"This fortress is done for。"
After witnessing the zombies swarming in through the breach, a bead of sweat slid down Li Ye’s forehead.
At this very moment, the situation for their group was far from good.
Above their heads, a rain of zombies began to fall.
The cannons of the Zombie Mobile City fired one after another, launching more and more zombies into the fortress.
The vast majority of these zombies died either during launch or upon impact, while the surviving ones crawled out of the blast craters, roaring as they charged toward the people.
Among them were not only Tyrants, Corroders, and Screeching Banshees—these were all Level 2 Zombies.
Those bitten by the zombies were immediately infected, and the virus spread rapidly throughout the Marketplace District.
Li Ye and the others ran frantically while firing wildly at the surrounding zombies.
However, since they only carried Level 1 Firearms, the effect on the zombies was minimal.Seeing this, Li Ye simply stowed away his gun and swung the Bloodletter Military Dagger.
By the time they finally managed to fight their way out of the marketplace, more than half of the people inside had already been infected. A dark mass of the Zombie Swarm surged out from the entrance.
"Stop shooting! Run!"Li Ye immediately pulled Fang Yong along.
Looking around, he saw that several more breaches had been blasted into the city walls, and the tide of zombies surged into the fortress like a flood.
Thanks to the evacuation notice sent out a few minutes earlier, most of the convoys and Mobile Cities in the Parking and Rest Area had already begun to move.
As for the few convoys and Mobile Cities that could not move, the people there were in situations similar to Li Ye and his group—either doing business in the marketplace or drinking and relaxing in the Residential and Living District—making it difficult to return in time.
At this moment, it was also "raining" in the Parking and Rest Area.
Countless zombies landed on the Armor Decks of vehicles and Mobile Cities.
The most terrifying among them were the Webweavers. They leapt and climbed nimbly, pouncing on one gunner after another like hunting spiders.
Li Ye then cast a worried glance toward the Tomorrow.
It had to be said that his usual cautious habits were finally proving useful.
Although the Tomorrow was undergoing rest and maintenance in the Parking and Rest Area, at least several squads of combat personnel were on standby on the Armor Deck, and at least one of the two Helmsmen was in the Cockpit.
By now, it had already powered up.
The combat personnel on the Armor Deck were ready at the Heavy Machine Guns and Cannons, and the Storm Infantry Vehicle was in position on the Upper Deck, beginning to sweep the surrounding zombies wildly.
The Engineer and Iron Whale also arrived beside it at this moment, and the three Mobile Cities began gradually driving away from the soon-to-be-overrun Parking and Rest Area.
Other convoys and Mobile Cities in the Parking and Rest Area followed closely behind, evacuating rapidly.
After all, everyone was surviving in the Wastelands, and caution had become second nature. Most had prepared contingency plans.
What shocked Li Ye the most were the three Level 2 Mobile Cities belonging to the Apocalypse Sect.
The sect members on their Armor Decks were remarkably well-trained. The Heavy Machine Guns and Cannons fired in unbroken succession. Combined with convoys deployed via lifting platforms to join the battle, they practically held back the overwhelming Zombie Swarm by sheer force.
"Impressive!" he sincerely exclaimed.
Clearly, “a book in one hand, a gun in the other” was the sect’s creed.
"Lord, look over there!" a nearby combat personnel pointed in panic toward a location.
Li Ye turned his head and immediately felt a sense of dread.
In the distance, the opening mechanism for the fortress gate had already been overrun.
It was now a dense sea of zombies.
"This fortress gate probably won’t open anytime soon. How on earth is the Tomorrow supposed to escape?"Beads of sweat instantly trickled down his forehead.
In truth, what worried him even more than that was their current situation.
At this moment, just a few dozen meters behind Li Ye and his group surged the dark tide of the Zombie Swarm.
They were still several kilometers away from their own Mobile City.
Alongside them ran many other survivors who had escaped from the marketplace.
Those who ran even a bit slower were immediately engulfed by the Zombie Swarm.
Accompanied by a series of hissing roars, several Webweavers suddenly burst out from the Zombie Swarm and pounced ferociously onto the leading survivors.
"These zombies are seriously disgusting!" Fang Yong couldn't help but shout.
One person was frantically fleeing through the fallen fortress, with hundreds and thousands of zombies chasing just behind.
If it were a movie, it might feel thrilling, but experiencing it firsthand was far from pleasant.
However, Li Ye and his group didn’t need to run for kilometers—just a few dozen meters would do.
That was because Li Ye usually acted with great caution. When he came to the marketplace to conduct business, he had specifically parked several Off-road Vehicles just outside and arranged for standby drivers to be ready at any moment.
To ensure the vehicles could start immediately, he had also chosen parking spots closer to the main road and less likely to get blocked.
At this very moment, those Off-road Vehicles had already been started.
Seeing Li Ye and his team rushing out of the marketplace, the drivers quickly drove toward them.
"Get in, quick!" Old Zhou shouted urgently.
Li Ye didn’t waste any time speaking. He charged straight into the front passenger seat, slammed the door shut, and gestured for Fang Yong and the others to get in immediately.
The group swiftly boarded the Off-road Vehicles.
As Old Zhou stepped on the gas, the vehicles accelerated away.
During this, several Webweavers tried to leap onto the vehicles but were driven off by the group’s gunfire.
Li Ye finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Damn it, if I had known it would turn into this mess, we should’ve parked the Tomorrow right next to the marketplace!" Old Zhou couldn’t help but say.
Li Ye also shook his head with a bitter smile.
This time, his usual cautiousness had saved his life.
Fang Yong looked a bit surprised.
Given how dire the situation was, Li Ye’s people had still chosen to wait for him inside the marketplace.
As if sensing his thoughts, Old Zhou spoke up.
"He’s the backbone of our crew—without him, the Tomorrow wouldn’t last."
Though they had gotten into the vehicles, the situation remained grim.
The Industrial District, Living District, and Farmland District had all fallen—Zombie Swarms surged from every direction.
And the "rainfall" was only getting heavier.
Their Off-road Vehicle felt like a lone boat adrift on a vast ocean—helpless and tossed by the storm.
"It’s over!" Seeing the zombies flooding from both sides and behind, and a massive horde ahead, everyone’s face turned pale.
Just then, with a sharp whistling, several shells exploded within the horde ahead, detonating into the sky, smoke billowing.
The shockwaves spread outward, kicking up a dust storm that filled the air.
In an instant, a path was blasted open. The convoy seized this rare opportunity and accelerated through the horde.
"That power… was it your Lava Cannons on the Armor Plating firing in salvo?" Fang Yong asked. "The targeting was spot on. Your gunner’s got skills."
Li Ye was momentarily stunned, then smiled faintly.
"He started off just as an apprentice Gunner, even got fired from the repair bay. But... people grow, eventually."
As the Off-road Vehicle drew closer, the Tomorrow immediately lowered its lift platform and began concentrating fire to suppress the Zombie Swarm chasing Li Ye’s group.
Old Zhou kept his distance precise, suddenly slammed the accelerator, and the Off-road Vehicle executed a sharp drift, dodging several pouncing Webweavers and rushing onto the lift platform.
The other vehicles followed close behind.