In the early morning of the tenth day, at 1:40 a.m.

A defense base in a farmland area.

When he learned what had happened in the past hour or so, even if he had been mentally prepared, Qiu Yu still felt that his head was extremely big.

In less than a moment, the nearly 300-kilometer front collapsed. Every communication, every phone call received by the wing command, was almost bad news. But compared to those who could still transmit the information back, more troops were completely drowned in the wave of destruction intertwined with zombies and darkness without even a single bubble.

The zombie attack is too fierce, and the battle line has collapsed too quickly, resulting in the current battle situation to a level that is simply impossible to grasp, and can only be roughly inferred based on the existing intelligence. But no matter how you push it or how you decide, the result you get is something that an idiot can see - all the troops are close to being wiped out, and the farmland area in the north of the city is completely lost.

And the worst is far from the battlefield in the farmland.

Just after midnight, the entire city suddenly lost power. The Vaults quickly used generators that had been prepared for a long time to banish the darkness that had just descended inside.

This should have been a blessing for the people in the shelter. However, when the entire city is pitch black, even the slightest hint of artificial light can stand out.

The light from the exits of some of the shelters became a beacon to guide the zombie attacks.

In fact, it is not very difficult for a shelter to keep the light from leaking. But the safety and solidity of the exit of the shelter made everyone not regard the little zombie attracted by the lights as a great trouble.

But the actual result is that this uncaring lighting has caused hundreds of shelter exits to be attacked by zombies. And every exit that was attacked, whether it was underground or in tall buildings, no matter how thick the walls were, or how many steel fences there were, were all breached by zombies. Two Vaults were completely destroyed as a result, and several Vaults reacted in time to blast multiple exits, but only a few zombies entering the Vault caused devastating losses to people and materials.

The shelter where Qiu Yu worked, because he got the news in advance, also made some control on the light source, and there are still several commonly used exits that are attacked by zombies. However, the exit was blasted as soon as it was attacked, so it was not killed by zombies in the shelter. Officials who had planned to jump off the subway found that it was the safest place compared to other nearby shelters.

As for why the zombie group was able to break through those exits, another piece of information about zombies in Qiu Yu's hand gave an explanation.

So far, four powerful new types of zombies have been observed. The tentative names are climber, arsonist, defender, and vandal.

Climbers and normal zombies are no different in appearance, but on their hands and feet, they have both barbs and suckers. Relying on these two things, climbers can move around any type of building wall. Because of the presence of climbers, all the commanding heights have now been lost.

The appearance of the arsonist is a severe burn state. Every time it gets close to a certain distance from a human being, it will suddenly burn a flame with a temperature of nearly 1,000 degrees. After a minute duration, the arsonist will burn himself to ashes. However, after killing humans, they will actively extinguish the flames on their bodies, so most of them will not burn themselves at once. By looking at the burns of the arsonists, or the degree of carbonization, it is possible to basically determine how long they can burn again. Arsonists are of the low-persistence, high-outbreak type, and the threat is also outbreak, and so far, there is no effective defense against arsonists other than keeping their distance.

The Defender is a giant zombie that is nearly three meters long. Its size, especially its bones, has grown abnormally, and its entire body is encased in an exoskeleton as strong as steel, which can effectively resist various human light weapon attacks. And the two huge fan-shaped bones on the arm can hold out for a long time even under the blow of some heavy fire. Without enough weapons to threaten the defenders, a single defender is enough to destroy the battle lines of several squads.

Saboteurs are slightly smaller in size than defenders. With limbs more than twice the normal proportion, muscle fibers are extremely developed, and they can easily crush bricks and cement. For walls with a thickness of less than 40 centimeters without reinforcement, only one blow is needed to penetrate them. Ninety-five percent of the buildings in the city are within the destructive power of the vandals. Even the strong exits of the shelter could not withstand the constant attacks of saboteurs.

"Retreat, abandon all defenses, and retreat into the subway."

After reading the rough information of the zombies, Qiu Yu completely disappeared even with the intention of fighting head-on.

Are these zombies? It's clearly a group of biochemical weapons with their own tactical positioning. There is no need for more, these alone are enough for all regular battles.

Climbers clear for high ground, arsonists and vandals handle a variety of different types of cover and defenses, and defenders are a powerful weapon. They don't even need to be commanded, and these zombies can be wiped out by the current level of technology as soon as they swarm anywhere.

After learning about the situation on the front line and the horror of the new zombies, no one questioned Qiu Yu's retreat without a fight. It can even be said that the soldiers here have not yet fled out of fear, which is already quite an excellent performance.

