#598 - Chapter 598 Almost Ruins
On a rooftop some distance from the shelter.
Commander Kuang and his subordinates watched as the Shanshi Coal Mine Shelter continued to burn in the distance.
All the drones they had brought had been shot down and destroyed.
This was a situation they had never anticipated.
At this moment, the shelter was surrounded by a sea of corpses, and even the few thermal weapons they had brought were useless.
They couldn't possibly go and kill the zombies and then continue attacking the shelter.
"You idiots, remember this! When we get back to the base, say that there was something wrong with all the drones, that they broke down after a short time! Don't let your stupidity tarnish my reputation!"
Commander Kuang suppressed his anger and gritted his teeth as he spoke to the subordinates who had operated the drones earlier.
He hadn't expected that someone in the shelter would be such a good shot, able to accurately hit the drones even in the darkness.
He had no choice but to pass the buck to his subordinates.
There was nothing else they could do, so they could only pray that the Coal Mine Shelter wouldn't be able to put out the fire, and that everyone inside would be burned to death.
However, judging from the images before the drones were destroyed, it didn't seem so easy.
An organized firefighting operation had been established inside, and there were all kinds of vehicles and tools.
"Tomorrow, we'll go back and take a look after the zombies leave! We must take this place!"
"The Green Origin transport team set off back yesterday morning. According to the usual schedule, they won't come again to transport coal until the day after tomorrow!"
"That means we have a whole day tomorrow to take this place!"
"We must take this place! And then ambush the Green Origin transport team that comes the day after tomorrow!"
Taking the Coal Mine Shelter this time was just a preemptive ambush against Green Origin, and also an action to disperse and weaken their forces.
Their New Hope Base had already begun to encircle Green Origin Base from all angles and directions.
Dividing their troops, cutting off their energy, sowing discord among their people, and so on.
The people of New Hope Base didn't think they would lose.
It was right to do as the higher-ups arranged.
"Leave some people to observe over there, and the rest prepare to rest! We'll continue tomorrow!"
Commander Kuang gave his orders and then continued to stare at the burning shelter.
The firelight reflected in the distance was still fiery red.
Dawn.
When the first ray of sunlight appeared, it signified that the night had passed and a new day had arrived.
But at this moment, no one in the Coal Mine Shelter could be happy.
It was burned down.
The vast majority of useful supplies had been burned.
"Why?"
"Why do this to us?"
A female staff member looked at her home of several months, now reduced to ruins, in tattered clothes, and a knife-like pain appeared in her heart.
She loved this place.
It was here that gave her hope to live on.
But.
Last night, someone attacked this place and almost extinguished that hope.
No one answered her why.
Because no one else knew either.
Perhaps.
Weakness was the reason.
In a corner of the shelter, a large group of survivors gathered.
Everyone silently looked at their home, which had become ruins.
The original residence, the supply storage, the dining hall, the rest room, the place where everyone lived together during the drought, was almost unrecognizable.
There was still some faint smoke drifting.
Last night, after everyone's best efforts to put out the fire, it was completely extinguished around four or five o'clock in the morning, near dawn.
Li Hongwen was lying to the side, leaning against the wall.
After he was injured last night, he recovered a little and joined the firefighting team again, leading the people to desperately put out the fire.
His wife, with the help of some staff who knew some medical skills, had been temporarily stabilized.
His daughter, Li Cai, also joined the rescue and firefighting efforts.
Most of their home was destroyed.
The only lucky thing was that the walls could still provide them with some defense.
But there was not much food and other supplies left. Last night's bombing and fire came too suddenly and did not give them enough time to grab these important things.
It was estimated that it would only be enough for them to eat for the last two or three days.
Even more terrifying was that there were more than ten seriously injured people in the shelter at this time!
They were either seriously injured in the explosion or severely burned by the fire.
Without professional treatment and medicine, Li Hongwen and Li Cai estimated that most of these people would not last long!
Where could they find doctors and medical equipment and medicine at this time!?
The small amount of medicine they had previously traded from the Green Origin Base was also completely destroyed in last night's fire!
"Cailan, you must be okay!"
Li Hongwen gently hugged his wife, Huang Cailan. Although his wife looked like she was asleep, only the father and daughter knew how badly she was injured!
The collapse of the building caused by the explosion hit Huang Cailan!
At this time, she not only had superficial injuries all over her body, but also had fractures in her right hand and right foot!
This was the apocalypse!
What was the probability of recovering from bone injuries on their own without professional treatment?
They didn't know.
The father and daughter looked at the sleeping Huang Cailan and the wailing staff with gloomy faces, and a sense of sadness arose from their hearts.
"Cai! Go and have someone cook some porridge to distribute to everyone first! Everyone is tired and can't go on like this. We don't know if the people who attacked us outside are still there, and we must have the strength to resist any attacks that may come at any time! Cough cough cough!"
Li Hongwen gave Li Cai instructions to appease the staff and continue to pay attention to the defense. At the same time, he coughed violently as he spoke.
"I'm fine! Go and do it quickly! We can't wait any longer!"
"At most two days! The Green Origin Base transport team will come to us tomorrow, and then we will be saved!"
Li Hongwen reached out to stop his daughter who was about to speak and forced her to listen to his arrangements and carry them out quickly.
Li Cai was helpless.
She naturally knew that there was nothing wrong with her father's arrangements. After taking another worried look at her father and mother, Li Cai stood up and went to work.
Seeing his daughter leave.
Li Hongwen coughed violently again!
"Cough cough cough cough!"
As if he was about to cough up his lungs, he covered his mouth with his hand for a while before he calmed down slightly.
Feeling something foreign on his hand, he opened it and was stunned.
Blood!
Bright red blood!
Laughing miserably, feeling the burning and weakness inside his body, and looking at his unconscious wife and his daughter who was starting to direct the work.
Li Hongwen forced himself to hold on. He couldn't fall down yet.
At least not now.
Far away from the shelter.
Seeing that there was almost no smoke rising and that there were still people patrolling and guarding the walls, Commander Kuang and the others knew that last night's bombing operation had failed!
"Damn it!! These people can't be burned to death!"
After cursing fiercely, he turned his gaze to another group of people beside him.
Those who claimed to know the leader of the shelter, Li Hongwen, and led them, the New Hope Base.
"Zhang Shousheng! It's your time to contribute!"
"Do it well! As long as we take the Coal Mine Shelter, I will definitely not break my promise and let you be the managers here in the future!"
(End of this chapter)
