Chapter 16

Fang Tianhe's praise left many people puzzled, after all, only a few knew about Lin Xinghai's special constitution.

However, Fang Tianhe's praise undoubtedly sent a signal to all the members of the mercenary group.

He had high hopes for Lin Xinghai!

Seeing this, Luo Jie was happy for Lin Xinghai and began to introduce the others one by one.

"This is our beautiful deputy leader, Shen Han."

"This is the captain of the second team, Wu Yan."

"This is the captain of the third team, Xu Haishui."

Under Luo Jie's introduction, Lin Xinghai greeted each of them.

Deputy leader Shen Han was indeed a beauty, her appearance not inferior to Liu Miaomiao.

However, her entire demeanor was very cold, completely off-limits to strangers. She merely nodded to Lin Xinghai as a greeting.

Captain Wu Yan of the second team was also a burly man, even more robust than Fang Tianhe, standing there like a small mountain.

As for Captain Xu Haishui of the third team, he didn't look particularly special. If there was anything, it would be his eyes, which were like those of a wolf.

"This mission is a bit rushed. Since everyone is here, let's set off now!" Fang Tianhe said, using his wrist-mounted computer to control the humanoid mech he named "Lietian," and crouched to sit inside one of the armored vehicles.

Shen Han also used her wrist-mounted computer to control another ice-blue mech named "Tianshuang," and entered another armored vehicle.

The other mercenaries quickly gathered and, under the lead of their captains, also entered the armored vehicles.

Lin Xinghai was temporarily assigned to Luo Jie's first squad and sat in the first armored vehicle with Luo Jie.

The first squad's overall strength was slightly stronger than the other two squads, so they had a bit of privilege.

For example, the armored vehicle they were riding in did not have a mech, so it was relatively spacious.

After entering the armored vehicle, Luo Jie introduced Lin Xinghai to his team members.

When Luo Jie mentioned that Lin Xinghai's genetic rating was B-level, all the members showed a hint of envy.

"It looks like our Lietian Mercenary Group will soon have another expert," Deputy Captain Xu Hao couldn't help but praise.

"That's for the future. For now, I still need everyone's help!" Lin Xinghai was quite polite.

All the members in the vehicle were at least gene-optimized, and he would rely on them to protect him during this mission. Therefore, he couldn't afford to be impolite.

Lin Xinghai's attitude was gentle, and he showed no arrogance despite his high talent. The members' attitudes immediately became more enthusiastic, and many of them took the initiative to start conversations with Lin Xinghai.

Faced with this situation, Lin Xinghai naturally welcomed everyone, chatting with them while subtly gathering various information.

He soon learned that a B-level genetic rating was indeed quite rare, with only the leader and deputy leader of the mercenary group reaching it.

Even a C-level genetic rating was considered excellent, and most mercenaries had a D-level rating.

As they chatted, the convoy started, and they left the Star Shield Shelter via an elevator.

However, once they left the shelter, Lin Xinghai noticed the atmosphere in the vehicle quickly changed. Everyone gradually stopped talking and became more serious.

Some observed the outside through the observation windows, while others polished their weapons.

"Come, let me equip you." Luo Jie spoke, approaching the wall near the front of the vehicle, opening a hidden compartment, and performing an iris scan. The wall slowly opened, revealing a weapons rack.

The top of the weapons rack displayed a row of various cold weapons, the middle section had various types of firearms, and the bottom had combat suits.

"According to your size, this 75-size suit should fit you." Luo Jie picked up a new combat suit and handed it to him.

Lin Xinghai took it and found the combat suit to be very light but extremely durable. He tried to tear it with his 20 points of strength, but it didn't budge.

"The combat suit is made of special fabric, capable of withstanding the claws and bites of ordinary zombies. However, it will still be damaged if attacked too many times, and it offers little protection against blunt force trauma."

"Also, you must always carry this." Luo Jie said, tossing a syringe containing a red liquid to Lin Xinghai.

"What is this?" Lin Xinghai asked.

"Antitoxin serum. If you are scratched or bitten by a zombie, you must inject it within 10 minutes, or you will also turn into a zombie."

"By the way, the antitoxin serum is only effective for one hour. After the effect wears off, you will still be infected if bitten. If you're unlucky, you might need to inject it several times during a day's mission."

"The first bottle of antitoxin serum is free. If you need more, you'll have to spend points to buy them, 100 points per bottle." Luo Jie said.

"Got it." Lin Xinghai agreed, quickly putting on the combat suit and securing the antitoxin serum close to his body, as it was a matter of life and death.

"As for weapons, what do you prefer? Choose one cold weapon and one firearm." Luo Jie pointed to the weapons on the rack.

Lin Xinghai's eyes naturally fell on the firearms first. There were three types of firearms here: pistols, rifles, and sniper rifles.

Although Lin Xinghai had his own ideas, he felt it was best to seek the opinion of a professional.

"Brother Jie, what kind of firearm do you think would be suitable for me?" Lin Xinghai humbly asked.

"You're quite clever, aren't you? When you need help, it's Brother Jie, and when you don't, it's Old Luo." Luo Jie teased before answering, "Actually, the best way to choose a weapon is based on your attributes."

"For example, if you are a strength-type gene-optimized individual, you should choose large weapons like a broadsword or a great axe to leverage your advantages."

"In such a case, a compact and powerful pistol would be a good choice for a firearm, easy to carry and with great firepower." Luo Jie pointed to a pistol.

"Wait, you call this a hand cannon?" Lin Xinghai couldn't help but interrupt.

Although the pistol's barrel was more than twice the size of a regular pistol, it was still far from being a hand cannon!