud voice, before he crouched down and went back to his position.

"F*ck!! Let's fight to the death then!"

Under the command and leadership of Guo Quan, although Yue Zhong's first company was not enough to win against the enemy company, they were at least able to hold their ground and fend them off. Both of them were still engaged in heavy fire, and the Army also found it difficult to fully suppress the warriors of Yue Zhong's First Company, who were hiding behind cover.

When the army launched their assault, Yue Zhong, who had been suppressing that platoon of soldiers with his superb firing skills, suddenly felt a sense of urgency and his face paled:

"Damn it! They have already commenced their attack!"

"Seems like if I don't risk it, we won't be able to win!"

Yue Zhong took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with a resolute gleam as he jumped down from the tree and charged towards the Army's camp.

That platoon of soldiers had been hiding behind cover and didn't dare to even poke their heads out. If Yue Zhong had maintained this sort of confrontation with the soldiers, by the time Ning Guang County was broken into, he still would not have settled this issue.

Having seen that Yue Zhong had appeared again, the 2 hidden snipers immediately cocked their sniper rifles, firing two bullets which flew towards Yue Zhong.

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Chapter 243: Yue Zhong takes on the Military!

Right as the bullets were about to land on Yue Zhong, he did a side-step and easily evaded them! He took a glance at the location of the hidden snipers: ever since he had evolved, his senses heightened, which allowed him to pinpoint their location accurately. He cocked his .05 Silenced Submachine Gun and fired rapidly in their direction, immediately killing one.

The other sniper had a stronger perception of danger; after that gunfire, he immediately ducked behind other cover.

Yue Zhong did not continue harassing the other sniper- instead he rushed towards that platoon of soldiers like a tank.

After the earlier skirmish by Yue Zhong, that platoon had only 10 soldiers left. As Yue Zhong suddenly broke through to their location, he fired continuously and killed the remaining 10 soldiers.

After annihilating the line of warriors, with a flash, Yue Zhong continued towards the back of the military.

"What a freak!!"

The remaining sniper hugged his own rifle, as he looked at Yue Zhong rushing towards the military's camp. His face was white, as he had just witnessed the prowess of someone who, by his own strength, managed to decimate an entire squad of elite military soldiers.

The sniper also knew of the existence of Enhancers and Evolvers while he was at SY County. Those who could wipe out an entire squadron on their own, even amongst the 12000 survivors in SY County, numbered 10 at most.

Yue Zhong had just continued not far, before a Type 92 Infantry Fighting Vehicle appeared in front of him. There was a ZPT90 25mm Machine Cannon mounted on top of it, releasing a huge wild burst of gunfire towards Yue Zhong.

Yue Zhong's Danger Perception Skill had already notified him of the danger; just as the ZPT90 set its sights on him, he had already dashed swiftly to the side.

The majority of the bullets from the ZPT90 hit blank air and caused the area to be filled with potholes.

The soldiers from another company were currently using Type QLZ06 .35mm Grenade Launchers and .03 Rifles to fire crazily at Yue Zhong.

(Similar to this: https/en.m./wiki/Type_87_grenade_launcher and this is gross: https/en.m./wiki/QBZ-03 )

A few soldiers were also continuously firing mortars at Yue Zhong.

The resulting explosions continued to ring out and the gunfire didn't seem to cease at all. Yue Zhong activated his Shadow Steps and his speed jumped up to a level that was 10 times that of a normal being. In that huge barrage of bullets, Yue Zhong continued to evade only the heavy firepower that posed a danger to him, while the other bullets continued to land and deflect off of his Encompassing Body Armor.

Yue Zhong didn't dare to stay at the same location for more than a second, as he had no confidence in surviving.

Just when he managed to roll towards a huge rock by the road, he felt his heart skip a beat. Without time to take a breath, he leapt again towards the other side.

With a 'Bang', the stone that Yue Zhong had dodged from was instantly smashed into smithereens by the anti-tank missile.

Yue Zhong himself had just jumped out from that rock, when he felt 2 grenades exploding about 2m to his right, and the shrapnel and shockwave propelled him to another side.

"He should be dead by now!"

Seeing how Yue Zhong was faced with attack after attack, most of the warriors in the army had that single thought in their minds. Watching Yue Zhong face the hail of bullets earlier had given them a sort of shock and feeling of crisis.

After Yue Zhong was bombarded by those projectiles, he braved the shock wave from the grenade explosion, before rolling on the ground and standing up immediately. He opened his hands. A number of hand grenades flew out from his hands towards the soldiers and exploded.

Those soldiers who were unfortunate enough to be caught in the blast radius died one by one.

Yue Zhong continued running, carrying his .05 Silenced Submachine Gun and firing continuously into the army camp.

(https/en.m./wiki/QCW-05 )

Although his aiming and firearms control was superb, the soldiers were spread out too far and were hiding behind cover; in the end, Yue Zhong only managed to kill 2 soldiers in his first bout of bullets.

"This battle is too tough!"

Yue Zhong continued to run away frantically, while dodging the constant attacks from the military.

Seeing that normal rifle bullets could not do a thing to Yue Zhong, the soldiers had added heavy weaponry and explosives to their attacks, giving Yue Zhong immense pressure and preventing him from advancing any further.

"I can't go in like this. Otherwise, Ning Guang County is sure to fall!"

With a flash of his intense speed, he dodged an incoming missile, before a gleam appeared in his eyes. He swapped out the .05 Silenced Submachine Gun for a PF98 Anti-Tank Missile Launcher.

In the midst of his running, he had thrown a glance towards the entire camp from afar. Swiftly, he aimed at a small mortar troop and fired a shot!

Yue Zhong's current agility was at 111 points, his actions faster than the human eye. Before the soldiers even had a chance to react, they received a huge rocket in the midst of their mortar troop.

When that rocket exploded, a fearsome shockwave and a huge amount of shrapnel immediately shot outwards in all directions, killing 5 soldiers and heavily injuring 7 others, causing them to scream in agony.

The moment he attacked, Yue Zhong was like a spectre and swiftly swapped out another rocket in the PF98, before taking careful aim and firing at a Type 92 IFV.

With another 'bang', the rocket pierced through the armor of the IFV and exploded, resulting in a huge fireball. The 9 warriors in the IFV as well as 4 others hiding beside it were instantly killed.

Yue Zhong shifted his body again and continuously fired the anti-tank missiles into the army camp.

Loud explosions occurred one after another and soon, the entire army camp was plunged into a fiery hell. Many soldiers were either killed by the explosions or trapped in the fires. Throughout the camp, chaos ensued.

Under that continuous fire from Yue Zhong, the casualties increased and a total of over 70 soldiers had been either killed or injured, diminishing their overall strength greatly.

After confirming that he had caused enough chaos to bring down the fighting capabilities of the camp, Yue Zhong continued to rush forward like a spectre, with the intention of wiping out all the soldiers.

"Commander! Please send aid!! I need aid!! If you don't send anybody, the soldiers will be killed by that monster!!"

The 3rd Company's leader Gu Jian who was tasked to delay Yue Zong was currently pleading with a pale face and exasperated voice.

Shen Xue glared at him coldly, with her fury and killing intent billowing out:

"Gu Jian!! I told you guys to delay Yue Zhong, how are you guys this bad? You still haven't killed him and yet you dare to ask for reinforcements?

Gu Jian gritted his teeth and replied,

"That Yue Zhong is impervious to bullets and his aim is too efficient. He can still pull out PF98s to fire 120mm rounds at us. The amount of firepower he has is infinite, how do you expect us to fight against this freak?!?!"

Shen Xue replied coldly,

"I don't care! You have to use whatever men you have to delay him for another 2 hours!! After these 2 hours, we will have conquered Ning Guang County. Once we have conquered Ning Guang County, it is our victory!!"

Under the fierce attack of the army, Guo Quan's forces had already been worn down by a large extent; as long as they gave it more effort, the army could proceed to attack Ning Guang County soon.

Shen Xue knew that with a civilian army like Yue Zhong and Guo Quan, the ones who actually knew warfare and could put up a fight did not number many. As long as they could take down Guo Quan who was stubbornly holding on, there shouldn't be any other major threat to the army's advance into Ning Guang County.

Shen Xue looked coldly once more at Gu Jian and ordered,

"Obey my commands! Immediately go attack Yue Zhong with all you have!"

Gu Jian's lips quivered. In the end, he could only bite down as he saluted Shen Xue and replied, "Understood!"

Right at this time, Lǚ Níng rushed into the room with a shocked expression as she reported in a fluster,

"Commander Shen!! The 3rd Company… the 3rd Company has been wiped out by Yue Zhong!!"

Gu Jian's face promptly turned deathly white.

Shen Xue crossed her fingers together, and her face took on an unsightly green. She had a total of 4 companies with her and 1 entire company had been taken out by Yue Zhong, if this continued, it was hard to say whether they could even survive against his attacks.

Right at this time, another soldier was shouting into the radio,

"Commander!! This is the 4th Company, the enemy's firepower is too strong! Requesting for aid!! Please send reinforcements!!"

Shen Xue immediately made a decision and gave it: "2nd Company, immediately send all your troops to support 4th Company. 1st Company, stop your attack and return to camp! Lǚ Níng, Gao Lina, follow me!"

When Shen Xue gave her orders, the 2nd Company that was standing by immediately poured towards the back of the army camp.

When the soldiers of the 2nd Company arrived for help, the pressure on Yue Zhong rose exponentially, and the increase in firepower suppressed him till the point that he couldn't even lift his head.

"The intensity of the attack has risen! Another company must have joined in!"

