Chapter 334: Mass Zombie Elimination
That evening when the sun was starting to set and the temperature had gone down, the military began its operation of eliminating zombies.
Since they had already warned everyone, people weren't scared by the 'bang bang bang' that continued for hours before stopping.
When the military came across zombie hordes, they would switch to machine guns or use grenades to eliminate them in large numbers at once.
The soldiers had been deployed in groups to tackle different areas, so it only took them five hours before the gun sounds stopped.
Even though it was already in the middle of the night, Yang Leo who had been left in charge by Chu Miao called for an emergency meeting.
"Everyone, this is an opportunity provided for us and we cannot miss it. Miss Chu said that if the water dries before they come back and we need transportation, there are three cars in the underground garage that would definitely still be working even after being submerged for a long time.
Tonight there won't be many zombies roaming around and that is our opportunity to collect as many supplies as we can.
Even if there are zombies that escaped the net, there won't be many. At least, they won't be a challenge to us.
Let's form teams and go in different directions to search for places that might have supplies that are still intact. As long as something is still useful, especially food, even if you think it's dirty, bring it back.
As long as it's not contaminated, it can be used to trade for other things that we may need in the future.
And while you are out and you find zombies that have been killed but the soldiers didn't take the crystal cores, don't leave such treasures behind.
You all know the importance of crystal cores and almost everyone else knows now. So, there will be stiff competition for such resources.
Be careful and don't clash with others unnecessarily but do not be a coward and back down when provoked.
If you show cowardice, then we will have a problem of bullies seeing the rest of the team members as targets and end up getting harassed.
So, you have to weigh your situation. Don't be aggressive and hurt people unnecessarily, but don't let anyone go who has provoked or hurt you." Yang Leo talked for a while more before several people took car keys from him for the cars he had mentioned.
When they got to the underground garage, it was pitch black due to lack of light.
They had to use large flash lights to locate what they were looking for.
Moreover, since this was part of the building that had not been cleaned yet, there were all kinds of debris and some cars were sunk in dried mud.
They soldiers wondered how cars that had been in water for so long and were still in mud could even be used.
However, they had witnessed enough miracles related to their leader Chu Miao to know not to question her orders or decisions.
Even though she was the youngest among the leadership, she had the most radical but useful ideas suitable for the apocalypse.
They pressed the car keys and a sound came from the inner part of the garage. Following where the sound came from, the few of them found three vehicles that looked like a hammer but the back was bigger, like a truck.
One could also tell that they were modified and bulletproof. They wondered what material had been used and how every croony had been sealed to prevent water from soaking the inside of the vehicles.
Even though they could see that the inside was still clean and dry, the outside of the cars was pure mud. They had to clean them so they got to work immediately.
The mud was scrapped off and they called for a few people to bring the water saved from other chores including washing clothes, washing dishes, and other chores that require the use of water.
Soon, the cars were clean and ready for use. Yang Leo was one of the people who had decided to go and search for supplies.
There were three groups of five people each. The rest of the people remained home and Yang Leo had them move up to the fifteenth floor where they would be inside the protective barrier Chu Miao had created just in case something happened while they were gone.
The people who stayed behind included the elderly like Yang Leo's parents, Mr. Fang and others.
When they drove out of the community, they were surprised by how empty the streets were. There were some groups of humans out searching for supplies in shops and grocery stores.
Although not much could be found, the vacuum-packed meals and snacks that hadn't been ruined by the floods became a treasure.
Moreover, people were starting to starve due to lack of food, so anything edible was becoming a treasure.
Some lucky ones managed to dig canned food such as beans, fish, corn, and even meat from the mud. Those who got such foods were having a treat after being hungry or not getting any protein for months.
Other lucky ones who were searching for supplies near infant-related shops even got formula milk powder which could be traded for rice or other types of food.
However, Yang Leo and his teammates weren't searching blindly. They had specific targets and every group had to try and bring back as much as possible on the first trip to avoid fighting over supplies with others after they realised that they could go out and scavenge.
Their targets were supermarkets located inside the wealthy neighborhoods. Even though they would still have most of their stuff contaminated, the quality of the products sold in such supermarkets was better than others.
Thus, the packaging would also be of higher quality and many products would survive. That was the best place to get stuff that was still in good condition.