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At exactly six o'clock in the morning, three modified trucks fitted with improvised armor rushed out through the gates of Shuguang Nuclear Power Station in the light of dawn.

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At exactly six o'clock in the morning, three modified trucks fitted with improvised armor roared through the gates of Shuguang Nuclear Power Station into the light of dawn.

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Zhang Wu sat in the front passenger seat of the lead truck, his gaze calm as he looked at the road ahead, which had been cleared with unusual thoroughness.

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Zhang Wu sat in the front passenger seat of the lead truck, his gaze calm as he watched the road ahead, which had been cleared with unusual thoroughness.

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The ID card in his pocket vibrated slightly, and Ling Yu's voice sounded directly in his ear.

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The ID card in his pocket vibrated faintly, and Ling Yu's voice sounded directly in his ear.

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[The "Sky Blade" Type 2 UAV will handle high-altitude reconnaissance. The "Soldier Bee" formation has taken off and is on standby at any moment.]

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[The "Sky Blade" Type 2 UAV will handle high-altitude reconnaissance. The "Soldier Bee" formation has taken off and is standing by.]

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"Copy." Zhang Wu replied briefly.

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"Copy," Zhang Wu replied briefly.

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This time, he was leading the entire Operation Squad One—twenty-seven members in all—with their target set squarely on Letian District.

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This time, he was leading all of Operation Squad One—twenty-seven members in total—with Letian District as their objective.

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As the capital of Zhongping Province, Yuanjiang was a major city in the central region, comprising four districts and five counties in total.

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As the capital of Zhongping Province, Yuanjiang was a major city in the central region, consisting of four districts and five counties.

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Shuguang Nuclear Power Station sat on the edge of Anlan District, out on the city's periphery.

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Shuguang Nuclear Power Station sat on the outskirts of Anlan District, at the edge of the city.

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Letian District, where Zhang Wu and the others were headed today, already counted as part of the economically developed, densely populated city center.

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Letian District, where Zhang Wu and the others were headed today, was already part of the economically developed, densely populated urban center.

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Zhou Yi, who was driving beside him, gripped the steering wheel, a barely concealed mix of excitement and tension on his face.

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Zhou Yi, driving beside him, gripped the steering wheel, a barely concealed mix of excitement and tension on his face.

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The Security Team led by Shen Yan had done remarkably effective work. Not only had the corpses been cleared away, but even the bloodstains on the road surface had been covered up.

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The Security Team led by Shen Yan had done remarkably effective work. Not only had they cleared away the corpses, they had even covered the bloodstains on the road.

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But once the distance passed twenty kilometers, the scene began to change.

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But after they passed the twenty-kilometer mark, the scene began to change.

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Scattered wandering zombies began to appear on the road. Drawn by the engine noise, they howled and lunged at the convoy.

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Scattered wandering zombies started appearing on the road. Drawn by the sound of the engines, they howled and lunged at the convoy.

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There was no need for Zhang Wu to give orders at all—the Soldier Bee drones escorting each vehicle automatically locked onto their targets.

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Zhang Wu didn't need to give any orders. The Soldier Bee drones escorting each vehicle automatically locked onto their targets.

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Streak after streak of green laser light pierced precisely through the zombies' skulls, finishing them off before they could get anywhere near the vehicles.

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Streak after streak of green laser light pierced the zombies' skulls with pinpoint precision, killing them before they could get anywhere near the vehicles.

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"That's awesome!" a new team member couldn't help murmuring in admiration.

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"That's awesome!" a new team member murmured, unable to contain his admiration.

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Watching the intermittent rain of lasers outside, the other team members felt the same way, and their confidence in this mission rose considerably.

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Watching the intermittent rain of lasers outside, the other team members felt the same way, and their confidence in the mission rose considerably.

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The closer they got to the city, the more abandoned vehicles littered the road. Several times, they completely blocked the entire roadway.

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The closer they got to the city, the more abandoned vehicles littered the road. Several times, they blocked the entire roadway.

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The moment they heard the engine, they poured out of the shops and residential buildings lining the streets, converging into murky streams that chased after the convoy.

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The moment they heard the engines, the zombies poured out of the shops and residential buildings lining the streets, converging into murky streams that chased after the convoy.

