Volume 6: The Twelve Wallfacers Chapter 52: The Dragnet in Action
The first year of the apocalypse, July 9th, China Plateau, the strategic command room at the headquarters of the dragnet.
A female observer with a tablet in the zombie tide observation team suddenly discovered some abnormal changes on the map...
"Huh? Look at City B! Zombies are...moving on a large scale!"
"Huh? The zombies in City B are coming out?"
Originally, some of the observers who were dozing off were suddenly startled, because the 20 million zombies in City B were the objects of their close observation!
It would be no joke if the zombies there escaped. The entire neighboring province H would have to activate the emergency plan!
No organization in the world can cope with that kind of force. No organization in the world can cope with the impact of 20 million zombies in City B!
Several observers zoomed in on the map of City B, filling the entire screen. Suddenly, a satellite map appeared, showing the real-time statistics of the number of red zombies (roughly) and the zombies' recent movement trajectories. After the four observers took a closer look, the female observer at the airport said in a serious tone, "About half of the zombies in City B have gathered in large numbers, starting 30 minutes ago. The target location... is near the East Fourth Ring Road. Strange... Very strange!"
"It's really strange. That place isn't the center, and it has nothing to do with the big guys we're focusing on. How come they've all come here? And... look!"
A male observer with a crew cut adjusted the large screen and played the real-time video and high-definition pictures. "After the zombies moved here, they stopped moving. It was as if... nothing happened. What's going on? What are they going to do?"
Everyone was a little puzzled. The zombie riot in City B was a big problem, the kind they needed to report immediately, but... after nearly 10 million zombies in the city center gathered towards the East Fourth Ring Road, they stopped moving again and are now strolling around the streets and basking in the sun, as if the movement just now had not occurred.
At this point, an observer in the corner said, “Look at this picture!”
A huge figure appeared on the big screen. It was a fusion of corpses with huge flesh wings. It flew like a small mountain, blocking out the sky and the sun!
This photo was taken 10 minutes ago, just above the zombie gathering place in City B. There were many Y-shaped zombies chasing and biting around, looking very ferocious.
"A zombie fusion has also appeared in City B? This time there is such a big one running away? I'm afraid there are 5 million zombies? Report to the boss quickly!"
The female observer Yima Pingchuan ran out to report to the leader of the zombie tide observation team.
A moment later, the three team leaders stationed in the command room all arrived: the corpse tide observation team, the human observation team, and the zombie observation team.
The three of them came in a rush, "Bring me all the movement data of the zombies in the past few days!"
This was a big deal. Several people immediately started working and carefully studied the movement of zombies in City B over the past few days with the observers. The leader of the human observation team also called his team members and said, "Go to the small screen next to you and check if there are any humans entering City B in the past few days, especially the East Fourth Ring Road!"
The leader of the zombie observation team was even more nervous. He knew that there were several big guys in City B, big guys that even Hu Shou couldn't deal with!
Hu Shou said that before the fourth-order extraordinary person appeared in the human race, there was no way to deal with those zombies. Once they came out of City B, the only thing that Tianluodiwang could do was... command the branches below to conduct a strategic retreat!
It's impossible to compete!
After a flurry of operations, everyone finally figured out what happened in City B. "A team of 2,000 people wiped out about two million zombies in City B. Then, a wave of zombies from Langfang City absorbed a wave of zombies in City B, clashed with the local zombies, and then flew away... What's suspicious is that this human team and the zombies had a period of intersection at the zombie gathering place... I don't know what happened at that time, but the collective riot of zombies in City B must be related to these two external forces!"
Shi Lai, the leader of the human observation team, nodded. "Old Wei's summary is correct. Fortunately, the zombies in City B did not escape. However, it is a pity that those powerful humans were overwhelmed by the endless zombies. A powerful high-end combat force was lost just like that..."
Han Ming, the leader of the zombie observation team, frowned: "Although those big guys didn't come out, they were also alarmed. I don't know if they will take any action next. Also, I feel that what Lao Shi said just now is wrong!"
The other two turned their heads at the same time: "Huh?"
"Those 2,000 people were not drowned by the zombies. They may have...all escaped!"
Lao Wei was puzzled: "What do you mean?"
