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Those were a pair of giant wings made of ghastly pale bone and twisted flesh membranes. They mimicked a sacred posture, folded behind the creature's body, yet exuded an indescribable aura of blasphemy.

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Those were a pair of colossal wings formed of ghastly pale bone and twisted membranes of flesh. Folded behind the creature's body in imitation of a sacred pose, they nevertheless exuded an indescribable aura of blasphemy.

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"Oh my God..." A stifled gasp came through the channel.

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"Oh my god..." A stifled gasp came over the channel.

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Lin Yue crouched beneath the factory window and peered out through the dusty gap in the glass. His pupils contracted sharply.

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Lin Yue crouched beneath the factory window, peering out through the gap in the dust-caked glass. His pupils shrank.

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It stood an estimated fifteen meters tall. Each step sent a dull tremor through the ground, and the sheet metal on the factory roof gave a faint, trembling rattle.

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It stood over fifteen meters tall. With every step it took, a dull tremor ran through the ground, and the sheet metal on the factory roof rattled with a fragile clatter.

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If those wings were spread, they could probably cover half a street. Its entire body was grayish white, with a barely perceptible fluorescent shimmer along the edges.

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If those wings were spread open, they could probably cover half a street. They were grayish white overall, with a faint, almost imperceptible luminescence along the edges.

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At first glance, it looked like an angel stepped out of a religious painting.

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At first glance, it looked like an angel that had stepped right out of a religious painting.

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Its face was twisted and hideous, its mouth splitting open on both sides all the way to the base of its ears and revealing three interlocking rows of jagged teeth.

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Its face was twisted and hideous. The mouth split open on both sides all the way to the ears, revealing three interlocking rows of razor-sharp teeth.

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A pair of eyes glazed with murky red light sat in sunken sockets, exuding an indescribable malevolence.

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A pair of eyes glowing with murky red light sat deep within sunken sockets, exuding an inexplicable malevolence.

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Around it, the sound of beating wings rose and fell in waves. A dozen or so much smaller flying creatures circled its sides.

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Around it, the beating of wings rose and fell without end—more than a dozen much smaller flying creatures hovered at its side.

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Some perched on its shoulders, some clung to the bases of its wings, and some hovered in midair.

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Some perched on its shoulders, some clung to the bases of its wings, and some circled in midair.

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They were a little over two meters long, with bone-white bodies and a pair of wings on their backs as well. They moved with incredible speed.

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They were a little over two meters long, with bone-white bodies and a pair of wings on their backs, and they moved with terrifying speed.

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They were the white-winged mutants that had nearly wiped out the entire convoy back in the industrial park.

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These were the white-winged mutants that had nearly wiped out the entire convoy back at the industrial park.

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Back then, even one of them had been more than they could handle. Here, by rough estimate, there might be a hundred or more.

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Back then, a single one had been more than they could handle. Here, by a rough estimate, there might be over a hundred.

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They surrounded the colossal being like attendants guarding a throne—or like a grotesque pilgrimage of followers trailing the Archangel toward some promised land.

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They encircled the colossus like attendants guarding a throne—or a bizarre band of pilgrims following an archangel toward some designated promised land.

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Lin Yue instinctively slowed his breathing. His palms were already drenched in sweat.

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Lin Yue instinctively suppressed his breathing. His palms were already soaked with sweat.

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Behind him, the team members pressed themselves against the wall, not daring to breathe too loudly. Everyone could guess what would happen if they were discovered.

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Behind him, the team members pressed themselves against the walls, not daring to breathe. Everyone could guess what would happen if they were unlucky enough to be discovered.

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Fortunately, this terrifying procession seemed utterly uninterested in them. It passed slowly along the main road beside the factory grounds, eyes fixed straight ahead, and finally vanished into the depths of the dense fog.

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Fortunately, the terrifying procession seemed utterly indifferent to them. With eyes fixed straight ahead, it moved slowly past along the main road beside the factory grounds and finally vanished into the depths of the dense fog.

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Afterward, quite a long time passed before the tremors gradually weakened and faded away entirely.

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Only after another long while did the tremors gradually weaken and at last fall silent.

