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In the past two days, the military has been spending its time and energy in the city center, clearing out zombies from one neighborhood to another. Even after the city center is cleared out, there are countless places in the city that need help, and it is not certain that this place will be the next one.

Given this situation, and after looking at the requests for help and the dire situations in the surrounding communities in the WeChat group, some of them were truly on the verge of life and death, and urgently needed to establish channels for communication with the outside world.

After arranging for everyone to train diligently, Li Mu stayed at home and did not go out.

I took out the Barrett M82 heavy sniper rifle from my storage space a long time ago, but never had the chance to use it.

This sniper rifle and the AMR-2 sniper rifle that Li Mu acquired some time ago both use the same bullet, which is 12.7 mm caliber.

Bullets of this caliber are over ten centimeters long, with a magazine holding 10 rounds, and are extremely powerful. A shot to the head will cause an instant head explosion. A shot to the body will leave a fist-sized hole, and some bullets, after two or three shots, will cut the body in two.

At the same time, this heavy sniper rifle also boasts top-notch range. According to tests, when firing 42.7-gram M33 rounds, the maximum range reaches 6800 meters.

Therefore, 6800 meters is also the safe shooting distance mentioned in the user manual for this sniper rifle.

The Barrett's actual effective range is about 1500 meters, but there are also cases where someone was sniped by a Barrett at a distance of 2.8 kilometers.

Such a powerful tool is now being used at the perfect time.

Upon arriving at the rooftop terrace, Li Mu quickly assembled a Barrett rifle, attached a silencer, and found a spot facing the street in the residential area to carefully position the gun.

Half a minute later, everything was set up. Li Mu took a deep breath, aimed at a zombie wandering on the street outside the community, and decisively pulled the trigger.

Because of the added silencer, after a soft, low gunshot, the head of the wandering zombie suddenly exploded, and half of its skull was gone.

Before the zombie could react, Li Mu fired three more shots, leaving a fist-sized hole in its body and severing one of its legs.

With its spine and legs broken, the zombie collapsed to the ground. Although it wouldn't die, it posed no threat and had no ability to move.

Chapter 494 Dawn

Having dealt with one zombie, Li Mu gradually regained his strength. On the rooftop of the 32nd floor, he slightly adjusted the angle of his sniper rifle. After another shot rang out, several hundred meters away on the road, another wandering zombie was shot in the neck, leaving a large hole and a broken cervical vertebra. Only its head was hanging loosely from its neck.

However, the zombie was indeed tenacious. It just shook its head and swung its head back and forth in front of its chest, not looking like it had been seriously injured. It looked extremely strange.

It seems that the brain is not a zombie's fatal weakness; even with a broken neck and cervical vertebrae, it doesn't affect their mobility.

The muzzle lowered slightly, and another shot rang out. The bullet struck the missing arm; the 12.7mm caliber bullet was incredibly powerful, and the arm snapped off instantly, falling to the ground.

Li Mu was a little disappointed; he was supposed to hit the spine, but the blow landed on the arm instead.

Having frequently read research papers on zombies published by various research institutes, one naturally understands that zombies have no obvious weaknesses; the simplest method is to drastically damage the zombie's body structure.

For example, use a gun to riddle zombies with bullets.

This is the most effective way to deal with zombies under normal circumstances.

For example, the army, militia... most of them do this.

The militia in Yuyuan Community also used this method: riot shields were used to defend against zombies, and riot forks and capture forks were used to control them.

Next came the use of firearms. Seven or eight, or even a dozen militiamen, each with a rifle, would empty two magazines of ammunition at the zombies, and then the zombies would be finished.

This conventional method is no longer suitable for Li Mu. Firstly, it wastes too much ammunition, and secondly, it takes too long. It's really time-consuming for one person with one gun to eliminate zombies in this way.

There are quite a few zombies roaming outside, how long will it take!

Considering this, Li Mu had no choice but to lower his standards, focusing solely on eliminating the zombies' mobility. Zombies without mobility were not only significantly less threatening but also easy targets; sending out the militia would easily resolve the problem, and provide some training opportunities along the way.

Dealing with the zombies' mobility is much simpler than eliminating them.

