The raven had never seen so many zombies before.

So many that its simple intelligence couldn't distinguish the quantity, only knowing that it was far too many, too many to even begin to peck.

The raven ate meat, and also carrion; if a human or a zombie died, it was willing to peck a few bites.

But there were too many zombies this time, and viewing those swinging arms, its instinct was to retreat.

Flapping its wings, it took to the skies, believing that as long as it soared above, no matter how many there were, the zombies couldn't do anything to it.

But just as it was ascending, it witnessed an even more chilling scene.

The sky was dark, with countless mutated birds flying over like dark clouds.

Sparrows, swallows, ravens, magpies, pheasants, doves, hawks, owls.....

Virtually all the birds that could be seen in the northern region were there.

The number was so large, they covered the sky, truly spreading like clouds.

Terrified, the raven screeched and flapped its wings to fly away.

However, before it could flee, a strange force surged into its mind.

Its mind was in a daze, then something indescribable took hold.

From that moment on, the raven gained a new master.

Its master was positioned in the center of the zombie horde, controlling this massive horde.

The raven had no other thoughts; it only knew that from now on, it had to obey this master. Whoever the master wanted dead, the raven would make sure it happened.

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Little One ascended the ridge in the Crane City mountain area.

Looking down from this ridge, thirty kilometers ahead, one could vaguely see the Divine Dragon Army's base.

Little One felt incredibly hungry.

In Huacheng, it was already difficult to find many survivors.

Those survivors who formed sizable groups had all fled to Dawn City, to that most feared human.

In Huacheng, Little One had already commanded a zombie horde of over 600,000!

Over 100,000 mutant rats, and over 100,000 flocks of mutated birds!

A force nearly reaching 900,000, this was about Little One's limit.

Continuing to increase its followers, it already felt extremely pressured.

Moreover, it discovered that it couldn't subdue the larger Mutant Beasts, only the smaller ones.

This was also a limit of its ability.

Although it was already an immense force, Little One still felt it wasn't powerful enough, not daring to provoke that terrifying human. So it chose to move on.

The closest to the Huacheng Region was Crane City.

A few days ago, the Dawn Army had eliminated 2,000 from the Divine Dragon Army, leaving some bodies behind in the mountains.

Those bodies were discovered by mutated birds under Little One's control.

So Little One headed for these mountain areas, searching for bodies to devour, pressing forward along the way.

Moving farther from Huacheng, and closer to Divine Dragon Army in Crane City.

The nearer it got to Crane City, the more it sensed a massive aura of flesh and blood!

It eagerly commanded the horde forward, continuously onward.

On the way, upon encountering small Mutant Beasts in the forests, Little One would subdue them all.

If it couldn't subdue the larger Mutant Beasts, it would let the flocks attack, killing and devouring them.

Thus clearing the path, it ascended the ridge and saw the human base below.

It was a large gathering point; Little One wasn't sure how many humans were inside, but certainly a great many, a great many indeed!

Little One adjusted the iron barrel on its head.

Its sharp fangs shimmered, its eyes showed a bloodthirsty glare!

Kill~~~!

It wanted to kill, kill all the humans here, and devour them!

By eating them, it might become stronger, maybe even capable of confronting that terrifying human!

With its head held high, Little One let out a series of roars.

With its roars, the surrounding horde all roared to the sky.

Bloodthirsty rats squeaked, and the mutated birds in the air let out calls.

Little One raised its hand!

The sharp claw pointed forward, targeting the Divine Dragon Army base!

The zombie horde surged downhill like a tide.

Those bloodthirsty rats were even faster than them, but not the fastest.

The fastest were those terrifying mutated birds, like a mass of storm clouds, carving a black line across the sky, pressing towards the Divine Dragon Army base!

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Ye Fan has been so busy these past days he hasn't had a moment's rest.

The warriors of the Dawn Army have temporarily become city builders.

Because some of the core area's construction couldn't be done by survivors, only the Red Alert Soldiers could do it, so the warriors put down their guns and began cooperating with Engineers and Sappers to start work.

Flattening ground and building roads, it's the dead of winter now, the soil hard as rock, but Ye Fan had a solution.

Under the Engineers' design, tanks were fitted with bulldozer blades in front, still leveling the ground.

D-55 bulldozer blade, T5 bulldozer blade, exclusively manufactured by the Dawn Army.

Liu Chengjun, this armored division's Commander had just stepped out; his first battle commanding armored units was to level the ground.

Looking at those savage frozen lands, with their ferocious appearances, it's something only someone as specialized as an armored unit soldier can handle.

Ye Fan didn't want to make a mountain out of a molehill, but he had no choice. He had to clear some space to continue placing the barracks and tank factory.

