Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 454 - 235 Assault_2

Chapter 454: Chapter 235 Assault_2

Although Shadow had needs, they could not beg Nightmare for help.

Stone went to the Meteorological Station to see Nightmare and told her that recently, some members within Shadow had expressed objections to outsiders staying at the base. Therefore, he asked Nightmare to hurry up if she wanted to carry out a mission or leave the Shadow base if she did not. Nightmare expressed her understanding and explained that she hoped to remove all of the Alliance Shelters in Left County as much as possible.

Stone was in a tough spot as this was a very dangerous mission, which meant more money. Nightmare assured that she would cooperate with Shadow’s looting operations; she only wanted points. If Shadow could help remove multiple shelters, she was willing to give 20% of the points she earned to Shadow. Of course, Shadow did not want her points, but Nightmare could use the 20% points to buy weapons and ammunition from the Fortress and donate them to Shadow.

There is an ancient story about a doctor who was resting in a pavilion, and at the same time, a mother and her child traveling on the road were resting there as well. Apparently exhausted, the mother and child dozed off in the pavilion. A venomous snake then appeared near the child.

In the first scenario, the doctor immediately raised the alarm, and the mother and child escaped, leaving everyone safe and sound.

In the second scenario, the doctor immediately raised the alarm, and the mother and child escaped, but the child was bitten. They might blame the doctor for startling the snake, which led to the child being bitten.

In the third scenario, the doctor caught the snake, grabbed it, and, although the mother and child were startled, everyone was safe.

In the fourth scenario, the doctor grabbed the snake and was bitten, incurring medical expenses. The mother and child might think it has nothing to do with them, and the doctor considered himself unlucky.

In the last scenario, the doctor watched the child get bitten, then told the mother that for 10 silver pieces in medical expenses, amputating the child’s leg would save him. Out of a desperate love for her child, the mother could only agree. In the end, the doctor managed to save the child with only 5 silver pieces and without need for amputation. Consequently, the mother viewed the doctor as a life-saving benefactor and admired him greatly. The doctor secretly earned 3 silver pieces and received the title of a reborn master healer.

Nightmare, although she had rich combat experience, lacked interpersonal skills. Stone easily had her completely under his control.

However, Stone objected to Lin Ma going on the mission together with Nightmare because attacking the Alliance Shelter was extremely risky, and the two had to be separated. Ultimately, Maya convinced Stone, and she would participate in the battle as a sniper, while Lin Wu and Nightmare would handle stealth and infiltration.

Target shelter: An auto beauty shop, six kilometers away from the Sawmill. The beauty shop was located inside an underground parking lot, which had been transformed into a shelter by the Alliance, with an estimated 4-7 armed personnel and several NPCs.

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In this battle, the characteristics of the Alliance NPCs were no longer silent sentry snipers but shifted to two heavy machine guns. The auto beauty shop had been turned into a fortress with only one entrance. The corridor was 5 meters wide and 15 meters long. At the end of the corridor, there were two small bunkers constructed of concrete and sandbags. Each of the small bunkers housed a heavy machine gun firing .50 caliber bullets at a rate of up to 450 rounds per minute.

For players without heavy weaponry, this was a dead end. Dawn had a bit of conscience once again. To reassure players to go to their deaths peacefully, an entrance and exit were set up for the underground parking lot to ensure that players would not be disturbed by zombies while fighting NPCs. Additionally, to bolster player confidence, across from the corridor, 30 meters from the bunkers, cover was provided for the players. They were encouraged to make a stand against the heavy machine guns using the cover.

In just one encounter, Nightmare’s left leg was broken and she fell to the ground, but fortunately, there was low cover where she landed. Having entered the concrete trench cover, Lin Wu threw a smoke grenade, and Maya dragged Nightmare into the trench cover, where Nightmare contacted Emerald Feather to enter a remote healing state.

Imitating a movie scene, Lin Wu held Nightmare’s shoes with his gun pointed upwards. As soon as the shoes peeked out from the cover, a hail of gunfire came from the opposite side. Not only were the shoes shot away, but after being heavily attacked mid-flight, the shoes had less than 30% of their original surface area when they landed.

Nightmare: "My shoes."

Lin Wu, leaning against the cover, glanced at Nightmare’s non-existent left leg and said, "In this state, what do you need shoes for?"

Nightmare shook her head, not wanting to argue with him. Maya said, "It’s impossible to fight; we simply can’t rush in."

Lin Wu said, "The smoke grenade gave me a bit of inspiration."

"What?" Maya said, "We only have one smoke grenade left."

