One of the things they found out the past few months was how super zombies were formed.
There would be individual zombies that would seem better at movement than others, and they would get the instinct to consume brethren—or more specifically, their crystals.
This process would take a while, and they would need to eat hundreds and hundreds before eventually evolving into a special type of zombie. Further, they would be taken in succession, otherwise the energy would dissipate.
This meant that the longer a mob stayed and existed, the more super zombies would be born. Even if the Ports and the Island were very powerful right now, being mobbed by hundreds or maybe thousands of super zombies was a terrible thought.
Hence, after discussion of various bases, the main goal in the battle against zombies was to break off mobs as much as possible.