Wasteland Commander

Ye Fan and Shen Ruihui crouched in the bathtub, with Xiaoba by their side.

Tentacles spread wide, lying flat at the bottom of the water.

Above their heads, the shockwave of the explosion swept across the water's surface, the light making every detail visible under the water.

Though unable to see the surface, Ye Fan could view it through the radar screen.

Every red dot in this area vanished in the explosion of the suicide truck.

Within a five-kilometer radius, only the two of them and Xiaoba remained.

"Xiaoba, get us out of here and head back to the city."

Xiaoba popped its head out of the water, lifted the bathtub with a tentacle, and placed it back on the surface, pulling Ye Fan and Shen Ruihui out of the mud.

Ye Fan used the water to wipe his face, looking at the area after the explosion.

Nothing was left.

The ground was very flat, but unlike in a game, there was no nuclear fallout after the truck explosion.

In reality, the suicide trucks were purely high explosives, without involving nuclear energy.

If there was nuclear energy, it would be disastrous, and Dawn City's surroundings might not be fit for human habitation.

Xiaoba's big eyes spun around, seemingly unsatisfied with the food.

Ye Fan couldn't worry about Xiaoba's hunger; if another wave of zombies pursued them, they'd be in danger.

Xiaoba placed the bathtub on its head and swiftly moved along the river.

Ye Fan looked back, his left eye able to see in the dark, clearly seeing the bald zombie's angry and shocked expression in the distance.

No matter how the bald one calculated, it never expected such a weapon like a suicide truck on their side.

Attracted by Xiaoba, sixty thousand zombies gathered, then disappeared with a plop.

The three hundred thousand zombie army had now lost half its strength!

The red dots on the radar screen had significantly decreased, their density reduced, making the edges visible.

Ye Fan didn't know if the zombies would attack at night again, and Dawn City was preparing urgently.

The collection work under the city walls was in full emergency mode.

The broken, jewelry-less zombie corpses were directly incinerated and destroyed.

Below the entire city, flames illuminated the sky.

Ye Fan had Xiaoba push the bathtub to the river's edge, arriving at the busy area.

Zhang Kunlin was directing the collection and, seeing Ye Fan arrive, immediately handed a bag to Ye Fan.

"Chief, this is all we could find, as many zombie bodies were devoured."

Ye Fan took the bag, converting it into more than twenty-four thousand gold.

Though not much compared to the massive zombie casualties, given the situation, it was quite good to get these.

He now had sixty thousand in his hand, giving him more confidence.

To deal with this three hundred thousand strong zombie army, he had to use all his cards.

The use of the suicide truck was perfectly timed.

Hitting them right before the zombies launched their attack must have left that bald one terrified.

But Ye Fan wasn't planning to end it just like this.

"Order all tanks to mobilize, shoot the edges of the zombie horde, kill as many zombies as possible, and fully utilize the tanks' mobility to extend the time."

"Understood!"

Zhongjing received the orders, and all tanks re-deployed.

Having suffered the heavy blow from the suicide truck, the bald zombie hadn't decided whether to attack immediately when the tanks made their appearance.

Ten heavy machine guns approached the horde's edge and opened fire once more.

Every tank driver and shooter fully executed Ye Fan's intentions.

They adopted mobile tactics, spreading out on the wide battlefield to snipe zombies using the guns' range.

Among them, two T5 tanks performed exceptionally well.

Zhou Tao and Wu Ling, the tank commanders, advanced several kilometers together, getting close to Wang Huining's location.

Then the tanks fired simultaneously, shells exploding just meters from Wang Huining.

This made Wang Huining's heart pound, forcing him to retreat with Xing Hai and several main zombies.

In fact, if he had risked everything and sent all King Kong Zombies forward, he might have even flipped the tanks.

But he dared not, for if he sent out all his main forces and was left unprotected, taking a shell would be the end.

So he didn't seize this risky opportunity.

When Wang Huining retreated, the zombie horde naturally followed, reducing the pressure on the remaining tanks.

By the time the tanks and vehicles returned to Dawn City, it was already three in the morning.

When Wang Huining brought his team back, dawn was already breaking in the east.

The first night had been wasted.

Not only did they fail to damage Dawn City, but they also lost over sixty thousand zombies under the suicide trucks and tanks' attack.

Now, counting the remaining zombies, he had only fourteen thousand left, the losses exceeding half.

Wang Huining was fuming inside.

Yet he still believed Ye Fan wouldn't last till the second day.

Because through the night, his zombies were continuously evolving.

Though fewer in number compared to the first day, there were more advanced zombies.

"Ye Fan, yesterday was just an appetizer, today is the real battle!"

He was rallying his zombies scattered across the plains, estimating that by eight in the morning, he could launch the second day's attack.

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Ye Fan stood on the city wall, and the zombies below had been mostly dealt with.

