Invincible through Touching Corpses

In addition to the message, Ji Qirong attached a video. After a moment’s thought, he added the other party’s identity at the end: Lin Xinghai, the top genius from East Sea Academy.

Shortly after he sent the message, a reply came from the Shakou Shelter. It wasn’t a simple text response, but a direct request for a video call.

Ji Qirong hurriedly had the communications officer accept the call. An elderly man in a military uniform appeared on the screen, the Major General rank insignia on his shoulders making his identity clear.

"Sir!" Seeing the elderly man, Ji Qirong was taken aback and quickly snapped to a military salute.

This was none other than Meng Yi, the highest-ranking military commander of the Shakou Shelter.

Meng Yi returned the salute and got straight to the point. "Is the video footage authentic?"

"Reporting, sir! It’s completely authentic. Our reconnaissance squad filmed it and transmitted it back themselves," Ji Qirong hurriedly answered.

"Mm." Meng Yi nodded. He was just double-checking. Now that he had his answer, he said, "Since they possess such strength, handle their reception well. You can raise their offered benefits by two tiers."

"Your mission is to host them well. It would be best to invite them to be our guests at the Shakou Shelter. We will give them a grand welcome."

Ji Qirong waited for a moment. When Meng Yi didn’t say anything more, he couldn’t help but ask, "Is that all, sir? We’re not making any requests?"

"If it were any other students, I would certainly make a request for them to stay and help us establish an outpost."

"But Lin Xinghai’s status is special. He’s an official member of the Seed Plan. If he’s not willing, we have no authority to command him."

"Alright, what you need to do now is get on good terms with them. After the outpost is established, the Mutated Zombies here won’t just sit back and wait to die. They will definitely launch a zombie tide."

"Our Shakou Shelter isn’t far from the East Sea Base—only an hour’s drive. As long as we’re on good terms with them, we can issue an emergency mission and invite them to assist in our defense if we encounter a massive zombie tide," Meng Yi explained.

It was only then that Ji Qirong felt a sense of sudden realization.

No wonder Elder Meng was taking this so seriously. It was all for the sake of establishing the outpost.

In fact, anyone with half a brain could understand that getting on good terms with Lin Xinghai wasn’t just about the outpost. Their future goal was to establish a full-fledged base.

The troubles they would face when establishing a base would be even greater, and their need for help from a "Gun God" like Lin Xinghai would be even more critical.

Frankly, when facing a zombie tide, the role Lin Xinghai could play might even surpass that of a Divine Demon Realm expert.

A Divine Demon Realm expert going all out could slaughter 5,000 zombies in a minute, no problem. But to maintain that level of high-efficiency slaughter, the energy consumption would be astronomical.

But Lin Xinghai was different. He relied on the power of firearms to kill Zombies. While his kind of high-intensity shooting also consumed stamina, it was fundamentally different from personally wading into the fray to slaughter them.

Seeing that Lin Xinghai showed no signs of fatigue even after killing for half an hour, it was clear that this level of exertion was nothing to him.

At this thought, Ji Qirong straightened up, puffed out his chest, and said solemnly, "Yes, sir! I guarantee the mission will be completed."

The video feed cut out. After pacing back and forth a couple of times, Ji Qirong decisively had a member of the communications department draft and send a message to the Xinghai Squad.

The message was simple and direct. It began by expressing admiration and gratitude toward the Xinghai Squad, then asked if they needed any assistance, and concluded with an invitation to visit the Shakou Shelter as guests after the zombie tide ended.

Ji Qirong quickly received a reply. The content was just as simple: first, a word of thanks, followed by a polite refusal, explaining that they had to hurry back to East Sea Academy that night.

Ji Qirong was, of course, unwilling to give up after failing to secure an invitation.

He immediately had his staff send several more messages to Lin Xinghai, mostly describing the benefits of visiting the Shakou Shelter, and adding that if Lin Xinghai didn’t have time on this occasion, he was welcome to come in the future.

