Invincible through Touching Corpses

Chapter 330: Is It Wrong to Annihilate All the Zombies?

"When did the zombie tide start? How big is it this time?" Lin Xinghai hurriedly asked Fang Tianhe, who had come to report.

"It started 10 minutes ago. The scale of this tide just reached one million."

"Originally, General Lin wasn’t planning on calling us back. But this time, 10 Mutated Zombies showed up with the tide, including Spitters and Blood Worms. They pose a certain threat to the sub-base, so he wants to call us over to see if we can kill them."

"Otherwise, even if we repel this zombie tide, he’s worried they’ll just make a comeback tomorrow, possibly on an even larger and more troublesome scale." Fang Tianhe immediately relayed all the information he had.

"Ten Mutated Zombies? I can’t believe they dare to show up again. They really have a death wish!" Lin Xinghai remarked with some emotion.

If there were more, that would be one thing; he might not have dared to take the initiative. But ten Mutated Zombies was right on the edge of what he could handle.

Even if he couldn’t kill them all in one go, as long as these Mutated Zombies didn’t flee, he was confident he could take them all down after a few more attempts.

Under these circumstances, Lin Xinghai felt like the enemy was just serving themselves up on a platter.

"Er... according to the staff office’s analysis, the reason they launched a zombie tide after just three days is likely because you wiped out all the Hunters last time."

"Even though we demonstrated immense strength, no Mutated Zombies managed to get the message back. The remaining ones couldn’t grasp the specifics of the situation, which led to this new tide." Fang Tianhe glanced at Lin Xinghai and, after a slight hesitation, spoke up.

Lin Xinghai’s mouth twitched. The atmosphere turned subtly awkward.

’Since when is annihilating Mutated Zombies a bad thing?’

"Alright! Go get ready. We’ll head out in half an hour to support the sub-base. Oh, and call the Mountain and Sea Mercenary Corps," Lin Xinghai said with a wave of his hand.

Of the Third Level Mercenary Corps that had returned together, they were the only ones who hadn’t gone back to the sub-base yet.

The other Third Level Mercenary Corps didn’t need to recruit members, so after just one day of rest and purchasing some military equipment, they had already returned to the sub-base to farm Points.

So this time, only their two Mercenary Corps would be going as reinforcements.

Half an hour passed quickly. The members of the two large Mercenary Corps had all assembled in the Mercenary Plaza.

Lin Xinghai took a look. The Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps had now completed its recruitment, reaching its full roster of 200 members.

As for the Mountain and Sea Mercenary Corps, although they hadn’t recruited many members over the past three days, they had added 30, bringing their total to 80 people.

Looking at the two ever-growing Mercenary Corps, Lin Xinghai was filled with emotion.

When he had first joined, the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps only had 50 people, and the Mountain and Sea Mercenary Corps was just a five-person Hunter squad.

But now, even the Mountain and Sea Mercenary Corps had made a big name for itself.

His gaze swept across the faces of the Mercenaries. He saw a variety of expressions: excitement and anticipation, as well as nervousness and unease. The latter, of course, belonged to the new members.

"Everyone, I’m sure you’re all clear on this mission. For many of our new members, this is your first time facing a zombie tide, and a million-strong one at that."

"So I only have one requirement for you: don’t cause trouble! If you see the zombie tide and feel nervous or scared, just stay in the rear and out of the way. That’s all."

"Alright, let’s move out!" After speaking, he was the first to board an Armored Vehicle.

Many of the new members in both Mercenary Corps looked at each other in bewilderment. It was one thing for the complete rookies, but those who had transferred from other Mercenary Corps were truly at a loss for words after hearing such a pre-battle pep talk.

In their previous Mercenary Corps, every mobilization involved rousing, passionate speeches to stir everyone’s emotions and get their fighting spirit boiling.

But with Lin Xinghai, it could all be summed up in one sentence: Just don’t hold us back.

As for what contributions they were expected to make, Lin Xinghai didn’t seem to care at all.

This left the new members with mixed feelings; some felt slighted, while others felt relieved.

Soon, the convoy left Star Shield Shelter, heading for the sub-base at top speed.

Both the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps and the Mountain and Sea Mercenary Corps had now replaced their vehicles’ engines with new military-grade ones. Even with the Armored Vehicles weighing over ten tons, they could reach a top speed of 300 kilometers per hour.

Even on rough, uneven roads, they could maintain a speed of over 200 kilometers per hour.

At this speed, they were already approaching Guanghan City after little more than half an hour.

During the journey, the Guanghan City sub-base continuously updated them on the latest situation via long-range communication devices.

In that half hour, the sub-base had killed nearly 100,000 Zombies. However, the Mutated Zombies were constantly summoning more, so the total size of the tide hadn’t decreased much.

Lin Xinghai also learned the composition of the 10 Mutated Zombies: three Death Claws, two Giant Arms, three Spitters, and two Blood Worms.

The three Death Claws and two Giant Arms could pose a certain threat to him if they all entered a berserk state, but it would only be a threat.

Besides, Lin Xinghai had no intention of clashing with them head-on. He’d kill the Spitters and Blood Worms first. After that, the Death Claws and Giant Arms wouldn’t be able to maintain their berserk state. If they still didn’t retreat, it wouldn’t be too late to deal with them then.

While Lin Xinghai was contemplating how to kill these Mutated Zombies, the convoy had already entered the Guanghan City area. They followed the safe path cleared by the outposts, rapidly approaching the sub-base.

From a distance, the members in the vehicles could see the zombie tide through the firing ports.

Many of the new members were seeing a zombie tide for the first time. Staring at the dense, endless sea of Zombies, their hands and feet grew cold, and a chill shot up from the base of their spines to the top of their heads.

’Can we really win this?’

This thought popped into the minds of almost all the new members at the same time.

Although these new members had undergone combat training over the past three days, the largest zombie horde they had ever encountered in other cities numbered only in the hundreds.

How could that possibly compare to the tide before them now?

In the Armored Vehicle with Lin Xinghai, there were 10 new members. Five of them were rookies who had just applied to become Mercenaries, and Wang Yao was one of them.

Seeing the zombie tide for the first time, her face turned a little pale. It would be a lie to say she wasn’t scared.

But she didn’t have any more time to be afraid. The convoy was moving so fast that within the span of a few breaths, it had already plunged into the zombie tide.

Just then, the combat alarm blared inside the vehicle.

Then, she saw the veteran members moving nimbly to the firing ports, methodically starting to strafe the Zombies outside.

At the same time, roaring explosions sounded continuously near the convoy—it was the sub-base providing fire support, helping to clear the Zombies ahead of them.

Only then did Wang Yao and a few other new members seem to snap out of it. They scrambled to grab their Tearing Rifles, intending to find a firing port and help kill the Zombies.

But when Wang Yao reached a firing port at the rear of the vehicle and looked out, she was stunned to find that the Zombies were sparse, nothing like the dense horde she had just seen.

In the moment she was dazed, she saw the convoy speed through a large gate. By then, there wasn’t a single Zombie left outside.

It was only then that she finally realized—the convoy had simply charged right through the zombie tide and into the sub-base.