Two minelaying vehicles went out again because all the previous mines had been detonated. The mines on the two vehicles had been refreshed, and 1800 mines were deployed under the city walls.

But that's just 1800. Ye Fan didn't have more money to produce more mines.

In the end, he collected about nine thousand gold. Adding the income from yesterday's mining vehicles, the amount of money in his hand reached seventy-four thousand.

Ye Fan had long planned how to spend this money. He immediately produced five more D-66 Towed Rocket Cannons.

Five cannons cost thirty thousand gold.

In yesterday's battle, the heavy machine guns caused the most zombie casualties, followed by the rocket cannons.

Mainly because there were more heavy machine guns and fewer rocket cannons, otherwise, the power of the rocket cannons would surpass that of the heavy machine guns.

This time he added five more, expanding the arsenal to ten cannons in total.

He wanted to let the bald ones taste the experience of having the land plowed by rocket cannons.

The production of the rocket cannons occupied the production sequence of the tank factory, but infantry could still be produced.

In the barracks, Ye Fan produced ten more snipers and ten more flamethrower warriors.

In a while, there would be a battle, and the number of mutated zombies on the opponent's side would greatly increase, so more snipers were needed.

The flamethrower warriors were actually very cost-effective, especially in large-scale battles. They upgraded their stars very quickly and were essential troops for reducing zombie hordes.

After replenishing the soldiers who died in yesterday's battle, he still had thirty thousand gold left.

Ye Fan used all this thirty thousand gold to produce bullets.

Heavy machine gun bullets, rocket cannon shells, mainly replenishing these two types.

By the end, Ye Fan only had a single digit amount of money left.

It was past seven in the morning, and production was basically over.

The logistics support team had prepared breakfast.

Buns stuffed with mutant beast meat, which oozed oil with every bite, smelled incredibly delicious.

After a whole night of chaos, Ye Fan's appetite opened up, and he ate more than twenty buns.

Close to eight o'clock, the radar station soldiers reported that the zombies had started moving.

"All units assemble!"

Besides the sentry towers' garrison, all combat units of the Dawn Army gathered in the inner city district.

"Everyone performed incredibly well yesterday. We eliminated over a hundred and fifty thousand zombies at the cost of only a dozen lives!"

"Now only half of yesterday's zombies are gathered outside the city. According to my judgment, they will make a desperate attack today."

"No matter how tough or difficult it is today, we must inflict maximum casualties on them during the day. Don't let the battle drag into the night."

Everyone knew that once night fell, zombies would have an absolute advantage.

The Dawn Army soldiers all knew about the self-destructing truck, and they knew there was only one such vehicle.

So it would be best to end the battle today during the day.

Although it was tough, not a single person was afraid.

"Everyone, to your combat positions!"

The soldiers advanced at a run, each moving into their designated positions.

Snipers took their positions in the sentry towers, and heavy machine guns were placed on the city walls.

The ten rocket cannons behind were lined up and already adjusted to the correct angles.

Mortars were also positioned, ready to strike the zombies at any time.

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Outside the city, the zombie horde had devoured all the surrounding corpses, greatly increasing the number of mutated zombies.

Wang Huining also brought the King Kong Zombies and Crawlers that were not used yesterday into the battle sequence.

Under his focused cultivation, a few Iron Armor Zombies and Agile Zombies from yesterday finally advanced to Level 2 Zombies.

Now he had eight King Kong Zombies and twelve Crawlers under his command.

The largest King Kong Zombie, Xing Hai, had already reached a height of four and a half meters!

However, Xing Hai hadn't entered the third phase yet and still stayed by Wang Huining's side, acting as his bodyguard.

Wang Huining's leg was broken, so he made a large backpack on Xing Hai's back and climbed into it.

With the protection of the massive King Kong, which was impervious to knives and guns, he finally dared to move forward.

Wang Huining intended to personally command the frontline and planned to end the battle today, completely breaking down Dawn City.

With Wang Huining's order, the first wave of thirty thousand zombies started moving towards the Dawn Army.

Just like yesterday, the first wave was cannon fodder, used to pile up the city walls.

But starting from the second wave, it was different.

He divided the fifteen thousand zombies into five waves.

The first wave was ordinary zombies, and many mutated zombies were mixed into the second wave.

The third wave even had two King Kong Zombies and three Crawlers.

The fourth wave was the absolute main force, consisting of four King Kong Zombies and six Crawlers.

Finally, it was Wang Huining's personal troops, more than twenty thousand zombies, including two King Kong Zombies and three Crawlers.

Layer by layer, today they would crush Dawn City!

The zombie side and the human side hadn't communicated, but both parties chose to have the final showdown today.

Wang Huining wanted to slaughter the city today, while Ye Fan didn't want the battle to drag into the night.

As the zombies began their forward push, a tense atmosphere enveloped once again.

This battle would decide who triumphs!