Volume 4: National Craftsmanship Chapter 87 The First Test
Two red clouds broke away from the tide of zombies and floated towards the big chimney where Shen Jin and his team were. "In here... there are at least two Y2 zombies!" Shen Jin made a judgment at the first time, "Yes, there are two!" Lu Daizhen said affirmatively. Last time, Shen Jin and his team encountered a Y2 zombie in the wild. They were beaten to a pulp and a team member almost died. In the end, the captains used the [Wings of Travelers] to deal with it, and in the end, they relied on Miao Shubai's control and Mi Xiaoli's fear curse to eliminate it. This time, there are two of them, and there are more first-level Y zombies!
Danger!
"There are 60 Y1 zombies and 2 Y2 zombies in total. They are eager to attack, and... they have a voice in their hearts that doesn't belong to them. They want... to capture us alive!"
Lu Daizhen raised his head suddenly, as if shocked by the information he sensed with his special ability. "Sure enough, the intelligence of the Z3 zombie is already able to issue a more complex order like 'capture alive'. It... has seen us, or in other words... as long as we are seen by any zombie in the zombie tide, it is equivalent to it seeing us!" Shen Jin's face was grim. Although the previous Z-type zombies had certain organizational abilities, they were like three-year-old children, with only some instincts and no real wisdom to think independently.
So it was bombed eight times and suffered eight losses in the eight defense lines set up by Shen Jin, because its instinct made it want to attack the humans standing on the defense lines, and it would not go around the back because it was bombed in front. But... this is hard to say, it will capture people alive!
Everyone has entered a state of combat readiness, descending from the chimney to the roof of the factory building. The space here is larger and less restrictive, making it suitable for meeting the enemy.
The 16 people put their [Jet Packs] into their [Traveler Belts]. If a real fight breaks out, these things will only be a burden and will be broken in a few strokes. If a real fight is to happen, they will have to rely on [Traveler Wings]. The 16 people had 16 golden wings inserted on their backs!
The two red clouds were getting closer, and the speed of the two Y2 zombies was obviously faster, and their speed of flying in a straight line was about to break the speed of sound!
It created a phantom in the air, and its one-meter-long black nails reflected bright light under the sunlight, bringing tremendous pressure to everyone. It originally used its nails to directly penetrate the steel Craftsman Soul Armor!
However, this time they all have put on armor made of [cast iron], with a blood-red light flickering on it. These are armors fed with blood and have the function of [energy protection]. They can withstand attacks, bringing the strength of the armor to a new level. Moreover, in the battle with zombies, the armor will constantly absorb blood, continuously replenish the [energy protection] shield, and repair the durability of the equipment, thereby fighting to support the battle. It is a good set of equipment for melee combat!
Shen Jin touched his purple armor and felt more at ease. "Take the food and fight with all your strength. Xiaoli, apply the buff!"
"Okay, boss!"
Mi Xiaoli took a carrot with special powers, and her special powers increased greatly!
After taking the energy serum provided by Shen Jin, he was already at the intermediate level of the second level. Now he directly reached the peak of the second level. The total amount of his supernatural powers was unfathomable, second only to Shen Jin.
He just kept repeating, "Laziness, fatigue, weakness, fear!"
With both palms pushed out, two thick black spiral winds flew out, just covering the two Y2 zombies. The two Y2 zombies flying at supersonic speed had already opened up a certain distance from the Y1 zombies behind them. At this time, they didn't see anything in front of them, but a sense of alertness made them suddenly brake and hover in the air, "whoosh--"
Their fiery red fur seemed to be brushed by the breeze. Clearly nothing had happened, yet it seemed as if something had happened. The two Y2 zombies were confused. "Hey, this is my improved version of the curse. By the time you find out, you've already been hit!"
After Mi Xiaoli pushed out two black curse whirlwinds with her hands, her body became weak and she fell directly into Lu Daizhen's arms, "Sister Zhen, hold me!"
My supernatural powers are overdrawn and need to be replenished urgently.
