After crossing, I will open a shop in the end of the world

Dawn Base.

The light snowfall stopped, and the clouds parted to reveal the long-awaited moonlight. Dawn Base, bathed in moonlight, was eerily silent, like a lurking steel monster. The stark white searchlights, like the monster's terrifying gaze, relentlessly searched ahead. All of this indicated that the steel monster was lying in wait for something.

"coming."

I don't know who whispered that.

The first sound to rise from the horizon was the thunderous roar of engines, a furious cry from the mechanical creations of the Dragon Might Base. A black dot appeared in the field of vision, kicking up a cloud of dust. This was followed by deafening roars and howls. Beyond the dust cloud came an even larger plume of dust, with strangely shaped objects appearing and disappearing within it, densely packed like a surging tide.

The scene before them felt like stepping back into the early days of the apocalypse, with an overwhelming horde of zombies. Among them were also numerous mutated, undead beasts, and perhaps even many of those terrifying zombie kings. This was to be expected; every zombie horde was commanded by at least one zombie king.

Staring at the scene rushing towards them, everyone on the Dawn Base's city wall was sweating profusely. This was the largest zombie horde the Dawn Base had ever encountered since its establishment, and time was of the essence, especially since it was nighttime, leaving them little time to prepare.

The zombie horde was closing in, but Dawn Base remained lying on the ground without making much of a move, except for the searchlights that looked like eyes, which were always watching the zombie horde.

Finally, just as the zombie horde was about to cross an invisible line, the commander of the Dawn Base's city defense department picked up the walkie-talkie.

"This is the Dawn Base City Defense Department. Sharp Blade Squad, please respond."

Almost immediately, a response came from the walkie-talkie.

"Sharp Blade Squad, ready to be deployed at any time."

The commander's face was stern: "Sharp Blade Squad, follow the drone's relocation route closely and execute immediately."

"Sharp Blade Squad received."

At some point, a small drone landed on the hood of the SUV. The drone then took off and hovered in a relatively stationary position directly in front of the SUV.

Soon, on the desert, the off-road vehicle that was originally heading straight for the gate of the Dawn Base suddenly started taking all sorts of strange maneuvers.

The answer will be revealed in the next moment.

As the zombie horde crossed an unseen line, the earth seemed to come alive. With a violent commotion, the tranquil snow layer was broken open, and the thick soil began to roll and swirl.

The earth opened its massive jaws, tearing a gaping hole in the surging horde of zombies.

Another crisp sound rang out, and ice crystals began to grow. Suddenly, a cold wind arose from the center of the zombie horde that had crossed the line, and the ice bloomed like lotus flowers. It grew, froze, cracked, and then shattered.

Then, giant, python-like vines with menacing thorns rose from the ground, surging among the zombie horde, strangling and tearing up limbs.

"Wow! Is this a new weapon?" Gong Liao exclaimed, peering over the wall.

Thanks to the traps, the Blade Squad has successfully returned to Dawn Base. They are now back on the city wall, preparing for the next defensive work.

"These are weapons manufactured by Cang Qing's side," the city defense commander explained to them.

The excellent effect of the new weapon reassured the people on the city wall and greatly boosted their morale.

"From Cangqing's side?" Ling Xuanwei lowered her eyes, then looked at the commander who was keeping a close eye on the front line and asked, "Was it He Linbing from the Cangqing base who led the design?"

The commander raised an eyebrow, clearly not expecting anyone to recognize Dr. He. Ling Xuanwei tidied her bangs slightly and extended her right hand: "Let me introduce myself. I am Ling Xuanwei, the commander of the city defense department of the first battalion of Longwei Base. I am currently under orders to carry out a special mission in Shuguang. You can confirm with your superiors."

"So it's Commander Ling. I've heard so much about you." The commander, his expression relaxing, shook hands respectfully and then said, "These are indeed the new weapons developed by Dr. He. They have greater accuracy and destructive power, and there are different types, each with different uses..."

The commander, gazing at the explosion site ahead, was filled with excitement and spoke eloquently. The four members of the Sharp Blade Squad, watching the dazzling supernatural "landmines" and listening to the commander's explanation, couldn't stop praising them.

Ling Xuanwei leaned against the wall, watching the horde of zombies. Listening to the banter of the people around her, her thoughts drifted far away.

Thinking back, in her previous life, she also stood on the city wall in this way, except that back then it was in Longwei, and now it was in Shuguang. But back then, they didn't have such good conditions. Their weapons couldn't accurately destroy the zombies' crystal cores, and ammunition was severely wasted. When their weapons of mass destruction ran out, Longwei in her previous life was literally overwhelmed and killed by the zombie horde.

The whistle suddenly sounded again, and everyone snapped out of their thoughts, entering the second phase of defense.

The supernatural lightning bolts blocked most of the large number of ordinary zombies, but the elite zombies have now entered its range.

When the whistle stopped, many gun emplacements appeared beside the battlements.

"Fire."

At the command, cannons roared in unison.

Bullets and lasers rained down like an impenetrable net, and a large number of the surging zombies fell once again.

Zombies are insensitive to pain, but after their limbs are broken, they can only writhe on the ground and let out angry roars.

It's like going through round after round of selection; some powerful zombies always manage to break through the encirclement, and weapons always overheat at some point.

Soon the whistle blew again, and the city's defensive emplacements entered overheating and cooling mode, but the defense was not over.

"Harvest team! Move out!"

"Long-range team! Musketeers provide cover, snipers prepare for pick-offs!"

"Logistics Department! Monitor the battlefield and mark high-threat units."

……

During the time the turrets were cooling down, the battlefield quieted down.

The zombies, having survived the barrage of fire, began to roar and howl as they prepared to charge, but before they could take more than a few steps, a small knife, at an unusual angle, pierced into the zombie's head, cutting through iron like mud and easily prying out the zombie's crystal core.

The harvesting team moved like ghosts, weaving among the zombies.

After a successful strike, they vanished into the shadows. Their elusive movements left the newly recruited Blade Squad speechless and drew admiration from those on the city wall.

Ling Xuanwei tried to put herself in that situation, and then her scalp tingled.

At this moment, the commander standing to the side smiled and said to Ling Xuanwei, "How about it? Not bad, right? These are the first batch of people to enter the Misty Forest Trial Grounds."

Ling Xuanwei nodded, thinking that when she returned to Longwei, she would test those people she had previously sent to Boss Yun's training ground. If they were inferior to the Dawn's personnel, then they would be in for a surprise. (End of Chapter)