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
The Lakeside County Survivor Base, central meeting room.Murphy was intently listening to the radio signal, and after carefully going over the report three times, he finally turned off the radio and let out a sigh.The thorn at Medi Sphere Village near Lakeside Bridge had finally been dealt with. Memphis and his group had, indeed, kept their word, clearing out the entire horde of zombies there.After a brief pause, he turned to the person beside him and asked:"What’s Memphis planning with those captured Manipulation Type, Defense Type, and Explosion Type mutants?"Standing beside him was Arlen, head of the communications department. After some thought, Arlen responded cautiously:"According to our spy, Memphis likely has the same goal as we do with Shield-2—researching the creature's unique characteristics to find a way to counter it. As for the Manipulation Type, he had similar plans but found it too difficult to control and killed it on the spot."Murphy nodded. Hope Town had its o
Cloudy Town, Zombie Hill.With Big Black Dog’s assistance, Timon’s group had significantly sped up their digging efforts. In just eight hours, they had managed to dig a tunnel over 600 meters long—an impressive feat.The pitch-black, dumb dog didn't know if it was born under the sign of the dog or the rat, but once it started digging, it couldn’t stop. With the help of 31 Superhumans continuously softening the earth, it worked harder and faster, seemingly with endless energy. Others had to take shifts after digging for 30 minutes, but this dog worked tirelessly from start to finish.One of the remarkable traits of non-human creatures was their nearly boundless stamina. Level 1 zombies could walk for 19 days straight, without food, water, or sleep, and still not be exhausted. At low or medium intensities, they never ran out of energy. Humans, on the other hand, would be out of breath after just a 10-kilometer walk or a set of 100 push-ups.The mutated dog was the same, as long as it wa
This was his method for containing the M2 creature under the hills of Sunny Hills, preventing it from causing any harm. Even if 20,000 or 40,000 zombies gathered above, it wouldn’t be able to use its skill to unleash Soul Suppression. They could easily approach it through the tunnel whenever they wished.Memphis dusted off his hands and smirked, muttering: “Lucky you don’t need to breathe, or I’d have to ask a doctor to drill a hole right through your throat.”The nearby zombies: “hearing" this, became even more frenzied and charged forward to protect their master.From beneath his feet, Memphis pulled out a metal case, stuffed the struggling Level 24 M2 inside, and then glanced around at the wildly howling creatures in the room.Watching the riotous zombies, he scoffed lightly and waved his hand, sending a barrage of ice shards imbued with Soul Suppression skills hurtling toward the iron cages. Though the shards themselves didn’t cause much damage, upon shattering, they unleashed a d