Yue Zhong did not stop running as he didn't dare stay in the same spot for too long. He kept running and seeking cover, while constantly assessing the enemies' strength. The greater the pressure grew for him, the less pressure on Ning Guang County.

When Shen Xue arrived at the front lines and saw the countless injured soldiers and dismembered bodies lying around, her face turned ashen.

All of a sudden, 2 grenades flew high and landed on the battlefield, resulting in huge explosions, killing 3 soldiers, while another 2 immediately fainted upon receiving broken bones.

After a few seconds, another rocket was fired, and the heavy machine gunners, as well as the light machine gunners were all decimated. Even 3 normal soldiers were injured by the resulting shrapnel, as they fell to ground and screamed in agony.The entire battlefield was filled with blood, gore, and the countless sounds of agony and pain. All the while, the military soldiers' morale was steadily dropping.

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Chapter 244: Revolt and Chaos!

Half of an entire company, which was equipped with modern weaponry and had undergone strict military training, was actually suppressed by a single person, all the while facing the deaths of their comrades as well as explosions. The desolate scene caused the fighting morale amongst the soldiers to plummet.

Shen Xue almost wore down her teeth with her grinding; if this continued on, the 2nd Company and 4th Company would most likely face the same outcome facing Yue Zhong. Even if she brought her troops to attack Ning Guang County, she might not even have enough troops left afterwards to deal with Yue Zhong, and would likely face death as well.

"Yue Zhong!! I am Commander Shen Xue, I have told my men to stop all advance and attacks on Ning Guang County. Please stay your hands immediately, and let's discuss terms!"

Shen Xue had gone to the broadcast machine and used that crispy clear voice of hers to speak to Yue Zhong.

Initially of course, Shen Xue was filled with confidence that her trained troops would be able to overcome this motley crew of bandits. However, now that she was facing the fact that an entire company of hers had been wiped out by a single Yue Zhong, she had no chance but to lower her head to ask for mercy and negotiations.

Only those with equal strength had the justification to negotiate. If one of them didn't possess the necessary strength, then asking for negotiations was a joke.

Yue Zhong was currently hiding behind a huge rock as he coldly called out,

"Leave behind a company's worth of equipment as compensation, then you can leave! Otherwise, I will kill your guys off slowly!"

After becoming an Evolver, Yue Zhong's strength had gained an immense boost. As long as he didn't face a direct explosion head on, the shockwaves and shrapnel actually did not cause him any permanent harm. This was a great boon for his survival on the battlefield. In addition to his Encompassing Body Armor and the inexhaustible amount of firepower in his storage ring, he was truly a fearsome killing machine. Wiping out the battalion of soldiers under Shen Xue entirely was only a matter of time.

"What guts!!"

"We'll fight to the death! Even if I, your father, were to die, I would still go down taking a bite out of you!"

Hearing Yue Zhong's arrogant words, the soldiers on Shen Xue's side were all infuriated and decided to fight it out with him!

Shen Xue was also riled up by his words and her chest heaved, while her eyes flashed with a murderously cold light.

Right at this time, Lǚ Níng walked up to the broadcast radio and spoke placidly,

"Yue Zhong, I am Staff Officer Lǚ Níng from the 3rd Battalion of the XX Regiment. The 3 battalions are just a small part of SY County's army, if you decide to continue fighting us, regardless of the outcome today, SY County will not sit back and rest. Your power may be strong, but likewise, SY County has a number of experts- adding on to the strength of the Army, it's enough to thrash the Ning Guang County that you have established countless times. This time, it was a misunderstanding on our part. Can we negotiate properly to address this and not resort to damaging our relationship any further?"

Lǚ Níng's words had struck Yue Zhong's weak point. Yue Zhong had obtained information from different survivors on the fighting capabilities of SY County, which far surpassed that of Qing Yuan County. Although those survivors did not know everything, they could confirm that SY County's military possessed helicopters, Type 69 tanks and all sorts of other types of modern weaponry. Their total strength was much more superior!

Yue Zhong could suppress a platoon by himself, whilst he could destroy a company with some difficulty. Engaging an entire battalion in combat was enough to make him evade with all his might, while he could only continually pick off the soldiers one by one. If he were to face an entire regiment, even by the time they had finished attacking Ning Guang County, Yue Zhong could not finish off the entire battalion.

In Ning Guang County, Yue Zhong had 4 battalions of warriors, but facing against the well-trained troops of the military, even just 1 battalion was enough to thrash his troops.

Yue Zhong contemplated for a while, before he responded coolly,

"Alright! Leave and I will not pursue this matter!!"

As he still hadn't bridged the gap between him and Qing Yuan County, Yue Zhong did not possess the strength to face SY County's military yet. If he waited for the distance to be bridged, reestablished connections with his base at QingYuan County, and armed his people there with the weaponry he had retrieved from the Mechanized Infantry Brigade Station, he would then possess the confidence and strength to face SY County.

Shen Xue intercepted coldly,

"3000 tonnes of rations!! Give us 3000 tonnes of rations to compensate our losses!"

After the apocalypse, food rations had become the currency and in SY County, the strongest currency was precisely food. 3000 tonnes of food was not a small amount. However, compared to Shen Xue's loss of the 2 Howitzers as well as the 100 soldiers, it wasn't worth comparing.

"Then you can all go and die! SY County may be strong and I know that. If they want to force an entry, I am naturally unable to hold them back! After killing you all, I will immediately head over to SY County and assassinate all the officials. I will kill more than 10 a day- after a month, I see how many officials your SY County will have left!"

"Even in the worst case scenario where I cannot assassinate them, I would have no issues killing all the small fries. Each day I will kill over a 100- after a month, an entire regiment would be wiped out by me! By that time, the entire SY County will be mine! Why should I even waste my time talking with you here!"

Yue Zhong's fury and killing intent billowed out, resounding across the entire field. He would definitely not soften in front of Shen Xue: whoever gave in during this time and period, other people would then follow suit to take advantage of that weakling.

Tao Zhengyi had chosen to attack Yue Zhong's Clear Wind Camp because they had run out of ammunition at that time, making them tantamount to a fat piece of meat waiting to be gobbled up, and he had wanted to be the one who ate that meat. Due to that, Yue Zhong had retaliated and saw that Ning Guang County's fighting capabilities were subpar. In this world, no one dared to showcase their weakness.

Hearing those words filled with killing intent, the entire battalion shuddered in their hearts. Yue Zhong possessed supernatural shooting skills, plus he had that armor on him which deflected almost every single bullet. Furthermore, he seemed to possess unlimited firepower; with his abilities, it would be easy for him to assassinate all the officials, needless to say the killing of the normal soldiers. If Yue Zhong really went ahead, it would spell disaster for all the common soldiers in SY County.

"Damn rebel!"

Shen Xue's entire body was trembling with fury from Yue Zhong's threat, as no one had dared utter such words in her presence before.

Lǚ Níng grabbed Shen Xue's hands, while shaking her head, before using the broadcast radio to speak to Yue Zhong again,

"Yue Zhong, you don't have to be like this. We just want 3000 tonnes of rations. However, let's make it an exchange, we will give you 150kg of gold."

(UBPC: 330.69 pounds)

As the saying goes, hoard antiques in times of wealth, buy gold in times of trouble. Gold was the common currency in the world, which could affect people's greed. Even when the world was in turmoil from the changes, gold represented a source of currency as well. Initially, in Qing Yuan County, other than food rations, gold was the next source of currency that could be used.

Yue Zhong pondered for a while more before replying,

"Alright! I promise you. Now please bring your army and retreat beyond 5 km, we'll carry out the exchange tonight."

Lǚ Níng keenly captured the change in attitude amongst Yue Zhong's words, as she smiled and said,

"Yue Zhong. I think you must have run into some problems, do you need us to help you? As long as you are willing to give the right amount, we are willing to assist you."

Yue Zhong replied blandly,

"No need! Indeed, I have some issues that cropped up, but it doesn't concern you guys."

Yue Zhong had indeed met some problems.

"The government has sent the army to deal with Yue Zhong!! Kill!! Kill his men!! As long as we kill his men, when the army enters the city, all of you will be rewarded!"

Within Ning Guang County, Tao Zhengyi, who was flanked by Zhang Bao on his left and Niu Sheng on his right, was hollering at the top of his voice.

When he got wind of the news that the Army was attacking, Tao Zhengyi made use of the opportunity to kill the warriors who were keeping watch on him with Zhang Bao and Niu Sheng. After he left his compound, he then made use of his past influence to gather a small troop. He was currently killing and pillaging in Ning Guang County, creating chaos.

Tao Zhengyi was vicious in his methods as well. He knew that Yue Zhong's warriors were strong, yet compared to the actual military, they did not amount to much. He wanted to plunge Ning Guang County in chaos and control the army from within. When the city was successfully breached, he would be the person who had contributed the most. Not only could he make use of that to get on the SY County's army good side, he could exact revenge on Yue Zhong for taking over Ning Guang County.

Tao Zhengyi was currently leading a force of over 40 people and wreaking chaos in Ning Guang County, killing, raping and setting fire, creating a commotion.

Within the unrest, many of the survivors were also affected by the chaos and madness. They began killing, raping and setting fire as well, and the entire Ning Guang County was in a mess.

"Everybody return to your living quarters!! All those who are still on streets will be shot on the spot for treason!"

As the head policeman, Wang Jian had immediately brought his well-trained police officers and they were diligently putting down the unease and troublemakers.

Wang Jian started executing those survivors who were swept along with the madness one by one. A large number of the survivors had now returned to their own accommodations to wait out the uncertainty. Whoever became the new overseer of Ning Guang County, they could only accept it helplessly.

