Chapter 39

Roger led a group of people in quickly loading the energy crystals.

On the other side, Fang Tian and Wu Yan were busy in the entire energy room.

They took out devices that resembled timers and placed them in every corner of the energy room according to a certain pattern.

Then they took out the bullets for the hand cannons and connected them to these "timers."

Seeing this, Lin Xinghai roughly understood that they were probably making bombs.

When the energy room was filled with about 100 hand cannon bullets, Lin Xinghai felt a tingling sensation on his scalp.

These hand cannon bullets, though small in size, had the power equivalent to 20th-century howitzers. If 100 howitzers were detonated simultaneously, their power would not be less than that of a medium-sized missile.

Finally, Fang Tian solemnly took out an oval metal ball from his backpack.

After pressing the activation button, the metal ball quickly extended mechanical legs and stood up, resembling a metal spider.

The abdomen of this metal spider flashed with red light, and as the red light flickered, the timers distributed throughout the energy room also began to flash red.

Soon, all the red lights flickered at the same frequency.

"Calibrated! One Type I spider bomb, combined with so many hand cannon bullets, should be enough to give that mutated zombie a hard time." Fang Tian finally let out a sigh of relief.

"If it's not very alert and doesn't escape the energy room in time, we might be able to kill it." Wu Yan added.

In the mercenary group, Roger was a part-time hacker, while Wu Yan was a part-time bomb expert.

"Let's go quickly! I have a bad feeling." Xu Haishui, who was standing nearby, spoke up. He immediately activated his werewolf ability, picked up two folding boxes, and walked out.

Roger quickly put his tools back into his combat backpack and also picked up two folding boxes.

Lin Xinghai originally wanted to help carry a folding box, but he found it was not light at all.

Actually, a simple calculation would show that the entire energy crystal weighed 1.5348 tons, equivalent to 3069.6 pounds. Even if it was cut into eight pieces, each piece would still weigh 383.7 pounds.

With Lin Xinghai's 21 points of strength, he could lift it, but it was very strenuous and greatly affected his speed.

Of course, Fang Tian didn't choose him to carry the boxes; he had other roles. In the end, Lin Xinghai didn't carry a box, and neither did Fang Tian himself.

The former was because of insufficient strength, and the latter was to maintain the best combat readiness.

After leaving the energy room, the team immediately jogged back the way they came.

Of course, what they called jogging was a full sprint for ordinary people.

At this speed, and with the path mostly cleared of zombies, it would take no more than two minutes to get out.

Sometimes two minutes can be very short, not even enough for a few words of conversation, but sometimes it can be incredibly long, long enough to decide life and death.

Just 20 seconds after they left the energy room, a shrill alarm sounded from Wu Yan's combat backpack.

His backpack contained a small zombie detector, which, due to the influence of the energy crystals, had been useless until now.

But now that the energy crystals had stabilized and were no longer emitting an energy field, the zombie detector began to function.

Hearing the alarm, everyone's faces changed. Different alarm sounds from the zombie detector indicated different types of zombies.

Even Lin Xinghai, a rookie on his first mission, remembered the special alarm sound clearly.

Because this was the alarm sound that only appeared when a mutated zombie was present!

"The detection range of this small zombie detector is only 300 meters." Wu Yan's voice trembled as he spoke.

300 meters, with the terrifying speed of a mutated zombie, was an extremely close distance.

If they hadn't left a backup plan, they might as well have been sentenced to death.

At this moment, no one needed to be told; everyone started running as fast as they could.

Boom!

They had only run a few dozen meters when a deafening explosion sounded behind them, and the ground shook violently.

Lin Xinghai glanced back, and his pupils constricted. The entire corridor showed signs of collapse, and a powerful shockwave mixed with flames was rapidly sweeping toward them.

"Quick, quick, quick, the stairs are just ahead." Fang Tian shouted, turning around to help the two members at the back of the team carry the folding boxes.

At this moment, Lin Xinghai also activated his speed ability without hesitation.

He didn't have the strength to help carry the boxes, so he dashed to the front of the team, kicked open the fire door, and saved the team some time opening the door.

Fortunately, they were not far from the stairs. Just before the shockwave hit, they barely made it to the -2nd floor.

"The explosives might have been a bit too much." Wu Yan chuckled awkwardly.

If they had run a bit slower, something could have really gone wrong.

Moreover, the ground was still shaking, and the collapse was continuing. If they didn't get out in time, they might really be buried.

"Not too much, the mutated zombie is still alive." Fang Tian said, continuing to lead the team forward. The zombie detector in Wu Yan's combat backpack was still sounding the alarm!

At this point, many zombies on the -2nd floor were disturbed and began to wander out. Fang Tian had already returned the folding boxes to the two team members and was clearing the path with a large sword.

He also used the wrist-mounted computer to request assistance from Shen Han, who was waiting above.

At this moment, Lin Xinghai's marksmanship finally came in handy. He continuously fired, helping Fang Tian kill the wandering zombies, allowing the team to maintain a high speed.

But no one's face showed any sign of relief, as they all felt a cold chill on their backs.

The stronger one's perception, the more intense this feeling became.

"Why does it seem completely unharmed, with no decrease in speed? 200 meters, 180 meters, 150 meters, 130 meters..."

Lin Xinghai turned back, and Wu Yan had taken out the small zombie detector from his combat backpack. Each number he called out was like a death knell.

When they reached the stairs on the -2nd floor, the mutated zombie was only 110 meters away.

At this moment, a hint of despair rose in Lin Xinghai's eyes. With the speed of the mutated zombie, it was uncertain if they could even make it back to the 1st floor, let alone escape the Star Shield shelter.

What made Lin Xinghai even more desperate was that when they passed through the stairs to the -1st floor, the remaining zombies in the assembly workshop had, for some reason, gathered at the stairwell.

This was adding insult to injury!

"Jump up with me, we still have time!" Fang Tian said, leaping onto the support frame connected to the spaceship, then using it to jump up and crash into the alloy ceiling above.

Lin Xinghai was initially stunned, but soon he saw that Fang Tian's entire body was enveloped in black light.

It was the ability: Sky Splitter!

Sss!

A sound like a hot knife slicing through butter rang out. The hard alloy ceiling, upon touching the black light, immediately turned to powder.

In this way, Fang Tian used his ability to forcibly create a path, jumping directly to the 1st floor.

He also opened a path to survival for the other team members.

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Many readers are calling for more updates, and I will add an extra chapter tonight.

It's not that I don't want to write more, but it's a matter of personal capability.

I am a slow typist, and under normal circumstances, it takes me three hours to write and edit a chapter.

In addition, my daughter is only four months old, and I need to help take care of her. There are many miscellaneous tasks, like feeding, changing diapers, boiling water, and sterilizing bottles.

These tasks, though quick, are very tedious. When I'm writing and get called to help, my train of thought is interrupted, and the emotions I've built up are lost.

This feeling is really frustrating and causes the time it takes to write a chapter to extend indefinitely.

So, please understand. I also want to write more and get the book published sooner to earn some income.