Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Chapter 2182 The First Wave of Zombies Arrives! An Astonishing Change

It's freezing cold.

The temperature is only four degrees.

It wasn't a snowy day, but the rain mixed with fog made the humidity too high, making it feel colder than if it were snowing.

The rain poured down on the large camphor tree and the surrounding twenty-kilometer radius.

Twenty-four hours have passed since the sea fog arrived at Dazhangshu, but there has still been no sign of zombies or zombie sea monsters.

Inside the large camphor tree, everything continues to operate as usual.

The train tracks still run two trains a day, facilitating the movement of supplies and personnel between the oil city and other sub-bases.

But for the fighters guarding the twelve fortified cities, they were always in a state of anxiety.

25th hour.

South No. 6 City Wall.

Using a thermal imaging detector, the observation team suddenly discovered a patch of red light in the south.

These red dots have rather strange shapes; some resemble human figures, while others look like animals.

"Team leader, look!" Meng Li, a member of the observation team, excitedly shouted to his team leader behind him.

Liu Mingzhe, the leader of the observation group, quickly came over, his eyes fixed on the instrument panel on the wall.

"What about sonar detection?"

Kong Zhang, another member specifically responsible for sonar observation, also quickly operated the sonar detector, and the sonar equipment formed an image a dozen seconds later.

After the image was analyzed and compared with the previously detected image, it can be seen that densely packed small dots appeared on the original ground.

Sonar has a limited detection range of only a dozen kilometers, but as far as we can see, the entire image is filled with small dots.

"These... are probably all zombies!" Kong Zhang swallowed hard, his eyes filled with terror as he spoke.

Liu Mingzhe's hands trembled slightly as he quickly picked up the communicator and reported the message.

Just then, Bai Wenyang was at Fortress No. 6, and he rushed to the observation room.

"Are you sure?" Bai Wenyang asked as soon as he came in.

Liu Mingzhe pointed to the infrared thermal imager's view and the analyzed sonar recovery image:

"Both devices have been tested, so they should be genuine."

"Thermal imaging can only see distances of a few hundred meters to a few thousand meters, but sonar detection can detect situations more than ten kilometers away."

Liu Mingzhe pointed to the group of zombies closest to them and said:

"Captain, these zombies are only five kilometers away from us. We can fire flares. Five kilometers to the south is also within the range of rain-inducing flares. With the help of the flares, we should be able to see them with the naked eye."

Bai Wenyang nodded upon hearing this, and then simultaneously informed the other fortified cities and headquarters bases of the discovery.

They then contacted the launch team and fired ten flares toward the area identified by thermal imaging.

dong dong dong-

Ten flares shot out, piercing the dark, rainy night.

One thousand rain-inducing shells caused rainfall within a 20-kilometer radius of the camphor tree.

Even ten kilometers outside the city's fortresses were caught in the downpour.

After launching the flare, Bai Wenyang immediately went to the observation point at the highest point of the No. 6 fortress.

However, the rain was so heavy, and the fog mixed in with the rain further reduced visibility.

Bai Wenyang couldn't see the zombies clearly.
sizzle-

"Captain, according to the infrared thermal imaging detector, the zombies are only 3 kilometers away from us." Liu Mingzhe's voice came through the earpiece.

So fast!
Bai Wenyang thought to himself.

He asked his men behind him:
"What did headquarters say? Is it possible to retaliate?"

The subordinate shook his head and said, "Headquarters wants us to confirm whether it's a zombie first."

Ugh.
Bai Wenyang was extremely agitated. Of all the battles he had fought over the years, those fought in such foggy weather were the most difficult.

Rain is slightly better, but this kind of rain mixed with a light mist is simply unbearable.

If you can't see clearly, how can you pinpoint the location of the zombies?

However, this is only the first wave of zombies, and it seems there are only about a hundred of them.

If these hundred or so zombies charge into the city fortress and the fortress can't hold out, then there's no point in continuing.

Because the further you go, the more zombies you'll be attracted.

Even if they can bombard the zombies from a distance with long-range weapons, some stray zombies will inevitably run to the base of the city fortress walls.

"Captain, those zombies have taken a detour; they're heading between fortresses 5 and 6," Liu Mingzhe's voice rang in Bai Wenyang's earpiece.

Bai Wenyang was taken aback upon hearing this, but the next second he realized what was going on:
Headquarters Base!

These zombies are targeting the headquarters base.

The headquarters base has a population of 500,000, making it extremely popular and naturally attracting zombies.

A city fortress only has a total of 100 people.

"Squadron Leader, should we proceed with the bombing?" the machine gun crew asked through their headsets.

Bai Wenyang quickly replied, "Don't worry, I'll ask headquarters."

After saying that, he personally contacted Yi Jing, the person in charge of the headquarters base's fortified city.

"Chief Yi, we have discovered a group of about a hundred zombies running between Fortresses No. 5 and No. 6 toward the headquarters base in the Great Camphor Tree. Should we bomb them to stop them?"