The simplest method is to break the spine and thigh. To more thoroughly eliminate a zombie's mobility, you'd have to break all four limbs and the cervical spine.

However, this would require doubling the amount of ammunition used and necessitate more time and effort.

After considering it for a moment, Li Mu decided to try the first method first: directly breaking the spine and thigh to see if it would be effective.

The next moment, Li Mu took a deep breath and focused his mind like never before. Two seconds later, another gunshot rang out. The zombie that had just been shot suddenly had a fist-sized hole in its chest, its spine was broken, and a large chunk was missing from the middle.

The effect was excellent; with its spine broken, the zombie immediately lost its balance and collapsed to the ground.

However, it tried to get up using both hands and feet, but its spine was broken, and it couldn't stand up. The zombie then started crawling on its legs.

Li Mu fired another shot, hitting the zombie in the thigh. Through the fist-sized hole, it was clear that the leg bone was completely broken.

Now, with an arm and a leg broken, and no balance, it's difficult for him to climb.

With their limited mobility, these zombies are much less threatening. As long as the militia members are properly equipped with riot gear, it should be quite easy for twenty or thirty of them to deal with one.

Then, Li Mu aimed at another target, took a deep breath, concentrated all his attention, and a gunshot rang out. A large bloody hole appeared in the zombie's chest, and its spine broke on the spot.

Another gunshot rang out, and a large bloody hole appeared in the groin of one of the zombie's thighs. The powerful bullet almost blew the leg off in the middle.

After two shots, Li Mu stopped to observe. The spine was broken, and the zombie couldn't stand up. But only one leg was broken, and both arms were intact, so the zombie could still crawl, albeit slowly.

Li Mu fired another shot; the bullet's powerful kinetic energy severed an arm in two at the base, sending it flying.

With a broken spine and missing an arm and a leg, the zombie's mobility was finally greatly restricted. Although it could still move slowly, the speed was no longer a threat.

Therefore, Li Mu had a better understanding of the situation.

He quickly found another target, focused his attention, and fired three shots in a row within ten seconds.

His excellent condition made his marksmanship seem divinely inspired; three shots... each hit the mark, severing the zombie's spine, a leg, and an arm on the spot, rendering it incapable of moving.

Then, Li Mu found his next target. This time, one shot went a little off target, and it took four shots to disable the zombie's mobility.

For the next hour or so, Li Mu stayed on the rooftop, continuously unleashing his ammunition at the zombies on the street.

Perched hundreds of meters in the air with excellent visibility, and with the Barrett's effective range of 1.5 kilometers, it was like a divine weapon, hitting its target precisely. All the zombies fell to the sound of gunfire, and soon the streets near the Royal Garden residential area were littered with crippled zombies.

Li Mu did a quick count and found there were three or four hundred of them. It seemed that most of the zombies on the nearby streets had been attracted there.

After dealing with the zombies on the streets near the residential area, Li Mu went to the attic and called Liu Wei to tell everyone to put on their protective gear, grab their weapons and equipment, and assemble in ten minutes.

Although Li Mu used a silencer on his sniper rifle when dealing with the zombies on the street outside the residential area, the noise was still quite loud, and the screams of the zombies on the street could be heard continuously.

Although the militia had been training, everyone wasn't deaf; it was impossible that they hadn't heard it.

Upon hearing Li Mu's order, Liu Wei immediately guessed what was going on.

He immediately replied loudly, "Yes, Captain!"

Li Mu rested in the attic for a few minutes and drank a bottle of beer before going downstairs.

Liu Wei acted quickly; in just a short while, the first-line team of over four hundred militiamen, dressed in full protective gear and carrying over one hundred guns, over one hundred riot shields, over one hundred riot forks, and over one hundred capture forks, all assembled in the community's recreational square.

In addition, there is a logistics team of about 400 people. Although most of them are women, they have not neglected various trainings. Although their combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the first team, it is not weak either.

However, during the battle, all equipment was prioritized for the front-line teams, leaving the support teams with limited equipment and unable to directly confront the zombies. Their main tasks remained providing logistical support and cleaning up the battlefield.

