Chapter 240: Sea of Insects (1)
Number of Words: 3194 Update Time: 2012-11-26 20: 46: 00
The dim room was illuminated by the faint white light provided by the electronic lamp. The light shone on Anthony’s face, making it look so pale. On Anthony’s face, there was a fresh, scarred blood clot. It had been given to him by a Ripper when he broke out of the encirclement at the second level underground base. If the Blade Warrior Luca had not cut off the monster’s sharp claws in time, then Anthony would not have merely left a scar. Instead, his entire face would have been ripped apart by the Ripper.
Anthony, in a fit of rage, gave the monster a mental shock, completely messing up the Ripper’s meager brain. Hence, the monster suddenly spewed out two blood arrows from its nostrils and died silently.
So far, apart from Bridge, who died in the first wave of the zombies, the other members of the vanguard team had only sustained minor injuries. One of the more seriously wounded was Olam, the gunner who had been hit in the right shoulder by a butcher with a heavy weapon. Olam’s shoulder was shattered on the spot, and although he was in emergency care, his right hand hung down and he lost consciousness.
But as a master gunner, Olam had the strength enhancement of the fourth stage. With his right hand alone, he was able to lift up his heavy artillery, so he didn’t try to take the team’s back. Otherwise, it was hard to imagine Anthony sacrificing the burly man as a driving force for the procession.
To Anthony, other than Lucca, who had completed all the missions together before entering the military camp, the other members could all be seen as a sacrifice. Of course, it wasn’t that Lucca couldn’t be sacrificed. It was just that as the strongest close combat fighter in the entire team, Anthony wouldn’t let him sacrifice himself for nothing.
However, Anthony didn’t need to sacrifice his own resources, because he had the team of Blasters on his side right now.
After entering the second layer of the base, Anthony quickly discovered where Rankin and the others were. At that time, Lucca had proposed joining forces with Rankin’s team to break through this base with the strength of two teams. But Anthony rejected the suggestion and proceeded with a simple and practical approach.
It was to use the Blasting Squad as bait and attract the attention of the living corpses in the base. As for Anthony and the rest of the group, they followed behind Rankin and the others with high pillows. With Anthony scanning abilities, it was enough for them to stay five hundred meters behind Rankin’s team. They did not have to worry about being discovered by them. Besides, Anthony doubted that Rankin had the ability to do so.