Zombie Apocalypse: Creation

Chapter 463  Battle of Humen Bridge (3)

As the soldiers checked the beaches with their own flashlights, pieces of zombie flesh were all over the place.

What was supposed to be a relatively clear river had turned into a literal green bloodstream.

"Is this going to affect the drinking water?" A young soldier raised their concern as they finished off a nearby zombie.

"Of course not. You forgot all this is seawater? It's directly connected to the Pacific Ocean."

As the senior soldier answered back, the other soldiers had finished off all the remaining stragglers.

"Start gathering up the bodies! And watch out for the zombies on the other side!" The lieutenant colonel ordered.

"Yes, sir!"

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When Xiaoyun and Kate arrived at the final quadrant, the zombies' advances had already ended.

The two headed back to the HQ tent, where all the colonels were already there, with their faces looking a little concerned.

The reports gathered just a few minutes ago stated the amount of ammo used.

In less than thirty minutes of fighting, they had used more ammo than the fighting they had for the past two days.

More importantly, the report showed soldiers fleeing from combat, with the current number being around a hundred.

Still, the fortunate thing was no one was killed or infected, with minor injuries caused by human error.

"I'm going to be real with you all, I'm disappointed... Not because of the ammo wasted or some soldiers running away.

Those are just minor problems that can be dealt with. But can someone tell me how the zombies made the bridge without being caught?"

The entire room fell into silence as they could feel the anger in Xiaoyun's voice.

"12th Division Colonel. Can you explain this to me?"

"Commander, I accept all responsibility——"

"Stop. I'm not asking who's responsible. Can you explain how the zombies made a bridge to get over to our side?"

Xiaoyun's interruption made the Colonel fall into silence, but he eventually gathered enough courage to speak up again.

"They built the bridge while it was dark in the night... And the soldiers were slacking off——"

"You're telling me that the river was completely dark when we have work light aimed across the entire area?"

"The light we got was a little too far away from shining the light directly at the water since our defense was so far back."

"How about the patrols? Not a single one of your troops notice it when they are walking with their flashlight?"

"It was so late in the night that I thought the zombies wouldn't attack——"

"Do you think the zombies need to sleep? Do you seriously think before putting out your order?" n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Xiaoyun's voice started to sound increasingly angry, but his face and body remained steadfast in their refusal to express it.

"Commander, he just wants his soldier to get a little break from needing to stay up so late."

A soldier with the 13th Division Colonel rank chimed in as he tried to help excuse his peer's action.

"A little break... Do they not have enough breaks when we rotate them out for six hours?"

Both of the Colonels fell into silence as they didn't have a way to argue against it.

The time that they were given was more than enough, especially considering there were even more breaks in between.

"You know what, it's not your responsibility. It's my responsibility. I shouldn't have a high expectation for these soldiers.

It must be hard to manage these new soldiers... Just make sure this doesn't happen again."

The sudden change in Xiaoyun's attitude caught the Colonels a little off guard, but they all were a little relieved.

"Yes, sir!"

"13th Division, I want you to swap with the 12th Division's position until noon."

"Yes, sir!"

"12th and 14th, you can go back to rest... And 15th, can you stay up for the bridge defense for the night?"

"Of course, sir."

As Xiaoyun waved his hand, all five Colonels left the HQ tent, leaving Xiaoyun and Kate in the room.

"Xiaoyun, how did you predict something was going to happen tonight?"

Kate curiously asked as she walked closer, remembering what he had said in the morning.

"The zombie's leader isn't just going to sit idly by. They have to do something to crack this egg."

As the two stepped out of the tent, the sun was already beginning to come up on the horizon.

"We're going to face a lot more trouble than this. I can feel this is only the beginning."

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As the morning arrived, the news of the attack from last night spread throughout the army like wildfire.

Most of the soldiers who didn't participate in the fight were shocked, especially as they never expected the zombies to cross the river like that.

Looking down, they could still see the bloody stains on the beachhead, with smoke coming from the zombie corpses being burnt.

Pools of green blood could still be seen in the river, with corpses still floating on the river that had floated to the other side.

At the same time, they could all see that the work light that was once set up at the defense had moved all the way to the river.

With even more soldiers patrolling across the beachhead, they could all feel the tense feeling.

However, they were soon distracted by the zombies' attack in small waves, which annoyed the soldiers more and more.

"Commander, can we send at least a small group to bring the fight to the zombies?"

A colonel requested as the soldier's complaint to fight was starting to mount up.

"Permission denied. The order is to hold the bridge defense. Over."

As Xiaoyun ended the transmission, he and Kate were once again at the watchtower.

"Why not let him send just a few troops to vent the soldier's frustration out at the zombies?" Kate curiously asked.

"Because once one soldier gets to have it, more and more soldiers are going to want to do it.

If they can't even endure this kind of bait, then the training has failed." Xiaoyun explained as he looked through his binoculars.

"But no one can just constantly turtle all day like this. We're barely making any progress in putting a dent in that zombie horde...

Isn't there a Chinese saying that says, 'You can defend against something for a time, but you can't guard against it forever?' Right?"

"Yes, you would be right if my goal is to kill the zombie's horde..."

"Wait, that isn't the goal?" Kate curiously asked, looking dumbfounded by Xiaoyun's answer.

"That was my initial goal. At this point, I'm just using this as an opportunity to train the fresh recruit.

If I really want to end this, I already have the tool up and ready... I'm just choosing not to use it."

"What tool?"

Xiaoyun fell into silence, making Kate even more curious. She couldn't think of any secret weapons he had been hiding.

"Just you wait..."

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Soon, two more days passed, as it had officially been a week since they left Luoping.

The zombie horde still hasn't launched their final offenses as Xiaoyun had hoped, leaving him quite confused by what they were waiting for.

However, he could tell the other side was getting even more impatient as more and more zombies were in each wave's attack.

Just as Monday evening arrived, the zombie finally launched their biggest attack yet.

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"Commander! The zombies are flooding in!"

The walkie-talkie ranged as Kate and Xiaoyun stood in the HQ tent with the ammo report.

"Follow the plan. Get ready to mobilize for rotation. Over."

As Xiaoyun issued the order, the two left the tent to inspect the front line themselves.

They could see mountains of zombies flooding in, almost as if they were launching their final assault.

At first, Xiaoyun and the other soldiers weren't that concerned until the attack continued despite the thirty minutes had passed.

"What are they trying to do?"

Xiaoyun wondered as the zombie's advancement was constantly being pushed no further than the one-hundred-step line.

"Commander! The zombies are attacking through the river again!" The walkie-talkie range again.

"There it is," Kate murmured as she quickly looked to the other side with her binoculars.

"They have to be hiding something else... These attacks are never going to work."

Just as Xiaoyun predicted, the soldiers, who already had everything set up, easily repelled the zombie attack from the river.

With their last lesson learned, the 12th Division fought more fiercely than ever before, as if they wanted to save their reputation within the army.

"This can't be it," Xiaoyun murmured as his suspicion grew bigger and bigger every minute.

"What do you mean this can't be it? What other secret aces can the zombies be hiding?

They are literally sending everything to us. They are clearly running out of patience."

Despite Kate's argument, the doubt in Xiaoyun's mind remained as he watched his army continue to keep the zombies at bay.

The evening soon turned into night as the zombie attack started to lessen, confusing Xiaoyun even more.

He could feel most of his soldiers were tired, even with the two rotations in the middle of the battle.

Yet the zombies were giving his army a break, slowly decreasing the number of zombies until they completely stopped again.