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Chapter 234: Danger Approaches
“Brother Cockroach… . ” Three’s call woke Zhang Xiao Qiang up from his daze . He turned and saw Three running towards him . Behind Three was a 15m tall perimeter wall foundation that was already in place .
Workers moved and worked on the scaffolding like worker ants crawling about . A tall crane worked endlessly as it transported cargo after cargo of concrete and mud up . At the foot of the two hills were two complete defensive structures where two Type-92 Battalion Guns were installed .
“Brother Cockroach, I sense that there’s something wrong with the zombies… . ”
After leading the hundred odd people from the entire factory out, the base construction capability saw a huge upgrade . If they were able to locate a few specific raw materials, Zhang Xiao Qiang could build bombs and bullets .
After returning, Three also gained more self-confidence . He led a group of more than 10 men to look for supplies and survivors daily . It was much more difficult to discover a camp of more than 100 people at one go, but there were plenty of smaller groups everywhere . Zhang Xiao Qiang’s base grew up to a thousand odd people, with about 40 women per 100 people, the gender ratio of the base became more equal .
While exploring, Three noticed changes in the zombies . The zombies that were originally obstinate and stationary started to disperse . It was not one or two zombies but a phenomenon of all the zombies dispersing, leaving only a few elderly zombies in their usual positions .
Initially, Three did not care too much about it . But while exploring near a town, he realized that the zombies all over the town scattered like soybeans . Sensing something amiss, he returned and reported it to Zhang Xiao Qiang .
Zhang Xiao Qiang’s heart skipped a beat but did not reveal a change in expression . He looked at Three, “Escalate the Base’s alertness to Grade B, cancel all scouts outside temporarily and increase the manpower to get rid of all moving things in a 20km perimeter . Send people to the nearby towns to check them out, and also inform He Wen Bin and the rest, we are holding a meeting . ”
On the way to the meeting room, Zhang Xiao Qiang’s mood turned heavy . The thing that he was most worried about had occurred . All along, Zhang Xiao Qiang had a pressing feeling that made him feel stifled, especially after gaining strength, the feeling did not disappear but become even stronger . An important note to know was that they had ammunition and grenades sufficient for the combat team to take care of a thousand zombie tide .
At the side of the road, there would be occasional carts pushed around emitting steam, filled with rice, salted vegetables, and diced meat . This was the workers’ lunch .
The diced meat was found at the factories . Looking at the ladies that had smiles on their faces once again, the emotions grew heavier . Zhang Xiao Qiang did not know if the base would still exist if they did not deal with the dangerous situation .
When he reached a small lake, Zhang Xiao Qiang noticed 20 women dressed in military uniform practicing their aim . The instructors were two ex-policewomen who had followed Zhang Xiao Qiang to battles . Initially, they had knots in their hearts, from ex-police, they had turned into cannon fodder bandits .
But as time passed, their thoughts changed . They instead became Zhang Xiao Qiang’s most firm supporters . As Three brought back even more women who suffered from sexual assaults, they realized the reality of the apocalypse . In the apocalypse, very few powers were willing to treat women well, almost to the point of being negligible . The two ex-police were women, how could they not know that Zhang Xiao Qiang’s rules were mainly to protect them?
Looking at the 20 newly recruited women team, Zhang Xiao Qiang felt slightly better . The Combat Team was too small and needed more manpower, but the main crux of the base was the walls and they could not recruit strong and able men to join the Combat Team . Upon thinking about the assistant machine gunner on guard that night, Zhang Xiao Qiang decided to recruit a few women .
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