I am the Zombie King of the Apocalyptic World-Chapter 853 - 849 A Group of Children

"Everyone inside is dead, to kill this many people, there must have been quite a few killers."

The Peace Party soldiers checked the bodies, most of which were shot, while some were killed by area-of-effect weapons, indicating that the enemy was equipped with heavy weaponry.

Everyone’s faces looked especially ugly as they readied themselves for battle and moved deeper into the storage area.

"Could they have already gone far away?"

"Let’s go in and check it out, those damn bastards!"

Hundreds of soldiers flooded into the main thoroughfare, with those highly perceptive individuals scouting their surroundings, but no matter how strong human intuition is, it cannot directly sense if there are people hidden inside the buildings.

Along the way, apart from the laser weapon-scarred walls and the corpses littering the ground, there was nothing else, not even the sight of small-sized bodies cut into pieces and hung in the shops that cut wood—an extremely gory scene that made all the soldiers at the scene clench their fists.

"They’re really f*cking beasts!" A soldier roared with rage.

"Ma De, over ten thousand people in the storage area killed, what were those sentries doing, stuffing their faces? Not a hint of news? F*ck! They deserve to die!"

Too many people had died, and there were over ten thousand survivors living there on a daily basis. So many had been slaughtered without a whisper of it being mentioned.

The mountains of corpses and rivers of fresh blood ignited an uncontrollable fury in the hearts of the assembled soldiers. They couldn’t believe what had happened here, and their hate for Jiuge slowly transformed into anger at the incompetence of the sentries!

With so many dead here, why had no one in the mining area received any news? Who could be blamed?

To kill everyone in the storage area without a sound would undoubtedly be very difficult, but the killers had done it!

The team kept moving forward, the armed personnel on both sides rotating their bodies as they walked, scanning the buildings on either side, trying to see if there was anyone inside—but who knows?

Perhaps they had been targeted as soon as they entered. If so, this put them at a great disadvantage, with the enemy hidden in the dark. They proceeded cautiously to guard against a sudden attack from the buildings, or perhaps the enemy had already left, with no one lying in ambush at this moment.

Walking among the piles of corpses, they didn’t realize that the seemingly uninhabited buildings ahead were in fact crammed with a large group of soldiers!

As time passed, Captain Wang and the others were slowly entering the area covered by enemy fire, and a vicious grin appeared on the cold faces of the Jiuge soldiers hiding in the shadows.

Leaning against the wall, they slowly raised their weapons. As Captain Wang and the rest entered the range of the fire zone, the leader’s hand, which had been raised slowly, was about to give the command to attack.

Almost three seconds later, the leader’s eyes hidden within the all-purpose combat helmet flashed with ruthless killing intent as his hand abruptly fell—but suddenly, another hand grabbed his, halting its descent forcefully!

"Who!"

Startled, the leader spun around. Who could have approached so silently behind him? Upon turning, he quickly detached his all-purpose combat helmet and bowed respectfully to the person behind him.

Clearly, the person who stopped him held a higher rank.

"Brother Ah Ya! What are you..."

"Shh–"

The person who stopped him gestured for silence, then said, "Take everyone and retreat."

"Why?"

The leader was puzzled. He didn’t understand why they were doing this. It was a perfect opportunity to kill the hundred-strong United District armed forces and it would make the fight easier when the war started.

"I don’t know either. The higher command ordered us to retreat, but from what I’ve learned from Brother Ah Ya, it seems they have a better plan on their side that could lead to fewer losses and a victory."

"What’s the plan?"

"I don’t know either, retreat!"

"Alright."

The leader was somewhat reluctant, but he had no choice and could only signal his men. The Jiuge soldiers scattered in other buildings conveyed the message among themselves, and not long after, they quietly left when the United District soldiers had walked away.

After conducting a sweep in the Jirong area, Captain Wang and his men managed to rescue more than four hundred survivors. However, they did not encounter any Jiuge soldiers and thus departed with the people they saved.

"Old Wang, what happened there? Why are you bringing so many people over?"

Upon arriving at the mining area, a man strode over and asked.

Anger flickered across Captain Wang’s face, "Head of the regiment, something happened in the Jirong District. Everyone’s dead; only they survived. I suspect it’s the work of Jiuge!"

The Head of the regiment was startled, "When did this happen?"

"I don’t know. If you don’t believe me, you can ask them; they are the only survivors."

The Head of the regiment looked towards the group of women still crying and the men sitting silently on the ground, some with fear still etched on their faces. It seemed like the incident had given them an excessive shock.

The Head of the regiment wanted to say more, but at that moment, several soldiers hurried over.

"Head of the regiment, a group of children from Jiuge has come running over, with big and small bags, saying that there seems to be a civil war over there, and they’ve come here starving, looking for food."

"What?"

The Head of the regiment was taken aback, somewhat confused by the situation; Captain Wang had just mentioned that Jiuge wiped out the people in the Jirong District, so how could there be trouble in Jiuge immediately afterward?

"A group of children, all from Jiuge?"

"Yeah, except for a few Chinese descendants who can speak properly, the rest aren’t Chinese people."

"How many have come?" Captain Wang was still preoccupied with the Jirong District massacre and seemed distracted as he spoke.

"A big crowd. The supply managers are still counting, but from what I see, that whole bunch must be at least a thousand people."

"That many? Where did the Jiuge Development Team get all those children?"

"Who knows? But what do we do now?"

"We’re not short on food; we get daily deliveries from headquarters. Have someone allocate a portion for those children to eat their fill, then ask who wants to stay here. Let those who don’t want to stay leave, and keep those who do. Right now, I’m f*cking fed up with all of this!"

"Head of the regiment, what’s wrong with you?"

He scratched his head, visibly irritated.

"What can be wrong with me? The Jirong District has been slaughtered, and I still haven’t recovered from that. No, we must immediately notify headquarters and ask them to send reinforcements right away. I have a bad feeling something terrible is about to be revealed."

He didn’t know why, but ever since he learned from the soldier that a large group of children had come from Jiuge seeking food, his eyelids hadn’t stopped twitching, and he couldn’t settle his emotions, feeling an unsettling unease.

It seemed like something was wrong, but he couldn’t pinpoint exactly what was off.

After the soldiers left, Captain Wang lit a cigarette, but his mind was too troubled, and even the taste of tobacco couldn’t calm him. With no other option, he took his weapon and headed towards the rescue station.

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