Chapter 485 - 482: Small Zombie Horde
Zhou De was stunned by his subordinate’s report.
But he recovered in an instant. He seemed to have a faint understanding of where this zombie tide had come from.
It was obviously related to that armored vehicle that had ventured deep into the city! Recalling how Lin Xinghai had just said he could solve the problem quickly, Zhou De instantly realized what was happening. ’He’s going to lure all the zombies here and wipe them out in one go!’
"What’s the scale of the zombie tide?" Zhou De asked, a little nervous.
He was afraid they had bitten off more than they could chew, which would drag his own team into trouble.
"It’s already surpassed 10,000, and it’s still growing. According to our estimates, by the time the tide reaches us, there might be 15,000 of them," the guard said immediately.
A zombie tide of 15,000 could only be considered a small-scale one. Under normal circumstances, the army wouldn’t be afraid, but these weren’t normal circumstances! He only had 100 men here, and they had to protect precision instruments. They couldn’t possibly withstand the impact of a zombie tide.
Zhou De was extremely conflicted, debating whether or not he should go and help.
After all, they were temporary allies. If it weren’t for the instruments he had to protect, he would have already taken his men over to assist.
But his mission was to protect the equipment, and the mission had to come first.
Just as he was agonizing over the decision, his communication device crackled to life. "Hello? Hello? Can you hear me? Respond if you can hear me."
"I can hear you. Who is this?" Zhou De quickly picked up the communication device and asked. He could tell it wasn’t Lin Xinghai’s voice.
"This is Ye Xin, vice-captain of the Xinghai Squad. The number of zombies the captain lured over is a bit more than we estimated. Your current position is no longer safe, so you’d better pull back! I’d rather not have to spare men to come save you later," a somewhat disdainful voice came from the other end of the communication device.
A vein throbbed on Zhou De’s forehead. He wanted to just turn and leave, but he forced the thought down and asked in a low voice, "According to our estimates, this small-scale tide has 15,000 zombies. There are only about 20 of you. Can you really handle it? Don’t you need our help?"
"No need, no need. Just try not to hold us back." Little Fatty’s tone was dismissive at first, but then he paused and abruptly changed his tune. "Besides, you’ve seen the kind of gear we’re using. If we can’t win, we can still run. But if you guys don’t leave now, you won’t even have a chance to escape later."
Zhou De was about to fly into a rage after hearing the first part of that sentence, but the second half made the corner of his mouth twitch.
He had thought these people were just reckless fools who didn’t understand the danger. It turned out they had come in with the mindset of running away if they couldn’t win from the very beginning.
After realizing this, he no longer hesitated and immediately ordered his convoy to retreat.
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On the other side, Lin Xinghai was leisurely luring the zombie horde. His method was the same one he used during the assessment.
He used his firearms to shoot the non-lethal parts of the High Level Zombies. This wouldn’t kill them, but it would drive them into a frenzy, making them chase him relentlessly, and the blood they left behind became the perfect lure.
This time, he was doing it from an Armored Vehicle, which made handling the situation much easier. Even if a few zombies managed to catch up, they couldn’t do anything to the vehicle.
Before long, the Armored Vehicle Lin Xinghai was in charged into the shopping mall where Little Fatty and the others were waiting.
Lin Xinghai had spent less than five minutes luring the horde. But in that short time, Little Fatty’s group, with the help of 100 Combat Robots, had already set up a simple layout in the mall. They blocked all the necessary points, forming a relatively solid defensive position.
The moment he entered, Lin Xinghai released his Perception Power and went straight to the firing point that Little Fatty and the others had prepared for him.
There were ten such firing points in total, distributed around the mall to form a simple but highly practical crossfire.
"Boss, are you sure we don’t need to use the heavy hitters?" Little Fatty asked, both nervous and excited, as Lin Xinghai came up.
The heavy hitters he was referring to were, of course, the wide-area-of-effect weapons like the Grenade Cannons, Mortars, and even the Purgatory Bombs.
"No need. You have to remember, we’re out here hunting zombies to make money, not to go into debt. We don’t use those expensive toys unless we have absolutely no other choice," Lin Xinghai reminded him sternly.
What else could he do? He was broke!
Looking at the zombies swarming the base of the mall, he saw them as a pile of Huaxia Coins and a wellspring of Blood Qi Power.
That’s right. Lin Xinghai wasn’t just short on money; he was also short on the system’s Blood Qi Power. At this thought, he couldn’t help but open the system panel for another look.
Host: Lin Xinghai
Physique: 300 points
Power: 300 points
Speed: 300 points
Perception Range: 1600 meters
Blood Qi Power (Personal): 180 points
Realm: Blood Qi Realm Middle Stage
Blood Qi Power (System): 15,500 points
Thunder Divine Body (Blood Qi Realm) Progress: 100%
Superpower: Time Acceleration (Can accelerate time by 10x)
Special Physique: Thunder Control Physique (Increases Thunder Energy Attack by 100%, increases Thunder Energy Control Level by 100%)
Thunder God Spear (Entry Level): Proficiency 1%
Thunderbolt Step (Minor Success): Proficiency 1%
Wind and Thunder Spear Technique (Minor Success): Proficiency 1%
Phantom Body Technique (Great Success): Proficiency 1%
Intermediate Shooting Skill: Proficiency 100%
All of his Attributes had increased significantly, but his Blood Qi Power had plummeted from over 180,000 to the current 15,500. It was a pitiful amount.
But it couldn’t be helped. The system’s purification function consumed too much Blood Qi Power. Purifying a single Blood Burst Pill required 1,000 points of Blood Qi Power, which meant ten of them cost 10,000 points.
And since Lin Xinghai’s personal Blood Qi Power had increased by a total of 170 points, it had cost him a whopping 170,000 Blood Qi Power from the system.
As for what was left, he didn’t dare use it. He had to save it for emergencies, like restoring his Superpower.
TATATATATAT!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
While Lin Xinghai was lamenting his lack of funds, the other squad members saw that the zombies had entered firing range and opened fire without hesitation.
The blasts from the Hand Cannons, combined with suppressing fire from the Tearing Rifles, instantly formed a web of firepower that cut down swathes of zombies at the front of the charge.
Lin Xinghai didn’t immediately join the attack on the zombie tide. Instead, he first observed how the others were performing.
Although Lin Xinghai had fought alongside these people before, during the assessment, everyone had primarily used melee weapons. As a result, he had no idea how good their Gun Technique was.
But now, after watching his squad members open fire, Lin Xinghai couldn’t help but nod in satisfaction. The vast majority of them had Gun Technique that was no worse than that of veteran Mercenaries. Whether it was single shots or full-auto spray, their accuracy was remarkably high.
The few whose Gun Technique was weaker had sensibly picked up Hand Cannons. That weapon didn’t require much skill; you just had to find a dense cluster of zombies and let loose a blast.
Even without him lifting a finger, the remaining 21 members managed to hold back the assault of the 15,000-strong zombie tide. Of course, since many of them were spraying their weapons, they were wasting a lot of ammunition.
Even so, Lin Xinghai clearly recognized that the team he now led was on a completely different level from any ordinary Mercenary Corps.