Ice City.

Liberation Army Base.

After Guo Zhun finished his televised speech, he immediately began urgently reinforcing the city defenses.

It was too cold to work effectively, so they started building an Ice City Wall, following Dawn City's example.

"Quick, quick, quick! Move into action!"

"Dawn City definitely can't hold out for long, and this zombie horde might just head south."

Guo Zhun's mouth was blistering; despite his calm demeanor on TV, seeing such a massive zombie horde for the first time filled everyone with extreme fear.

They never imagined zombies without intelligence could form such a massive scale, making him feel the crisis was imminent.

Just as the Liberation Army was tensely arranging defenses, Ye Fan appeared on the television screen.

Everyone watching TV paused to see what Ye Fan had to say.

"Citizens of Dawn City, and all who are watching this broadcast, I am Ye Fan."

"This zombie horde is unprecedented in scale, but I urge everyone to stay calm."

"The zombie horde is currently over a hundred kilometers away from Dawn City, but I assure you, before the New Year, they will not reach under Dawn City's walls, ensuring you all a peaceful and harmonious New Year."

"Even if the zombie horde does reach Dawn City, I guarantee that Dawn City is impregnable!"

"From now on, we will launch an offensive against the zombie horde to defend our homeland."

"Here, I want to ask Guo Zhun of the Liberation Army, what are you planning?"

"Do you want our Dawn City on the front lines while also attempting to divide our people? Can't you see how terrifying the zombies are? Or do you think we won't make it through this? If we do endure, will this eventually come back to haunt your Liberation Army? Will you come to me for help then?"

"Everyone has their own judgment, and your actions will eventually be despised by all. Guo Zhun, take care of yourself!"

The broadcast ended, and Guo Zhun fell into thought.

He indeed wanted to take this opportunity to divide the Dawn Army, and it was his idea to instruct Yan Zhihuan to have people from Dawn City go to Daqing Mountain Prison Base.

It was ostensibly to save survivors, but internally he still wanted to use the opportunity to strengthen himself.

But Ye Fan's confidence left him perplexed.

What gives Ye Fan the confidence to claim that Dawn City is secure?

He had seen that video, and the number of zombies seemed to be in the millions. Even the Liberation Army dared not claim absolute defense, and the population of Dawn City was only about half that of the Liberation Army.

Guo Zhun simply couldn't believe what Ye Fan said.

"Don't pay attention to what Ye Fan says; there are still two days. If within two days Ye Fan fails to deliver on his words, he will lose credibility before Dawn City's citizens, and there will inevitably be a large migration from Dawn City. Notify Yan Zhihuan's side to prepare to receive people."

"As for me asking him for help... I think he must be crazy, given that it's him facing the zombies and not me."

The TV continued to show scenes from the Daqing Mountain Prison Base, where they were preparing housing and setting up large pots to cook rice porridge.

Yan Zhihuan claimed Ye Fan was making absurd promises, saying he warmly welcomed the people of Dawn City.

But Dawn City was calm for the moment.

Since Ye Fan promised to secure Dawn City, the citizens were still willing to trust Ye Fan.

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Ye Fan couldn't be bothered to watch Guo Zhun and his men's performance on TV; his train had already arrived at Kao Mountain Town Station.

Zhang Kunlin had long been leading the troops waiting here, and upon seeing the train's arrival, they sprang into action.

On the flatbed carriages, tanks and armored vehicles were offloaded.

Ye Fan's plan was to advance along the railway line, making tanks and such vehicles less practical.

In their place were double-barreled advanced machine guns and heavy machine guns.

Boxes of ammunition were loaded onto the trains.

Almost all available space inside the train was filled with ammunition.

Many snipers and flamethrower warriors boarded, but the vehicles were not overloaded as the carriers were unloaded.

Everyone moved swiftly, without any delay; within half an hour, all loading and unloading were complete.

Ye Fan checked the time; it was now 10:30 in the morning.

"Alright, depart immediately!"

The Dawn Giant Dragon started again, moving towards Pinggang Town.

Above the train, Tang Yafei's Heroic-Level Combat Helicopter circled in the sky.

There was also a reporter, Ye Luo, accompanying the team in the helicopter; Ye Fan arranged for her to follow and report from the air.

In front of her stood the cameraman from Dawn TV Station.

Facing the camera, Ye Luo was confident and composed.

In truth, she didn't need to do anything within Dawn City; many people called her the little princess, and with a brother like Ye Fan, everyone was eager to pamper her.

But Ye Luo didn't want that; she also wanted to do something of her own, to show a bit of personal value.

So she could never stay idle, always finding ways to keep busy.

At this moment, she reported to the whole province in front of the camera.

"I am Ye Luo, a reporter from Dawn TV Station, currently aboard the helicopter, heading towards Huacheng."