Perhaps annoyed by the constant messages, or perhaps because the conditions Ji Qirong offered were genuinely tempting, Lin Xinghai finally replied. He said he would prioritize the Shakou Shelter for future missions, on the condition that the rewards were no lower than the current one.

Upon receiving this answer, Ji Qirong finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

Lin Xinghai, for his part, didn’t give the matter much thought. After all, for the weekly mission he had to undertake, it didn’t matter where he went.

Since the Shakou Shelter was relatively close and the rewards were high, he didn’t mind coming here more often.

...

While Lin Xinghai and his squad were rapidly clearing out Zombies as planned, a spatial ripple suddenly appeared thousands of kilometers away in Changshi City.

Above a residential building in the eastern part of the city, space itself gradually began to twist and distort.

This distortion grew more and more pronounced with the passing of time. An hour later, the spatial fluctuations in the area suddenly intensified.

The patch of distorted space rapidly formed a two-meter-wide Space Passage, which continued to expand.

The moment the Space Passage formed, a Petrifying Spider with a two-meter leg span scrambled out, its hardened legs moving quickly.

It immediately began spewing silk, weaving a web in the vicinity.

A second followed, then a third... In the blink of an eye, hundreds of Petrifying Spiders had crawled out of the passage.

Webs of silk as hard as rock spread rapidly outward from the mouth of the Abyssal Passage, forming barrier after barrier.

As the Abyssal Passage continued to expand, it wasn’t just Petrifying Spiders emerging. Even larger Abyssal Corpse Ghouls began to pour out. Upon exiting, they rapidly fanned out, their objective to eliminate any potential threats in the vicinity.

In just over ten minutes, the Abyssal Passage’s diameter expanded from two meters to five.

By then, all sorts of Mutated Zombies were also emerging from the passage.

Death Claws, Armored Corpses, Hunters, Spitters, Blood Worms, Giant Arms, Shadow Demons, Spray Zombies—you name it, they were there, all appearing in large groups.

Even more terrifying, these Mutated Zombies weren’t all just Tier One; some were Tier Two. As the Abyssal Passage continued to grow, Tier Three Mutated Zombies would likely appear soon.

It was easy to imagine that if this continued, the number of Mutated Zombies gathered here would reach a horrifying level in less than an hour.

At that moment, a Mercenary Corps convoy was slowly driving past, five kilometers away from the Abyssal Passage.

"Boss, we hit the jackpot this time! I told you this risk would be worth it. That supermarket still had so much liquor! If we sell it all, it’s got to be worth at least three million Huaxia Coins!" a Mercenary exclaimed gleefully.

"Boss, since we made so much this time, give us the scoop. How much are you gonna share with us?" another Mercenary asked, his face full of curiosity.

"Stop thinking about the payout. This haul is huge. I’m planning a complete equipment overhaul to increase our survivability so we can push deeper into the city center next time. Of course, I won’t short you. I’ll set aside 500,000 Huaxia Coins for everyone to split. That’s enough for you to live it up for a while." As the corps leader, Lu Ping reluctantly explained his plan under the barrage of questions.

"Are you kidding me, Boss? Only 500,000 Huaxia Coins? Even if you don’t give us half, you should at least put up a million for us to split!" one of the members immediately protested.

"Get lost. That money would be gone in a flash if it ended up in your hands. Besides, I’m not pocketing it. It’s going into the company funds to improve the Mercenary Corps’ overall strength," Lu Ping said irritably.

The others knew he had a point, but that didn’t stop them from heckling, trying to squeeze more money out of him.

However, just then, the Zombie Detector on the Armored Vehicle began to blare frantically.

Everyone’s heart skipped a beat as they instantly whipped their heads toward the detector.

There, on the Zombie Detector’s screen, hundreds of red dots representing Mutated Zombies had appeared in just a few seconds—and the number was still climbing at a frantic pace.

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