After 1 o'clock in the latter half of the night.

The battle in Dawn City continued.

The gunship swept across the sky, with the warriors inside spraying tongues of fire, shooting down the approaching mutated birds like raindrops.

The gunship cabin opened, and a heap of bottles were thrown down.

The aerial bombs originally carried in the cabin had been used up, so this time it was makeshift incendiary bottles.

Designed by the engineers of the Dawn Army, hastily crafted by the engineer corps, a total of seventy to eighty thousand incendiary bottles, which really made a difference.

A raging sea of fire erupted on the ground, with zombies in the area becoming burning fuel.

The rampant fire demon couldn't even be extinguished by the wind and snow, clearing the ground zombies out to create a vacuum zone.

This was the junction of the third wave and the second wave of zombies, instantly breaking their linkage after the bombing, easing the pressure for the defenders.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle~~~!

Along with the hum of the Light Prism Tower, the lasers of the four Light Prism Towers converged at one point, directly piercing through a Licker that had climbed onto the city wall.

This Licker was attempting to sabotage the Light Prism Tower, but Ye Fan had the engineers repair underneath it. Even though the tower had been knocked askew, it was quickly restored and delivered a fierce blow to the Licker.

With the fall of this Licker, the second wave of zombie attacks had lost momentum.

Ye Fan wiped the sweat from his forehead and glanced at the radar.

The third wave of zombies was advancing; just endure one more wave, and tonight will be almost settled.

Ye Fan had already built eight Light Prism Towers, covering nearly half of the area near the south gate.

But eight were almost enough, and no more could be built as some positions had to be reserved for the Giant Cannon.

This also made Xiao Fan realize that the base's infrastructure still needed improvement. After this battle, two thermal power plants needed to be built to provide power and heating to the base.

Tonight's battle was no less intense than last night's. The wind and snow had brought significant impact, increasing casualties on Ye Fan's side and resulting in substantial financial losses.

Four million Gold, the construction of eight Light Prism Towers cost only 160,000, now leaving just over 3.4 million.

Just the consumption of ammunition and supplies alone cost over 400,000 Gold today.

Not to mention the landmines that got trampled.

Luckily, the engineers had just given Ye Fan an idea: to toss incendiary bottles.

The supply of Ye Fan's side wasn't very abundant at the moment, especially in terms of fuel reserves.

Although Ye Fan had scavenged many gas stations, the outbreak of war had caused large fuel consumers to quickly deplete his stockpile.

Therefore, these incendiary bombs couldn't be used excessively; after using them once today, they couldn't be used again tomorrow.

Fortunately, the effect this time was indeed excellent; the raging flames halted the advance of the third wave of zombies and bought precious breathing room for the Dawn Army.

The fire burned for nearly three hours, gradually extinguishing by 5 in the morning.

Meanwhile, the raging wind and snow that had persisted all night gradually subsided.

On the zombie side, a loss of 400,000 zombies occurred overnight, and after 5 AM, they finally ceased their attack.

Watching the zombie horde retreat again, Ye Fan let out a long breath.

Finally, on the night of the fourth day of the lunar new year, it was persevered through.

Today is the fifth, just getting through today would give a great chance of victory.

Because on the morning of the sixth, the air force combat laboratory will be completed and can be deployed.

Moreover, the Giant Cannon will be completed on the sixth as well and can soon be officially put into battle.

After confirming that the zombie horde wouldn't attack again, Ye Fan had the Light Prism Towers cease operation.

After stopping operation, the windows at the top of the Light Prism Towers would close, making them look like watchtowers without the high-tech feel.

By 7 in the morning, after confirming the zombies wouldn't launch another attack, Ye Fan finally collapsed, sitting heavily on the ground.

Around Ye Fan, many Red Alert Units were by his side.

These included soldiers, war vehicles, War Hawks, and military dogs.

After a night of bitter battle, even the War Hawks and military dogs needed rest, constantly licking their fur to regain strength.

Ye Fan reviewed last night's battle.

This time, the zombie horde was completely incomparable to the last one.

Now with over ten thousand people in the Dawn Army, if it were the 300,000-strong zombie horde from last time, Ye Fan would even dare to take the initiative to attack.

But not this time, the zombie horde's scale was too large, and there were too many Advanced Zombies.

Ye Fan didn't know the situations in other provinces, but regarding the Divine Dragon Province and Luqi Province, such a scale of the zombie horde should be unparalleled.

Ye Fan even didn't know if there were Corpse Kings elsewhere.

But since the city's construction, being attacked by the zombie horde twice in succession was probably unique to themselves.

Currently, the major threats to Dawn City mainly come from two aspects.

One is the Level 3 Zombies, and the other is the Mutated Bird.

The power of Level 3 Zombies needs no further explanation, while the Mutated Birds have always been a very pesky presence.

Even though they're fragile, there are enough of them, appearing at critical moments to cause trouble and can easily concentrate their strength to attack a certain point.

