"12 days?"
Upon hearing the number, everyone's expression turned grim.
It was the 14th day of the apocalypse, and 12 more days meant the 27th day of the second phase.
In three more days, the mutant beast phase would arrive.
By then, they themselves would have destroyed the defenses of the seventh city, exposing themselves to a completely defenseless environment.
It felt like digging their own graves.
And that was an optimistic estimate of 12 days. What if there were delays in action?
Besides, the third phase of the apocalypse was coming, and they hadn't even entered the seventh walled city yet.
At that time, they would not only face the defensive forces on the city walls but also the surging mutated creatures from outside.
Caught between enemies...
This was a complete act of suicidal behavior...
They looked at each other, anxiety evident on their faces.
"Of course, this 12 days only accounts for the time our Black-tailed Swallow Legion takes to breach the city walls. It doesn't include the Black Market supervisor or this child named... Zhang!"
"With the help of these two, I believe the time to break through the city walls will be greatly shortened!"
Yan Gang mentioned Zhang Chen, but his tone was extremely dismissive, he didn't even remember Zhang Chen's name.
"Master, these guys are going too far. Shall we mobilize our troops and attack them directly!"
Sherry, unable to stand it any longer, suggested in a low voice in Zhang Chen's ear.
"No rush, let's hear their plan first. It's not too late!"
Zhang Chen smiled and waved his hand, completely unconcerned by Yan Gang's words.
"Alright, I'll discuss the operational plan with everyone. Let's act in unison, and that will greatly improve our work efficiency!"
Yan Gang said with a smile to Prince Hao.
Seeing the latter nod slightly, without even looking at Zhang Chen, he began the allocation:
"Based on our tentative attacks over the past two days, we've summarized the reactions of the high wall defense system as follows."
"When physical attacks are used to tear through the energy grid defense line, a large number of infected will definitely emerge from the ground to attack."
"Their goal is very clear: to prevent us from further attacking the wall itself."
"Now that we have sufficient troops, we can split our forces into two. Our Black-tailed Swallow Legion will be responsible for the direct assault on the city walls!"
"The Black Market merchants will build a defensive line around to resist the attacks of the infected!"
"To breach the city walls, we need at least 3 points of simultaneous, continuous, and uninterrupted demolition. Therefore, this requires a great deal of firepower and personnel!"
"I hope the Black Market merchants can provide us with full assistance when necessary!"
Prince Hao nodded and said,
"Of course, that's how it should be!"
"Since it's a collaboration, we cooperate with each other to achieve a result where 1+1 is greater than 2. That's the purpose of our cooperation!"
"However... what is Little Brother Zhang Chen's work assignment?"
"In the entire combat plan, I haven't heard about Brother Zhang Chen's task!"
Yan Gang frowned and said,
"As for Little Brother Zhang Chen, he can help resist the attacks of the armed mechs!"
"Once we start attacking the energy grid, the AI-controlled armed mech patrol teams will begin patrolling around the high walls!"
"They are basically composed of 5 mechs per attack squad, with a total of 4 squads!"
"Because their patrol routes are random, we cannot predict when they will appear, whether they will appear one squad at a time, or several squads together..."
"So..."
Yan Gang paused here, his gaze looking at Zhang Chen with some suspicion.
"So you want us to help intercept these 20 AI-controlled armed mechs?"
Sherry asked from the side.
"No, no, no, that's not the meaning at all!"
"I hope you can serve as sentries. Once you detect the presence of an armed mech squad, report it to me immediately!"
"We will dispatch pre-assigned teams to eliminate these armed mechs!"
Yan Gang said with a smile.
"Have us act as sentries? You... you're going too far!"
Sherry's expression instantly turned extremely cold, her right hand slowly touching her dark red ring.
She was ready to poison everyone in the conference room.
"Forget it, Sherry. I've understood your combat plan!"
"If there's nothing else, I'll go back and prepare!"
"By the way, when do we attack?"
Zhang Chen stood up and asked with a smile.
"We're racing against time. We'll launch the attack in an hour. Since Little Zhang has understood his combat mission, it's good for him to go back and prepare early."
"Mr. Wang and I have many details to discuss for cooperation, so we won't keep you any longer!"
Yan Gang smiled and made a gesture to usher them out.
Zhang Chen turned and left the Black-tailed Swallow Legion's camp with Sherry.
On the way back, Sherry was still upset, saying indignantly from the side,
"Master, with your strength, even killing them would be no difficulty. Why didn't you show them some color just now?"
"These people are simply too arrogant, it's infuriating!"
Zhang Chen smiled and said,
"Actually, my purpose for attending the meeting was to understand the high wall's defenses, not to get into an argument."
"Now that I have the information I wanted, my mission is complete!"
"Our next task is to enter the walled city ahead of them, and preferably obtain everything we want before they enter!"
"Based on their analysis just now, entering the walled city is not difficult. The difficulty lies in how to delay them."
"However... I have a way now!"
After speaking, Zhang Chen quickly returned to the camp and began making arrangements.
Meanwhile, in the conference room of the Black-tailed Swallow Legion.
After Zhang Chen left, the conference room remained silent, not a single sound was made.
A moment later, the female assistant walked over from the window and whispered in Yan Gang's ear,
"Zhang Chen has gone far. It looks like... he's not very happy, and the girl beside him is furious!"
Yan Gang nodded and turned to ask Prince Hao,
"Supervisor Wang, I've acted out the role you asked me to play. The disdain, the contempt, I think anyone with a little pride would have been extremely upset."
"I estimate that Zhang Chen and I will surely become enemies!"
"But that's not important. I only care about what you said... whether Zhang Chen's team can enter the city with their own strength?!"
Prince Hao said with an expression that everything was under his control,
"Trust me, Zhang Chen definitely has that strength!"
"Our provocation has worked. Now, it's up to Zhang Chen to see what he does!"
"If I'm not mistaken, he will definitely find a way to enter the city while we are resisting the infected!"