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Two more minutes went by, and the fog began to thin, but still no one dared to move.

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Two more minutes passed. The fog began to thin, but still no one dared to move.

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Lin Yue raised his fist—the signal to remain silent.

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Lin Yue raised his fist in the signal to stay silent.

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Only when visibility had fully returned to normal did Lin Yue slowly get to his feet and lean out the window to look.

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Only when visibility had returned to normal did Lin Yue slowly get to his feet, lean out, and peer through the window.

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The factory grounds were empty. Aside from a row of deep, enormous footprints pressed into the ground, nothing was left behind.

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The factory grounds were empty. Nothing remained except a row of deep, enormous footprints in the ground.

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[The target has moved far away. The current area is temporarily safe. Sentinels have resumed operation.]

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[The target has moved far away. The area is temporarily safe. The Sentinels have resumed operation.]

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"Damn! I almost thought we were dead."

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"Shit! I almost thought we were done for."

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Lin Yue let out a long breath and turned to look at his team members.

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Lin Yue let out a long breath and turned to look at his team.

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Their faces didn't look much better. One of the new recruits' legs were still shaking.

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Their expressions weren't much better either. One of the new recruits' legs were still going weak.

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"It's safe now. Let's go out and regroup with the Sentinels."

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"It's safe. Let's go—head out and regroup with the Sentinels."

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Everyone walked out of the factory building. The two Sentinel Robots had already returned and were standing by at the entrance, their blue electronic eyes burning brightly again.

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They walked out of the factory. The two Sentinel Robots had already returned to wait at the entrance, their blue electronic eyes glowing once more.

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"BOOM—"

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"Boom—"

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A muffled explosion came from the distance, followed by another less than two seconds later.

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A muffled explosion sounded in the distance, followed by another less than two seconds later.

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Everyone turned at the same time, looking in the direction the giant creature had gone.

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Everyone turned at once toward the direction in which the giant creature had departed.

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The tail of the dense fog still hung over the horizon in that direction. The explosions flashed twice in the mist, then everything fell still.

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The tail of the dense fog still hung on the horizon. The firelight of the explosions flickered twice within the mist, then died into silence.

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"People? Or did that monster trigger an explosion in some kind of industrial facility?"

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"People? Or did that monster trip some industrial facility and cause the blast?"

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[That direction is Ningfeng County town. There's no heavy-chemical industrial park there.]

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[That direction is Ningfeng County town. There's no heavy chemical industrial park there.]

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[Head back first. We'll plan this out properly.]

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[Go back first. Let's think it over properly.]

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[That thing is off. Acting rashly is too big a risk.]

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[That thing is wrong. Acting rashly is too risky.]

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"Some chances only come once, especially when it comes to saving people," he said. "I want to try following it. Maybe I can still save a few."

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"Some things—the chance might only come once, especially when it comes to saving people," he said. "I want to try following them. Maybe I can still save a few."

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[Even if there really are people there, your idea would be very hard to pull off.]

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[Even if there really are people, what you're thinking won't be easy to pull off.]

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[The odds are slim, and the risk is too great. You know what those white-winged mutants are capable of in a fight.]

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[The odds are slim, and the risk is too great. You know what those white-winged mutants are capable of in combat.]

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Lin Yue turned to face his team members, his tone brisk. "You follow the original plan and haul the steel back. Leave me a vehicle."

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Lin Yue turned to face his team, his tone crisp. "You follow the original plan and haul the steel back. Leave me a vehicle."

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"Yeah, let's all go!"

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"That's right—let's all go together!"

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......

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Several team members stepped forward, all wanting to take the risk alongside Lin Yue.

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Several team members came forward, all wanting to take the risk alongside Lin Yue.

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Lin Yue glared at them, his voice low but absolute. "What are you all running your mouths for? This is my personal decision. If you all come with me, who hauls the steel back?"

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Lin Yue glared at them, his voice quiet but brooking no argument. "What are you all running your mouths at me for? This is my personal decision. If you all come with me, who's going to haul the steel back?"

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"If the mission doesn't get done, are we all chewing on dry bread tonight?"

