Apocalyptic Sequence

Chapter 23 Rescue Squad Leader

"I live in room 304 of the Meiyuan dormitory!"

Ji Guxuan hurriedly sent her location information to Lu Fan. At the same time, she rushed to the balcony and looked at the fierce battle taking place at the school gate.

As the armored vehicles came into view, the emotions that had been suppressed for so long were finally released.

"It's...it really is an army rescue!"

"Great! The survivors are saved!"

"I knew it! The Eastern Empire Federation hadn't abandoned us!"

She wasn't the only student standing on the balcony. When the zombie outbreak occurred, some students didn't go to class and stayed in the dormitory, thus surviving.

At that moment, they all noticed the fierce battle at the school gate and silently prayed that the army would win.

The armored vehicles advanced quickly, and soon they arrived at the entrance to the Plum Garden dormitory.

"The advance team disembarks and prepares to clear out the zombies!"

Officer Xiao Yu gave instructions to the group. Then, Lu Fan suggested, "I can also offer some help. The cramped environment in the dormitory is not suitable for firearms, but rather for melee weapons. Inside the dormitory, I can protect the soldiers with guns."

"Okay, thank you for your help!"

Xiao Yu's face lit up with joy, and she added, "Your actions will be recorded by us, and you will be awarded military merit points after the matter is over."

"Military merit points are the universal currency of the underground fortress; they can even be used to buy queue slots for secret medicines."

Military merit points? Lu Fan was surprised by this unexpected bonus and immediately nodded in agreement.

The next moment, he and several fully armed guards rushed into the dormitory and began clearing out the zombies.

Bang bang bang!

The continuous gunfire quickly attracted the zombies throughout the dormitory building.

The soldiers advanced through the corridor, clearing away the zombies.

Suddenly, a zombie smashed open the door on the right side of the corridor, and one of the zombies rushed straight at the guard.

— Clang!

Lu Fan wielded his Tang sword, revealing an extremely terrifying intent. A sword aura like that of a black tiger struck the zombie, tearing it into eight pieces and instantly blasting it into bloody and fleshy fragments.

The blade's energy materialized!

Seeing this, the guards were stunned, and each of them felt a great sense of security.

With such a fierce teammate, safety increases dramatically.

The communications guard who was originally following behind immediately reported this scene to the officer Xiao Yu.

"What did you say? Sword energy taking form?!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu was so shocked that her jaw almost dropped.

This is an ability possessed only by martial arts grandmasters, far more difficult than comprehending sword energy. Under normal circumstances, only grandmasters who have practiced swordsmanship for forty or fifty years and reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship can manifest sword energy.

A grandmaster's combat power far surpasses that of a martial arts master.

"I didn't expect to find such a treasure. It seems that the special operation to the Second People's Hospital later might still depend on his strength..." Xiao Yu silently judged, preparing to invite Lu Fan to join the vanguard and participate in the special operation as soon as the operation was over.

Federal forces discovered through drone reconnaissance that the Second People's Hospital was spawning a zombie monarch.

In addition to rescuing trapped citizens, they had another special mission when they came to the city.

That is to deal with the zombie lord at the Second People's Hospital and bring its remains back to the underground fortress.

The Zombie Monarch is incredibly powerful, far surpassing ordinary zombies, making it extremely difficult to defeat.

Fortunately, they encountered Lu Fan, a martial arts master.

With the support of firearms, there is hope of surrounding and killing the zombie lord.

.........

The clearing operation inside the Meiyuan dormitory went very smoothly.

The advance team quickly arrived at the third floor and cleared the zombies from the corridor with a barrage of fire.

Boom boom boom!

Lu Fan knocked on the door of room 304 and called out, "Ji Guxuan, it's safe outside now, please open the door and come out."

Squeak!

The door was immediately opened, and Ji Guxuan threw herself into Lu Fan's arms, her voice trembling as she said:

"Thank goodness, you've finally come to rescue me..."

"I thought I was going to die. There were zombies everywhere outside, all my classmates had turned into zombies!"

Hearing this, Lu Fan was silent for a few seconds. Then, he patted Ji Guxuan on the shoulder and comforted her, "The armored vehicle convoy is downstairs. We'll escort you down."

"Um."

Ji Guxuan's face was full of relief at surviving the ordeal. She nodded obediently and followed Lu Fan safely downstairs.

Two hours later, the dormitory area of ​​Jinling University was cleaned up, and all the survivors boarded the troop transport vehicles.

When Han Xueyan saw Lu Fan escorting a pretty girl into the car, she couldn't help but feel a little jealous. However, as a top student from Jinling University, she didn't immediately make a scene. Instead, she chatted with Ji Guxuan about being friends with a friendly expression.

Both were students at Jinling University and had a schoolmate relationship. In the context of the apocalypse, they quickly developed a friendship. Through several conversations, Han Xueyan also learned that Ji Guxuan was Lu Fan's class monitor.

The two pretty girls were chatting happily, attracting the attention of many boys in the car.

It must be said that in the face of the apocalyptic crisis, the survival rate of boys is indeed higher than that of girls. Among the survivors rescued from the entire Plum Garden, the male-to-female ratio is 60:40.

Beautiful girls are even rarer, since their pampered lifestyle actually lowers their chances of survival.

After rescuing the survivors from Jinling University, Xiao Yu immediately ordered everyone to turn the car around and head straight for the Second People's Hospital.

On the armored vehicle, Xiao Yu approached Lu Fan and invited him, "Mr. Lu Fan, the command has issued an important order, instructing us to prepare to go to the Second People's Hospital to kill the newly born zombie monarch."

"We need your strength."

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Fan heard a notification sound in his ear.

[Notification: You have triggered the Hunting Mission: The Siege of the Zombie Monarch (Lv.15)!]

Difficulty level: Lv.15

Mission objective: Hunt down the Mother Monarch.

Completion Rewards: 1000 experience points, 1 silver treasure chest.

[Mission Brief: A Mother Monarch has emerged at the Second People's Hospital. The Federal military has detected its presence using drones and is preparing to eliminate it. With your strength, you will be a key player in this operation!]

Do you accept the mission?

"Accept!" Lu Fan did not hesitate and silently accepted the mission.

At the same time, he said to Xiao Yu, "No problem. Since the organization needs my help, I am willing to contribute to your operation."

"good!"

Xiao Yu's face lit up with joy, and he hurriedly added, "If we successfully defeat the zombie lord, I will allocate a large number of military merit points to you, ensuring that you can jump the queue to exchange for the secret medicine as soon as you return to the underground fortress!"

"If you apply normally, you'll have to wait at least one or two months to have a chance to get the secret medicine."

Xiao Yu explained the application mechanism for the underground fortress. Sure enough, the secret medicine was a hot commodity that everyone wanted. Without military merit points, it was not an easy task to obtain the secret medicine.

Lu Fan nodded silently, his anticipation growing stronger as he prepared for the moment he would take the secret medicine and advance in rank after completing the mission.