Kingdom of Corrosion

At this moment, only Maya knew that Lin Wu had fallen for a trap. Due to his skilled handling of firearms, he always managed to secure the best timing to shoot. Lin Wu’s systematic loading and firing meant that Nightmare could predict when Lin Wu would fire, just by counting seconds, and preemptively roll away to dodge the bullets.

Nightmare rolled down the slope, which was a 50-centimeter high vertical face. Sitting on the ground with his back against the wall, he called for reinforcements, "Lin Wu is on the signal tower."

Lin Wu shot Nightmare in the left leg, forcing Nightmare to retract his leg and curl up tightly, applying a professional-level hemostatic bandage. The effect of the professional-level bandage was the same as before it was updated; it could heal wounds. However, this item could only be crafted by high-level doctors in a pharmacy lab, acquired during missions, or purchased from Fortress Company with a high amount of Fortress points, as Nightmare had done.

Seeing that chasing down Nightmare was fruitless, Lin Wu decisively gave up on pursuing him and began corpse looting. He had already wasted some time and couldn’t complete the whole corpse looting process, which was a major mistake on his part.

"Gun, gun, gun." Lin Wu obtained a professional-level hemostatic bandage. How professional? Even if limbs were severed, it could stop the bleeding and heal the wounds. Lin Wu didn’t even look at it as he tossed it into his backpack and continued searching, "Gun, gun, gun!" His last chance.

The search progress bar reached 100%, and a Forest Wolf appeared in Lin Wu’s hands, identical to the one lost by Emerald Feather. Indeed, a handsome man can move heaven and earth. Lin Wu chambered a round, and set off in search of Nightmare. If this shot hit Nightmare’s left leg, it would be completely shattered.

Predicting that Lin Wu would be looting corpses, Nightmare took a moment to heal behind cover before gathering the courage to run out, only to be blindsided by a bullet. Struck multiple times, Nightmare fell and rolled, using the terrain to roll towards the temporary base’s safety zone. After her failed shot, Maya immediately pursued Nightmare, partly to chase him down and partly because the gunfire had attracted nearby zombies, necessitating a change of location.

Just as Nightmare thought he was about to be rescued, a foot stepped on his body, halting his roll toward the safety zone. When he looked up, he saw Nightmare, holding an assault rifle aimed squarely at him.