Lin Wu replied, "No, we’re going to smoke them out. There’s only one entrance and exit, and if it’s designed for survival, there needs to be airflow."

Maya instantly understood, "The smoke will be sucked into the tunnel."

Lin Wu added, "This is a parking lot, full of scrap cars."

No sooner said than done, they left Wai in the shelter, and Lin Wu and Maya left their hiding place to start peeling tires. Unlike mindless destruction, this required some technical knowledge such as how to peel a tire properly, whereas smashing things could be done simply with a crowbar. That’s why Lin Wu stood guard while Maya did the physical labor. Maya had already grown accustomed to Lin Wu’s slacker approach to work. Fortunately, the task wasn’t very challenging; it took only about 20 minutes to collect a pile of tires.

After lighting the tires, foul smoke began to rise immediately. They added more tires to a fire on the left side of the tunnel, and as the smoke drifted over, it was drawn into the tunnel. Once the fire was burning well, Lin Wu pushed the burning tires into the tunnel and kept adding more to the pile. Soon, they could hear the NPCs coughing.

However, the coughing sounded unusual. Struck by a sudden idea, Lin Wu returned to the tunnel shelter and, ignoring Nightmare’s queries, picked up Nightmare and broke his right leg. Lin Wu then threw Nightmare to the ground and went back to Maya with the bad news, "The sentry has gas masks. The only ones we could poison are the ordinary NPCs hiding in the shelter. Furthermore, the sentries have good visibility and could clearly see Nightmare’s right leg."

"That’s unlikely," Maya said. "Theoretically, with such thick smoke, the shooters shouldn’t be able to see Nightmare. We might have got it wrong—those two heavy machine guns might not be directly manned."

Upon saying that, Maya started looking up and signaled Lin Wu to come over and stand on her shoulders. Lin Wu took Silencer and poked around at something on the ceiling, and a small device fell down. Maya picked it up and saw it was a camera the size of a fingertip.

Maya, holding the camera, said, "The sentries control the heavy machine guns through CCTV footage. Even though the direct view is obscured by the black smoke, they’re still able to monitor our every move through cameras set up around the parking lot. Additionally, I believe they don’t have gas masks; it’s just that the sentry’s position is relatively isolated, so they haven’t inhaled enough smoke to affect their control ability."

Once they identified the problem, the two of them started searching for and removing the cameras; they found a total of 20. Lin Wu went back to pick up Nightmare, and using Nightmare’s left hand, he waved friendly greetings to the sentry. This time, Nightmare was not attacked.

Nightmare couldn’t be bothered to resist and his eyes lacked any sign of resentment. His whole demeanor suggested complete indifference—let them do whatever they wanted to him.

Lin Wu didn’t make things too difficult for Nightmare. Given his own limited strength, he couldn’t keep holding Nightmare anyway. After conferring with Maya, Lin Wu entered Stealth mode, put on a mask, and crouched low to follow the trail of black smoke toward the bunker. After a few steps, he returned, gasping for air. Without a proper gas mask, he had become dizzy after inhaling the smoke and saw stars before his eyes.

What to do?

When Maya was at a loss, Lin Wu took out a large plastic bag, filled it with air, then secured it over his head and re-entered the tunnel. It wasn’t long before Maya heard Lin Wu’s voice, "The sentry is dead. Hurry up and either put out the fire or move it."

Was this request too much? Looking at the eight burning tires, Maya had no idea how to move the fire or put it out. But she had a stroke of inspiration, "You make contact with Emerald Feather, enter the healing state."

After reaching Emerald Feather, Lin Wu sat on the ground, healing himself while inhaling the toxic fumes. In truth, when he had entered the control room, the sentry and two armed NPCs were already dead, making him deeply regret missing the chance to loot the bodies.

Suddenly, the back door of the control room swung open, and an NPC woman, covering her mouth and nose, entered. Their eyes met, and without hesitation, Lin Wu shot and killed the woman. He crawled over to her body to start looting, for even the smallest fly is still meat.

No guns, no bullets, but there was a Skill Book: shoe making. Prerequisite skills were tailoring and clothing making. Once shoe making was learned, shoes could be crafted using animal leather and other materials—a boon for his little cousin. Lin Wu pocketed the Skill Book and continued to heal.

Half an hour later, Maya reached the outpost control hall. She told Lin Wu to rest in place while she ventured deeper into the heart of the shelter. Soon, she brought back bad news—all the NPCs were already dead, with no corpses left to scavenge. The good news was that the shelter contained a vast amount of supplies, but even with numerous supplies, each person could only take away one supply pack. Worse yet, the two heavy machine guns were damaged beyond repair and could only be broken down into high-quality parts.

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