The reason Lin Xinghai was stunned was that upon reaching the third basement level, he didn’t sense a single zombie within his perception.
Of course, even though this was a bit unusual, the team couldn’t stop their pace from investigating what was going on. They had to move forward.
However, as the team moved forward, not to mention Lin Xinghai, even the others discovered the same circumstances.
They advanced more than 300 meters and didn’t even see any zombies.
“Could it be that there were no zombies here to begin with?” A mercenary guessed in a low voice.
However, no one answered. Everyone just walked on silently.
Suddenly Lin Xinghai was startled.
Because within his perception range, there appeared zombies, and it was a densely packed zombie horde.
Fang Tianhe also sensed it. He paused his advancing steps and looked at the wrist-mounted computer. His expression immediately became grave.
“The zombies on this level have all gathered in the energy room.” Fang Tianhe said in a deep voice.
“What?” Many people were shocked.
Some lamented their bad luck.
After Roger pondered for a moment, he also spoke, “I have read a study published in the shelter before. Zombies seem to be able to absorb energy such as radiation. Now that the energy crystal is unstable, it just emits a huge energy field. Are the zombies able to absorb it? Is that why they gather there?”
“No matter what, this tough battle is inevitable. Let’s go!” Fang Tianhe said, moving forward again.
Seeing this, the others had nothing to say and followed suit.
Everyone moved along the corridor and soon saw the zombies gathered in the energy room.
Not only did the zombies gather in the energy room, but the corridor outside was also full of zombies, literally surrounding the energy room on the inside and outside.
Roar!
Although zombies were interested in energy crystals, fresh meat and blood were always their favorite.
After discovering Lin Xinghai and his party, they immediately rushed over with excited roars.
“Triangle formation!” Fang Tianhe ordered.
After hearing this, Wu Yan and Xu Haishui immediately stepped forward and stood on either side of Fang Tianhe, but they were one position behind.
The remaining five people, including Lin Xinghai and Roger, took advantage of the gap between the three and started shooting, killing as many zombies as possible.
However, the densely packed zombies were too fast, quickly closing the distance.
Fang Tianhe was fearless. Just as the zombies in front of him were about to reach him, he swept them away with a horizontal slash of his large saber.
Swish!
Five zombie heads flew up, including an advanced zombie.
After Fang Tianhe took on the majority of the pressure from the horde of zombies, Wu Yan and Xu Haishui took on less pressure. One held up a giant shield, while the other transformed into a werewolf, blocking the zombies’ onslaught on the sides.
The three of them formed a solid defensive line, allowing the people behind them to confidently shoot and kill the zombies.
Seeing this, Lin Xinghai couldn’t help but feel deeply inspired. That demonstrated the value of having an elite.
If they had encountered such a horde of zombies before and had a powerful individual like Fang Tianhe on their side, then neither he nor Roger would have had much to worry about. With a single slash from someone like Fang Tianhe, they could have taken down even the most threatening advanced zombie.
Even though there were hundreds of zombies in front of them, as long as they couldn’t break through the defensive line formed by Fang Tianhe and the others, it took only a few minutes to eliminate them all.
However, things didn’t unfold as Lin Xinghai had predicted. Fang Tianhe didn’t merely defend. Astonishingly, he continued to move forward steadily against the onslaught of the zombie horde.
At the same time, the speed at which he swung the large saber in his hand grew faster and faster. One slash followed another, with the blade’s light flowing continuously. Everywhere it passed, not a single zombie could resist in the slightest, all being sliced in half.
Furthermore, he infused his special ability into the large saber, creating a black blade light. For those zombies that the blade couldn’t originally reach, Fang Tianhe only needed to control his special ability, extending the blade light, to swiftly deal with them.
Later on, the blade light seemed to form layers upon layers of black waves, sweeping toward the horde of zombies. Wherever it passed, only corpses were left on the ground.
Lin Xinghai’s mouth gaped open in astonishment, and he even forgot to shoot.
The rest of the team found themselves with little to do. As long as Fang Tianhe could maintain this state, he alone could annihilate the entire horde of zombies.
“Why do I feel that, even though we’re both using blades to fight zombies, the blade in the hands of the leader seems like an entirely different weapon?” Lin Xinghai swallowed and remarked.
The scene before him was beyond his cognition.
“Heh! Of course, it’s different. That’s because the leader is equipped with ancient martial arts, specifically the Saber Technique: Thousand Layered Waves!” Roger looked at Lin Xinghai’s expression and found it amusing. At last, there was something that could surprise him.
“Ancient martial arts?” Lin Xinghai repeated.
“That’s right! Originally, things like Tai Chi and Bagua Palm, we all thought they were exaggerations and fabrications by the ancients, only suitable as performances on stage.”
“However, with the emergence of genetic serum, as our bodies kept getting stronger, we realized that those ancient martial arts weren’t just for show. It’s just that many of them required physical conditions we couldn’t meet, making them feel out of place when used.”
“Nowadays, many ancient martial arts have been proven effective, even able to unleash immense power, much like this [Thousand Layered Waves].”
“Of course, this saber technique wasn’t originally so exaggerated. However, it happens to synergize with the leader’s ability. By using his ability to simulate the legendary blade aura, it can unleash such terrifying power.” Roger explained.
Lin Xinghai’s eyes lit up when he heard this, “Is there any martial arts suitable for me to learn?”
“No!” Roger’s answer was clear and simple.
Lin Xinghai felt like having a bucket of cold water poured on his head when he was just getting excited. “Why?”
“There are only a dozen books on martial arts in the entire shelter, and there are no dagger-type martial arts. So, I don’t know ancient martial arts either.” Roger said, showing the vibro-dagger in his hand.
“What types of ancient martial arts are available?” Lin Xinghai continued to ask. He felt that he could change his weapons.
“If you’re truly interested, I’ll show you when we return. The shelter charges a flat fee, and you can learn a martial art with 10,000 points. However, I think you can seriously consider it first.”
“Look at Wu Yan and Xu Haishui. One of them bought a shield-type martial art, and the other bought a claw-type martial art. After practicing for half a year, they had only grasped the basics.”
“So, instead of wasting money and time learning ancient martial arts, it’s better to practice what you’re good at. For instance, your marksmanship. If you seriously practice…” Roger was speaking non-stop, but he stopped at this point.
Lin Xinghai’s inhuman talent in marksmanship didn’t require strict practice.
“*Cough!* Anyway, I don’t think it’s worth it.” Roger concluded.
However, after Roger’s lengthy explanation, all Lin Xinghai focused on was the 10,000 points.
“That’s freaking expensive!”
However, he made up his mind when he saw Fang Tianhe showing off his power and entering the energy room alone while they were chatting.
“No matter what, I want to buy it!”