"Kill him!"

Tao Zhengyi noticed Wang Jian and his team of policemen who were suppressing the chaos, and gave an order to Zhang Bao and Niu Sheng to take him down.

Zhang Bao roared in anger and activated his Werewolf Transformation Skill. His entire body started sprouting fur and the muscles on his body became larger and taut, while his hands turned monstrous with huge claws. With his entire body elongating, he soon became a terrifying werewolf over 2m tall.

On the other side, Niu Sheng's eyes gleamed as he held up a huge shield weighing over 200kg and charged at Wang Jian. He was a Strength-based Evolver and the 200kg shield in his arms was considered light to him. Under the protection of that shield, none of the bullets could not penetrate or hurt him.

Zhang Bao and Niu Sheng had both activated their skills, and were charging towards Wang Jian with frenzy.

Wang Jian looked at the two oncoming enemies as he frowned and shouted out,

"Open fire!"

The 20 policemen beside Wang Jian immediately cocked their weapons and opened fire at Zhang Bao and Niu Sheng. In that hail of bullets, Zhang Bao and Niu Sheng could not dodge them entirely. Some of the bullets penetrated Zhang Bao's body, leaving behind numerous wounds, although they did not pose any danger to his life. As for Niu Sheng, the bullets only hit the shield with sounds of metal hitting and could not penetrate through at all.

"Swap to the grenade launchers!"

Wang Jian saw that their attacks were useless, so he gave this order.

The 20 policemen immediately switched to QLB06 35mm Grenade Launchers and aimed them at the 2 Evolvers before pressing the trigger.

Bang! Bang!

Following the sounds of explosions, the shield-bearing Niu Sheng was immediately caught in the blast and the shield in his hands was knocked away by the explosion, while his body was blasted into pieces, fresh blood dyeing the ground.

Zhang Bao saw Niu Sheng's manner of death and a chill arose in his heart. He leapt up high and immediately jumped into one of the surrounding houses belonging to a survivor. Facing the assault of 20 QLB06 35mm Grenade Launchers head-on would mean certain death, even for an Evolver like him.

"Take them out!!"

Wang Jian eyed the rebels with Tao Zhengyi in the distance, his face turning grim, and he shouted out the order.

The 20 policemen swapped out their .03 Rifles again and started firing at Tao Zhengyi's troop.

The rebels under Tao Zhengyi immediately abandoned him and tried to escape in all directions.

"I surrender!! Don't kill me!! I surrender!! I am willing to give up all my property and women to exchange for my lowly life. Please!! Don't kill me!!"

Tao Zhengyi looked at the policemen running towards him, as he knelt down on the floor and begged miserably. He wanted to live!

Wang Jian eyed the disgusting pig in front of him with a look of disgust, before ordering,

"Tie him up and bring him back to the station."

If it was Yue Zhong, he would have immediately crippled Tao Zhengyi by shooting his limbs. Wang Jian, however, was a policeman, and regardless of how much he hated and despised Tao Zhengyi, since he had now surrendered, he would not kill him.

3 of the policemen stepped forward to cuff Tao Zhengyi.

Right at this time, from the survivor's house, Zhang Bao suddenly jumped out while still in his werewolf form. He broke past the group of policemen, before slashing his claws in 3 successive motions. The 3 policemen beside Tao Zhengyi had their throats ripped out and Tao Zhengyi regained his freedom.

Before the other policemen could react, Zhang Bao had grabbed onto another policeman as a hostage. He placed his sharp claws at the policeman's throat and threatened Wang Jian,

"No sudden movements! Otherwise he's dead! Let us go, as long as we can leave here safely, I'll release him."

[Dedition: How did you not see that coming?]

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Chapter 245: Suppress the Insurgency!

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The policemen were currently aiming their grenade launchers at Zhang Bao, their eyes filled with hatred. 3 of their brothers had just died miserably at his hands, and if it wasn't for their other comrade being held hostage currently, they would have fired at him long ago.

The Werewolf Transformation could allow Zhang Bao's 6 attributes to receive a boost, and he could even block most bullets. However, if he was hit by the grenades, they could also blow him to smithereens.

Wang Jian was in deep thought as he looked at his subordinate who was helpless in Zhang Bao's grasp:

"Let him go! I'll let you leave!"

To Wang Jian, every single member he had trained was like a child to him, and he was unwilling to give any of them up.

"I don't trust you, back off!!"

Zhang Bao hollered.

Right at this moment, on the rooftop of a building not far away, Zhuo Yatong was lying prone on the ground cocking a Barlett Sniper Rifle; with the crosshair on Zhang Bao, she pulled the trigger.

'Bang!' The sound echoed across the compound and an armor-piercing round directly penetrated Zhang Bao's head, causing it to explode like a watermelon. Fresh blood and brain matter splattered on the ground.

Tao Zhengyi was still trembling on the floor, shouting,

"I surrender!! Don't kill me! He took the initiative to kill, I wasn't involved!!"

With Zhang Bao's death, Tao Zhengyi no longer had any backing, support, or any threatening strength.

"Take him away!!"

Wang Jian ordered coldly.

Another 4 policemen rushed up and handled Tao Zhengyi roughly, as they tossed him in the back seat of a car and drove towards the jailhouse.

Once they had settled Tao Zhengyi, Wang Jian brought his men and continued their rounds around Ning Guang County to contain the unease.

Zhuo Yatong was currently looking for another target from her position.

Those who went through evolution naturally were chosen geniuses. They could swiftly adapt and learn all sorts of knowledge and abilities. Although Zhuo Yatong was a Strength-based Evolver, under Yue Zhong's training and guidance, she picked up marksmanship and sniping very quickly.

Of course, her sniping skills could not compare to those who possessed the Sniping Specialization, but it was enough to deal with most situations. Therefore, Yue Zhong had chosen to put her behind the fighting lines for the first time, to act as a support sniper covering Ning Guang County from within.

When Tao Zhengyi's insurgency was quelled, the rest of Ning Guang County also regained its composure.

Shen Xue's troops had retreated to a distance of 5km away under Yue Zhong's coercion, whilst at the same time, Yue Zhong returned to Ning Guang County.

Guo Quan had fought back his sorrow to report to Yue Zhong,

"Captain, our First Company did not let you down, we have completed our mission."

Guo Quan had led the First Company to defend against Shen Xue's relentless assault. Yet they had paid a huge price: after the fight had ended, out of the 90 warriors in the First Company, there were 47 who lost their lives, 26 who sustained heavy injuries and the 17 who had survived looked as though they could not fight anymore.

Even with the protection of the Mutant Water Snake Scale Armor, under the relentless attack of Shen Xue's soldiers and bombardment of rockets, mortars and other heavy duty weapons, several of Guo Quan's warriors had died. Without the protection of the Water Snake Armor, the entire First Company might have perished.

Yue Zhong had established 4 battalions, and those with the best fighting capabilities and spirit were gathered in one company. However, they had actually been defeated by Shen Xue's own company. The difference between the 2 types of armies could be seen.

Yue Zhong replied in a heavy tone,

"You guys really did great. This time, due to the efforts of the First Company, Ning Guang County was defended, I want to reassign the First Company into 5 squads. You guys may select the members from the rest of the 4 battalions! Those who are injured, I will do my utmost to see them healed. The brothers who have perished, we will properly collect their remains, I want to see them properly buried."

"When comparing my troops to the actual military, there really is still a huge gap."

Yue Zhong felt upset as well, this battle was the first time he lost so many soldiers that he had groomed. Even during the battle against the zombie horde in Qing Yuan County, the elite soldiers that he trained didn't suffer too much damage- in fact, it was the cannon fodder and scum battalion who made up most of the deaths.

"Yes! Regiment Commander!"

Guo Quan's emotions had calmed down a little as he saluted Yue Zhong, before bringing his people to collect the remains of his dead comrades.

"Regiment Commander!!"

"Regiment Commander!!"

The moment Yue Zhong entered the medical centre for the wounded soldiers, all the injured warriors stood up and called out emotionally.

"All of you rest well! Let the doctors treat you!"

Yue Zhong looked at all of them before ordering in a heavy voice.

Within the medical centre, there were doctors and nurses everywhere, currently treating the injured warriors. There were over 15,000 survivors in Ning Guang County, and those who were doctors by profession before the apocalypse numbered in the 30s. These doctors were all supported by Yue Zhong, as he led them to become medics, with the main focus to treat injuries and illnesses caused by warfare. It was considered one of the benefits for the warriors.

Hearing Yue Zhong's orders, the soldiers quietened down.

Yue Zhong took out a huge bag of Life Saving Grass powder from his storage ring and handed it to the staff of the medical centre, before ordering,

"Use this to treat my soldiers immediately. Apply externally, and maximum amount per person shouldn't exceed a small bag's worth."

Yue Zhong's storage ring was filled with arms, food, medicines, food,and other necessities. As for the Life Saving Grass, Yue Zhong had amassed 2 cubics' worth of this treasure, enough to save many lives.

One of the older doctors, Wang Yinian, actually furrowed his brows as he asked impolitely,

"Commander Yue! What kind of medicine is this! Please tell me honestly, otherwise, I am unable to give this to the injured. I need to bear responsibility for my patients."

Wang Yinian was a surgeon and had many years of experience in the operating theatre. His temperament was stubborn and straight, and even after the events of the apocalypse, he didn't change much.

Seeing Wang Yinian actually talking back to Yue Zhong, the other doctors and nurses all turned pale as they looked towards him in fear. After the apocalypse, human lives were cheap; under Tao Zhengyi's rule, a doctor had actually been executed for checking his woman out. These medical professionals had seen the cruelty of the post-apocalyptic world. They were afraid that Yue Zhong might execute them as well, due to Wang Yinian infuriating him.

