"I didn't expect so many people to follow." Sun Jiao smacked her lips in disbelief.
"As expected," Jiang Chen said lazily, although he was also surprised by the number of people.
Sun Jiao rolled her eyes at the cocky Jiang Chen and didn't say anything else.
A total of 59 people followed. After what happened, they were still worried about their families. Therefore, most of the survivor groups chose to split half of the people to bring the crystals home while the rest brought guns and ammunition to help.
The battle plan was as follows: The Fishbone base would still be the main attacking force as the power armors had a huge advantage against light weapons. Ma Zhongcheng would lead eight people as light infantry to act as reinforcements, taking care of the blind spots that the power armors couldn't reach while also dealing with the anti-armor weapons.
The remaining 50 people would split into two groups and surround the Huizhong Mercenaries' base from the east and west. There was no need to attack; they would just hide in the buildings on both sides of the street. If the frontal force encountered too much resistance, they would fake an attack to attract the enemy's power. If the enemy fled, they would ambush the remaining enemies.
Jiang Chen led the frontal force along the main street as they got closer and closer to the Huizhong Mercenaries' base. The color of the sky gradually became dusky, night was coming, those zombies also began to become somewhat restless. Everyone skillfully used the butts of their guns or daggers to cut down the zombies to prevent them from interfering during the firefight.
Songjiang's area was not affected by the X2 bacteria. The zombies were weak during the day, but there were also no crystals to take from the back of their heads.
The crooked experimental elementary school sign was tossed on the corner of the street, already rusted beyond recognition. From afar, the bare shelves and the fence surrounded by barbed wire could be vaguely seen.
It didn't look like a school at all; it was even more primitive than the mansion Jiang Chen picked up.
"Do you still have the vacuum bomb?" Ma Zhongcheng asked Jiang Chen in a low voice.
When dealing with people, that thing was the most effective.
"No, it's not easy to make," Jiang Chen said concisely.
Zhao Chenwu didn't have many of them. Although the shell and the base were not difficult to make, the concentrated fuel was not easy to obtain. What he sold to Jiang Chen was probably the old stuff that he had left behind.
Usually, there wouldn't be any conflicts between survivor bases. After all, they were all far away from each other, and no one was interested in land. The highly lethal vacuum bombs were looted from the ruins of a military factory by the Sixth Street. They were mainly used to intimidate the criminals in the early days of the apocalypse. However, there was no longer a need for that now. Its military strength and prestige had already reached a certain level.
Zhao Gang stood silently on the side, staring at the door. The other seven survivors with automatic rifles were scattered behind the bunker.
"Prepare to attack." Sun Jiao ordered calmly. Then, she opened the trunk of the armored vehicle and dragged out the furious Lin Lin before throwing her on the ground.
Jiang Chen looked at the bad-tempered digitalized human girl with interest and tore off the tape on her mouth.
"Pooh pooh pooh! You, how dare you … "Lin Lin was about to yell, but after Sun Jiao glanced at her, her" forceful "voice immediately softened into a barely audible mosquito.
Seeing that Lin Lin was quiet, Sun Jiao didn't bother with her anymore. She took out the 72mm anti-tank cannon from the trunk. When this thing was swapped with HE bullets, it was simply a killing machine. If they encountered a sniper rifle, they would directly shoot at the back of the bunker. Even if they were lying down, they would still be half-dead from the explosion.
Looking at the menacing long barrel in the "female demon's" hand, Lin Lin began to tremble in fear. Her neat and delicate teeth were chattering.
"Don't worry, that thing is too thick for you. We won't use it on you." Seeing her terrified look, Jiang Chen couldn't help but tease her.
Hearing this, Sun Jiao rolled her eyes at him. Then, she threateningly shook the barrel in Lin Lin's direction before she raised the barrel to face the front.
Lin Lin was scared to death by her action. But because she was tied up, she could only twist her body but couldn't run.
"Don't be nervous, I just want you to see what the world is like," Jiang Chen said in a relaxed tone as he walked to Lin Lin.
