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Chapter 161 A Bonfire Big Enough
Chapter 161 A Big Enough Campfire (10k)
After confirming the situation, Gavin nodded and shouted to the Kaberhide Shield.
"Eugene, you don't need to cross the river. I'll go myself. I'm going to subdue Joanna!"
"What?"
Upon hearing Gavin's words, Eugene narrowed his eyes in disbelief and said to Gavin in astonishment.
"Are you kidding me, boss? There are zombie bears on the other side of the river. Are you sure you want to go over there and become their meal?"
"There's no other way; I have to keep Joanna under control. After all, she's the first Bloodseeker we've encountered!"
Gavin yelled at Eugene at lightning speed.
"Now that Joanna has found her horde, there are still many things I need her to verify further, such as what happens to a Bloodseeker who loses their horde—does they simply lose their Bloodseeker location, or do they continue searching for other hordes?"
"While I don't think she can accomplish the final step, if the Bloodseeker truly possesses the ability to remotely search for other zombie hordes, then the Bloodseeker could potentially become our zombie horde search engine, not only serving as an early warning system but also helping us proactively locate zombie hordes in the wild!"
Without waiting for Eugene's reaction, Gavin started walking downstream.
The area where Joanna crossed the river was so incredibly deep that Gavin had to find a section where the water was deep enough not to drown a person and the current wasn't too fast to enter the water!
Seeing Gavin act swiftly, Eugene sighed helplessly, then quickly took out his walkie-talkie and shouted into the intercom channel.
"I'm Eugene, damn it, our boss is taking on a zombie bear one-on-one!"
"Everyone, gather at the highway immediately and search along the river quickly. We're near the river where the highway runs parallel to the river, and the zombie horde and zombie animal groups are also here!"
After saying that, Eugene released the intercom, drew his sniper rifle, looked at Gavin galloping on horseback, and then looked at the zombie animals charging in the distance.
The animals were still quite far apart, well over two kilometers, and their running trajectory was more lateral. Eugene felt that his chances were not very high. He would have a better chance if the distance was kept within 1.5 kilometers.
As Eugene continued to aim and weigh his options, Steve's voice came through the walkie-talkie.
"I'm with the horse team. I see you. We're coming to help right away!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Steve and his horse team had already reached about 1.5 kilometers from Eugene.
Steve rode his horse at full gallop while raising his binoculars to look at the distant scenery.
When he discovered that Gavin was already crossing the river alone, he quickly glanced at the river's condition and then waved to the three people behind him.
"Come with me, I know a shallower section of the river closer by. We need to get our crazy boss to safety!"
"No, no, no, boss isn't crazy, he's just brave. He's the kind of man I dream of becoming!"
Li Qing shouted at Steve, then simply walked alongside Steve.
Nikita and Father Hogan followed closely behind the two, rushing with Steve to the edge of the river.
And at the same time they were crossing the river—
boom!
In the distance, Gavin has already fired his gun!
After shooting down the jaguar that had pounced on him, Octavian didn't need Gavin to control the reins. He suddenly shifted his feet to the left, creating a parallel situation with a second jaguar that was charging towards them from a few dozen meters away.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Gavin raised his gun and killed the second jaguar.
As the leopard fell to the ground, Gavin kicked Octavian in the stomach, urging Octavian to speed up again and again.
At this moment, the zombie coyotes and foxes had already hoisted the zombie black bear behind them, and were less than 300 meters away from the Bloodseeker who continued running towards the horde of zombies.
Gavin estimated that the distance between him and Joanna was only about 110 meters.
Despite the immense threat posed by the wolves, Gavin continued to ride towards Joanna.
If Gavin misses this opportunity to capture Joanna, he will never allow his crew to avoid Joanna while fighting the horde of zombies!
Moreover, most of the members didn't even know Joanna!
In short, this is the last chance to catch Joanna, and Gavin only has one chance to throw the lasso!
The coyotes were about as fast as Octavian, and even slightly faster.
If he missed his chance to get close to Joanna and ended up being surrounded by coyotes, it would be too fatal!
Therefore, clench your teeth and control your body to rise and fall in sync with Octavian's rhythm.
At the same time, he picked up the rope with his right hand and swung it around Octavian's right side.
Joanna reached the rope's coverage area after only two swings of the rope, since they were only about a hundred meters apart, and Octavian rushed over in just a few steps.