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"If the task isn't finished, are you all going to gnaw on dry bread tonight?"

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He patted the lead team member on the shoulder. "Besides, one man alone is a smaller target. What are you all barging in for?"

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He patted the lead team member on the shoulder. "Besides, on my own I'm a smaller target. Why are you all muscling in?"

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The team member wanted to say more, but Lin Yue's glare silenced him.

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The team member wanted to say more, but Lin Yue's glare shoved the words back down his throat.

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"A bunch of little brats, trying to steal my credit." Muttering to himself, Lin Yue walked over to one of the smaller vehicles.

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"A pack of little brats—trying to snatch my credit." Muttering to himself, Lin Yue walked toward one of the smaller vehicles.

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[That's all there is right now. Please be careful.]

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[That's all there is for now. Please be careful.]

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"Got it." Lin Yue climbed into the driver's seat and started the engine. "Oh, right—make sure the cafeteria gives me an extra meal tonight. No matter what, I have a feeling I'm about to earn a big merit."

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"Got it." Lin Yue climbed into the driver's seat and started the engine. "Oh, right—remember to have the cafeteria give me an extra meal tonight. No matter what, I have a feeling I'm about to earn a big merit."

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[Understood.]

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[Will do.]

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The vehicle turned around and drove toward the direction of the explosion.

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The vehicle turned around and drove toward the source of the explosions.

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Two Sentinel Robots rode in the vehicle, while twenty micro Soldier Bee drones took to the air, spread into a fan formation, and flew at the very front.

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The two Sentinel Robots followed behind the vehicle. Twenty miniature Soldier Bee drones lifted off, fanned out into formation, and flew at the very front.

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In the rearview mirror, the team members grew smaller and smaller, finally disappearing around a bend.

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In the rearview mirror, the figures of the team members grew smaller and smaller, until they vanished around a bend.

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The car drove along the provincial road toward Ningfeng for about fifteen minutes. Lin Yue noticed fine droplets of water beginning to condense on the windshield.

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The vehicle drove along the provincial road toward Ningfeng for about fifteen minutes when Lin Yue noticed fine beads of water starting to condense on the windshield.

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Then the fog came again.

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Then, the fog came again.

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Visibility dropped from three hundred meters to two hundred, then one hundred, then fifty.

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Visibility dropped from three hundred meters. Two hundred. One hundred. Fifty.

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The Soldier Bee formation had already flown eight hundred meters ahead. The thermal imaging feed relayed to his identity card showed no abnormal heat sources on either side of the road.

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The Soldier Bee formation had already flown eight hundred meters ahead. The thermal imaging feed relayed through his identity card showed no anomalous heat sources on either side of the road.

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But a sense of unease welled up from the bottom of his heart.

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Yet a feeling of unease welled up from the bottom of his heart.

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Ever since the disaster broke out, whenever he entered an area with clusters of buildings, the snarling of zombies never stopped.

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Ever since the disaster broke out, the screaming of zombies had never stopped in any area with buildings.

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It was a sound that had become the background noise of the apocalypse—present almost everywhere except the power station.

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It had become the background sound of the apocalypse, present almost everywhere except the power station.

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But now, those snarls had almost completely disappeared.

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But now, that screaming had all but disappeared.

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What replaced them was another sound, faint yet audible.

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In its place was another sound—faint, yet audible.

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Chewing.

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The sound of chewing.

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It came from behind the buildings on both sides of the road, from deep in the alleys, from unseen corners.

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It came from behind the buildings on both sides of the road, from deep inside alleyways, from unseen corners.

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A wet, bone-crunching sound, faint and intermittent.

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A wet, bone-cracking sound of chewing, there and not there.

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Lin Yue swallowed hard and slowed the car to below twenty kilometers per hour.

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Lin Yue swallowed and dropped his speed below twenty kilometers per hour.

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Even a man as bold as him felt a chill rise up his spine at that moment.

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Even a man as bold as he was felt a chill creeping up from the base of his spine.

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[Interference is still ongoing. Soldier Bee signals may be slightly delayed.]

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[Interference is still ongoing. The Soldier Bee signals may have a slight delay.]

