The outskirts of Lin Jiang City.
Standing in the bed of a pickup truck, several Dragon Security soldiers chatted casually.
Ever since the cleanup operation began, the zombies in Lin Jiang City were disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
All usable supplies were transported back to the base.
The corpses were thrown into the Spiritual Energy Tower for incineration.
With the base's buffs, large numbers of Survivors advanced into Awakeners every day.
Located in a remote area and lacking any Third Order Mutants, the entire area surrounding the Huan Jiang Three Provinces seemed to have entered a brief period of peace.
Humanity's strength had temporarily overwhelmed the zombies and Mutants.
"I wonder when we'll be able to return to the days before the Cataclysm."
"We're almost done wiping out all these zombies."
"Fuck, whenever I think about how I was almost done paying off my mortgage, and how I barely even got to live there for a few days, I feel so damn aggrieved."
After taking a blissful drag from his cigarette, a slightly older Awakener leaned casually against a mounted machine gun and exhaled a cloud of smoke.
As an expeditionary combat unit, they had considerably more Credit Points than ordinary Awakeners.
Buying a pack of cigarettes and exchanging them for a few bottles of beer counted as a rare luxury in this apocalypse.
"Old Huang, what the fuck are you dreaming about?"
"Still talking about your damn mortgage? If you want, you can live in any villa in the city. Quit spouting nonsense."
The young man with a crew cut shot an annoyed glance at the somewhat long-winded middle-aged man.
Although they cursed at each other constantly, the two had a good relationship and loved bickering in their spare time.
"The apocalypse won't end that