Chapter 1168: Section 718: Factory (3)
The battle with the zombies leaves no room for strategy. The Thanans, who believe in the doctrine of firepower, have been in a state of deathless conflict with the mutated zombies that swarm over this land like ants for thousands of years. Malin shows no mercy, nor is there any need for it—Konen even admits that the mutants here in Thainan have become completely chaotic. Their hard shells and hive mind differ entirely from the intelligent zombies in the northern regions.
If biochemicals like Konen are the lucky ones who have escaped the shadows of mutation, then Awakeners are the fortunate ones enlightened by the True Lord transformed by the old dean. The wise zombies who wish to usurp the planet from humans are also lucky. Only these utterly mutated zombies are monsters left with nothing but the instinct to kill, like the glowing zombies in the Swiss mountains.
Thus, in the following battles, Malin was always responsible for casting mass spells in areas with the most zombies, such as Slow or Fossilize to Mud.
Besides their strength, the most terrifying aspect of zombies is their speed.
What Malin needs to do is slow them down, letting them become targets for the soldiers.
The zombies’ onslaught lasted for half an hour. Realizing that more sacrifices could not eliminate the enemy, the zombies chose to retreat, and the Pioneer Corps opted not to pursue. Ahead lay denser forests. The best approach was to clear an open space and proceed steadily.
The legendary Thanans had long become accustomed to this. Malin once asked the rabbit named Ling Zuo Zuo and found that this is how the Thanans drove the zombies from the ruins of the cities they occupied.
In other words, recruiting legends was to cooperate with the Pioneer Corps, which relieved Malin—he genuinely feared the commander would impulsively order a full-scale assault into the woods.
For heaven’s sake, while zombie movement is hindered in the woods, Malin has seen them leap between the trees.
In other words, in forested terrain, the zombie attacks become more three-dimensional.
Fortunately, neither the corps commander nor Bei Luo was in a rush.