Chapter 47

"Mmm. Dr. William, you're doing a great job. Keep up the good work," Tang Tian said with a smile as he looked at Dr. William, whose face had turned pale. It was evident to Tang Tian that this was the result of Dr. William's tireless research on the new bio-weapons.

"Understood, boss," Dr. William said respectfully, looking at Tang Tian with an expressionless face.

"Okay, now let's discuss the current situation," Tang Tian's eyes lit up slightly as he spoke calmly.

"In the past three months, we have rescued over 5,000 survivors. The mutated rabies virus spread globally in just two weeks. In the epicenter, Savannah City, we have also saved a large number of virus scientists and researchers. Of course, with our coercion and incentives, we managed to recruit over 200 scientists, engineers, and other technical personnel in three months. Currently, there are around 43,000 people on the military base. Along with the civilian and military NS-5 units provided by you, boss, totaling around 500,000, we were able to survive the zombie attacks," Dr. William explained, but he seemed to hesitate as if he remembered something unpleasant.

Dr. William, the highest-ranking officer thrown into the "Left 4 Dead" world, was also amazed by this post-apocalyptic world. Compared to his research on the T-virus and its infection and mutation abilities, the infected individuals of this new virus were even more powerful in certain aspects. Not to mention the aspect of manufacturing bio-weapons, their ability to destroy the world was quite remarkable. After all, in the world of Left 4 Dead, the virus could only grant immunity, not the fusion of superpowers.

"You're doing a great job. I've brought the new supplies. What you need to do is keep going and continue experimenting with the combination of the T-virus and the rabies virus. After all, this place is a natural testing ground, and I believe you can do it," Tang Tian said with great trust, not caring if the surrounding soldiers overheard their conversation. These soldiers were already part of Dr. William's private army, composed of cloned soldiers, so loyalty was not an issue.

"Understood, boss," Dr. William replied calmly.

Savannah Military Base has an area of 9,000 square meters. William Bill, wearing a beret and holding an M16 assault rifle, stared blankly at the outside scenery. Everything had changed in the past three months. Although it was still the same world, there wasn't a single person to be seen outside. Looking at the chaotic scenes of the apocalypse-filled streets, he casually took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.

"Who would have thought that the government was hiding a large number of high-tech robots? I guess humanity still has a chance," Bill sighed while looking at the NS-5 robot partner by his side.

"Bang!" The suppressed sniper rifle made a faint sound as it hit the tall, fiery figure outside the base. The military NS-5 robot on the tower was holding a Barrett sniper rifle and fired a 12.7mm armor-piercing incendiary round, blowing up the head of the special infected tank. The modified NS-5 robot was unaffected by the recoil of the sniper rifle.

"Mr. Bill, the biohazard has been eliminated," the military NS-5 with a black shell turned its head after eliminating the special infected and reported to Bill.

"Soldier, well done," Bill praised, grateful for the roughly 400,000 remaining robots (the original quantity was 500,000, but some were lost in battle). It was because of them that they were able to occupy one of the few surviving gathering places in the South.

After dealing with the zombies outside the base, Bill opened a box of military rations on the tower and silently ate. Inside were compressed biscuits, canned luncheon meat, and canned fruits. Although they had been eating the same thing for three months, it was still better than the unpredictable situation outside. Compared to the dangerous world in his previous dimension, having a safe zone protected by a large number of robots here was truly a "paradise." Francis, Louis, Zoey, and the others had also been promoted by the commanding officer of the safe zone base to the position of tower officer, which could be seen as a reward for their immunity to the mutated rabies virus.

There were a total of fifty boxes of military rations on the tower. Apart from compressed biscuits and canned goods, the rest were light firearms and ammunition. Of course, there were also heavy weapons, including anti-tank rocket launchers, Barrett sniper rifles, Vulcan Gatling guns, and other weapons. Additionally, the base provided new weapons today, such as the electromagnetic shotgun, energy rifle, laser plasma rifle, and other futuristic weapons known as "infected slayers." Of course, the quantity was not large, and the presence of heavy weapons didn't surprise Bill, but the ultra-advanced technology weapons made him feel astonished. (Obviously, these items were plundered by the protagonist.)

After finishing his meal, Bill fell into contemplation, realizing that the events of the past few months were far from simple. Just three months ago, Bill was a retired veteran of the special forces, recuperating in Mercy Hospital. Suddenly, a voice came over the radio, "Hello, we are now broadcasting an emergency announcement. An outbreak of mutated rabies virus has occurred at Mercy Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. All citizens on the East Coast are advised to stay in their homes and avoid going outside. If possible, seek refuge at designated military bases..."

Of course, Bill knew that his blood, extracted by Dr. William, had made significant breakthroughs in vaccine development, and mass production was imminent. This was the reason why Bill stayed at this base. Initially, Dr. William, a mad scientist, had intended to dissect Bill and the other three, but Tang Tian had warned him not to touch the four of them. That's why they could now live so carefree.

The sudden outbreak of the virus caught Bill and the others off guard. One country or region after another, including Canada, Europe, South America, Australia, Africa, Japan, and Russia, became infected with the virus, leading to collapse. The expansion of madness started from the United States and spread globally, leaving no place unaffected. Bill and the others were both fortunate and unfortunate. The fortunate aspect was that they had immunity that scientists could use to create a vaccine. The unfortunate part was that their original world no longer existed.

Bill shook his head vigorously, trying to clear his mind of those scattered thoughts. After all, they now had a new life, these robots, and an abundance of resources. In addition, the crazy scientist in the base was researching various infected individuals, giving everyone in the base hope.

In the basement of the Savannah base, Tang Tian was looking at various documents, examining the losses suffered by the forces attempting to enter the survival path.

"The casualties in the rescue and occupation of the base seem significant. The civilian NS-5 models suffered a loss of 64,250 units, the military NS-5s lost 32,750 units, and the enhanced clone soldiers lost 12,300 individuals," Tang Tian said expressionlessly, seemingly indifferent to these losses.

"Boss... I..." Dr. William listened to Tang Tian's account of the losses, and a cold sweat began to trickle down from his forehead. He hesitated and spoke to Tang Tian.

"No need to explain. I think you did well. At least, it didn't end in smoke and ashes amidst the onslaught of over five hundred thousand zombies," Tang Tian smiled and kindly spoke to Dr. William. Of course, it was not surprising that someone entering this world would go and check the situation at the base. Tang Tian didn't bring any clone soldiers or NS-5 robots this time. In Tang Tian's eyes, the greatest value of Dr. William was his research on new biochemical weapons, and there was nothing more to it.