Although Wang Yinian was a stubborn and direct person, he did have the ability, and his medical expertise was valuable. All the doctors and nurses needed him.

Yue Zhong glanced at Wang Yinian, as he cocked his eyebrows, but he didn't make a scene. He immediately took out his Dark Magic Blade and sliced his hand, opening a long wound, before applying the Life Saving Grass on himself.

Under the effect of the Life Saving Grass, coupled with Yue Zhong's own strong vitality, the wound started recovering at an astonishing pace, healing within a matter of seconds.

Yue Zhong asked Wang Yinian,

"Is this enough for you?"

"Do as Commander Yue has ordered and go apply medicine to the warriors!"

Having witnessed the miraculous efficacy of the Life-saving Grass, Wang Yinian immediately ordered the other doctors and nurses.

Those warriors who had the Life-saving Grass applied to them immediately felt their bodies become much better, as their wounds also began to stop bleeding.

As Wang Yinian watched the warriors' wounds quickly stop bleeding, his eyes straightened and he couldn't help but ask,

"Commander Yue, what is this miraculous medicine? Can you tell me?"

Wang Yinian had practised medicine for many years, yet this was his first time seeing medicine as miraculous as this.

Yue Zhong replied faintly,

"The collective term for this type of medicine is 'Life-saving Grass' and it is composed of several precious medicaments that have been mixed together. It is my exclusive secret recipe and so it cannot be randomly told to others."

A treasure like the Life-saving Grass that could quickly heal injuries could be considered as one of the trump cards in Yue Zhong's hand.

As his position in Ning Guang County was not concrete enough, he did not want to reveal the truth about the Life-Saving Grass to outsiders.

Wang Yinian looked disappointed, but he still left and continued treating the injured.

After confirming that the condition of the First Company's warriors had stabilised, he left the medical centre.

Chen Ming came to Yue Zhong's side holding a report and said,

"Master, there were a total of 193 people involved in the insurgency this time. How will you deal with them?"

Yue Zhong gave an unprecedentedly cruel series of orders,

"Throw the leader Tao Zhengyi into the zombie horde to feed them! Those directly under him are to be executed in public to warn the others! Same goes for those indirectly involved who have committed murder. For those who didn't, throw them to the scum battalion to become cannon fodder against the zombies in the future."

Chen Ming nodded his head as he asked another important question,

"What about the family members of those rebels?"

Yue Zhong coldly declared,

"Those men above 16 who have a relationship with the insurgents will be thrown into the scum battalion. The females will be sent into the women's camp and await future assignments. For the children who have yet to mature, they are to be sent to the Dark Camp, to be disciplined and taught proper morals and values."

Regardless of the period, era or governing bodies, the punishment towards rebels would always be the most cruel one possible. If those who revolted succeeded, then it was a done deal, but if they were to be suppressed and captured, they would definitely not have a good ending.

Following Yue Zhong's orders, 46 men who had followed Tao Zhengyi's call were decapitated in front of the entire county. 32 other belligerents who committed murder were also executed. The excessive bloodshed thoroughly shocked the survivors in Ning Guang County, giving them an insight into Yue Zhong's decisive and ruthless measures.

Tao Zhengyi looked at his subordinates who were being executed one by one and pissed himself in terror, his eyes filled with fear and despair.

The other people involved in the rebellion were thrown into the scum battalion and kept in jails, while their women were sent to the women's camp to await allocation in the future. Those who indirectly supported the rebels' actions were also thrown into the scum battalion, and in just a short while, the jail was filled with prisoners.

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Chapter 246: Tao Zhengyi's Fate!

"No!! Don't throw me out here!! Please!! I'm begging you!! I'm begging you!!"

On the highway linking Ning Guang County to Qing Yuan County, Tao Zhengyi was trussed up like a pig, miserably begging Xiong Zheng.

At a distance of 10m away, over a hundred zombies were currently shambling towards him.

Xiong Zheng laughed coldly as he kicked out at Tao Zhengyi, causing him to fly 2m away. He guffawed,

"Damn pig! You dare to betray us at a critical time! You can go and die for all I care!"

"NO!!! AHHHH!!! I CURSE YOU ALL!! AHHHH! SAVE ME!!!"

A zombie grabbed onto Tao Zhengyi and opened its mouth. It bit down viciously, biting off a huge chunk of meat from Tao Zhengyi's face. The rest of the zombies had reached him as well and began ravaging his body, gorging on his flesh and blood.

"Sister Yatong! Isn't this too cruel?!"

Tong Xiaoyun could not help but cry out as she watched Tao Zhengyi being eaten alive.

Xiong Zheng glanced at Tong Xiaoyun as he laughed and shook his head,

"Heh! Cruel? Miss Xiaoyun, you're too kind-hearted! Based on this dogsh*t's crimes alone, even dying 10 times over would not be enough to atone for his sins. Do you know what we discovered when we ransacked his place? He had kept a private room in his villa where he tied up many girls who were not that much younger than you! 10 of them! 6 had already turned into corpses. He's this kind of scum and yet you're still pitying him? It's too laughable!"

At first, Tong Xiaoyun did not believe Xiong Zheng's words. However, she was reminded of the scene at Clear Wind Camp, where she had seen the gory insides of the factory. She shuddered involuntarily and held onto Zhuo Yatong's hand tightly.

Zhuo Yatong's beautiful eyes flashed with a complicated gleam, as she patted Tong Xiaoyun's hand and said,

"Xiaoyun, if these people were successful and gained control, our plight might be much worse. The current situation is vastly different from the world we lived in before, you will have to adapt to it."

"Mm!"

Tong Xiaoyun grabbed Zhuo Yatong's hands tightly as she nodded and replied.

"Let's go!"

After Tao Zhengyi's anguished screams had died off, Zhuo Yatong brought Tong Xiaoyun and the warriors of the First Company to charge at the zombies.

All the warriors of the First Company were fitted with Tang Replica Swords (Tao Zhengyi had amassed a number in his storage over time), and all of them wore the Mutant Water Snake Scale Armor. They rushed into the horde like tigers attacking a herd of sheep, easily killing off the zombies and gaining enhancements.

The warriors of the Second Company were holding .03 Rifles and were firing at the zombies. The zombies were picked off row by row like squishy moving targets. Yue Zhong was currently standing behind observing the horde's movement, and standing beside him were Shen Xue, Lǚ Níng and Gao Lina.

Lǚ Níng looked towards Yue Zhong and smiled sweetly,

"Yue Zhong, how is it? Have you considered? As long as you bear the ammunition cost and pay us 5000 tonnes of rations, we will help you to clear these zombies."

In the military, there were many trained shooters. Helping Yue Zhong to clear the zombies was not only a good training for her soldiers, but also a way to obtain precious rations. Lǚ Níng thought that it was a good deal to engage in. However, Yue Zhong brushed it off and said,

"No need!"

The zombies on this road that connected Ning Guang County to Qing Yuan County did not seem to be under the command of a Z-Type, and hence they were much less dangerous. It was the perfect place to cultivate his Enhancers as well as to train his troops. Yue Zhong would naturally not give a free meal to the Army.

3000 tonnes of food was not a small sum, and as Yue Zhong did not promise to help transport the rations, the army could only rely on their own vehicles to transport the 3000 tonnes of ration towards SY County. However, the distance to cover required a few days, and so Shen Xue and her 2 friends stayed by Yue Zhong to observe his actions.

Shen Xue was currently eyeing the shooters of the Second Company as she laughed coldly,

"Based on your subordinates' skill, without our help, even a week is not enough to clear the road to Qing Yuan County."

The shooters of the Second Company were indeed not up to standard, as even within a range of 100m, they could not deal lethal blows. Many bullets were wasted on the non-fatal parts of the zombies, which did nothing to slow them down. Compared to the elite army, Yue Zhong's Second Company was like a militia.

Yue Zhong stared at Shen Xue coldly and said,

"This is our business and it doesn't concern you!"

It was precisely because of Shen Xue that Yue Zhong had lost a large number of his elite soldiers from the First Company, making him not even have a single shred of goodwill towards this ice-cold beauty. If it wasn't for the huge and powerful army backing her, he would have already executed this woman.

Shen Xue looked at him and smiled coldly, not uttering a word more. She did not harbor any good feelings towards Yue Zhong either. She knew that she wasn't his match, otherwise she would have executed him as soon as the opportunity arose.

Yue Zhong suddenly spoke,

"Is SY County facing a ration shortage?"

Shen Xue and the other 2 ladies were shocked in their hearts.

Lǚ Níng glanced at Shen Xue. She wanted to smile and say something but Yue Zhong cut her short.

"You can keep mum! However, I have my means of finding out. Within 3 days, I will know the truth of the matter." Yue Zhong called out coldly.

[Dedition: Keeping 'mum' is another way of saying to keep silent or a secret.] [Such as keeping "mum" about that plate of chicken n chips yesterday…-UBPM]

Lǚ Níng hesitated for a while before replying softly,

"Yes! We are indeed facing some issues in SY County.

Yue Zhong frowned and asked,

"How? I remember that there was a huge granary near SY County that you guys obtained. There should be more than enough to last for awhile."

Lǚ Níng laughed bitterly and proceeded to explain the situation to Yue Zhong.

Indeed, there was a granary containing 150,000 tonnes of rations near SY County. The first thing SY County could manage was to gain control of it. Although there were various issues like corrupt sale for personal gain, some bad food mixed in with the edible food, the total amount gained was still a whopping 100,000 tonnes.

