Chapter 20

After the armored vehicle had escaped the danger, it began to slow down and eventually stopped about 5 kilometers away from the hellish tornado.

Even from this distance, the terrifying hurricane could be felt, with stones the size of washbasins being swept up and blown towards the tornado.

However, the hellish tornado appeared and disappeared just as quickly. After only 3 minutes, it visibly dissipated.

Countless mud, sand, and rocks that had been swept up into the sky now fell like hail.

Even though the convoy was 5 kilometers away, it still suffered from the attacks of mud, sand, and rocks.

Even the armored vehicle was hit by a boulder weighing over a hundred pounds, which made Lin Xinghai once again feel the terrifying power of nature.

If not for the protection of the armored vehicle, even if he hadn't been swept up into the sky by the tornado, the indiscriminate area attack when the tornado dissipated would have been unbearable.

"Everyone, get out and inspect the vehicles." After the sand and rock attacks ended, Roger gave the order.

Lin Xinghai also jumped out of the vehicle and noticed that the people from the other vehicles had also come out, clearly following a standard procedure.

There wasn't much to inspect on the armored vehicle. This thing wasn't made of tin, but of high-strength alloy, so even a boulder weighing over a hundred pounds wouldn't cause much damage.

Even the two multi-functional off-road vehicles could withstand this attack.

So, the main inspections were in two areas.

First was the engine. Given the situation just now, the vehicles had been running at full load. If the engine wasn't inspected and maintained, there could be problems later.

The second area was the rocket thrusters. Lin Xinghai counted and found that there were actually 16 rocket thrusters distributed on the rear half of the armored vehicle.

No wonder it could accelerate to near-flight speed in just a few seconds, despite weighing 50 tons.

In addition to the basic inspection, the most important task was to refill the energy source for the rocket thrusters.

The energy source used by the rocket thrusters wasn't conventional fuel or nitrous oxide, but a type of energy crystal.

From the pained look on Roger's face, it was clear that this thing was very expensive.

"Is the energy crystal we're looking for on this mission similar to this?" Lin Xinghai asked.

"Pretty much, but this is a secondarily compressed energy crystal, which is even more expensive. Refilling the energy crystals will cost about 3,000 points in total," Roger said, still pained.

Lin Xinghai was also taken aback. According to his understanding, a regular first-tier mercenary group, after deducting various expenses, could only accumulate about this many points from a single mission.

After half an hour of inspection, the convoy set off again.

The rest of the journey was uneventful, and they soon entered the suburban area of Tianshan City.

What they saw were either dilapidated houses or vast ruins.

The Great Disaster had lasted for 20 years, and any buildings that remained were proof of their sturdiness.

At the same time, the zombie detectors on the vehicles kept sounding alarms.

At first, only one or two zombies appeared on the detectors.

But as the vehicles continued to move forward, the number of zombies rapidly increased, quickly surpassing 10, then 20, and 30.

These zombies were initially scattered, but as the convoy's noise increased, they began to gather.

What surprised Lin Xinghai even more was that almost half of the red dots on the detector were deep red, indicating mid-level zombies!

This suggested that the zombies here were much more dangerous than those outside.

Looking at the continuously increasing red dots on the zombie detector, Lin Xinghai couldn't help but swallow hard.

Continuing deeper, he didn't know what to expect, but even the zombies that had appeared so far were beyond the capabilities of their first squad.

Especially the mid-level zombies, which had significant killing power in close combat.

Fortunately, the Sky Split Mercenary Group didn't proceed in the same way as before.

The two multi-functional off-road vehicles, which had been lagging behind, now moved to the front of the convoy and drove side by side.

On the roof of each vehicle, a mercenary had taken a shooting position, and the "heavy machine guns" mounted on the roof had been activated.

The term "activated" might sound strange, but it was true.

The barrels of the two heavy machine guns extended, and the entire weapon, starting from the base, was enveloped in a blue glow.

Lin Xinghai had the impression that there were electrical sparks flowing from the muzzles.

After activation, the heavy machine guns looked even more cool and powerful, almost not like heavy machine guns at all.

Of course, no one said they were heavy machine guns; that was just Lin Xinghai's first impression.

At this moment, Roger came over and began to explain the upcoming tactics: "Using the two electromagnetic railguns to form a crossfire, as long as there's enough energy and ammunition, even a thousand zombies charging head-on can be quickly eliminated."

Lin Xinghai inwardly smiled bitterly. The so-called heavy machine guns were indeed just his guess.

Roger, of course, didn't know what Lin Xinghai was thinking, so he continued: "The second and third squads will provide support in the middle, dealing with zombies on both sides and handling any sudden situations."

"Strictly speaking, it's the 'Sky Split' and 'Frost Heaven' mechs that will handle these tasks."

As Roger spoke, the two armored vehicles behind them had already overtaken and moved to the middle of the convoy, with the hatches on their roofs slowly opening.

Fang Tian and Shen Han, the two strongest fighters, had already entered their mechs and were in standby mode, ready to deploy at any time.

"Then our job is to cover the rear?" Lin Xinghai looked at the vehicles that had originally been in the lead, now at the rear, and felt a bit uncomfortable.

Of course, whether he felt comfortable or not was secondary. What really bothered him was that if they proceeded with this tactic, they wouldn't stop to collect energy crystals at all!

What about his blood qi power? He had planned to make a big haul!

"Right, covering the rear is relatively easier and can be considered a form of rest for us."

"Of course, you won't be able to rest. With so many zombies as targets, this is an excellent place to practice your shooting. You must seize this opportunity and try to improve your shooting skills as quickly as possible," Roger said.