#231 - Chapter 231: Red Lotus Cult Intensifies Attack
Overall, the opening ceremony of the Chamber of Commerce was a complete success.
In each settlement, a large number of people have already registered as members.
Oriental Star's backend data showed that on August 1st alone, the number of member registrations had reached over 1 million. On average, that's over 50,000 per settlement.
As the news spreads further among the population, this data should be refreshed very quickly.
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While the Chamber of Commerce's business was booming, the Holy Envoys of the Red Lotus Sect were not idle either.
That night, the Holy Envoys in each city received a call from Qu Zhengping and began to launch the strongest wave of attacks on each settlement.
This time, they were going to get serious.
After a period of searching, the smallest city among the 20 had already reached a scale of 100,000 zombies. The larger ones were approaching a million.
In order to achieve better results, Oriental Star had dispatched all the transport planes in the base a few days in advance to divert the zombies. To avoid suspicion, the operations all started after dark.
Oriental Star produced many containers in the base and transported these containers to cities with more zombies. Subsequently, the Holy Envoys drove some of the zombies into the containers, locking the doors after they were full.
The transport planes lowered high-strength ropes, hoisted the containers, and then flew at high altitude, transporting them to cities with fewer zombies. This was repeated over and over.
The Holy Envoys certainly didn't know where these transport planes came from, and could only attribute it to the Red Lotus Sect's deep foundation.
After a few days of adjustment, the number of zombies in basically every city had reached a scale of over 300,000.
As the number of zombies continues to decrease, it will become increasingly difficult to launch attacks of this scale in the future. However, Oriental Star has already thought of new methods and is currently testing them.
August 1st, a little after 10 p.m.
Just as all the settlements had quieted down, the zombies had arrived outside the city gates, ready to attack the city at any moment.
Jingmen City, Baisha Settlement.
"Sound the alarm!"
The patrolling security team had already noticed the abnormality outside the city.
The number of zombies coming this time was more than ever before. Moreover, it felt like the killing intent was also a bit stronger than before.
"Woo woo woo ~"
The alarm sounded in the night sky.
The residents inside the settlement began to become restless.
When Mayor Xu heard that the zombies were coming, he didn't care at all and even scolded the patrolling security team members for making a fuss and exaggerating!
"Turn off the alarm for me! So what if a few zombies come? Why are you sounding the alarm?" Mayor Xu shouted as he climbed onto the city gate tower. Before he even arrived, his voice arrived first.
"Mayor Xu, the situation is different this time," the team member said aggrievedly.
"Oh? How is it different?" As he spoke, Mayor Xu looked outside the city.
"It really is different!" Mayor Xu frowned.
Usually, the zombies roar very loudly, but you can tell that they are just trying to scare people. The final result is always a lot of noise and little rain.
But this time it's different. The roaring sound is very low, giving people a very fierce feeling.
"Notify all team members equipped with combat suits and laser guns to come and assemble quickly!" Mayor Xu quickly ordered.
"We've already notified them, they should be here soon," the team member replied.
"Good! Increase vigilance, and don't let the zombies climb onto the city wall!" Mayor Xu emphasized.
"Yes!"
Soon, the zombies had gathered almost completely, and they launched a fierce attack on the city wall.
They were like they had been injected with chicken blood, and their movements were particularly swift. As the zombies piled higher and higher, they gradually approached the top of the city.
"Mayor, it's dangerous here, you should leave first!" the security captain shouted.
"No, I will live and die with the settlement!" Mayor Xu resolutely refused to leave.
"Take Mayor Xu away!" the security captain ordered.
"Yes!" Two team members stepped forward and directly carried Mayor Xu away.
"What are you doing! Let go of me, let go of me!" Mayor Xu was anxious. His feet floundered, but unfortunately it was all in vain.
"Mayor Xu, we have the protection of combat suits, we will definitely defend the top of the city, please rest assured!" the captain guaranteed.
Mayor Xu was carried back just like that.
What puzzled everyone was that the special forces regiment directly under the Southwest Military Region stationed at the bridgehead was not attacked by the zombies at all. The people of Changjing Settlement, who had just moved two kilometers away, were also fine.
However, they did not come to provide support either.
Changjing Settlement didn't dare to, and the soldiers didn't have the authority.
Yan Zhengping's order was to guard the Yangtze River bank, and he had specifically instructed them to prohibit any form of assistance to the settlements.
The officers didn't understand why, but they didn't ask either. It was enough to execute the order.
The Holy Envoys hiding in the distance and watching were also trembling like crazy.
On one hand, they had to carry out the Protector's order to order the zombies to attack the settlement, and on the other hand, they were worried that the people in the settlement would not be able to hold on and there would be casualties. It was simply too difficult.
The team members without protective suits were responsible for delivering full energy bars one trip after another, and collecting the used energy bars to take back for recharging.
"Keep your eyes peeled and prioritize attacking the zombies that are about to come up!" the captain shouted loudly, issuing orders.