Under the efforts of the government and the army, they managed to take in over 100,000 survivors; with sparing distribution, the amount was enough to last for another 2 or 3 years, hence it wasn't an issue at first.

Not long ago, the son of one government official had abducted a pretty housewife and raped her at his home: under the influence of drugs, he had accidentally caused her death. In the current world, such deaths were common and the official's son did not give it much thought. Unfortunately, the husband of that woman was a powerful Evolver. His own wife had been violated to death, causing the Evolver who was very much in love with his wife to be furious.

He brought the case to the government's attention, hoping to seek redress and to punish that official's son. However, due to the fact that he was dealing with a high-ranking official, he was instead captured and thrown into jail. In a bout of rage, the Evolver killed the jailers and made use of the dark of the night to kill the soldiers guarding the granary. He then proceeded to set fire to the granary, destroying about 80,000 tonnes worth of rations, before escaping in the midst of that chaos, plunging SY County into a serious situation.

The remaining 10,000 tonnes of food was only enough to feed the survivors for about a few months, and this naturally caused the government and army to panic. Due to the situation, Shen Xue was dispatched to attack Ning Guang County and wrestle back control over it, using their food to tide over SY County's own problem. This had led SY County to witness and fear the rampage of infuriated Evolvers.

Yue Zhong asked blandly,

"After such a mess, is the son dead yet? "

Lǚ Níng hesitated for a while before laughing bitterly,

"He's grounded for 2 months!"

"2 months?!"

Yue Zhong laughed coldly before he looked at Shen Xue and said,

"And you expect me to throw in with SY County. If it were me who was played by this bastard, how long would he be grounded for? 3 days? Or 1?"

"You aren't anything better!"

Shen Xue retorted with a cold gaze,

"The women and children were innocent! What did those rebels' actions have to do with their kids and wives? You had to deal with them with such ruthless methods? How are you different from those bastards! Privileges and special treatment, these exist in all countries and powers. Even if you forced yourself on the women in Ning Guang County, who would be able to stop you? Who is capable of punishing you? You fight so much, isn't it also about protecting your own interests, not to mention your own benefits!"

Yue Zhong replied icily,

"Since you've made it so clear, I can't be bothered to argue with you. Commander Shen, do you require anything else? If not, please leave. I don't have time to engage in pointless banter."

Shen Xue glared at him coldly before leaving him with,

"You think I want to waste my breath on you? You're just a warlord causing divides amongst the country!" Gao Lina followed behind Shen Xue.

Lǚ Níng looked towards Yue Zhong apologetically as she said,

"I apologize for them, Commander Yue! Commander Shen's temperament is a little obtuse! Please don't take offence."

Lǚ Níng's role in Shen Xue's team was mainly responsible for foreign affairs and public relations. Based on Shen Xue's temperament, it was not suitable for her to handle such matters.

Yue Zhong eyed Lǚ Níng and said detachedly,

"Whatever you have on your mind, say it!"

Since Lǚ Níng had not left yet, it was evident she had something to discuss with Yue Zhong.

Lǚ Níng looked at Yue Zhong and smiled,

"I hope to use 500 jin of gold to exchange for 5000 tonnes of ration!"

Yue Zhong stared at Lǚ Níng icily and replied,

"Impossible! The 3000 tonnes of rations were the limit of my goodwill. I will not give way for a second time."

Lǚ Níng replied somewhat regretfully,

"What would you want then? I hope that we can establish a stable relationship for trade. Be it steel, tools, clothes, shoes… all these commodities, as long as you need them, we can ship them over. Of course, you will have to pay the equivalent amount in rations and the usage of fuel."

[UBPC: Experienced soldiers wanted!]

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Chapter 247: Joint Forces!

Yue Zhong glanced at Lǚ Níng and said indifferently,

"Military training! I want you to assign an instructor to train my men on the operations of tanks and mortars. I will give you 3000 tonnes of rations in exchange for a battalion of artillery soldiers to be fully trained by your military instructors.

Yue Zhong had obtained a large amount of advanced weaponry and ammunition from the Mechanized Infantry Brigade Station, so the only thing he was lacking now was soldiers with the technical know-how on operating them.

"That's impossible! Please state another condition!"

Lǚ Níng immediately rejected the proposal. The army could not create another strong potential threat to themselves.

"Then I'll take the time to reconsider!"

Yue Zhong then left Lǚ Níng behind as he proceeded to charge into the zombie horde slashing this way and that, his Dark Magic Blade slinging blood as he slaughtered the evolved zombies.

Over the next 5 days, Yue Zhong led the 4 battalions in a relentless assault on the zombies between Ning Guang County and Qing Yuan County. With YueYu Zhong blazing a path, his troops left behind swathes of devastated zombie corpses. This was only possible because he was swapping members out whenever they grew short of Stamina.

On Qing Yuan County's side, Chi Yang had mobilized all 3 of his battalions and attacked the zombies head on as well. His tactics also included rotating the forces when necessary. After 5 whole days, they had cleared almost 100,000 zombies on the main road between the two counties.

As a result every single warrior in Ning Guang County's 4 battalions had become a low level Enhancer. Zhuo Yatong and Tong Xiaoyun both possessed decent equipment and through the nonstop battles, Zhuo Yatong had levelled up toup become a Level 24 Evolver. Accordingly, Tong Xiaoyun had become level 21. One must remember that Evolvers possessed stronger potential for growth and better base fighting capabilities. As long as there were enough high-level enemies to kill, the speed of their growth could very well be astonishing.

In a stroke of genius, the countless corpses of the zombies were also piled into trucks and brought to the Mechanized Infantry Brigade Station. The genius bit was that they were to be used as zombie fertilizer at the bottom of the Snake Birth Fruit Tree. Of course, some were also used as fertilizer for the Life-Saving Grass on Qing Yuan County's side.

After Yue Zhong had gained control over the Mechanized Infantry Brigade Station, it had become an exceedingly top-secret project. Other than Yue Zhong, no one else was allowed to enter. Standing orders stated that those who disobeyed were to be instantly executed.

Once the channel was cleared between the 2 counties, Chi Yang brought along the main powerhouses of the First and Second Battalions as well as the main governing officers, and rushed to swear fealty to Yue Zhong.

Yue Zhong's disappearance from Qing Yuan County had been for a long period, and when most governing bodies lost their core power, it would affect the morale of the officials. Chi Yang's motive for bringing them was to show Yue Zhong that he had been confident in him all along. After all, he was Yue Zhong's closest buddy and he knew that this was a crucial detail.

Yue Zhong looked at Chi Yang in front of him and a strong sense of warmth surged in his heart. "Chi Yang, it has been really hard on you all this time!" Chi Yang wasn't as capable as Yue Zhong in battles and fights, nor was he as shrewd and calculative. Unlike Yue Zhong who often jumped to take over other powers at the first opportunity, he was more of the calm and assuring type. Enough to maintain the sense of peace and trust the survivors had in Yue Zhong simply by his presence. Just based on this, it was a very important trait of his that Yue Zhong admired greatly. If it wasn't for Chi Yang stabilizing Qing Yuan County after Yue Zhong's disappearance, who knows what would've happened. The entire Qing Yuan County might have even imploded on its own during this time.

Chi Yang nodded to Yue Zhong with discipline and directly replied,

"I'll be heading back to Qing Yuan County first! I'm afraid that if I'm gone too long, there might be problems!"

Chi Yang had only rushed over to swear fealty once again and to see his friend. After that, as a man of action, he wanted to rush back so he couldand return to his important duties in Qing Yuan County.

Yue Zhong took out one of the pink Snake Birth Fruits and gave it to Chi Yang.

"This is for you, brother Chi Yang. After you consume it, you should run a fever and pass out for about a day. If there's nothing that goes awry, once you recover, you will have become an Evolver."

Upon receiving the Snake Birth Fruit, Chi Yang didn't say a word more as he just nodded his head and disembarked on his vehicle, heading back to Qing Yuan County in a rush.

"Deputy Commander Xu, all of these items here, can the Armored Company use them?"

Yue Zhong had brought some of the modern weaponry back from the Mechanized Infantry Brigade Station and was pointing them out to Xu Zhenggang, hoping for clarification on their usage.

Wu Guang took a look at all the captured advanced weaponry. H,is eyes opened wide as though he had just caught a glimpse of the world's most beautiful lad andy. He gulped as he immediately started salivating,

"Tank!! Type 69 Tank!! 122mm Self-propelled Howitzer!! Red Arrow-9 Rocket Launcher Vehicle!! 40-round round 122mm Rocket Vehicles! Commander Yue, where did you get all these amazing things?"

When the rest of the team saw these modern weapons of war, their eyes lit up, sparkling with delight and excitement. If they could utilize these to equip their forces, then their entire fighting capability would increase by more than tenfold!

Kong Tianyu, Liu Yan, Chen Shitou and the rest of the higher ranking officers were staring slacked-jaw at Wu Guang, Xu Zhenggang and the rest of the military officers. The administrative officers didn't know the full prowess of these weapons of war, and they could only look at Wu Guang, Xu Zhenggang, Lang Zi and the rest who had a military background, hoping for some explanation.

"The Infantry Fighting Vehicles can be directly used. These Howitzers can be operated by 3 of our warriors in the Armored Company. The Type 69 Tanks I have tried twice before. So if you give me 3 months' time, I should be able to train up a Type 69 Tank Operator…"

As Xu Zhenggang stared at the equipment, a feverish look could be seen on his face.

