Wasteland Commander-Chapter 399 - 90: Capturing the Corpse King Alive

Electronic warfare has also been researched on this side of Liancheng, but the efforts were not impressive enough.

After repairs by the technical soldiers, they finally eliminated the electronic interference and restored the radar.

Once the radar was restored, Zhu Wenzhao immediately issued an order to activate the missile defense system to deliver a harsh blow to the Dawn Army.

On the positions of Liancheng, those hidden missile silos opened at this moment.

Even those missile-launching vehicles took the risk to emerge, firing anti-aircraft missiles under the guidance of the radar station.

Missile after missile began to sway into the night sky, meeting with the deadly flashes in the air.

Every time a missile was intercepted, a massive firework would explode in the sky.

But many missiles were not intercepted and continued falling to the ground.

Zhu Wenzhao’s intention was to shoot down the bombers of the Dawn Army, but the bombers were cunning and disappeared into the night sky before their side could launch the missiles.

Even if the planes couldn’t be shot down, intercepting the missiles was still acceptable; Zhu Wenzhao felt that he still had a fight in him.

But he soon realized that things were not as they seemed.

When these hidden measures were revealed, the number of UAVs from the Dawn Army began to multiply.

Swarm after swarm of UAVs appeared in the sky, recklessly breaching defenses, targeting their missile launch vehicles and silos.

Liancheng only had around seventy to eighty missile launch vehicles in total.

Meanwhile, the UAVs of the Dawn Army swarmed over like locusts, crashing down without heed for anything.

To protect these precious missile launch vehicles, Zhu Wenzhao made full preparations. Surrounding them were many soldiers, each setting up high-caliber machine guns to create a crossfire net in the air to intercept UAV attacks.

There were even soldiers nearby carrying net guns to prevent any slipping through.

But it was useless. When the Dawn Army’s UAVs began a saturation attack, he found that his arrangements couldn’t hold.

The swarms of UAVs fell like raindrops; no matter how desperately the soldiers tried to stop them, they couldn’t be held back.

Each successful breach by a UAV resulted in an explosion, causing many casualties among the defenders.

And after a series of successful breaches by several UAVs, defense was totally untenable.

BOOM BOOM BOOM~~~!

The successive UAVs were like hammers striking the missile launch vehicles, sparks flying everywhere before quickly exploding.

One after another, explosion blazes rose into the air, with each vehicle being continuously destroyed.

The missile silos were no different. After concentrated fire from the UAVs, they also began to sustain damage.

After suffering continuous losses, the anti-air firepower began to weaken, and missiles in the sky could no longer be intercepted.

As more missiles continued to fall, the air defense positions suffered further destruction.

This contest of airstrike and counter-airstrike shifted from a stalemate to one side weakening, leading to one side being completely defeated.

The returning bombers of the Dawn Army were the final straw that broke the camel’s back.

The coordinated operation of the Dawn Army was very formidable, with each unit cooperating seamlessly, and the bombers returned at just the right time. A series of bombs dropped, and the air defense positions were silenced completely.

Nearly all the missile launching devices were destroyed, and with that, the ground defense facilities lost their protective shield.

The increasingly arrogant Dawn Army air force began a merciless bombing of Liancheng’s ground military facilities.

To ensure the intensity of the bombing, Ye Fan directly established an arsenal near the airport, with bombs being continuously lifted from the arsenal and loaded onto the bombers.

After being resupplied, the bombers took off again, continuing their ruthless bombing of Liancheng’s positions.

After several such cycles, Liancheng couldn’t hold on and chose to capitulate.

.......

Ye Fan, under the protection of the Marine Corps and Guard Company, led a team to the edge of Liancheng.

On several dock landing ships of the Navy, there was also a regiment of the Fifth Field Brigade and twenty-four Apocalypse Tanks from the tank unit.

With these forces, controlling the Liancheng Base City that had surrendered was still slightly insufficient, but for the time being, there were no significant problems.

The dock landing ships would continue to carry the follow-up troops of the Fifth Field Brigade, ensuring no mishaps.

Ye Fan stayed here for a night, seeing Zhu Wenzhao and other high-ranking officials of Liancheng all imprisoned, ensuring the enemy was leaderless.

The entire Liancheng entered a state of military control, and everything was brought under control.

At dawn the next day, Ye Fan left Liancheng and continued northward.

Because Zhu Wenming’s 300,000-strong force in the north had already reached the Ice City area, he had to hurry back quickly.

.....

Zhonghai.

Inside the National Gold Mansion, Hua Wushuang had just completed a skincare treatment.

Two women, who were previously beauticians, performed the facial care for her.

When these two women first learned they were going to serve the Corpse King, they were almost scared to death.

During the apocalypse, the terror of zombies had deeply penetrated people’s hearts, even though this Corpse King hadn’t let zombies eat people indiscriminately, it was still terrifying.

Before coming, the two women even said their goodbyes to acquaintances, leaving behind some final words, and came with a resolve to die.

But upon arrival, they found the Corpse King to be not terrifying at all.

Not only was she not terrifying, but she was incredibly beautiful, so much so that they, as women, couldn’t help but be envious.