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[No large individual heat sources detected so far, but the interference has reduced the scan range to four hundred meters. Recommend maintaining low speed.]

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[No heat source from a large individual detected for now, but the interference has cut my scan range down to four hundred meters. Recommendation: continue at low speed.]

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The car drove forward another two kilometers, entering the center of the county town.

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The vehicle drove about two more kilometers and entered the heart of the county town.

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Three hundred meters ahead, three white figures crouched low against the ground.

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Three hundred meters ahead, three white figures lay sprawled on the ground.

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[Attention! Five hundred meters ahead, the Soldier Bees have detected targets.]

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My daily routine consists of doing housework and reading, and also being with a strange uncle...

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Lin Yue decisively slammed on the brakes, killing the engine.

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My daily routine consists of doing housework and reading, and also being with a strange uncle...

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Without hesitation, he pulled the key, grabbed his rifle, silently pushed open the car door, and rolled into the side entrance of a rundown shop by the roadside, keeping low.

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My daily routine consists of doing housework and reading, and also being with a strange uncle...

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The Soldier Bee feed kept updating on his identity card.

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[Attention! Five hundred meters ahead, the Soldier Bees have spotted a target.]

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Three white-winged mutants, each clutching a body mangled beyond human recognition, were feeding.

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Lin Yue decisively slammed down on the brakes. The engine died.

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Their movements were quiet. Unlike zombies, they didn't tear and howl; instead, they gnawed, chewed, and swallowed in a methodical rhythm.

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He didn't hesitate. He pulled the key, grabbed his rifle, silently pushed open the door, and, keeping low, rolled into the side entrance of a rundown shop by the roadside.

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Their bone-white wings were folded against their backs, twitching occasionally, like raptors at a kill.

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The Soldier Bees' feed kept updating on his identity card.

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Lin Yue leaned against a rusted pillar, controlling his breathing.

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Three white-winged mutants, each clutching a corpse that was already mangled beyond human form, were feeding.

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"Tsk." He cursed under his breath. "We were still too late."

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Their movements were very quiet. Unlike zombies, they didn't tear and howl—they gnawed, chewed, and swallowed in a steady, orderly way.

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[Perhaps it's not too late after all.]

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Their bone-white wings were folded behind their backs, twitching from time to time like birds of prey at their meal.

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Ling Yu's voice was pitched low, almost a whisper.

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Lin Yue leaned against a rusted pillar, controlling his breathing.

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[Hint: If you could use factory buildings for cover earlier, the buildings are dense here. If there are survivors, theoretically they shouldn't have been completely wiped out in an encounter.]

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"Tsk." He cursed under his breath. "Still too late."

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"What did you find?"

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[Perhaps it isn't too late after all.]

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[According to the drone scan, in the underground space under the Ningfeng Restaurant, four hundred meters ahead of you, more than twenty human vital signs have been detected.]

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Ling Yu's voice was pitched very low, close to a whisper.

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Lin Yue's eyes lit up.

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[Note: just as you were able to take cover in that factory building earlier, the buildings here are dense. If there are survivors, theoretically they shouldn't have been wiped out in a chance encounter.]

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More than twenty people. At least this trip wasn't a waste.

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"What did you find?"

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Just then, something unexpected happened.

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[According to the drone scan, in the underground space of the "Ningfeng Restaurant" four hundred meters ahead of you, roughly twenty-plus human vital signs were detected.]

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Rrrip—

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Lin Yue's eyes lit up.

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The rolling shutter door of the shop at the street corner was violently ripped open from the inside.

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More than twenty people. At least this trip wasn't for nothing.

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A man covered in black grease stains rolled out onto the street. He was wearing a heavily worn set of camouflage fatigues.

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Just then, something unexpected happened.

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The man dropped to one knee, tensed the muscles in both arms, and leveled a grenade launcher that looked like it packed some serious power.

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Rrrip—

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A white-winged monster lunged out right behind him.

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The metal shutter door of the corner shop was violently torn open from the inside.

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The result was beyond doubt—the two were nowhere near the same league in terms of speed.

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A man covered in black oil and grime rolled out onto the street. He wore a severely worn set of camouflage fatigues.