As the coyote pack drew ever closer, Octavian felt uneasy, but in any case, he only followed orders!
Octavian would not be a willful, bad horse in front of its master, whom it had already accepted.
Although I don't understand why my master rushed into the dangerous wolf pack, he must have had his reasons. Maybe he wanted to play a trick on those stupid wolves!
Gavin, of course, couldn't guess what Octavian was thinking. He suddenly threw the rope in his hand.
He stared intently at the point where the rope would fall.
Whether he succeeds or fails, he must immediately turn his horse around after this throw!
Fortunately, Gavin's throwing skills were exceptionally high. After transmigrating, he not only possessed a superhuman physique but also world-class reaction speed and body control.
Although the lasso was prepared in a short time, its accuracy was extremely high. In just an instant, the rope landed precisely on Joanna's shoulder.
"pretty!"
Gavin couldn't help but let out a soft cry, then suddenly pulled on the reins.
Feeling the force from the reins, Octavian neighed excitedly, then suddenly turned around, his hooves crushing the grass and kicking up a trail of wet earth, actually making a sharp turn with his body tilted to the side!
At this point, Gavin wrapped the rope around the saddle head.
Octavian paused slightly after taking two steps back to adjust to the force pulling Joanna.
Joanna, on the other hand, was pulled up dozens of meters by the reins before landing on the ground, where she was dragged along following Octavian's steps.
boom!
Just as Gavin turned his horse around, a new gunshot rang out in the distance.
Gavin immediately looked in the direction of the gunshot and saw that Steve and his four horses had already crossed the river!
Seeing this, Gavin turned around again and rushed towards Steve and his group.
Behind Gavin, the coyotes continued their relentless pursuit, closing the distance between themselves and Octavian.
Octavian, though a top racehorse, should theoretically be able to outrun a coyote.
But don't forget, at this time Octavian was also carrying Gavin and a full set of equipment, and dragging a large wave of zombies along with him!
As the coyotes continued their pursuit, they drew ever closer to Gavin's location.
boom!
Suddenly, a gunshot rang out.
The coyote behind Gavin fell to the ground with a thud, rolling several times!
Meanwhile, on the battle shield.
Eugene pulled back the bolt of the TAC50 with a cold smile, and casually spoke to Adriana, who was driving.
"Mazefak, I've been firing so much these past few days, and it's all been real targets! I even feel like my marksmanship has improved!"
"Before the end, I didn't have so many opportunities to practice on real targets, haha!"
With a cold laugh, Eugene quickly aimed again and fired another shot at a coyote.
However, the shot went slightly off course and missed the head, but the TAC's extremely powerful bullet still blew apart most of the coyote's chest and shoulder blade.
Even though it wasn't hit in the head, the coyote was still lying on the ground unable to get up. It could only continue to frantically open and close its snout while kicking its still-intact hind legs.
Just as Eugene was about to fire his third shot, Steve and his group finally arrived at Gavin's side.
Looking at the cavalry that was only sixty meters away from him and about to pass by.
Gavin spoke up and growled at them in a low voice.
"Take over and lure the wolves to linger near the river. I need to buy time to tie up the Bloodseeker!"
"Okay, boss, when you're tying up that zombie, make sure you keep an eye on the wolf pack's movements and watch out for An-Watfak!"
Joanna?!
Steve was answering when he suddenly saw Joanna's face clearly, and he was completely stunned.
At the same time, Li Qing, Nikita, and Father Hogan had already pulled out their shotguns and were firing wildly at the wolf pack.
They didn't need to worry about accuracy; they could just keep firing wildly.
On the one hand, it was to attract the attention of the wolf pack; on the other hand, everything could be left to the scattering of the No. 12 buckshot!
As gunshots rang out, Steve quickly snapped out of his shock at seeing Joanna and drew his pistol, firing a rapid burst of fire.
Because his opponents were wolves and were moving vigorously, and he himself was sitting on the constantly undulating back of his horse, not all of his shots hit their mark in this round; he only managed to knock three wolves to the ground.
After he fired that burst, his horse was about to encounter the wolves head-on.
So he quickly turned around, controlled his horses and led the cavalry in a diagonal line past the wolf pack!
The wolf pack immediately changed direction and followed the four people as they moved around.
Only two wolves remained, stubbornly chasing after Gavin.
Once he was certain that only two wolves were chasing him, Gavin suddenly grabbed Octavian.
