Invincible through Touching Corpses

Armored vehicle after armored vehicle sped along the rugged road. Lin Xinghai sat on a custom leather sofa, his brow furrowed as he studied the information before him.

After receiving the news, they had completely lost their appetite. He asked Ji Qirong for a file on the Abyssal Passage, then hastily departed with the rest of the Xinghai Squad.

He could tell from the document that this time, the Abyssal Plane’s method of opening a passage was entirely different from the past.

Previously, opening an Abyssal Passage took a considerable amount of time, ranging from as little as five or six hours to as long as one or two days.

When an Abyssal Passage was opening, it would generate intense spatial fluctuations. As long as the process took enough time, the Hua Country military would inevitably be able to detect it beforehand.

In fact, to deal with such situations, the government had put multiple safeguards in place.

In addition to each Shelter having an instrument to detect spatial fluctuations, the government had also, at great expense, immediately launched a spatial fluctuation monitoring satellite into orbit right after the great disaster ended.

However, because the planet’s magnetic field had been thrown into disarray after the great disaster, the satellite was severely limited. It couldn’t perform wide-range detection, but it was still capable of scanning localized areas.

Under these circumstances, and combined with fixed-point sensors in various locations, it was virtually guaranteed that any unusual spatial fluctuations would be detected within two hours.

Normally, this system would have been perfectly adequate, but this Abyssal Passage was an exception, taking less than 20 minutes to fully open.

Moreover, after opening, the Space Passage expanded at an exceptional rate. In less than half an hour, it was already large enough to allow smaller Third Level Mutated Zombies to emerge.

Such as Hunters and Spitters.

Therefore, by the time the advance forces dispatched by the major bases arrived, the situation was already well beyond their control.

And now, over five hours later, the mutated zombies had turned the entirety of Changshi City into an impregnable fortress.

Nearly half of the city was shrouded in a green toxic fog from the Spray Zombies, making it impossible for scouts to even see what was happening inside, let alone determine how many mutated zombies there were.

Until they could determine the number of Tier Three Mutated Zombies—whose strength was comparable to the Divine Demon Realm—the armies sent by the major bases could only conduct probing attacks, not daring to launch a full-scale assault.

The only other development was that all the medium-sized shelters had been notified to stand by and prepare to dispatch troops as reinforcements.

Ji Qirong had no further information, which was why Lin Xinghai had decided to return immediately. After all, when it came to intelligence, how could a place like Shakou Shelter possibly compare to the East Sea Base?

’I wonder what the Abyssal Plane hopes to achieve with this major move.’

’Last time, it was the "Extermination Plan." Ten Abyssal Passages erupted simultaneously, resulting in the deaths of a staggering 50,000 examinees nationwide. If the great disaster hadn’t just ended, putting all the medium-sized shelters in a state of rapid development, that single event alone would have nearly wiped out an entire generation of young people.’

’This time, they must be aiming for something even bigger. And my strength is still too weak... I can’t do anything at all.’ Lin Xinghai sighed and murmured under his breath.

He hadn’t even broken through to the Body Shaping Realm yet. The thought of heading to the Abyssal Passage to provide support was something he didn’t dare entertain. After all, according to the file’s estimates, there were at least 100 Third Level Zombies emerging from it, and possibly even more.

In other words, there were at least a hundred powerhouses equivalent to the Divine Demon Realm in that one location.

If he went there, it would be a suicide mission. After all, some of the mutated zombies, like the Hunters, specialized in Speed. If he ran into one, he wouldn’t even be able to get away.

Just as he was lamenting his insufficient cultivation, Little Fatty suddenly appeared at his side. "Boss, the other squads have caught up. They want to ask what happened."

Lin Xinghai was taken aback for a moment before he realized Little Fatty was talking about the other three teams from East Sea Academy.

After they had dealt with the zombie tide, Ji Qirong had invited the Xinghai Squad to a banquet. Meanwhile, the other three teams had returned to the temporary outpost to rest and regroup.

However, since they hadn’t been invited by Ji Qirong, they knew better than to intrude.

Their original plan was to wait for Lin Xinghai’s group and travel back with them.

But after Lin Xinghai’s group got the news, they left in such a hurry that they didn’t even say goodbye, leaving the other three teams completely baffled.

Although they had managed to learn from the soldiers at the outpost that an eleventh Abyssal Passage had appeared in Hua Country, the regular soldiers didn’t know any further details. And since they couldn’t get an audience with Ji Qirong, the teams decided to hurry and catch up.

"Go ahead and send them a copy of the file on the Abyssal Passage," Lin Xinghai said casually. "It’s not like it’s a secret."

He paused for a moment before adding, "Also, about their payment for helping us lure the zombie tide, make sure to transfer it to them as soon as we get back to the academy. Ask them whether they want Credit Points or Huaxia Coins."

In total, those three squads had lured nearly 300,000 zombies, which translated to an additional income of almost 12 million Huaxia Coins for his team.

"I already asked. They want Credit Points. Smart choice on their part," Little Fatty said, pouting a little.

"Look at you, acting so stingy. It’s only 30,000 Credit Points," Lin Xinghai said, annoyed.

"That’s not right, Boss! Credit Points and Huaxia Coins are completely different. You can’t just buy Credit Points with money," Little Fatty quickly argued.

"Alright, alright. When you really need them, you can just exchange them directly with me, okay?" Lin Xinghai said, waving his hand dismissively.

With that promise, Little Fatty walked away beaming with excitement. As for the matter of the Abyssal Passage, besides the initial shock, it didn’t really have any lasting impact on him.

It wasn’t that he was particularly carefree, but rather that he knew something of this magnitude was far beyond what someone at his level needed to worry about. Rather than stressing over it, it was better to focus on the matters at hand.

And so, the convoy drove on, returning to the East Sea Base in just over half an hour.

The moment they entered the East Sea Base’s perimeter and connected to its network, Lin Xinghai’s wrist computer began to vibrate incessantly.

People had left him messages while he was away, and now that his wrist computer was connected to the network, they all flooded in at once.

Lin Xinghai hurriedly opened his wrist computer to check them. Some were general announcements from the academy, ordering all students to return for an emergency assembly.

There was also a message from his class advisor, Jian Hua, which was another summons to assemble.

Lin Xinghai was a little surprised to see these messages. ’Normally, there’s nothing students from East Sea Academy can do to help with a situation involving an Abyssal Passage.’

’But being summoned now... it must mean something big is about to happen!’

However, he quickly scrolled past those messages to look at the ones Zuo Wenyao had sent him.