Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 348 - 194 Arrangement_3

Chapter 348: Chapter 194 Arrangement_3

Due to a shortage of building materials, all materials produced are currently being allocated to the construction of the main base. The sub-base at the Meteorological Station is expected to be established only after 72 hours.

Meanwhile, a significant issue arose at the Shadow base after they connected the power supply. With only 24 hours into sawmill operations, the Threat Value had already exceeded 5 stars. Even with double sentries and sound insulation technology, they couldn’t suppress the noise generated during the sawing process.

"There’s no such thing as a free lunch," Stone decisively halted the sawing, hoping to obtain building materials through scavenging. Alternatively, they could wait to resume sawing after the city defense battle, which meant the Meteorological Station sub-base plan had to be further delayed.

Although the air corridor exploration yielded results, it was time-consuming and labor-intensive. Whether they could quickly make a breakthrough now depended on whether Shana could lead Shadow to clear the underground passage.

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At the same time, the Hunting Squad was formally established, consisting of Nightmare, Blood Meng, and Nightmare. A key reason for their trio formation was their proximity to Left County. Nightmare was in Southward Town of Left County, Blood Meng in Southward Town of Right County, and Nightmare in North Town of Left County.

The Hunting Squad was formed because after their second expedition, these three wise individuals starkly felt the threat that skill and attribute enhancements brought to them. Lin Wu was at the forefront; even if they teamed up, they might not be able to defeat him head-on. If they didn’t eliminate Lin Wu soon and let him develop further, they would have to circumvent him in the future.

Nightmare spent quite some time to reach Blood Meng, and then both of them spent considerable time bypassing the county towns to meet with Nightmare in North Town. Nightmare delivered disturbing news to them: Shadow had fled, and the supermarket base had already been dismantled. Now, it was impossible to know where they had gone. The Hunting Squad decided to use a vehicle to search every mid-to-large base in Left County as recommended by the system’s map.

The advantage of Fortress agents was that they weren’t afraid to die.

Unaware that he had become a target, Lin Wu was navigating the commercial district through the air corridor. It had been two days, yet Lin Wu had still not completely scouted the seven shops on the commercial street. The biggest challenge lay within the three shops shrouded in Blood Mist, which included two bars and most importantly, a mid-sized supermarket covering 300 square meters and one and a half floors.

The seven shops were lined up in a row, with the supermarket in the middle, its building extending towards the back. The extension covered an area of about 150 square meters and was a two-story structure.

Lin Wu pulled on the rope to get Maya into position, and she slid down, following Lin Wu to the second-floor rooftop door of the supermarket. This was their third attempt; the first two had ended with injuries that forced them to retreat.

This supermarket was different from the original supermarket base; it was full of a variety of goods, quite crowded, and with numerous visual blind spots. The second floor housed electronics, hardware, and clothing sections. With the duo’s caution and abilities, tackling these sequentially wouldn’t be difficult, but the problem was that the supermarket lay within the Blood Mist area, where Blood Heart would intermittently command a group of zombies to launch an attack on the two of them inside.

Their target was the hardware section, which was the furthest from the rooftop entrance. Both believed that the hardware section held a substantial number of building material packs. Lin Wu opened the rooftop door; to the left and right were exhibition areas for two television brands, each exhibition area containing four zombies, among which there was one Frenzy and one Screamer.

Originally, they thought North Town was on Normal Mode, but after comparing with Left County, they realized North Town was merely beginner-level. One could imagine how difficult it would be to survive in North City and Future City.