What's Flying in the Sky?

These past few days.

Quite a few bold residents from the Star-Level Shelter had gone out to hunt zombies.

After obtaining Energy Cores.

Everyone discovered that Energy Cores were truly valuable!

One could be exchanged for 100 Points.

That was enough to directly redeem a Simple Meal.

And the Elementary Zombies were extremely weak right now.

As long as proper defensive measures were taken, they could be dealt with easily.

So when the Resident Combat Team heard that they could keep the Energy Cores they collected, they went wild with joy.

Many of them were even calculating.

How many zombies they should kill today.

If they killed a few more.

Maybe they could bring their families along for dinner and taste an Exquisite Meal...

Just as everyone was dreaming of a better future.

The main force began setting out in grand fashion.

This time, Li Chen did not accompany them.

Instead, he returned to the Command Room.

He watched the battle in real time through footage transmitted by drones.

Rumble rumble rumble—

Buzz buzz buzz—

Most of the vehicles deployed were modified trucks.

Five Armored Cars took the lead.

Transport helicopters circled overhead as well.

The Drivers of the Armored Cars and helicopters.

Had all known how to operate them before the apocalypse.

So Li Chen was not worried.

The entire convoy was orderly and imposing.

As they passed several residential buildings.

They could see many survivors hiding inside.

Casting envious looks toward the Resident Combat Team!

"Those are from the Star-Level Shelter, right? They even have Armored Cars. I'm so jealous."

"Look at what's flying up there. A helicopter? Oh my god! How did the Star-Level Shelter get all this stuff?"

"Waaah, why didn't the Star-Level Shelter approve my application? I want to ride in such an impressive Armored Car and kill zombies too!"

The survivors gathered together and discussed it in low voices.

Looking at all that top-tier equipment.

Then at the kitchen knives in their own hands.

They were green with envy!

"Attention! One kilometer to the destination! All units, check your equipment!"

Xu Ruoxi's voice came through the radio.

She sat in the lead Armored Car.

Staring at the screen.

A thin layer of sweat formed in her palms.

Back when Xu Ruoxi had been in the Special Forces Team, she had mostly operated alone or in small groups.

She had rarely had to command so many people.

Xu Ruoxi knew that whether she could earn Li Chen's trust depended entirely on this mission!

For the sake of giving her mother a better life.

Xu Ruoxi knew that she could only win—she could not lose!

Following the route Noah had planned.

The Combat Team easily reached its destination.

There had been no zombie hordes along the way.

Only a scattering of zombies remained.

Before they could get close, they were shot in the head!

Whether from the trucks or the armored vehicles, everyone climbed down.

After clearing out the zombies around the outskirts of the factory grounds, the members of the combat team lined up and awaited orders!

When the survivors in the factory had fled earlier, they had locked the factory doors.

So the zombies had basically been trapped inside.

Roar—

Having caught the scent of fresh flesh and blood, the zombies pressed themselves against the iron gates, stretching out their rotten hands and letting out hoarse growls.

One could imagine it.

The moment the gates opened, these zombies would surge out like a waterfall!

Someone in the Resident Combat Team swallowed hard, looking somewhat afraid.

Xu Ruoxi swept her gaze over them.

She raised her voice. "Let me emphasize this again: today's mission is to kill every zombie in the factory grounds, then bring the raw materials back to the shelter!"

"There are no cowards under my command. If any of you dare to shrink back, I won't wait for the commander to deal with you after we return—I'll send you on your way myself!"

"Do you understand?"

Under Xu Ruoxi's gaze, those who had felt afraid shuddered.

They immediately answered in loud voices.

"Understood!"

"Very good. In a moment, First Company's First Squad will open the gate. Everyone else will set up at the entrance and fire without discrimination!"

"Once inside, First Squad will still take the lead. Spread out in a V formation and head straight for the warehouse area. No delays."

"Second Company will move the raw materials onto the helicopters. First Company will provide cover."

"Any questions?"

Xu Ruoxi issued the battle plan.

"No!"

"No!"

"No!"

Xu Ruoxi nodded and immediately ordered First Squad to get ready.

In the blink of an eye, after everyone else had raised their guns, the members of First Squad immediately pulled open the iron gates.

"Roar!"

"Hahh, hahh!"

Like starving wolves, the zombies lunged fiercely at the nearest members of First Squad.

However, First Squad had been carefully selected and trained by Xu Ruoxi.

Their movements were extremely swift.

The moment they opened the gates, they rolled away, leaving the zombies' attack range.

Then...

Boom boom boom—

Rat-a-tat-tat—

Gunfire immediately echoed through the entrance to the factory grounds!

Everyone unleashed their full firepower!

The zombies fell one after another like wheat being cut down!

In just three to five minutes, the zombies blocking the factory entrance had been almost completely cleared out.

Before anyone could breathe a sigh of relief, Roar—

Another massive wave of zombies poured out from inside the factory grounds!

These zombies trampled over the bodies of their own kind, roaring as they charged out.

Another round of overwhelming firepower crushed them.

The soldiers in front fell back to reload once they ran out of ammunition.

The soldiers behind them swiftly stepped in to take their place!

This was a completely one-sided battle.

"Where's the Heavy Machine Gun? Get it up here, now!"

"RPG! Bring up the RPG!"

"The zombies have reached the red line! Prepare the Stun Grenades!"

Orders came through the wireless earpieces one after another.

Although Xu Ruoxi had not joined the fight, her back was drenched in cold sweat!

Before long.

No more large hordes of zombies came rushing out.

Only then did the Guns fall silent.

The entrance to the factory grounds was thick with the smell of gunpowder.

"First squad takes point. Everyone else spread out and follow close behind!"

Xu Ruoxi immediately shouldered her rifle and walked at the very front.

The people behind her followed closely.

The scattered zombies along the way were basically all taken out by Xu Ruoxi with a single shot.

They smoothly arrived at the entrance of the first workshop.

Leading from the front, Xu Ruoxi pulled open the doors.

"Roar—"

Zombies in blue work uniforms came pouring out one after another!

They had all once been workers at the factory.

After turning into zombies, they had been trapped inside.

They looked densely packed, as though there were a great many of them.

But compared to the scene at the factory entrance, it was still nowhere close.

The Resident Combat Team wiped them out without much effort.

No one died!

After seven days of training, the Resident Combat Team's combat strength had undergone an astonishing transformation.

After clearing out the zombies in the workshop.

The First Regiment split up.

Two squads stood guard at the entrance, responsible for dealing with any straggling zombies.

Everyone else in the First Regiment went to dig out the Energy Cores.

The Second Regiment, meanwhile, worked like an assembly line, carrying out bag after bag of raw materials in bulk.

They loaded them onto the Transport Helicopters.

It had to be said that the factory grounds truly had an abundance of raw materials.

Before they had even finished moving out the first workshop, five Transport Helicopters were already full.

The helicopters flew back first, depositing the raw materials in the shelter.

After being emptied, they flew back to load up again.