Five minutes later, the broadcast sounded again.
"Precision strike zones include: ..."
"..."
"Captain! We're not on the list. It seems that thing really is the nest mutant mentioned in the broadcast. What do we do?" Zhao Anjing sounded a bit flustered.
After all, they were about to be hit by missiles in a few days, so it was understandable.
"Mm, no need to be too anxious. Let's proceed according to the plan. First, we'll clear the area of the three buildings we're in, ensuring there are no zombies above the ramp. Then, we'll receive the airdrop here. After the airdrop, we'll immediately clear the entire residential area. The suppressed gunshot sounds won't travel outside.
I'll write a detailed plan tonight, and everyone will follow it tomorrow. Feel free to voice any suggestions you have and we can discuss them together," Lin Yuan remained unhurried. Panicking wouldn't help, so it was better to use this time to do something.
"Understood."
"Alright everyone, go back and prepare. Tomorrow, besides training, there will be combat. Comrade Zhu Mingjun's simplified stabbing technique can also be put to practical use."
After these days of training, no one had emerged with outstanding marksmanship talent. Only Sun Haiping could, but he had lost an arm, so it was impossible.
Fortunately, Zhao Anjing's talent was also decent, and she was now being taught individually. The others were only taught a simplified stabbing technique that he had created himself, combined with information from official documents.
Lin Yuan and the others tried it, and it was quite good. With some techniques, the wooden spears could be thrust accurately and held steady; it was simple and practical.
After the notification to disband, everyone returned to rest. No one was afraid of tomorrow's actions; some were even excited.
Perhaps it was the anticipation of receiving the airdrop, but they were even more motivated than before for the remaining two days.
Everyone moved out collectively to clear Building 3, even the youngest, Sun Qin.
The remaining 3 zombies in the stairwell were as fragile as paper. It was over in less than 15 minutes.
With everyone equipped with wooden shields and wooden spears tipped with iron spikes, their other killing implements allowed them to push through unopposed.
Individually, they couldn't match the zombies in strength, but with three people against one, the zombies had no ability to resist.
Tragically, as soon as the zombies sensed humans, they rushed forward excitedly, thinking they were about to eat. Then, they were knocked to the ground by shields from three sides, followed by a spike piercing their skulls.
Over these two days, besides training, all zombies in Building 3, including those in the rooms, were cleared.
Then, a defensive line made of chevaux de frise was set up at the bottom of the ramp, and heavy objects like refrigerators, sofas, and large coffee tables were distributed on the ramp.
As for how to attract the zombies...
You only needed to shout provocatively from the other side of the defensive line,
"Hey, grandson, I'm your grandpa!"
And then a dozen zombies would rush over and have their skulls split open.
By now, nearly 30 zombies lay outside the defensive line.
There were still about 70 zombies in the central park of the residential area, but they were no longer as dispersed as before. Occasionally, zombies would wander near the defensive line.
And at the top of the ramp, a large open space had been enclosed with red fabric, with several large dolls placed in the center. This was their marker for the airdrop.
As for the shrubs, small trees, and a few bamboo stalks in the green belt in the middle, they had already been cut down.
There were no trees in the residential area suitable for making bows and arrows, so bamboo had to be used. Although the quantity of bamboo was also small, it was enough for their 13 people.
Wu Mengyao was already working on this with Sun Qin and Zhao Anjing.
Lin Yuan and the others guarded near the defensive line, dealing with the zombies that occasionally wandered over.
Fortunately, it was without incident. No zombie had ever crossed the defensive line, and there were less than 10 hours left until the official airdrop time. The broadcast had just ended.
"Mengyao, tell your sister Anjing to get some sleep soon. We have to get up early tomorrow," Lin Yuan said, opening the walkie-talkie.
"Got it. We'll finish the samples and then go to bed. Just a few more minutes!" Wu Mengyao's soft and sweet voice quickly replied from the walkie-talkie.
"Mm, be careful not to cut your hands."
The sky had completely darkened. They couldn't stay outside any longer. The strength of zombies increased significantly at night.
