Wasteland Commander-Chapter 376 - 67: The Commander Got Dumped

The eight-million-strong zombie horde retreated from Jiangzhou City.

As the horde retreated, it took everything that could be carried away.

The mutant beast meat and the brains containing crystal cores were directly consumed by the zombies.

Even some firearms were taken away by zombies, it’s unclear what they intend to do with them.

The people atop Jiangzhou City watched the zombies’ actions, trembling with fear.

This time, the zombies seemed to have become a bit smarter.

Their movements were orderly, not chaotic at all, resembling a group of people transporting goods, clearly different from the previously dull zombies.

No one knew what had happened, but no one dared to move; everyone hoped these harbingers of plague would leave soon.

Gradually, the horde left Jiangzhou City and headed east.

Watching the departing direction of the horde, Zheng Jinnan let out a long sigh of relief.

Heading east is good; traveling east over a thousand kilometers would reach Dawn Island, better for this horde to go trouble Ye Fan.

As the massive zombie horde disappeared beyond the horizon, Jiangzhou City erupted in cheers.

They were celebrating, celebrating the victory of the Second Jiangzhou Defensive Battle.

This time, their brave army defeated an unprecedentedly powerful horde, making them retreat.

Great Duke, great Jiangzhou troops!

These were thoroughly promoted by Jiangzhou Television.

As for Hua Wushuang slaying the Corpse King, causing the zombie attack to stop, the footage wasn’t broadcast nor followed up by the station.

Those are just deceased people now, nothing worth glorifying.

Only Zheng Jinnan watched the departing horde with lingering unease in his heart.

He had witnessed the strength of both the horde and the Dawn Army.

The siege battle lasted less than 24 hours, and the Dawn Army had completely taken over the large base city of Loose Province.

Now he had lost the Loose Province allies, advancing into Loose Province was no longer realistic.

Even with allies, he felt powerless now.

Because the defense of the city had incurred great losses, with over thirty thousand casualties in Jiangzhou.

In battling zombies, there were no injured; even after recruiting 500,000 people, his troops barely number 400,000, most of whom are new recruits.

He now only hoped that his 170,000 expedition troops would return quickly to reinforce Jiangzhou’s defenses.

According to the troops’ report, they had marched to 500 kilometers from Jiangzhou, taking a rest at a small survivor base since the zombie horde had left, expected to return by tomorrow.

.......

The horde proceeded eastward from Jiangzhou overnight, with Hua Wushuang stopping.

She remembered this place; not far ahead was a survivor base she had visited before.

Looking at her filthy self, Hua Wushuang felt intolerable.

Along the way, she had inquired with Wang Huining, thinking their mutations had similarities.

But upon inquiry, she realized they were quite different.

Wang Huining retained only intellectual cognition, with other traits resembling zombies.

But she was different; not only were her thoughts, memories, and intelligence preserved, but she also retained some physical sensations.

She could feel temperature changes, although not sensitively.

She could smell changes in scents, also not sensitively.

She even felt a slight hunger, and discomfort due to being unclean, unsure whether it was physical reaction or psychological effect.

Compared to the likes of Xiaoxue, a Corpse King, she was vastly different.

Xiaoxue felt no pain or temperature; her vanity was purely psychological.

This was an archetypal wild Corpse King, whereas she lacked references.

Near the human base, Hua Wushuang decided she needed to change clothes.

Thus, she decided to attempt it alone.

Other Corpse Kings lack this courage; a Corpse King travels with countless zombies.

But Hua Wushuang was different; she not only possessed powerful horde control but retained her Level 3 mutant strength.

Even without controlling zombies, no one was her match.

Moreover, she harbored a deeper thought: testing whether her appearance would be recognized among humans.

If no one could identify her, she could infiltrate any human gathering.

Disguising herself dirtily to avoid standing out, Hua Wushuang halted the horde and ventured alone to the human survivor base.

Upon arrival, Hua Wushuang found a large troop had gathered there.

They were all Jiangzhou troops, the expeditionary force returning from Loose Province.

As Hua Wushuang arrived, the guarding soldiers spotted and apprehended her.

This base was not very large; suddenly hosting this massive troop left insufficient cooks, so encountering survivors, they naturally captured them to cook.

Fortunately, Hua Wushuang was covered in blood and dirt, with her face smeared black, so she didn’t encounter anything worse, just got taken away to cook.

Hua Wushuang silently followed and arrived at the cooking area.

