Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 435 - 227: Battle to the Death

Chapter 435: Chapter 227: Battle to the Death

During the joyful mahjong time, a car arrived at the western parking lot. The driver quickly got out of the car, and the zombies abandoned the pursuit of the car to chase after the driver. Lin Wu stuck his head out to take a look: "It’s Nightmare, three of them."

Maya rolled her eyes at Lin Wu and took out her weapon to meet Nightmare before calling Lin Wu over. Lin Wu invited Nightmare to join the Meteorological Station base.

Nightmare seemed more of a workaholic than Maya. After completing the procedures to join the base, she immediately spread out a map on the factory machine table: "Ambush the Alliance convoy."

Maya asked, "Is there a time limit?"

Nightmare nodded and explained, "The mission time is from midnight to 4 A.M. tomorrow. This is the route for three military trucks. According to my mission information, there are about twelve to twenty armed personnel with the three trucks."

Lin Wu said, "Tomorrow’s matter, why the rush?"

Nightmare looked at Lin Wu as if he were a fool: "In two hours, it’ll be tomorrow."

"Ha." Exposed for intelligence, this woman needs to be dealt with.

Nightmare said, "I’ve gotten a lot of clues, I need Shana’s help to analyze them."

Maya called, "Shana, come here."

Stone stood up, concerned, "Do you need me there?"

Maya: "No need."

Lin Wu: "Can I go then?"

Maya: "Yes."

Too direct, felt hurt.

...

Shana analyzed the mission details carefully, studying the map, and said, "According to the information provided by the mission and the convoy’s schedule, our only chance is at 3:40 A.M., when the convoy heads to Highway 99. At that time, they will pass near our base."

Judging the difficulty of the mission from the details, Nightmare’s task required first decoding the convoy’s codebook. Then, following that information to decipher the complete timeline and route of the convoy.

Tianzi structure—Meteorological Station on the upper left, Shadow on the lower left, and the road the convoy will pass by is the leftmost line. However, the road is still about 30 meters from the nearest safe zone of the base.

Shana said, "Analyzing from the march manual, the convoy has two ways to respond if attacked. One is to turn left and head west, walk about 500 meters before heading north to reach Highway 99. The other way is to engage in combat. Even if we have a safe zone and unlimited ammunition, engaging them head-on will likely result in casualties."

Maya said, "Fire a rocket to destroy the first vehicle, trapping them on this fifty-meter bridge."

Shana said, "Maya, I mean there will be combat losses."

Maya said, "Twelve people in the base, everyone draws one out of every pair except for Snow Egg and Little Knife." Snow Knife is not yet certified.

Shana asked, "Who among you and Lin Wu will not participate in the fight?"

Maya said, "Lin Wu and I will go together, one dies, the other retreats."

Shana said, "Alright, Lin Wu, come here."

Nightmare discontentedly asked, "Why call him?"

Shana said, "To use his argumentative skills."

Lin Wu came over, and after Shana rambled on about the mission, Lin Wu asked, "What’s in it for us? It’s all gunfights, no chance for corpse looting."

Nightmare sighed, which is why I didn’t want him here.

Nightmare said, "Lin Wu, we haven’t started fighting yet, no one knows the exact situation. Maybe there are supplies in the vehicles? Maybe there’s a chance to loot corpses?"

Lin Wu said, "The first time we encountered Fortress agents, Maya and I witnessed their combat strength."

Nightmare corrected, "It’s an Alliance convoy, not a Fortress convoy."

Lin Wu said, "Same difference. Nightmare, you should at least give us a base salary, right?"

Nightmare speechlessly said, "This isn’t a job, it’s an investment. No one knows how much we’ll gain, or even if we’ll be overwhelmed by the enemy."

Lin Wu thought for a moment, "How about bringing a Titan onto the bridge?"

Nightmare looked down on the idea, "In the face of heavy firepower, Titans are mere cannon fodder."

Lin Wu looked down back, "The point isn’t to use the Titan to wipe them out, it’s to make them stop."

Maya said, "Good, Lin Wu’s suggestion is excellent. First, we need to scout the shooting range and make as much use of the sentry posts as possible."

...

The personnel joining this battle included Maya, Lin Wu, Nightmare, Horse Soul, and Peanut. The rest stayed in the barracks, and if the battle spread near the barracks, the combatants would sacrifice themselves to allow the NPCs to escape the fight.

Lin Wu manned the Meteorological Station sentry post with Forest Wolf and Silencer, and Horse Soul guarded the Shadow sentry post. The other three were responsible for the ambush.

At the sentry post, Lin Wu couldn’t help but ponder: Who gave us the courage? 5 people ambushing 20 armed personnel.

At 3:40 A.M., three green trucks drove towards them, their headlights on, and the streetlights in the city were still lit, clearly revealing that they were armored trucks. The trucks paid no mind to the zombies on the road, not even giving Exploding Carnage a second thought.

Could he endure this? Lin Wu immediately complained.

Little White Rabbit: They are wearing gas masks.

Lin Wu: Goodbye.

Little White Rabbit: Goodbye.

Lin Wu reported through the drone scan, "Six men per truck, eighteen in total, two at the head of each truck."

The three assault team members hid behind stacks of logs, Peanut said, "I’m feeling so nervous."

Maya said, "Don’t leave the safe zone."

Horse Soul: "20 seconds before they are on the bridge."

The trucks slowed down a bit as they entered the bridge and noticed the Titan on the other end. When the trucks got closer, the Titan roared, and four soldiers from the first truck jumped down, two on each side, and opened fire on the Titan with their assault rifles. The Titan quickly fell dead, riddled with bullets.

During this time, the other two trucks didn’t make a move, just quietly waiting. After eliminating the Titan, the soldiers ignored the approaching zombies and got back on the trucks.