As Octavian stopped abruptly, Gavin grabbed the rope and jumped to the ground, then threw the rope down, stepped on it, and calmly looked at the two wolves attacking him.
In the distance, atop the battle shield, Gavin stood about to face the two wolves head-on.
Adriana quickly growled at Yu.
"Watch out, Red, don't shoot your own people!"
"I know exactly what I'm doing!"
Eugene gave Adriana the middle finger, then cautiously looked through the scope.
He didn't even look at Gavin in his field of vision, because he didn't think the two wolves could cause Gavin any trouble. He simply placed his crosshair behind the cavalry and then fired a shot.
With one shot, one of the dozen or so wolves chasing the cavalry fell instantly!
Meanwhile, Adriana looked at Gavin with concern, after all, she had never acted with Gavin before.
Therefore, through her telescope, she watched as Gavin drew his two-handed sword and placed it in his left hand alone!
Holding the longsword in his left hand, Gavin spun the blade to feel its weight, then suddenly raised it and thrust it straight at the head of the first coyote that lunged at him.
puff!
The sword tip slid down the coyote's nose toward its eye, precisely piercing the eye socket and going all the way through the coyote's skull!
At the same time, the second wolf bypassed the first wolf and twisted its body to bite Gavin's ribs.
Gavin pulled his longsword from the wolf's head and then slammed the golden ball on the hilt into the coyote's face.
This striking motion also helped Gavin cushion the force of drawing his sword. He used the recoil to raise his sword sharply and then slashed down fiercely!
The weapons that old Bert forged were not meant to be sold, so even the king's decorative longsword had already been sharpened.
With that single sword strike, combined with Gavin's exaggerated strength, the coyote was actually cleaved in two!
Whoosh!
Large amounts of blood gushed out, splashing directly onto the grass on either side of Gavin.
Seeing this scene from inside the car in the distance, Adriana gasped and roared.
"Fuck, he's so fucking handsome! He's the man I've always dreamed of sleeping with!"
"Ha, then stop fucking dreaming, because the boss would never touch you. What kind of person does he think he is? How could he possibly go after a sick bitch!"
Nearby, Eugene pulled back the bolt of his gun while cursing at Adriana.
Hearing Eugene's words, Adriana was slightly taken aback, then couldn't help but grin and retort.
"My illness will get better sooner or later. Gavin might just start having fun with me someday. And you, Eugene, are you jealous?"
"I'm jealous of your mother's jealousy. I only have feelings for women I haven't slept with, but you, I've already tasted you!"
Eugene turned around and gave Adriana the middle finger.
Seeing this, Adriana scoffed.
In the back seat, Martin kept aiming, and a bullet landed on the head of a wolf. As the coyotes drew closer, they were less than 600 meters from the car. At this distance, Martin's HK416 was ready to deliver a precise kill.
Moreover, when it comes to hunting animals, no one in the camp can match Martin's experience.
Martin could keep track of every animal's every movement and every rise and fall.
In a flash, Martin fired three shots in quick succession, snatching the head off the last coyote.
There were only about twenty coyotes in total. Eugene sniped a few, he shot a few more with his rifle, but most of them were taken down by Steve, who was very close to the coyotes with three shotguns and a revolver.
The cavalry archer's power in hunting zombies lies in this: the horse's autonomy allows the archer to devote the most energy to aiming with both hands.
After dealing with the coyotes, Steve stopped his horse and looked at several zombie bears charging towards his group in the distance.
Upon seeing them, Steve grinned excitedly and spoke to his team members.
"Don't follow me! Leave those two to me! Damn it, I've never hunted a zombie bear before!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Steve broke away from the horse team and charged at the two black bears alone.
Watching Steve's lone figure riding away on horseback, Gavin couldn't help but curse in the distance, while also wrapping Joanna up even tighter.
After confirming that the bloodsucker was properly bound, Gavin threw him to the ground and then rode his horse into the caravan.
Seeing Gavin arrive, the horsemen made way for him in the center. Gavin looked up at the scene of Steve and the bear about to meet head-on and joked with the others.
"If we were in the 1800s, I guarantee Steve could be a general. That guy looks really cool riding a horse!"
"No, he's nowhere near as cool as you, especially when it comes to being cool!"
To Ga's right, Nikita whispered a compliment to him.
