Everyone on the field froze in shock, but the Zombies didn’t pause for a second.

Lin Xinghai had killed a full 20 High Level Zombies in one breath, but the horde’s advance didn’t slow in the slightest. In the blink of an eye, they reached the front of the formation and launched their attack.

Faced with the approaching Zombies, the team members, still somewhat numb with shock, reflexively swung their weapons at the undead rushing toward them.

THWACK! THUNK! SQUELCH!

In an instant, countless Zombie heads were either sliced off or pierced through. Of course, the people holding the front line were also attacked.

After all, the Zombies were too densely packed. It was difficult to cover all angles under normal circumstances, let alone when they were still in a state of shock.

Yet, when the attacks snapped them back to their senses, they weren’t angry in the slightest. Instead, their faces lit up with joy.

Although they couldn’t understand how Lin Xinghai did it, there was no doubt that with his terrifying Gun Technique, these High Level Zombies were no longer their biggest problem.

Without the High Level Zombies to worry about, they might actually stand a chance against the remaining Intermediate and Ordinary Zombies, despite their numbers.

It was safe to say that only now could they finally see a glimmer of hope.

In an instant, everyone’s morale surged. With weapons flashing, they not only held back the first wave of attacks but also launched a powerful counterattack.

Just as everyone braced for a fight to the death, a calm, clear voice reached their ears.

"As planned. Hold the formation and slowly retreat," Lin Xinghai ordered.

At this, everyone seemed to snap out of a daze and began to slowly retreat along the corridor.

Lin Xinghai watched as everything proceeded in an orderly fashion according to the plan. He also began to slow his rate of fire.

On one hand, it was because he was low on ammunition. On the other, the two members responsible for reloading couldn’t quite keep up.

After all, without an automatic ammo loader, the reloading speed was slower by a huge margin.

Under these circumstances, Lin Xinghai naturally couldn’t kill every single High Level Zombie. Occasionally, one would break through and charge toward the team.

However, he controlled their numbers extremely well. No more than three High Level Zombies would rush over at a time. This allowed the members of the two teams to instantly overwhelm the enemy with numbers.

It was important to remember that these members were superior to High Level Zombies in terms of physical fitness and other aspects. Under normal circumstances, one person could handle two or three High Level Zombies without a problem.

Now, with several people ganging up on a single High Level Zombie, they could achieve a quick kill with ease.

The group fought as they retreated, while Lin Xinghai did his best to control the pace. Five minutes later, the team arrived at the stairwell entrance.

In those five minutes, they had jointly killed nearly 400 Zombies.

This kill rate was beyond incredible to the members of both teams.

"Alright, you all hold the doorway. You can use your Superpowers now. I’m going out to make a sweep," Lin Xinghai ordered.

At this, Sun Tianbo and Xie Shanyong both looked over with expectant expressions.

Lin Xinghai had mentioned this in the earlier plan. For these five minutes, they just needed to kill as many Zombies as possible.

He had said that if they couldn’t reach their goal of killing 600 Zombies on the first floor, he would personally take care of it.

Clearly, he was about to show his true strength.

Lin Xinghai’s Gun Technique was terrifying, but that was just one aspect of his strength. After all, it was impossible to rack up over 30,000 Points with Firearms alone—there simply wasn’t enough ammunition.

Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, Lin Xinghai drew the standard-issue long spear from his back and slowly walked to the front of the formation.

At that moment, five people were lined up at the front. Some were scorching Zombies with their Flame Superpower, some were constructing an Earth Wall for Defense, and others had summoned vines to entangle the High Level Zombies pouncing at them.

With their Superpowers available, the combat effectiveness of these members increased by at least four or five times. With so many people defending a single doorway, it was more than enough.

When these few saw Lin Xinghai approaching, they reflexively started to retract their Superpowers to open a path for him.

"Keep going. Don’t mind me," Lin Xinghai said with a wave of his hand.

As his words fell, everyone saw a blur. Lin Xinghai’s figure seemed to transform into an afterimage, passing straight through the various Superpowers and appearing amidst the Zombie horde.

The next moment, the glint of his spear flashed within the horde, and the Zombies surrounding Lin Xinghai were instantly splattered with blood.

But before they could even fall, Lin Xinghai had already vanished from his spot and was moving deeper into the horde.

Wherever he passed, none of the Zombies, not even the High Level ones, could withstand a single blow.

After an afternoon of slaughter, Lin Xinghai’s practical application of the long spear had risen to a new level.

When facing a High Level Zombie, he only needed to perform a sweep. He would then use a deft move to cancel the spear’s momentum and, in the instant the Zombie lost its balance, thrust again to kill it on the spot.

Although this process involved two strikes, Lin Xinghai’s attacks were so fast that to an outsider, there was little difference from an instant kill.

The group watched Lin Xinghai’s figure constantly weaving through the Zombie horde, their eyes filled with nothing but shock and awe.

They had never imagined that Lin Xinghai’s Speed could be so terrifying.

If the people present hadn’t broken through Three Genetic Locks, which greatly enhanced their dynamic vision, they probably wouldn’t have even been able to clearly see his movements.

Of course, Lin Xinghai wasn’t just simply fast. His ghostly figure could constantly weave and dodge even in the dense horde, preventing the surrounding Zombies from ever being able to encircle him.

On top of that, Lin Xinghai’s assessment of the surrounding situation was flawless. Whether it was a High Level Zombie charging from the side or launching a sneak attack from behind, it was as if he could predict their every move, knowing in advance and killing them one step ahead.

The group had seen it happen more than once. A High Level Zombie would attempt a sneak attack from behind, but without even turning his head, Lin Xinghai would execute a backward thrust, pinning it to the spot.

"So this is the power of number one on the Points leaderboard? He probably doesn’t even need us. Given enough Time, he could kill all 3,000 of these Zombies by himself," Sun Tianbo muttered under his breath.

At this moment, his feelings were complicated. He was happy about Lin Xinghai’s strength, but also felt a sense of sorrow at his own insignificance.

The pride he held as a genius was shattered to pieces at this moment.

And he wasn’t the only one who felt this way. Everyone who had signed up for the assessment was a prodigy among their peers.

But at this moment, everyone was completely and utterly convinced of Lin Xinghai’s superiority.

At the same time, they also came to understand a certain truth: there are geniuses, and then there are geniuses. The gap between some people was as vast as the gulf between heaven and earth.