Thomas stood on the rooftop of Landers Supermarket, overlooking the vast ruins of tro Manila. His arms were crossed, his mind working through the possibilities. The fortifications of Landers were progressing ahead of schedule, and the place was shaping up to be a near-impenetrable fortress—but sothing was bothering him.
Landers was good, but it wasn't enough.
Phillip stood beside him, looking out at the landscape. "You look like you're planning sothing big again," he remarked.
Thomas didn't respond imdiately. He was studying the Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard, a wide thoroughfare that ran parallel to the Manila Bay. On the other side of the boulevard, the entirety of the SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Complex stretched before them.
It suddenly clicked in Thomas's mind.
"This entire area… it's free real estate," he said.
Phillip raised an eyebrow. "What do you an?"
Thomas gestured toward the SM MOA Complex. "The Conrad is part of a much larger compound. We're talking about an entire city within a city—multiple buildings, a massive mall, parking lots, storage depots, an IKEA, even call center hubs that were fully stocked with survival gear before everything fell apart."
Phillip's eyes widened as he followed Thomas's logic. "So, if we fortify the boulevard…"
"…we effectively turn SM MOA into a massive safe zone," Thomas finished. "The entire complex is bordered by water, just like a dieval fortress with a moat. If we block off Macapagal Boulevard, we can cut off all zombie threats from the mainland."
Phillip let out a low whistle. "That's… genius. But it's a massive undertaking."
Thomas smirked. "Massive, yes. Impossible? No."
He pulled out his tablet, quickly opening the system map overlay. He zood in on Diosdado Macapagal Blvd and marked key locations for barriers, defense points, and checkpoints.
"We're going to establish a fortified wall along the boulevard," Thomas explained. "That's step one. If we can block all access points leading into SM MOA, we control everything within the periter."
Phillip scanned the map and noticed sothing. "Sir…I don't think that by blocking the boulevard the SM MOA complex would be secure. There is still a boulevard cutting through it."
He paused as he pointed on that boulevard. Thomas followed Phillip's finger tracing along the line and nodded.
"The J.W Diokno Boulevard. I didn't see that, nice catch," Thomas said, chuckling.
"Well sir if we are going to expand, we should expand beyond the SM MOA Complex. Because there are two other huge facilities on either side of the complex."
Phillip then pointed to the map again. "Let's take the SM MOA Complex as the center of the base. On its eastern sector, there are Philippine International Convention Center, Star City, World Trade Center, Cultural Center of the Philippines, et cetera. And in the western sector, there's Solaire Resort, Okada Manila, and other high-end hotels. And I suggest that we extend the periter from the Diosdado Macapagal to Roxas Boulevard, that way we can get as many territories as we can without sacrificing much on safety."
As expected from real special forces, they really do think strategically and tactically. Phillip's suggestion wasn't just ambitious—it was a ga-changer.
Thomas studied the map carefully, tracing the boundaries of their proposed stronghold.
"If we do this right," Thomas said, his voice steady, "we'll control one of the largest defensible zones in tro Manila. This isn't just about survival anymore. This is about taking the city back—turning this wasteland into a functioning civilization again."
Phillip nodded. "So what's the plan, boss?"
"Well…we are going to take them one by one," Thomas said. "If we are to calculate the entire area where the eastern and western sector is accounted for. We are looking at over eleven million square ters of land. That is a huge chunk of land and by the number of our forces. I don't think we can really clear every zombie in the area if we are to take them all together."
"I follow you boss," Phillip acknowledged Thomas's words. "So we are going to focus on the SM MOA complex first?" he asked as he looked at him.
"I just realized sothing," Thomas said. "I think taking landers was a blunder on our part. We shouldn't really go to this supermarket when there is already a treasure trove near the Conrad. I'm sorry, I don't know the layout of the city. I should have studied the area surrounding our base before making such decisions."
"Don't be too hard on yourself sir," Phillip replied, patting him on the back. "We all make mistakes sotis. Let's not lowball our efforts here. Taking Lander is still a huge success."
"I know—but I already deployed all the military hardwares in this supermarket. It's not like we can transport them from this location to SM MOA. All major roads leading to that complex is blocked by abandoned traffic—"
"Then why not put them into your inventory sir?" Phillip suggested.
Thomas blinked. Phillip's suggestion was so simple yet so perfect.
"You're right," Thomas said, opening the System Interface. "I can just put the vehicles back into the inventory and redeploy them at SM MOA."
Without wasting any ti, he navigated to the Asset Managent Tab, selecting every vehicle and heavy defense system stationed at Landers Supermarket.
[System Notification]
4 x M2 Bradley IFVs returned to inventory.
2 x M1A2 Abrams Tanks returned to inventory.
3 x Avenger Anti-Aircraft Systems returned to inventory.
8 x JLTV Oshkosh returned to inventory.
1 x Industrial Diesel Generators returned to inventory.
30 x Barrels of Diesel Fuel returned to inventory.
200 x Solar Panels returned to inventory
Battery storage units returned to inventory
One by one, the military hardware disappeared in a blue glow, stored safely in Thomas's System Inventory.
Phillip let out an impressed chuckle. "That system of yours is cheating reality itself."
Thomas smirked. "It's what's keeping us alive."
With all military assets secured in the System Inventory, Thomas turned toward Phillip.
"Alright, I'm not wasting another second here. We're pulling out."
Phillip gave a sharp nod. "I'll inform the teams."
Thomas activated his comms, his voice firm. "All stations at Landers, prepare for imdiate withdrawal. We are abandoning this site and returning to Conrad."
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