newbobooks Chapter 92 Under the Zombie Tide
Chapter 92 Under the Zombie Tide
Li Chenglong gave one of the two chicken drumsticks from his lunchbox to Zhao Liying and Han Xiaoling. Awakened beings expend much more energy than normal people, so eating more wouldn't be a problem. Han Xiaoling said, "I wonder how Brothers Zhao Rui and Wang Bing are doing now." Li Chenglong ate as he spoke, "I was both worried and happy about sending them to support Dezhou and Lanzhou. I was worried that if the situation in Lanzhou and Dezhou was like ours, they would have a very difficult time. I was happy that we sent them. Given the zombies' capabilities today, Dezhou and Lanzhou simply couldn't hold out. This would mean losing two allies, which would be extremely detrimental to our later operations."
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Liang Zhenye's adjutant called him from the city wall via walkie-talkie: "Reporting, Commander, another zombie horde is attacking. They're already within sight and moving quite fast." Upon hearing this, Li Chenglong immediately rushed up the city wall with Liang Zhenye and several officers. This time, Zhao Liying and Han Xiaoling didn't go up because it was a protracted battle, and Li Chenglong couldn't fight indefinitely. So, they suggested that Li Chenglong lead the soldiers to fight one wave of zombies, and then they would lead the soldiers to fight another wave, so they could get some rest. Li Chenglong readily agreed.
Yesterday, Jin Hai also compiled a list of the 17 remaining states besides Jinlanzhou. Of these, 6 states were willing to form an alliance, 4 were ambiguous, and 7 explicitly refused. Some even demanded that Jinlanzhou submit and hand over its supplies. Li Chenglong decided to immediately retake those areas after the zombie horde subsided.
As soon as Li Chenglong reached the city wall, he saw a large group of zombies charging towards him from afar. This time, there weren't as many zombies carrying fireball launchers and crossbows, but a different kind of zombie appeared. These zombies were enormous, each at least 2.5 meters tall, all clad in heavy armor, and bullets hitting them felt like mere tickles. These zombies were carrying something that looked like a launcher, rapidly advancing forward. Li Chenglong looked closely and exclaimed in alarm, "Those are grappling hook launchers! Quickly, attack those giant zombies with all your might!" No sooner had he spoken than dozens of grappling hooks connected to metal chains flew over and firmly anchored themselves to the city wall. Then, some zombies began to climb up the chains attached to the grappling hooks.
Liang Zhenye shouted, "Attack the grappling hook with all your might! Break it first!" Upon hearing this, the soldiers opened fire on the grappling hook and the metal chain behind it, but they couldn't break it even with grenade launchers, their materials unknown. Li Chenglong yelled, "Make way, let me handle this!" He then drew the Dragon Emperor Sword from its scabbard. As the sword was drawn, it emitted bursts of golden light, accompanied by the roar of a dragon. The female reporter's eyes widened, and she frantically took photos. After the Dragon Emperor Sword was drawn, its scabbard vanished automatically. The sword, about one meter long, was engraved with a surging golden dragon, which roared as Li Chenglong swung it.
Li Chenglong leaped onto the battlement, channeling his supernatural power into the Dragon Emperor Sword. The sword's light intensified with the infusion of power, and then he shouted, "Heaven-Splitting Dragon-Phoenix Slash!" A high-pitched dragon roar resounded, followed by a golden dragon flying from the sword, directly attacking the chains. A fiery phoenix echoed around the dragon's body. Wherever the golden dragon danced, the thick metal chains snapped into pieces and fell to the ground, even the giant zombies were reduced to minced meat. The golden dragon and fiery phoenix circled and danced, and in less than thirty seconds, all the claws and hooks became useless. The crowd, looking at Li Chenglong holding the sword in his right hand and gazing ahead, couldn't help but feel a sense of awe and reverence.
This wave of zombies was significantly smaller than the previous one, numbering only around 20,000. To prevent large-scale casualties, Li Chenglong decided to use another attack to clear out some of the remaining zombies, ensuring they wouldn't pose a significant threat. With this in mind, Li Chenglong leaped down from the city wall to the astonished gazes of the crowd. He stood before the countless charging zombies, clenching his fists, his left fist glowing golden and his right fist glowing red. "Dragon and Phoenix Heaven-Shaking Fist!" With a loud shout, Li Chenglong unleashed a powerful punch, sending out golden dragon and fire phoenix energy waves that swept up countless zombies. Wherever the energy waves reached, whether giant zombies or heavily armored zombies, they were all reduced to ashes. Li Chenglong estimated that this attack had wiped out at least 2,000 zombies. However, for the purpose of training his troops, he couldn't eliminate all the zombies. Besides, this wave of zombies wasn't strong; Liang Zhenye's soldiers could easily handle them.
He clapped his hands and leaped from the base of the 6-meter-high city wall, back onto it. Everyone was still reeling from the shock, unable to process what had happened. Even Liang Zhenye was speechless with astonishment. Li Chenglong could only chuckle and pat Liang Zhenye on the shoulder: "Commander Liang, the rest of the battle is up to you. The tough zombies are mostly gone." Liang Zhenye finally snapped out of it and shouted, "Back to your posts! Captain Li has already cleared out the tough zombies for us; we can't let him down!" The soldiers on the city wall reacted and quickly joined the battle. Witnessing Li Chenglong's "miracle," their fighting spirit was high, and they desperately fought off the zombies.
The battle against this wave of zombies ended around 6 PM. Most of the zombies were wiped out, and the humans suffered a total of over 200 casualties, a relatively minor loss. Li Chenglong was about to discuss the city defense plan for the night with Liang Zhenye, but Liang Zhenye ordered the army to rest. After being informed by others, he learned that the zombie horde here had another strange characteristic: they didn't attack at night. If the wave of zombies wasn't defeated by 7 PM, they would retreat.
After the army was settled, Li Chenglong got into the car. This time, Wang Hai didn't come along; instead, he and Jin Hai were handling matters for tomorrow's battle. Zhao Liying became the driver. Li Chenglong took out his walkie-talkie and contacted Wang Bing and Zhao Rui. The battle in Lanzhou, where Wang Bing was stationed, wasn't too intense, but Zhao Rui's side had suffered heavy losses, with many casualties. However, according to Zhao Rui, they should be able to weather the zombie horde smoothly.
After returning to the city lord's mansion, Li Chenglong first explained the day's battle to the Jin sisters. Then, he took Zhao Liying and Han Xiaoling to the backyard. After washing up, the three of them ate a rather sumptuous meal and rested. The next two days passed without much trouble. Finally, on the night of the third day of the zombie horde, the last wave of zombies was successfully repelled, and the three-day zombie horde ended amidst cheers.