"call--"
The black whirlwind's power was not diminished. After passing through two Y2 zombies, it directly sank into two red clouds. This attack actually covered all the flying zombies!
Shen Jin looked at Mi Xiaoli who was collapsed in Lu Daizhen's arms, and suddenly felt that... this kid was quite amazing.
In the sky, the Y2 zombies didn't understand what was happening, so they prepared to continue attacking Shen Jin and the others. After all, this was the master's mission...
With just this movement, I found that... my whole body's strength was blocked a little. My claws were a little weak, and my wings flapped a little slowly. Some forgotten scenes kept appearing in my mind...
A big-headed zombie controlled it, and that day it felt the fear from the depths of its soul.
The two Y2 zombies shook their heads, the images in their minds disappeared, and they swooped over again, but... their speed had slowed down, not reaching the level of supersonic speed, and their bodies were a little unstable, as if there was some problem with their body control. The tension in everyone's hearts eased a little. They had all seen Mi Xiaoli's outburst. The last full-strength attack caused the Y2 zombie to hallucinate, pull out its own nails, and its hair exploded, and it died from self-injury.
Although this time it was divided into two AOE attacks, it could also greatly weaken the Y2 zombies. "Gold element, out!"
Tong Zhen absorbed all the carrot flames into his body. He lifted his hand slightly, and a golden man as tall as himself condensed on it. It floated in the air, stretched its body a few times, and golden energy overflowed. After Tong Zhen summoned it, his body was obviously weak, and he quickly ate a fairy bean + two crystal cores. At this time, he had 4 elemental summoned bodies!
Fire element, water element, earth element, and metal element.
Moreover, with the improvement of his supernatural powers, the image of the summoned creature now looks more and more like him. He stands there alone, like a legion, with the gold element suspended in the sky, the earth element lurking on the ground, and the water and fire elements standing beside him, each unit has the power of the second level extraordinary!
"Jin, go!"
Tong Zhen gestured and turned his hand into a sword. The humanoid body of the gold element suddenly rushed forward, stretched in the air, and turned into a sharp sword, "Swish!"
The golden sword was like thunder, stabbing towards a Y2 zombie, the golden sword flew into the sky, and the light was flowing!
The Y2 zombie pointed at by the golden sword forced himself to dispel the illusion in his mind, crossed his claws, and caught the golden sword, "clang clang clang~!"
A harsh friction sound was heard, and countless sparks exploded between the golden sword and the claws.
The force of the golden sword gradually decreased, until finally, it only injured two fingernails of the Y2 zombie. Tong Zhen turned his fingers: "Transform!"
The golden sword turned into a human form in the air. Its face was blurry, but one could still feel a hint of smile on it. "I accept it!"
As Tong Zhen finished speaking, the golden man quickly grabbed the two broken nails of the Y2 zombie with his left and right hands, held them tightly, turned over, and kicked the Y2 zombie, "Pa!"
When the golden man kicked the Y2 zombie, the Y2 zombie also kicked it, and then... the golden man flew back, his body full of golden light, holding two nails with green blood in his hands, "Bang!"
The golden man fell to the ground, and his body shrank. The collision and attack just now caused serious damage to its energy. "Repair!" Tong Zhen pointed lightly at the golden man, and a transparent energy wave was established between him and the golden man. His special energy continued to flow into the golden man's body. The damaged body of the gold element swelled up again and floated up again, blocking Tong Zhen's head. Tong Zhen, summoning technique, has made a great contribution!
The other Y2 zombie was not hindered and was about to pounce on everyone's heads. "Compression - air wall!" Miao Shubai shouted, and gently pinched her hands a few times. Dozens of extremely compressed air walls appeared under the Y2 zombie, "Bang!"
“Bang, bang, bang!”
The Y2 zombie crashed down without any defense, and a lot of its red hair was knocked off by the violent impact, "Puff!"
