Raccoon City.
In front of an apartment building.
After checking that there were no zombies nearby, Chen Jiu turned to a short boy and asked, "Zhao He, can you confirm where this place is?"
Zhao He nodded, "Yes, I observed it from upstairs just now. The iconic Twin Towers are directly to our east.
And that iron tower is 3° north of us, so the underground research base we need to go to is at..."
They didn't have a map. Their tactical backpack only contained a compass.
Zhao He knew about those iconic buildings solely from watching countless live streams during the waiting period outside.
The buildings that appeared in these live streams had already formed a map in his mind.
Although this map was very blurry, only showing some iconic locations.
But in the current situation, it was sufficient.
"Okay, let's set off immediately. No more delays," Chen Jiu said, and decisively led his squad in the direction Zhao He indicated.
Similar to the Jiu Xuan Raiders Group.
Each squad had its own objective.
This objective was the building they deemed most significant for investigation after watching the live streams.
With their keen intuition, several squads believed that these buildings either contained the solution to this Dungeon or powerful equipment and weapons.
Regardless of which, it would be very useful to them.
Along the way.
Several squads encountered many ordinary zombies.
However, they were only scattered, not forming a large-scale zombie horde.
To avoid causing a large commotion, the six squads unanimously avoided using firearms, opting instead for beheading with their axes and bayonets.
They tried their best not to attract the attention of distant zombies.
"It's a Tank Zombie! How unfortunate. The Fenghuo Squad is the first to encounter a formidable enemy. Just by looking at the Tank's size, we should know what a powerful enemy this is."
When the Tank Zombie appeared in sight.
The commentator excitedly said, "Look! The Tank Zombie seems to have discovered them and is coming this way."
The broken street.
The Fenghuo Squad also discovered the Tank Zombie and had already hidden.
But what they didn't expect was that this Tank Zombie's senses were so keen; it walked directly towards their direction.
"Damn it!"
Captain Feng He frowned.
It was all because he had to fire a shot while clearing the zombies earlier.
As a result, it attracted such a huge monster.
"Captain, I'm sorry," the teammate who fired the shot lowered his head.
"It's alright, it couldn't be helped in the heat of the moment," Captain Feng He glanced at the street.
They were currently hiding behind a large armored vehicle and couldn't be seen for now, but if the Tank Zombie continued to approach, they would be discovered sooner or later.
A decision had to be made quickly.
The street here was wide, with many abandoned vehicles. They could hide behind these vehicles and contend with the Tank Zombie.
However, there were some mindless zombies lingering inside or at the edges of these old vehicles.
If they got too close and startled these zombies, it would instead attract the Tank Zombie's attention.
"Captain, why don't I go out and attract the Tank Zombie's attention, and you all take the opportunity to escape to the nearby building?"
The erring teammate proactively took responsibility, hoping to save his other teammates.
"No, this Tank Zombie is very fast. If you go, you definitely won't be able to come back."
"But Captain..."
The teammate wanted to say something more, but Captain Feng He interrupted him, pointing to the large armored vehicle behind him.
The name of this large armored vehicle was also Tank.
As for why it had the same name.
They didn't know.
"Actually, what I want to know most right now is, this big guy also looks like a vehicle, can we get inside it?"
"This Tank..."
Everyone's gaze fell upon this large armored vehicle.
The appearance of the car had already made them feel curious and shocked, as there was nothing like it in their world.
Therefore, they never expected... this large armored vehicle could also move.
"But it doesn't have doors on its sides. How do we get in?"
Captain Feng He pondered for a moment, "I saw an iron cover on top from afar just now, it looked like it could be pulled open, but I couldn't see it very clearly."
"Enter from the top?"
"That's possible. We can only try. Thankfully, we found a few tactical items earlier."
The Captain took out two items from his backpack: one was a hand grenade, and the other was a smoke bomb.
They had seen others use these two tactical items, so they had some understanding.
The Tank Zombie was already very close.
Captain Feng He knew they couldn't delay any longer, so he immediately pulled the pin of the hand grenade and threw it towards a distant vehicle.
The grenade drew a line in the air.
An explosion immediately occurred in the distance.
The sound of the explosion, and the widespread alarms that erupted from countless vehicles being impacted, instantly attracted the Tank Zombie's attention, causing it to turn and walk in that direction.
The members of the Fenghuo Squad noticed the Tank Zombie's footsteps gradually moving away.
The Captain took this opportunity to pull the pin of the smoke bomb, filling their area with smoke.
"Cough, cough..."
The smell of smoke made them uncomfortable.
But they still endured the discomfort, quickly climbing onto the Tank.
"Hurry up and see how to get in."
The Captain urged a young boy in the team. He was a master of mechanisms, best at deciphering various mechanisms within Dungeons.
Although the Tank Zombie had been lured away, there were still many wandering zombies nearby.
The few of them couldn't escape at that moment and could only hope that this large armored vehicle could provide shelter.
"It's open."
The Clockwork Boy's voice rang out, instantly igniting hope in their hearts.
The iron cover creaked open.
Revealing the passage inside.
A foul stench wafted out, and there were even two military-uniformed zombies inside, baring their fangs and claws, trying to bite them.
Captain Feng He grabbed the nearby railing with one hand, jumped into the Tank, and killed these two zombies.
The few of them quickly cleared out the inside.
Before the smoke bomb dissipated, they crawled into the Tank.
Seeing that this large armored vehicle could indeed be entered, the Adventurers outside also became excited. Moreover, looking at the interior of the Tank, it seemed it could even be started.
This greatly piqued their interest in the Tank's performance.
"There's an instruction manual here."
The Clockwork Boy immediately took the manual and read it.
After finishing it.
His eyes were instantly filled with shock.
"So this is actually a war weapon, and such an ingeniously designed one at that."
The Clockwork Boy said excitedly, "Captain, according to the blueprint, with this Tank, we don't have to worry about not being able to deal with that Tank Zombie anymore."
"Do you know how to use it?"
"Mm!"
The Clockwork Boy nodded heavily and said, "This Tank requires four people to operate.
One has to go into the cockpit below to drive the Tank, one is responsible for commanding, one is responsible for controlling the main cannon, and the last one is responsible for loading shells.
This is a war weapon designed for teamwork.
There's also a machine gun on top, so it perfectly needs five people to fully control these two Tanks."
The Clockwork Boy immediately introduced some basic information about the Tank to the others.
Hearing his description, not only the members of the Fenghuo Squad but also the Adventurers watching from outside were greatly astonished.