Wasteland Commander-Chapter 428 - 119: Fight to the Death

"Really made it?"

Ye Fan blinked in surprise, staring at Yuri’s dazed expression, unable to figure out what had happened,

"It’s true; I was about to exhaust my strength, but suddenly the mental resistance of the Corpse King seemed to be broken by some force, so I succeeded. Now, I am able to control him."

As he spoke, Yuri beckoned to the Fat Corpse King: "Come here."

The Fat Corpse King walked over and stood in front of Yuri.

"I am your controller, Yuri. This is your master, Ye Fan, remember that."

The Fat Corpse King immediately bowed to Ye Fan: "Master."

Ye Fan was overjoyed; the arrival of this Corpse King was perfect timing.

He never thought Yuri could achieve this. In this post-apocalyptic world, the role of a Corpse King was significant.

And this was a Corpse King capable of controlling three million zombies, on the same level as Little One back then.

Ye Fan had previously controlled Wang Huining, but Wang Huining’s abilities were too poor, only able to control three hundred thousand zombies, and he was very cunning. Ye Fan didn’t completely trust him.

The Fat Corpse King would certainly be of great use in the future, but Ye Fan didn’t have time to think too much. He immediately took Yuri and the Fat Corpse King onto the plane. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Before boarding, he took a glance at Ye Luo and Qin Sibei, noticing Qin Sibei’s face was as pale as paper, and immediately instructed the kitchen staff to take good care of her.

"Brother Ye, rest assured, everything will be fine. I’ll wait for you to return."

With support from Ye Luo, Qin Sibei waved to Ye Fan, who had boarded the plane. Her pretty little face was full of anticipation, akin to a little wife waiting for her husband to come home.

This feeling struck Ye Fan with an inexplicable familiarity, yet he couldn’t recall where he’d encountered it before.

The situation was urgent, leaving him no time to ponder further. He boarded the plane and left.

After he left, Qin Sibei returned to her room to rest. Taking advantage of Ye Luo’s absence, she picked up her phone and made a call.

.....

Ye Fan, with the Fat Corpse King, soon arrived near the front lines.

The area was still shrouded in thick smoke. The opponents, afraid that the Dawn Army would survive, launched some more toxic gas shells.

However, now the area was filled with Three-star Soldiers, and no matter how much gas, it would only be slightly choking and not lethal.

Ye Fan, with the Corpse King, crossed the front lines and landed the helicopter at a spot near the outskirts of Zhonghai City.

"Control forty to fifty thousand zombies and have them come to the front lines quickly."

The Fat Corpse King wasted no time, sending a mental summons. Soon, a large horde of zombies came sprinting towards the front lines.

The closest zombies were over twenty kilometers away, and they covered this distance in just thirty minutes, showcasing their incredible speed.

At this point, the area was filled with drifting smoke. The zombie hordes emerged from Zhonghai and directly entered the smoke-covered region.

"Bring the zombie horde near the front lines, and then slowly come out."

The Fat Corpse King immediately directed the horde into the Dawn Army’s front lines. At this time, the Dawn Army soldiers were hiding within the bunkers, not exposing themselves.

Whether it was the zombie horde or the soldiers of the Dawn Army, even if they brushed past one another, they wouldn’t engage.

They had all received orders, and no one would act arbitrarily.

The zombie horde entered and exited the front lines, and this back-and-forth delay took over an hour.

By this time, the enemy’s shelling had finally stopped, and the wind picked up in the sky, gradually dissipating the smoke.

Ye Fan instructed the Fat Corpse King to have the zombie horde emerge from the smoke and return to Zhonghai.

.....

High in the sky, a group of reconnaissance drones flew overhead, careful not to descend too low for fear of being discovered and shot down.

Even at high altitudes, suicide drones from the Dawn Army’s front lines sporadically flew upwards to attack them.

Although these reconnaissance drones were quickly shot down, they managed to capture blurry images.

These images were soon relayed back to Chu Yuan and Song Yuchang and the others.

"Hahaha! We succeeded!"

Song Yuchang laughed heartily while holding the photos.

"Young Marshal, look, the toxic smoke lasted nearly two hours, and there are barely any living beings left inside Dawn Army’s front lines. This zombie horde emerged; there should be tens of thousands of them."

Chu Yuan gently nodded after examining them: "Yes, the numbers should be about forty thousand or more."

"The numbers Dawn Army deployed on that front line wouldn’t exceed sixty thousand. Now they’ve lost about eighty to ninety percent. This is our opportunity. Advancing now would allow us to eliminate their remaining forces immediately."

Chu Yuan did not immediately agree: "But why did these mutated Dawn Army soldier zombies emerge from the front lines and collectively enter Zhonghai?"

"Uh...!"

Song Yuchang was momentarily stumped, unsure how to respond.

Fortunately, Xu Wei chimed in: "Young Marshal, there’s a Corpse King in Zhonghai. Perhaps the Corpse King sensed ordinary zombies and summoned them over."

Chu Yuan thought for a while and felt that there was only one explanation for this.