Without wasting words, Li Mu, following the usual combat configuration for dealing with zombies, temporarily divided the more than 400 members of the first-line team into 15 combat squads, arranged the tactics, explained the precautions, and with a wave of his hand, the 15 temporarily formed combat squads set off for the first time to carry out combat outside the community.

Although Li Mu had crippled all the zombies on the street, everyone remained extremely cautious. Blast shields were arrayed in formation, advancing step by step. Blast forks and capture forks extended long through the gaps between the shields, controlling any zombies that tried to escape or attack.

Then came the firearms, one gun after another, aimed at close-range targets, and began to unleash a hail of bullets.

In addition, Li Mu also formed a small squad specializing in melee weapons such as swords and spears to deal with zombies. Now, with their lost mobility and significantly reduced threat level, it's also a good opportunity for them to train.

Under the protection of riot shields and the control of riot forks and capture forks, each zombie was like a live target, and all kinds of melee weapons were used to hit them. In terms of killing power against zombies, they were even better than bullets.

Li Mu was pleased with this development, believing that if bullets became scarce in the future, using cold weapons would be a good solution.

Commanding over 400 frontline militiamen, facing 300-400 zombies who were like live targets, it took them more than an hour to clear the zombies from the streets near the residential area.

Although the target was already crippled zombies, the sheer number of three or four hundred was still shocking. After completely clearing the zombies from the vicinity of the residential area, a strange sense of accomplishment rose within everyone.

The logistics team, despite not participating in the fighting, also had a very difficult time.

Their task was to provide logistical support and clean up the battlefield, which seemed simple, but it wasn't easy at all. Killing zombies required completely destroying their body structure—shooting them into a sieve or hacking them to pieces with melee weapons…

The level of gore at the scene after the battle goes without saying.

The logistics team was mostly women, many of whom were pampered urban women who had never even killed a chicken before. It was truly remarkable that they could endure such a bloody scene and diligently clean up the mess.

After the battle was over and the road was cleared, it was already 11:00 AM.

Li Mu announced the disbandment, telling everyone to go back to their neighborhoods to rest, and that they would meet again in the afternoon. He, on the other hand, became quite busy.

I went up to the rooftop again and looked around through binoculars. There were still zombies on the street, but they were relatively far away, mostly a kilometer or two away.

However, there are quite a few zombies wandering around in the several residential areas that are right next to it.

Li Mu found the group chats for these neighborhoods and quickly browsed through them. They were all posts asking for help: some families had run out of food… some family members were sick… some family members had mutated…

The zombies in these neighborhoods haven't returned since the army cleared them out the day before yesterday. In just a few days, aside from some that escaped outside the neighborhoods, there were dozens or even hundreds of zombies remaining in each neighborhood.

They roam everywhere, some even in the stairwells, so no one dares to leave their apartment building, let alone their door.

With zombies blocking the roads, the authorities didn't have enough manpower to clear them out, so supply lines were naturally disrupted, making conditions even more difficult.

Li Mu then contacted the militia teams in these communities. They were also filled with regret. If they had known they would encounter this situation, they would have fought back no matter what, instead of giving up so easily.

Now, facing the zombie horde, people are stuck in their homes, unable to leave, and even the militia can't get together, let alone fight the zombies.

After a brief chat, it was clear that most of the residents were seeking help from Li Mu. Many residents in the community were indeed facing difficulties.

With a sigh, Li Mu closed WeChat and carefully observed the surrounding area through the binoculars. Several residential areas were within a 1.5-kilometer range. Although the accuracy would decrease beyond a kilometer, it was still worth a try.

He first chose a neighborhood on the left, about 1.1 kilometers away. Li Mu had excellent eyesight and quickly selected a target.

After the gunshot, Li Mu was a little disappointed. He had missed. Although the bullet had opened a fist-sized hole in the left side of the zombie's abdomen, it did not cause much damage and did not affect the zombie's freedom of movement.

Li Mu took a deep breath, focused his attention, and fired another bullet. This time, it was extremely accurate, hitting the zombie squarely in the chest, severing its spine and leaving a bloody hole larger than a fist.

He continued firing, but the third bullet still went slightly off target. It was meant to hit the base of the arm, but instead struck the neck, fracturing the cervical vertebrae and leaving a bloody hole. The head immediately drooped down.