"I'm going to talk to the people in the shelter so that they don't get buried alive as soon as we get into the subway. But no matter what I say, I can't guarantee that they won't blow up the subway. "Harperm already has a shadow on the subway, but now there is nowhere to run but the subway.

"It's not going to blow up." Qiu Yu whispered to himself that a soldier had just whispered to him, "The latest news." Aside from a small underwater exit, this is the last exit from the Vault that has not been blasted. And this subway tunnel of dozens of kilometers has enough buffer distance to prevent zombies from rushing in groups because they have discovered something. So, until the zombies actually entered the shelter from here, they couldn't make up their minds to blow it up. ”

Harperm thought for a moment, "Isn't what we're going to do now is to bring the zombies into the subway and lead them all the way to the Vault?" ”

Qiu Yu said, "So, you can't run all the way to the shelter, otherwise you will really be buried alive inside." All we can do is to meet the chasing zombies inside. ”

Harperm exclaimed, "Are you kidding? Are we still fighting? It doesn't matter if it's just an ordinary zombie, as long as you have enough ammo, you can kill as many people as you come to the subway. But what about the defenders? One can rush at us with all our weapons, and there's more, ......"

Qiu Yudao asked rhetorically, "Otherwise, you will show me the way as you did when you enlightened me before?" ”

Harperm was speechless. If you run directly to the shelter, you will most likely be buried alive, and if you go to other places outside the subway tunnel, you will only die faster.

Seeing that he couldn't find a reason to oppose him, Qiu Yu smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Don't worry, there will always be a way." As long as they hold on until dawn, those new zombies are just fixed targets. ”

Because zombies can appear at any time, there is not much time to prepare. There's really nothing to prepare for. After turning off the generators and plunging the entire area into darkness, all personnel saddled with as much ammunition as they could and quickly entered the subway tunnels.

The cars of the 21st Armored Squadron could not be taken away, and according to Qiu Yu's intentions, these cars should be used to block the entrance to the subway. While not sure how much it will help, at least it's better than doing nothing. However, the squadron leader of the 21st Squadron found Qiu Yu before carrying out the order.

"Judging by the fact that the zombies keep finding the exit to the shelter, there must be other ways for them to find it besides light. Instead of giving up our vehicles, we armored forces might as well drive and take away as many zombies as possible. ”

The squadron leader of the 21st Squadron is a middle-aged man with a strong scholarly temperament. If it weren't for that military uniform, even Qiu Yu would have found it difficult to see his profession. A person who does not look like a soldier can be a squadron leader in this place where his fists speak, and the extent to which he is excellent in other aspects can be imagined.

One shelter after another was discovered, and naturally it could not have been all due to the lights. But at this moment, when it is far more important to worry about himself than to worry about others, he can still realize this, and he has reached the level of a general's talent in terms of calmness and delicacy of his mind.

And the so-called driving away zombies is simply a near-death task. can analyze and ask for help to himself so calmly, even Qiu Yu is ashamed of himself. At least Qiu Yu definitely doesn't have the courage to sacrifice himself for others.

Su Hao is the kind of person who can do anything for the glory of a soldier, but in front of this squadron leader, that level of consciousness simply makes people blush. Because all Su Hao's efforts are in exchange for the glory he cares about. And the person in front of him has no intention of publicizing his behavior at all. It's just like an ordinary mission, ask the commander for instructions, and then, carry it out.

In his eyes, everything is done just because he should do it.

For a moment, even Qiu Yu was reluctant to let such an excellent person die. However, it has to be said that if someone lures away the zombies that come here, it can greatly increase the chances of survival for other people, and can also make their plans for the future smoother.

After a few seconds of staring at each other, Qiu Yu nodded.

There is no reason to refuse, there is no benefit to refusal, and there is no right to trample on the other party's consciousness - no matter how you think about it, it is all the same, it's just that the moment she nodded, something flashed in Qiu Yu's heart that made her inexplicably uncomfortable.

The squadron leader hammered his chest with his right hand and made a weak gesture to Qiu Yu, but other than that, he couldn't find the slightest flawed military salute, and quickly turned away.

"Adopt the principle of voluntariness, and any soldier who does not want to go can stay." felt that there was no harm in saying this, so Qiu Yu said it.

The squadron leader didn't look back, and could only hear his calm smile in his voice, "Before I came over, all the soldiers of the 21st Squadron had completed their preparations. ”