The Blood Crows that had been circling above Huaicheng District also retreated with the Zombie Tide, and the sky became clear.
The soldiers, who had been fighting all night, lowered their fingers from the triggers.
Not just in Huaicheng District, but the entire Zombie Tide across the wasteland began to retreat into the Shangqing City Wasteland, just as they had emerged from the ruins without warning, now they began to retreat without warning.
Jiang Si Yuan looked at the retreating Zombie Tide, a hint of hard-to-detect sorrow on his face.
The soldiers around him were celebrating the retreat of the zombies, but Jiang Si Yuan was not in the mood to celebrate with them.
After taking off his equipment, he hurried to the underground command center of Huaicheng District.
Hei Qin and Fang Xinglong were already sitting there waiting, but Hei Qin naturally did not want to bother with Fang Xinglong, that pervert.
Only when she saw Jiang Si Yuan enter did she nod slightly to him.
Jiang Si Yuan did not exchange much conversation with these two people; he simply greeted them and went to his seat.
Soon after, Zhu Wenyao and Tian Jia also arrived at the command center.
After all five people were seated around the round table, Zhu Wenyao was the first to speak.
"The Zombie Tide has retreated, and everyone has worked hard for a day and a night.
We can temporarily rest assured now.
It seems the zombies do not plan to attack us again."
Fang Xinglong let out two sinister laughs and said, "Naturally, we should relax properly.
I still have a group of singing girls traded from the south.
Tonight, I will host.
Everyone, let's drink until we drop at my Tianlong Grand Hotel! Haha~"
Naturally, no one responded to Fang Xinglong's suggestion, but that did not stop him from dryly laughing to himself.
Jiang Si Yuan, however, had always felt that this incident was peculiar.
In previous Zombie Tide attacks, the zombies would fight to the death until the last one was eliminated; the horde would not retreat in the slightest.
If it had been a previous Zombie Tide, these zombies would have relentlessly charged the city walls, and the battle would have lasted for three to five days or even longer.
But this Zombie Tide only lasted one day, even if you counted the time for the zombies to travel, it was still not right.
This abnormal thought, on the contrary, caused Jiang Si Yuan deep unease, making him think that zombies had never understood any rules, merely biological meat masses driven by their own desires and viruses.
"Celebrations can be held later, it's not urgent."
Zhu Wenyao interrupted Fang Xinglong, who was still laughing.
"The reconnaissance UAV has sent back the latest images of Shangqing City.
Everyone, please take a look first."
The image on the round table switched, displaying an aerial view of Shangqing City taken from a UAV's perspective.
In the image, a huge cloud enveloped the entire Shangqing City.
This cloud appeared as a dark green, highly radioactive cloud, mixed with a large amount of lightning.
Just by filming from outside the cloud layer, one could see the constant flashes of lightning within the clouds.
The Zombie Tide in the wilderness was retreating towards Shangqing City, which was covered by the cloud.
Zhu Wenyao said, "Tian Jia, your UAV unit and air defense system are the best among us.
The rest of the explanation will be up to you."
Tian Jia, who had been silent, nodded and finally spoke, "I wonder if any of you noticed when you were supervising the battle on the city wall today, that the sky brightened exceptionally early this morning.
Due to the radiation clouds caused by the war, a thick layer of radiation cloud has been constantly floating in the atmosphere for years.
This cloud blocks 40% of the sunlight, causing a prolonged nuclear winter and reduced food production."
Jiang Si Yuan and the others listened attentively to Tian Jia's explanation, only Fang Xinglong lay impatiently on his chair, interrupting, "Get to the point, my time is precious."
Tian Jia glanced at Fang Xinglong and continued methodically, "Originally, under the cover of the radiation cloud, the ground would only be illuminated by dim light after ten o'clock, and survivors and various creatures would only come out after this time.
But today was different; the sky was already bright at 6 AM, and we even saw the morning sun hanging in the east, and even the space debris in low Earth orbit was clearly visible."
"After I noticed the sky brightening early, I immediately dispatched a team of UAVs to escort three reconnaissance UAVs for a forced takeoff.
At that time, the sky above the city was still suppressed by the Blood Crows.
When the UAVs ascended to an altitude of five kilometers, I saw this huge storm cloud, descending at an extremely fast speed from high altitude.
The landing spot was also very clear: the Shangqing City Wasteland."
"Just ten minutes ago, this strange storm cloud landed in the city center of Shangqing City and covered 3/4 of Shangqing City.
It was from that moment that the Zombie Tide, which had been besieging us, stopped its attack and began to retreat into Shangqing City.
I tried to send a UAV into the cloud, but any type of UAV would lose signal as soon as it entered the cloud.
The other data has been sent to the screens on your desks; you can view them yourselves."
Hei Qin began to look through the screens on the desk, and lines of data entered her eyes.