Hearing Nikita's praise, Gavin couldn't help but laugh, but just as he was about to say something to Nikita...
chug chug!
Suddenly, a series of machine gun shots rang out in the distance!
Upon hearing the sound, Gavin immediately looked in the direction of the gunshot.
At the same time, two machine gun pickup trucks from the manor, led by Apache, had also arrived.
Seeing the fully armed Apache helicopters, Gavin felt incredibly safe. He couldn't help but smile and nod, then spoke into the walkie-talkie.
"Sean, don't fucking use Wei Tai's stuff, or you'll trigger a savanna disaster!"
"Sir, we don't need anything powerful to deal with a horde of zombies this size. Machine guns are enough!"
Sean yelled back at Gavin.
After receiving Sean's response, Gavin smiled with satisfaction and then continued speaking into the walkie-talkie.
"The machine gun pickup truck is positioned behind the battle shield, facing horizontally towards the river and the horde of zombies."
"Those on the side away from the car window, just get out and shoot. With the river blocking your way, the zombie horde won't be able to reach you easily."
"After my horse team and I deal with the zombie animals, we'll cross the river and return to you!"
"This battle is perfect for us to practice on, guys. Zombies are dangerous, but a horde of less than a thousand won't pose a problem for us right now. That's our strength!"
At this point, he turned to look at Steve.
With two gunshots, he had dealt with the zombie bear and started heading back!
The speed of the Qimei black bear is about 40 to 45 kilometers per hour, which is only about 10 kilometers per hour faster than the zombie humans.
Therefore, once the black bear is defeated, it means that the real zombie horde is close enough!
At this point, Xiangwen awaits Steve and Shiji's reunion.
After the five horsemen had completely reunited, Xiangwen led them towards the river, taking Joanna, who was already tied up, with him. They crossed the shallower part of the river and rejoined the rest of the caravan.
Although Xiangwen said that people by the window could get off the bus.
But in reality, everyone except the two machine gunners got off the vehicle.
After all, there was a large river separating them, and the zombies were 1.6 kilometers away, so they didn't seem to pose any real danger.
Would the bereaved family members suddenly appear in the crowd and unleash their unparalleled blades?
Do not make jokes.
At that moment, as the tall horses galloped toward them, everyone raised their weapons high.
"Boss!"
"Xiaobun!"
"We're ready!"
"Kill them!"
"Zombies must die!"
Cheers erupted immediately.
Hearing the cheers of the crowd, Xiangwen stopped his horse in front of the caravan and patted it heavily.
After attracting people's attention, Xiangwen raised his hand and made a downward pressing motion, and the people's voices stopped quickly in response to this motion.
After confirming that the surroundings were quiet, Gavin held the reins with both hands, letting Octavian stroll leisurely, and then smiled and said to everyone.
"There's no war more ugly than one where gunmen like us are fighting those zombies across the river."
"So, guys, do you really need me to do anything more embarrassing pre-battle drills?"
"No pre-battle speeches, no long-winded rhetoric, and no exaggerated performances. I don't need to do any of that; you all know what you should be doing!"
"See your target clearly, see the dead clearly, and witness them approaching us!"
"Pull the trigger, send the bullet into every zombie's head, that's all."
"They died long ago, so they should return to the world of the dead. And the war between the living and the dead is destined to continue until the last one on one side is completely wiped out!"
"This war in Yewu may not end until we die, but in any case, we will eliminate every single zombie in our path!"
"So what are you waiting for, Sean? Your helicopters should be ready to fire. Let's unleash a barrage of machine gun fire!"
At this point, Xiang Wen suddenly drew his longsword and pointed to the homing machine hovering in the sky.
"Roger that, North Commander, Apache, start pong!"
With Sean's enthusiastic response, Apache charged out first, unleashing machine gun fire on the horde of zombies.
As the machine guns began to fire, machine guns were also fired from the pickup truck.
The two heavy machine guns also began firing in bursts.
Don't think of heavy machine guns as weapons for close combat; heavy machine guns are actually effective at long range and are highly accurate!
Aiming at a single head might not be considered difficult for a heavy machine gunner.
But they set their sights on a group of seven hundred people who were already moving forward—
That's far too easy for a heavy machine gun!
As for the power of heavy machine guns and autocannons, these two things are not like rifles; when they hit a zombie's body, it's as if they didn't hit it at all, and they can't have any effect on the zombie.