The headquarters base of the camphor tree, the administration building.

Third floor, command center.

There were about ten people sitting there, including Yi Jing.

Yi Jing looked at Li Yu, who was standing next to the tactical sand table.

Li Yu waved his hand, letting him decide for himself.

Yi Jing's eyes showed a thoughtful expression, then he said to Bai Wenyang:
"Have you seen the zombies clearly?"

Bai Wenyang hesitated before replying:
"Now we can see it clearly, but it's very blurry. We can confirm it's a zombie, but we can't determine what kind of zombie it is."

After pondering for a moment, Yi Jing nodded and said:
"Then let's not act rashly. Let this batch of zombies in to test the waters and examine our walls."

Subsequently.

The I Ching then contacted Li Gang, the person in charge of Edge City:

"Li Gang, the zombies are about to arrive outside the edge of the city. Be prepared. Also, observe these zombies and take photos."

"In addition, launch another 1000 rain-inducing projectiles!"

"receive."

Inside the outpost of the outpost in the border town, Li Gang put down the communicator and said to his subordinate beside him:
"Notify all watchtowers that zombies are about to reach the wall. Have them conduct defensive observations, take photos of the zombies, and observe the effectiveness of the mobile guillotine in repelling them!"

"Furthermore, issue a notification to launch another 1000 rain-inducing projectiles."

"Okay." The subordinate turned around and immediately went to make the arrangements.

A few minutes later.

In the sky above the large camphor tree and within a 20-kilometer radius, clouds rolled, and water molecules in the dense fog reacted with silver iodide, condensing into clumps of rain.

The rain is getting heavier.

Because the 1000 rain-inducing projectiles launched this time were at a relatively low altitude, the fog below 1000 meters above sea level mostly reacted with silver iodide.

Previously, it was rain mixed with fog, but now the fog has thinned out considerably, while the rain has intensified.

Despite the torrential rain, visibility was not as good as during the day, but it was still much better than rain mixed with fog.

Twenty minutes later, the first wave of zombies rushed to the southern wall of the outskirts of the city.

Bai Jie and the others from the Zombie Research Department also received the news and rushed to the wall.

The sea fog spread too quickly, and the judge and others did not enter the sea fog to observe the zombies later, so they currently do not have a good understanding of the zombie mutation situation.

On the fence.

Bai Jie, Ma Di, Xiao Lan, Du Ruchen, and others, wearing raincoats, stood on the wall looking down.

Although there are cameras installed on the wall, the rain is too heavy now, and the cameras aren't capturing clear images. It's better to come and see for yourself. *Sweat*
They witnessed a hundred or so zombies running and leaping to the base of the wall in the rain, and without pausing, they began to climb up.

Under the spotlight, the zombies' skin reflected a silvery-white light.

It has an extremely robust physique and looks more animalistic.

“Minister Bai, these zombies should be King Kong zombies, the ones we’ve captured before,” said Ma Di, director of the Zombie Research Institute.

Bai Jie remained silent, carefully observing the zombies below.

Susu~
These zombies climbed the wall extremely fast, reaching a height of twenty meters in an instant.

Li Gang, standing on the wall, waved to his men, and the combatants on the wall raised their guns and aimed at the zombies below.

They all used tungsten carbide alloy bullets, which could penetrate the outer layer of skin of the King Kong zombie.

Once these zombies pass through the smart mobile guillotine, they will immediately begin firing.

clang clang ~
The sound of clashing swords could be heard from below.

The mobile guillotine blade, made of tungsten steel, failed to cut the zombie below in half.

Previously, they used steel guillotines, which would slice even wall-climbing zombies in half when faced with a moving guillotine.

It's like a pre-apocalyptic game, like a watermelon-themed match-3 puzzle.

But now, the upgraded guillotine blades are unable to cut through these zombies.

The only option was to ram these zombies down.

Bai Jie's eyes widened in shock upon witnessing this scene:

"These are King Kong zombies, but... their outer skin seems to have become even harder!"

This is not good news!

They had previously conducted tests in the lab, using captured King Kong zombies to test the upgraded tungsten steel guillotine blades. The test results showed that the tungsten steel blades could cut through the skin of the King Kong zombies.

But now, it can't be cut open!

The Vajra zombies were knocked off the wall by the tungsten steel blades and fell to the ground with a thud.

Bang bang bang bang~
Bai Jie suddenly looked at Li Gang and said urgently:
"Captain Li Gang, may we test your tungsten carbide alloy bullets? I want to know if the current bullets can kill these zombies."

"Okay." Li Gang's eyes also showed some shock after seeing what had just happened.

He picked up his automatic rifle, cocked it, and aimed at a King Kong zombie that had just gotten up.

boom!
A bullet struck the King Kong zombie squarely in the chest.

The bullet pierced the zombie's chest and struck the ground behind it.

The zombie was also knocked to the ground by the bullets.

