Apocalypse: I can control zombies

Chapter 99 Sunshine Garden

Lu Chen set off with 24 zombies, and together with the 12 members of the field team, plus himself and Shen Qingci, they formed a team of 38 people.

Pushing open the gate, the long procession marched along the street toward the adjacent Sunshine Garden.

Although they are called "next door," the distance between the two residential areas is actually quite large, with the gates of both areas about 1 kilometer apart.

Before the apocalypse, this distance was only a ten-minute walk, but now there are several abandoned cars lying across the road every so often, and some sections are completely covered by collapsed shop signs and broken glass, so the procession has to detour, which takes much longer.

When they arrived at Sunshine Garden, they could already see zombies roaming the road again.

Lu Chen immediately had Ning Tieshan and Zhao Yongqiang practice their marksmanship.

After all, it was agreed beforehand that we would practice shooting once each in the morning, noon, and evening.

Ning Tieshan and Zhao Yongqiang simultaneously raised their guns, switched the safety to semi, and each aimed at a zombie that was approaching the group.

After the morning's practical training, the two men's postures were noticeably more proficient. The butts of their rifles were firmly against their shoulders, their faces were close to the butts, and their eyes were locked onto the target through the sights, no longer as stiff as they had been in the morning.

The two men each fired a shot; Ning Tieshan hit the zombie in the chest, while Zhao Yongqiang hit it in the shoulder.

The zombie slowed down after being wounded, and the two quickly finished it off with a shot.

However, there weren't many zombies around. There were only seven or eight scattered around the streets. Even if they were all killed, the two of them fired their guns less than 16 times.

But that doesn't matter, there are still zombies in the Sunshine Garden.

As the group entered the gates of Sunshine Garden, and Lu Chen took out a megaphone and began to speak, the zombies roaming throughout the community immediately swarmed towards them.

Sunshine Garden is the largest of the three nearby residential communities, with the most apartment buildings and the largest population.

The plaza in the middle of the community is a whole circle larger than that of Xiangyang Community, and the number of roaming zombies is far greater than that of Cuizhu Garden.

As soon as Lu Chen's horn blared, roars erupted simultaneously from various places, including the small garden, the entrance to the apartment building, and the electric scooter shed.

A quick glance revealed at least sixty or seventy zombies surging in, a dark mass crowding the main roads of the residential area.

Seeing this, Zhao Yongqiang and Ning Tieshan were indeed a bit flustered.

Sixty or seventy zombies surged in from different directions at the same time, their footsteps and roars blending together, creating a visual impact more than twice as strong as when they were in the Green Bamboo Garden that morning.

They raised their guns and shot one down, but two more followed; just as they aimed at this one, three more darted out from the corner of their eye, even closer.

The density and speed of these zombies were far beyond what they could achieve with the slow, three-to-five pace they had practiced before.

However, when they saw that as Lu Chen gave the order, 14 Iron Pillar-level zombies lined up in a row, blocking their way like a city wall, their tense mood instantly calmed down.

The 14 Iron Pillars were like an iron defense line. When the zombies surged towards this defense line, it was like waves crashing against a dam. The waves broke on their own, but the dam remained unmoved.

Since the zombies couldn't get through, there was nothing to be afraid of, so the two focused on aiming and firing.

Ning Tieshan took a deep breath, aimed his gun at a zombie ramming into the iron pillar-level defensive line, and steadily pulled the trigger, hitting it in the chest. The zombie was knocked back a step by the impact, and before it could regain its footing, Ning Tieshan fired another shot, hitting it right between the eyebrows.

Zhao Yongqiang stopped prioritizing speed and instead waited until the zombie was blocked by the iron pillar and stopped struggling in place before firing. This method of hitting a stationary target had a much higher hit rate than hitting a moving one, and he finally managed to get several headshots in a row.

Of course, the number of zombies killed by the two of them combined was still less than the number killed by any single Iron Pillar-level zombie in the same amount of time.

The Iron Pillar-level warriors took down zombies one by one with hammers and axes, cutting them down like chopping vegetables. The battle ended even faster than it had in the Green Bamboo Garden that morning.

Sixty or seventy zombies collapsed in just three minutes, their dark red blood flowing down the cracks in the paving stones of the main road in the residential area.

They even captured three large zombies during the battle, tied them all up with nylon rope, and threw them at the back of the group.

Without Lu Chen needing to give any instructions, the field team members took out paper and pen and began to record which windows had red cloths hanging on them.

Wei Dong also released a drone. The military reconnaissance drone took off with a buzz and began circling around the 12 apartment buildings in the residential area.

The loudspeaker on the drone also began broadcasting, "We are the rescue team from the official Wanshun City outpost, the rescue operation is about to begin—"

The sound bounces back and forth between the buildings, ensuring that everyone behind every closed window can hear it.

This scene made Lu Chen nod in approval. Perfect teamwork meant high efficiency, and high efficiency meant that more people could be rescued in a shorter time.

At the same time, he began to take in Sunshine Garden. This was the most populous of the three nearby residential communities.

There are 12 apartment buildings in total, and each building is 20 stories high, not 15 stories like in Cuizhu Garden.

每栋20层、每层6户，一栋就是120户，12栋加起来足足1440户。

Compared to Xiangyang Community, there are more than double the number. Without a doubt, the number of survivors here is also much greater.

Thinking about this, Lu Chen couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Not long after, Ning Tieshan strode over and handed the compiled record book to Lu Chen, reporting, "Sir, the record is complete. The total number of rooms in the 12 buildings with red cloth hanging is—"

Lu Chen took the notebook, glanced at it, and said to Shen Qingci, "There are quite a few people. Just like this morning, we'll split into two teams."

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Then, he turned to Wei Dong, who was controlling the drone, and instructed him, "Wei Dong, you stay here in the pavilion."

"I'll leave you two zombies. All the survivors we rescue will be housed here. You'll be responsible for maintaining order and counting heads."

"Yes, sir," Wei Dong replied immediately. He walked towards the pavilion and began to consider the layout of the resettlement site.

In the very center of the Sunshine Garden stands a Chinese-style pavilion, which is quite large and provides shade and shelter from the rain. Surrounding it is a small square paved with tiles, large enough to accommodate several hundred people.

After making the arrangements, Lu Chen called out to the back of the group, "Old Zhang."

"Here!" Zhang Wei squeezed through the crowd from behind.

"You come with my team, starting from Building 1, and dismantle the security cameras. At the unit entrances, in every corridor on each floor, and at the elevator entrances, remove all the cameras you can.

As Lu Chen spoke, he selected an Iron Pillar-level zombie from the horde, saying, "This Iron Pillar-level zombie will follow you and protect your safety."

The Iron Pillar-level zombie strode heavily behind Zhang Wei. Its face was covered by a fully enclosed combat helmet, its armor-piercing hammer was held in its right hand, and the armor on its left arm gleamed darkly in the sunlight.

Zhang Wei glanced back at the iron tower that was a full head taller than him. Far from being afraid, he felt a strange sense of security.

"Understood," Zhang Wei replied, picking up his tool bag and ready to act at any moment.