Xu Zhenggang was an extremely outstanding soldier previously, and had come across many different types of equipment throughout his career. Furthermore, amongst those soldiers whom Yue Zhong had convinced to come under his wing, there were many talents. There were a few who knew how to operate mortars, some could drive Infantry Fighting Vehicles, and thankfully there , there were even a few who knew how to use a Red Arrow-9 Rocket Launcher. With the addition of all this equipment, Yue Zhong's Armored Company would now truly possess the might of an armored force.

Kong Tianyu looked at the Type 69 Tank inside the armory and shouted with fervor as well, "Commander Yue!! Let us have a Type 69 Tank also!!"

Seeing this, Zhao Xing could not help but blurt out,

"Commander Yue! Please give us two Infantry Fighting Vehicles!!"

At some point, the rest of the captains and deputy commanders had also started hollering. They all wanted access to a piece of the modern weaponry. Even just a company would be much stronger with a single addition of an Infantry Fighting Vehicle. Other than those Type 2 Mutant Beasts, there weren't many enemies that could withstand the might of the ZPT90 25mm Auto-cannon mounted on these road demons.

Yue Zhong frowned as he coldly snapped,

"Everyone, shut the hell up!"

With just that one sentence, all the leaders who were excited and acting beyond themselves finally calmed down. These were all people who Yue Zhong had selected and trusted, and similarly, these people had high hopes and showed reverence for Yue Zhong. This meant that they didn't dare act out of line. After all, Yue Zhong was not the Mr. Nice Guy he was prior to the apocalypse. Instead, he had matured into a decisive and vicious leader who protected them all.

Yue Zhong continued,

"After Deputy Commander Xu has finished training a suitable squad, I will distribute the weaponry. For now, go back and rest. That means all of you. After 2 days, we'll go open that huge Armory."

[TN: Location promised by Xia Yue, Chapter 198]

Now that Yue Zhong had cleared the transport channel connecting Ning Guang County and Qing Yuan County, he could now use a huge portion of the advanced weaponry from Ning Guang County to equip the elite warriors of Qing Yuan County. This would raise the attack strength of his troops by a huge margin. As for the amount of ammunition that he had obtained? Even if he equipped every warrior in Qing Yuan County and Ning Guang County, there would still be leftovers.

However, as ammunition was precious in the current age, Yue Zhong would still allocate and use it sparingly rather than just assume he had enough. That was why he still wanted to check out the armory that Xia Yue had so kindly pointed out.

Hearing Yue Zhong's words, Kong Tianyu and the other leaders dismissed themselves. They all gladly took the chance to relax and rest up. After fighting continuously for 5 days, all the warriors were fatigued- they desperately needed rest and recuperation.

Yue Zhong called Ji Qingwu over. Likewise, he passed her a pink Snake Birth Fruit, saying,

"Qingwu, this is a Snake Birth Fruit. After eating this, there's a huge chance you will become an Evolver. However, you must take note that after consuming it, you will run a fever for a day and will be almost completely unable to move."

The Special Forces Battalion was filled with experts. The reason Ji Qingwu could become its commander was somewhat due to her own strength, and also somewhat due to Yue Zhong's bias. That was the primary reason she could possess this post.

After Ji Qingwu received the Snake Birth Fruit, she looked at Yue Zhong with a piercing gaze, before decisively popping it into her mouth.

Not long after, her entire face flushed red and she felt faint, seeing stars and falling face first to the floor, breathing in ragged breaths.

Yue Zhong immediately shot forward and swept her into his embrace. A faint fragrance from her body spread out, setting his heart on fire.

Ji Qingwu was breathing erratically and she looked at Yue Zhong, before closing her eyes in a reassured manner.

Yue Zhong carried Ji Qingwu back to his villa in Ning Guang County, as he personally took care of her and wiped her clean as she sweated her way through the fever. During the entire period, he never left her side.

Tong Xiaoyun saw Yue Zhong's meticulous care of Ji Qingwu and asked with a trace of envy, "Who's that lady? Brother Yue seems to like her very much."

Zhuo Yatong was also looking at Yue Zhong carefully watching over Ji Qing Wu. This made her heart also feel a little sour and jealous.

"Brother Yue has mentioned before that he had established a survivor base in Qing Yuan County right? That girl must be his woman there. From the looks of it, he appears to care for her very much."

Zhuo Yatong thought she had prepared herself for the fact that there was going to be a harem. She really had. The truth though was that upon witnessing it, she still could not fight back the feelings of jealousy. After all, which lady would be so broad-minded that she could gladly share her man with other women? What made Zhuo Yatong especially jealous was that she could see Yue Zhong truly liked Ji Qingwu, not just for her body or looks.

Early the next morning, Ji Qingwu's fever had subsided and she regained her consciousness. Upon opening her eyes, she saw Yue Zhong by her side. It seemed Yue Zhong had been watching over her for an entire day.

When Yue Zhong saw that Ji Qingwu had awakened, he smiled lightly and asked,

"Are you feeling better?"

"Mm!!" She nodded. "I have become a Spirit-based Evolver and have gained a Sword Qi skill!"

Ji Qingwu looked at Yue Zhong with a grateful expression in her eyes.

All of a sudden, Ji Qingwu threw out a question,

"Yue Zuong…. you like me, don't you?"

Facing such a question out of the blue, Yue Zhong was obviously unsettled. In response, he became silent for a moment. Looking deep inside of himself he ultimately found the answer. It seemed that he had long fallen for this graceful and courageous fighter, probably when they had been facing death together on multiple occasions, to the point that his feelings for her were more than those towards Lu Wen.

It was just that Ji Qingwu wasn't simply a girl he liked. She was a comrade who he had fought shoulder to shoulder with, and faced multiple obstacles together with. He also knew he wasn't willing to force her into being his woman with his strength. Furthermore, he was afraid that if he confessed and was rejected, he might do some frightening things. This was why he would rather everything remain with the status quo, while quietly watching her grow.

Right now Yue Zhong felt that the situation was much more complicated than facing the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake. He pondered and struggled for a long while, before gritting his teeth and replying with an affirmative,

"Yes!"

Ji Qingwu's mesmerizing pair of eyes was fixed on Yue Zhong. A complicated look flashed within as she spoke,

"If I were to follow you, would you be willing to forsake the other women just for me?"

Yue Zhong looked back at the pair of eyes that were as enchanting as the stars in the night sky and replied honestly,

"I can't do that! They chose to follow me, and that makes them my women. Even though I like you, I cannot throw them aside just for you. It's a matter of honor."

Ji Qingwu closed her eyes and she softly spoke,

"I understand…I want to rest now, please step out."

Yue Zhong stood up with a heavy heart, as he knew that it was very likely that his romantic fate with this valiant and beautiful lady had come to an end.

"If you had promised to forsake them because of me, I would have despised you!"

Just as Yue Zhong was walking out of the room, the sound of her words travelled to his ears.

Yue Zhong paused and furrowed his brows in thought, yet he couldn't make head or tails of her meaning or even her attitude! With regards to girls, he never even had an inkling of what to expect.

After the entire camp had rested for 2 days, Yue Zhong brought along 2 battalions of soldiers, 4 Infantry Fighting Vehicles and 2 Armed Personnel Carriers that were mounted with two 14.5mm machine guns. There was also a large number of armor-plated vehicles that made their way towards the targeted armory.

When they arrived at the forest that was filled with Mutant Beasts, Yue Zhong stationed the majority of the vehicles outside the forest. He brought Ji Qingwu, Zhuo Yatong Tong Xiaoyun to go in with him, all 3 of whom had evolved. They sat in a Hummer as they travelled into the depths of the forest. Their main responsibility was to wipe out any small Mutant Beasts while checking if there were any more ferocious, larger Mutant Beasts.

If by some rotten luck the armory had a few Type 2 Mutant Ferocious Black-Scaled Boars roaming about, not checking carefully and leading everybody blindly to the armory was tantamount to causing their unnecessary deaths.

Of course, the sound of the Hummer travelling resounded throughout the forest, capturing the attention of a few nearby Mutant Beasts.

All of a sudden, with the sounds of rustling grass, four 2m tall Mutant Vicious Apes jumped out of the underbrush! Screeching at the vehicle, one of the Mutant Vicious Apes directly leapt onto the Hummer, before using its entire weight of a few hundred kilograms to slam down violently onto the vehicle, causing it to vigorously shake.

Zhuo Yatong forcefully applied the brakes in response, using the huge resulting inertia to fling the Mutant Vicious Ape off of the Hummer, before it tumbled headfirst onto the ground and rolled several times in succession.

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Chapter 248: Devil Flame Sword!

Yue Zhong glanced at the four Mutant Vicious Apes that had appeared and said lightly to the three girls,

"I'll leave these four monsters to you!"

Mutant Beasts like these Mutant Vicious Apes were only at Level 33. For Yue Zhong to rise up by one level, he would have to kill at least a few dozen of them. Currently, Ji Qingwu was only a Level 27 Evolver, so killing just one of them would let her directly rise in level.

Upon hearing Yue Zhong's words, Ji Qingwu activated her Cutting Edge Enhancement Skill and a faint cyan radiance enveloped the Replica Tang Sword in her hands. Under the effects of the Cutting Edge Enhancement Skill, the Replica Tang Sword in her hands would be even sharper than Yue Zhong's Dark Magic Sword.

Her figure flashed and she directly rushed towards a Mutant Vicious Ape like a storm of bladed wind.

The targeted Mutant Vicious Ape's eyes flashed with an ominous glint as one of its fists swung out and bombarded Ji Qingwu with with power enough to create a piercing wind sound. This particular Mutant Beast had extraordinary strength and considerable agility. Assuming this punch hit its target, then even a boxing champion from the previous world would have their head directly blown into bloody off-sized bits!

