Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Eight heavy artillery shells crashed down on the three-headed Shiva, the calamity lord, in the center of the valley.

A 155mm heavy artillery shell weighs over 100 kilograms and has a very large kill radius.

The area within a 20-meter radius is an absolute death zone; anyone within this range will be killed by the shockwave.

Within 50 to 60 meters, it is also a densely fragmented area, and even if you hide behind cover, you can easily get injured.

Such immense power instantly blasted the three-headed Shiva into pieces.

Like a small mountain, Shiva, the calamity lord, was shattered into pieces under the bombardment of heavy artillery.

but.

The heavy artillery bombardment wasn't over yet.

Based on the footage transmitted back by the drone in the air, Xiao Jun continued to issue orders:
"Destroy all the buildings in the valley! Keep bombing!"

Boom boom boom—

The heavy artillery continued to bombard, firing three rounds in succession, totaling 24 shells.

Smoke lingered in the air, but the dust eventually settled.

The three-headed Shiva, who had been lying in the valley, disappeared, and the military buildings in the valley collapsed under the bombardment of heavy artillery.

At the front of the convoy, although there were still some Indians left, they dared not go forward to their deaths after seeing the camphor tree's powerful firepower.

"Base, base, we can't stop the Chinese, what should we do?"

"Calling base."

"Can the base hear us?"

Hidden in the dense forest, the Indian man anxiously called out to the forward base, but after calling for a long time, he received no response from the base.

But the camphor tree's attack will not stop.

Upon seeing that the three Shiva calamities at the forward base had been killed in the explosion, Xiao Jun immediately ordered the convoy to continue forward.

The wheels rolled on, drawing ever closer to the forward base.

Zombies appeared along the way, but they were easily shot down by the armored vehicles.

Twenty minutes later.

They arrived at the forward base.

The scene was a mess, with fragments of Shiva's body scattered on the ground, along with the corpses of some Indians and zombies.

Xiao Jun issued the order:

"Yang Tianlong led the combat battalion to stay behind, while the other battalions, organized by battalion and centered on the forward base, eliminated all Indians and zombies they could find in the vicinity."

"Yes."

"receive."

Then came another sweep.

Most of the Indians were killed in the ambush of the camphor tree convoy.

Without a leader to direct them, the remaining forces were like a pile of loose sand, completely unable to form an effective resistance.

Some put up a stubborn resistance, but were quickly annihilated.

Some, seeing that things were not going well, simply ran away.

evening.

Each battalion returned to the forward base.

Part of Shiva's body was also packed up and prepared for transport to the headquarters for research.

Yang Tianlong stepped onto the armored command vehicle and asked Xiao Jun:

"Commander, all the battalions have returned. What's our next step?"

Xiao Jun pointed to the unfolded map, his eyes resolute, and said:
"Next, head straight to New Delhi and take down the Indians' stronghold."

"Have the ammunition consumption statistics been released?"

Yang Tianlong nodded and said, "The statistics are in. About a quarter of the ammunition has been used, but Zuo Ruxue and the others can transport it over at any time."

"No need to replenish for now," Xiao Jun waved his hand and said.

"Let the brothers get a good rest tonight. We'll head to New Delhi tomorrow."

"Yes!" Yang Tianlong replied, his expression tightening.

the other side.

At the foot of Mount Gongga.

Li Zhuang brought a group of mutants with him, many of whom were recruited from outside.

One of the mutants was tall, with nearly half of his face covered in black lines.

"Li Zhuang, where is the antidote you mentioned that can alleviate our mutation?"

Li Zhuang glanced at him and said bluntly:
"If you don't believe me, you don't have to come along."

"Since you've come along, you have to listen to our boss."

The tall, middle-aged man stared intently at Li Zhuang. "As long as the mutation problem in our bodies can be solved, what's wrong with listening to you, boss?"

"Wait here," Li Zhuang said, then walked towards a house.

As soon as I reached the door, it was opened by the person inside.

Zhou Laoda came out and, upon seeing Li Zhuang, quickly asked, "How's that industrial area to the east?"

Li Zhuang quickly replied, "That industrial zone is quite large, several times larger than our village."

Some of the factory buildings are still usable; the roofs haven't collapsed, and the walls are still quite sturdy.

The surrounding terrain is open, and there are several small roads to the east leading to the mountains outside.

There is a wasteland to the west, overgrown with weeds, but flat, suitable for expansion.

Old Zhou rolled a pipe, took a puff, and slowly exhaled a cloud of smoke.