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Before the man could even adjust his stance, the monster's claws had almost touched his clothes.

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The man dropped to one knee, arm muscles taut, leveling a grenade launcher that looked impressively powerful.

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But just then, a beam of eerie green light fell straight down from above the dense fog.

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And right behind him, a white-winged monster lunged out in hot pursuit.

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The Soldier Bee drone's fire-control system was quicker on the draw. With a prepared attack against an unprepared target, its high-energy laser struck the white-winged mutant head-on.

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The outcome was beyond question. The two were nowhere near the same league in speed.

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The membrane and muscle were instantly seared and melted by the heat, burning a charred pit two centimeters deep at a single point.

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The man hadn't even managed to adjust his stance before the monster's claws were nearly on his clothes.

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A Soldier Bee's power naturally couldn't compare to the Sky Blade's, but it was more than enough to enrage the monster.

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But at that very moment, a dim green beam of light fell straight down from above the dense fog.

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It twisted its body around, abandoning the man on the ground, then beat its wings and lunged at the Soldier Bee formation twenty meters overhead.

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The Soldier Bee drone's fire-control system was far more sensitive, and it had caught the mutant unprepared, so the high-energy laser struck the white-winged mutant with precision.

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"Don't stop."

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The membrane and muscle were instantly melted through by the extreme heat, searing a carbonized pit two centimeters deep into a single spot.

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A low electronic voice sounded beside the man.

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The Soldier Bee's output naturally couldn't compare with the Sky Blade's, but it was still more than enough to enrage the monster.

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A Sentinel Robot, one and a half meters tall and gleaming with cold metallic light, rapidly closed in on the battlefield from behind a broken wall. As it passed the man, it warned him in a rush.

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It wrenched its body around, abandoned the man on the ground, and beat its wings to hurl itself at the Soldier Bee formation twenty meters overhead.

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[Run forward. There's a vehicle waiting for you at the corner thirty meters ahead.]

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"Don't stop."

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Before the words had even faded, the Security Unit opened fire with everything it had.

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A low, mechanical voice sounded beside the man.

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"Brrrrt—"

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A Sentinel Robot—one and a half meters tall, its body giving off a cold metallic gleam—rapidly closed in on the battlefield from behind a broken wall. As it passed the man, it warned him in a rush.

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Tongues of flame poured out. Even the three white-winged mutants that had been quietly feeding, having just raised their heads, were swept into the web of fire.

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[Run forward! There's a vehicle waiting at the corner thirty meters away.]

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With their meal interrupted, the monsters grew even more frenzied.

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Before the words died away, the Security Unit opened fire at full capacity.

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They spread their wings like mad and charged straight through the bullets' momentum, their claws easily tearing through the Sentinel's outer shell.

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"Rat-a-tat-tat-tat—"

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More sounds of beating wings drew closer from deep in the fog.

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Tongues of flame burst forth. Even the three white-winged mutants that had been quietly feeding—just now lifting their heads—were caught in the net of gunfire.

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On the other end of the screen, Ling Yu seized the moment.

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Interrupted in their feeding, the monsters grew even more vicious.

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[Self-destruct module, activate.]

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They spread their wings like mad and charged, pushing against the bullets' impact, their claws easily tearing through the Sentinel's outer shell.

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"Beep—"

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More sounds of beating wings drew near from deep within the fog.

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The Sentinel's lights instantly shifted to a piercing scarlet.

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On the other end of the screen, Ling Yu seized the moment.

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BOOM!!

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[Self-destruct module, activate.]

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A ball of flame erupted at the center of the intersection. Several white-winged mutants were sent flying by the shockwave of the core explosion, crashing heavily into the rubble by the roadside and remaining stunned for a moment before coming to their senses.

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"Beep—"

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The blast wind ripped the surrounding fog to shreds.

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The Sentinel's lights shifted instantly to a piercing scarlet.

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The man had long since sprinted desperately toward the street corner.

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BOOM!!

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One step, two steps.

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A ball of flame surged up at the center of the intersection. Several white-winged mutants were hurled away by the shock wave of the core explosion and slammed heavily into the rubble by the roadside. Dazed, they took a while to come around.

