Soon, Lin Xinghai also piloted his Mecha and charged out. But unlike Fang Tianhe and the others, he didn’t exit from the northern defensive line, instead choosing the northwestern one.

This was because he didn’t intend to charge straight toward the Mutated Zombies. Instead, he planned to circle around to their rear and surround them.

’That’s right, an encirclement!’

He hadn’t told anyone about this, however. Trying to surround a few Mutated Zombies in the middle of a Zombie horde was as ridiculous as a few men with guns trying to encircle an entire army.

But unlike them, Lin Xinghai was truly confident he could take down the enemy commander right in the midst of their forces.

He quickly piloted his Mecha past the defensive line. Unlike the five members of the assault squad, he had no intention of engaging the horde.

He activated his Speed Superpower!

The Mecha’s Speed instantly soared to 4,000 points. To the ordinary Mercenaries, the Speed Mecha seemed to transform into a massive afterimage that flashed past them and vanished down the street.

Only the steel footprints pressed into the ground and the crushed Zombie corpses proved that the Speed Mecha had indeed passed through.

Lin Xinghai’s departure in his Mecha barely caused a ripple in the vast Zombie horde.

After all, with the Mecha at full Speed, the Ordinary Zombies and Intermediate Zombies couldn’t even see its figure. Only the High Level Zombies could track its trajectory, but even if they saw it, it was useless if they couldn’t keep up.

Perhaps the only advantage the High Level Zombies had was their ability to dodge in time, unlike the Ordinary Zombies who were crushed without knowing what hit them.

And because he moved so fast, disappearing before the Zombies could even react, the horde wasn’t thrown into a commotion.

While Lin Xinghai was making his move, the support teams had already engaged in a fierce firefight.

Of course, their targets weren’t the Mutated Zombies, but the berserk ones. Even so, these hundred-plus berserk Zombies made them feel like they were fighting for every inch of ground.

"Old Zhou, your squad isn’t cutting it! Put some muscle into it and toss out a Purgatory Bomb. That would solve everything. Don’t be so cheap," the officer leading the support team from Outpost 33 said into his Communication Device.

"Piss off, Qin Fang! Stop trying to get me to use my stuff. I don’t believe for a second you didn’t bring any Purgatory Bombs yourself," the officer called Old Zhou cursed irritably.

"Ahem!" Qin Fang coughed lightly, pretending not to have heard. "Then let’s use more Bee Bombs! Otherwise, these damn things are really hard to kill. Let’s turn on the Thunder Grid, too."

When Old Zhou didn’t respond, he continued, "You saw the message from Outpost 32, right? It’s bad enough our support is slower than the Mercenary Corps. If we’re also a step behind them in killing these Mutated Zombies, that’s just unacceptable."

Old Zhou still said nothing, but through the observation window, Qin Fang could see countless arcs of lightning suddenly erupt from the surface of the Armored Vehicle at the front of the column. The dozen or so berserk Zombies swarming it were instantly electrocuted, turning charred black.

"Tsk, tsk! See? You listened to me in the end." Qin Fang chuckled and also ordered his soldiers to release another batch of Bee Bombs.

Just then, his Communication Device crackled to life again. "Old Zhou, what’s with the change of heart? Are you planning to release a Purgatory Bomb now?"

"Stop trying to get me to use my stuff," Old Zhou said, his tone turning serious. "About this mission to kill the Mutated Zombies... do you think we can pull it off?"

Seeing him get down to business, Qin Fang’s expression also grew solemn. "Honestly, I don’t know. Whether we can complete this mission doesn’t really depend on us. It depends on whether the ’Gun God’ is as amazing as the rumors say."

"True," Old Zhou nodded. "Then what do you make of the order he gave us?"

"The one about preparing something to freeze the Blood-colored Beetles?"

"Yes!"

"I don’t have a strong opinion. He probably has a special reason for it. In any case, we just need to get all our freezing munitions ready. Whatever he does, we’ll just give him our full cooperation."

The two finished their conversation in just a few words. They said no more and focused on commanding their troops.

But a sense of tension was mounting in both of them. Mutated Zombies were no easy opponents.

Time passed. In the blink of an eye, another three minutes went by. The support teams had not only dealt with the hundred-plus berserk Zombies, but had also pushed through the Zombie horde’s assault to within 300 meters of the Mutated Zombies.

At this distance, they could already start using some of their ranged weapons.

"Lin Xinghai, we’ve reached the designated location. Should we attack immediately?" Qin Fang had a subordinate open a long-range communication channel to ask.

At the same time, his gaze drifted involuntarily toward the five Mechas not far away. Although they were in a different direction, they had also entered attack range.

He was eager to know what Lin Xinghai’s next move would be. Would he opt for a direct assault, or would he try to pin them down, draw them out, and defeat them one by one?

"Just attack directly. The bigger the commotion, the better," Lin Xinghai’s voice came through the Communication Device.

Qin Fang found the voice unremarkable. It held neither the authority of a superior nor the arrogance of a powerful expert, but it was exceptionally calm, as if the Mutated Zombies they were about to face were nothing more than kittens and puppies on the roadside.

This surprised Qin Fang, and the tension that had been coiling inside him instantly unwound.

He replied with an affirmative and immediately gave the order to fire the Grenade Cannons.

The two support squads had a total of six Armored Vehicles. The armor plating on their roofs slid open, revealing cannon muzzles the size of large bowls.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

One Grenade Cannon shell after another flew out. Lin Xinghai had asked for a big commotion, and Qin Fang didn’t hold back. After a quick consultation with Old Zhou, they fired 60 shells at once—nearly half of their entire stockpile.

If you were to convert that to Points, they had just fired away 60,000 Points in that single volley.

At the same time, they saw the armor plating on the legs of the Mechas on the other side slide open. The Micro Missiles mounted there were launched as if they were free, blanketing the four Mutated Zombies.

Both sides watched with anticipation. The combined firepower from the two groups was terrifying. If all the ordnance hit its mark, it could annihilate not just four Mutated Zombies, but twice that number.

However, the Mutated Zombies weren’t stupid enough to just stand there and wait to die.

The first to react was the Hunter. It vanished from its spot in the blink of an eye. With its terrifying Speed, it was impossible for the shells to hit it from 300 meters away.

As for the remaining Giant Arm, Blood Worm, and Spitter, they quickly gathered together.

The Giant Arm grabbed a large truck from the side of the road with one hand, hoisting it up like a shield, while the Blood Worm and the Spitter quickly hid behind it.