Facing this kind of pressure, ordinary people would probably be flustered and panic-stricken. However, everyone inside the vehicle, except for Lin Xinghai, were veteran mercenaries with rich combat experience. They remained calm and continued to aim and shoot with precision.
At the same time, as the zombies drew nearer, the mercenaries’ shooting accuracy rapidly improved. By the second time they pulled the trigger, two zombies had been shot in the head.
On the third shot, the number of zombies instantly shot in the head rose to four.
As for the fourth shot, sorry, there wasn’t one.
The time it took these zombies to rush to the armored vehicle from a hundred meters away was so short that the mercenaries only had time to take aim and shoot three times.
However, by now, nearly half of the zombies had fallen. Their numbers no longer posed much of a threat, let alone their strength.
Five constitution-type Enhanced jumped out of the vehicle and faced the charging zombies with machetes or giant axes in their hands.
The remaining seven zombies were either hacked to death or shot in the head, and they all collapsed quickly.
Of course, the process wasn’t without its hiccups; those two intermediate-level zombies showcased their remarkable abilities.
In a head-to-head clash with the mercenaries, the zombies didn’t lose ground in the slightest. In fact, one of the intermediate-level zombies even deflected the mercenary’s giant axe and then lunged for the mercenary’s chest.
Fortunately, the combat suit the mercenary was wearing wasn’t just for show. Although it got sliced open, the lining inside remained intact.
According to Lin Xinghai’s estimate, the strength of this intermediate-level zombie was equivalent to a person with 30% genetic enhancement.
Thankfully, there were only a few of them. If all the zombies were of this caliber, this battle would likely not have been so easy.
After the battle was over, the next step was to clean up the battlefield.
“I’m going too!” Lin Xinghai immediately said, hearing Roger assign personnel to do the job.
Why did he follow the mercenary group on a mission? It was just for this very moment! He absolutely couldn’t miss it.
“Uh!” Roger was at a loss for words for a moment.
In fact, collecting energy crystals was more like doing the grunt work. Sometimes, the blood might splatter all over the person doing the task if he wasn’t careful. No one wanted to do this kind of dirty, tiring work.
Although the newly joined mercenaries typically had to do this kind of grunt work, Lin Xinghai, with outstanding talent, naturally received special treatment and could be exempt from such tasks.
However, Roger didn’t expect that Lin Xinghai would take the initiative to bring it up. Moreover, Lin Xinghai seemed to be in high spirits to do the task!
This reminded Roger of Lin Xinghai’s bizarre behavior in the “1st lesson” yesterday.
There’s no way he’s into that, right?!
However, this had nothing to do with him, so Roger didn’t hesitate and said directly, “Alright! I’ll have Vice Captain Xu Hao teach you some dissection techniques.”
Xu Hao, who was sitting aside to rest, had a bitter expression on his face instantly.
“No, no, that’s too troublesome, Brother Xu. I can just follow the other members and learn on my own.” Lin Xinghai quickly rejected Roger’s proposal.
Are you kidding me? How do I collect Blood Essence when someone is watching me all the time?
“Hey, self-learn is good. I like that spirit! Hai, if you run into anything you don’t understand later on, make sure to find me. I’ll definitely teach you all I know.” Xu Hao immediately answered. At the same time, he was quite satisfied with Lin Xinghai’s attitude.
Seeing Lin Xinghai say this, Roger certainly had no objections.
Soon, Lin Xinghai got out of the car with the five team members Roger selected.
However, Lin Xinghai didn’t immediately start collecting the energy crystals. Instead, he put on an earnest and inquisitive face, looking around here and there, appearing truly serious.
Of course, what no one noticed was that every time someone extracted an energy crystal, he would stealthily touch the zombie’s wound.
The five people collected energy crystals quickly. In less than a minute, the energy crystals from all of the 13 zombies were dug out.
At the same time, Lin Xinghai harvested 13 points of Blood Essence. He opened the system panel to verify the result. His Blood Essence had increased from 14 points to 27 points.
He still had two vials of genetic serums Roger had given to him that he hadn’t absorbed yet. If he factored those in, then the Blood Essence he could use would soar up to 37 points.
“If everything goes well, I will be able to awaken during this mission!” Lin Xinghai thought gleefully, following the other mercenaries back into the vehicle.
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“How do you feel?” As soon as he sat down, Roger came to him and asked.
“Ah?” Lin Xinghai was a little confused.
“I’m talking about the strength of those zombies.” Roger added.
“They’re quite formidable!” After pondering for a moment, Lin Xinghai said truthfully.
The Sky Fracture Mercenary Group might have easily eliminated these zombies. However, in terms of their overall strength, they were all Enhanced except for Lin Xinghai.
Plus, with such superior weapons that could fully unleash 200% of these mercenaries’ combat power, one of them still almost got hurt, despite all that.
Just imagine, what if the people facing these zombies were not the Sky Fracture Mercenary Group, but some ordinary people?
Even with firearms in their hands, there would probably be heavy casualties.
After all, zombies were resilient, fast, and had a beast-like intuition for danger.
When the muzzles were aimed at them, they would subconsciously dodge.
If ordinary people or even an army made up of ordinary people, encountered a horde of zombies in the wild, they probably wouldn’t stand much of a chance.
This was why humans could only survive in underground shelters even a full year after the major catastrophe.
Roger glanced at Lin Xinghai in surprise. Seeing that his expression didn’t seem to be fake, he couldn’t help but nod, “It’s good that you have this kind of realization.”
“Zombies are indeed quite formidable. What you’re seeing now are just the most basic zombies. If you go into the city, not only will there be more zombies, but intermediate-level zombies are also very common.”
“Moreover, there are quite a few even stronger advanced zombies. Zombies of that tier possess strength equivalent to someone with a 60% genetic enhancement. Even I would have a tough time defeating them in a one-on-one situation.”
“Moreover, among these zombies, there’s a certain probability of them evolving into ‘mutant zombies’. Those are the truly terrifying beings.”
“So, even if you make rapid progress in strength and have good equipment on hand, you must never let your guard down. You can never be too cautious outside.” Roger said seriously.
The reason why he said so much was because he was worried that Lin Xinghai was too youthful and exuberant.
It was not much of a concern here. However, if Lin Xinghai didn’t follow the order once they entered the city, it would really cause some serious trouble.