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[Attention. One kilometer ahead, at an intersection, a traffic accident has completely blocked the road. Zombie pack density is increasing. Estimated count exceeds two hundred.]

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[Attention. One kilometer ahead, an intersection is completely blocked by a traffic accident. Zombie pack density is increasing. Estimated count exceeds two hundred.]

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Zhang Wu picked up his ID card and said in a calm voice, "Truck One opens the way. Trucks Two and Three, follow. Prepare to force a breakthrough."

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Zhang Wu picked up his ID card and said calmly, "Truck One opens the way. Trucks Two and Three, follow. Prepare to force a breakthrough."

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After a burst of flame, the blocking vehicles blew apart, and a gap opened in the zombie horde.

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After a burst of flame, the vehicles blocking the road blew apart, opening a gap in the zombie horde.

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But the explosion also attracted more zombies. The moment the three trucks charged through the gap, countless zombies swarmed over them. Their claws scraped shrill noises against the bulletproof glass, rotting faces pressed against the windows, and hollow black eye sockets stared fixedly at the people inside.

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But the explosion also attracted more zombies. The moment the three trucks charged through the gap, countless zombies swarmed over them. Their claws scraped shrill sounds across the bulletproof glass, rotting faces pressed against the windows, and hollow black eye sockets stared fixedly at the people inside.

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Ling Yu had barely finished speaking when a monster, clearly a full size bulkier than an ordinary zombie, leaped straight out of the third-floor window and crashed down onto the roof of an abandoned bus, smashing a huge dent into it.

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Ling Yu had barely finished speaking when a monster noticeably larger and bulkier than an ordinary zombie leaped out of the third-floor window and crashed onto the roof of an abandoned bus, smashing a huge dent into it.

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At the same time, the rain of lasers from the 100 Soldier Bee drones newly launched into the battle briefly "washed clean" the zombie horde around the vehicles.

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At the same time, the laser rain from the 100 Soldier Bee drones newly launched into the battle briefly "washed clean" the zombie horde around the vehicles.

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And so, with a series of scares but no real danger, they drove out of Anlan District.

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And so, after a series of scares but without encountering any real danger, they drove out of Anlan District.

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The air everywhere was saturated with a thick, cloying stench of blood and decay that made people gag.

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The air was saturated with a thick, cloying stench of blood and decay that made people gag.

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The sound almost seemed to take on substance, turning into an invisible tide that ceaselessly battered everyone's eardrums, making them feel like insects that had stumbled into hell—tiny and helpless.

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The sound almost seemed to take on substance, turning into an invisible tide that ceaselessly battered everyone's eardrums and made them feel like insects that had stumbled into hell—tiny and helpless.

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What's more, the exterior surfaces of many buildings were wrapped in a layer of dark red, muscle-like flesh. The flesh was still writhing and pulsing faintly, and countless thick, vein-like tendrils were driven deep into the buildings' walls.

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What's more, many buildings were wrapped in a layer of dark red, muscle-like flesh. The flesh continued to writhe and pulse faintly, while countless thick, vein-like tendrils had burrowed deep into the buildings' walls.

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Even without the warning, Zhou Yi and the others wouldn't have dared drive too close to that bizarre flesh. Fortunately, the flesh didn't seem to have any disposition toward actively hunting.

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Even without the warning, Zhou Yi and the others wouldn't have dared drive too close to that bizarre flesh. Fortunately, it didn't seem inclined to hunt them actively.

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What's more, the number of mutants such as brute zombies and Climbers had also increased dramatically.

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What's more, the number of mutants, such as brute zombies and Climbers, had also increased dramatically.

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The number of first-stage mutants here had already reached a degree that made one's scalp crawl.

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The number of first-stage mutants here had already reached a level that made one's scalp crawl.

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Even stranger, some zombies had flesh tissue growing on their bodies similar to what was on that building—some with twisted tumors sprouting from their backs, others from the tops of their heads.

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Even stranger, some zombies had flesh tissue growing on their bodies similar to what covered the building—some with twisted tumors sprouting from their backs, others from the tops of their heads.

