Doomsday police, please show your god/demon ID card.

Lobby of Building C.

Bang bang bang!

Before the wandering zombies could even roar, several veteran team members shot them in the head.

"Hurry! Seal off the first-floor stairwell and create a buffer zone!" Tang Long ordered after surveying the surroundings.

"yes!"

The group moved up the stairs.

"Uh~~~Uh~~~"

A roar came from upstairs.

The zombies inside the building smelled the scent of living people and swarmed down from upstairs, turning the narrow stairwell into a meat grinder.

"Shields, hold the line! Don't retreat! Anyone who retreats will die!"

A squad leader roared as he desperately held onto the riot shield, which was being rammed and banged as more than a dozen zombies pushed their way in.

Wu Zheng stood at the back of the squad, holding a Type 56 pistol, aiming at the zombie's head through the gap in the shield.

As newly recruited probationary police officers, they were only issued a Type 56 rifle. They could only obtain the Type 95 assault rifle after they were officially commissioned.

but...

The Type 56 rifle is powerful enough to deal with ordinary zombies.

A zombie's arm reached out from the edge of the shield and grabbed at the squad leader's neck.

Wu Zheng reacted quickly, raising his Type 56 pistol, aiming, and pulling the trigger.

bang~

The bullet struck the zombie squarely between the eyebrows, and the zombie collapsed limply to the ground.

"Well done, cripple!" the squad leader roared.

Wu Zheng didn't speak, but raised his gun and continued to stare ahead, aiming.

The killing continued.

Fifth floor, tenth floor, fifteenth floor...

As the floors increased, the number of zombies decreased, and the group's progress gradually accelerated.

until.

The group arrived

The twenty-second floor is different from the other floors.

The corridor was covered in a sticky, spiderweb-like substance, which looked particularly bizarre.

"Stop!" Tang Long raised his hand to warn.

"Team Leader Tang, what's this thing?" A veteran team member behind him frowned slightly.

Before the words were finished, a dark shadow suddenly descended from the ceiling, moving with lightning speed.

It was a mutated zombie with long, thin limbs and a bloated belly, clinging to the corner of the wall like a gecko.

It opened its mouth, and with a "poof," sprayed a glob of acid towards the front of the line.

"Scatter!" Tang Long roared, and at the same time, his body suddenly lurched forward.

One team member was unable to dodge in time, and his riot shield was hit by the acid, emitting a pungent white smoke. In the blink of an eye, it was corroded and penetrated, and he fell to the ground screaming.

Having landed a successful blow, the monster immediately tried to retreat back into the ventilation duct.

"Trying to run away?"

A cold glint flashed in Tang Long's eyes, and he raised his hand to grab.

A black vine shot out like a venomous snake, reaching several meters in an instant and precisely wrapping around the monster's hind leg.

"Get down here!"

Tang Long exerted force with his arm, and the barbs on the vines pierced deeply into the monster's flesh.

squeak--!

The monster let out a piercing scream and was forcibly pulled down from the ceiling, slamming heavily onto the floor.

It struggled, but Tang Long had already closed in, his tactical boots slamming into its chest, and his straight knife, whistling through the air, pierced its head with a soft thud, pinning it to the floor.

[Defeat the special mutant "Spitter" to gain 200 Order Points.]

Tang Long pried open the zombie's head, only to find it empty, containing just a mass of congealed black blood and nerve tissue, which looked extremely disgusting.

"As expected! This level of mutated zombie cannot produce crystals."

Tang Long felt a little regretful, drew his sword, and shook off the black blood on it.

He turned his head to look behind him.

"Take the injured away for treatment, the rest of you continue!"

"yes!"

An hour later, Tang Long stood on the rooftop of the thirtieth floor.

The wind was strong, making the hem of my clothes flutter loudly.

From below, the entire Dongcheng District is spread out before your eyes.

In the distance, the perimeter wall is being closed, and smoke rises from the base.

The walkie-talkies crackled with Wang Hu and Luo Yongchao's voices: "Building A cleared." "Building B done."

……

Time flies, and a week has passed in the blink of an eye.

It was evening, just before the sun was about to set.

Wang Hu and his squad returned to the base, travel-worn and exhausted.

The pickup truck they were driving had a dozen or so survivors crammed into the back, their faces filled with terror and bewilderment.

"Get out, we're home." Wang Hu jumped out of the car and patted the carriage.

A middle-aged man helped his wife carefully climb out of the car. Looking at the tall wall and the armed guards at the gate, he seemed somewhat at a loss.

"Is this... a safe zone?"

"That's right!" Wang Hu nodded: "Go in to register, have a medical examination, and then someone will arrange your accommodation and work."

During this time, he followed Tang Long's instructions and searched for survivors outside.

Although he didn't know why he was doing it.

But since Tang Long had given the instructions, he did as he was told.

After working so hard for so long, he finally found a group of survivors.

at the same time.

The fourth floor of the police station, the station chief's office.

Several notification sounds rang in Tang Long's mind.

[Ding~ Base upgrade condition two achieved!]

[The permanent resident population of the jurisdiction is ≥ 3000 (currently: 3012/3000, which has been met)]

Tang Long sat in his office and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Finally, one of the conditions has been met.

dong dong dong.

A knock came at the door.

"Come in."

Zhao Fan pushed open the door and entered, holding a list in his hand.

"Captain Tang, the first batch of officers who have achieved the 100-person kill count has been compiled."

Tang Long became interested: "Oh? Tell me about it."

Zhao Fan handed over the list.

"The first one is Li Mo. Formerly a member of the Traffic Police Detachment in City A, he joined the garrison and killed 147 zombies on his own in twelve days."

"This man has excellent marksmanship and a fearless fighting style. He is now recognized as the leader among the new recruits."

"The second one is Zhou Jian! He was one of the first survivors to come after we lit the lighthouse, the father who brought his son with him."

"In order to give his son a better life, he volunteered to join the suicide squad. He was always at the forefront of every mission and killed 113 zombies."

"The third one is Wu Zheng! He's the one who led us to the grain depot! After his wife died, he entrusted his daughter to the base's nursery and joined the guard team himself."

"He also surprised me the most, having killed exactly one hundred zombies so far."

As soon as I finished speaking, another notification sounded in my mind.

[Ding~ Base upgrade conditions met!]

[Elite-level police officers ≥ 5 (Currently: 7/5, satisfied)]

Tang Long took the list, looked at the three names, raised an eyebrow, and showed a hint of approval in his eyes.

He remembered Li Mo; he was a ruthless character.

Zhou Jian and Wu Zheng, two men driven to the brink of despair by the apocalypse, also unleashed astonishing energy.

"Very good." Tang Long stood up.

"Pass down the notice: the conferment ceremony will be held in the square at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."

"Yes!" Zhao Fan saluted and turned to leave.

......

Nine o'clock the next morning.

On the square, the newly expanded security force of two hundred men was arranged in four neat square formations.

Everyone was dressed in the same black combat uniform, with pistols at their waists and rifles in their hands, their posture upright.

In front of them was a makeshift platform.

Tang Long, dressed in a crisp police superintendent uniform, stood in the center of the platform.

The soft sunlight shone through the thin mist onto the police badge on his chest, making it appear exceptionally dazzling.