Facing the approaching Zombie Army, the dinosaurs in the eastern part of the Cretaceous Zone chose to flee, migrating in groups toward the Plateau Zone.
To ensure their safety, they dispatched agile and alert Velociraptors along the way to act as scouts.
Li Ye had encountered this kind of situation before.
He figured the Velociraptor he now saw was likely one of them.
"Get Convoy One to catch it for me!"he ordered with a wave of his hand.
A few minutes later, Convoy One successfully captured the Velociraptor and brought it onto the deck of the Tomorrow using ropes to bind it.
Li Ye pulled out the Universal Monster Translator and spoke directly to the struggling Velociraptor.
"The situation is extremely critical now. I need you to listen to me carefully."
"Your companions are migrating toward the Plateau Zone, right? The Zombie Army is already here, not far behind."
"With our human strength, we can only barely hold them back for a moment. Your companions heading toward the Plateau Zone will soon be overtaken."As the Velociraptor listened, it gradually stopped struggling and looked up at Li Ye, letting out several cries.
"So what do you intend to do, human?"
The translator rendered its speech.
"Cooperate!"
Li Ye declared firmly.
"Only if we work together can we resist the Zombies."
"You need to reunite with your companions ahead of you as soon as possible and inform them of this situation."
"If you're unwilling to help, then just run faster—and don’t attack us when we come fleeing through!"
The Velociraptor fell into thought.
Li Ye waved his hand, instructing the combat personnel to release its restraints.
"I’ve said all I needed to say. What to do next is up to you all,"he said.
The Velociraptor slowly stood up, still deep in contemplation.
Soon, it nodded gently, as if it had made a decision.
Under everyone's gaze, it raised its head and let out a cry.
A cry echoed in response from the canyon, and a Pterosaur flew in from the horizon.
The two dinosaurs exchanged a few simple communications, then the Pterosaur flew straight ahead.
After seeing its companion off, the Velociraptor turned its head toward Li Ye and let out a low cry.
"It will deliver your message to our companions ahead."
"That will do,"Li Ye nodded.
A few minutes later, the Zombie Army came surging in from the rear.
Zombie Swarm, Zombie Vehicles, Zombie Mobile Cities, and various infected Zombie Dinosaurs—
Just looking at them was terrifying.
Upon spotting a Thunder Tyrant among the swarm, Li Ye gave the order with a wave.
"Open fire. Blow it away!"
With a deafening boom, four Tier 2 Molten Cannons opened fire.
The area where the Thunder Tyrant stood was instantly engulfed in violent bombardment. Hundreds and thousands of Zombies were obliterated in a flash. The surrounding cliffs and crags shattered into countless fragments.
Nearby rivers and creeks boiled, and the ground trembled violently.
A fierce shockwave burst forth, with howling winds sweeping across the area.
"What power!"Li Ye exclaimed in awe.
But he didn’t have much time to marvel, for the Zombies’ Aerial Combat Forces had arrived.
Dark specks filled the sky—Zombies riding infected Pterosaurs.
They wielded various Firearms and carried grenades at their waists, swooping straight toward the deck of the Tomorrow.
Those on deck opened fire in response, and a hail of gunfire instantly engulfed the Zombies.
One wave had not yet settled when another rose—on the deck of a Zombie Mobile City, Zombie Gunners loaded their comrades into large-caliber Cannons, aiming at the Tomorrow and opening fire.
Li Ye couldn’t help but frown.
That disgusting tactic again.
As the Zombie Gunners pulled the firing rods, the large-caliber Cannons fired continuously, sending a rain of Zombies toward the Tomorrow in an instant.
In a flash, countless Zombies landed on the deck of the Tomorrow, howling as they launched their assault.
What awaited them was the already-prepared combat personnel of the Tomorrow.
A barrage from the shotguns, blazing flames from the flamethrowers, and sweeping fire from the Bloodtear Ripper Heavy Machine Guns—
Intense firepower instantly swept over the Zombies.
At close range, the combat personnel drew their Bloodletter Military Daggers and directly engaged.
After upgrading the Tier 2 City Simulation Training Pod, Li Ye had specifically instructed Lin Wu to arrange simulated training of Zombie deck invasions, even increasing the difficulty.
After multiple rounds of training, the combat personnel of the Tomorrow were already well-trained.
At this moment, the ground began to tremble slightly, causing the streams in the canyon to shake as well.
This low, continuous tremor was like muffled thunder rolling beneath the earth.
Li Ye looked up and saw that more Zombie Swarms were pouring in from multiple places in the canyon.
They surged forth like floodwaters bursting through a dam, emerging from narrow valley entrances and converging into a massive Black Tide.