However, before placing those, Ye Fan discovered that his defense building menu had unlocked a new structure.

Light Prism Tower: Cost 20,000 gold!

This building is a powerful defensive structure in Red Alert, though it can't target air units. Its destructive power against ground units is unquestionable.

Moreover, it fires not bullets or shells, but lasers.

In the real world, Ye Fan still doesn't know of any laser weapon with such power, which is another example of the Red Alert System's black technology.

But the high cost of 20,000 gold made Ye Fan hesitant to construct it for now.

He checked the attributes of the Light Prism Tower.

Light Prism Tower: Coverage radius of one kilometer, can transform strong lasers through electricity, capable of penetrating and corroding almost any material.

There was a list showing the strength of the laser and how much electricity it consumed.

Like the Giant Cannon, this thing is exceptionally power-hungry.

Currently, Ye Fan's city has three power plants, and the electricity supply is not abundant. If a few more Light Prism Towers are placed, there might be another power outage.

"I wonder when I can get a nuclear reactor. Then I won't have to worry about running out of power."

Electricity is indeed a big problem. The anti-air missile platforms also consume a lot of power, and Ye Fan is even considering constructing a fourth power plant.

Since the land hasn't been leveled out completely, Ye Fan's eighth barracks hasn't been built yet, but he hasn't been idle.

In the meantime, he constructed a second Army Heroic Battalion.

The Air Force Heroic Battalion is already built, but he hasn't had a chance to deploy any air force heroes, mainly because Ye Fan's air units are still few.

Today he had time, so Ye Fan decided to give it a try.

First, he had the War Hawk Dark Cloud enter the Air Force Heroic Battalion.

Cost 5,000 gold.

Then he placed the second Army Heroic Battalion.

After the previous assassination event, Ye Fan realized the importance of heroic units.

The heroic units he produced last time weren't the most cost-effective, including two scouts, a sniper, and a war dog.

The remaining engineer and medic didn't have much combat power.

This time he plans to try creating a few powerful troop types.

With the Army Heroic Battalion placed, Ye Fan had already decided who to deploy first.

Magnetic Storm Infantry Udyr!

As the only heavy infantry at the moment, the power of the Three-star Magnetic Storm Infantry needs no further emphasis.

Ye Fan wants to see what kind of changes this unit undergoes after becoming a hero.

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Storm Army Airport.

The pilot confidently assured Li Yuntian.

"Don't worry, Commander Li. I guarantee the mission will be completed smoothly and successfully returned!"

Li Yuntian patted the pilot on the shoulder: "Remember, don't hesitate to use the missiles and bullets on your plane. After destroying their Dawn Justice Cannon, don't rush back; dump them all within the Dawn Army City."

"Understood! This time we'll definitely show the Dawn Army what we're made of!"

"Go on, I'll be waiting for your victorious return."

The pilot closed the cockpit, started the plane, and taxied along the runway.

Faster and faster, carrying a thunderous roar, it finally took off!

Watching the plane ascend, Li Yuntian then left with large strides; he wanted to see if the Dawn Army would stream the plane invasion event.

He also wanted to show the Dawn Army that he could strike lethally at any time.

Simultaneously, he wanted to demonstrate to the Divine Dragon Army and Liberation Army that Li Yuntian's fighter jets were not to be trifled with.

********

Ye Fan was waiting for Udyr to become a heroic unit when he suddenly received an alert from the anti-air missile platform soldiers.

"Sir, the radar has detected a fighter jet rapidly approaching our airspace from a hundred kilometers away!"

Ye Fan was taken aback, but then realized that the Storm Army's fighter jet had returned.

Last time they mentioned coming back in a week, and today exactly marked that week.

Ye Fan sneered: "Good timing. Since they're here, they shouldn't leave. Get your anti-air missiles ready and shoot it down as soon as you have the chance!"

"Understood!"

Just then, Nana chimed in with another alert.

"Sir, a supply box has appeared on top of the enemy plane, rapidly approaching with it. Please prepare to collect it!"

Ye Fan was truly stunned this time.

A supply box appeared on top of the enemy aircraft!

What kind of showing-off way is this to deliver a supply box?

"Nana, if the enemy plane crashes, will my supply box still be there?"

"Sir, if the enemy plane crashes, the supply box will be destroyed along with it. It will also be damaged if it falls from a high altitude. The best way to obtain it is to shatter the enemy plane and catch it before the supply box hits the ground."

Ye Fan felt he was facing an extremely advanced challenge.

Simply shooting down the enemy aircraft won't do; it has to be shattered!

And simply shattering it isn't enough; he also has to catch it before the supply box hits the ground.

If this supply box doesn't contain good stuff, Ye Fan was determined to use the planks from the box to cook and eat!

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