Chapter 518: The Entire City Mobilizes
Bian Junwu ended the call, his expression unreadable.
Xiao Honglian couldnât tell what the response had been, so she anxiously asked, "What did Jiangnan District say? When are the missiles arriving?"
She had pinned all her hopes on reinforcements from Jiangnan District.
Bian Junwu glanced at her and replied coldly, "Headquarters said the zombie numbers are too overwhelming. So theyâve decided to deploy
Death from Above
to eliminate them."
The moment those words left his mouth, everyone around them widened their eyes in shock.
"What?!"
Death from Above
âalso known as the Doomsday Weaponâwas a forbidden technology from before the apocalypse.
Its destructive power was beyond comprehension, but it left the land uninhabitable for decades due to intense radiation.
If Tianhai City were struck by
Death from Above
, it would become a complete wasteland.
Even those who survived the initial blast would eventually die from radiation exposure.
Even if they remained safely hidden in the underground shelter, they would never be able to return to the surface.
"This is insane! Theyâre just sentencing us to death underground!"
Xiao Honglianâs face twisted in fury as she shouted.
But Bian Junwu remained calm.
"Getting angry wonât change anything. We have to find a way to clear the zombies, or weâll just be waiting here until our supplies run out."
He raised his wrist, revealing a golden Rolex watch.
"Time until
Death from Above
arrives: 23 hours, 58 minutes."
Xiao Honglianâs rage didnât affect him at all.
If anger could solve the problem, heâd be angrier than anyone.
Xiao Honglian quickly realized that now wasnât the time to argue about right or wrong. They had to work together and solve the crisis.
Bian Junwu turned to her. "I need you to hand over all shelter data immediatelyâespecially details on weapon systems."
Then, he looked at Meng Siyu. "Xiaoyu, inform all the other factions about this situationâexactly as it is."
"They need to understand that if they donât give it their all this time, weâre all doomed."
Pushing up his tinted aviators, he added, "Also, make sure they knowâanyone who tries to abandon the fight will be hunted down by Jiangnan District without end."
Meng Siyu nodded.
"Understood!"
She knew how critical every bit of combat power was now.
They needed to drag Zhang Yi, Xing Tian, Wei Dinghai, and even the Followers of the Snow God into this battle.
Xiao Honglian took a deep breath, forcing herself to stay calm.
Right now, she had no choice but to trust Bian Junwu.
She called over Zhuge Qingtian. "Hand over all our data to him."
Zhuge Qingtianâs face was grim, but he gave a nod and went off to retrieve the shelterâs classified documents.
Meanwhile, the major factions were all rushing toward Yangsheng Base.
But they moved cautiously, avoiding any unexpected encounters with the zombie horde.
Everyone had different motives, but one thing was universalânobody wanted to die.
Zheng Yixian, however, was in a more complicated position than the others.
After all, this disaster was
his
doing.
And now, the situation had spiraled out of control.
The Followers of the Snow God didnât have a perfect solution to this crisis either.
Controlling the horde through the Blood Vine and the Zombie King was a slow and difficult process.
Even if he could send commands, they had to be kept simple, or the Zombie King wouldnât understand them.
And making the zombies retreat too suddenly would look suspicious to the other factions.
As Zheng Yixian hesitated, he received a message from Meng Siyu.
After reading it, his face twitched involuntarily.
"Death from Above."
It was here. The thing he feared the most.
Jiangnan District, with its overwhelming military power, could erase them all in an instant.
"D
mn it!"*
For the first time, the usually composed Zheng Yixian lost his cool, slamming his fist into the side of the vehicle.
"This canât happen! 24 hours⊠how do I make sure the investigation team doesnât die without making it look suspicious?"
His eyes gleamed sharply, as if ready to kill.
He, too, was caught in a desperate dilemma.
Meanwhile, Zhang Yiâs convoy sped toward Yangsheng Base from Lu River District.
He also received Meng Siyuâs message.
At first, he was surprised.
Then, he laughed.
Unlike the others, he wasnât afraid of
Death from Above
.
If anything, this development fit right into his plans.
Though it wasnât exactly what he had predicted, the overall direction remained unchanged.
In fact,
Death from Above
had accelerated everything.
"The Followers of the Snow God should be the ones panicking the most," Zhang Yi smirked.
"They must have ways to manipulate the zombie hordeâso they
canât
let the investigation team die here."
"Which means⊠theyâll have no choice but to abandon their precious zombie army. And this horde is probably the bulk of their forces!"
"If we wipe them out, they wonât be able to create another massive army anytime soon."
"Thatâll be our chance to take them down for good!"
"But stillâŠ"
Zhang Yi looked up at the sky.
For a brief moment, he seemed to see the figure of Death itselfâa cloaked reaper, scythe in hand, descending to erase everything.
"
Itâs still terrifying.
"
His combat suit had some radiation resistance, enough to survive brief exposure to low-level radiation.
But he needed a worst-case scenario plan.
Spatial storage wasnât meant for living beings, but in short bursts, it could serve as temporary shelter.
He had tested it himselfâhe could last about a minute inside.
If he detected
Death from Above
falling, he could use it to escape the initial impact.
It wasnât a perfect solution, but it was
something
.
The key was to make sure they werenât
at ground zero
when it landed.
Taking out his satellite phone, Zhang Yi sent a message to Zhou Keâer and the others still in the shelter.
"Get to the third basement level. Now. Tianhai City might be hit."
He also relayed the information to everyone in the vehicle.
The atmosphere turned deathly serious.
Even though they were all Superhumans, against
Death from Above
, they were no different from ordinary people. They would all die.
"
So we have 24 hours to solve this, huh?
"
Uncle You sighed heavily, his face grim.
"How the hell are we supposed to deal with
hundreds of thousands
of zombies in 24 hours? Hell, even if they were
pigs
, we wouldnât be able to catch them all in time!"
Author's Note