He took out a dagger and cut the rope on her body. With a smirk, he lowered his voice and whispered in Lin Lin's ear, "And you better not provoke Sun Jiao. If she gets mad, she will even tie me up."
Sun Jiao gave Jiang Chen a dirty look again as she retorted in the private channel.
"I … Am I that violent?!"
[Yes, I am. Normal people wouldn't tie each other up the moment they meet.]
But Jiang Chen only mocked in his mind and didn't say it out loud. Otherwise, there would be no end to it.
"Prepare for battle. Also, although I untied you, it's safer for you to stay in the trunk. You should be able to use the camera to observe the situation outside. "
Then, he estimated that the two outflanking teams should be in position, so he ordered the power armor soldiers to quickly enter battle positions and prepare to storm the door.
"I feel like something is not right." Ma Zhongcheng, who had been silently watching Jiang Chen, suddenly said. Then he frowned and looked in the direction of the door. "No one is on guard. We are already so close, but they don't feel anything."
"I feel the same way. It is common practice for bandits to have a guard at the door." Sun Jiao peeked out from the corner of the street, the anchor device under her feet activated, and the barrel was aimed at the heavy metal door. Then she looked back at Jiang Chen. "Start?"
Just as she finished speaking, a violent explosion came from afar.
"What's going on?" Jiang Chen was stunned.
Did the outflanking team get exposed?
"Fire! Attack! "They couldn't wait any longer. Since they were ready, let's attack first!
Jiang Chen ordered decisively.
"Roger, begin battle!" Sun Jiao calmly pressed the trigger.
Bang!
Orange-yellow flames sprayed out, and the cannonball smashed into the gate 400 meters away, causing sparks to explode.
The shell fell to the ground.
Sun Jiao's hand didn't stop as she stabilized the gun and fired again.
Boom!
The door was blown open as Jiang Chen led the power armored soldiers to charge. Ma Zhongcheng also ordered the light infantry to attack together. The armored vehicle also roared to life as the ferocious 20mm machine gun pointed at the door.
Attack begin!
Sun Jiao retracted the anchor device and began to move with the anti-tank cannon.
But the resistance she expected didn't come. The sound of gunfire continued in the distance with occasional explosions, but it didn't seem to be coming from the east or west side of the street. The power armored soldiers were the first to charge in, followed by the light infantry.
"Quick, quick, quick! Charge in! "
"No enemy detected."
"Requesting instructions."
Jiang Chen stood outside the door as he heard the report from the public channel. He frowned.
The door was undefended, and there was intense gunfire in the distance. Could it be that the Huizhong Mercenaries encountered a powerful enemy that they couldn't even defend the front door?
But who could it be?
"Charge into the main building and fire at will." Sun Jiao ordered her team members as she signaled the light infantry team.
"Roger."
…
Without any obstruction, everyone broke into the main teaching building without firing a single shot.
The armored vehicles slowly drove in, and the door was closed to prevent zombies from entering.
The sky gradually darkened, and the sound of gunfire in the distance still made Jiang Chen uncertain. But considering that no matter who won or lost, they would still have to come here. Therefore, it was a good choice to build a defense line here and wait for them to attack.
Waste paper and gravel were scattered on the ground. The cracks on the stairs and walls showed that this place was once impacted by the nuclear explosion. No one cleaned this place. Everything here was basically the same as before the war. If it weren't for the two piles of dried shit at the door, as well as the blood stains and yellow and white stains scattered in the corner, Jiang Chen would have suspected that someone lived here before.
"01, 02, head to the roof to investigate. 03-06 search every floor. Be sure to check every corner. Light infantry, 07, 08, set up a defense line on the first floor. Fire at will. "Sun Jiao calmly ordered.
"Roger!" Everyone began to move.
The continuous gunshots seemed to be coming from behind the lab building. Occasionally, there were explosions. It looked like the exchange of fire was getting more and more intense.
