"Fire!" shots from the Twin Leishen Rifle tore apart the elite reptiles as the APV entered the infested nest.
"I want you guys to search for all moving targets and execute them. Maintain a full alert and keep reporting to your unit leader!" Wu Manya ordered through the Luna II device on his wrist.
"Affirmative," five replies came to him while Wu Manya continues to check his surrounding. Inside the APV, there's no concern about his safety.
"Unit 1 spotted a Queen Reptile. Proceeding to exterminate," a report came through. It seems that the Assimilating Carrier is getting more capable as time pass.
"Targets spotted here on Unit 2. Eleven targets, proceeding to exterminate,"
"Exit leading to Ground floor found here at Unit 3. Staircase collapsed, over,"
"Unit 4,"
"Unit 5,"
Their cooperation can be said to be matchless. Although there are two new members in each unit, it did not affect their cooperation tactics at all.
The leader followed the Ramrod BSV soldier as he gave orders to his men.
It was the same as the four other platoons.
Each of them was assigned to one of the five breaching points into this Underground Parking Lot. Their primary objective is to control the reptiles from spreading outside of this building. Other than that, they'll be stationed here to buy as much time as possible for the Workers and Resident's Union.
It wasn't a simple task for them at all.
Unknown of reason, the Living Dead around them started to get more aggressive than usual. Especially at night, they're actively hunting for survivors.
This forced the five platoons to release a unit each to support the Resident and Worker's Union.
This stalemate situation continued until Wednesday afternoon. Without warning or whatsoever, the mutant reinforced their ranks and started to force the five platoons to fall back!
Luckily, a few shots from the high caliber railgun managed to stop them from coming outside of the parking lot. But the situation is expected to worsen as their assault started to get frequent.
Wednesday. Meeting room inside Liuxing Building.
"Boss, our soldiers hope the HQ can come out with a better option." Dan Bao asked.
The five platoons have been controlling them from spreading out for close to 60 hours. With only close to 10 hours of sleep each soldier, they're starting to get exhausted both physically and mentally.
But 60 hours are hardly enough for the Workers and Resident's Union to finish the task given by Zhang Qin Feng. They'll need at least another 60 hours to barely complete what Zhang Qin Feng asked for.
Of course, during the two and a half-day period, they're not idling.
Close to 200 people joined the Azure Wind Base, making the base reaching 1,700 in terms of population headcount.
The number of reserve soldiers also added another platoon into their base, making it 8 platoons in total.
On Thursday Afternoon, Zhang Qin Feng ordered a part of the people from the worker's union to help with moving supplies. Over a tonne of rice, vegetables, frozen seafood and meat, compressed biscuits, and many more are moved into the canteen.
As for the pub, another 100 beer kegs are rolled into the pub.
The Stein Tech Research Department also saw their peak of growth, getting over 240 staff from 30 when it just started.
Right after the Thursday Meeting, the 6th platoon departed from the Azure Wind Base. If the previous 250 soldiers in 5 APVs are overbearing, then the 6th platoon's departure is domineering.
The 6th platoon drives 5 APV when they're leaving the base.
Each APV has 6 slots fitted with Neptune's Model Hailstorm, along with 4 Vehicle's attachment Ghostling Swarmer Unit and two Alexis Air-type Powercell rods.
They're a total land defensive vehicle with maximum crowd control capacity. When the five platoons of soldiers retreated from the Underground Parking Lot, a continuous bombardment keeps them occupied for ten minutes before they stopped for a cooldown.
That display of fireworks shook the Wanshui Group and Yang Militarized Group, which based on the 19th and 21st Zone.
"What's your opinion about the fireworks? It should cost him a lot to deliver this kind of show to us in the eastern Changyang," the leader of Wanshui Group poured fruit juice to his drinking companion.
"Show-off." the leader from Yang Group replied. With a quick grab, the glass between his clasp is gone inside his throat quickly.
"How about you share us the design for Abraham Tank?" the Yang Group Leader asked.
"Then please share with me your Spider II," the Washui Group Leader replied.
"Humph! Want my Spider II design? You must be dreaming. Don't you think that I know what you want from it?" the Yang Group Leader chuckled.
"Then we have nothing much to talk about," the Wanshui Group Leader added but did not stop pouring another glass to his buddy.
"The Ripple Juice is quite tasty. Did you found a way to create crystallized sweetener?" the Yang Group Leader comments.
"I've bought them through the Scraps Exchange Company. A cube of sugar for a Red Meteorite Core." Wanshui Group Leader shared.
"What? How many cubes you've spent to make this jug of Ripple Juice?" Yang Leader almost falls from his chair.
"About five, I guess?"
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Neptune's Model Hailstorm.
It comes with three 20-rockets casing with homing ability. The selection of targets can be made through the user's headpiece and replaceable with new ammunition.
During the early-apocalypse period, Hailstorms are deployed throughout the borders to control the numbers of mutants coming inside the city. When paired along with the Swarmer Unit, it allowed the weaponry to perform its duty excellently.
And right now in the 13th Zone, the five APVs with Swarmer Unit and Hailstorm firing capability shows the world their might again.
It was the most glorious period during Tianxia's Nation reign, who hunts the mutants grown through SCV until they're almost extinct.
"Sir! We've carpeted the area!" the driver from APV-1 reported.
"All units remain alert. As long the mutants are seen outside of the Parking Lot, bombard them for 10 minutes straight." Zhang Qin Feng ordered.
"Roger that!" they reported.
And that continues.
Early on Friday, even before Zhang Qin Feng traveled into the apocalypse, the concrete and steel beams already failed to withstand the destruction from all the bombardment.
When one beam falls, the second and third followed.
The Assimilating Carrier was crushed under the collapsing foundation, which will cost Zhang Qin Feng's Azure Wind Base a hefty figure to excavate.
With the moving finally complete, the Azure Wind Base welcomed their second wind.
The total population increased to 2,000 people while the base got expanded into the next street. With only a few more buildings uncleared, it is expected that this expansion is going to allow Azure Wind Base to be compared against middle-tier gangs.
Right now, they're counted as under-utilizing all their spaces.
Although having two Fuel and Protein Converters temporarily solved their thirst for electrical supply, it is not efficient enough to support the base in the long run.
When Zhang Qin Feng traveled into the apocalypse, the Friday meeting finally started.
"I suppose all of you have something to report to me," Zhang Qin Feng smiled. It was a busy week for all his people because not only they cleared the threat from the Mutating Carrier, but controlling two zones worth of resources!
"Yes, sir!" everyone gave their salute to Zhang Qin Feng. Inside this meeting room, the numbers of officials increase from 11 people into 23 people.
Ten Lieutenants, a First Lieutenant, and a Captain.
The directors for Workers and Resident's Union, alongside with four assistants.
And lastly, four representatives on behalf of Zhang Qin Feng's Scraps Exchange Company.
"Great! Officials of my Azure Wind Base, let's get the meeting started!"