Apocalypse Meltdown

Chapter 260: Recalling Tong City's Battle

Another man nodded. "I also believe that we should not think highly of Chu Han. We've already spent a lot of manpower to search for him but to no avail. He must be in a remote place. He may have become the local tyrant of a base, and it's possible that he doesn't want to be found. He may not want to join the military."

"Commander Mu," another man stood out. "You should reconsider. Currently, even our best troops find it difficult to fight against zombies. It's useless to keep searching for a man who isn't related to the military in any way."

Commander Mu frowned, and a sharp glint flashed through his eyes.

"But from the report we got," Luo Ming, the old fox, paused and then continued with a smile, "Chu Han commanded and participated in the Death City's battle. 80 people, who had participated in the battle attested to that."

Many of the listeners frowned, doubted and then someone sneered.

"80?"

"Too few. What about the losses?"

"80 people are nothing much."

"How many evolutionaries? Are there any phase-3 or phase-4?"

Luo Ming glanced at Commander Mu beside him when they started bombarding him with questions. Then, he continued with a smile, "There are several phase-1 evolutionaries, but none of them are famous rankers. Originally, we thought that those 80 would like to join the military, but strangely enough, they all refused to do so. Instead, they decided to follow a veteran called Cheng Xianguo. Oh yes, Cheng Xianguo shares a good relationship with Chen Shaoye."

Many people looked at each other in disgust, some didn't understand what Luo Ming was thinking.

"Several phase-1 evolutionaries?"

"None of them is a phase-2. They would only become a burden if they joined."

"I know about Cheng Xiaoguo. He is nothing special."

"Only Chen Shaoye matters."

Suddenly, Zhuang Hong, a General, stood up. He had defeated 10,000 zombies with a brigade of 8,000 people. It was worthy to mention that the brigade was only equipped with guns, nothing more. It was a proud record.

"Old Luo." Zhuang Hong looked serious. "I'm a simple man who only knows how to fight. I don't like running in circles, so can tell us what those 80 have to do with Chu Han?"

The others felt it was strange too as they didn't know why those 80 were special, even though they had participated in a battle against zombies. What did they have to do with finding Chu Han? Besides, they were nothing special since most of them were ordinary people. Currently, the number of evolutionaries in China had surpassed 20,000.

Luo Ming drank his tea slowly. "Biluochun tea, there are not many people who can drink this tea now!"

"Old Luo!" Zhuang Hong looked unnatural, "You hold a high position in this meeting, can you cut the crap?"

'Cough!'

Luo Ming coughed a few times after hearing Zhuang Hong straightforward words.

All the people present were also smitten by Zhuang Wang's words, but nobody could blame him. They were all displeased with Luo Ming. Zhuang Hong had significantly contributed in the fights against the zombies, and he was also a General. Naturally, many people admired him.

Luo Ming recovered and looked at the displeased crowd. "Do you think that those 80 I just mentioned have nothing to do with this matter? Then, do you know about the origins of using lithium batteries as explosives, creating mazes and hunting inside them?" 

Listening to that sentence, Zhuang Hong exclaimed, "Didn't the military create that combat method based on the studies that ordinary zombies can't think or see."

"The Academy of Sciences has indeed studied the zombies' physiology. We now know of the zombies' enhanced hearing and smelling and how some of them are so sensitive that they can recognize the smell of gunpowder or a gunshot from far away." Luo Ming nodded slightly, and then his tone changed, "However, we were not the ones who came up with that combat plan. The 80 people were the ones who provided it to us!"

"What!?"

"How could it be possible?"

"I don't believe it. They are ordinary people, not soldiers or officials!"

Suddenly, heated conversations started.

Zhuang Hong frowned as he thought that Luo Ming was joking with them.

"You don't believe it?" Luo Ming kept looking at Commander Mu, who was silent but with sharp eyes, and then he said, "The 80 people belonged to a troop of 700 people. After leaving Tong City, they met many dangerous situations on the way. Most of them are dead, and only a group of elites survived. You should have seen them when they came here. I was astonished when I heard their story."

"700?"

"80 people survived out of a team with 700 people. Although the data is surprising, it's in line with the current situation. What's wrong with this?"

"Yes! It is so hard to come from Tong City."

"But I heard that they came back with the troops retreating from Shi City."

"Old Luo." Zhuang Hong could not bear it, "Can you stop beating around the bush?"

"Since General Zhuang wants me to be straightforward, then I hope you won't get embarrassed." Luo Ming smiled.

"How could he feel embarrassed?" Someone interrupted. "Fighting against 10,000 zombies with a brigade of 8,000 people, and casualties no higher than 2,000, nobody else should have accomplished something like that."

"Really now?" Luo Ming stopped smiling, and his sharp eyes resembled that of an eagle. "In Tong City's battle, 700 fought against 18,000 zombies."

The room turned silent. Everyone was utterly speechless.

"What?"

"Luo Lao, are you trying to pull our legs?"

"Did the 700 die? Not even their bones should be there now!"

"Wait! The 80 people came from Tong City, right? Then, they should be from the 700. But didn't he say that many died on the road here?"

"Old Luo, that was not a battle, right?" Zhuang Hong felt dizzy and retorted, "700 people escaping from 18,000 zombies isn't called a battle!"

"Who told you that they fled from the zombies?" Commander Mu, who had not spoken till now, said with a strict tone, "In Tong City's battle, 700 people fought against 18,000 zombies and killed them all. There was no casualty amongst the 700 people. They didn't escape from Tong City, but they left it only after killing all the zombies!"

'Boom!'

All of the base's influential figures were thunderstruck.

Before anyone could say anything, Luo Ming intervened, "The one who directed the battle was none other than Chu Han."

After speaking, Luo Ming sipped his tea. He was in a good mood.