After redistributing weapons and ammunition, Lin Yuan once again took his familiar seat in the co-pilot position of the first vehicle.
He picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "All vehicles, attention, depart according to the original formation!"
The convoy immediately started, facing the sun, embarking on the final leg of their journey home.
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Inside a residential complex in Yuzhou.
A figure, completely wrapped up, was holding a homemade long spear and guarding the entrance to a unit building.
It was Wang Xiaoxin, surviving alone in the complex.
She occasionally made sounds to attract zombies, then stood behind barricades, killing the approaching zombies one by one.
The long spear was made from an iron pipe wrapped in cardboard, fixed with an iron cone.
Whenever a zombie charged to the barricades, Wang Xiaoxin would adopt a horse stance, waiting for the zombie's head to sway less before thrusting out her spear, piercing the sharp iron cone into the zombie's head.
After killing two zombies that had come to their deaths, Wang Xiaoxin waited for a long time at the entrance. Finding no more zombies, she moved aside the barricade, delivered two more thrusts, and after confirming the zombies were completely dead, she slung the wooden spear onto her back.
Picking up the plastic gloves placed aside, she dragged the two zombie corpses and threw them into the flowerbed.
After nearly a month of training, Wang Xiaoxin could now do these things without the aid of rolling devices.
After dealing with the zombie corpses, she repositioned the barricade to block the entrance to the unit building again, and locked the door.
She checked the traps she had set on each floor. Wang Xiaoxin had completely sealed off floors 1 to 5 of this unit building. She had started doing this after consuming all the zombies in the entire building.
The windows of all rooms on floors 1 to 5 were covered with newspapers or scrap paper, then sealed with heavy objects like wardrobes and sofas. Where it was easy to nail planks, she used them to seal the windows.
The other floors were not so elaborately secured, only traps were set. The stairwells and the corridors between residences in her complex were sealed, making them relatively safe.
However, precisely because of this, it took Wang Xiaoxin a full two days to clear the zombie corpses from the stairwells.
Her small safe house was still on the top floor, and the rooms below had been converted into supply warehouses, storing all the resources she had collected from this building.
She also had to check them daily, especially the water sources, and ensure the lids were sealed properly in the morning, noon, and evening.
Now, besides the sky gracing them with rain, there were no other sources of drinking water.
Attracting and killing one or two zombies daily at the bottom of the building was also to consume all the zombies in the complex, making it easier to obtain more resources.
Back on the rooftop, Wang Xiaoxin finally took off the thick set of gear she was wearing.
This set of clothes was obtained from an airdrop. Having long since cleared the rooftop, she was naturally able to receive airdrops.
Moreover, the rooftop was quite spacious, and under good weather conditions, the airdrop parachute error was within 5 meters.
Leaving behind only a pot of cactus and a pot of roses, acting as her emotional seasonings.
After watering the flowers, she returned to her safe house, turned on the hand-cranked radio, and tuned into the broadcast from the Huaxia Anti-Biological Warfare Command Center.
During the day, the broadcast not only repeated the content from the previous night but also explained useful knowledge in detail, such as key points for making homemade weapons, how to create the most useful items from the simplest and most easily found materials, and techniques for rice cultivation, as well as key points for soilless cultivation, and so on.
Listening to the radio and playing offline mobile games were her greatest pleasures now. Keeping herself busy was the best way to combat loneliness.
The person in the room diligently copied useful knowledge with a smile, accompanied by the light shining through the small window, creating a sense of warmth, while outside the room was a hell surrounded by hordes of zombies.
The sky was gradually covered by dark clouds, and the rain clouds that were about to bring the source of life gradually obscured the sun.
A downpour was imminent.
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"Holywo
He continued, "This operation is to temper and strengthen the team's fighting will, enhance the coordination among team members, and ensure that even when the combat team is not present, the remaining members can mount an effective counterattack.
After the operation begins, we will conduct reconnaissance 500 meters outside the military camp and then formulate a combat plan. The possibility of encountering high-level mutants cannot be ruled out, so this battle is not foolproof.
If anyone wishes to withdraw, you can raise your hand. I can guarantee that no one will be ostracized or alienated because of it. Life and death are grave matters, and I will not look down on you."
Still, no one raised their hand. Even the youngest, Wu Mengyao, merely tightened her grip on the heavy crossbow.
"I am gratified and somewhat moved that no one has raised their hand, but I must still emphasize one thing: obey orders and remain calm! This is our guarantee for survival. Do you all understand?!"
"Understood!!!"
"Now, check your equipment and depart immediately!!"