During the labor, she saw the television program.

What was being broadcasted on TV was the news from Jiangzhou TV, focusing on the defense report of this time.

"In this Jiangzhou city defense battle, our military and civilians united as one, achieving a historic and significant victory!"

"After leaving over two million corpses, the zombies finally retreated in defeat!"

"Under the great leadership of Duke Zheng Jinnan, and with the cooperation of all our military and civilians, we have proven our strength to the world...."

Hua Wushuang watched, then smiled coldly.

Previously, she still had some attachment to Jiangzhou but after watching this news, she had completely severed this thought.

This was better; she no longer needed to reminisce about this heartless place.

Originally, things could have ended like this, and after dinner, Hua Wushuang planned to leave.

But unexpectedly, after dinner, some of Jiangzhou’s troops, having drunk, turned beastly and started looking for women among the survivors.

Many women with some looks were dragged into tents and wantonly humiliated by them.

Hua Wushuang’s eyes turned cold, and her heart hardened.

She is now the Corpse King, a Corpse King retaining human memories, her heart no longer as soft as before.

The scenes before her filled her with anger and sparked her desire for slaughter.

That night, another piece of news exploded nearby.

A force of 170,000 troops returning to Jiangzhou encountered a zombie horde heading east at a survivor base 500 kilometers outside Jiangzhou.

The zombie attack was very sudden; the 170,000 troops withstood only twenty minutes before being torn apart by the onrushing horde of eight million zombies, leaving not a single survivor.

Instead, the people from this survivor base surprisingly lived.

Compared to the horde’s annihilation of 170,000 troops, this method of leaving some alive shocked the surrounding people more.

Since when did zombies learn to distinguish between targets?

Does this mean the Corpse King already possesses complete human thought? Will the future zombie hordes become even more terrifying?

Everyone who heard this news wondered if they had heard it wrong.

...

Loose Province, Da Qiang Base City.

The Dawn Army had occupied here for three days now, with all basic work fully underway.

The original troops were disbanded; the Dawn Army didn’t need other forces, and these people returned to the civilian ranks.

The police department was established; the streets and alleys were currently under military state, everyone restricted from moving freely due to the special times.

Many officials affiliated with Dawn City arrived to lay the groundwork for fully taking over the base city.

After all, it was a large base city with a population of five million, the tasks were numerous and various.

For ordinary citizens, life hadn’t changed much, life still needed to go on, and the systemic superiority expected from the Dawn Army’s arrival wasn’t visible yet.

But for the officers of the Dawn Army, the past two days hadn’t been easy.

Because Commander Ye Fan gave up.

No one knew why the Commander, upon arriving, simply stayed in City Hall, didn’t summon officers, didn’t give orders, leaving everything to the subordinates.

Even though the Dawn Army officials were very capable, they felt quite out of place without the Commander’s orders.

Especially many major things needed Ye Fan’s decision.

So, after discussion among the officers, they decided to send Director Shen from the military agency to City Hall to report on the work to the Commander.

Director Shen was pushed by the officers, and reluctantly came to City Hall.

In front of Ye Fan’s resting room, he saw Zhuge Yunxue and Tanya chatting at the door.

Shen Ruihui coughed lightly to catch the attention of the two ladies, and then walked over.

"Xiaoxue, Xiaoya, busy?"

Tanya didn’t respond, while Zhuge Yunxue gave him a glare: "Director Shen, what brings you here?"

"I’m here to report some work to the Commander, wondering if the Commander has time?"

Zhuge Yunxue snorted: "The Commander always has time, it’s just you all never come."

Director Shen gave an awkward laugh: "And the Commander’s mood?"

"Just as you know."

Shen Ruihui immediately sensed something was wrong: "Still the same? Is his expression as stern as Changbai Mountain?"

Zhuge Yunxue gave him a sidelong glance: "Yes, yes, his face is longer than Changbai Mountain, his mouth is bigger than Tianchi Lake, with one dissatisfaction, a water monster could be spat out, if you’re scared, don’t go in."

Shen Ruihui, after being jabbed twice, felt like backing off, but being pushed by his untrustworthy colleagues, he couldn’t just turn back.

"Xiaoxue, Xiaoya, tell me, what’s the Commander’s situation these days? Men don’t have those days every month, why the big mood swings?"

Tanya finally spoke, right away with the straightforwardness of a White Eagle Country girl: "I feel the Commander might be heartbroken."