The Most Fragrant Meal of the Apocalypse

"There's hope."

The appearance of a fully armed army made Phuong Trien clench his fists, his face ecstatic. Just moments ago, he had truly fallen into despair as his fellow survivors, who were fighting the zombies alongside him, had been scared witless, dropping their weapons and fleeing.

With that lack of support, the defensive line of Thanh Thuy Town would absolutely be breached soon.

But just at this desperate moment, a mysterious, fully armed army appeared, attracting the zombies' attention, thereby relieving the pressure Thanh Thuy Town was facing.

Phuong Trien looked at the situation in the distance.

Although the number of zombies was great, before this fully armed army, they all seemed so insignificant.

"First squad, high-speed clearing of the zombies on the left! Second squad, clear the zombies on the right! Third squad, fall back and let the tanks crush them!"

A middle-aged man issued the order.

His name was Luu Dao, and he was the person in charge of this Resistance Army unit. In the era of peace, he was a soldier in the war zone. The apocalypse broke out while he was home visiting family, which left him utterly shocked.

But his strong mental fortitude allowed him to react quickly.

Perhaps heaven needed a savior to appear, allowing him to escape death in several desperate situations. Finally, in the process of fleeing, he met many like-minded individuals and formed a resistance force of considerable strength.

During this process, some had died fighting the zombies.

Likewise, new survivors had joined.

Everyone's goal was simple: to fight against the apocalypse and strive for the hope of the future.

"Roger that."

"Roger that."

The first and second squads began to converge, clearing the zombies on both sides, while the third squad pulled back, allowing the advancing tanks to close in, forming an impenetrable tide of steel.

Squelch!

Squelch!

The tanks they drove had no more shells; they could only serve as a vanguard to crush them. In a previous breakout battle, all the shells had been used up.

In this apocalypse with no supplies, every round used was one less they had.

At this moment, the zombies crushed by the tanks were reduced to a bloody pulp. The soldiers following behind the tanks looked coldly at the bloody mess on the ground. Some zombies were crushed in half.

But the vitality of zombies was immense. Even if they were crushed down to their lower half, they were still alive.

So at a time like this, the soldiers following behind would deliver a finishing shot to kill the zombie.

"Argh... argh..."

"Argh... argh..."

Ordinary zombies were mindless. Facing the unstoppable tide of tanks, they would not dodge, nor would they think of ways to attack from the side. Instead, they charged head-on, determined to fight the tanks to the death.

So the final result was being crushed into meat paste.

Not long after.

The zombies were cleared away.

Luu Dao looked at the situation before him and nodded with great satisfaction. Ordinary zombies posed no threat to them at all.

Suddenly.

He looked into the distance, where a zombie was watching them. Faced with this situation, Luu Dao frowned slightly, intending to have a sniper take out the stray zombie. But just as he was about to speak, the zombie surprisingly did not charge towards them.

Instead, it turned and left.

"A strange zombie."

Luu Dao narrowed his eyes, watching the disappearing figure. He didn't think much of it and looked up.

"Hello up there."

He greeted them with a smile.

Phuong Trien said, "Are you soldiers?"

Luu Dao replied, "We are the Resistance Army. We have soldiers, and we have ordinary people, all gathered together to fight against the zombies."

Phuong Trien looked at Luu Dao and his men below. He knew the other man was telling the truth. Without even asking much, he directly opened the defensive line of Thanh Thuy Town and let them in.

After all, they were fully armed. If they truly had ill intentions towards Thanh Thuy Town, what could they do? With their own strength, they stood no chance of resisting.

Inside Thanh Thuy Town.

Phuong Trien hosted them, while the women of the town were busy preparing food.

This Resistance Army had been fighting zombies outside all this time.

It was very difficult to eat a proper meal. Now, having come to Thanh Thuy Town, and still striving for the sake of the apocalypse, how could Phuong Trien not take good care of them?

"Are there any safe zones left outside?" Phuong Trien asked.

They had stayed in Thanh Thuy Town all this time, without any contact with the outside world. They naturally hoped very much that more people could survive, but he knew that surviving in the apocalypse was incredibly difficult.

"There should be, but we've never encountered any." Luu Dao was still full of hope for the future. Although he had never seen one, he still hoped that in places he didn't know, there were safe bases.

"Let's hope so."

Phuong Trien also appeared very helpless. He didn't know when an apocalypse like this would ever end.

If it continued like this, humanity truly had no hope at all.

Luu Dao looked around and said, "Your place here is quite good. Surrounded by water on three sides, zombies can't swim. You have a way to advance and retreat. Even if we hadn't shown up, with the advantage of the waterways, you could have all retreated safely."

Phuong Trien smiled bitterly, "Not at all. Although we are surrounded by water on three sides, we only have a few small fishing boats. Even if we retreated to the boats, the final outcome wouldn't be much better."

Luu Dao said, "That may be so, but at least there's still a chance to live. As long as there's a chance, there's hope. After all, many people don't even have hope."

Phuong Trien fell silent, finally nodding.

Outside.

A voice was heard.

It sounded on the verge of tears.

"Ah, this is the life! I can finally eat meat! I'm eating so much I could cry!"

"Too delicious!"

The women of Thanh Thuy Town had prepared the food. This Resistance Army had been fighting zombies in the apocalypse all this time. How could they have ever tasted such a sumptuous meal?

Such a meal was something they could only imagine in the era of peace.

Luu Dao looked at his comrades sitting on the ground, then turned to Phuong Trien and said, "There's no need to be so extravagant."

He saw that everyone's bowl had braised pork, and next to them was a bowl of chicken soup. Such a meal was truly extravagant, especially in the apocalypse, where it seemed infinitely luxurious.

Phuong Trien said, "It's nothing, extravagant or not. They've been out there fighting and killing zombies. They definitely deserve to eat well. If it weren't for you, Thanh Thuy Town certainly wouldn't have held off the zombies. Keeping these things would have been a waste anyway."

As they were talking.

A woman brought a meal to Luu Dao.

Looking at the food that was a feast for the eyes, nose, and palate, Luu Dao did not stand on ceremony. The food in his hands was incredibly delicious. In his heart, he screamed, this is true living!

What was that stuff they ate in the apocalypse? It was probably worse than pig slop.

"Brother Phuong..."

The few survivors who had fled earlier approached Phuong Trien with their heads bowed, filled with shame.

Their actions had been utterly despicable.

At this moment, they deeply understood their mistake.

They hoped to receive Brother Phuong's forgiveness.

Phuong Trien looked at them with a calm gaze.

To say he wasn't angry would be a lie.

If this Resistance Army hadn't appeared, would their Thanh Thuy Town still exist?

It definitely would not.

Therefore, Phuong Trien really did not want to forgive them just like that.

Luu Dao observed the situation before him without saying a word. He could imagine the circumstances.

What was the most heinous thing in the apocalypse?

Without a doubt, it was deserters.

These kinds of people were the most despicable. Their desertion could very well lead to the entire group being wiped out.