"Ah."

Li Zhuang continued:
“There are some abandoned machines over there, heavily rusted, but some parts can still be salvaged. I’ve already sent a few people to stay there and clear out the factory buildings first.”

After listening, Boss Zhou stubbed out his cigarette on the ground and looked at the group of mutated survivors in the distance, which numbered at least a hundred.

"Those people, did you find them outside?"

"Yes, I told them I could save them, and they came with me."

A smile appeared on Zhou Laoda's face. "Not bad. Come on, take me to meet them."

His current strength is limited, with only a few dozen people, but he holds what all mutants desire.

As long as he can make good use of the crystals he has, he can quickly grow his business into a large and powerful enterprise.

soon.

Li Zhuang led Boss Zhou to the group of mutants.

These mutants were mostly robust adults, each with wary eyes and a tight grip on their melee weapons.

"Come on, let me introduce you. This is our boss, surnamed Zhou. You can just call him Boss Zhou," Li Zhuang said as he walked up to the group.

These mutants didn't speak; they just watched Li Zhuang and Boss Zhou quietly.

None of the people who have survived to this day are easy to deal with.

They are all shrewd and ruthless, not people who can be easily fooled.

When Boss Zhou saw the group of people staring at him menacingly, a glint of cunning flashed in his eyes.

"Li Zhuang, go and get some crystals," Boss Zhou said to Li Zhuang beside him.

"it is good."

After Li Zhuang left, Boss Zhou turned to the group of mutants and said:
"Everyone, I, Zhou De, will tell you something: I do have something that can solve the mutations in your bodies."

But let me make this clear: if you take my things, you have to do things for me.

The tall man who had just questioned Li Zhuang spoke up again:
"Helping you is no problem, the key is that it has to be useful. If it's useless, then you'll have to pay some price for all the way here."

"The price?" Boss Zhou stared intently at the man, then raised his hand and waved it.

brush!
An arrow shot out from a house on the right and landed in front of the man.

Upon seeing this, the mutants picked up their weapons one by one.

But the next second, they were horrified to find that more than twenty people with bows and arrows suddenly appeared on the houses on both sides of them and were aiming at them.

Anger flashed across the tall man's face. "What do you want?"

"You don't intend to eat us, do you? We're all mutated humans. If you eat us, your mutation will accelerate even faster!"

Just then, an old man stepped out from the crowd.

Although the old man had a full head of white hair, he was even more robust than the young man next to him.

The old man plunged his long knife into the ground, looked at Boss Zhou, and said:

"I believe what Boss Zhou said. There's no point in lying to us here. Boss Zhou, is the crystal you mentioned really useful?"

Boss Zhou's brow twitched; he hadn't expected these mutants to be so unruly.

I was just about to show off a bit, hoping to make them obediently follow me.

But to my surprise, it didn't scare me.

"Yes, it works." Boss Zhou nodded. Just then, Li Zhuang ran over with a small bag of roughly processed and refined crystals.

"Boss, we got it."

"Give each of them a little," Boss Zhou gestured towards the group of mutants.

Li Zhuang distributed some simply refined crystals to everyone.

Boss Zhou also pinched a small handful of crystals and said to the mutants:
"Eating this can alleviate the mutation. Although it cannot reverse the mutation, it can greatly relieve the pain in our body."

As he spoke, he poured the crystal from his palm directly into his mouth.

The mutants reacted in various ways when they saw him do this.

There was much discussion among the crowd.

"Bro, does this thing really work?"

"I don't know, but since Boss Zhou can eat this himself, it shouldn't be a big problem."

"Could it be poisonous?"

“There’s no need for Boss Zhou to poison us. Finding food is easy. You can find food in any village or farmland. But these crops have mutated, and eating them will accelerate the mutation process.”

"Shall we eat or not?"

"Let's wait and see how other people react after eating it."

"Okay, bro."

The group of mutants didn't move at all after seeing Boss Zhou eat the crystal.

Clearly, they are still unwilling to believe that this crystal can alleviate their mutations and the pain they bring.

They're all seasoned veterans who've been living in the apocalypse for ten years, and they're extremely wary.

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

Zhou Laoda didn't expect that even though he ate in front of them first, these people still didn't believe him.

Oh shit
Old Zhou cursed inwardly.

At the same time, he cursed Li Zhuang in his heart, even though he was the one who asked him to bring the mutants from outside.

But I didn't ask him to call so many people at once, and couldn't he have screened them first?

