Chapter 1212 - The Light Before Dawn (1/2)

The soldiers on the wall were on the verge of tears the moment the sun broke the horizon.

With the bayonet on their rifles, the soldiers with their last remaining energy penetrated the throat of the zombies on the wall, used the stock of the rifle to crush the zombies’ head, and kicked them down the wall.

Although the zombies were still moving slowly toward the wall, they no longer had any momentum. The zombies at the back already stopped moving while only the zombies at the front tumbled forward driven by their instincts.

Finally, at the moment when the sun rose entirely above the horizon, the last zombie on the wall had its throat pierced and collapsed down.

Almost at the same time, behind the frontline soldiers, the third line of defense was finally completed. The wall was 15 meters higher than the second wall. Although not as magnificent as the giant wall, it was enough to keep Pingan Street safe for the night.

Han Junhua immediately ordered when she saw the sun rising.

“Soldiers withdraw from the front line, get logistics to prepare meals. Fighters will continue to airstrike the zombies near the wall…”

A communications soldier ran in from outside the military camp as she was giving out orders.

Han Junhua asked as she looked to the direction of the door.

“Is there something wrong?”

“It’s news from Line 0, it is the General’s order.”

The communication soldier saluted and conveyed Jiang Chen’s order.

Han Junhua nodded and motioned that he could leave.

With her arms wrapped around her chest, she thought for a moment before pressing her headset.

“Send 500 engineer soldiers to Line 0 along with all the engineering robots.”

“… Roger!”

After Han Junhua issued the last order, she let out a sigh of relief. She reached out and closed the holographic screen, and sat back down on the chair.

She barely rested for a moment during the night as she simultaneously commanded the battle on the surface and underground.

Now, she was at her limit.

With her arms on the table, her cold expression gradually softened. She only revealed the unsuspected expression in her sleep.

Her hair slipped off onto her thin but stiff shoulders. She gently moved her nose and put her face in her arms.

The thin lips muttered, and then drowsiness soon overwhelmed her.

“As long as you’re okay…”

…

Dragging their weary body down from the wall, they passed by the third line of defense and returned inside Pingan Street. Everyone looked exhausted. They were covered in dust and blood and looked like they were in a terrible state from afar.

Regardless, they had won. Although it was a difficult victory.

Many people’s shoulders were severely swollen. Even with the protection of the kinetic skeleton, a night of battle pushed their physical and mental strength to the absolute limit. Especially in the battle with zombies, unless the commander ordered to dump fuel, they didn’t have a moment to breathe.

Pulling the bayonet out from the still burning muzzle, the exhausted soldiers passed through the wall and just sat straight down on the ground. They did not have any energy to walk a step further.

The logistics company set up a shed on the edge of the wall with giant pots cooking congee.

The aroma of food diluted the bloody smell still lingering in the air. It made the soldiers, mercenaries, and survivors on the brink of collapsing regain their strength. With the support of their rifle, they limped toward the shed.

Breakfast was a thick, congee boiled with minced meat. Every spoon contained chunks of meat and was appetizing to eat. In addition, there were all you can eat buns and a small bag of pickles for every soldier, mercenary, and survivor who participated in the battle.

Based on the standard of the wasteland, this breakfast was extravagant.

It was precisely because of this that many local mercenaries and survivors shed their tears while devouring their food.