The Zombies pressed and piled upon each other, as if driven forward by an invisible hand, sweeping through the canyon like a muddy torrent, devouring everything in their path with unstoppable force.
Their numbers were staggering—tens of thousands at least.
Li Ye stared at the scene, then issued an order to the Pacifier.
"Open fire."
In an instant, the earth quaked and mountains swayed.
All Cannons on the deck of the Pacifier roared simultaneously, their muzzles spewing flames like dragon’s breath, engulfing everything in a storm of sulfur and gunpowder.
The recoil made the deck jolt sharply. Rivets burst into sparks, steam pipelines shrieked under overpressure, and a mix of white mist and black smoke surged and billowed upward.
Countless Shells tore across the sky, trailing crimson tails as they rained down upon the Zombie Swarm.
The overwhelming swarm was instantly engulfed by an all-encompassing explosion. Flames shot into the sky as shockwaves lifted dust, forming a distorted Spiral Airflow Vortex in the roaring inferno.
The aftermath of the blasts even created fire carpets over streams and rivers.
Once the artillery strike ended, the entire canyon turned into a steaming boiler.
【Pacifier: Next round of fire support ready in 5 minutes.】
"Good,"Li Ye said gravely.
This round of fire from the Pacifier was astonishing, devastating the frontline Zombies in an instant. Thousands upon thousands of Zombies were obliterated in the strike.
But the number of Zombies was simply too overwhelming. The gap just blasted open in the front was immediately filled by the next wave of Zombies.
At this moment, Zombies were attacking the Tomorrow Alliance from all directions.
Li Ye made his decision immediately.
【Tomorrow: You move first. I’ll cover the rear.】
With a roar, the Iron Whale accelerated and retreated.
The number of Zombies ahead was far too alarming; as a Tier 2 Defensive-type City, it could no longer be effective.
If it charged into the swarm, its Treaded Wheels would be entangled by countless Zombies within a minute, losing all mobility.
The Pacifier followed closely behind. Combat Personnel on its deck were hurriedly reloading Cannons. Gunners, staring at the terrifying Zombie Swarm, wiped sweat from their foreheads and raised thumbs to recalculate all firing parameters.
A few seconds later, several Tier 2 Zombie Mobile Cities simultaneously opened fire on the Tomorrow.
While executing Mobile Evasion, the Tomorrow activated its Energy Shield.
85%, 72%, 54%, 42%
The city’s energy plummeted at an astonishing rate.
In the Lower Deck Power District, personnel were rapidly refueling.
Li Ye looked toward the distant Tier 2 Mobile Cities and waved, issuing a cold command.
"Blast them to bits."
As the Tomorrow’s steam whistle sounded, the "Vanguard Armed Gunship" in aerial strategic patrol swooped forward.
This heavy Flying Vehicle’s turbine engine spewed sulfur-colored exhaust flames. Its angular armored hull gleamed with a cold luster.
"Vanguard Armed Gunship has locked on multiple targets. Commencing maximum firepower assault."
The BK-27 Rotary Heavy Autocannon at the gunship’s midsection opened fire first. With a firing rate of thousands of rounds per minute, its ammo belt became a blazing red whip.
30mm armor-piercing incendiary shells rained down like a torrential storm upon a Zombie City. Its Flesh Technology deck was torn apart like fragile tinfoil. City Armor and internal pipelines were blasted into fragments.
Next, the gunship’s central "Odin’s Hammer" 105mm Heavy Howitzer fired. Each Shell launch made the air behemoth’s massive body tremble slightly from the recoil.
These 18-kilogram High-Explosive Shells struck another Zombie Mobile City in perfect parabolic arcs, instantly shattering it to pieces.
Simultaneously, underwing "Avenger" Rocket Launch Pods and the AIM-9 Rattler Missiles on the pylons activated. Seventy-tube rocket salvos were hydraulically tilted and fired, trailing orange-red tail flames. Several AIM-9 Rattler Missiles detached from the pylons and darted forward with serpentine trajectories.
The third and fourth Zombie Mobile Cities were hit, erupting in ferocious explosions.
Then, the Vanguard Armed Gunship swooped directly over the Zombie Swarm and dropped over a dozen MK80 Droppable General-Purpose Bombs.
These 500-pound High-Explosive Bombs whistled sharply as they fell into the Zombie Swarm.
The shockwaves from the blasts spread outward in circular waves. The thermite filler inside each bomb ignited at 3000 degrees, instantly vaporizing the Zombies into charred silhouettes.
Each bomb bloomed into a death flower of steel and flame within the swarm.
Li Ye nodded repeatedly.
The power of this Vanguard Armed Gunship was even greater than he had imagined.
