novellk Chapter 26 - 25 Blind Bat
Chapter 26 - 25 Blind Bat
Chapter 26: Chapter 25 Blind BatLin Wu made a split-second decision to bolt, and the moment he moved, rapid guttural sounds followed him, occurring two to three times per second. Lin Wu drew his double-barrel shotgun and headed onto the highway, with Wind Stinger collapsing to the ground after sprinting for three seconds, only to see a shadow-like creature pounce on him from five meters away.
This creature had a layer of black crystal covering its body, resembling a whale barnacled with sea acorns, making it difficult to discern whether these crystals were foreign objects or growths. It lacked eyes, and its mouth, which appeared particularly massive on its face, was incredibly grotesque. Using the Quick Gunner skill, Lin Wu pulled the trigger; the shotgun blasted dozens of steel pellets out, hitting the creature’s body all at once. It was like steel clashing, the tough shell blocking most of the pellets, but still, a few penetrated the creature’s body. Hit hard by the shot, the creature flew several meters back and, in pain, rolled twice on the ground before leaping into a dark area to the left and disappearing into the darkness.
Lin Wu stood up, raised his gun toward the dark area on the left side of the highway, listening to the rapid guttural sounds, his eyes desperately
"No injuries is good," Stone patted Lin Wu on the shoulder, "Now go grab your supplies and head to the factory area for mine detection."
"Stone’s skinflint," Lin Wu complained, "I’m still shaken up."
"Shaken up doesn’t make you bleed," Stone replied somewhat helplessly, "If you don’t detect mines, others who encounter them will surely die."
Lin Wu exclaimed in surprise, "A new entry obtained—Mine Detector."
"Really?" everyone asked in astonishment. There was such an entry.
"Fake." Lin Wu went to collect the supplies.
"Tch."
The only one unmoved was Maya, who stared into the darkness and said, "Although Blind Bats and Frenzy are both Mutant Zombies, Frenzy should belong to the respawnable zombies, while Blind Bats are fixed-location zombies. That means, Frenzy can appear anywhere, but Blind Bats will only appear in certain places. There must be a huge secret in Building 2."
Stone added, "Or a treasure."
Horse Soul suggested, "We should get more guns. Tonight, everyone should have an assault rifle in hand, and the Blind Bats will surely die."
Tangtang suggested, "Let’s take down Building 2 during the day tomorrow."
Maya disagreed, "We are short on supplies, out of gasoline, not many shotgun bullets left, and most of us lack systematic attack skills. Keep the action schedule unchanged and move everything we can from the vicinity as quickly as possible."
Little Knife asked, "Do I take the night shift in a team with Lin Wu?"
Maya disagreed, "If we encounter Mutant Zombies, you’ll become a burden to Lin Wu."
Upon hearing this, Little Knife angrily placed her hands on her hips, but since the reasoning was sound, she could only turn her head away dismissively.
Amidst their conversation, Lin Wu gathered his supplies and reached the intersection, speaking heroically, "Brothers, if I die, remember to light incense for me every day."
Stone said, "I’ll light two for you."
"Thank you."
"You’re welcome. Now off you go." Stone called out, "According to the duty roster, leave one person wandering around the base, and the rest should go rest." When members are inside the base, an electronic map appears in the lower right corner, with green dots representing base members. If outsiders or zombies invade, they will be shown as red dots on the map. To ensure the safety of the base, there must be one person on night or day watch.
At the moment, apart from infinite bullets, the only advantage of the mountaintop base is double stamina recovery. To further strengthen our defense and reinforce the advantages of the defenders, various defensive structures need to be built, such as guard posts, Mine Defense Arrays, Auto Turrets, etc. Given the current level of players, the only defensive structure that can be built is the guard post, which greatly increases the accuracy of firearms within visual range. The guard post also has the function of reducing the threat level generated by base noise.
As the Boss of the base, Stone felt uneasy about the threat level. After establishing the base today, three guns made continuous noise to deal with zombies. For the Blind Bats, two guns fired continuously for a minute. The current threat level of the base has reached three stars. No one knows what three stars mean, nor is it clear when a zombie siege might occur.
Additionally, there was a minor nuisance—Snow Egg snored, which was an ability that came with the entry, and there was nothing Snow Egg could do about it. Snoring could affect other people’s sleep, leading to slower fatigue recovery. Fortunately, under normal circumstances, each player only needed five hours of rest per day; the nights were long, so the impact wasn’t significant. It was just a minor nuisance.