area51novel 691. The Final Disaster Problem, Intelligent Zombies
691. The Final Disaster Problem, Intelligent Zombies
"How much ammunition did we consume during tonight's zombie siege?"
Jiang Xuan suddenly asked, and Zhongli, who had just finished the communication, suddenly had a headache.
After a moment of silence, he said helplessly:
"Although I want to say that it doesn't consume a lot, but... I don't believe this myself.
Tonight's Zombie Rising has too many zombies.
Moreover, these zombies are no longer afraid of the sun from the beginning. If you want to solve them, you can only kill them.
In this way, the method of delaying until dawn to let the sun kill the zombies like the previous few days is no longer needed.
But unfortunately, if you have to face a zombie siege every day, you should try your best to deal with the zombies on that day.
Over time, the ammunition inventory required every day for the next seven days was astronomical.
"Tonight's ammunition inventory consumption exceeded expectations by 40%."
Zhongli sighed and rubbed his brows worriedly.
"Four percent?"
Jiang Xuan frowned slightly, and after a moment of silence, he softly said:
If it’s 40%, then in the next six days..."
"Just 40% is actually not a big problem."
Zhongli shook his head, interrupting Jiang Xuan's pressure.
"Although the ammunition exceeded expectations by 40%, the inventory I am talking about is only the amount of ammunition currently stored in our Redstone Technology City."
"We still have a lot of supplies and can produce some ammunition every day. Looking at it now, there is a certain pressure on resources, but the pressure will not be great."
"That is, under the last blood moon, zombies are no longer afraid of the sun, and we are a little unsure about the mine."
"Otherwise, there is absolutely no problem in sending some people to collect minerals and ammunition storage every day."
"The most troublesome thing now is TNT, which cannot be produced for the time being."
"But fortunately we already have thermal weapons, and TNT is mostly used in redstone cannons.
"Although weapons such as RPGs do not have the widest explosion range or speed of TNT, they can create a fire suppression line with enough manpower."
Wendy scratched her head, spread her hands and said:
"Old man, can you explain it in an easy-to-understand way? I don't understand it at all!"
Zhongli glanced at him calmly and said calmly:
"In layman's terms, too much ammunition was used tonight, but it was within our control."
Hearing this, everyone quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
"If we can grasp it, then it won't be a big problem! It made me think we were going to run out of ammunition and food."
Wendy regained her careless feeling and waved her hand casually.
"It's impossible to run out of ammunition and food...it's not impossible."
Zhongli sighed, and the next moment he shattered Wendy's good expectations.
"The ammunition we have now cannot be produced as fast as it is consumed.
"Just because we can grasp the situation tonight doesn't mean we can rest easy."
"War is long-term and must be viewed from a distance."
"With seven days of war left, how should we maintain our ammunition inventory?"
"That's the most troublesome thing."
"What's more, there has been a huge change in the blood moon tonight..."
Zhongli paused and looked at Jiang Xuan.
"In tonight's blood moon, zombies are not a big problem, they are just stronger and not afraid of the sun anymore.
"But if that's the case, we may have losses, but the losses will be controllable.
"After all, zombies themselves are creatures without intelligence, so it is not difficult to deal with them."
"But the problem is, that black zombie..."
Hearing this, everyone also thought of the commander-in-chief zombie who could only unify zombies.
I couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling in my heart.
"Black zombies can command a large number of zombies, so that zombies are no longer unorganized and undisciplined monsters.
"There is a qualitative difference between a legion with a command and an army without a command. I should not need to say more about this.
"Without a black zombie commander, more than 100,000 zombies are just zombie monsters."
"But if there is a zombie commander, more than 100,000 zombies will be a well-trained army."
"Currently, we are still unable to determine whether this black zombie is a zombie born under the blood moon, or whether there will be a black zombie in command every day for the next six days."
The people present are all high-level officials from various countries. With a little analysis of the situation Zhongli mentioned, we can understand how dangerous it is.
For a time, the joy of spending the blood moon almost disappeared.
Zombies under command are a real army that can cause damage to Redstone Technology City.
Jiang Xuan, what do you think?"
Qin had a headache, but she still asked Jiang Xuan patiently.
"I?"
Jiang Xuan raised his eyebrows and shook his head.
"I can't say for certain about catastrophe, and I don't know for certain. What I've learned is completely useless now."
"However, I think no matter what, prepare for the worst."
"The zombie mutation brought about by the blood moon, who knows what it will become."
"My suggestion is to calculate it as if there will be black zombies appearing every night for the next six days.
"In this case, we need to figure out how much supplies we need and how to arrange tactics to minimize losses."
"If it happens, we are mentally prepared to deal with it. If it doesn't happen, wouldn't everyone be happy?"
"No matter what we say now, we can't tell clearly. Today's zombie siege is over anyway."
"Everyone should keep an eye on them from now on. If there is anything wrong with the zombies, they will immediately bombard them with full firepower."
Hearing this, Zhongli frowned slightly and said in a deep voice:
"In this case, the pressure on our supplies will increase."