Then, a formation of Black Hawk Helicopters swept over the frontline of the Zombie Swarm, delivering a dense wave of carpet bombing.
The Tomorrow followed up with another round of artillery strikes.
Under this dense Firepower Web, the charging momentum of the Zombie Swarm was forcefully halted.
Li Ye looked back—he saw the Iron Whale and the others had already gone far.
After confirming his allies were safe, he nodded.
"Continue the fight!"
Over an hour later, the Tomorrow finally burst out of the canyon and arrived at a vast plain.
Behind it was a seemingly endless Zombie Swarm.
This Black Tide spread across the plains like a burst of water from a faucet.
Zombies, Convoys, Mobile Cities, Zombie Dinosaurs...
An overwhelming Zombie Army surged forward, devouring everything in its path.
In this past hour, the Tomorrow had practically held back the Zombie Swarm on its own.
Thanks to the canyon’s narrow geography, the swarm was unable to flank the Tomorrow and could only chase from behind, suffering its relentless Firepower.
Li Ye wiped sweat from his forehead.
Throughout this hour, the Tomorrow maintained high-intensity combat with massive Firepower—immense pressure.
Now, unshackled by terrain, the Zombies could charge even faster.
At this moment, the vanguard of the Zombies was less than a kilometer from the Tomorrow.
Just then, a steam whistle sounded from afar.
Li Ye turned and saw the Pacifier several kilometers away.
This Fire-support Mobile City had fired again, instantly wiping out the frontline of the Zombie Swarm.
"Alright!"Li Ye nodded.
With this, the Tomorrow was relieved of much pressure.
However, the Zombies had no intention of letting the Tomorrow go.
Multiple Zombie Mobile Cities launched Living Corpse Rain consecutively at the Tomorrow, while a massive number of Zombie Pterosaurs swooped down toward the deck from the sky.
At the frontlines of the Zombie Swarm, countless Zombie Dinosaurs began to accelerate their charge, drawing ever closer to the Tomorrow.
Just then, a string of screeches suddenly echoed from the distance.
Li Ye turned his head and saw a Dinosaur Army rushing over at high speed.
In the sky, an uncountable number of Pterosaurs flew in as well.
His eyes narrowed slightly.
"These dinosaurs... are they enemies, or—"
1000 meters, 800 meters, 600 meters, 400 meters.
The distance between the Dinosaur Army and the Tomorrow grew shorter and shorter.
In the instant before contact, the leading Tyrannosaurus let out a roar and charged toward the Zombies with its companions.
The Pterosaurs in the air swooped down in rapid succession onto the Tomorrow’s deck to help clear out the Zombies.
"Good!"
Li Ye instantly let out a sigh of relief.
The dinosaurs had clearly made their choice.
To cover the retreat of the main dinosaur force, some dinosaurs had voluntarily chosen to stay behind and assist the humans, delaying the advance of the Zombies together.
With the help of the dinosaurs, the Tomorrow immediately experienced a significant reduction in pressure.
At Li Ye’s wave, it launched another round of strikes against the Zombie Swarm.
Meanwhile, the dinosaurs fought valiantly within the swarm.
Watching them, Li Ye couldn’t help but shake his head gently.
This group of dinosaurs was clearly not going to return.
To protect their companions, they displayed great bravery.
Roars rang out again from afar.
Li Ye turned and saw a row of Thunder Tyrants standing side by side, along with a large number of Mist Striders.
After the Tomorrow passed them and moved some distance away, the Thunder Tyrants launched Electromagnetic Pulse Shells into the Zombie Swarm.
Within the swarm, Mobile Cities, Vehicles, and Airships were massively disabled.
The Thunder Tyrants then turned and fled at high speed.
Meanwhile, the Mist Striders at the rear began to emit rolling clouds of mist.
These mists were carried by the wind, sweeping directly toward the Zombies.
Under Li Ye’s shocked gaze, the Zombies’ bodies decayed and disintegrated upon contact with the mist, toppling like dominoes.
"These dinosaurs evolved mist that can harm Zombies?"
The Mist Striders did not retreat with their companions. Instead, they remained in place, continuing to release mist with all their strength to obstruct the swarm.
While running, the Thunder Tyrants looked back and let out a series of screeches, seemingly expressing reluctance to part with their companions.
The Mist Striders wagged their tails and responded with screeches of their own.
Then, they pushed themselves to the limit and released even more mist.
Although the mist they released was extremely lethal, its effect was still limited.
Soon, many Mist Striders could no longer emit any more mist.
And as the mist at the frontlines was carried away by the wind, the Zombie Swarm surged forward once again.
Li Ye finally saw these brave dinosaurs swallowed by the overwhelming Zombie Swarm.