The Y2 zombie smashed all the compressed air walls, and then dived into the water cage made for it by Miao Shubai, but... this cage couldn't trap it at all. Everyone knew it during the last battle. Its red hair is not only beautiful, but can also dispel all the supernatural powers around it when it explodes, and it is immune to all evil!
So... Miao Shubai is just a delaying tactic, the real killer move is...
"Entangle!"
Li Zhe and four deputy captains attacked at the same time, extending 50 thick tentacles to tightly wrap the red-haired Y2 zombie that had just landed. The Y2 zombie wanted to break free, but with the rubber force of one peak second-level plus four second-level primary strange-shaped extraordinary people, it couldn't break free for a while!
"Third brother! It's up to you!" Li Zhe shouted.
"Look at me... I will kill you with one sword!" Meng San was already prepared. He was covered in golden light like a fighting Buddha, and the long sword in his hand was emitting a blood-red light. This was a long sword that had absorbed blood. The energy-enhanced attribute, plus the two major damage affixes [Sharp] and [Bone Breaking], the power it could unleash was absolutely shocking!
Even the [Diamond Sword] has to temporarily avoid the edge. This is the standard equipment that Shen Jin made for Tianluodiwang, and it is also used by the No. 1 Home Extraordinary Brigade now.
"cut!"
"Ahhh!" The Y2 zombie was struggling violently. It wanted to bounce off the red hair on its body, but it was tied up tightly by 50 tentacles and could not move at all. It could only rely on the power of its wings to hold on. Its sharpest claws could even penetrate steel armor, but now they were bound in its body and it could not be used at all. Under the full control of five second-level strange-shaped extraordinary beings, it could not avoid Meng San's sword at all.
Looking at the rapidly approaching golden figure, a trace of fear flashed in its eyes, "Puff!"
The head of the Y2 zombie rolled to the ground. A red-haired head was thrown aside, its mouth tightly clenched unwillingly. Even its hair was still moving it, biting towards Meng San's feet, "Die!"
Meng San's sword seemed to have eyes, and it directly inserted the Y2 zombie's head into the ground, killing it completely.
“Huh~!”
Li Zhe and the four deputy captains loosened their taut tentacles. They had just used all their strength to trap the Y2 zombie. In just a few seconds, their arms felt like they were being pulled by a train to run a kilometer. "Don't let go!" Lu Daizhen and Shen Jin shouted at the same time!
"Huh?" While Li Zhe was still confused, the headless body of the Y2 zombie suddenly exploded, and countless red hairs spurted out, like steel nails, bursting out instantly!
“Ding ding ding!”
Fortunately, everyone was wearing a full set of Artisan Soul Armor, so only the durability was reduced, and no real damage was received. "Puff puff puff!"
The headless Y2 zombie swung his fingernails and instantly cut off 14 tentacles around him, "Ah!"
"ah!"
"ah!"
"ah!"
“Ah~!”
Five screams were heard, and everyone withdrew their arms. Li Zhe and the four deputy captains lost several fingers on their hands. These tentacles were originally their bodies, and now they were chopped off, their bodies were directly damaged. Blood was dripping from the fingers of several people. The headless Y2 zombie did not stop at all, crossed its claws in front of its chest, and rushed over again. Lu Daizhen quickly said: "Its head has no thoughts, but its body... still has thoughts that can control it. It's a Z zombie!"
Seeing the danger, Mi Xiaoli stood up again, "Sister Zhen, step back! It has no head, and is no longer affected by my curse of fear. Its body is more flexible!"
Everyone was shocked. After its head fell off, it became even stronger!
"Ah! Hehehe~!"
Another Y2 zombie in the sky also rushed down at this time, "Lightsaber!"
Qi Tong shouted, flapped the [Traveler's Wings] behind her, and rushed forward, joining Tong Zhen in fighting another Y2 zombie. The one below... She believed that Shen Jin and the others would have a way, "I'll deal with the one above, and you guys kill the headless one!"
