Chapter 189: Chapter 189 Second Stage Tactics
Combat Island center.
The zombie wave crashed against the first defense barrier.
The battle began!
As usual, the Zombie General was not in a hurry, so the zombies were trapped against the firmly fixed steel wall, only a tank could move it.
"Stay alert—this won’t be like last time. I feel we’ll soon see some mutants, so conserve your Magic Value and wait!"
Lin Yi ordered his lieutenants.
Ten minutes passed.
The humans and Beastmen within this 300-meter zone ruthlessly slashed at zombies, occasionally tossing cans of Burning Agent over the steel wall.
The zombies didn’t even attempt to climb the steel wall, but the number of undead continued to grow in front of it until their corpses formed a three-meter-high mound.
"Everyone, retreat to the second wall immediately!" Lin Yi sensed something was wrong and shouted.
The squads began retreating—except for a small group of humans, they threw fifty fuse-equipped clay pots over the steel wall and then retreated.
Just as they retreated, a Second Level mutant leapt over the steel wall, followed by another.
"Mutants are our primary target, support squads, ready the fire, we need to retreat swiftly!"
Arrows and bullets flew through the air, killing the mutants as soon as they appeared.
However... the number of mutants quickly increased by several times; brawny and agile mutants jumped over the steel wall, charging directly at the frail humans.
Most were First Level mutants, but there were a few Second Level monsters as well. Yet, they didn’t want to repeat their companions’ mistakes, so they hid behind cannon fodder.
After mutants climbed over the steel wall, they were surprised to find no humans there. The humans were behind another wall, 300 meters away from the first wall.
Mutants charged at that wall, but were met with bullets, arrows, and laser beams.
The soldiers hungrily eyed these mutants, who could bring them a lot of Experience Points.
There were several hundred mutants, everyone could gain many Experience Points, except for the Beastmen, because mutants never got the chance to enter melee range.
The Zombie General realized humans weren’t easily defeated, so he commanded the zombies to build a "live ladder" using a wall of bodies.
The zombie wave climbed over the steel wall, rapidly filling the space between the two walls.
But by the time this happened, 300 mutants had already been killed by soldiers and a few lucky Beastmen, archers exploding their heads.
The squad retreated again, but they didn’t forget to leave behind some "fiery cocktails."
Meanwhile, two other squads used the time-tested "hit and run" tactics.
The objective of these two squads was to hinder the advance of the zombie army and cause as much Damage as possible, using all available Weapons.
Under Lin Yi’s leadership, the first squad retreated from one wall to the next, finally to the fifteenth and last barricade.
"That’s it, mission accomplished! Retreat!"
The squad ran to the other side of the crater, close to the northern wall of the canyon.
Meanwhile, the zombies had climbed over the fourteenth wall and began scaling the fifteenth wall.
They quickly built a "live wall," with mutants closely following behind.
The agile mutants ran faster than humans, but they had never seen humans with doubled Agility!
When the mutants reached the fifteenth wall, north of the canyon, humans were ready.
Welcoming these "guests" with arrows, bullets, laser beams, and flames.
These "guests" were so satisfied with the warm welcome that they decided to rest here permanently...
Of course, before that, they brought the soldiers loads of Experience Points and rewards.
[Warning!]
[Large Fusion Device has been destroyed!]
[Purification procedure has been terminated!!]
This message had no impact on Lin Yi, but the zombies seemed to be encouraged by it, charging at humans with even greater ferocity.
However, the soldiers didn’t even fight anymore, they just kept retreating, occasionally firing arrows or using Skills on the enemy.
The battle finally—
spread to the first wall on the northern side of the canyon!
This time there was nowhere left to retreat.
The second and third squads clearly held the enemy better than expected, prompting them to call in civilian volunteers to jointly defend this last wall.
The battle was extraordinarily tough.
So much so that Terghai had to personally join the fight, soon the pile of zombie corpses exceeded five meters high.
The Beastman Lord, when transforming into the "Zoron’s Nightmare" form, seemed to attract zombies in some way,
Lin Yi made use of this, allowing everyone to regroup and consolidate the battle position 100 meters from the wall.
Soon afterward, the second and third squads arrived, the troops began to retreat to the Beastman’s Ark.
Terghai also returned to the formation.
He revealed his fangs and then vomited out a heap of Reward Nuts!
About a hundred or so, including seven blue Reward Eggs.
This giant Dragon Wolf, after spitting out the last reward, reverted to his Beastman form.