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A car fishtailed hard and came to a stop right in front of him.

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The gale of the explosion tore the surrounding thick fog to shreds.

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Without time to think, he yanked open the passenger door, dove inside, and slammed it shut behind him.

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And the man had long since broken into a desperate sprint toward the street corner.

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Once the man was in, Lin Yue floored the accelerator.

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One step. Two steps.

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The next second, the car rammed through two ordinary zombies by the roadside and shot like an arrow into the dispersing fog.

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A vehicle fishtailed sharply and came to a stop in front of him.

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The car jolted violently.

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Without time to think it over, he yanked open the passenger door, scrambled in, and swung the door shut behind him.

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The man pressed his back against the seat and let out a long breath. Looking at Lin Yue's uniform, he seemed somewhat relieved, yet wary. "Which unit are you from?"

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Once the man was aboard, Lin Yue floored the gas.

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Lin Yue spun the wheel, glancing at him from the corner of his eye. "Shouldn't I be the one asking you that? Where are you a soldier from? Don't tell me you fled all the way here from another military region—then you'd basically be Superman."

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The next second, the vehicle rammed through two ordinary zombies by the roadside and shot like an arrow into the dispersing fog.

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The man's expression stiffened.

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The vehicle bucked violently.

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He stared at Lin Yue for a few seconds, as if making some kind of judgment.

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The man pressed his back against the seat and let out a long breath. Looking at Lin Yue's uniform, he seemed both relieved and suspicious. "What unit are you from?"

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Then he withdrew his gaze, pointed the muzzle of his grenade submachine gun downward, and voluntarily offered his origin.

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Lin Yue worked the wheel and glanced at him. "Shouldn't I be the one asking you that? Which branch of the service are you from? Don't tell me you fled all the way from another military region—then you'd practically be a superman."

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"Armed Police Ningfeng Squadron. Fang Yi."

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The man's expression stiffened.

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Lin Yue breathed a sigh of relief and gave the designation of his own original unit.

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He stared at Lin Yue for a few seconds, as if making some kind of judgment.

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After listening, Fang Yi was silent for a while. "Your unit?"

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Then he looked away, angled the muzzle of his grenade submachine gun downward, and volunteered where he came from.

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"Gone." Lin Yue said it bluntly. "Wiped out on the first day. Only me and the Squad Leader are left. Now I work at a shelter—over at the Shuguang Nuclear Power Station."

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"Armed Police, Ningfeng Squadron. Fang Yi."

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"A nuclear power station?" Fang Yi's tone carried clear skepticism. "Aren't you afraid it'll explode?"

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Lin Yue breathed a sigh of relief and gave his own former unit designation in turn.

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"Why would I be?" Lin Yue said as he turned the wheel, steering around an overturned van in the middle of the road. "Over two hundred people, with electricity, water, food—weapons, ammo, and robots. That hunk of metal that just saved you—that was ours."

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Fang Yi was quiet for a while after listening. "Your unit?"

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"It's the only place that can supply all that."

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"Gone." Lin Yue said it curtly. "Wiped out on the first day. Only me and the Squad Leader are left. I work at a refuge now—over at Shuguang Nuclear Power Station."

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"A nuclear power station?" Fang Yi's tone was plainly skeptical. "Aren't you afraid it'll blow up?"

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"Why would I be afraid?" Lin Yue said as he turned the wheel, steering around an overturned van in the middle of the road. "Over two hundred people—electricity, water, food on the table, weapons, ammunition, robots. That hunk of iron that just saved you is ours."

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"How many of these do you have?"

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"Only that place can supply all that."

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"Enough. And Zhuangsheng might even be able to set up a production line."

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Fang Yi didn't respond immediately.

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Fang Yi fell silent again, as if weighing whether Lin Yue's words were true.

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He turned to look at the other Sentinel Robot in the vehicle, his expression complicated.

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The car turned into a narrow alley. Following the route Ling Yu had given him, Lin Yue slowed to a stop.

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"How many of these things do you have?"

