Chapter 412: Chapter 411: All of You, Stay
"What’s going on? It’s not a zombie hoard heading our way, is it?" Yan Feijie was the first to ask.
As a top-tier genius, he hadn’t gotten where he was just by being pumped full of Genetic Medicine Liquid; he had a wealth of experience.
He had personally experienced both zombie hoards and Mutated Zombies.
Before, he had only heard the occasional roar of a zombie or two, so he couldn’t make any connections. But as the roars grew more and more frequent, he naturally came to this conclusion.
If the members of the surveillance team had been even a minute later, Yan Feijie probably would have already ordered a retreat.
Seeing that Yan Feijie had already guessed the truth, the captain of the surveillance team quickly reported what he had seen. "Yes, it’s a zombie hoard. And this one was started by Lin Xinghai. He’s leading it right toward us."
"What?!" Yan Feijie, Yuan Zheng, and Hong Xiuyuan all cried out in shock at almost the same time.
It wasn’t just them. The other members gathered around, waiting for the report, exploded into an uproar.
"That son of a bitch is a real piece of work, using a revenge tactic like this. But this is so damn unsatisfying. I was hoping to wait until he ran out of bullets and have a proper melee fight with him! Looks like that’s not happening now," Hong Xiuyuan grumbled, being the first to recover.
Yan Feijie shot him a speechless look. ’What is he even thinking about at a time like this!’
"Retreat! Let’s get out of here before the zombie hoard arrives. Lin Xinghai can’t control it forever. As long as we can outrun the hoard, we can escape this crisis," Yan Feijie commanded loudly, his voice cutting through the noise.
He was furious inside, though, because he knew that Lin Xinghai had already broken their stalemate.
After all, if they dared to return and search this area again, Lin Xinghai could just pull the same trick and trigger a second zombie hoard.
But no matter how unhappy he was, there was no other choice. They had to retreat now.
But just then, a figure appeared on a distant street, seemingly out of nowhere. A chilling voice drifted over, "Everyone came looking for my teammates with such enthusiasm. If you all just leave now, I’m afraid people will say I’ve been a poor host! Why don’t you all stay?"
Everyone turned toward the voice. When they saw the figure slowly walking toward them, the color drained from their faces.
Even though a terrifying 3,000 people were gathered here, the problem was that the vast majority of them had been robbed of their Energy Balls by Lin Xinghai.
To put it simply, he had traumatized them.
Many of them couldn’t help but stare at the Tearing Rifle in his hand, terrified that the muzzle would suddenly point at them.
"Lin Xinghai, I admit you’re skilled enough to even manipulate a zombie hoard. But the question is, do you really think you can keep all of us here by yourself?"
After speaking in a cold, hard tone, Yan Feijie immediately shouted, "Retreat!"
He didn’t want to chat with Lin Xinghai. The man could afford to waste time, but they couldn’t. He had only spoken to boost morale a little.
As his voice faded, the crowd, already eager to leave, sprang into action and began to retreat in formation.
However, Lin Xinghai’s movements were faster than their reactions. The moment Yan Feijie uttered the word "Retreat," Lin Xinghai activated his Superpower. Leaving a trail of afterimages, he shot directly toward the large group.
Yan Feijie and the others had already figured out how to deal with a surprise attack from Lin Xinghai when they first formed this large contingent.
So, as the members of the contingent watched him approach, before Lin Xinghai could even get into effective firing range, 500 of their best marksmen unhesitatingly pulled their triggers.
A ferocious barrage of firepower descended upon Lin Xinghai.
Lin Xinghai’s Perception Power had long since covered the entire area. While this move was a bit sudden, it couldn’t escape his notice.
He detected their intent the moment they raised their guns, instantly ducking into a nearby alley between buildings and effortlessly dodging the entire volley.
Then, in the blink of an eye, he emerged from the other side and immediately raised his rifle to fire.
However, Yan Feijie and his group had indeed made meticulous preparations. The defensive members on the perimeter immediately activated their Superpowers.
In an instant, various Defensive Superpowers intercepted all the bullets flying toward the group.
Lin Xinghai observed that in any single spot, at least three different Defensive Superpowers were stacked.
Under these circumstances, unless he was using Armor-Piercing Bullets, he wouldn’t be able to chew through a "turtle shell" like this, even if he fired several times the number of rounds.
This surprised Lin Xinghai a little. ’They really did prepare thoroughly. If I hadn’t chosen to unleash a zombie hoard and had come alone instead, there would have been nothing I could do against them.’
But as for now, he wasn’t worried at all.
The group, who had been on high alert, saw Lin Xinghai attack just once before disappearing. They were secretly pleased, thinking he had realized he couldn’t get past their defenses and had given up and retreated.
"Maintain formation! Retreat quickly!" Yan Feijie’s stern voice rang out once more.
Everyone quickly came to their senses. They were still in danger!
However, the moment they started moving, Lin Xinghai popped out from another location and opened fire on them.