"There are only five kilometers ahead to Pinggang Town, which is the gateway to Huacheng."

"Through the camera, we can already see Pinggang Town."

As the camera zoomed in, Pinggang Town gradually appeared in people's sight.

This place had once witnessed a great battle, but now it has become a ruin, covered everywhere in white snow.

The aircraft circled in the sky, capturing the scene of Pinggang Town.

Leaving Pinggang Town, next up is Huacheng City.

When the vast buildings of Huacheng came into view, people gasped!

Because the vanguard of the zombies had already left Huacheng!

The cameraman of Dawn Platform immediately adjusted the angle, zooming in for a closer shot.

Those who had stayed inside the base for a long time could hardly believe their eyes upon seeing the current zombies.

These were no longer the zombies from their initial impressions.

Each zombie, with evolution, had become robust. Once-rare Iron Armor and agility zombies were now commonplace.

Even the ordinary zombies had become increasingly hideous and grotesque.

If zombies had looked like this when the apocalypse first started, perhaps not many humans would have survived in this world.

"Oh my God, look here! Warning! Warning! Zombies have already left the Huacheng City District, the vanguard has entered the suburbs, and is nearing Pinggang Town."

In the sky, the sound of helicopter rotors caught the zombies' attention.

Roar~!~~!

Caw~~~!

Countless mutated birds took to the skies, pressing down like dark clouds.

Tang Yafei quickly pulled up the combat helicopter; if it weren't for combat but solely for filming, the heroic-level combat helicopter was still safe. This helicopter could ascend to tens of thousands of meters, a feat most mutated birds could not achieve.

The mutated birds, unable to catch up with the plane, simply gave up and returned to hover over the zombie horde, unwaveringly advancing towards Dawn City.

On highways, on railways, they resembled a massive army of ants, advancing in a dark mass, leaving no grass alive in their path.

Moreover, people noticed that the speed of the zombies' march was also increasing.

Back when the apocalypse began, zombies moved at the pace of a tortoise.

But now, the zombies had learned to walk briskly; who knows, one day they might even start running?

Even more terrifying were the mutant beasts.

The bloodthirsty rats moved even faster than the zombies, quickly dashing from the horizon's end; through the camera, people could clearly see the rats' blood-red eyes, sharp fangs, massive bodies, and spiky coat resembling steel spikes.

These rats could definitely eat humans!

If it were only a few, it would be fine, but their overwhelming numbers suffocated one's heart with despair.

Witnessing such a scene, all the spectators felt an incredible heaviness in their hearts.

Whether it was Ice City's Guo Zhun, Oil City's Li Yuntian, or Rikov far away in Rakshasa.

Everyone felt a chilling sensation deep inside.

If the zombies all mobilized, forming a massive horde, their bases would be doomed.

Back then, a horde like this had wiped out the base in Crane City, though they had felt the crisis at that time, they had never experienced it firsthand so vividly.

Everyone was a veteran of zombie battles, and even through a screen, they understood how troublesome and deadly this horde was.

Some even considered turning off the TV to avoid facing reality, pretending it didn't exist, like an ostrich burying its head in the sand.

Seeing this, Guo Zhun and the others found it hard to believe that Ye Fan's Dawn Army could withstand a zombie horde like this.

As for his claim of preventing the zombies from approaching Dawn City before the New Year, that seemed even more far-fetched.

About an hour passed.

The combat helicopter continued tracking and filming, and the main body of the zombie horde gradually left Huacheng.

Meanwhile, the vanguard of the zombies was near Pinggang Town, with the long convoy extending for thirty kilometers with no end in sight.

At this moment, the camera suddenly shifted!

No longer focused on the zombies, it aimed at another direction in Pinggang Town!

Within the forested railway, a train appeared in people's sight with the sound of a whistle!

The helicopter flew low, capturing the train's full progress on camera.

This was the first time, even for the citizens of Dawn City, to clearly see this armored train.

The pitch-black armor, double-sided locomotive.

The twelve-car carriage in the middle, completely unlike ordinary passenger trains.

Every beehive-like small window was a shooting port.

Missiles and machine guns were mounted on the locomotive, soldiers wore steel helmets, their expressions solemn.

On the flatbed, heavy machine guns and anti-aircraft machine guns were fixed on both sides, and the soldiers were all in position, ready to engage in combat at any time.

At this moment, the train and the vanguard of the zombie horde were separated only by Pinggang Town, with a distance no more than five kilometers!

The zombies were densely packed along the road and railway, yet this train showed no sign of slowing down, charging straight towards the horde.

Watching from the TV screen, Guo Zhun couldn't help but gasp!

"This... is Ye Fan really planning! Planning to launch a direct attack on the zombie horde?"

"This lunatic...!"

Guo Zhun clenched his palm tightly, wondering if he were in Ye Fan's place, could he do this?

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