Although the first phase of the national biological research group's progress report did not mention changes in zombie strength at night, it did not mean they wouldn't be enhanced. Because they hadn't fully understood it yet, it might be explained in the second phase of the progress report.
"Lin Yuan, it's time to notify Wang Zhihai and the others to return to Building 1," Wu Tian reminded Lin Yuan as he tidied up his equipment.
"Mm," he replied, then opened the walkie-talkie and switched to the team channel: "All personnel return to Building 1. Maintain silence. Repeat, all personnel return to Building 1. Maintain silence."
Meanwhile, in the satellite image observation room of the Shuzhou Tianfu Military Safety Zone, Lin Yuan and their actions were being observed.
The observer responsible for their area had also finished writing the final document, preparing to submit it to the head of the Shuzhou Equipment Department for review.
"Minister, this is the survivor data for the area where the nest mutant is located. It's all here. According to the command center's order, this is the first batch to receive the airdrop."
Liu Zirong, the Minister of the Shuzhou Equipment Department, took the data, looked at it, and nodded, then stamped each piece of data.
When he saw Lin Yuan's data, he paused and asked, "This small survivor settlement has 13 people? And they've cleared a safe zone? Why only 5 rifles and 10 pistols?"
The investigator immediately understood what the minister was referring to and quickly replied, "According to satellite image observation, their team includes 3 SWAT personnel, and there are children present. Therefore, the equipment quantity was carefully considered."
Liu Zirong showed a look of "as expected," "It seems our SWAT comrades are still diligently helping the masses. However, even so, there are no issues with the equipment for the other team members. But their small settlement is only 2.4 kilometers away from the nest mutant."
It was an airdrop from the country!
Who wouldn't love to loot?
...
On July 26th, at 5:30 AM, at the airports within the major military safety zones, rows of heavy transport planes and heavy transport aircraft were ready.
Pilots were lining up, ground crews were checking the runways, the control tower was calibrating communications, and on the defense line, soldiers were intently watching the forward interception positions. Their orders were:
Not to let a single zombie get within 100 meters of the defense line.
This airdrop mission must not have any mishaps!
"This mission must not have any mishaps. The personnel controlling the material landing must ensure that the airdrop drop zone does not have too large a deviation. If there is strong wind or other conditions that significantly affect the airdrop drop zone, suspend the drop! The command center will notify you via broadcast, so do not waste materials, do you understand!!"
At the end of the runway, Liu Zirong, the Minister of the Equipment Department of the Tianfu Safety Zone, was giving a pre-departure speech to the flight crew. The country had deployed their most experienced pilots for this airdrop, so nothing could go wrong.
"Understood!" Everyone roared.
"Good! I wish you a successful completion of your mission! Depart, prepare for takeoff!"
"Yes!"
...
And in the southwest corner of Shuzhou, Lin Yuan and the others had woken up early. Some of them guarded the rooftop to observe the airdrop location, while others guarded the interception line at the ramp below, ensuring that zombies did not disrupt their action of picking up the airdrop.
Time quickly approached 6:30 AM.
Lin Yuan and Wu Tian, one below and one above, paced anxiously, constantly checking their watches.
"Why isn't it here yet?"
However, despite their anxiety, they didn't complain.
The Kunpeng's speed was 0.75 Mach, which was 918 km/h. It would take a while for them to reach the Tianfu Safety Zone, which was nearly 800 kilometers away.
When people are anxious, time passes very slowly. Lin Yuan had already chopped in half three charging zombies out of annoyance.
Just as he was about to jump out and engage in a fierce battle with the zombies, the walkie-talkie crackled. Wu Tian's voice, filled with joyous tears, came through the Bluetooth headset.
"Lin Yuan!! The plane is here!!! Our plane is here!!! Comrades, our plane is here!! Quickly raise the flag!!!"
Upon hearing the news, everyone immediately put down their work and returned to the drop point marker. Wu Tian, on the rooftop, also raised his flag.
The roar from the sky grew louder and louder.
For a moment, red flags waved incessantly.
Because the Kunpeng had arrived!