Invincible through Touching Corpses

When he saw the monsters rushing out, Adjutant Yi Hongliang’s expression instantly turned grim.

These "Corpse-men" were all experimental subjects created from captured Hua Country Mercenaries. The enemy was now using them against their own people, so how could Yi Hongliang not be furious?

However, anger was one thing, but they still had to face the situation. At a time like this, it was impossible to hold back just because of their former identities.

"Form a Defense Array on the spot! Fire!" Yi Hongliang immediately bellowed.

At the same time, he also gave orders, "First and Second Squads, infiltrate those rooms and grab a few researchers. Interrogate them and find out if there’s any way to control these ’Corpse-men.’ The rest of the squads will provide covering fire."

As his command was given, the members of the Sharp Blade Camp moved swiftly. The sound of gunfire instantly erupted, and a dense volley of bullets rained down on the "Corpse-men" rushing out of the rooms.

Lin Xinghai didn’t make a move. Instead, he watched everything unfold with narrowed eyes.

Soon, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes. He discovered that even the weakest of these "Corpse-men" was equivalent to the Blood Qi Realm Early Stage. Many were at the Blood Qi Realm Late Stage, and some were even at the Peak of the Blood Qi Realm.

Furthermore, their Defense Power was similar to that of ordinary Mutated Zombies.

The Sharp Blade Camp was using only Armor-Piercing Bullets, but when the rounds hit their bodies, they only left behind a thumb-sized bullet hole. Even a headshot wasn’t enough for a one-shot kill; it took at least seven or eight shots to take down a single "Corpse-man."

And that was just for the ones with ordinary Defense Power. As for the scaled "Corpse-men," even if their Defense Power couldn’t match an "Armored Corpse," it was likely on par with a "Death Claw." Armor-Piercing Bullets could only leave a rice-grain-sized hole in them, rendering their lethality almost nil.

Moreover, the different types of "Corpse-men" each had their own specialties. For example, the ones with enormous arms possessed immense strength. When one charged into a Sharp Blade Camp squad, it was able to knock back a Blood Qi Realm Squad Leader with a single punch. If not for the other soldiers nearby immediately providing covering fire, he would have likely been a goner.

As for the ones covered in hair, they crawled on all fours with ape-like agility, even scaling walls vertically at a surprisingly fast Speed.

’Could these be "Corpse-men" created by modifying the zombie viruses from "Armored Corpses," "Giant Arms," and "Hunters"?’ Lin Xinghai wondered as he watched them. The abilities were just too similar.

However, he soon had no time to dwell on such things. As more and more "Corpse-men" charged out, the Sharp Blade Camp’s firepower was beginning to prove insufficient.

Fortunately, these were elite soldiers. Even when the "Corpse-men" got into close quarters, the Blood Qi Realm captains could hold them off for a moment, buying time for the soldiers behind them to land the killing blow.

But as the number of "Corpse-men" continued to increase, the situation was bound to worsen.

What’s more, the armed personnel arriving in a continuous stream weren’t just standing around. After reaching the area, although they didn’t dare to charge in directly, they fired from a distance, creating a huge distraction.

Seeing this, Lin Xinghai knew it was time for him to act.

This time, he didn’t use the Firearms from the Sharp Blade Camp soldiers. Instead, he picked up the assault rifle and the Tearing Rifle from his waist.

Both of these Firearms were custom-made, with at least double the power of ordinary weapons.

They were perfect for dealing with these "Corpse-men" and their high Defense Power.

After swapping in a new magazine, Lin Xinghai pulled the trigger without hesitation.

RAT-TAT-TAT!

The dense sound of gunfire rang out once more.

Seeing Lin Xinghai take action, Yi Hongliang looked over in his direction with anticipation.

In his view, even if the "Corpse-men" had strong Defense Power and took eight or nine shots to kill, Lin Xinghai’s rate of fire was so fast that his speed at dispatching them would certainly be much faster than theirs.

Now, it was just a matter of seeing how much faster Lin Xinghai could be, and whether his kill rate for the "Corpse-men" could outpace the enemy’s reinforcement Speed.

However, in the next instant, not only him, but all the soldiers who were sneaking glances at Lin Xinghai were stunned.

As Lin Xinghai’s Firearms swept across the area, the "Corpse-men" they had found so difficult to deal with—whether the fast ones or the ones with high Defense Power—fell like stalks of wheat, with no distinction between them.

"This..." Yi Hongliang’s eyes widened, and he was at a loss for words. He had no idea what was happening.

Even if Lin Xinghai was using custom-made Firearms with immense power, there should still be a limit!

They needed seven or eight shots to kill a single Zombie. With custom-made Firearms, reducing that to four or five shots should have been the absolute limit.

And that was on the condition that every single shot was a headshot.

But Lin Xinghai was taking them down with a single shot each, which completely defied Logic.

But after the shock came a pleasant surprise.

Yi Hongliang was just about to ask Lin Xinghai how he was doing it. If he shared his method with the others, killing these "Corpse-men" wouldn’t be so difficult.

But before he could ask, a sharp-eyed young soldier at the front of the formation quickly spotted the reason. "Amazing! Every single bullet is hitting them right in the eye!"

At that, Yi Hongliang was instantly silenced.

The other soldiers who had wanted to know Lin Xinghai’s secret exchanged glances, then went back to methodically providing cover and shooting the "Corpse-men" as if nothing had happened.

It couldn’t be helped. Although the method Lin Xinghai used was simple and direct—something anyone could theoretically learn—the problem was that they *couldn’t* learn it!

These "Corpse-men" had inherited all the strengths of Mutated Zombies: they were fast, had high damage resistance, and possessed an extremely keen Perception of danger.

The soldiers of their Sharp Blade Camp were all hand-picked elites, but even so, just hitting the "Corpse-men’s" heads was already incredibly difficult. Hitting a vital spot like the eye was simply a fantasy.

With the reaction Speed of these "Corpse-men," they could easily dodge a shot just by tilting their head slightly after perceiving the danger.

The only reason Lin Xinghai could accomplish this was because he could use his Perception Power to alter the bullets’ trajectories, making it impossible for the enemy to dodge no matter how they tried.

In the blink of an eye, the first batch of over 50 "Corpse-men" was wiped out by Lin Xinghai in short order.

Everyone finally had a moment to catch their breath.

Just then, the First and Second Squads that Yi Hongliang had dispatched returned in a hurry, dragging several researchers with them.

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My stockpile of drafted Chapters is used up, so the update is late. My apologies!

I’m not sure what time the update will be tonight, but I’ll do my best to be on time. But don’t worry, everyone, there will definitely be an update.