Using exquisite footwork, Ji Qingwu's response was to turn her delicate body slightly to the side allowing her to dodge the Mutant Vicious Ape's attack by a hair's breadth. In doing so, she also slashed at the beast's head, easily beheading it and causing fresh blood to splatter into the air, covering her entire body.

Seeing Ji Qingwu finish off this Mutant Vicious Ape so easily, a competitive spirit arose in Zhuo Yatong, who was standing at the side. She activated her Explosive Strength Skill and together with her innate talent, her strength surmounted that of twelve people combined.

She picked up a God and Devil System Level 3 Treasure 'Wolf Tooth Staff', which was 2m in length and weighed 300kg, using it brutally to smash at the Mutant Vicious Ape.

That Mutant Vicious Ape was directly smashed into several largish chunks of flesh and blood by Zhuo Yatong's terrifying strength, as well as the immense inertia from her 300kg heavy Wolf Tooth Staff. It fell onto the ground, dead, and a huge orb of experience let Zhuo Yatong directly rise up in level.

Facing the Mutant Vicious Ape that was rushing towards her on the other side, Tong Xiaoyun activated her Telekinesis Ability. A stone suddenly rolled up to the ape's feet, causing it to trip and fall face-first onto the ground.

With just a thought from Tong Xiaoyun, three Replica Tang Swords rapidly shot towards the Mutant Vicious Ape like arrows. With Tong Xiaoyun controlling them, two of the swords directly pierced through the ape's eyes as if they both had intelligence, destroying the ape's vision, while the other sword penetrated through the ape's body, tearing out a shallow wound.

Tong Xiaoyun could control six Replica Tang Swords at most using her Telekinesis Ability, but the greater the number of swords she had to control, the less the amount of power each sword had in them. She normally liked to control three Replica Tang Swords at once when confronting enemies, which let her easily slaughter zombies.

With both of its eyes blinded, the Mutant Vicious Ape struggled painfully on the ground. The three Replica Tang Swords controlled by Tong Xiaoyun constantly flew towards the ape, piercing through its head and creating countless small wounds, causing the ape to constantly bleed. After 3 minutes of this 'grinding' tactic, Tong Xiaoyun was finally able to kill the Mutant Vicious Ape.

By the time Tong Xiaoyun had killed the beast, the other Mutant Vicious Ape had already been slashed to death by Ji Qingwu in one move. As Ji Qingwu constantly rose in level and gained enhancements, the advantages of her arduously-trained swordplay were finally revealed. With her swordplay as a foundation, she was able to dodge enemy attacks with just the slightest movement. In addition to the fact that she possessed the Cutting Edge Enhancement Skill, very few people would be able to avoid her blade in close-combat. When facing swordplay experts like Ji Qingwu, the best way was to directly use a rocket launcher to bombard her to pieces before she drew close enough.

Out of the four Mutant Vicious Apes, only a Level 2 Skillbook [High Speed Movement] was dropped. Yue Zhong also took out the blood essences and gave them to the three girls to absorb. Currently, the blood essences of low-levelled Mutant Beasts as such were already useless to Yue Zhong.

[TN: not sure what happened to the nucleus thing, maybe lower-levelled mutant beasts only have blood essence?]

After finishing off the four Mutant Vicious Apes, Yue Zhong and his party continued to drive in the direction of the large-scale weapons arsenal.

When they came to a place littered with the wreckages of all sorts of military vehicles, the earth shook slightly and 3m tall Black-scaled Ferocious Boars came charging towards them from the distance like small-size tanks. They stared ravenously at Yue Zhong and his party.

"16 of them!! It's a bit less than last time! I will go to kill them! You guys be careful!"

As Yue Zhong watched the 16 Black-scaled Ferocious Boars, a scorching heat flashed past his eyes and he spoke towards the three girls. He immediately activated his Encompassing Body Armor and charged towards the 16 Black-scaled Ferocious Boars, taking a Type 05 Light Submachine Gun with him.

As Ji Qingwu and the two other girls watched Yue Zhong rush towards the 16 beasts, a hint of shock flashed past their eyes. Those behemoths were Level 43 Mutant Beasts and every one of them possessed boundless strength. As soon as something was charged into by the Black-scaled Ferocious Boars, even a Hummer would be knocked flying and smashed to pieces.

"Too reckless!! This bastard!"

Seeing Yue Zhong's impulsive actions, even Ji Qingwu, a calm person who had a pure upbringing and had never sworn in her entire life, couldn't help but let out a curse. Holding her Replica Tang Sword, she rushed towards Yue Zhong's side.

Seeing Ji Qingwu rushing forward, Tong Xiaoyun also felt a rush of battle lust, but a hand pressed down on her body, firmly keeping her in place.

Zhuo Yatong held Tong Xiaoyun back while looking towards Yue Zhong with a complicated expression and said,

"Don't go over, with your current strength, even if you rush forward now, you will become a burden to him. Since he said he wanted to deal with those Black-Scaled Boars, he must have the confidence to do so. If you go up, you might not be able to do anything."

In comparison with the hot-blooded Ji Qingwu and Tong Xiaoyun, the older Zhuo Yatong was much calmer.

Yue Zhong rushed towards the 16 Mutant Black Scaled Boars, hoisting his gun and releasing a burst of rapid fire. A concentrated line of bullets landed on the bodies of those 16 Mutant Boars,and although it did nothing to pierce that thick armor of theirs, it caused them enough pain to shriek, before concentrating their wrath on Yue Zhong.

The 16 Mutant Boars immediately charged towards Yue Zhong in fury.

Facing the onslaught of those tank-like beasts, Yue Zhong kept his .05 back inside his storage ring before activating his Devil Flame Skill. A dense fiery energy ball blossomed in his hands, compressing itself tightly into the shape of a 2m long sword of flames.

In the span of a few breaths, Yue Zhong had arrived in front of one of the Mutant Black Scaled Boars and he shot out 2 Bone Spears from his back to propel himself up into the air. As he aimed his Devil Flame Sword downwards, the Mutant Black Scaled Boar had just rushed towards the blade.

The Devil Flame Sword was the result of an expenditure of 50 Spirit and 20 Stamina to form, and to maintain its appearance, Yue Zhong had to expend 10 points of Spirit and 3 Stamina. It was a huge drain, but at the same time, it possessed immense power; even the Type 2 Mutant Water Snake's armor could easily be split open by this Devil Flame Sword.

The Mutant Black-Scaled Boar had charged recklessly towards the Devil Flame Sword, and under the force of its own power, it was immediately sliced in two. Its wounds were instantly cauterized, sizzling with a burnt smell.

TN: Ahh fresh meat.

After disposing of one of the Mutant Black-Scaled Boars in one strike, the Bone Spear behind Yue Zhong extended, sending him onto the head of another Black Scaled Boar, where he immediately stuck the sword into its head, penetrating its skull and incinerating its brain instantly.

After becoming an Evolver, Yue Zhong's strength underwent an earthshaking change. If he was taking on these Mutant Black-Scaled Boars as he was before the Evolution, he would have never been able to condense the Devil Flame Sword with his power and exhibit such fearsome strength.

Right after he killed that Mutant Black-Scaled Boar, Yue Zhong jumped down from its body and activated his Shadow Steps. He stepped to the right like a spectre, evading an attack from yet another Black Scaled Boar by a hair's breadth, whilst at the same time swinging the Devil Flame Sword in front of the Boar.

The Mutant Black Scaled Boar could not stop due to the energy from its own frenzied charge and it sent itself into Yue Zhong's Devil Flame Sword, instantly being sliced in 2, while its innards and blood sprayed out, splattering onto Yue Zhong.

"Congratulations on reaching Level 41! You have gained 2 enhancement points."

Just as the 3rd Mutant Black Scaled Boar fell lifelessly, the sweet sound of notification resounded in his ears.

Yue Zhong was, after all, a Spirit and Endurance Dual Attribute Evolver. Each time he leveled up, he would gain a fixed enhancement point in Spirit as well as Endurance, and on top of that, he had another 2 enhancement points to be distributed according to his own wishes.

Yue Zhong swiftly allocated those points to his Agility, as it was extremely crucial on the battlefield. He had not learnt any blade or spear techniques before, and if he were to meet an opponent well-versed in martial arts, he could only rely on his extremely high Agility and all sorts of other skills to suppress the enemy. Other than that, the benefits of having high Agility was the ability to perceive danger and act faster; if he had low Agility, even if he could sense the danger but was not able to react in time, it would still be all for naught.

After Yue Zhong had allocated his enhancement points, his body slightly shifted as he swung down onto another Mutant Black Scaled Boar, immediately opening a large wound in its head, frying the brain matter instantly.

When he disposed of this Black-Scaled Boar, he started weaving in and out amongst the Mutant Black-Scaled Boars, the Devil Flame Sword in his hands constantly dancing and flashing as the Mutant Boars fell one by one.

"So formidable!!"

Ji Qingwu's steps came to a halt as she watched Yue Zhong dance with his Devil Flame Sword amongst the herd of Mutant Black Scaled Boars. Her eyes flashed with shock. Even dealing with a single one of these beasts would take a toll on her- never did she imagine that Yue Zhong could actually take care of them as though he was slaughtering chickens, with the same as that of killing normal zombies.

After killing another 7 of the Black-Scaled Boars, the remaining behemoths finally felt a little fear amidst their fury, as they turned tail and escaped.

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Chapter 249: Successive Attacks!

"Congratulations on reaching Level 42! You have gained 2 enhancement points."