When bullets from machine guns and heavy machine guns hit a zombie, they can blast a huge hole in it, or even cut it in half!
In an instant, the machine guns and heavy machine guns roared.
The zombie horde immediately suffered heavy casualties.
Some zombies were blasted away by machine gun fire or smashed by heavy machine gun bullets. After they landed on the ground, even if they could still move, they could only crawl.
The zombie horde was a full 1.6 kilometers away from the crowd. Even if the pursuers increased their speed, it would only take them an average of 13 to 16 seconds to cover 100 meters.
At their speed, it would take them at least two minutes to run one kilometer.
And so, just when the zombies finally managed to get within 500 meters of the convoy, they had already left behind at least 400 zombies!
This was because after the machine guns and cannons went off, the zombie horde was slowed down by the falling zombies, causing the horde to become scattered and numerous.
Otherwise, the losses of machine guns and cannons would increase Udo's.
Once the zombies from Haiyu rushed within 500 meters of the convoy, it was time for everyone's rifles to come in handy.
The enemy was ultimately just zombies, and no match for those with guns, so Xiangwen still needed to give additional instructions.
As for the zombies, Xiangwen didn't care at all when everyone would fire their guns. Some people had better marksmanship and would start firing from 800 meters away. Did Xiangwen have to stop them?
And so, the gunshots gradually increased, one by one, until the zombies charged out again for about ten seconds, only about 400 meters away from the convoy.
All the rifles fired.
Xiangwen Shiji also pulled out a rifle from his horse and began firing at the zombies.
Of course, the machine gunner doesn't need to use burst fire in this situation; the closer the zombies are, the more the machine gun can fire!
At this moment, nearly twenty guns continuously sprayed various types of fire at the oncoming horde of zombies, in conjunction with the machine guns and cannons of the helicopters. The zombies fell one after another like wheat being harvested.
Before the zombies could rush within two hundred meters, there were only a few scattered zombies left, less than forty in number!
Seeing this number, Xiangwen smiled with satisfaction. This was the result he wanted to see, and it was also the level that a large team equipped with machine guns and cannons should have.
With ample ammunition, Xiangwen estimated that even if the number of zombies today were one to two times greater, and the camp was fully mobilized, they could probably hold out against them head-on.
Of course, if the battle position is close to the camp, and the camp's several machine guns fire simultaneously, working in conjunction with the blue-flame-emitting sniper rifles, and the helicopters completely ignore the fire hazard and start using missiles, and the ground personnel also start using RPGs.
Xiangwen even felt that even if the number of zombies approached five thousand, the camp could still disperse the horde head-on!
As for the number of zombies—
How to describe it? For Xiang Wen, as long as the number of zombies exceeds ten thousand, the danger is definitely not small.
In addition, if you encounter extreme weather, such as dense fog that reduces the safe area, or thunderstorms like the day before yesterday.
In that kind of weather, the danger of zombies would also be amplified.
With that thought in mind, Gavin raised his rifle and accurately shot through a zombie's head.
While he was pondering, Sean's straight gun had already given up firing and was climbing into the sky.
There are now fewer than twenty zombies left in Haixia.
Now that the zombies have scattered like this, it's time to witness the marksmanship.
Eugene, Xiangwen, Steve, Anthony's machine gun bursts, and so on—these marksmen with good marksmanship stand out by speed.
After Xiangwen fired four or five more bullets, the last zombie fell to the ground.
Seeing that there were no more zombies standing in front of him, Xiangwen picked up his pistol and spoke into the walkie-talkie.
"Well done, guys! This is the power of modern civilization. I hope you all remember today's experience!"
"As for now, Sean can get the machine going."
"Thomas, bring your team, including a heavy truck and a bulldozer, over here."
"The cavalry crossed the river to clear out the remaining living zombies, ensuring that no zombies could survive."
"Feng Minglu, take your group to the river area within three kilometers of the manor and choose a suitable location. Then, find a suitable bulldozer for the manor. If you don't know how to operate a bulldozer, wait until we're finished and we'll send someone to help you."
"In short, your job is to cut down trees, transport oil, clear a firebreak, and make full preparations for the cremation of the bodies."
"Everyone can start now. After you've finished your respective tasks, come here and move the bodies!"
"We can't just let these zombie corpses lie here on our land. Who knows how badly they'll rot? This place might get completely overrun by mushrooms!"
