Semua Bab The Apocalypse Hoarder: Bab 521 - Bab 530

After the shot, Malik stared in silence at the motionless bulletproof glass.Ten seconds passed. Then he slammed his fist against the wall beside him. "I have used this rifle to punch chunks out of reinforced bunkers! What kind of monster bunker has no weak point at all?"He had known one round would not shatter it, yet the result still felt brutal.Ethan drew a long breath. "This bunker's defense may exceed even our West Ridge Base. With what we have, we can't break it. Report this up the chain."A rare sense of defeat settled over the rescue team. They had trained for years. Now their tactics and marksmanship meant nothing against an iron shell."Withdraw!" Ethan ordered.The unit began to pull back in disciplined formation.Malik handed the heavy sniper rifle to the soldier carrying the metal case and prepared to move.None of them realized that Cyrus had been waiting for that exact moment."Dimensional Gate. Activate."System, open the window."At his command, the smart

Ethan roared, halting every soldier who tried to rush out. His heart ached, but he knew one thing. If they lost control now, they would all die."Smoke grenades! Incendiaries! Now!"The sharp command snapped the men back to discipline.If Cyrus used sniper tactics to lure them out, then they would blind him.Smoke grenades arced through the air. Incendiaries followed. Within seconds, thick white smoke swallowed the wounded soldiers. Flames roared upward and distorted vision even through tactical optics.Under that cover, Ethan sent a small team to extract the injured.Cyrus raised an eyebrow."Professional soldiers," he murmured. "Good instincts."The smoke ruined his clean sightline, so precision shots were no longer possible.A thin smile touched his lips as his Dimensional Gate shifted. In the next instant, every round it had absorbed burst back out like a storm.A torrent of steel tore into the smoke-filled zone. Within seconds, the two wounded soldiers and the four who r

"They only carried light weapons," Barbara continued calmly. "The strongest pieces were a heavy sniper rifle, grenades, and small demolition charges. If that truly is the extent of their firepower, we're fine. I'm more concerned that this was only a forward reconnaissance unit."She frowned slightly. "No matter how strong this bunker is, it will struggle if it faces a fully equipped professional military force."She had already identified the core issue.Cyrus nodded. "You're right. That unit wasn't strong enough. I suspect they came to scout. I killed two of their people earlier. They'll want confirmation. And they probably never imagined a residential villa could hide something like this. The next wave will arrive with far greater firepower."Zoey's brows knit together. "Can we hold against that? A military unit has proper demolition equipment. We're stuck on the defensive. We don't have many ways to strike first."Time with Cyrus had trained them all to think ahead. He apprecia

"Do we have intelligence on this?" Magnus asked.Intelligence was key: know the enemy and win the war.Magnus rarely left the West Ridge Base. He would not act without solid intelligence.Rosalind had not earned her position through looks alone. She came prepared. The moment he asked, she handed him a tablet.A digital map of Volaris City filled the screen, zoomed in on the area around the base."Based on Ethan and Malik's report, the shelter sits in Cloudcrest Manor by the Luxorim River. Cross-referencing earlier data, the most likely suspect is a man named Cyrus Knovell." She paused, then added, "The same individual suspected of controlling the missing Volmart warehouse supplies. In other words, the warehouse supervisor."That stirred a memory."Him?" Magnus frowned slightly. "If that is the case, then it makes sense."He leaned back. "A nobody. No education. No background. Yet mutation granted him power, and now he has become troublesome."He gave a faint chuckle. "The boy

Turning corpses into high-protein food had begun as one of Magnus' sudden inspirations.Rosalind suppressed the faint nausea that rose in her throat. Her smile remained flawless. "What brilliant idea have you thought of this time, sir?"Magnus smiled calmly. "The base lacks food. That means we still have room to optimize. We already raise giant cockroaches and recycle human remains. Those measures have solved many ration issues. Now we must think further. Where else do we waste energy?"He tapped the table lightly. "For example, human waste. Digestion is not 100% efficient."Rosalind's stomach twisted, but she forced the reaction down. She applauded at once. "That's extraordinary. How did we not consider it? I'll contact the biological lab at once and have them draft a proposal. We can explore ways to convert waste into high-quality nutrition."Magnus gave a soft laugh. "It's only a suggestion. We'll see whether it's feasible."Rosalind's tone brimmed with admiration. "Your fores