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    A day has passed since the incident at Xiahu. A group of ten fighters have been sent with a military truck to go there and check how is the city holding up after the big airstrike they''ve faced. They arrived at a distance and checked the area using their binoculars to see the rumbles that surrounded the city, the fallen buildings and the dead corpses of humans and zombies that were outside the city.


    "They''ve got hit badly." says a fighter with his helmet and equipment on.


    "No shit." says Li Kay to the fighter looking through binoculars, also wearing the standard armor.


    "Do you think anyone survived?"


    "Even if they were. Chances are, they would be able to live for a long time."


    The squad of fighters remains there for a few minutes to check how the ravaged city is doing. After a few zombies proceed to walk toward their location, the fighters get inside their military truck and the driver, who is Ahmed, drives the truck away from the upcoming zombies, to the main road. But instead of going to their Dicang village, the squad of ten people are heading to another place, where they are having an important mission. The squad is heading to Riamang, where it is believed there are still some functioning solar powers who the outpost could use to maintain their outpost longevity. This mission was received earlier by Ri Ku, who was tagged along with the squad of ten fighters, from Turbo commander via walkie-talkie.


    "What makes you think there are any solar panels in there?" asks Ri Ku to his commander after he gave him all the brief details.


    "The satellite maps have shown us several solar panels there." says Turbo commander. "If they function, it is worth a try, don''t you think?"Did you know this text is from a different site? Read the official version to support the creator.


    "I know, sir." says Ri Ku. "We''ll investigate."


    "Good. Your mission is just to check if they are functioning and get back to the outpost. Then, we''ll send trucks to come and take them out from there. Later."


    "Understood, sir." says Ri Ku to the commander Turbo. "Over."


    And Ri Ku closes the transmission.


    The others have heard the conversation between Ri Ku and Turbo commander, where all agreed to do this task. After all, it is just a mission to check the solar panels and come back to the base to report to the higher-ups to come and send another squad to pick them up.


    About an hour later, the squad arrives in Riamang area, in front of a broken fence, where behind it there are several solar panels that look functioning while other looks damaged from the lack of maintaining, something that is logical due to the fact the world is still going through the apocalypse. The people from the vehicle got out armed and walked through the broken fence to check the solar panels. All ten of them have looked and touched the solar panels, moving away the dust that covers all of them.


    "All of them look fine to me." says Li Kay.


    "This one is broken." says Ahmed to Li Kay, pointing at a solar panel with nine bullet holes.


    "Are those bullet holes?" asks Li Kay to Ahmed.


    "Looks like it." responds Ahmed, who is looking at the destroyed fence that covers this entire area with solar panels. "Someone must''ve entered here, fought against zombies and ran away. Or died."


    "That''s your conclusion?" asks Li Kay.


    "Looks like. But anyway. Leave the broken ones and check the functioning ones."


    Li Kay and Ahmed are looking around the area at the solar panels, checking them over and over to be sure they are looking functioning and can help them achieve cleaner energy they''ll be needing in the winter. There were about ten working solar panels, twelve damaged and nine damaged from a said fighter who has the slightest idea about these solar panels.


    Soon, the squad leaves the area by going back to their heavy vehicle, and leaving these solar panels like they were. While the truck was heading back to its base, a zombie corpse raised off from the road, and walked slowly to the direction of where the truck went away. While the zombie was walking, the other two raised up and followed the zombie body.