Published: February 6, 2025
"Thank you to the great love of 1888, and thanks to Leng Qiu, Lingnan, and many other brothers for their support! There will be another chapter later, but it will be a bit delayed."
With a single stroke, Ye Zhongming split the small-headed magic monsters in half and walked into the armory.
If it weren't for the threat of the zombie tide, Ye Zhongming really wouldn't have sought out trouble with these magic monsters at this stage. Not only did it waste the only mid-level natural gem he had, but he didn't even gain any magic crystals.
These magic monsters were truly annoying and extremely dangerous. Not only did they not provide any benefits when killed, but their existence was also a hassle.
After checking around, Ye Zhongming felt a slight excitement. Although this armory wasn't large and only contained conventional weapons, with a third of the ammunition nearing its expiration date, the number of firearms was considerable. There were over a thousand rifles, and while he couldn't count the ammunition, it was definitely enough to last a long time. The number of handguns was fewer, but there were still over a hundred, all brand new.
In addition to firearms and ammunition, the armory also contained a good amount of clothing supplies and marching tools, all well-preserved. There were over five hundred bulletproof vests, which would be very useful in the early stages of the apocalypse. These items were different from those sold outside; they were genuine military goods, with quality and effectiveness that were unquestionable.
However, Ye Zhongming was slightly disappointed not to find any area-damage weapons like grenades. If he had these, they would be the best choice for dealing with dense hordes of zombies. It was a pity.
The armory had several storage rooms, but only three were filled with weapons and ammunition. The rest were mostly empty, which wasn't surprising in peacetime.
In one of the storage rooms near the back, Ye Zhongming discovered dozens of human females and zombie females bound to beds, with the zombies outnumbering the human females by a large margin—there were fewer than ten human women.
Ye Zhongming knew that these were the backup breeding bodies for the magic monsters. They would make these women pregnant in the shortest time possible to breed offspring. If he didn’t clear this place out, perhaps a year from now, this armory would become a terrifying death zone occupied by thousands of magic monsters.
He went ahead and killed all the zombies, extracted the magic crystals, and checked the human females who had basically been ravaged and were in a dying state. They likely hadn’t become pregnant due to some issues with their own bodies and had endured the monsters' violations for too long. Ye Zhongming lowered his head and remained silent for a minute, then freed them from their suffering.
Having cleared the area, Ye Zhongming was about to go out and find the location of the breeding bodies, which needed to be dealt with. Otherwise, new magic monsters would reappear in just a few days.
However, before he could walk far, he turned back and walked to a corner of the storage room where there was a slightly ajar small door.
"Come out."
Ye Zhongming deliberately pulled the rifle’s bolt, making a sound, and aimed it at the door.
Just as he was about to leave, he felt a gaze upon him. Ye Zhongming was sharp and easily found the source.
"Ah, what a hassle."
He heard a sigh from inside the door. Then, as the door was pushed open, a woman who looked rather disheveled stepped out.
Ye Zhongming frowned slightly. This woman looked to be around forty years old, and naturally, she wasn't as pretty as Xia Lei, Park Soo-young, Liang Chuyin, or Mo Ye, but she was passable. The issue was that she was far too untidy, wearing a white lab coat that had turned grayish-black, with various stains he couldn't identify. Her face, which was somewhat presentable, was covered in dirt, and her hair was all tangled, emanating a foul smell.
Even in the apocalypse, one shouldn't be this untidy, right?