Invincible through Touching Corpses

Chapter 305: Small Skirmishes Are No Fun

While everyone was at a loss for words, Fang Tianhe was the first to break the silence. He approached Lin Xinghai and said in a low voice, "Ah Xing, if we go with this many people, we’ll definitely trigger a zombie tide."

"Mm, I know." Lin Xinghai nodded. "Actually, triggering a zombie tide is my goal."

The moment Lin Xinghai spoke, all the Mercenary Corps Leaders stared at each other, utterly speechless.

Seeing the expressions on their faces, Lin Xinghai chuckled. "I’ll be honest with you. Before you all came looking for me, I was just planning on taking the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps out for a casual sweep."

"But now that so many people are here, small-scale skirmishes are pointless. Instead of us going to all the trouble of clearing out Zombies from one place after another, we might as well just trigger a zombie tide and let the Zombies deliver themselves to our doorstep. It’ll save a lot of effort."

The Mercenary Corps Leaders were instantly speechless. How were they supposed to respond to that?

As the atmosphere grew strangely silent again, Fang Tianhe could only speak up once more, helplessly voicing the doubt in everyone’s hearts. "Ah Xing, won’t this be too dangerous?"

"This is Guanghan City. With the combined numbers of all our Mercenary Corps, a triggered zombie tide could swell to fifty or sixty thousand. Even if we could win, I’m afraid our casualties wouldn’t be light."

It couldn’t be helped. In a situation like this, it wasn’t appropriate for the others to ask—and they probably didn’t dare to anyway. He had to be the one to do it.

"Rest assured, I’ll arrange everything."

Lin Xinghai mused aloud, "In a moment, I’ll head to the Military Department and call for 10,000 Combat Robots to act as our front line."

"Also, since this is the first time we’re forming a joint team, we haven’t had a chance to coordinate. Facing a zombie tide right away could lead to unexpected problems. We’ll need to call in a rapid response force to handle any sudden developments."

"We should also bring an artillery squad to provide ample fire support."

"Yes, that should be foolproof. Do any of you have anything to add?"

The scene fell into a dead silence once more. Lin Xinghai had already arranged everything perfectly. What more could they say?

He spoke of deploying 10,000 Combat Robots, an ace unit like a rapid response force, and even a heavy-hitter like an artillery squad as if it were nothing.

’Could they really dare to chime in on matters of this magnitude?’

At this moment, they could only feel one thing: they and Lin Xinghai were in completely different leagues.

The casual, impromptu plan he had just proposed was something they would have never even dared to imagine.

If an outsider had heard what Lin Xinghai just said, they would have assumed he was some big shot from the Military Department.

Of course, even though Lin Xinghai was just a Mercenary, no one doubted his ability to pull it off.

Never mind that Lin Xinghai was on speaking terms with the top leaders of both the Shelter and the Military Department. The very premise of the operation—to ensure the new base was safer during its construction—meant the military would cooperate fully.

"Alright, since no one has any objections, go and prepare. We’ll gather at the entrance to the Industrial Park in half an hour."

"Remember to buy plenty of ammunition. I’m sure I don’t need to tell you what the consequences of running out of ammo against a zombie tide are." After this final instruction, Lin Xinghai turned and left, heading straight for the temporary command post.

To mobilize so many units, he would definitely have to explain the situation to Admiral Lin Zhengyang.

Of course, on his way there, Lin Xinghai took out his wrist-mounted computer and contacted Gao Mountain to ask how the task he had assigned was progressing.

He quickly received a reply. The Mountain and Sea Mercenary Corps had already purchased four Mechas. Since they had plenty of Points on hand, Gao Mountain and the others wanted to modify the Mechas, so it would be evening at the earliest before they could get them.

This Speed was, in fact, extremely fast. It was only because so many Mercenary Corps had been looking to purchase Mechas lately that the Star Shield Shelter had transferred over half its stock.

Otherwise, with all the back and forth, it would have taken at least another day or two to get the Mechas.

Lin Xinghai thought for a moment before sending a voice message. "Modify two of the Mechas for now. Take the other two as they are. Including your own Mecha, that makes three. Go and immediately apply to become a Second Level Mercenary Corps."

"I’ll put in a word with Chairman Jin to get you fast-tracked through the approval process. In half an hour, bring the members of the Mountain and Sea Mercenary Corps and gather at the entrance of the Industrial Park. Oh, and make sure to buy plenty of ammunition."

On the other end, Gao Mountain was a bit confused by Lin Xinghai’s instructions, but he immediately did as he was told.

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For the next half hour, both the Mercenary Guild and the Military Department were thrown into a bit of a frenzy by Lin Xinghai’s impromptu plan.

But regardless, half an hour later, when Lin Xinghai arrived at the entrance of the Industrial Park, the 18 Mercenary Corps from before had already assembled. Including the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps and the Mountain and Sea Mercenary Corps, a total of 20 Mercenary Corps were gathered there.

A gathering of so many people naturally attracted the attention of other Mercenary Corps, and many people came over to ask what was going on.

Then they heard a novel concept: hunting a zombie tide!

This left the group of inquiring Mercenary Corps Leaders bewildered. ’Since when is a zombie tide something you can actively hunt?’

After further inquiries, they learned the full story and were soon filled with regret, kicking themselves for not thinking of it sooner and cozying up to the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps.

And so, Lin Xinghai, who had just arrived, was immediately surrounded by a crowd of Mercenary Corps Leaders.

But in response to their requests, Lin Xinghai shook his head firmly this time. "Sorry, we have more than enough people already. If we add any more and something unexpected happens, I won’t be able to control the situation."

Although the surrounding Mercenary Corps Leaders were mentally prepared for it, they couldn’t help but feel disappointed upon hearing Lin Xinghai’s direct refusal.

Just as they were about to leave, they heard Lin Xinghai continue, "However, you can follow behind our main force. The areas we’ve cleared will be relatively safe. You can use this opportunity to gather resources. It’s much safer than trying to clear Zombies on your own, and you’ll earn more Points that way."

Hearing Lin Xinghai’s suggestion, the eyes of the still-regretful Mercenary Corps Leaders lit up, and they instantly rushed back to make arrangements.

The main purpose of establishing the branch base was to gather various resources, so the rewards for gathering them were also substantial.

Although it couldn’t compare to the Points earned from clearing Zombies, its main advantage was safety!

You had to remember, this was Guanghan City. Going out to hunt Zombies was no joke. Hadn’t they seen that even the Third Level Mercenary Corps had to band together to operate?

If Third Level Mercenary Corps had some ability to clear Zombies, then Second Level Mercenary Corps were completely out of their depth. Even if they grouped together, their safety wasn’t guaranteed.

Therefore, an opportunity like this was truly once-in-a-lifetime for them. The Second Level Mercenary Corps Leaders in particular raced against the clock, terrified of missing their chance.

At the same time, the units from the Military Department also arrived.