Yang Ao's body swelled to a 3-meter-tall little giant, his eyes confused for a moment, and he stood up to meet the enemy. Dou Bei's eyes changed just like Yang Ao's, and the gene lock was directly pulled down to the second level, "Let me fight the headless one!"
He rushed forward wielding his two-handed sword, and the group began to engage the two Y2 zombies in hand-to-hand combat.
"Shen Jin, let me kill them!" Li Moxiao said as he stood beside Shen Jin.
"Wait..."
"Hmph! I can knock them all down in just a few moves! I can't just keep watching you fight now, can I?" Li Moxiao pouted. She felt that Shen Jin made her watch on purpose.
"Oh... then go pick up the crystal core from the Y2 zombie's head on the ground!"
Li Moxiao: "..."
She went to pick it up angrily. The purple light on Shang Qian's body flashed gently, and she was always in a state of being ready to be activated. As long as she saw someone in danger, she could rescue them instantly.
At this time, Lu Daizhen's whole body was like being wrapped in a layer of transparent film. She kept using her special ability to explore the psychology of the zombies and bring various key information to everyone. Now, after taking the carrots, she has reached the peak of the second level and can transmit sound into the ears. People on the battlefield can hear her voice, "The headless Y2 zombie has no crystal core, it can't hold on for long. I can feel the anxiety of the Z zombie behind it. It will fall down if you drag it!"
"good!"
The people dealing with the Y2 zombie immediately stopped attacking fiercely, and instead relied on the [Wings of Travelers] to dodge its attacks. Miao Shubai erected water walls one after another around it to slow it down. "The Y2 zombie above is in fear. It's trapped in Xiaoli's curse. Use your killing moves!"
"no problem!"
Yang Ao listened to the prompts in his ears and smiled, "This is cheating! Sister Tong, control it for me!"
"good!"
A white light suddenly lit up on Qi Tong's body. In broad daylight, it actually illuminated the entire roof of the factory building. At this moment, she was brighter than the sun!
"bundle!"
Qi Tong had 81 light whips in his hand, which he threw out instantly, firmly tying up the Y2 zombies that were struggling in fear. "Earth Element, go!"
Tong Zhen's earth element emerged from the ground, grabbed the two wings of the Y2 zombie, and forced it to kneel down, "Fantian Yin, press!"
The gold element turned into a jade seal in the air, and pressed down fiercely with golden light, completely pinning the Y2 zombie to the ground. The ice and fire elements, one on each side, firmly held down the gold element that had turned into a jade seal. At this time, the entire body of the Y2 zombie lay on the ground, with only its head still struggling. Yang Ao's right arm suddenly swelled up, and he raised the blood-red sword high up, "Cut!"
“Puff——”
Yang Ao raised his knife and the head of the Y2 zombie fell down. "Cut it again!"
Yang Ao learned his lesson this time. He had to root out the problem at its roots and never give it a chance to fight back. Without Mi Xiaoli's fear, the Y2 zombies were too difficult to deal with. "Puff!"
The body of the Y2 zombie was directly split into two by Yang Ao. Tong Zhen's ice and fire elements froze half of the body and burned the other half. The gold element turned into a hook and directly stabbed into the Y2 zombie's wriggling head, hooking out its crystal core. Now, the Y2 zombie was dead. The headless Y2 zombie on the other side was running out of energy and its speed had seriously declined. It was walked by the crowd. After a while, Dou Bei got close and cut it into eight pieces with a big sword...
In this first encounter, Shen Jin and his team won!
The first battle was a victory, killing two Y2 zombies!
The 60 Y1 zombies in the sky were already flying over in a staggering manner, like a fly nest in a stinky ditch, emitting a foul smell and a huge noise. "Range, indiscriminate attack, kill these air forces!" Shen Jin was in high spirits, at this moment he seemed to have returned to the beginning of the last zombie tide, everyone first eliminated the air force, and then ran around with [jet packs] on their backs, and the zombies could only stamp their feet in anger.
"Not good!" Lu Daizhen suddenly exclaimed, "It's a trick! Go!"