"Do you think that around City B, what kind of extraordinary force would go to City B to eliminate the zombies? I have just contacted the dragnet branches in Provinces H, L, and S, and none of them have taken any action against City B. So the only one who can eliminate two million zombies in just three days is..."
The two of them immediately remembered: "Homeland Number One!"
"Yes, they are the only ones. Don't forget what kind of technology they have. We have one in the warehouse at our headquarters..."
The two of them gasped, "Transporter!"
In an instant, they had things sorted out.
"Very good, your analysis is very accurate!"
Behind the three men, two twin brothers wearing Zhongshan suits appeared. They had slightly graying temples, but they looked energetic.
"Captain of Wallfacers No. 9 and No. 10!"
The three people saluted, and the two Wallfacers returned the salute in a very standard way. They are now the direct leaders of the Strategic Observation Group.
"Let's continue talking about what just happened in City B," said one of the wall-facers with a smile on his face.
Princess Taiping's female observer brought two chairs, and the two of them waved their hands at the same time. Their movements were very synchronized, as if they were a shadow clone, except that one of them had a smile on her face, while the other had a stern face and did not speak.
Han Ming from the zombie observation team continued, "So, I speculate that this was a military operation by Home No. 1, and they finally retreated with the help of a teleporter, which can also explain why they disappeared from the map. However... their specific purpose of going to City B is still unclear. You can call them and ask them directly. Logically speaking, they eliminated so many zombies in the past few days without causing a zombie riot, but they suddenly rioted just now. There must be something hidden... As for the zombie fusion from Langfang City, I roughly guessed which one it was. I have its record here..."
Wallfacer No. 9: "Oh? Shouldn't the corpse tide be in Wei Qing's group's database? Tell me what's going on..."
Han Ming recalled for a moment and said briefly: "In fact, to be specific, the records here are about the leader of this zombie tide, and the key information was provided by Home No. 1. I just looked at the satellite map and found that there was an intersection between the human camp and the zombie tide, but there was no conflict. I immediately thought of it - the only known intelligent zombie that retains human memory!"
The two wall-facers looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.
Han Ming: "Before it turned into a zombie, it was from Q City. Three months ago, it was captured by Shenji for research, and later rescued by No. 1 Homeland. It then helped H Province T City clean up two large zombie waves and absorbed them as its own power. It was at this time that it attracted our attention. No. 1 Homeland took the initiative to contact us and explained the situation. This zombie has the ability of a Z zombie, but it poses no threat to humans and will help us clean up zombies. We sent people to conduct detection and found that it was indeed the case, so we established a file on it. By the way, this intelligent zombie is called Liu."
Han Ming took out his tablet and showed the detailed information of the "intelligent zombie - Liu" to the two wall-facers.
After a moment, the two nodded, "Understood, you continue to monitor the zombies in City B 24 hours a day. If there is any situation, please report to us at any time. I'm going to call Shen Jin. The next plan... I still need his help!"
Wallfacers No. 9 and No. 10 left.
The three heads of the observation group gathered together and chatted quietly, "I don't know what the two superiors are going to do. Other departments have already taken drastic measures, but we are still not making any moves..."
"I heard that No. 9 and No. 10 are the most cautious of all the Wallfacers. Maybe the things they have arranged are quite detailed and have not yet been revealed!"
"In addition to being in charge of us, they also took over the command of the city defense department. I wonder if there is any connection... Oh, it's useless to think too much. Just wait for the arrangements and do our work well. The situation is very good..."
After the two Wallfacers walked out, they called Home No. 1.
…
After a brief exchange, the two hung up the phone contentedly. Wallfacer No. 9 smiled and said, "With his help, the success rate of executing our plan will be even higher!"
“He’s a good man!”
The taciturn Wall-Facing Person No. 10 rarely agreed.
Wallfacer No. 9 laughed in silence: "So you're giving me the nice guy card now? Why does it sound like you're a scumbag?"
Wallfacer No. 10: “???”
"Oh, I won't say any more. You won't understand. This is the way we young people communicate. You are out of date, brother!"
“Um, I…”
Wallfacer No. 10 was silent for a long time, "I used to... surf the Internet frequently and chat with young girls..."
