NOVEL WEB Chapter 488 - 213 Standard Armor_3
Chapter 488: Chapter 213 Standard Armor_3
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Just as the two of them returned to the first floor, the walkie-talkie crackled to life.
“Wang Tao! Are you there? Help me!”
It was Lan Yulian’s voice.
Wang Tao immediately pressed the talk button.
“I’m here, what’s wrong?”
“God, I finally got through to you, I thought you were… We’re currently trying to break out of District C, the zombies are too strong, we’ve suffered heavy losses. Nie Siyan and the others are with me… see if you can come, if not, just get out, don’t worry about us…”
“Huh? Why did you go to District C?”
Wang Tao was somewhat puzzled.
“We wiped out the zombies in District E, there were no zombies in District F, and just then the main force arrived, calling us to join the attack on Districts A and B. But the zombies in Districts A and B were too strong, we couldn’t defeat them, we had no choice but to retreat. Our escape route was cut off by other zombies, so we had to retreat to District C. There are many zombies here as well, and we can’t get out for the time being…”
Listening to Lan Yulian’s clear and rational explanation, Wang Tao calmly said:
“Okay, hold on, I’m on my way.”
“Okay, thank you…”
After ending the conversation, Wang Tao also tried to get in touch with Xu Xiaojun and Nie Siyan. Xu Xiaojun’s walkie-talkie seemed to be broken and he couldn’t be reached, but he managed to connect with Nie Siyan.
“Brother Wang! Save us!”
Nie Siyan, hearing Wang Tao’s voice, immediately cried out excitedly.
Wang Tao asked about their situation, which was similar to what Lan Yulian had described. Half of their people had been lost. However, all the key personnel were still in good shape.
“Hold on.”
After encouraging her to persevere, he turned to Jiang Shixue.
“Are you sure you’re all right?”
Jiang Shixue previously had numerous injuries. Although none were serious, the many red marks were distressing to look at.
But now, the injuries on Jiang Shixue’s body had disappeared, and her HP was quickly toping up!
Wang Tao wondered if Jiang Shixue had some sort of self-healing ability…
“Brother, I’m fine now!”
Feeling Wang Tao’s concern, Jiang Shixue gave a sweet smile.
“Alright, if you’re fine, then let’s go to District C!”
“Okay~”
Assured there were no issues, Wang Tao proceeded towards District C with her.
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District C.
Countless zombies surrounded a makeshift defense installation, roaring as they launched their assault on it.
Inside the defensive works, more than thirty people were struggling to fend off the zombies’ attacks.
Lan Yulian’s clothing was somewhat ragged, and she bore some bloodstains, but the blood was not hers. She was in the middle of everyone, occasionally restoring HP to others.
But her HP restoration ability had a cooldown period, and she could only heal one person at a time. Thus, in a short time, several others had sustained injuries.
Sweat coated Lan Yulian’s forehead, yet she didn’t panic and continued to observe the situation calmly.
At that moment, Lu Yingfeng, her face smeared with plenty of blood, approached Lan Yulian with concern.
“Jade Lotus, how are you holding up? Can you continue?”
Lan Yulian’s ability was to restore HP, which might seem risk-free, but using such an Ability was extremely taxing on her energy. Lan Yulian was now quite pale, clearly having overused her energy.
“I’m still okay!”
Lan Yulian nodded.
She felt she could still keep going.
“If it gets too much, use the Rejuvenation Potion…”
Lu Yingfeng sighed.
“No way, we absolutely can’t break out right now, even with the Potion. But if I use the Potion, I’ll be weak for the whole day tomorrow, and if we still can’t get out by then, we’re really done for…”
Rejuvenation Potions were amazing, able to fully restore one’s physical strength and spirit in critical moments, but they left the user weakened the following day. Unless it was a last resort, Lan Yulian tried not to use it. After all, they weren’t at home but surrounded by numerous Level 3 zombies!
“Alright… then hold on!”
Lu Yingfeng’s endurance was much stronger than Lan Yulian’s, and she could still keep up. Of course, not for much longer.
She then asked:
“When can we expect reinforcements from the second and third squads?”
The second squad was the prison, and the third squad was the Alliance.
“Probably not happening, we can’t get in touch for now…”
Lan Yulian shook her head.
“This is bad…”
Lu Yingfeng’s face turned grim.
They had previously received a message from the first squad about a joint strike on Districts A and B. These districts were swarming with zombies, indicating an abundance of Zombie Cores.
At that time, they had just cleared District E of zombies, so they went to rendezvous with the first squad.
Their fourth squad, the fifth squad, and the first squad had attacked District A, while the second and third squads took on District B.
However, both sides failed! The zombies in Districts A and B were too strong and too numerous. They were simply not something they could handle.
The first squad wisely chose to retreat first. Lan Yulian’s group was caught up in battle and delayed. By the time they tried to retreat, many zombies had arrived and cut off their escape route!
The first and fifth squads were being chased by zombies. The second and third squads reported severe losses and then went silent. It was unclear if anyone survived.
Lan Yulian’s group was now reduced to just over thirty people, barely holding off the assault. Escaping was a pipe dream. Without reinforcements, they might indeed end up trapped here to die…
Even Lu Yingfeng, typically confident, was becoming pessimistic.
But just then, Lan Yulian said:
“But I got in touch with Wang Tao, he’s on his way here!”
“What? He’s coming!”
Lu Yingfeng was first surprised and delighted, then quickly became concerned.
The current situation didn’t seem like Wang Tao coming would make much of a difference. After all, there were too many zombies outside! Unless Wang Tao could draw all the zombies away from the area…
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After some effort, Wang Tao finally spotted the sign for District C.
He also saw the zombies of District C.
“So many!”
Looking at the densely packed crowd, Wang Tao felt his scalp tingle.
Because he realized that the zombies besieging District C were not Ordinary zombies, but Level 3 Mad Demon Zombies!
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