Depend on.

Just as the atmosphere was becoming increasingly awkward, someone in the crowd cried out in pain.

It's flared up again.

His back was incredibly itchy, and black lines appeared on his neck as well.

Many mutants were unsurprised by this scene.

Because they had been eating mutated food from outside for a long time, their bodies had mutated as well.

The suffering caused by mutations varies from person to person.

This person is clearly experiencing another attack of the mutated pain.

"Grass."

The person who underwent the mutation gritted their teeth and shoved the crystal in their hand directly into their mouth.

Under everyone's gaze, the dark lines that had been tracing across this person's face gradually disappeared.

He, who had been trembling all over from the pain, stopped trembling at this moment.

The man suddenly opened his eyes, stood up in surprise, and said:

"It really works! It really works!"

He pushed through the crowd, walked up to Boss Zhou, clasped his hands in thanks, and said:

"Boss Zhou, do you still have any of these?"

Boss Zhou nodded and said:
"Yes, you need to take a certain amount of this every day to keep your condition stable."

"However, as long as you join my team and work under me, you will be able to earn money every day and be free from the pain caused by mutation."

Upon hearing what Boss Zhou said, the old man lowered his head, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.

You have to take it every day, otherwise the symptoms will recur.

He finally figured out what Boss Zhou was planning: he wanted to use them to expand his power.

Having this crystal in hand means you can control this group of people.

but
so what.

He had been suffering from intermittent, mutated pain every day for a long time.

They will starve to death if they don't eat the mutated crops from outside.

But if you eat it, it will accelerate the mutation and intensify the pain.

After weighing the options in his mind, the old man raised his head and asked Boss Zhou:

"If we eat these crystals, what will we eat normally? Will there be any problems if we continue to eat mutated crops?"

Boss Zhou waved his hand and said:

"Of course there's no problem. My team and I have been eating this for so many days and we're perfectly fine."

"That's fine."

After hearing his reply, the old man poured the crystal in his hand into his mouth.

A moment later, he felt the burning sensation on his neck had lessened considerably.

Really useful!

He quickly expressed his opinion.

"Boss Zhou, just call me Old Man Dong. I'll listen to you from now on."

The man next to him who was the first to eat the crystal also quickly pledged his allegiance.

"Boss Zhou, I'll listen to you from now on."

Seeing this, the others hesitated for a moment before swallowing the crystals in their hands.

As more and more people consumed the crystals and experienced their tangible effects, they excitedly pledged their loyalty to Boss Zhou.

However, there were also two "old sixes" in the crowd who were observing the reactions of others after they ate the crystals.

More than an hour later, the two old men saw that everyone else had eaten.

They are still undecided.

"Brother, do you want some? Boss Zhou and the others are watching us."

"Well, eat it. It's been so long, it should really work."

After saying that, the two swallowed the crystal at the same time.

"Brother, it actually works!"

"Don't speak."

The two men walked up to Boss Zhou, clasped their hands in greeting, and bowed, saying, "Boss Zhou."

Zhou Laoda was in a great mood after seeing that the last two people had been subdued.

Looking at these mutants, he said:
“From today onwards, everyone will follow me, Zhou De. As long as you follow me for a day, I will distribute this crystal to you.”

in the crowd.

A mutant asked:
"Boss Zhou, do you have a lot of these crystals? I know a group of people who are also suffering from mutations. Should I bring them over?"

Boss Zhou asked, "How many people?"

"More than twenty, I guess."

"Okay, call him over."

After pondering for a moment, Boss Zhou addressed the group again:
"Alright, now that we're all on the same side, you'll work under me from now on."

"Li Zhuang, find them a place to rest."

"it is good."

After Li Zhuang led the group away, more than twenty men carrying bows and arrows ran down from the upper floors of the houses on both sides.

"Boss."

"Boss."

"Boss."

"Hmm." Boss Zhou's eyes were serious as he instructed Dai Xing:
"Tell the brothers to keep their mouths shut, and also send someone to keep a close eye on Jiang Xin, making sure he doesn't have any contact with anyone else."

"Understood, boss. But I'm worried that these people will be hard to manage," Dai Xing said with a concerned expression.

After thinking for a moment, Boss Zhou said:

"It's alright. If they don't listen, we won't give them crystals. These people aren't a team; they're scattered and not united. We have over seventy people; we can handle this group."

"In addition, those crystals are all under special guard."

“Okay, boss.” Dai Xing nodded.

(End of this chapter)