But soon, the zombie seemed unaffected and got back up.

boom!
Li Gang fired another bullet, hitting the head of the King Kong zombie.

puff~
The bullet pierced the zombie's head.

thump~
The zombie collapsed to the ground instantly.

Li Gang was an excellent marksman. He deliberately avoided hitting the zombie's head with his first bullet, wanting to test whether the tungsten steel bullet could penetrate the zombie's skin. The second shot was the one that killed the zombie.

The people on the wall breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the tungsten steel alloy bullets could kill these zombies.

Bai Jie looked at the Vajra zombies below, a thoughtful expression in her eyes:

"These zombies are indeed King Kong zombies, otherwise they wouldn't have been the first wave to arrive here. They are fast and their skin is silvery-white. It's just that we don't know what changes have occurred to these zombies recently that have further strengthened their skin."

"Captain Li Gang, try increasing the speed of the moving switch."

"No problem." Li Gang nodded and then gave the order.

In Bai Jie's view, the reason why the tungsten steel alloy bullets were able to penetrate these Vajra zombies below was because the bullets had a small unit area and a high speed, resulting in extremely high power.

The tungsten steel guillotine moves slower than a bullet fired from a gun, and the guillotine has a larger surface area, so its power is much less than that of a bullet.

However, in their previous tests, the upgraded tungsten steel guillotine was able to cut through the surface skin of the King Kong zombie even when moving at high speed.

Wuwuwu——

After Li Gang gave the instructions, the intelligent mobile switches in this area started operating at their fastest speed.

The moving switches moved so fast that they became a blurry blur, and the moving switches on the entire floor seemed to become one, with no gaps between them visible to the naked eye.

Dang Dang Dang——

More zombies climbed up to the guillotine and were once again struck down by its blade.

However, these guillotines still couldn't kill the zombies.

Everyone who witnessed this scene felt their hearts sink to the bottom.

This means that their carefully deployed and upgraded smart tungsten carbide guillotine was unable to kill the King Kong zombie!

This is only about a hundred King Kong zombies. What if more King Kong zombies come?

Furthermore, when the guillotine collides with the King Kong zombie while running at high speed, the blade will wear down, and the handle may also become loose.

It's like a sharp kitchen knife; you can use it to cut radishes and tofu for years without it chipping.

But if you use a kitchen knife to chop stones or iron blocks, it won't take long before a chip appears.

When two hard objects collide, they will inevitably break.

Previously, cutting through ordinary zombies with a guillotine was as easy and effortless as cutting through a radish with a kitchen knife.

But now, with the upgraded guillotine, cutting through the Vajra zombies is like chopping rocks with a kitchen knife.

Each collision causes significant damage to the guillotine.

The Vajra zombies below were not without damage when they collided with the guillotine; large and small scratches appeared on their silvery-white skin, and even a cut several centimeters long.

However, the guillotine could not cut these zombies in half at the waist, or separate their heads from their bodies.

dong dong dong~
Rub rub rub~
clang clang ~
The zombies below, smelling the long-lost scent of humans, roared and were repeatedly knocked to the ground by the guillotine, but they still fearlessly got up and continued to climb the wall.

Hearing the piercing sound of metal clashing against metal, everyone clenched their teeth until their cheeks ached.

That sound is awful.

Looking at the Vajra zombies below, Li Gang said with some worry:
"How about we take out the King Kong zombies down below first? I'll have someone go to the maintenance room to check the wear and tear on the blades on the first floor."

"That works too." Bai Jie nodded.

Suddenly, she added:

"Could we capture a King Kong zombie? I want to take it back to the research institute for study."

“Okay.” Li Gang did not refuse.

He then ordered the guillotine to slow down before giving the order to fire.

bang bang bang~
Amidst the gunfire of the fighters, only one King Kong zombie remained from the first wave below.

swoosh~
Li Gang was operating the net-shooting gun, which was quite large.

The material being launched is an alloy mesh with extremely high tensile strength.

The net enveloped and tightened around the giant zombie.

"Pull it up!" Li Gang shouted to his men.

Just then, the King Kong zombie, which was wrapped up in the net, actually bit through the alloy net with its teeth.

The gaps in the shooting net are getting bigger and bigger.

Thump! The King Kong zombie fell to the ground.

hiss~
A chill rose from his tailbone, running up to the top of Li Gang's head, instantly making his whole body feel icy cold.

He was somewhat relieved that he hadn't dragged the King Kong zombie up with him.

Otherwise, if we pull it up, it'll be troublesome if that giant zombie bites it off again.

What terrified him even more was that the King Kong zombie's teeth were so sharp that they could bite through the alloy rope!

What the hell.
Bai Jie, Ma Di, and the others standing nearby also stared wide-eyed.

A huge question mark popped into my mind:

What exactly happened to these Vajra zombies after they came ashore?

How did the bite force become so abnormal?!
(End of this chapter)