Shen Jinlai didn't have time to think, he glanced at Shang Qian and said, "Emergency retreat!"
This command was like a military order. Everyone immediately put down everything they were doing. Tong Zhen's four elements turned into four spiral patterns that wrapped around his arms and legs. Everyone quickly ran over and held their hands together, "Let's go!"
The purple light on Shang Qian's body became brighter, and the next moment, everyone on the roof disappeared, "Boom!"
A large hand with black scales emerged from the ground, clenched tightly, and the whole building collapsed in an instant.
He rubbed his hands, found nothing, and went back underground in disappointment...
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H Province S City, Dingzheng District Tianluodiwang Bureau Branch, this is the H Province's combat commander, but today, they don't have time to command others, they can only send out a call for help, asking the surrounding official and non-governmental organizations to help fight the zombie tide together. In the conference room, Zhang Qiang was in a meeting, and his secretary suddenly walked in, leaned over to his ear and said: "Commander Zhang, the people from the No. 1 Home have arrived, and they are setting traps around Qiangwu County!"
"Good!" Zhang Qiang slammed the table and said, "Speed is of the essence in war. As expected... Director Hu was right about the man. Only friendly forces like this can ensure that our H Province will not be completely devoured by the zombie tide!"
The reactions of the crowd below varied. One of the older people said, "Don't put all your hopes on others. They... may not be able to stop this tide of one million zombies!"
"Well... I think we can arrange the retreat route and order first, so that if we are defeated, we can still retreat in an orderly manner. You know... if the zombies surround us, it will take less than a week at most. If the reinforcements in any direction are not ready, the time will be advanced!"
"I don't know how to fight either. Commander Zhang, you can make the decision yourself. There is no need to ask for my opinion. Let me lead the people to retreat first. Our Chinese people...can't let any more people die!"
"Yeah yeah!"
At the conference table, at least 10 people were talking about retreat, and only 4 people were frowning and silent. "Bang!"
The youngest person at the conference table slammed the table, "Retreat! Retreat before the fight even begins! You all pretend to be fighting for your country and your people, but you are acting like a coward! I used to admire you big shots, but now that our country is broken, what's the point of living like this!?"
"How can you talk like that! Is this the tone you should use when talking to your leader?"
"Someone has to do every job. There is a lot of science to retreating!"
“That’s right!”
A lot of people blushed when they were told off by the young man, but they still had to muster up the courage to refute, otherwise wouldn't it prove that they were afraid of death?
Zhang Qiang pressed his hand, "Okay, there's no need to argue at this time. The old comrade is right. Some people charge forward while others arrange for retreat. Now raise your hands to vote. Those who want to arrange for retreat raise your hands!"
The 14 people looked at each other, and 9 of them raised their hands. "Okay, then please arrange for the people to retreat in an orderly manner according to our original route!"
Most of the people in the conference room left. The young man who had just spoken said, "Commander Zhang, are you just going to let them go like this? Usually, one by one..."
"No need to say more. Now is not the time to argue. You can't keep someone who should leave!"
"All of you come with me. Our brothers have already sent out their troops. We can't just sit there and wait for death. Before the zombies come... we have to do something. Xiao Liu, go get Ye Fan!"
"Yes!" Zhang Qiang's secretary went out.
At this time, on the large strategic map of the command room, four waves of zombies surrounded S City. The densely packed red dots indicated an extremely high density, especially the million-strong tide of zombies that looked like a red cloud, which was particularly dazzling.
On the map, each of the green dots of light found its own "gateway". "Humans, fighting zombies, never rely on brute force. In the first wave of confrontation, I hope to catch them by surprise!"
At this time, Ye Fan, wearing blood-red steel armor, walked in, "Commander Zhang! Ye Fan, the leader of Lightning Team 1, reports in!"
"Ye Fan, take 1,000 'Crystal Core Explosion Mines' and place them at this place, then... bring the brothers to lure the zombies over here!"
"yes!"
Ye Fan accepted the order and left.