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It was as if something extremely dangerous had fixed its gaze upon them. As if, in the shadows of the high-rises, in the dark corners, countless pairs of ill-intentioned eyes were coldly examining this group of intruders.

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It was as if something extremely dangerous had fixed its gaze upon them. As if, in the shadows of the high-rises and the dark corners, countless pairs of ill-intentioned eyes were coldly examining this group of intruders.

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"Zhuangsheng, are there any high-threat targets nearby?" Zhang Wu asked in a hurried tone.

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"Zhuangsheng, are there any high-threat targets nearby?" Zhang Wu asked hurriedly.

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But he truly hadn't found anything. The first-stage mutants here were intimidating, but thankfully there were no higher-stage mutants present.

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But he truly hadn't found anything. The first-stage mutants here were intimidating, but thankfully, there were no higher-stage mutants present.

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"I feel like I'm being watched by something," Zhang Wu calmly described his feeling to Ling Yu.

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"I feel like I'm being watched by something," Zhang Wu calmly told Ling Yu, describing the feeling.

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"Then maybe we're just too tense? After all, the environment here is pretty oppressive." Zhang Wu didn't dwell on it excessively, simply raising his guard inwardly.

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"Then maybe we're just too tense? After all, the environment here is pretty oppressive." Zhang Wu didn't dwell on it, simply raising his guard inwardly.

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If the source of a danger couldn't be traced, there was no point in thinking too much about it.

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If the source of a danger couldn't be traced, there was no point in thinking about it too much.

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Otherwise, it would only eat up time for nothing. After all, if something really was going to stir up trouble, it would inevitably expose itself sooner or later.

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Otherwise, it would only waste time. After all, if something really was going to stir up trouble, it would inevitably expose itself sooner or later.

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Could the entire Letian District have truly fallen, without a single living person left?

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Could the entire Letian District really have fallen, without a single living person left?

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Emotionally, they found it hard to believe—after all, they knew exactly how large this place's permanent population had been before the disaster.

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Emotionally, they found it hard to believe. After all, they knew exactly how large the area's permanent population had been before the disaster.

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But looking at reality, at this hellish scene before them, their conviction inevitably wavered. Had everyone really died?

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But faced with reality, with the hellish scene before them, their conviction inevitably wavered. Had everyone really died?

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The convoy advanced with difficulty through the zombie tide, Sentinel Robots and "Soldier Bee" drones weaving a dense web of fire in the air as they ceaselessly cleared the road ahead.

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The convoy advanced with difficulty through the zombie tide, Sentinel Robots and "Soldier Bee" drones weaving a dense web of fire through the air as they ceaselessly cleared the road ahead.

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"Captain Zhang, we can't go any deeper!" Zhou Yi shouted. "If we push further in, we might not be able to get out!"

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"Captain Zhang, we can't go any deeper!" Zhou Yi shouted. "If we push any farther in, we might not be able to get out!"

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Zhang Wu stared at the sea of corpses stretching without end before him, his brow tightly furrowed.

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Zhang Wu stared at the endless sea of corpses stretching before him, his brow tightly furrowed.

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This discovery was like a shot of adrenaline, surging into everyone's hearts in an instant.

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The discovery was like a shot of adrenaline, surging through everyone's hearts in an instant.

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Violent explosions rang out one after another, and in an instant, flames and shockwaves carved a charred black passage through the horde.

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Violent explosions rang out one after another, and in an instant, flames and shockwaves carved a charred-black passage through the horde.

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The three trucks' engines roared as they charged onward against the afterwaves of the explosions and the flying gore, rushing straight toward the department store that loomed indistinctly amid the zombie tide.

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The three trucks' engines roared as they charged onward through the aftershocks of the explosions and the flying gore, rushing straight toward the department store that loomed indistinctly amid the zombie tide.

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Meanwhile, on the pitch-black rooftop of Jiarui Department Store, several ragged, gaunt people were huddled around a campfire on the verge of dying out, shivering.

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Meanwhile, on the pitch-black rooftop of Jiarui Department Store, several ragged, gaunt people huddled around a campfire on the verge of dying out, shivering.

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Fear flickered through his eyes at first, but then that fear was replaced by a faint glimmer of hope.

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Fear flickered through his eyes at first, but then it was replaced by a faint glimmer of hope.