Just Like a Sci-Fi Movie

"How are things at the shelter?" Li Chen rubbed his forehead.

The cultivation pods had produced 120 android warriors.

Li Chen had only brought twenty out with him.

The other ninety were divided into three small teams and sent to the small towns surrounding Donghai City to carry out rescue missions.

The remaining ten were assigned to guard the rescue shelter.

To prevent attacks.

"The shelter has encountered the first wave of zombies and is temporarily being held back."

"Host, please be careful on your way back and prepare for battle."

Noah displayed some of the surveillance footage from outside the shelter.

There were a total of six screens.

All that could be seen on the screens were zombies, packed tightly together.

Some had wandered over.

Most, however, were people fleeing for their lives who had passed by, hoping to call for help.

As a result, they were bitten and killed by zombies halfway there, joining the zombie horde.

Ten android warriors were holding the line at the shelter entrance, using firepower to stop the zombies from advancing.

However, it was useless.

There were simply too many!

Just ten warriors couldn't handle it at all.

Because they were close to the shelter, they hadn't used highly lethal weapons to avoid accidental injuries.

Li Chen immediately issued an order.

"The teams that have completed their rescue missions, return to the shelter at full speed."

The shelter was Li Chen's base camp.

Having zombies surrounding the entrance of his base camp felt unpleasant no matter how he thought about it.

"Yes. Two teams have already completed their rescue missions, and one team is currently carrying out a rescue operation, estimated time five minutes."

"The three teams have rescued a total of 682 children, 20 kindergarten teachers, 5310 technical personnel, and 2 researchers."

Listening to Noah's report, Li Chen nodded slightly.

The research institute was in the city center.

So the team Li Chen led moved relatively slowly.

But the other three teams were basically operating in sparsely populated areas.

Therefore, they could transport people back and forth in a short amount of time.

"Is this... artificial intelligence?" Doctor Yang's surprised voice rang out.

"Of course, Noah is different from the weak AI developed before the apocalypse. It's an upgraded version of strong AI."

"When we get back to the shelter, you'll see more products of advanced technology."

Li Chen smiled slightly.

Doctor Yang and Ning Jing exchanged glances, both seeing the doubt in the other's eyes.

How could this be?

Theoretically, strong AI even develops consciousness!

It can handle complex situations!

Doctor Yang was half-convinced by Li Chen's words.

But Li Chen didn't take it to heart.

Noah was a product of a Level 3 civilization.

But if he said that now, Doctor Yang probably wouldn't believe him.

It was already the apocalypse, and Li Chen was absolutely confident that Doctor Yang and the others would be useful to him.

It didn't matter even if he revealed Noah.

The bus gradually drove away from the city.

Everyone on the bus had been on edge the whole way and were somewhat exhausted.

Most of them had fallen asleep.

When Li Chen arrived at the shelter, the other three teams also arrived simultaneously.

Inside the modified buses, the android warriors disembarked in an orderly fashion.

They all pointed their guns at the entrance of the Rescue Shelter.

Hearing the noise, the zombies sniffed their way over, following the scent.

"Roar—"

Roars pierced the sky.

The people who had been sleeping on the bus were instantly startled awake.

They all craned their necks to look outside.

Sweat poured down their faces in fear!

"What's going on? Why are there so many zombies?"

Someone asked loudly.

However, the only answer they received was the rat-a-tat-tat of the warriors' gunfire.

"Tighten formation!"

"Annihilate them all!"

Following Li Chen's command.

The android warriors slowly tightened their encirclement.

Amidst bursts of gunfire, the zombies gathered at the shelter's entrance fell batch after batch.

"Quick! One got through over there!"

"Report! Only two rounds of ammunition remaining!"

"Take this, my exploding egg!"

Boom—

The excited voices of the warriors mingled with the sound of explosions.

One hand grenade after another exploded.

Large numbers of zombies instantly fell to the ground!

The heatwave from the hand grenade explosions also ignited the surrounding zombies.

The battle was over in just ten minutes, already nearing its end.

There were only a few scattered ones left, posing no threat.

"Fall back!"

Li Chen gave the order.

The bus drove directly over the zombies, roaring across the steel bridge.

It arrived at the outer perimeter of the shelter.

"Holy crap, did you guys see that? Are they special forces? That awesome?"

"I've lived in Donghai City for so many years, how come I've never seen this shelter?"

"Does this shelter only have iron netting?"

The survivors inside the bus all pressed against the windows, looking outside.

Some were shocked by the powerful strength displayed by the warriors.

But more of them had worried expressions.

Li Chen had originally placed the shelter underground.

On the surface, there was only iron netting, generators, and some equipment.

It didn't look like a place where people lived at all!

"Open the door."

Li Chen said calmly.

Noah immediately carried out the order.

Beep beep beep—

A flash of light shimmered on the ground.

The surrounding mist slowly dispersed.

Then the ground suddenly cracked open!

Revealing a circular platform.

The ground where the convoy was located slowly descended!

The soldiers, carrying their guns, shot and killed all the scattered zombies around.

Before long, the circular platform reached the seventh level—the human residential area.

"This is an underground shelter!"

Someone immediately screamed excitedly.

To everyone, it all felt as magical as watching a movie!

All the survivors, without prior agreement, let out a sigh of relief.

They were finally safe!

Looking around.

The residential area was filled with compartments made of metal.

There were some decorations placed in the corridors.

It looked a bit like the space capsules in science fiction movies.

The thick metal walls around them couldn't help but make people feel a sense of security.

The survivors couldn't help but turn their gaze towards Li Chen.

As the person in charge of the shelter, Li Chen.

Why would he build such a massive structure?

However, Li Chen didn't explain, but instead gave orders to Noah.

"Combat teams rest for five minutes, kill all the zombies at the entrance."

"Logistics personnel gather, ready to clear zombie corpses and extract crystal cores at any time."

"Yes!"

Noah immediately relayed Li Chen's instructions.

When they entered, the zombies at the entrance had already been mostly cleared.

The combat teams rested briefly.

Within a few minutes, the area around the shelter was completely cleared.

The logistics personnel immediately moved in with practiced efficiency, one team moving zombie corpses, another team extracting crystal cores.

Before long, all the tasks were completed, and they returned to the shelter.

Li Chen looked at the management android.

"Number One, lead the logistics team to register the survivors and create data files."

"Yes!"

Number One android replied respectfully.

"Please line up in an orderly fashion to get off the vehicle."

"Welcome to the Star-Level Shelter."

"Those who do not wish to join our shelter, please leave immediately."

"Those who wish to join, please line up here to register."

Under the guidance of Number One, the nine logistics personnel began to guide the survivors off the vehicles for registration.

Thousands of people were divided into eight queues.

The logistics personnel held scanners, first verifying the physical condition of each person.