Besides these two, there's also a Mutant Rat that worries Ye Fan greatly.

This zombie horde has a huge number of Mutant Rats, but they haven't been much used in the past two nights; probably, the Corpse King is waiting for the most suitable opportunity to deliver a fatal blow.

Ye Fan had a premonition that tonight, the Corpse King would definitely increase the intensity of the attack, perhaps signaling the entrance of the rat horde.

However, Ye Fan didn't plan on giving him the chance; tonight, he had special arrangements made.

.....

Liberation Army Base, Guo Zhun didn't sleep all night.

At midnight yesterday, the broadcast from the Dawn Army was suddenly interrupted, so he couldn't see anything.

What is the situation in Dawn City today? Whether it had fallen or held on, he had no idea.

However, from his analysis, there's a seventy to eighty percent chance that Dawn City is done for.

It was a battle in the dark night, with snow and wind interfering. If the power goes out, where could hope be found?

Guo Zhun's mind began to stir.

Dawn City is a treasured land, backed by mountains, guarding the river's source, and relying on a strong city. If not for Ye Fan's misfortune and repeated zombie attacks, it would truly be a place of power and dominance.

Although Guo Zhun occupied the largest city in Ice City, life was not easy for him.

The city is large, and there are many zombies; every day is fraught with danger.

If he could take Dawn City, he would even be willing to relocate his base there.

Just as Guo Zhun was contemplating whether Dawn City had been overrun by zombies, the broadcast suddenly resumed.

On the television, the young reporter named Ye Luo from Dawn City was excitedly reporting.

"After a night of bitter battle yesterday, the Dawn Army once again annihilated over four hundred thousand zombies, successfully defending Dawn City!"

"Now the snowstorm has stopped, the toughest phase is over, the entire Dawn Army is full of spirit, and the city walls are as solid as gold..."

Crack!

Guo Zhun turned off the TV, his face ashen.

Damn Ye Fan, he made it through again!

The Dawn Army's combat power is formidable, posing a strong challenge to the Liberation Army within the Divine Dragon Province.

He even felt now that the Liberation Army was no longer a match for the Dawn Army.

Guo Zhun sat in his chair, pondering for a long time. Finally, he picked up the red microphone next to the radio, adjusted it to a secret frequency, and prepared to contact the people over there.

After a while, the call was connected.

"Hello."

When the voice came from the other side, Guo Zhun stood up involuntarily, though the other party couldn't see him; his attitude was still very respectful.

"General, I request reinforcements....."

....

Ye Fan slept until the afternoon.

He woke up hungry at around three in the afternoon.

Upon waking, he first checked the production status of the buildings in the system.

The Air Force Combat Laboratory has fifteen hours left until completion.

The giant cannon research has seven hours remaining.

After closing the system, just as he was finishing his meal, Chief of Staff Zhongjing sent a message.

"Sir, there is zombie movement."

Ye Fan quickly took a few more bites then led the Guard Company swiftly to the city wall.

Today's visibility was much better. Ye Fan observed for a while with his left eye, confirming his suspicion.

The Corpse King had finally sent his rat troops to the front lines.

Last night, the ground was littered with corpses, allowing these mutant rats to feast wildly. Now, each one is plump and hefty, almost as big as dogs.

A hundred thousand zombies, paired with two hundred thousand rats; these three hundred thousand are the Corpse King's first attack wave.

Everyone wasn't afraid, but their expressions were very solemn. Compared to the slow-moving zombies, these mutant rats were undoubtedly more difficult to deal with.

Ye Fan gazed into the distance for a while, and then asked Chief of Staff Zhongjing, "How many zombies are there left?"

"Sir, according to feedback from the radar station, there are about one point six to seven million left."

Ye Fan nodded, "This one point six to seven million won't be easy. If it drops to just over a million, our situation improves significantly."

After speaking, Ye Fan turned and called over Company Commander Shen Ruihui from the Guard Company.

"Company Commander Shen, go bring Wang Huining over."

Company Commander Shen was very efficient, swiftly descending the wall, riding a tricycle, and sped off.

In less than ten minutes, Baldy Wang Huining was brought over by him.

Wang Huining had lost a hand and a foot and could only sit on a motorcycle. Fortunately, after his zombie transformation had recovered to 60%, he no longer felt pain, so it wasn't a big problem.

Ye Fan gave some instructions to Shen Ruihui and Wang Huining respectively.

Quickly, both the man and the half-zombie understood and nodded in agreement.

The tricycle sputtered away from the base, slipping out from the north gate.

The area near the mountains had no zombies, so they were safe going out now.

By the time they left, it was already six in the evening.

Ye Fan looked at the darkening sky and then at the zombie horde, which had begun to advance, and gave an order.

"Stop the broadcast, cut power to the base, and prepare for battle with full force!"

"Just hold on for a few more hours, and the scales of victory will tip completely!"

The power plants each shut down, and apart from the front line of the battlefield, Dawn City was plunged into darkness. The third night of defense had finally arrived.

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