After Yue Zhong had rushed up to dispose of another Mutant Black-Scaled Boar, he finally gained a level, and his Agility was finally enhanced to hit 80 points. A single regular burst of speed from him could reach 8 times that of a normal person sprinting.

"This will not do! We need to find another convenient weapon! This type of fighting is too taxing on one's Spirit and Stamina."

After Yue Zhong had killed those Black-Scaled Boars, the Devil Flame Sword in his hand was also about to die out, and the stamina drain caused his face to start to turn pale. The might of the Devil Flame Sword was fearsome, but its consumption was likewise huge, and in just a minute of battle, his Spirit had already been depleted by 60 points. If he were to go all out, he could at the very most last for 5 minutes.

"The drop this time is really quite bountiful!"

Yue Zhong eyed the 11 carcassess of the Black-Scaled Boars and his eyes flashed with delight. The armor of these Black Scaled Boars could be used to make the best body protection. Based on the size of the 11 dead behemoth piggies, there might even be enough armor for an entire battalion!

The scales of the Black-Scaled Boars could withstand even the might of a 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun. So once Yue Zhong's subordinates were to don the armor made by these scales, their death rate would instantly plummet. In the previous battles, the Mutant Water Snake Leather had already proven its worth, what more was there to say about the black scales?

The 11 Black-Scaled Boars even had 2 precious skill books as well as a green treasure box that dropped from them.

"Level 3 Skill Book: Sniper Specialization. Passive Skill, upon learning, the user will possess the skills of a top-rate sniper."

"Level 3 Skill Book: Werewolf Transformation. Active Skill. User will transform into a werewolf upon activation. Consumes 10 Stamina and 10 Spirit every minute. In the werewolf state, all 6 attributes gain a boost. Strength of transformation is dependant on 6 attributes as well as enhancement level of skill."

"Level 3 Treasure: QingFeng Sword! It is an incredibly sharp sword."

Yue Zhong threw the QingFeng Sword to Ji Qingwu, swapping out the Level 1 Tang Sword in her hands. He gave the Werewolf Transformation to Zhuo Yatong and the Sniper Specialization to Tong Xiaoyun.

Although Tong Xiaoyun had Evolved, she still lacked the ability to fight against the army. While her telekinesis could be of use towards normal humans, if they were up against the army, a sniper bullet would be all that was needed to end her life. If she learnt the Sniper Specialization, she could become a top sniper and could participate in the battle against the army if needed.

Since Yue Zhong had the aid of the Level 6 Treasure Storage Ring, as long as he had enough firepower, he could decimate an entire battalion on his own. As the army had many different tricks and methods, his pressing issue now was to power up his own women, giving them a better chance of survival.

Setting to work, Yue Zhong swiftly dug out the blood essences and nuclei from the Mutant Boars' heads before continuing on his way towards the huge armory. Along the way, there were no more Mutant Beasts: after all, it was the territory of the Mutant Black-Scaled Boars, and normal Mutant Beasts didn't dare enter it casually.

Not long after, the armory came into Yue Zhong's sight. It was hidden in the hillside and a gigantic steel door was all that stood between him and the arsenal. To open the armory, one had to deal with that enormous steel door.

Right in front of those steel doors, there was an electronic lock. However, since Yue Zhong didn't know the passcode to it, he could only gaze at the steel doors. He strode up to the doors, and reached out to place his hands on them, before activating the Devil Flame. The steel started to melt quickly around the raging flame, forming a flow of liquid steel, and soon, a hole with enough space for someone to walk through was formed.

As the armory was built into the hill, its interior was about 20m in height, and while the outside was a small funnel, the interior was an entire different story, with 4 huge storehouses built.

Yue Zhong took a glance at the 4 storehouses, before calling out to Ji Qingwu,

"Ji Qingwu! I'll leave those locked doors to you!"

Amongst the 4 storehouses, there should be one that contained medical supplies. Supposing Yue Zhong used his Devil Flame to burn a hole through, he might accidentally cause an explosion.

Ji Qingwu looked at the locks on the storehouses and a chilling glint appeared in her eyes as she activated her Blade Strengthening Skill. With a single mighty swing, she broke open the lock on one of the storehouses.

Zhuo Yatong then stepped forward to push the door open, revealing the countless weapons inside.

"It's tons of firepower!"

Yue Zhong greedily stared at the many boxes in the storehouse as his eyes lit up. The building was huge, a 50m by 100m storehouse! Inside there was box after box, all on top of even more boxes. Each one stacked neatly, they completely filled up the entire storehouse.

"Type 56 Semi-automatic Rifle?"

Upon prying open one of the chests for closer inspection, Yue Zhong couldn't help but frown, as he saw that the boxes were filled with many such obsolete weapons, giving him a bad feeling.

Yue Zhong opened up a number of boxes, only to discover that all of them contained weapons that had long ago been deemed obsolete by the Chinese Military.

Yue Zhong then proceeded to open up another storage and saw the large amounts of vintage artillery inside. He now understood the true meaning of Xia Yue's words about being able to equip an entire regiment: "I'm afraid that these are all weapons that are no longer useful."

The bad news? This entire armory could not compare to the weapons Yue Zhong found when he opened up the Mechanized Infantry Brigade. The good news though, was that the total amount of weapons and equipment here was really huge and ammunition was plentiful as well! While it might prove difficult to use effectively against a human army, this was absolutely more than enough to deal with zombies. Furthermore, the ammunition type was common and the various extra munitions for the Type 56 Semi-automatic Rifles could be used for the Type 81 Rifles as well.

Amongst the 4 storehouses, there was even a fuel facility, within which was a truly huge amount of fuel. Factoring in the amount of fuel from the Mechanized Infantry Brigade Station and Ning Guang County, Yue Zhong didn't need to worry about the fuel issue for the next 4 months or so!

After opening the armory, Yue Zhong brought the 3 ladies and left the facility. On his way out, he ordered his men waiting outside to quickly enter and start the large-scale transportation of the items contained therein.

After just a short while, Yue Zhong brought the entire vehicle fleet that was filled with various weaponry, ammunition and fuel with him as they started their journey out.

For this mission, aside from the 4 IFV's and 2 Dual-mounted 14.5mm Machine Gun vehicles, he mobilized a total of nearly 100 vehicles, allowing him to transport a huge portion of the contents in the armory all at once.

The vehicle fleet had not travelled very far before a huge flock of Mutant Birds flew towards it. The Mutant Birds were the size of hens and had grey feathers, with an average wingspan of about 20cm.

"Level 22 Mutant Beast: Steel Beak Bird! It possesses an extremely tough, sharp beak. Using its beak it can drill holes through steel, it is also extremely ferocious."

Yue Zhong saw the sudden incoming onslaught of the Steel Beak Birds and his face paled before he shouted out,

"Open fire!"

Yue Zhong swiftly leapt from his vehicle, pulling out a .05 light submachine gun and firing rapidly towards the mass of birds in the sky.

The dual-mounted 14.5mm machine guns rotated under command and started spewing deadly bullets at high speed towards the sky. The countless number of bullets ruthlessly flew forth as they penetrated and killed numerous Steel Beak Birds, causing a fresh rain of blood filled with feathers to come down everywhere.

Yue Zhong's Type 05 machine gun was firing nonstop, shooting down heaps of Steel Beak Birds. These Mutant Birds were fast and had high numbers. Even though their beaks could penetrate steel, their defence on the other hand was extremely weak- a 5.8mm bullet could penetrate clean through their weak bodies.

However, the quantity of Steel Beak Birds was really too numerous, and a number of them managed landings on a few of the vehicles. Of course, they were currently pecking viciously at the steel armor, causing many small holes on the exterior.

Some of the smarter Steel Beak Birds opted to attack the glass windshield, fracturing the glass and entering the vehicles. Their immediate action was to then pierce holes into the frantic warriors' skulls so they could gobble up the brain tissue.

The First and Second Battalion that Yue Zhong had brought along were the elite of the elites. At the first sign of trouble, they had rushed out from their vehicles with their weapons drawn and were currently attacking the Steel Beak Birds.

Under the slew of bullets, a large number of the Steel Beak Birds fell downwards, fresh blood thickly splattering all over the ground. Faced with the relentless assault of the Steel Beak Birds, another 3 soldiers had their heads pierced and brains eaten before the entire flock of birds was finally exterminated by Yue Zhong's First and Second Battalions working together.

"Have they all grown this strong?" Yue Zhong felt a sense of pride and joy when he saw his troops had cleanly wiped out the Mutant Birds.

If it was any other troop of soldiers that had gathered together, they would have fled at the sight of the seemingly endless birds that blocked out the sun. Yet Yue Zhong's First and Second Battalion had been tempered through numerous battles and had finally formed an elite force which could engage in both close quarters combat as well as ranged attack. They even had a strong fighting instinct and morale to boot.

Once they were equipped with the advanced weaponry and equipment from the Mechanized Infantry Brigade, he had confidence that he could deal with the Army under Shen Xue's control.

After those Steel Beak Birds were slaughtered, countless other birds were suddenly startled and fled in all directions from the forest. Suddenly, 3 gargantuan yellow birds with wingspans of over 40m flew up into the sky.

"Level 46 Mutant Beast: Yellow Jade Condor! It is a ferocious bird with unknown powers."

Upon seeing the 3 Yellow Jade Condors, Yue Zhong's face turned pale, as he remembered the scene where he was easily pierced through by the Green Eagle. He immediately lifted his .05 submachine gun and started firing in frenzied bursts at the 3 Yellow Jade Condors, attracting their attention and inciting their hatred. He had to do something immediately because he knew his subordinates would not be able to withstand even a single attack from one of those deadly birds, let alone 3!!!!

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