Invincible through Touching Corpses

Chapter 320: Preparing to Return

At this moment, it wasn’t just Zhang Yue; the other military officers who had followed him were also staring, dumbfounded.

One had to understand that killing a Mutated Zombie and capturing one alive were two completely different concepts.

The difficulty was more than ten times greater.

At the very least, no one in their entire Star Shield Shelter had ever captured a Mutated Zombie alive.

After all, for an average Mercenary Corps, simply managing to kill a Mutated Zombie encountered on a mission was already quite an accomplishment.

Moreover, those Mutated Zombies were intelligent. When they knew they couldn’t win, they would choose to flee.

Even if they couldn’t escape, they would fight to the death, leaving no opportunity for capture.

In other words, to capture a Mutated Zombie alive, one needed to have the power to completely overwhelm it.

But that presented another problem. Mutated Zombies were creatures with an extremely keen sense of danger. If one sensed a threat to its life, it would flee from a great distance, so how could it possibly engage you in battle?

Therefore, it was a vicious cycle. Even if the Military Department dispatched an elite team, capturing a Mutated Zombie alive was a near-impossible task.

Lin Xinghai climbed down from his Mecha just then and was a little surprised to see the group of military officers all in a daze.

Following their gazes, Lin Xinghai naturally knew they were looking at the Hunter. ’But is it really so surprising that I brought back a captured Hunter?’

"Old Zhang, you’re just in time. I was just about to look for you! Later, take this Hunter back to the researchers."

"I don’t care if you dissect it or slice it up, I need to know the range of a Mutated Zombie’s danger Perception." Lin Xinghai didn’t have time to wonder why they were reacting so strongly and stated his request directly.

"Ah!" Zhang Yue snapped out of his daze and said, "Research is no problem, but... there are definitely significant differences between individual Mutated Zombies. Besides, a Hunter can’t represent the danger Perception level of other Mutated Zombies."

"What do you mean? You think one Hunter isn’t enough? You want me to go out and catch more?" Lin Xinghai said irritably.

"Ahem! It would be best if you could, of course. With just one Hunter, we can’t guarantee the accuracy of the research results," Zhang Yue said with a smile.

A living Mutated Zombie was immensely valuable for research, so of course, he hoped Lin Xinghai would put in a little more effort.

"A rough estimate is fine," Lin Xinghai said, rolling his eyes irritably. He had no intention of taking on such a thankless task.

Zhang Yue just smiled and didn’t press the issue. He had made his point. He believed that even if Lin Xinghai was unwilling to actively seek out trouble with Mutated Zombies, he would surely capture one alive if he encountered one and the conditions were right.

After that, without a Mutated Zombie to direct it, there was no suspense in the annihilation of the Zombie tide.

Two hours later, the battle was over.

All the Mercenary Corps earned another handsome income.

Of course, the most gratifying part was that they had truly achieved zero casualties while facing the assault of 500,000 Zombies.

Even among the Combat Robots, only a little over 500 were damaged.

The reason for this combat record was, of course, thanks to the eight-meter-high city wall.

With this wall in place, the Ordinary Zombies and Intermediate Zombies had no hope of threatening the Mercenaries on top of it.

Only the High Level Zombies, whose sharp claws could dig into the wall, were able to climb it successfully.

However, facing a hail of gunfire, only a little over 1,000 High Level Zombies ultimately managed to climb to the top of the wall.

But even when they successfully reached the top, the Combat Robots, which had long been waiting, would form a moving wall of iron and steel to block their path.

Some of the more agile High Level Zombies could manage to take a Combat Robot down with them. The slower ones didn’t even have time to react before they were riddled with bullets like a hornet’s nest.

When Lin Xinghai saw the damage report, he couldn’t help but marvel at the immense role the wall played in defending against the Zombie tide.

It was worth noting that the wall was not even half its planned height. Once it was built up to 20 meters and a complete defensive system was established, the number of High Level Zombies able to climb it would surely decrease drastically.

At that point, it was estimated that any Zombie tide of less than a million would pose little threat to the sub-base.

This great victory might have been something for many Mercenary Corps to talk about excitedly for a long time, but for Lin Xinghai, it was truly just a minor episode.

The next morning, he assembled his team on schedule and continued to clear out Zombies.

As for the other Mercenary Corps, perhaps having gotten a taste of success from yesterday’s great battle, even those who previously hadn’t dared to leave the sub-base were now unwilling to stay inside. They also wanted to go out and see if they could reap some benefits.

Of course, these Mercenary Corps weren’t stupid. Most of them chose to follow behind Lin Xinghai’s group.

The vast majority of these Mercenary Corps were there to gather resources. Of course, there were also some decent Second Level Mercenary Corps who chose to clear out the remaining Zombies.

After all, Lin Xinghai’s team couldn’t possibly kill every single Zombie. Once his team had cleared an area, it wouldn’t be too dangerous, and with the high density of Zombies in Guanghan City, even cleaning up the leftovers would yield a substantial harvest.

So, as more and more Mercenary Corps went out, the situation gradually changed. Originally, these Mercenary Corps had stayed to assist with the defense, but it slowly started to feel as if they were staying here to go on the offensive.

Moreover, the Mutated Zombies seemed to have sensed the danger and no longer dared to launch harassing attacks. Over the next few days, every Mercenary Corps had a great time raking in Points.

In the blink of an eye, five days passed, and the defensive fortifications at the sub-base were officially completed.

At this time, the Military Department began modifying the buildings within the entire Industrial Park, which would make the area more suitable for human habitation in the future.

News of the huge changes at the sub-base, coupled with the massive gains made by the various Mercenary Corps during this period, also made its way back to the Star Shield Shelter.

Some Mercenary Corps that had previously been too intimidated by Guanghan City’s reputation to come were finally tempted.

More and more Mercenary Corps began to arrive at the sub-base. Even some powerful hunter squads eagerly applied to form their own Mercenary Corps and rushed over.

The higher-ups at the Star Shield Shelter were, of course, happy to see this development. The more Mercenaries at the sub-base, the greater its security would naturally become.

Furthermore, more people meant more resources could be collected daily, creating a virtuous cycle.

From now on, for every day the sub-base existed, it would transport a massive amount of resources to the Star Shield Shelter.

Of course, while some Mercenary Corps from the Star Shield Shelter were coming to the sub-base, some of the Mercenary Corps at the sub-base who had made a fortune were preparing to return to the Shelter for a good rest.

The Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps was prominent among them.

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Got writer’s block. The big Guanghan City story arc is pretty much over. Next up is the trip to East Sea Base.

I still have to write some transitional plot in between. This kind of transitional plot is the hardest to write. I’m afraid of making it boring, but it has to be written.

I need to think it over carefully. I can’t guarantee a second Chapter today.