Chapter 0299 – Retreat, Riot, Despair
Translated by: Kun
Edited by: Ulamog, Dedition
[Book 2: The Sea of Zombies]
The appearance of the 6,000 warriors had bought a precious hour of time for the Special Combat Forces as well as the elites under Shen Hongyang. To these Enhancers, an hour was enough for them to recover a huge amount of stamina.
Yue Zhong led the Special Combat Forces as they hunted the zombies everywhere, blocking them from advancing. The main force was slowly making their way towards the back.
Yue Zhong’s Special Combat Forces had absorbed the experts of Liu Huifeng and Luo Tianyi before this battle. By adding on the various Enhancers who have been gaining levels nonstop throughout the battles, the total number of experts had reached 72. Every single one of them was above Level 20, and a number had broke past the Level 30 barrier. Each of them possessed incredible battle ability, however the horde was simply endless, Yue Zhong could only retreat bit by bit with them, and soon they came to the bridge.
At this time, the moving process was still ongoing, and a huge number of women was packed on the bridge. In front of the women, it was Tian Hu and the rest of the 5,000+ warriors.
The 13,000+ cowardly men had started to become fidgety with the approaching sounds of gunfire, and were visibly anxious. They could feel the tension rising as the horde got closer.
“Let us cross!!! Move!!! We want to cross!! Everyone, let’s fight it out with them!” Amongst the survivors, one of them suddenly hollered out these words loudly.
“We want to cross!!”
“We want to cross!!”
“We want to live!!!”
“Get lost!! Damn army dogs! Thugs!!”
“…..”
The survivors were riled up in an instant, and erupted in rage and chaos as they charged towards Guo Quan.
Seeing the 13,000+ survivors rushing towards them, Guo Quan seemed to hesitate for a moment. This was after all 13,000+ survivors! He might be fierce and threatening, but he did not want to become a murderer of his own kind!!
“Open fire!!” At this time, Yue Zhong’s cold harsh voice resounded from beside Guo Quan.
Guo Quan heard the familiar voice, and did not hesitate further as he also shouted: “Open fire!!”
In an instant, all sorts of heavy weaponry opened fire on the survivors, and those miserable sods who had rushed forward without even a shred of metal on them immediately fell to the ground amidst screams of agony and pain.
Under that sudden oppression, a number of them became confused and scared, and decided to escape elsewhere, or kneeled on the ground begging for forgiveness, some even started crying not knowing what to do!
Yue Zhong looked at the survivors, and hesitation flashed in his eyes. Now was not the time to be benevolent, the moment they erupted in chaos, not only will this group of survivors die here, even his Special Combat Forces and the elites under Shen Hongyang would be buried here as well.
Yue Zhong did not bother about those who were escaping in all directions, he immediately picked up the loudhailer and spoke into it: “You are the last batch of survivors here, if you want to force your way across, I will not hesitate to kill you! There are weapons here, if you want to live on, take up and fight for your own life. If you don’t have the guts, just wait for death!”
After which, Yue Zhong threw the loudhailer aside, and charged into the battlefield. It was the last critical moments of the battle, covering the retreat was the only priority on his mind now. Here, having a few extra hands would not mean shit.
“All of you evacuate! I will cover you!!” The moment he reentered the battlefield, he shouted towards Xu Xiao and Ji Qingwu.
Hearing Yue Zhong’s words, Xu Xiao’s eyes flashed with intense respect. Covering the retreat was the most dangerous part, and a leader who would do that for his subordinates were rare and few. Fighting for this kind of leader, Xu Xiao truly felt fortunate. He saluted Yue Zhong, and quickly brought his men to leave the frontlines.
Ji Qingwu glanced at Yue Zhong and gritted her teeth saying: “You’re going to be alone? No way! I will stay behind with you!!”
Yue Zhong frowned and replied: “No! I can definitely leave by myself. With you, it would be impossible! Be good and listen to me!!”
Ji Qingwu stared at Yue Zhong stubbornly: “I don’t WANT TOO! I have the means to protect myself!”
Yue Zhong directly exerted pressure on her: “No way!! It’s too dangerous!! Go back, this is an order!! You are the commander of the Special Combat Forces!! You are responsible for the lives of our Special Combat Forces!”
Ji Qingwu was like Yue Zhong, and was exhausted from the countless battles. It could be said that there was no Special Combat Forces soldiers that was not tired, but no one could compare with Ji Qingwu and Yue Zhong who had not even taken a breather. The moment they slipped, it would be disastrous.
“Fine! I’ll listen to you, but you must prom