"These Corpse Kings are getting smarter. They know humans are fighting and won’t show up to interfere. If these creatures aren’t dealt with, they’ll become a dire threat for us sooner or later. Once Ye Fan is handled, clearing Zhonghai’s zombies needs to be prioritized. We absolutely cannot let the Jiangzhou defense battle repeat."

After speaking for a while, Chu Yuan finally made up his mind.

"Leader Song Yuchang, Leader Xu Wei, since you are prepared, I won’t compete with you for credit this time. You will immediately advance, eliminate the enemies within the Dawn Army’s territory, and seize this position. Any materials collected are directly incorporated into your troops. Once completed, we will advance by both land and water, striking directly at the heart!"

Song Yuchang and Xu Wei accepted the orders and commanded their troops to advance directly toward the Dawn Army’s position.

Knowing that there are at most a few thousand stationed at the Dawn Army’s location, these hundreds of thousands charged toward the Dawn Army’s position like a relentless tide.

The Young Commander just mentioned, they wouldn’t compete for credit and resources, meaning the target for competition becomes the opponent.

The Dawn Army has many good things. Seizing them greatly enhances the troops’ combat capabilities.

At the beginning, the advancement on both sides was somewhat cautious.

The Dawn Army was also retaliating, but their numbers and firepower were so poor they could hardly provide any real obstruction.

Many unmanned tanks were abandoned on the battlefield, motionless, clearly indicating the people inside either fled or became zombies.

If not for the tank locks being inaccessible externally, they would have eagerly entered to drive them away.

These two-barreled tanks are really cool; they’ve been coveting them for a long time.

Per the current situation and intelligence reports, they agreed that the Dawn Army has no more resistance capabilities.

The previous caution was thrown to the winds, and the large troops of two corps began a straightforward advance into the Dawn Army’s position.

The battlefield stretched over ten kilometers, with both sides’ tanks, armored vehicles, and a large mass of infantry directly pushing forward, fearing they might fall behind the opponent.

If only one side had been involved in this action, such an effect would not have been possible.

With a competitor, both sides sought more benefits, leading to no formation strategy at all.

While advancing halfway into the territory, having encountered no substantial resistance, confident of victory, suddenly an attack stormed upon them!

Unknown to them, the Dawn Army’s soldiers had set a massive ambush!

Countless soldiers burst out from hidden trenches simultaneously, and numerous seemingly unmanned tanks suddenly moved.

This position concealed over a thousand tanks, countless other vehicles, and tens of thousands of soldiers.

These soldiers emerged suddenly, firing simultaneously, catching the Bashu and Jiangnan troops completely off guard!

Swish, swish, swish~~~!

Missile drones poured down from the sky like torrential rain, targeting enemies over this dozens of kilometers range.

Rat-a-tat-tat~~~!

Clang, clang, clang~~~!

Boom, boom, boom~~~~!

The gunfire and explosions sounded nonstop, immediately inflicting heavy casualties on the Alliance Army!

Unprepared and gleefully rushing forward, the soldiers were met with a frenzy of gunfire.

The Dawn Army soldiers weren’t only firing; they were also using flamethrowers.

Numerous Flamethrower Warriors launched dragons of fire across the battlefield.

Knowing many comrades were harmed by toxic gas, these Dawn Army Flamethrower Warriors were fierce, instantly unleashing hundreds of intersecting fire dragons, causing countless Alliance soldiers to wail in the flames.

Explosions! Flames! Bullets!

Alliance soldiers fell in swathes, and within moments, tens of thousands of casualties occurred!

The Dawn Army’s firepower was overwhelming, raining down like a storm, leaving the Alliance without any ability to retaliate.

Such a situation likely never occurred before in human history; hundreds of thousands didn’t notice the opponent’s ambush, boldly walking into the enemy’s trap, becoming live targets.

Witnessing this, Chu Yuan spat blood from his lips.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"Why? Why would the Dawn Army’s soldiers ambush here? There were just tens of thousands of zombies leaving this area; why weren’t they attacked by zombies?"

He roared furiously, hoping someone could give him an explanation.

Currently, Song Yuchang and Xu Wei had gone to the front lines, leaving only Liu Jingyan, leader of the Lingnan Base, beside him.

Facing the grief-stricken Chu Yuan, Liu Jingyan could only respond: "Young Commander, it’s not surprising. After all, we could use a Corpse King to attack Dawn Island, so it’s possible the Dawn Army also has a Corpse King to assist them here. They were just too cunning, and we miscalculated."

Chu Yuan panicked a little: "What now? Tell me, what should we do now?"

Liu Jingyan squinted his eyes slightly: "There’s no other way but to fight to the death with the Dawn Army. Although our troops are passive at the front lines, these hundreds of thousands won’t be defeated easily. It’s impossible for Ye Fan to destroy them all at once. Young Commander can command them to hold steady and fight to the end with the Dawn Army. In warfare, whoever has more resources laughs last; a localized advantage doesn’t change the outcome."

Hearing this, Chu Yuan seemed to regain his backbone: "Right, right! You’re absolutely right. When it comes to resources, the Dawn Army definitely can’t keep up with us."

"Let Song Yuchang and Xu Wei hold the line. I will dispatch more troops for support. Ye Fan, let’s fight a good, hard battle and see who crumbles first!"