The properties of the white and red varieties remained unknown. Only squad leaders with substantial contributions could access and use them, but it was rumored they were tremendously potent.Jarred couldn’t help but salivate at the thought of tasting them; they had to be better than peppers or rocks. But after two days of searching, he’d given up on finding the vines. At least he’d managed to “borrow” ten smoke bombs—more than enough for his research.After observing Fergus for another ten minutes and assessing his actual strength, Jarred finally wrapped up his reconnaissance of Lakeside’s upper ranks."Three hours left until the Echo Clone expires. What to do to kill time… Hmm, maybe ‘borrow’ a few more shells as a gift for the boss. This time, let’s try Zared’s stash…”The bounty from Jarred’s excursion was impressive. While he’d spent the previous afternoon and this morning running around with little opportunity to dispatch zombies, the experience had broadened his horizons conside
“Both sides, humans and zombies, have tasks to eliminate each other; it’s a fundamental setup of this game.”“The humans in Lakeside have nearly exterminated all zombies within their territory, putting them in a relatively safe state, especially from threats posed by organized zombie hordes.”“That’s against the system setup. With such a large population, their safety contradicts the system’s rules. But, Lakeside’s internal zombies are almost gone, and the remaining wild zombies aren’t enough to form a horde…”“I suspect that at any given time, a human base must face a minimum threat from at least one zombie horde. The larger the population, the greater the threat they’ll face.”“Our base, with over 300 people, faced the threat of a 40,000-strong zombie horde from central Renaissance. Cormac’s group, with over 600 people, endured a 70,000-strong zombie horde from Sunny Hills.”“Lakeside, with over 6,000 people, naturally faces an even greater threat. That’s why the zombie horde from n
Outwardly, he ordered Nicky to negotiate a passage to deal with the 20,000 zombies for trade purposes, while secretly he created a hair-trigger crisis for Lakeside, shifting all the risk onto them.If he genuinely wanted open trade, he wouldn’t have planted explosives under Lakeside Bridge.Once Lakeside was devoid of Manipulation Types, it was only a matter of time before reports would come in of strange zombie movements in Whiskey and downtown Pure Essence.The zombies from Whiskey would have two choices: attack Hope Town or the Lakeside base. If Lakeside appeared safer, the zombies would likely flood there, sparing Hope Town the worst of the assault.<
The Hope Town food management policies were relatively strict. Although there was no mandate for everyone to hand over all foraged supplies, getting food out of the logistics department was extremely rare. Lionel, the fat overseer, had a reputation for hoarding.Some people focused on amassing battle achievements, borrowing and trading them to monopolize and create scarcity in specific goods to resell for a profit—condensed milk, sugar, fruit syrup, canned fruits… These actions didn’t disrupt the larger framework, so Memphis typically let it slide.Of course, this behavior was expected to decrease considerably once a complete set of laws was introduced in a few days.Life for the lowest class residents of Hope Town was far from luxurious and certainly not easy. The scavenging teams uncovered more spoiled food, leading Memphis to further tighten Lionel's warehouse quotas.The aid porridge had recently grown thinner as Lionel rationed each grain, preparing for Memphis’s next austerity m
With a dark expression, Memphis glared at the AWM in his hands, blaming the weapons maintenance team. Clearly, this sniper rifle was faulty. Allowing such defective equipment to reach the front lines was absolutely unacceptable."Sigh… If I had a squad of 100 snipers, each a marksman at this range, we could take out a horde of 20,000 zombies in half an hour…"Sniping isn’t easy work. In less than a second, a sniper has to perform hundreds of calculations, factoring in various data to ensure each bullet flies true. The further the target, the greater the influencing factors and the higher the chance of missing.For instance, aiming for the head of a Strength Type above level 20 was nearly impossible, as these creatures emitted a powerful gravitational aura, pulling bullets off course and making it extremely hard to line up an accurate shot.Memphis couldn’t fathom how some people managed to land 10 out of 10 shots. His Hope regiment boasted five military personnel and seven police offi
As long as there were zombies for him to fight, he would not stop.The rest of the troops were nearly left unemployed, with the remaining zombies primarily being level 3 and higher. Against this Deputy Commander, however, they were as helpless as clay figures, and the others could only pick off stragglers, gathering up the resource crystals scattered on the ground.Watching Jarred, it seemed as though he was about to charge directly toward the zombie horde’s command center. Memphis began to wonder—had this kid been through something that made him act so reckless?“Maybe he tried to flirt with someone at Lakeside and got rejected?”The odds seemed high. But regardless, it was working in their favor. Thirty minutes? Memphis wanted to see the entire zombie horde shattered within that time.“Oeeeeee…”The Manipulation Type finally sensed the urgency and rallied the power of over 4,000 zombies, directing a Soul Suppression attack toward their position. But it was futile; a horde of 40,000
The Manipulation Type here was too foolish, and the horde it commanded was too weak, both in numbers and intelligence, and was no match. Facing Hope Town’s forces, which had endured two major wars and blood-forged training with refined tactical operations, it didn’t stand a chance. The battle ended too quickly, giving it no time to adapt or learn tactics.With the two high-speed generals swiftly taken out, the Level 25 P2 finally scrambled over. It was met by an 80mm PG-2 HEAT anti-tank round to the chest, traveling at over 80 meters per second. The P2 couldn’t dodge and was torn in half, its torso, legs, and arms scattering in different directions.Memphis didn’t hesitate to use anti-tank rounds because this Strength Type monstrosity was indeed formidable. Its innate skill that nullified and destroyed other abilities made it incredibly challenging. The entire army would’ve needed three full waves of attacks to bring down this brute.That would’ve been wasteful; those three waves coul
After a half-second standoff, the bomb was entirely encased in a thick layer of ice, with its volatile energy contained. The frozen sphere landed with a soft thud, rolling half a meter before coming to a halt, posing no threat whatsoever.Memphis, unscathed behind his Ice Armor, only lost 3 stamina points and 5 intelligence points, equivalent to the cost of activating a tier-three skill.If he had used a tier-three Light Armor, its 8 potential points wouldn’t have been enough to halt such a bomb. The explosion would have likely shattered it into three fragments, endangering those around him.The Ice Armor skill erased those inconveniences. It allowed him