"Then do you have any other ideas?"
Jiang Xuan asked back, and Zhongli fell silent.
At present, the defense measures of Redstone Technology City have been fully deployed, and all kinds of defenses have basically reached their strongest state.
In all directions, the sky and the earth are filled with fortifications.
Not to mention Zhongli and the others, even Jiang Xuan himself couldn't think of any other way to improve it.
If this still means that the city will inevitably be destroyed by zombies, then there is really no way out.
For the present, the best way is to remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances.
As long as the firepower is sufficient, no problem is a problem.
Sighing, Zhongli said quietly:
"As for the black zombies, let's leave it at that for now... We'll find out tomorrow night."
"Also, just in case, Mandrill, you select people and form a special elite team.
"Specially responsible for beheading plans."
"Today, the black zombie can control other zombies to surround him and help block damage."
"It's hard to say what effect the subsequent fire bombing [had] on this black zombie."
"You choose a team, stare at the battlefield, and once you find a black zombie, immediately attack and behead them.
"Fight quickly and retreat immediately after solving the problem."
"We cannot always rely on suppressive fire. Regardless of the effectiveness, it will put too much pressure on our ammunition inventory."
Hearing this, Mandrill nodded and began to think about suitable candidates for beheading tactics.
"Special teams."
Jiang Xuan didn't feel too much pressure, and he was still joking.
But that's normal.
This situation is already like this. No matter how much pressure you put on yourself, will it still have any effect?
Instead of frowning, it is better to take one step at a time.
The zombies outside the city were reduced to only a few by the intensive arrow rain attacks from the defenders.
Tonight's blood moon has passed.
Jiang Xuan observed for a while, and after confirming that there was no problem, he said softly:
"After the zombies are dealt with, arrange for someone to get the loot back after dawn."
"This wave of zombies brought a lot of good things tonight."
Zhen shook his head and said:
"Just some of the most basic armors and weapons. What we lack now is ammunition. It would be great if zombies would drop ammunition."
Jiang Xuan laughed dumbly and joked:
"If zombies drop ammunition, it means zombies can also use thermal weapons, which is not good news for us.
Zhen forced a laugh.
"I was just joking."
Jiang Xuan shrugged.
"In any case, we have passed the blood moon tonight. Depending on the situation, we won't have to go out to fight in close combat during the day tomorrow."
"Life is the most precious wealth!"
"After the zombies are dealt with, let people go out to collect resources and level the land. The main purpose is to fill in the big holes blown up today, so as to save enough time to create a suitable breakthrough point for the zombies tomorrow.
"On the whole, although the ammunition usage rate tonight exceeded expectations, the strategy was not very successful."
"Just keep the manpower."
"Then, arrange for people to take turns on duty to keep an eye on them and ensure they get the sleep they deserve."
"It's the last few days. There is no need to attract a large number of phantom air strikes at this juncture."
Qin thought for a while and said softly:
"We have also used a lot of alchemy potions. Phantom Wing still needs them, but not now."
"Wait until the last day, after finishing the zombies, and ask some people not to sleep, just in time to attract the phantom, let's clean up and collect phantom materials."
"Over there in the lower realm, you can also send some people over there to take a look. Thinking about it, the lower realm has not been affected by the blood moon, so it shouldn't be a big problem."
Jiang Xuan was too lazy to think about this, so he took Gui Zhong and Ying with him, waved his hands and said:
"You should think about these things for yourselves. I will go back first, and you should remember to rest."
Suddenly, Buyer stopped Jiang Xuan and said softly:
"Jiang Xuan, do you want to go back to Tiwat and tell Gan Yu and the others? Otherwise, they will always be worried.
Jiang Xuan paused, thought for a moment, and nodded slightly.
"Then I will place the teleportation gate in the courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion and open a small door. If you have anything to do, you can go back.
"I'll close tomorrow afternoon."
Everyone nodded and watched Jiang Xuan leave.
Today's seventh blood moon has been passed. Although there are some twists and turns, everything is still under control.
The ability of zombies to withstand the sun is nothing more than a change of strategy, from defense to defensive counterattack.
Resource consumption is aggravated.
The real big question is whether black zombies can continue to appear.
This is the most troublesome thing about the current disaster.
"A..."
Zhongli sighed quietly, and after a while, he softly said:
"If we hold on for six days, it will be the time of harvest. Let's hold on a little longer."
"Today's zombie siege is finally solved."
"If there are any ideas that can help defend the city, please mention them.
"Although the situation is still controllable at present, we cannot always hope that the situation will not change."
"Make more preparations."
"In addition, for the 22,000 people who have just come in, let them get familiar with the current situation during the day tomorrow.
"At the very least, all kinds of information must be kept in mind regarding the totem of immortality, thermal weapons, etc."
"It's a good thing..."
Zhongli looked a little relieved.
"After passing this test, these 22,000 people have gained experience. If Liyue mobilizes manpower to this world again, it will save the seven-day training period.