Chapter 51

The soldiers who were tasked with collecting samples outside the base were chased down and surrounded by agile-infected individuals. Some of the slower runners were quickly caught up to and torn apart, their screams of despair filling the air as blood and flesh splattered. The soldiers ahead showed no intention of stopping and continued running forward.

"Bang!" A crashing sound echoed as Tang Tian witnessed a slow-running Caucasian soldier being grabbed by a massive arm of an infected individual and violently slammed to the ground. The special infected had golden eyes and one of its arms was significantly swollen, indicating its special abilities as a zombie.

"What the hell is that?" Coach Kenneth and the others from the other defensive line finally arrived, and they immediately opened fire at the special infected with their combat shotguns, delivering an absolute rate of fire of seven rounds per second.

"Special infected, Charger," Tang Tian observed the special infected and calmly remarked. The Charger, a special infected, was characterized by suspenders over its work clothes, a gigantic physique, an immensely large right hand, a small left hand, and a deep roaring sound. It charged directly at survivors, grabbing and continuously charging forward with the survivor until it hit a wall or obstacle, relentlessly pounding the survivor into the ground. If obstructed by other survivors while charging, it would plow through them.

The Charger endured dozens of bullets from Kenneth's continuous shotgun fire, but it only paused momentarily. Its metallic arm reflected the majority of the shotgun pellets. However, Kenneth's gunfire provided enough time for the remaining soldiers to return to the base with the samples as the zombie horde approached.

"A Charger?" Nick, who had just been ordered by Dr. William to provide support, was also attracted by Kenneth's shotgun blasts and happened to witness the special infected.

"Damn it," Nick cursed inwardly, raising his M4A1 and aiming at the Charger's head.

Nick and Kenneth were surprised to see the damn thing still alive, but they didn't have time to dwell on it because the sound of the approaching horde grew louder. Behind the Charger with its colossal hand, there were at least thousands of zombies about to enter the inner two layers of defense lines within the base.

"Damn it! Everyone, get into combat mode! Those damn things are about to attack!" Nick urged his comrades, including Bill, to gather in front of the 10-meter-high steel wall within Tang Tian's base. They set up a cover to protect themselves from the special infected. Meanwhile, approximately 150,000 military NS-5 robots continued firing without restriction from the perimeter wall, while the remaining NS-5 models were assigned to guard other areas. Of course, the loss of robots was significant. Just in one day, more than 100,000 NS-5 units were dispatched outside the base to deal with the splintered zombie hordes. Otherwise, how could it escalate to a three-wave scale? After all, Tang Tian treated the loss of robots as just a number.

"How can there be so many zombies? We just dealt with one wave. It seems like there are even more now. Could it be because there are survivors here that the zombies have been drawn to this place?" Bill, stationed on the front-line wall, took out his binoculars from his tactical backpack and observed the situation outside with the infected.

The infected were densely packed, seemingly endless, with a number reaching at least 300,000. It would definitely make an average person break out in cold sweat. After all, if they weren't careful, these terrifying infected would devour them. But Bill was different. As a seasoned soldier, he possessed rich experience and unwavering determination, which allowed him to sacrifice himself on the path of survival and let the remaining three survive. ("Left 4 Dead: Sacrifice")

"The missile launchers and main battle tanks inside the base are all deployed to the north. Soldiers in other areas, hold your positions. Light and heavy machine guns and RPG rocket launchers are authorized for use. Ammunition includes incendiary and armor-piercing rounds. We must prevent the infected from entering the base. The majority of NS-5 robots will provide suppressing fire on the zombie horde, while the rest will transport ammunition. This is our last foothold in the south. The battle for survival begins here," Tang Tian, with a touch of swagger, gazed at the densely packed zombie horde outside the base and issued his orders. It was reminiscent of Wesker's words to Alice in "Resident Evil 5."

"Understood, sir," the soldiers responded.

"Yes, boss," the primary artificial intelligence robot NS-5 swiftly replied upon receiving Tang Tian's command.

Tang Tian's orderly commands reassured the surrounding soldiers to some extent. After all, a person with a ruthless and crazy personality, coupled with god-like strength, made the soldiers less worried.

With over 50,000 soldiers and over 400,000 NS-5 robots in the Savannah Base, the survivors felt more at ease. There was an abundant supply of weapons and ammunition stored in someone's extradimensional storage space, with the majority being powerful weapons.

Along the steel walls of the base, there were ten guns every 100 meters. Each platoon had a "Big Snake" 30mm autocannon (firing at a rate of 300 rounds per minute), and MG3 and M60 machine guns. Of course, each squad had a light machine gun, and each soldier was equipped with an M16A2 and M4A1 rifle. These heavy weapons played a significant role in deterring the horde of infected. The power of the metal storm was absolute, leaving no chance for the infected. Just like the first wave of infected, although it was not as easy now due to the excessive consumption of resources.

"Open fire and kill these infected." As the zombies flooded into the range, Tang Tian frowned slightly. After all, if these infected managed to enter the base, Dr. William's research would be completely lost, which wouldn't be beneficial for the next plan.

The Gatling machine guns and M60 heavy machine guns in the defensive positions were the first to open fire. The metal storm created by the Fire God Gatling + M60 + autocannons wreaked havoc like a reaper, harvesting the horde with immense power, and forcing the infected to retreat. The bullets also caused the infected to be torn apart after impact, perfectly halting their advance.

The soldiers watched as the infected were unable to lift their heads after being hit, and their morale soared. NS-5 robots transported ammunition for the humans, while the soldiers fired their weapons like they had taken stimulants. Of course, someone knew that they were just shooting out of fear, but Tang Tian didn't expose it.

Tang Tian noticed that this wave of zombies was different. During the previous attack by the horde, there were no special infected. But this time, there were a significant number of special infected, making someone suspect the evolution of intelligent types among these infected. However, Tang Tian quickly dismissed this boring thought. After all, he came to this dimension to collect biotechnology and various wealth. Once that was accomplished, he could plunder resources in other dimensions. Of course, playing around in the zombie apocalypse was also a good choice, at least more adorable than the post-apocalyptic wasteland in Terminator or the apocalypse in Left 4 Dead.