The wall blocked the door, making the subsequent battle much easier.
Ye Fan's Red Alert soldiers could easily pick off the ordinary zombies from upstairs. Even the pseudo-armored zombies couldn't withstand the headshot from the assault rifles, getting picked off one by one by the soldiers.
Meanwhile, Xu Haoran finally crashed the abandoned vehicles in front of the door, and the anti-aircraft gun began to show its power.
At midnight, all Red Alert units had their ammunition refreshed, including the Ore Trucks.
The anti-aircraft gun's bullets were restored to 2000 rounds, starting a new round of sweeping fire at the zombie horde.
A large number of zombies were mowed down like grass; those who managed to get up were immediately met with another barrage of bullets.
The last remaining armored zombie was bombarded into a corner by a string of bullets. When it tried to get up, an armor-piercing incendiary round was fired.
This round, similar to a rifle grenade, was originally used for dealing with small vehicles. Apart from tanks, even infantry fighting vehicles couldn't withstand it.
The armored layer on the armored zombie's body still couldn't resist human technological weapons.
The first incendiary round wasn't very accurate, blowing off one of the zombie's legs and exploding at a distance.
However, the armored zombie couldn't move anymore, and the second incendiary round hit accurately.
Blazing flames engulfed the zombie's body; the armored zombie struggled a couple of times before finally turning to ashes within the fire.
After the armored zombie was killed, the Ore Truck surprisingly promoted its star level directly.
It changed from a no-star state to a one-star state.
Although its appearance didn't change much, its ammo capacity increased to 3000 rounds, and its armor-piercing incendiary rounds increased to four.
This time, the Red Alert soldiers weren't needed much. In its full ammo state, the Ore Truck began reaping.
After firing over a thousand rounds from the 3000, zombies that could stand around the hotel were no longer visible.
Aside from the dead, those without legs couldn't stand up.
Ye Fan immediately ordered the Ore Truck to cease fire and let the soldiers proceed with bayonets.
"Prioritize stabbing those without a star, leave no living thing!"
The soldiers were ready to jump out the window, but Ye Fan paused, realizing the door was still blocked by a wall.
"Nana, can Red Alert buildings be recycled?"
"Yes, Commander, but they are recycled at half the construction cost."
This is reasonable; if buildings were recycled at full price, they could be constructed freely.
Ye Fan immediately ran downstairs and reclaimed the two-meter wall for 20 gold.
The wall that stood just now disappeared, leaving only the devastation in front of the hotel door.
The wall had partially collapsed the ceiling of the first floor; this house could be close to collapsing as well.
"Get out."
Ye Fan led everyone away from the small building.
Next came the most enjoyable star-lifting moment, as everyone worked together to finish off every living zombie on the ground.
As the last half-dead pseudo-armored zombie was taken out by Xu Haoran, all combat units under Ye Fan collectively advanced a star level.
Wang Hu had already advanced to the highest stage of a three-star Conscript.
The three-star Conscript carried six magazines and could use 210 rounds of ammunition daily.
Li Biao and three other Senior Privates also advanced to the Corporal stage, with 150 rounds available daily.
The five new recruits collectively advanced to Senior Private, with 90 rounds available each day.
The one-star Army Soldier, Luo Fei, had 180 rounds of ammo, demonstrating the Army Soldiers' prowess on the front line.
After Xu Haoran's star promotion, his rifle ammo increased to 120 rounds and his handgun to 18 rounds.
The Scouts were not mainly for firepower; their role wasn't evident at the moment.
The soldiers didn't seem to change much, but Xiaotian, after receiving intentional training from Ye Fan, had advanced and grown larger, crouching at a height of about 1.3 meters, resembling a Dog King.
The only one who remained unchanged was Ye Fan, the Commander.
However, he didn't mind; strong subordinates equaled his own strength.
"Collect resources next. Gather all the jewelry and gold and silver to hand over to me. Move all the zombie corpses together and burn them to prevent attracting other zombies that could consume them and catalyze new mutated zombies."
Ye Fan had basically figured out the situation with mutated zombies; males would mutate into armored zombies, and females would mutate into agile zombies.
Luckily, they encountered only one armored zombie this time. Although the female agile zombie was also strong, it clearly hadn't fully mutated, otherwise Xu Haoran and Xiaotian wouldn't have succeeded so easily.
But this battle served as a reminder to Ye Fan that the zombies he would face in the future might become increasingly ferocious.
The armored zombies weren't easily dealt with; it seemed necessary to quickly complete the radar construction and expedite the upgrade to Company Commander to unlock other troop types.
Without high-power weapons, safety couldn't be guaranteed in the apocalypse.
The soldiers began following Ye Fan's orders, collecting the inheritance of each zombie.
Such work could only be done by the Red Alert soldiers; ordinary people might not psychologically handle the sight of those bloody monsters.
"Commander, there's another one still alive here!"
Li Biao suddenly reported while collecting.
The battle had been intense, but Ye Fan himself, aside from establishing the wall, hadn't contributed much otherwise.
He didn't kill a single zombie, which made him feel unsatisfied.
Upon hearing there was still one alive, Ye Fan immediately became interested.
"Can it still move?"
"It can, but it's pinned under a big one with no significant injuries."
"Good, get that big one off; this one's mine."
Ye Fan drew his .23 handgun with determination, as several Red Alert soldiers moved the pseudo-armored zombie off.
A zombie, resembling an old man, crawled out from underneath, wobbling as it stood and shakily moving towards Ye Fan.
The zombie swayed as it walked, perhaps having some leg issues in life, limping as it went.
From about twenty meters away, Ye Fan raised his gun and fired a shot!
The other Red Alert soldiers looked at Ye Fan with admiration, watching him perform for them.
BAM~~~!
The glass of a broken car in the distance shattered.
"Haha! I guess even I can miss sometimes."
Ye Fan chuckled, took aim again, and fired.
The zombie coincidentally limped again; the shot burst forth a spray of blood from its shoulder.
"See, told you I aimed for the shoulder."
The Red Alert soldiers nodded frequently.
BANG BANG BANG BANG~~~!
Only one bullet was left now.
Ye Fan considered maybe he was too tired; during military training, he could hit stationary targets just fine.
It mainly wasn't a handgun back then; this handgun wasn't his specialty, plus the zombie kept moving, all contributing factors.
Forget it; better let Xiaotian bite it to death.
This time, Ye Fan didn't want to aim, placing himself in a cool pose, mimicking the protagonist style from dramatic TV shows, firing a shot with a flourish!
BAM~~~!
The zombie's head abruptly tilted back, its scarlet eyes quickly dimmed, and it fell dead instantly.
Even Ye Fan was momentarily stunned.
Could that have been pure luck?
Could it be that only by firing in a flashy manner was the right way?
While pondering, he suddenly sensed voices around him.
Looking around, he saw that the building where the survivors were trapped had Su Chang sprinting over at some point, already leading the people out.
Beside Su Chang was a young woman in her early twenties, also a demure type; both sisters had agreeable looks.
Behind them were nearly twenty people, all appearing rather weak.
But at this moment, as they gazed at Ye Fan, their eyes shone.
Their worshipful gratitude, reverent gaze, made Ye Fan a bit uncomfortable.
Just as he was about to turn and say something, Li Biao came to him with a large pile of gold and silver jewelry.
"Commander, all assets have been secured, not a single living thing is left."
The survivors, eager to approach Ye Fan, suddenly paused in their tracks.