Li Chen frowned. "Noah, what's going on?"
"Reporting to Commander, these are independent survivors living near the Star-Level Shelter."
"They want to take refuge in the shelter."
Noah answered.
Wishful thinking!
Li Chen sneered.
What taking refuge in the shelter? That was just an excuse.
The post had already made it clear.
The Star-Level Shelter would be the first to face the Zombie Tide head-on.
As long as they stayed as far away from the Star-Level Shelter as possible and hid in a basement, they would have a good chance of surviving.
Li Chen knew exactly what these independent survivors were thinking.
They had seen how the residents of the Star-Level Shelter ate well and lived well.
Didn't they just want to use this opportunity to enter the Star-Level Shelter?
At that moment, Xu Ruoxi called as well.
After explaining the situation,
Xu Ruoxi asked, "Commander, should we open the gates and let them in?"
"Wishful thinking!" Li Chen rolled his eyes. "Issue them an ultimatum immediately. Tell them to get lost, or they'll be killed without pardon!"
"But... won't the other people in Donghai City have a problem with us doing this?" Xu Ruoxi asked worriedly.
Everyone knew that the Star-Level Shelter had abundant supplies.
Many shelters came to exchange supplies with great respect on the surface.
Who knew how much they coveted it behind the scenes?
What if they found an excuse to besiege the Star-Level Shelter...
"Let them hold it in if they're unhappy. I'd like to see who dares oppose the Star-Level Shelter!"
Li Chen narrowed his eyes and spoke coldly.
The surveillance spread throughout Donghai City, along with the bionic surveillance robots,
allowed Li Chen to know the circumstances of every shelter like the back of his hand.
Not only did he know their little schemes, but he also knew their armed strength clearly.
Every one of them was using products discarded by the Star-Level Shelter.
How strong could their armed forces possibly be?
Li Chen wasn't targeting anyone in particular.
It was just that every shelter in Donghai City, without exception, was trash!
And they dared to challenge the Star-Level Shelter?
They had better not talk big now.
Once the Tier 3 Armored Car came out, they would all fall silent.
With absolute military strength on his side, did their opinions even matter?
After receiving Li Chen's order, Xu Ruoxi immediately replied, "Yes!"
After hanging up,
Xu Ruoxi looked at the independent survivors who were still shouting outside the gates.
A chill flashed across her face, and her expression abruptly turned cold and stern.
"I saw it! She must have contacted Li Chen just now! Did Li Chen say we could go in?"
"You damned profiteer! How many Energy Cores have you taken from me normally? Humanity is a community of shared destiny, so you can't be this cold-blooded!"
"Hurry up and have someone open the gates. The Zombie Tide will be here soon."
The survivors kept shouting loudly.
Xu Ruoxi spoke calmly.
"I did contact the Commander just now."
The moment they heard that,
the survivors were overjoyed.
"Just as expected, Li Chen is letting us in!"
"Hmph, public opinion is frightening. So what if the Star-Level Shelter is powerful? They still have to back down!"
"Since ancient times, those who win the people's hearts win the world. If the Star-Level Shelter wants to grow stronger, it has to act like this."
"I need to think it over carefully. If your Star-Level Shelter doesn't provide three meals a day, I'm not going in."
These survivors had originally only come with a sliver of hope.
They had planned that if the Star-Level Shelter refused to open the gates,
they would immediately find somewhere else to hide.
Now that they had actually succeeded, they naturally put on airs and wanted even more.
Xu Ruoxi's icy gaze swept across their faces.
She said coldly, "The Commander said this."
"You have five minutes to get the hell out of here. Otherwise, you'll be served with bullets."
Those words
were not official in the slightest.
They even carried a hint of bandit-like ruthlessness!
Most importantly, they were exactly what no one wanted to hear.
The survivors immediately erupted.
"The Star-Level Shelter is so big. What's wrong with taking in a few of us?"
"Exactly! You have no magnanimity at all. You're actually telling us to get lost? Aren't you afraid of being dealt with?"
"There are always greater people and higher skies. I advise you people from the Star-Level Shelter not to be too arrogant, or one day you might be gone!"
The survivors chimed in one after another,
constantly hurling insults.
They believed that
as the largest shelter in Donghai City, the Star-Level Shelter had to care about its reputation.
At most, it would only make threats.
It would never actually shoot survivors.
Otherwise, it would be branded as bloodthirsty!
Faced with their insults, Xu Ruoxi remained unmoved and calmly looked at her watch.
They cursed continuously for five minutes.
The survivors' throats had grown a little dry.
Just as they were about to take a sip of water and continue,
Bang—
A gunshot rang out.
The AK-103 in Xu Ruoxi's hands was like Death's scythe.
It directly took people away one after another!
"Ah! Murder!"
"The people from the Star-Level Shelter are killing people!"
The survivors who had not been hit immediately scattered and fled.
They shouted loudly as they ran.
Xu Ruoxi's expression did not change. "You were already given a chance, but you didn't cherish it."
As she spoke, she did not stop pulling the trigger.
The screams were endless.
In truth, Xu Ruoxi had only shot a few people in the arms and had not harmed their lives at all.
But people had a line of safety in their hearts.
They believed that the people of the Star-Level Shelter would not dare to fire.
That was why they acted without restraint.
The moment Xu Ruoxi opened fire, that line of safety immediately collapsed.
They instinctively felt that they would lose their lives!
As the independent survivors scattered and fled,
the area outside the High-Voltage Grid immediately became much quieter.
Xu Ruoxi lowered her gun and turned to the soldiers of the Resident Combat Team.
"Pick up the pace. There are only four hours left until the Zombie Tide arrives!"
"Yes!"
"Understood!"
The soldiers answered loudly.
To them, whether those independent survivors lived or died was completely irrelevant.
They had come looking for death themselves. Who could they blame?
What mattered was the approaching Zombie Tide!
Behind them were all the residents of the Star-Level Shelter.
Their parents and children were inside.
If they could not withstand the Zombie Tide, what would happen to their families?
So they had to speed up and build the defenses as soon as possible!
Only then could they protect the people behind them to the greatest extent possible.
Besides, the Star-Level Shelter took excellent care of the families of fallen soldiers.
Even if they were unfortunate enough to die,
as long as the Star-Level Shelter remained and Li Chen remained,
they believed their children would have food to eat and books to read.
Their parents would be cared for as well!
Every soldier of the Resident Combat Team was filled with fighting spirit at that moment!
Li Chen witnessed this through the surveillance feed.
He nodded in satisfaction.
"Noah, how are things on the Android Warrior side?"
"Reporting to Commander, the video link has been connected for you."
Noah answered immediately.
The Android Warriors were led by management.
At that moment, they had already boarded Armored Cars and Elementary Fighter Jets.
They were rushing straight toward their destination!
Because the Armored Cars and Elementary Fighter Jets had a relatively large attack range,
the battlefield could not be chosen near the Star-Level Shelter.
They had to create some distance.
At that moment, every unit was ready, waiting only for the Tier 2 Zombies to come deliver Energy Cores to their doorstep!
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