Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 372 - 203 Left County Hotel

Chapter 372: Chapter 203 Left County Hotel

Lin Wu stealthily explored, circling the rooftop for more than half a revolution and only discovered 35 soldier zombies. They weren’t scattered but were congregating within a 10-meter radius of the helicopter, either moving or remaining stationary.

Lin Wu squatted 20 meters away from the helicopter and watched carefully for a long time yet noticed a problem. Then he moved to the passageway, which was empty, and both elevator doors were closed tight. Looking down from the stairwell, he saw no zombies. As Lin Wu turned to head back to the rooftop, he spotted something amiss, a puddle of water by the elevator. It was as if someone had stopped by the elevator entrance after walking in from the rain, droplets continuously falling.

Lin Wu pulled out Silent Night and fired a shot in the direction of the droplets, creating a hole immediately. Without hesitation, he performed a Lock Head shot, and a corpse fell to the ground.

It was a Solar Demon! Not just a Solar Demon but also a Starving Demon.

Returning to the vicinity of the helicopter, Lin Wu launched a drone, scanning to find that there were actually 42 zombies within a 10-meter radius of the helicopter. Lin Wu recounted and could only find 35 soldier zombies, which meant seven Solar Demons were mixed in among the soldiers.

This complicated things. Soldier zombies had one characteristic: They resisted gunfire well due to their bulletproof vests and helmets. Lin Wu’s Silencer couldn’t kill them with a headshot unless he used armor-piercing rounds. 5.56 bullets to the head could kill them, but the base was severely short on 5.56 ammo, with just over fifty rounds remaining in total.

The best way to deal with soldier zombies was close combat, knocking off their helmets and smashing their heads, or using Little Knife’s stomping method and Maya’s Beheading swordsmanship. Lin Wu’s Wind Stinger was also very effective. But with seven Solar Demons mixed in, even Lin Wu couldn’t be sure when his Stealth would be detected, or if he’d bump into a Solar Demon after infiltrating the zombie crowd.

Solar Demons weren’t as agile as Night Demons, but their bite was just as dangerous, causing severe bleeding. Currently, ordinary bandages could only stop bleeding for five minutes. It took over an hour to get back to the base from here, requiring at least fifteen bandages. A business as large as theirs couldn’t afford such wastage. Once anyone suffered incurable bleeding, the whole team would have to retreat.

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The first to emerge from the sewer was Peanut, whose first words upon surfacing were, "Shadow is just too much fun." Compared to Invincible Base, he felt Shadow was truly like playing a game.

"It’s you who’s fun." Only someone who finds joy in crawling through pipes would say the pipes aren’t to blame.

Laughing, Peanut fist-bumped Lin Wu.

Five minutes later, all personnel arrived at the rooftop. They connected the ropes and lowered them to the ground. Then they started counting, confirming the presence of 35 soldier zombies.

With the drone whirring overhead, Maya slowly approached the helicopter while Lin Wu kept his eyes on the drone’s scanning monitor, "Stop, back up, back up."

Maya, holding a Tang Sword, retreated step by step.

"Cut."

Maya stood up and struck the air in front of her, performing a Beheading move, and the body of a Solar Demon fell with a thud.

Shana said, "There are six more."

Maya went forward again, but this time didn’t draw out a Solar Demon and instead startled two soldier zombies. The soldier zombies howled and ran toward Maya, who turned and fled, "Lin Wu?"

Lin Wu, monitoring the scanner, said, "Give me a moment, the dynamic scan isn’t clear." When the 35 zombies stayed still or moved slowly, the drone could clearly transmit a scan image. Once the zombies began to run, afterimages appeared. After all, it was the lowest tier drone, so expectations couldn’t be too high.

"Hurry up." Maya led the two zombies towards the empty apron to the northeast. The rest of the team was already in position, waiting for Lin Wu’s orders.

"Three." Lin Wu announced, "There are three zombies."

Everyone saw only two soldier zombies, which meant there was a Solar Demon amidst them, and engaging in close combat rashly could easily lead to injuries.

"Hang on." Lin Wu said before sprinting to the elevator room, picking up two circular trash cans by the elevator doors. Lin Wu rolled the trash cans towards Maya, who leaped over them, while the two soldier zombies split to both sides to continue their pursuit. As the trash cans made noise and shook, Lin Wu saw clearly, "Little Knife, go stomp it to death. No, run, it’s getting up."

In the midst of speaking, Little Knife was already near the trash cans. She didn’t heed Lin Wu’s advice but threw a series of Straight Punches at the empty air, all missing. Lin Wu informed, "It’s gone around the trash can."

Little Knife jumped over the trash can, and the Solar Demon attracted by her attacked but tripped over the trash can once more. Compared to its sibling, the Night Demon, its agility was terrible. Little Knife kicked out, hitting the Solar Demon and pinpointing its approximate location before crushing its skull with her foot.

With the Solar Demon dead, Maya faced the two soldier zombies, continuously striking out and triggering Beheadings, decapitating them helmets and all. Everyone who watched the entire process praised Maya’s Tang Sword profusely, as they were too embarrassed to admire Little Knife’s foot.

There were 33 zombies and five Solar Demons left. The seven members of Shadow didn’t fear the five Solar Demons, but the system was a pain. Injuries, especially bleeding wounds, had to be treated back at the base. It was only at times like these that they remembered the importance of a battlefield first aid officer. If such a medic were by their side, they wouldn’t have so many concerns.

Three ropes were tied into a rope ladder, leaving one rope unused.

Lin Wu, stealthily crouching, twirled a lasso in hand, imitating the cowboys in old Western movies, and threw the rope. Believe it or not, it wasn’t too bad; he almost lassoed a zombie. After two more tries, he successfully lassoed a zombie 5 meters away and, with a tug of the rope, the rope bound around the zombie’s waist.

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