When those survivors joined in the crabbing with fanaticism, the pressure on Yue Zhong’s forces lessened.
“Who are these people?” Chen Shitou saw different groups of survivors joining in the fray his eyes flashing with suspicion as he asked.
Chen Shitou’s second-in-command Chen Yu reported back: “I’ve checked! These people are the crabbing team assigned by Miss Tai Yiyan!!”
Tai Yiyan stood atop a platform as she observed the 10,000 survivors below, as her clear voice rang out: “Remember this! Each time you head out to catch the crabs, you can only go in a group, and each group consists of a hundred people maximum!”
“Each team can only catch 40 crabs, and after passing 4 to me, the rest can be shared amongst yourselves. If you dare take more, there won’t be another opportunity like this for you in the future! Whoever wants to catch crabs, come and report your name to me! Form your teams! Get in position!”
“I want to eat crabs!!!”
“Me too!!”
“……”
Under the instigation and motivation from Tai Yiyan, the 10,000 survivors were swept along with hungry passion, and shouted out at the top of their voices. At the same time, many of them got into orderly groups and had sent representatives to report their names, awaiting their turns to go catch the Mutant Crabs.
Working with Yue Zhong, the survivors had learnt that Yue Zhong prioritized discipline. Those who did not behave or acted out of line were either beaten, or immediately kicked out from the team. Therefore, they learnt to act with discipline, and were incredibly orderly.
Tai Yiyan saw the 10,000 survivors lining up in such a fashion and entering Xinglong street to capture the Mutant Crabs, and her eyes flashed with a glint of satisfaction.
If those survivors were made to kill zombies, they definitely wouldn’t dare go. However, if they were sent to go crabbing, even if they had to catch crabs the sizes of washbowls, those starved survivors would still throw themselves at the crabs without any hesitation.
Tai Yiyan hadn’t actually organised too many people to enter Xinglong Street at once. On the one hand, Xinglong Street couldn’t hold that many people, whilst on the other hand, it was to let those survivors know that it was a very rare opportunity. It would make them long for the opportunity of crabbing, and so when it came to their turn to go crabbing, they would put in much more effort.
It wasn’t long before teams of survivors began to walk out of Xinglong Street one by one. The numerous washbowl-sized crabs that they carried made the other survivors’ eyes all turn red. That was quite a few kilograms’ worth of meat, perhaps even a dozen. This made them long for the opportunity to catch the washbowl-sized crabs even more.
Teams of survivors began to frantically rush into Xinglong Street under Tai Yiyan’s watch one after another. They crazily captured the crabs that had broken into Xinglong Street in their hungry frenzy. Swinging all manner of makeshift weapons, hey killed the crabs one by one before snatching them away.
Under the fanatic energy of the survivors, the pressure on Chen Shitou and his team was reduced by a lot, and the casualty rate was decreased as well.
They only had to open fire and shoot at the Mutant Crabs, while those Mutant Crabs which broke through and entered Xinglong Street were immediately killed by the Special Combat forces, as well as the crabbing team from Tai Yiyan, and the experts in the 8th Battalion.
Under the passionate help of the crabbing teams, the situation in Xinglong Street was stabilized. Although the firepower that Yue Zhong obtained from the huge armory could not compare with the Mechanized Infantry Brigade, it won due to its sheer amount, and was enough for the 8th Battalion to equip and utilize in just such a scenario.
On the other side, by the riverbank, Yue Zhong had finished digging out the blood essences and nuclei from the 4 Type 2 Mutant Black Fishes. He saw the densely packed Mutant Crabs around the area, and he frowned. They had devoured the many Mutant Black Fishes that he had painstakingly killed.
The number of the Mutant Crabs was truly unbelievable: even after Yue Zhong killed a few tens of them in a few moves, the total number did not seem to have shrunk. He could only defend the carcass of the Type 2 Mutant Black Fish near him, not allowing the Mutant Crabs to devour it.