This storm cloud covered an area over thirty kilometers high on the ground, and the thickness of the cloud layer from the ground to its highest point exceeded four kilometers.
It contained high radiation values; just the radiation value of the outer cloud layer reached the standard near a nuclear crater, it was simply a large floating nuclear waste.
Half an hour had passed since this storm cloud descended, and it was still firmly suspended over the central area of Shangqing City, with no signs of spreading.
Zhu Wenyao tapped on the table, pulling the few people who were deep in thought back to reality.
He spoke, "Although the Zombie Tide has temporarily retreated, everyone should not relax their vigilance.
Daily patrols and trade must continue.
However, the construction of defenses and reconnaissance must be done even better.
Tian Jia, you are responsible for monitoring and observing the cloud.
If there is nothing unusual by tomorrow morning, open the city gates, and everyone can go about their business."
Then Zhu Wenyao stood up and left the command center.
After he left, Hei Qin also left without a word, and the remaining few people exchanged a few pleasantries before also leaving the room one after another.
On the other side, within Longmen Town, Feng Jun and Li Lu were leading everyone in cheers.
Everyone, who had been prepared for a prolonged battle, suddenly found that the zombies had retreated on their own.
After reconnaissance with UAVs, it was discovered that this was the case everywhere; all the zombies across the entire wasteland began to retreat one after another.
The disaster known as the Winter Zombie Tide ended prematurely.
Everyone in Longmen Town began to cheer after learning this news.
Feng Jun and Li Lu were hailed as heroes and pushed to the front of the crowd.
Although the two of them did not directly defeat the zombies, their killing of several high-level Mutants was witnessed by most of the soldiers and citizens on the city wall.
Worshiping strong heroes is an innate human psychology.
Originally, Feng Jun wanted to decline, but Li Lu generously took his hand, and they were both surrounded by soldiers and sent into the cheering crowd.
Feng Jun was like a dazzling star, attracting everyone's gaze.
People cheered and surrounded him, as if he were their Savior, their hero.
The soldiers' enthusiasm was like a burning flame, lifting him high above the crowd.
Their eyes were filled with admiration, and their smiles were full of respect.
People cheered with enthusiasm and joy, lifting Feng Jun and Li Lu even higher.
Feng Jun was thus carried for about an hour until Song Peng arrived and rescued him and Li Lu from the crowd.
Feng Jun truly enjoyed the feeling of being liked by everyone.
Standing high up, everyone stared at him intently.
From the eyes of these people, Feng Jun saw the joy of surviving a disaster, as well as their admiration and gratitude towards him.
Feng Jun raised his hands, and the cheering crowd gradually quieted down.
Everyone looked intently at Feng Jun, who stood high above.
"Perhaps we are lucky enough, or perhaps our combined efforts have paid off; the Zombie Tide has finally retreated.
For the next day, I, Feng Jun, will host a grand banquet.
Everyone who participated in the battle will eat and drink for free, and all expenses will be charged to my name."
As soon as his words fell, everyone cheered wildly in place, and Feng Jun took the opportunity to slip out of the crowd, leaving the rest of the matters to Song Peng to handle.
Back in his room, Feng Jun took off his equipment and collapsed onto the sofa.
Although he hadn't shown it in the crowd just now, Feng Jun's body was already exhausted, and the stinging sensation caused by using Blood Eye came over him once again.
Li Lu had already slipped back into the room.
Hearing Feng Jun's return, she came out of the inner room and, seeing the exhausted Feng Jun lying on the sofa, she initiative walked over and massaged Feng Jun's shoulders.
"Does that feel good?" Li Lu whispered softly next to Feng Jun's ear.
"Yes! It's so good to have you."
At this moment, Li Lu had completely shed her wild combat aura, becoming as gentle and understanding as a refined lady.
Feng Jun reached out and pulled Li Lu into his arms, rubbing his face against her, and at this moment, all his fatigue seemed to vanish into thin air.
"That storm cloud today, you had the same feeling, didn't you?" Feng Jun suddenly asked.
Li Lu, in his arms, visibly trembled for a moment, then said, "Yes, that feeling, it was like being in zero-distance contact with a high-level Mutant."
Receiving Li Lu's affirmative reply, Feng Jun's mood became even heavier.
When looking at the cloud from the city wall, he had glanced at Song Zhan beside him, who was gazing at the sky in a trance, without any sign of abnormality.
"Do you think that cloud will affect us?" Feng Jun voiced his concern.
"Oh, you! You're too sensitive."
Li Lu broke free from Feng Jun's embrace.
"Why worry about that? That cloud went straight for the Shangqing City Wasteland, probably related to the zombies or the Blood Nest.
Even if some terrifying creature comes out of it to harm humans, we still have Huai City in front of us watching.
When the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up."