"Sun Jiao, are you familiar with the forces around Songjiang?" Jiang Chen suddenly asked after a moment of silence.
But Sun Jiao shook her head.
"I'm not sure. Even when I was heading to the mansion, I did pass by Songjiang, but I usually choose to avoid places with obvious signs of human activity. There are very few large, safe survival bases. For example, places like the Sixth Street are all marked on the map I downloaded from Liuding town. Other than that, all human groups have reason to be suspected of being a base of bandits. "
[Is that so? Let's hope the forces fighting with the Huizhong Mercenaries are fine with us.]
Jiang Chen thought in his mind.
First, control this building and set up a defense line. Once the victor was decided, one of them would naturally come over. If it was the Huizhong Mercenaries, then open fire. If it was other forces, then he would test their hostility first before making a decision.
"This is 03, there's a situation in the basement. It's a bit special." A voice came from the communication channel.
"Roger, we'll be right there." Sun Jiao looked at Jiang Chen.
"Mhmm." Jiang Chen nodded as he pulled out a tactical rifle suitable for narrow terrain and followed her to the basement.
The walls of the hallway were filled with strange graffiti. The bright colors formed a strange contrast with the gray walls.
Jiang Chen passed by a classroom. Through the window, he saw the desks and chairs piled in the corner as well as the shattered screen in front of the classroom. There were two messy cotton sheets on the floor. In the middle of the room, there was a polythene digital desk. There were blood stains on the floor, but it looked like it was left a long time ago.
If it wasn't so messy, the classroom would look similar to the one he saw in the virtual reality.
"I heard that before the war, they liked to train the children together? I don't understand the purpose of this, "Sun Jiao glanced at the classroom beside her as she muttered in a small voice.
[What do you mean by training together?]
Hearing the voice from the private channel, Jiang Chen paused for a moment as he replied with a smile.
"It's not that I don't understand."
Speaking of which, Sun Jiao seemed to have received a crash course in the virtual reality in the fallout shelter.
"Oh? The virtual reality system can allow people to grasp the basic knowledge in an extremely short amount of time. Something that can be mastered in 1200 hours, is there a need to spend twelve years? "Sun Jiao pouted as she ridiculed in a small voice.
"Are you envious?" Jiang Chen laughed.
"Shut up." Sun Jiao kicked a piece of gravel and glared at him.
Although through the helmet, Jiang Chen couldn't see the expression on her face, he could imagine it.
"Perhaps it's to experience the process."
Since she spent her childhood in the fallout shelter, she wouldn't understand.
Thinking about it carefully, although he always complained about why he didn't graduate sooner, when the time came … Okay, Jiang Chen admitted that he cheered for graduation. But when he stepped into society, he still felt nostalgic for the past.
Perhaps that was the happiest time? He didn't have to worry about his colleagues. Even if he fought with them, they could still play together the next day. Even if he angered his boss (teacher), it would only be a scolding and he didn't have to worry about deducting his salary. Mhmm, he didn't have to worry about that now.
"Experience the process? What's the use of that? "Jiang Chen couldn't tell if the voice was yearning or disdain.
"It's useless. Just like how someone turned the world into what it is now, it's also useless." Jiang Chen glanced at the teacher's office that was also a mess.
"I don't know what it means," Sun Jiao muttered in a small voice.
"Simply put, you can meet a lot of interesting friends at school and learn how to deal with people. Mhmm, if you received that kind of education, you wouldn't have tied me up the moment you saw me. "
"Do you want to die? You still care about such a small thing … "Sun Jiao's face turned slightly red as she complained coquettishly.
Jiang Chen smiled. He just wanted to tease her.
At the end of the hallway was a metal door. The lock must have been broken by the welder of the power armor. A few words were painted on the door.
Was it because of the tense situation? Jiang Chen didn't remember the modern world's schools having this kind of thing.
"If there's a chance, can you take me to see it? It's on your side, "Sun Jiao said abruptly in front of the door.
He paused for a second before a sincere smile appeared on his face.
"Mhmm, of course."
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