Lin Yi pointed to his numerous wounds and bruises and said, "Quickly recover."
"Understood!" Terghai nodded wearily and then headed towards the camp.
There, Lin Yi built a spring shower for the soldiers, so they could quickly recover their energy.
The orcs also stocked up on a large quantity of this magical liquid. The food and water in the shelter were potent, allowing the wounded to quickly get back on their feet.
Two hours later, a battle meeting began.
The orcs were equipped with radios with headphones, enabling scouts and officers to communicate efficiently. The orcs were astonished by the ability for such long-distance communication.
From the photo and video reports, the Zombie General seemed confused, not understanding what had happened.
On one hand, he won, repelling the invaders; on the other hand, he lost a large number of cannon fodder and mutants.
The zombies stood in the passage leading to the orc Ark for nearly an hour before finally returning to the city.
To be precise, they had just left and were currently on their way back to the city.
After a thorough discussion, the meeting decided to wait another hour before starting the second phase of the operation.
An hour later, a large convoy drove toward the island, then divided into three groups.
The first squad went to the center of the island as before, but this time their target was the trapped zombies.
This was the key point of the whole plan: intercept and eliminate as many cannon fodder as possible.
As before, the second and third squads drove to the southwest and southeast respectively.
They brought some trucks loaded with hedgehog barrier components to deal with infantry.
They tripled the number of hedgehog barriers, which cost Lin Yi 94,000 Coins.
But this time, the soldiers could cover an area of about three kilometers with the hedgehog barriers.
Additionally, a small portion of the hedgehog barriers was reserved for the canyon, while the rest were transported to the east and west sides.
Along the route the zombie army had taken in recent battles, several layers of hedgehog barriers were quickly installed.
Soon, a large number of zombies got stuck in the traps.
The Zombie General did not know how to rescue his troops from the unsuspecting traps.
Lin Yi took advantage of this.
Trapping the zombie horde, including cannon fodder and most First Level mutants, between two walls.
Many zombies tried to use the corpse wall tactic to escape, but when tens of thousands of zombies began trampling, hundreds of zombies were completely crushed underfoot.
While the Zombie General was contemplating, humans and orcs launched a swift and decisive attack.
Unable to receive reinforcements, the trapped zombies became easy prey for the orcs and half-orcs.
Each trap contained several thousand zombies, with thirty traps in total, fifteen to the north and fifteen to the south.
The assault squads were the cleaning teams, tasked with eliminating stragglers and collecting spoils.
With only 52,000 Coins left in the shelter’s treasury, they were ordered to meticulously scour the area for all coins.
The first squad moved from one trap to another, advancing towards the center, and gained significant rewards along the way.
Meanwhile, the support squads delivered fresh supplies and ammunition, including a large amount of combustibles and explosives.
Lin Yi hoped to engulf the entire canyon in flames if necessary...
Before long, the squad reached the central area.
About six thousand zombies and five hundred mutants gathered in the crater.
But Lin Yi did not order an attack, instead employing a bait device tactic.
This group of zombies was led by a Second Level mutant, causing all the small minions to lose control and charge straight at the bait, quickly being eliminated.
Even if ordinary zombies were not attracted by the bait, they would eventually die, though the process would be more painful.
The crystal underwent some changes.
The part previously affected by the fusion device had now turned white, although the black was slowly recovering...
After clearing the crater, the support squad moved in.
They set up a field hospital, mess hall, armory, workshop, and more.
The army planned to fight to the last man, as the Zombie General learns quickly and won’t fall for the same trick again.
The traps were quickly cleared, with the Zombie General making several attempts to rescue his troops, all to no avail.
The support squad used this time to replace damaged walls with new ones and burned the corpses.
After more preparation, Lin Yi was fully ready to welcome their "guests," having prepared a large number of "surprises" and "gifts."
[Warning!]
[Wandering Island Cleansing Program Activated!]
[Protect the large fusion device, or the program will be halted, and all hostile entities will attempt to interrupt the cleansing program. Once completed, all hostile entities will be eliminated!]
[Remaining Time: 5:35:01]
The zombie army began to move, a massive wave roaring towards humanity.
But this time, they meant business!
Scouts reported finding mutants among the small minions, most being robust mutants.
"As I said, the first wave of attack will be intense! Quick mutants may target the other two squads, while robust mutants and special mutants will focus on us.
You can freely use skills, but don’t overdo it, and most importantly, don’t get yourself caught up!
Understood?"
Lin Yi stood on the front line, saying...