If it weren’t for her controlling the massive zombie horde, no one would believe that she is actually a Corpse King.

They even saw a group of craftsmen here creating a necklace for the Corpse King.

The necklace is made of platinum and looks very beautiful; however, the reason for the gray stones embedded in it remains unknown.

The dull gray round stones make the necklace appear completely inconspicuous, akin to cheap goods from a street stall.

Yet they dare not say a word, patiently doing skincare for the beautiful Corpse King, while inwardly marveling at how her skin is extraordinarily excellent unlike that of humans.

It is fair and translucent, naturally cool, like high-quality mutton-fat jade.

In the middle of the skincare treatment, the beautiful Corpse King suddenly sat upright as if she had sensed something.

Soon, the child who had been in a daze nearby also lifted his eyes and glanced afar, clearly sensing something as well.

The beautiful Corpse King slowly spoke: "Xiaobu, go take a look, chase away whoever is coming."

Xiaobu nodded, opened the window, and jumped out directly.

With his body leaping out the window, a giant Golden Eagle caught him and soared towards the distant horizon.

As the Golden Eagle flew in the sky, the zombie horde on the ground immediately began to converge, following Xiaobu towards the south.

By the time Xiaobu reached the edge of Zhonghai, the number of zombies behind him had already reached five million!

At this point, he also saw another horde of zombies coming from that direction, numbering around three million.

That was the horde of another Corpse King, whose abilities are also decent, similar to Xiaobu’s former capabilities.

This Corpse King is a chubby fellow with dark skin, who also saw Xiaobu’s zombie horde.

Xiaobu is a wild Corpse King, and this chubby fellow is too; when two wild Corpse Kings meet, they won’t think of forming an alliance but instead will duel with strength to determine the winner.

The Corpse King Alliance only appears when there exists a wise Corpse King like Wang Huining, or when there is a Corpse King like Hua Wushuang who possesses both intelligence and overwhelming strength.

Xiaobu doesn’t adhere to these rules, nor does the chubby fellow, so the two hordes immediately started battling without exchanging a single word.

Zombie battles are particularly brutal, akin to beasts with no retreat in mind, solely seeking to kill, tear apart, and consume the opponent.

With five million against three million, Xiaobu has the advantage; however, due to the large numbers, the battle dragged on for six to seven hours.

In the end, several Level 3 Zombies from the chubby Corpse King’s side were shredded into pieces by Xiaobu’s Level 3 Zombies, overwhelmed, leading to their decision to flee.

The chubby Corpse King was taken away by several large Mutated Birds, while Xiaobu dispatched Mutated Birds to pursue them.

The chase extended over a hundred kilometers, and those large Mutated Birds were all killed, yet the chubby Corpse King eventually managed to escape beyond Xiaobu’s Spiritual Control range.

A Corpse King looking to escape has many methods.

Upon landing, the chubby Corpse King summoned a mutated horse, riding it at a frantic pace.

Terrified, he never expected the situation at Zhonghai to be so intimidating.

The child Corpse King’s ability surpasses his by a long margin; he is no match.

Therefore, returning to Zhonghai is not viable; coming from the south, with the sea in the west and the Celestial River at his back, heading east is his only option.

He has no idea what lies to the east, but in his current state of panic, he can only ride the mutated horse and flee.

As he runs, he spots a mountain ahead.

The mountain is named Red Maple Mountain, and upon arrival, the chubby Corpse King senses a heavy scent of blood.

Apparently, a bloody battle occurred here, with numerous zombies and humans perishing.

After circling Red Maple Mountain, intending to summon some subordinates, he finds no living person, not even zombies.

Only occasionally do weak Mutated Birds fly over, which the chubby Corpse King disdainfully ignores summoning.

After riding over Red Maple Mountain, he continues east and soon spots a highway.

A few vehicles even pass on the highway; he recognizes them as human vehicles.

If he had any subordinates left, he would order them to capture the humans in the cars for consumption.

However, being nearly alone now, he dare not act rashly.

Just as he prepares to retreat quietly, he is spotted.

A driver passing by sees him, takes note of his blood-red eyes and blood-drenched body, and immediately realizes he is a zombie.

The driver quickly picks up the radio in the car.

"Report: I spotted a zombie riding a horse east of Jiangzhou City. I dare not approach; please send troops to deal with the zombie quickly. If people are attacked, it’ll be problematic."

No human settlement would permit infectious zombies to operate nearby, thus Jiangzhou dispatched personnel promptly.

The chubby Corpse King wants to flee, but it’s too late.

The Jiangzhou personnel fire, killing the mutated horse, leaving the chubby Corpse King without mobility and unable to escape.

Driven by instinct, the chubby Corpse King begs mercy from the gun-wielding people, kneeling and bowing.

This behavior astonishes the Jiangzhou personnel.

The squad leader initially astonished but then overjoyed.

"A Corpse King! This is a Corpse King! Quick, quick! Report to the Duke; we’ve captured a Corpse King alive. The Duke will be delighted!"

Having some status in Jiangzhou, the squad leader knows certain things.

The Duke is trying to build a zombie army; however, the issue has always been control—lacking a Corpse King to use.

Handing over this Corpse King will certainly earn promotions and wealth from the Duke!