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The thermal imaging from the Soldier Bees up ahead showed no trace of white-winged mutants within a four-hundred-meter radius.

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"Enough to go around. And Zhuangsheng might even get a production line going."

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"Now—it's your turn to tell me about your situation." Lin Yue killed the engine and turned to look at him.

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Fang Yi fell silent again, as if weighing whether Lin Yue's words were true.

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Fang Yi leaned back in the seat, set the gun across his thigh, and began.

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The vehicle turned into a narrow alley, and Lin Yue slowed to a stop following the route Ling Yu had given him.

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"On the first day, I was the only one in our squadron who survived. Then, on the third day, about a dozen soldiers escaped and joined me."

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The thermal imaging sent back from the Soldier Bees ahead showed no trace of white-winged mutants within a four-hundred-meter radius.

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"Two vehicles, carrying quite a lot—flamethrowers, explosives, rocket launchers. I joined up with them."

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"Now, you should tell me about your situation." Lin Yue cut the engine and turned to look at him.

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"With that equipment, finding people, clearing zombies, and setting up defenses wasn't too hard. In the first two weeks, when ammo was plentiful, ordinary zombies were no problem at all."

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Fang Yi leaned back in his seat, set the gun on his lap, and began.

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"On the first day, I was the only one in my squadron who survived. Then, on the third day, a dozen or so soldiers escaped to us."

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"Two vehicles, with a lot of gear—flamethrowers, explosives, rocket launchers. I joined up with them."

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"Who knows why. Wave after wave, like a migration, and it just happened to come through our area. Our ammo couldn't sustain that kind of attrition."

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"With that equipment, finding people, clearing zombies, building a defensive line—none of it was too hard. For the first two weeks, while the ammunition held out, ordinary zombies weren't a problem at all."

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"Then, recently, the zombies finally thinned out a lot. But today, a big one showed up..."

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He paused, and his tone became heavy.

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"But later, it didn't work anymore. The zombies grew more and more numerous—not locals, but ones pouring in from outside."

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"We didn't anticipate it. A lot of people died. I was about to die too—lucky you came."

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"I don't know what was going on. Wave after wave, like a migration, and it just had to pass through our area. Our ammunition couldn't hold out against that sort of drain."

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"Then, recently, the zombies finally thinned out a lot. But today, something big came again..."

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"The last of the explosives—all gone," Fang Yi said. "Those bird things chased our people toward the underground entrance. I had no choice but to blow up the passage."

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At that, the corner of Fang Yi's mouth twitched into a bitter smile.

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Lin Yue was taken aback. "Brother, you're damn hard to kill!"

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"We didn't anticipate it in time. A lot of people died. I was about to die too—lucky you came."

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"Come with us. The shelter needs people," Lin Yue said.

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Lin Yue listened, then asked the question he cared about most. "What was that explosion just now?"

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"The last of the explosives—all used up," Fang Yi said. "Those bird things were chasing our people toward the underground entrance. I had no choice but to blow the passage shut."

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"You want to absorb us?"

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Lin Yue was taken aback. "Brother, you really are hard to kill!"

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"We're providing rescue." Lin Yue shook his head. "We're an official shelter over there, right, Brother Zhuangsheng?"

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"Come with us. The refuge needs people," Lin Yue said.

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[Correct. I am the highest achievement of a national top-secret project—the world's most powerful AI. Codename: Zhuangsheng.]

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Fang Yi turned his head and met Lin Yue's eyes directly.

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At the same time, Lin Yue's identity card chimed right on cue.

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"You want to absorb us?"

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[Per regulations, under the current circumstances, I will take over and direct post-disaster reconstruction efforts.]

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"It's providing aid." Lin Yue shook his head. "We're an official refuge, right, Brother Zhuangsheng?"

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[Hello, Mr. Fang. A pleasure to meet you!]

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[That's right. I am the supreme achievement of a national classified project—the world's strongest AI, code name: Zhuangsheng.]

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At that same moment, Lin Yue's identity card sounded right on cue.

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[In accordance with regulations, under the current circumstances, I am to take over and direct the post-disaster reconstruction work.]

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[Hello, Mr. Fang. A pleasure to meet you!]