Kingdom of Corrosion

Nightmare took out a tablet and turned it on, "Fortress has a hostile force in the epidemic zone called the Alliance. Most members of the Alliance were originally Fortress mercenaries. Somehow they got wind of the zombie virus outbreak beforehand, not only did they form the Alliance, but they also began constructing shelters. Their intimate knowledge of Fortress enables them to frequently attack Fortress facilities and personnel, and plunder their resources."

"That’s the version according to Fortress," Nightmare said. "Another version is this: One of the top executives at Fortress strongly opposed a certain biological research program and was consequently ousted from the board of directors. Using his own wealth and connections, he formed the Alliance. Their aim was to establish a permanent and reliable shelter in the epidemic zone, to save more people. They target Fortress because they know Fortress left behind a large amount of supplies in the epidemic zone, and they blame Fortress for the zombie virus, as part of the ’Cleanser Plan,’ seeking vengeance on behalf of humanity."

"Cleanser Plan?" Maya showed interest in the background of the game.

"For example, at the beginning of the 21st century AIDS was fatal for ordinary people, but just a chronic disease for the rich," Nightmare explained. "The Cleanser Plan was designed to eliminate the inferior lower-class individuals. Launch a plague where those with certain assets and achievements could receive medical aid and survive. Those without assets and resources would be wiped out. Those who rely on social welfare are labeled as parasites, and the number of parasites is growing, even affecting young people, making the culture of ’lying flat’ become the mainstream. To change this situation, it’s essential to eliminate the parasites."

"The Cleanser Plan was just a concept envisioned by a director; I don’t know if it was ever implemented," Nightmare said.

Nightmare pointed to several dozen flashing points on the tablet’s map, "These are the locations of Alliance shelters confirmed by players assisting Fortress in the form of missions. The nearest Alliance shelter to the Sawmill is at the Shuixi train station in Left County. Based on information provided by players and Fortress drone reconnaissance, it’s estimated that there are 5-8 military personnel inside the shelter and roughly another 10-20 ordinary NPCs. My mission is to destroy the shelter."

"All I need to do is get inside the shelter and set up a locator, then Fortress Company can set the depth of the ground drill bomb and launch missiles from drones to destroy the shelter," Nightmare said.

Maya asked, "How do you get inside the shelter?"