Chapter 72 - 71: Annihilating the Frenzy
Having dismantled the first car, Lin Wu dragged a bench to the second car, where he would gun down any screaming zombie in seconds, playing a hurdle race with the ordinary undead. What about Frenzy? In an open space, Lin Wu could duel with Frenzy alone. He utilized his agility to dodge and the inertia of Frenzy’s charges. His first weapon was the Silencer; he dodged Frenzy’s charge, causing it to roll and fly seven or eight meters away. At that moment, Lin Wu could take aim. Frenzy would inevitably charge straight at him again, and that was when he couldn’t use the "Quick Gunner" skill, which was a real trap. Instead, he used aimed shots to the head to interrupt Frenzy’s attacks. After repeating this three times, Frenzy lay dead on the spot.
The second weapon came from Su Shi’s hand—the Sharp Blade with a sharp attribute. The preceding maneuvers were the same, but when Frenzy rolled from its charge, Lin Wu would pursue with the Dual Wind Stabs. Then came the crucial step, the first strike had to pierce Frenzy’s head directly. In this situation, with Frenzy down, Lin Wu would execute it. Though Frenzy was Undying, an executed Frenzy would be stunned for several seconds—enough time for Lin Wu to turn its head into a hornet’s nest. If the first strike missed or only pierced after Frenzy got up, it would not be stunned. Instead, it would jump to the side and launch a new attack. At that point, after the pursuit and having used Dual Wind Stabs twice, Lin Wu’s stamina would be depleted, and he had to use his firearms to finish the kill.
If there were two Frenzys, forget it, running away was the only option. Even one Frenzy accompanied by a few zombies posed a considerable risk. Fortunately, the damage Frenzy could inflict on Lin Wu wasn’t fatal. If he was wounded and infected, he’d flee, return to the base, and lie in a sickbed. During the first day of combat, Lin Wu went back to base twice for healing and infection treatment in order to save ammunition.
On the second day, the situation changed drastically. Lin Wu hardly used his gun and, with the Sharp Blade, killed three Frenzys within an hour, remaining lively and unscathed. This was thanks to Maya’s help. Using their data, she coordinated with Lin Wu to rehearse, ensuring he performed standardized evasive maneuvers. In Maya’s view, Frenzy’s movements were mechanical and predictable. As long as Lin Wu executed the movements properly, he could enhance his advantage. Even if he couldn’t overpower Frenzy, a single Frenzy couldn’t cause substantial harm to him.
After going back and forth like this, Lin Wu actually grew fond of Frenzy. Spotting one from afar, he couldn’t help but circle around to tease it and turned Frenzy into his new toy. So much so that by the fourth day, Frenzy had moved away from the death zone—anyway, Lin Wu searched for quite some time without seeing the adorable Frenzy.
The hardest work fell to Su Shi. He not only had to work overtime processing the scrap iron Lin Wu brought back but also had to repair the Sharp Blades, which skyrocketed his workload. However, it wasn’t without its benefits. His engineering skill successfully leveled up, and he became a Junior Engineer.
As a Junior Engineer, he had no bonuses in recycling or manufacturing, but he unlocked an upgrade feature for the base that could elevate a Sentry to a Junior Sniper Tower. A Sentry was an outdoor unit that increased the precision and range of the standing Sentry’s guns by 25%. When manned, it would slowly reduce the threat level, consuming one piece of ammunition per day.
Junior Sniper Tower: Weapon precision and range increased by 50%, two Sentries could be arranged to stand guard. When manned, it would slowly reduce the threat level, consuming two pieces of ammunition per day.
Equipped with a six-times scope, the Silencer’s range was 100 meters, extended to 150 meters by the Sniper Tower. With the precision bonus, it could effectively attack targets within 200 meters. It directly covered the commercial district and one and a half factories, and was capable of assaulting Residential Building No.2 of the Plague.