9The Wallfacer covered his head and said, "Alright, brother, let's get down to business... I think we must speed up the progress. Others are showing their achievements. If we don't come up with something, it will affect our authority and be detrimental to the implementation of our plan!"
"They are too optimistic. If everything goes well, China can defeat the zombies even without us Wallfacers. But... our mission is to completely defeat the zombie virus. Through our research, we know the most terrible outcome that may happen... so we must be prepared!"
"The distance problem that has been bothering us can be solved by using Homeland No. 1 [Transporter]. For the next six months, let us support China!"
"If they win, then all our work will be in vain. But...if the worst happens, we...will be the protectors of China and even the world, protecting our human bloodline!"
Wallfacer No. 10 said: "Homeland No. 1... can also be done!"
"But they don't plan to do that. We need to take the lead. If the worst happens, we can't afford to lose!"
"Um."
Both are indeed conservatives who are always considering the worst-case scenario.
Even though the situation has become clearer now, they still need to prepare for the worst.
…
The headquarters of Tianluodiwang has been very active recently, and all major departments are busy, as if the third industrial revolution has begun. Among them, Wallfacer No. 5 is forging new weapons in the factory of the Equipment Department. On the latest industrial assembly line, each robotic arm performs its own function, constantly turning materials into components, which are then welded, spliced, assembled and packaged to become the final product.
Wallfacer No. 5 picked up a mechanical alloy flag that had been improved hundreds of times. It looked very technological. He waved the flag with one hand, "Fire!"
"call--"
A blazing flame emerged from the flag. As he waved it down, an elliptical encirclement instantly formed on the ground. The blazing flames on it burned with extremely high temperatures. "Collect!"
As the bottom of his flag mechanically rotated, a suction force came from above, and the raging flames below were absorbed into the flag, and the heat just now disappeared.
Wallfacer No. 5 tried a few more times and was able to control it with ease, with a smile on his face.
"Finally... I was able to restore it! The Chinese Transcendent has one more piece of Transcendent equipment! Hahahaha——"
"What are you laughing at? Why are you so happy?"
Wallfacer No. 4 walked in from outside. "I did it! Thanks to your stable crystal core energy fusion technology, I can now make a low-profile version of the formation flag! I call it a mechanical formation flag! Although it is not as powerful as the original one, and it cannot be used to place all the formations, but... after my research and improvements, everyone can use the formation flag to release small spells through simple training. This... will be a big step in changing the way psychics attack! Power psychics can also stand up!"
"Great! Great! This is definitely of strategic significance! So should we not use Home No. 1 to replicate in the future?"
No. 5 waved his hands quickly: "That won't work! The low-profile version has limitations. The energy source depends entirely on the crystal cores provided by oneself, and it cannot withstand the energy of the large formation. If you want to restore the Four Symbols Formation, Big Dipper Formation, Tianmen Formation, Zhuxian Formation, etc. mentioned in the ancient ruins, you must make a real formation flag and use it by a high-level psychic. This power... below the fourth level, there is no rival!"
The No. 4 Wallfacer had obviously also read those formation books. "Without the fourth-order, it is difficult for us to infer the strength of this level of extraordinary person, but... I have read the records of ancient relics. Multiple third-order extraordinary people can join forces to kill fourth-order extraordinary people. The fourth-order can fly. In ancient times, they were called immortals, so it was named the Immortal Execution Formation!"
"Alas... Unfortunately, there are too many restrictions on using the Zhuxian Formation. The formation flag is only the most basic one. We don't have the other conditions yet..."
"Don't worry, take your time. China has a large population, so we will always find the right people. I think we should open formation schools in various places, and then customize some formation flags from Home No. 1. Let your apprentices go to various provinces to teach. When they have learned enough, we will also produce mechanical flags!"
"Okay! I'll arrange it right away!"
Wallfacer No. 4 looked at the bloodshot eyes of No. 5 and gently patted his shoulder: "After the arrangements are made... go get some sleep. You haven't slept for a week!"
"For China, I will do whatever it takes!"
"Um!"
Wallfacers No. 4 and No. 5 used all their talents to bring a powerful force boost to the Heaven and Earth Net...