"Let's get started, guys. Shooting will always be the easiest job in the future, while the things we need to do are usually concentrated after we stop shooting, haha~"
Amidst laughter, Xiangwen was the first to ride his horse towards the river, followed closely by Steve and the others. Together they crossed the river and began to examine the countless corpses of the fallen zombies.
Although the team moved very quickly, in reality, most of the results were achieved by machine guns and cannons; the zombies that were shot in the head didn't even get that many kills.
Therefore, there are still countless zombies dragging their own corpses and crawling in the shadows on the ground.
Xiangwen then moved closer and shot each zombie one by one, completely eliminating them.
As they continued to repeat their mechanized actions, in the distance, the convoy, having already divided into small teams by vehicles, quickly dispersed and began working according to Xiang Wen's orders.
Watching the cavalrymen continuously firing shots in the distance, Scarface Barn helplessly turned the car around, leading Old Feng's group towards the manor while muttering to himself with a bitter face.
"God, I was just thinking this was going to be a thrilling experience! The boss's pre-battle speech got me all fired up. I even felt like I was an epic hero, like the Paladins of Lordaeron!"
"When I think of the war between the living and the dead, the first thing that comes to mind is Arthas and his undead army. It's so similar to Blade."
"Turns out, I completely forgot that after killing them, we'd actually have to move the bodies and burn them."
"My God, that's at least seven hundred corpses, and they're all badly shattered—ugh—"
"No, just thinking about it makes me want to throw up!"
"Hey!"
Just as Barn was saying this, ZT couldn't help but pat Barn on the shoulder from the back seat.
"Boy, your experience is far too limited. It's just some corpses; why make it sound so disgusting!"
"You know I'm a DJ, right? Before I had my own radio station, I was a guy in a Dallas street gang, mainly doing errands and shouting."
"Even so, I've witnessed at least three major brawls within the Pi faction. Dallas is more strictly governed, so when our Pi faction clashes with other Pi factions, we always arrange a time beforehand to have a proper fight at a rented farm in the suburbs. After each fight, a bunch of our buddies, mostly smuggled in from Mexico, always die. I'm used to hauling the corpses!"
"Is it a blade?"
Hearing ZT's words, Lao Feng squinted his eyes with amusement.
He realized that ZT was probably bragging, so he grinned, patted ZT's arm, and said...
"Then you're better than me, buddy. It might take me a while to get used to your bragging, haha~"
"Ha ha!!!"
"That's right, Feng is right!"
Old Feng's words immediately made everyone in the car laugh.
Hearing everyone's laughter, Lao Feng grinned and then spoke to his team members.
"Stop fucking laughing. That black guy's face is almost turning blackish-red. I don't want to have to go to the boxing ring with him because of what we said."
"Come on, let's have a good chat about the job the boss gave us. We'll go to the Kang family's place later. I'll drive the excavator, and then we'll find a suitable place. Manus and ZT will take the chainsaw to cut down the trees, I'll drive the excavator to dig the ground, and Barn will drive the car to the Kang family's place to deliver fuel."
"For the moving issue, just ask the guys at home; the logistics staff will definitely lend a hand."
"I'm not American, so I don't know if there are any unspoken rules about work arrangements here. If you think there's a problem with my arrangements, just say so. If not, get back to work. I don't want to upset the boss when he's in a good mood!"
At this point, Old Feng took out a pack of cigarettes and offered one to everyone. He also took one out and enjoyed a smoke.
Upon hearing his words, the men in the car nodded and accepted the tobacco.
And so, not long after, two machine gun pickup trucks entered the manor one after the other.
By the time they arrived, the three-person team had already been there for quite some time.
They are now excitedly telling the support staff about what just happened in the manor.
Sean, that old guy, was especially excited, gesturing wildly as he described the scene to the people gathered together.
"I think there are only about seven or eight hundred zombies. With that many, they think they can cross the river?"
"What a joke! Even if the boss wanted to have a passionate close-quarters battle with a zombie, my Apache wouldn't allow it!"
"Don't underestimate us just because we only have about twenty people. We have a good machine gun! The bullets are like they're hitting a World War II battlefield. I even saw the same despair on the faces of the soldiers during the Normandy landings on the zombies!"
"The machine gun bullets were like water being poured out, and the zombies were like wheat falling to the ground, one patch after another. Even the boss laughed at it, haha!"
"etc!"
