Lü Wei wasn’t surprised to hear Zuo Wenya say this. If the Military Department weren’t so bad at cultivating talent, he would have wanted to poach him directly.

Soon, the two of them moved past this topic and started discussing the rescue teams.

"3,000 Zombies. That’s the largest horde we’ve seen since the assessment began. I think we should definitely dispatch an A Level rescue team. What do you think?" Zuo Wenya said.

All rescue teams were 10-person squads, but they were divided into three levels: A, B, and C.

A C Level rescue team was composed of one Blood Qi Realm expert and nine elite soldiers. Generally, they could handle a horde of less than a hundred with ease.

These were also the most numerous type of rescue team.

As for B Level rescue teams, they were led by an expert at the Peak of the Blood Qi Realm, and the number of Blood Qi Realm experts in the squad was five—half the team.

Theoretically, a team like this was sufficient to handle any situation. Of course, there weren’t many such teams—only 50 in total.

As for the A Level rescue teams, they were led by a Body Shaping Realm expert, and the remaining members were all at the Blood Qi Realm.

There were only three A Level rescue teams, specially formed to respond to emergencies.

However, experts at the Body Shaping Realm held a high status, even within the military. Not even Zuo Wenya could deploy them directly; he needed Lü Wei, the Military Department representative, to agree as well before he had the authority to do so.

"Mm! No problem. As long as he doesn’t get killed, he’s bound to become a Divine Demon Realm expert sooner or later. It’s only natural he receives some preferential treatment." Lü Wei agreed with little hesitation, nodding.

He was so decisive not just because he valued talent, but also because he wanted to seize this opportunity to display the Military Department’s power while also showing some goodwill toward Lin Xinghai.

...

Meanwhile, the members of both teams were all in position.

Lin Xinghai glanced behind him. Along the retreat route they had planned, a series of bonfires had been lit, providing them with ample light for the path.

This was part of their preparations. When fighting Zombies at night, the issue of visibility had to be solved.

"Let’s begin!" Lin Xinghai didn’t delay any longer and gave the order.

Xie Shanyong immediately nodded. "Ah Feng, go open the door."

This young man, Ah Feng, was the same one who had first pushed open the door and broken into the mall earlier.

His full name was Liang Feng, and like Little Fatty, he also possessed a Wind Superpower.

However, unlike Little Fatty, who could conjure a hurricane, Liang Feng’s Superpower was Wind Wings. When he activated it, a pair of wings made of raging wind would form.

In short, it was a semi-flight Superpower that also had the ability to blow enemies away, making it a quasi-Defense Superpower as well.

For this reason, he was a natural-born Scout. Entrusting him with a task like opening the door was the most fitting choice.

Liang Feng took a deep breath, stepped forward, and pulled back the bolt with slightly trembling hands.

Instantly, the Zombies that had been frantically pounding from the outside pushed open the heavy doors and swarmed in.

The instant he pulled back the bolt, Liang Feng unleashed his Superpower. With a flap of his Wind Wings, he shot into the air, dodging the attacks of the three High Level Zombies at the head of the pack by a hair’s breadth.

But he knew very well this was only the beginning.

His eyes swept over the surging horde as he quickly reported, "7, 6, 8. Five-second interval."

Xie Shanyong’s expression changed the moment he heard this. Liang Feng was using one of their squad’s private codes.

He counted every 30 Zombies as a single wave, and each number he called out represented the number of High Level Zombies in that wave.

In other words, the first wave of Zombies had seven High Level Zombies, the second had six, and the third had eight.

And between each wave, there was only a five-second interval.

As far as they were concerned, that was hardly any different from them all being lumped together.

Even though Xie Shanyong had mentally prepared himself, he still cursed inwardly. He could only bite the bullet and order everyone to get ready, gesturing to the two Defensive Superpower Users on his team to intervene at the critical moment.

As for Sun Tianbo on the other side, his team had no dedicated observer, so their read on the situation wasn’t quite as precise.

Still, Sun Tianbo had a general idea of how many Zombies had come in and what kind of assault they were about to face.

His expression changed as he made nearly identical arrangements, ordering the Defensive Superpower Users on his team to be ready to provide support at a moment’s notice.

But surprisingly, no one showed any intention of backing down.

Part of the reason was the confidence inspired by Lin Xinghai, the man ranked number one on the Points leaderboard.

More importantly, however, was the presence of a Healing Ability User like Liu Miaomiao.

As long as they could withstand the fiercest first wave and keep their formation from being overwhelmed, they would be far more confident in the melee to follow, since they didn’t have to worry about injuries.

Of course, these thoughts only flashed through their minds for a moment before they began to focus completely. The horde was too close, leaving no time for further reflection.

The members in the front rank were already gripping their weapons, their eyes locked on the nearest High Level Zombie. Muscles tensed, they began Charging Power, preparing to deliver an all-out blow.

As for the Intermediate and Ordinary Zombies, they could only choose to weather their attacks. After all, those Zombies could only injure them, but the Sharp Claws of a High Level Zombie were very likely to be fatal.

Just as they were about to swing their weapons, they suddenly heard a burst of intense gunfire.

Although the gunfire was abrupt, no one found it strange, because everyone knew Lin Xinghai would definitely open fire.

The intensity of the gunfire was also within their expectations, as Lin Xinghai had said before that he would be using automatic fire.

In the firelight, they could see that with almost every crack of a gunshot, a Zombie’s head would spray blood before the body slowly tumbled to the ground.

’A headshot with every bullet, as expected! He never misses!’

This was the first thought that surfaced in everyone’s mind.

But in the next moment, they all nearly froze on the spot. Liang Feng, flying in mid-air, faltered and dropped, hastily channeling his Superpower to stabilize himself.

No one had expected that Lin Xinghai’s targets were the High Level Zombies.

They couldn’t understand: why could ordinary bullets kill a High Level Zombie with a single shot?

They understood even less how Lin Xinghai could be using automatic fire to kill High Level Zombies, and still maintain perfect accuracy.

At this moment, the thousand thoughts racing through their minds could be summed up in two words.

"Holy shit!"