Boom...
Boom, boom, boom...
A dozen strikes like a torrential storm were delivered by Jarred, each one so powerful that the surrounding air trembled violently, causing the glass windows of nearby villas to crack and shatter from the shockwaves. When an F2 evolves, it experiences a brief period of attribute reduction, and during this time, Jarred intended to chase it down.
The entire intersection had been pulverized into dust, the road surface completely destroyed, covered with dense cracks, making it impossible to discern its original form—there wasn't even a decent place to stand.
Starla Sears stood beside Memphis, her face turning slightly pale. She raised her hand, intending to use a Tier 4 skill, but before she could, Memphis had already lunged forward.Both sides intended to collide, naturally reducing the distance to almost nothing. In just a blink, they were about to clash. The moment F2 extended its sharp claw toward Memphis's throat, he suddenly vanished.Boom...An enormous explosion spread out like a frenzied tide. An ice minion that Memphis had teleported using his Ice Phantom skill exploded violently, the blast carrying frigid air and immense destructive force that completely engulfed the Level 25 F2, silencing its roar.As the icy mist cleared, a sparkling ice crystal slowly appeared in everyone's sight. The Speed-Type mutant, out of transformations, substitutes, and space to evade, now resembled an insect embedded in a frozen amber, unable to move even an inch.Seeing this, Memphis couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, his tense spirit gradu
After driving two more kilometers, they finally reached the spot where Beck Jake's group had been massacred. Fourteen people had died here, including a level 12 extraordinary being, a rank equivalent to a squad leader in Hope Town. It was undeniably a heavy loss.Richard quickly directed the staff to collect the remains, gather the scattered weapons and equipment, retrieve all system resources, and finally hold a small memorial ceremony on-site. Only then could they consider the matter officially concluded.After escorting the Lakeside district team to the foot of Grieving River Bridge, exchanging a few more pleasantries as they watched the convoy disappear from sight, Memphis’s voice deepened as he gave the order:"Wylie, sweep the district. First, seize all weapons, equipment, and relevant documents from the county police headquarters. Gemma, you’re in charge of locating the zombie horde’s previous gathering point. Allan and the others, search the area for any remaining survivors."
Furthermore, the longest-range attacks from superhumans barely reached 300 meters; rifle bullets could only reach about 500 meters, 12.7mm bullets less than a kilometer, and sniper bullets a bit farther—but no one had the ability to fire them accurately at that distance. As for armored military equipment...Thinking of this, Memphis turned to Lazarus:"What is the range of the BMP-1?"Lazarus quickly responded to the question:"Leader, the 2a28 73mm smoothbore gun on the infantry fighting vehicle has a maximum range of 4000 meters, but it's most effective from 500 to 1300 meters. We have about 40 OG-15V rounds, which can fire very far. The remaining 70 PG-9V rounds can only reach a maximum of 1.3 kilometers."This was good news for humanity—the long range allowed them to do a lot, like stand far away and shell that hill. However, the biggest challenge was the existence of the Defense Types, which had the ability to deflect bullets, rendering all of humanity's efforts futile.There wer
At the Lakeside County survivor base.After returning from the "diplomatic mission" at Hope Town, Richard, accompanied by Yosef Leyton, Valiant Odessa, Zoran Rollins, and the bored Starla, made their way to meet the base council.As for the others, they were busy being processed, with basic information being collected and initial arrangements made.The base council consisted of 36 seats, a much larger assembly than the smaller private meeting from before—this was a general session. More than 20 people were already gathered in the meeting room, the majority of whom were former military and government personnel from before the apocalypse. Only a small handful, four or five people, were "newcomers” highly powerful individuals with extraordinary abilities.The leader of the council was the mayor of Lakeside County, Murphy Reyes. A middle-aged man in his 50s with silver hair and deep-set eyes, he visibly relaxed upon seeing that Zoran had returned safely. He stood up and said: “Zoran, it’s
The female team member who had shouted fell silent, her face filled with anger and deep resentment. The ring of agility, the ring of strength, and the ring of endurance—these three rings were rewards she had earned before, not part of any "rental gear.” and were thus kept. In fact, the agility ring was a memento exchanged for her lover's "arm.” something he had earned with blood and achievements and gifted to her.Previously, Memphis had stopped allowing achievements to be exchanged for system equipment, but he also hadn't ordered the confiscation of personal gear, only rented items. Now, upon arriving here, it was taken.She remained silent, but the man beside her did not. He stepped forward to shield his lover, and three or four others a
Wallflower's cold eyes stared at the two staff members, her voice carrying a hint of authority:"Was it Winter and Brion who ordered you to do these things?"Upon hearing those names, the chubby male staff member and the policeman both froze, their faces immediately turning ashen, their eyes filled with fear.Those were their superiors—how did this woman call their names so familiarly? Could she be related to them?"You... you are... who?"They stammered in fright, then both took three steps back in terror. The chubby staff member fell to the ground, while the policeman drew his pistol from his holster and pointed it forward, shouting:"Su... Superhuman!"Wallflower had already risen from her seat, a layer of light blue Grade Three Light Armor appearing around her body, and she wielded a one-meter-long ice spear formed using the Grade Two Ice Manipulation skill.The Ice Manipulation skill and many others had been "gifted" to her by Memphis. He used the excuse that it would help her cr
After his question, a man with a stern face sitting on the right immediately spoke up:"Ridiculous! There's no way a bandit hideout can demand to operate independently. This is nothing less than a rebellious tumor. If we let them grow unchecked, it will spread like a plague, metastasizing everywhere, and no one will care about the government anymore. I believe we must immediately strike against this place to set an example for other bandit bases."His tone was as harsh as his expression, but despite its severity, it made sense, earning considerable agreement. Some suggested conducting a more thorough investigation before attacking, cautioning against being too hasty. Others proposed a surprise night attack, catching Hope Town off guard and giving them no chance to respond.The calls for an attack on Hope Town grew louder. Yosef, Valiant, and Zoran, sitting there, had faces that constantly shifted with tension. Even Richard was silently sweating. He hadn’t expected Hope Town's desire t
Hearing Xenon's analysis, Zared couldn't help but carefully ponder. He had been a regular soldier for over 20 years, with conservative and outdated thinking, but in this apocalypse, he also had to gradually adapt, as everything had changed.Nevertheless, he still didn't change his mind and spoke slowly:"We will prepare more thoroughly than the previous action, ensuring we can successfully eliminate the enemy's main force."Xenon shook his head and said:"From the humble tone of this document, the other party doesn't seem to be a bloodthirsty brute, and definitely not a brainless musclehead. On the contrary, they think very carefully. So, if they're pushed into a corner, and instead of fighting, they just want to destroy and flee, what then? What if they destroy all the military equipment before running, throw all the weapons and ammunition into the Grieving River, burn the town to the ground, and even kill all the survivors? What benefit would we get?"Xenon's words made a lot of sen