Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 84 - 83 Resurrection Spring Water

Chapter 84: Chapter 83 Resurrection Spring Water

When the Titan struck again, Lin Wu timed his jump, avoiding the concussion and ran towards the Titan, then jumped again to avoid another shockwave, and pulled out an Eagle Sand from his bag.

The Titan was already beneath the watchtower, beginning to smash at it. As a defensive unit, the watchtower was quite sturdy, but that’s all it was—quite sturdy. Lin Wu decisively fired his gun from three meters away, the loud report of the .50 caliber bullet accompanied by its impact on the Titan’s head. The Titan’s body swayed, and it turned to pounce on Lin Wu. In a rush, Lin Wu used his Wind Stinger to get away from the edge of the roof but was still shaken and fell to the ground. The Titan ignored Lin Wu, continuing to destroy the watchtower.

Having turned back, Lin Wu’s second shot missed the Titan’s head; this time, the Titan didn’t even look back. Lin Wu’s next two shots still only hit the Titan’s body. This was the challenge of hitting a small, moving target; the Titan’s body kept swaying as it hammered at the watchtower.

This irritated Lin Wu to the point where he put away the Eagle Sand and threw out a Beast Trap. The Titan struck the Beast Trap with its massive right arm, which activated the trap, clamping onto its limb. The Titan seemed somewhat perturbed this time, extending its left arm to pull the trap off the right and toss it aside.

With Invincible shouting orders, everyone from all around converged on the scene. No matter the state of the base, as long as they still wanted it, they had to take down the Titan first. One girl, too anxious, shot from close range without climbing to the roof and was sent flying over ten meters by the Titan’s punch, her body slamming into an iron fence, turning into a white light upon impact, indicating her death.

The relentless rain of bullets from the players finally had an effect; the Titan swayed for the third time. However, it also destroyed the watchtower. Two players fell from above, and the Titan caught one in midair, throwing them out beyond the fence, their fate unknown. It then turned to the other player, who was quick-witted enough to crash through a window into the main building. Although the main building was now overrun with zombies, at least there was still a fight to be had.

Continued losses made Peanut lose his composure; he stood on the edge of the roof, pouring fire onto the Titan. Facing the Titan charging at him, Peanut refused to dodge, hitting the Titan around the neck with every shot. Just when it looked like Peanut, standing on the edge of the roof, would be knocked off, the Titan wobbled again, but this time it staggered back a step.

Lin Wu, his determination at full power, leaped from the rooftop, curling his left arm around the Titan’s head and stabbing furiously at the Titan’s head with a short blade in his right hand. The Titan immediately froze as if paralyzed and fell forward. Lin Wu, holding onto the Titan’s head, crashed to the ground with it, causing the earth to shake. Everyone looked over the edge, seeing Lin Wu hanging onto the back of the Titan, but apparently lifeless.

Only Maya noticed Lin Wu was Corpse Looting and, thinking quickly, shouted, "Protect the building!"

The crowd came down from the roof and fought their way into the main building.

Resurrection Spring Water: Consumable. Resurrection Spring Water can be stored in the base’s Resurrection Spring. Basically, players who die can resurrect at the base’s Resurrection Spring after half an hour without any resurrection penalty.

Besides that, Lin Wu also got his hands on a piece of loot, a purple treasure box that was a little better than a blue treasure box.

Lin Wu wasn’t just looting the corpse; he was also catching his breath. It was fortunate that the Titan had appeared at the base; encountering a Titan in the wild would have left the players with no chance of winning. Today’s victory over the Titan was due first to the geographical advantage, second to their limitless ammunition, and third to the base buildings drawing the minions’ attention, allowing for a group fight rather than being overwhelmed.

Against such a behemoth, the importance of firearm firepower became clear. Any base limited to handguns in the future was doomed. The base had to have strong firepower; all fear stems from insufficient firepower.

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The main building was a shambles, with hordes of zombies scurrying about and turning everything upside down. Sometimes, they ignored players’ attacks completely, and at other times, they would pounce on the players, making it difficult for the players to predict their moves. Firearms were not very effective in the chaos of battle, as it was easy to accidentally hit the building or injure a comrade. Getting close to the zombies led to attacks, while being too far made it impossible to hit their heads.

In such circumstances, Maya became the brightest star on the field. Clutching a machete in her hand, Maya slashed her way from the north gate to the south gate, and from the east gate to the west gate. Accompanied by flashes of her blade, heads flew continuously, and wherever she stepped, no zombies remained. She feared no sneak attacks or being outnumbered; with a single slash, she claimed dominance over all.

When Lin Wu joined the battlefield, he merely stood aside and enjoyed the show. Peanut, who had also relegated himself to being a spectator, came over and said, "Your Shadow Base is really ruthless."

Lin Wu replied, "The most ruthless one didn’t come."

"There’s someone even more ruthless? Who is it?"

"Little Knife."

"I must meet them someday." Before witnessing the events of tonight, Peanut, who had always believed he was extraordinary, thought highly of himself. After all, in all martial arts, speed is unbeatable, and with Rapid Fire at hand, he felt the world was his. But after tonight, Peanut truly sensed the gap between himself and the true experts.

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After the battle, they began clearing the battlefield; 50% of buildings were completely destroyed, and the rest suffered various degrees of damages. Invincible demolished all buildings and recovered some materials, then went ahead with constructing dormitories and an infirmary. The next phase of work would require not only food but also a lot of building materials.

Maya and Stone reported the situation, and Stone and Invincible explained that Shadow Base had an excess of building materials and asked Invincible to send someone to pick up a few bags when they had a chance. Invincible repeatedly thanked Shadow Base for their help.

During the call, Stone asked Invincible to relay a message to Emerald Feather: the Wanderers from her hometown in Right County had abandoned their base in the face of the Seven-Star Siege. Their base had now become a zombie nest, and the Wanderers were preparing to attack another medium-sized base in North Down Town of Right County. Due to the distance, it would be inconvenient to maintain contact with Shadow in the future.

Once everything was cleaned up, everyone held a memorial service in the backyard, mourning the loss of two comrades who had fallen in the defense of the city. During the service, Lin Wu nudged Maya’s heel and, after the service ended, Maya and Invincible shared their plans to head back to Shadow Base overnight. Invincible’s attempt to have them stay the night was unsuccessful, so as a parting gift, he gave Maya a barrel of gasoline, saying that once the base was stable, he would definitely make a personal visit to express his gratitude. All the members went to the door to see them off, expressing their thanks and watching as the two left.

The reason Lin Wu was in a hurry to leave, of course, was because of the items in his backpack. Once you leave the base and then return to it, the items would automatically go to the storage. Speaking of which, Lin Wu did trust the people of Invincible Base; acts of ingratitude were rare, albeit not unheard of. A boss with no basic integrity would command no respect, neither from his own people nor from outsiders.

What Lin Wu worried about was that someone in Invincible Base would make an issue out of the spoils of war. Even if Shadow ultimately took the spoils, the process would fracture the trust and friendship between them, making the experience both embarrassing and disappointing.

Rather than calling Lin Wu petty, it was more that he didn’t want to be involved in a potentially awkward situation.