Chapter 284

The night was pitch black. As soon as the modified SUVs came to a stop, a dense swarm of zombies surged toward them.

"Prepare to deploy explosives!" Lieutenant Leo barked into the walkie-talkie.

Several deafening explosions rocked the area, flames shooting into the sky. The blast wave sent dozens of zombies flying, their mangled limbs scattering across the ground.

"Move out!" Leo was the first to leap from the vehicle, his submachine gun spitting fire.

Lucy White nimbly climbed onto the roof of the SUV and steadied her sniper rifle. Peering through the night vision scope, she narrowed one eye.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Every shot struck a zombie squarely between the eyes. In the darkness, her precision was terrifying.

"That girl..." Leo caught a glimpse of her silhouette on the roof and couldn't help but marvel.

Half an hour later, the last zombie collapsed.

"Get inside, now!" Leo signaled urgently.

The outer door of the armory depot had already been pried open, its perimeter weapons looted clean.

"Looks like someone beat us here," Lucy remarked, kicking aside spent bullet casings.

The group moved swiftly for another thirty minutes before stopping before a massive metal door.

"This is it." Leo pointed to the center. "The biometric lock is hidden behind here."

Lucy stepped forward, her fingers gliding over the cold metal surface. With a click, a concealed panel slid open.

"How long will it take?" Leo asked, tense.

"Hard to say." Lucy deliberately furrowed her brow. "This system's more complex than the lab's."

Her fingers flew across the interface, lines of code cascading down the screen. In truth, she could crack it in ten minutes—but she chose to stall.

Beep—Access granted. You have ten minutes to enter.

The electronic voice made Leo nearly jump with excitement.

"We're in!" He slapped his thigh. "Lucy, you're a godsend!"

Lucy offered a faint smile. "Just a mutually beneficial arrangement."

She'd heard rumors about the newly established Safe Haven base recruiting aggressively. But compared to their flashy slogans, she trusted the military's ironclad discipline far more.

The metal door groaned open, revealing the staggering arsenal within.

"This much..." Leo inhaled sharply. Fighter jets and helicopters stood in orderly rows, and the ammunition depot stretched beyond sight.

"Gonna take half a month to haul all this back, huh?" Lucy arched an eyebrow.

Leo rubbed his hands together. "Well, yeah... Might have to trouble you for a few more trips..."

Lucy had expected this. Her time was precious—she couldn't afford to waste it.

"How about I rewrite the program? Give you permanent access," she suggested suddenly.

"Seriously?" Leo's eyes lit up. "What's your price?"

"More cash." Lucy was blunt. "Plus three crates of antibiotics."

Leo laughed. "Deal!"

He could already picture the look on those dissenters' faces. This mission was worth every penny.