Upon hearing Sean's words, Winnie suddenly interrupted him and then asked him a question.
"Sean, you weren't driving a straight-line machine gun, how did you know the boss was laughing?"
Haha~
As soon as Winnie finished speaking, Bella couldn't help but put her arm around Winnie's shoulder and say to her with a smile.
"The most important lesson for adults is learning not to pry, kid."
By the time Bella finished speaking, the machine gun pickup truck convoy had already entered the hall.
Seeing them approach, Madison clapped his hands loudly.
"Time to get to work, guys! Everyone except the cooks, please cooperate with the field team!"
"They've already done the hardest work; all that's left is cleaning up the battlefield. Surely we can handle that too?"
"Baron, you and your support staff can go with the field crew. It's mostly moving work, so there shouldn't be any danger."
"No problem, Madison."
In response to Madison's order, the Baron gave Madison a thumbs-up, and then, along with his old buddies and men like the cowardly Horst, joined the field team, splitting into two groups to get to work.
Following Thomas's group, they soon boarded heavy trucks and rushed towards the battlefield.
The group following Lao Feng, after delivering the fuel to the vehicle, also drove a pickup truck and rushed towards the burning site chosen by Lao Feng.
As for the three pilots, seeing that all the field crew members had work to do, they decided to join Thomas's team, who were driving bulldozers and heavy trucks, and go to the moving site.
Watching the field team members briefly excite and then quickly leave the scene.
Winnie stood in the hall, her expression one of shock as she murmured for a long time.
"It's over just like that? Good heavens, I thought they'd be gone for a while, but it ended so quickly. We're amazing!"
"Haha, okay—"
Hearing Winnie's words, old Bert smiled and patted Winnie's arm. Sitting in his wheelchair, he explained to Winnie, and also to the woman he was curious about.
"Our current war is completely different from the past. This isn't some kind of street fighting that drags things out; it's a battle between the living and the dead, and the core issue is simply weighing the options!"
"Of course, zombies don't measure, so the measure is us, the living guys, Xiangwen."
"Once Xiangwen is certain we can do it, let's set up our formation. Then we'll see if our weapons are strong enough and if we have enough bullets."
"Although I couldn't make it to the scene, this old guy can still imagine what it was like."
"The zombies swarmed in like a tidal wave, and our field crews rained bullets down on them."
"If the zombies get too close, we'll run and shoot, then keep our distance and continue firing!"
At this point, old Bert raised his hand and pointed out the window, to the endless grassland.
"I see you, my friends, this vast grassland is Aizen's greatest weapon!"
"It's precisely because of the grassland environment that we can freely fight and roam with zombies on the grasslands—a condition that can never be found in the city!"
"So I wasn't nervous at all from the beginning, because I, the old man, knew what the young men were going to face!"
"If they were to storm into his town, or even a city, I would most likely be anxiously praying for them, but their battlefield is ultimately on the grasslands, so I won't worry about them!"
"I believed they would be fine, and they were right. Wasn't that enough?"
At this point, old Bert greeted Daniel and Susan with a smile.
He waved his hand and said to the two of them.
"Go ahead and hit them, Danielle and Susan, you lovely kids."
"We should tell the good news to the survivors on the other side of the broadcast!"
"Although this time we are facing a tiny horde of fewer than a thousand zombies, this may still be the first victory the living have achieved against the dead, and such a victory should be remembered!"
"If I'm not mistaken, Xiangwen will definitely be hosting a banquet. Doris, you'd better prepare some more supplies too. Today is another memorable day. There are more and more days like this in the apocalypse."
"I only hope that what is truly worthy of our remembrance is more about things we should celebrate, rather than the departure of any one of us."
"Of course, when this old man dies, you must make sure to hold a proper ceremony."
"And you, Daniel, my beautiful white-haired best friend, you must shed a tear for me when you die~"
"Albert, what are you joking about? I'm a married man, don't gossip about me."
The white-haired old woman, Danielle, covered her mouth and waved to Albert. Albert then took Danielle's wrist and politely kissed the back of her hand.
At the same time, Gavin's voice came through the walkie-talkie.
He then addressed the crowd.
"Doris, everyone in charge of logistics, prepare plenty of supplies and drinks. We absolutely have to have a huge party tonight."
"Because the zombies, with their bodies adapted to their environment, have prepared a campsite that's bound to be full for us!"
"And we will never waste anything!"