Chapter 41

Mutated zombies, including this blood demon, have one characteristic: their large size.

This blood demon is as large as a mecha. At this moment, Fang Tian and Shen Han are operating the mechas, engaging in an intense battle with the blood demon.

However, although the battle is intense, it is not particularly fierce.

Fang Tian, controlling the Sky Splitter mecha, swung his massive blade in a vertical slash, creating a five-meter-long wound on the blood demon's body.

However, this wound quickly healed.

It can be described as "cutting water with a sword only makes it flow more."

Whether using cold weapons or firearms, attacking the blood demon has little effect.

To some extent, the research institute has not even concluded whether this blood demon is a living being.

The only thing to be grateful for is that the blood demon's offensive power is quite weak; at least it is being suppressed by the two mechas now.

But everyone knows that this is not a viable strategy. It's impossible to keep fighting this blood demon indefinitely, especially since they are in the densely populated city center.

If they continue, they will attract more and more zombies, and the worst-case scenario is that other mutated zombies might be drawn in.

At that point, they will truly be in danger.

Besides the unpredictable risks, the energy supply of the mechas is also a major issue.

Under normal circumstances, a mecha can operate for at least 10 hours after a single energy refill.

However, such high-intensity battles consume energy at a rate far beyond the norm, lasting only about half an hour.

Even if they choose to fight while retreating, they probably won't be able to leave the city center, let alone escape from Tianshan City.

Lin Xinghai used the Detection Skill on the blood demon.

Name: Blood Demon

Constitution: 532 points

Strength: 459 points

Speed: 638 points

Note: A peculiar elemental creature.

"Is this blood demon really invincible?" Lin Xinghai looked at the information on the system panel and asked Roger beside him.

"Basically, it's invincible, so when we encounter it, we can only try to escape." Roger's forehead was furrowed.

"Basically?" Lin Xinghai immediately caught the key point and said, "So there is a way to kill it. What is it?"

"The blood demon is completely immune to physical attacks. If it's an energy attack, it will have some effect, though not much."

"Did you see when the team leader used the Sky Splitter ability to split the blood demon in half? The wound emitted a mist of blood. This is due to the energy impact."

"If we had a fire-type ability user, it would be best. Fire causes the most damage to this blood demon. If we could evaporate all the blood that makes up the blood demon, it would die." Roger sighed.

But Lin Xinghai's eyes lit up, "Fire! Would incendiary rounds work?"

"No." Roger shook his head.

However, before he could finish speaking, Lin Xinghai had already switched to incendiary rounds and fired a shot.

With Lin Xinghai's marksmanship, he could easily hit the target even from a distance of over 300 meters.

The blood demon's defense seemed weak; Fang Tian could easily create a wound several meters long with a single slash.

But that was thanks to the mecha's power.

When the incendiary round hit the blood demon, it only penetrated five centimeters before getting stuck.

Of course, the incendiary round's power lies not in its physical impact but in the overwhelming flames it produces.

Boom!

A massive fireball instantly appeared, enveloping the entire blood demon.

The blood demon is indeed afraid of fire. It let out an angry roar when enveloped by the flames.

But that was all.

As the blood in the blood demon's body flowed, the flames covering it fell off like water, and the incendiary round was quickly expelled from its body.

The incendiary round fell to the ground, still spewing flames, but the blood demon had already moved away.

The entire process lasted less than a second, and the threat to the blood demon, while not nonexistent, was negligible.

Roger, as if he had anticipated this, said solemnly, "This is the blood demon's abnormality. The chemicals from the incendiary round cannot adhere to its body."

"Only a fire-type ability user can continuously control the flames to burn it, causing sufficient damage."

However, Lin Xinghai did not give up. He frowned and thought, feeling that there must be a way.

At this moment, Fang Tian and Shen Han were also intensely discussing over the communication channel how to leave.

Fang Tian: "We can't keep this up. You immediately take the other mercenaries and retreat. I will find a way to hold off this blood demon."

Shen Han: "You can hold off the blood demon, but how will you escape afterward?"

Fang Tian: "I will find a way."

Shen Han: "What way? Your mecha's remaining energy is probably only 60% now!"

Fang Tian: "Even without the mecha, my chances of survival are the highest. We can't all just wait to die!"

Shen Han: "No, I will stay behind. They can retreat first."

Fang Tian: "Without the mecha, how will the other members leave Tianshan City?"

Shen Han: "I will unbind the mecha and have someone else drive it. I will stay behind."

Fang Tian: "…"

The conversation in the communication channel could also be heard by the mercenaries in the multi-functional off-road vehicle. They fell silent, unsure of what to do.

Moreover, if the Sky Splitter Mercenary Group lost Fang Tian, would it still be the Sky Splitter Mercenary Group?

It would likely either dissolve or be absorbed by another mercenary group.

Lin Xinghai did not pay attention to the conversation. His eyes were fixed on the distant battlefield.

One idea after another formed in his mind, only to be rejected.

Suddenly, a new idea emerged.

Although it seemed a bit absurd, it might not be impossible.

Of course, he needed to verify something first.

Lin Xinghai quickly loaded an armor-piercing round into the magazine and fired.

Bang!

The bullet hit the blood demon's body, but of course, it did not cause any substantial damage.

However, what Lin Xinghai was concerned about was the final position where the armor-piercing round stopped.

It penetrated one meter into the blood demon's body.

But as the blood in the demon's body flowed outward, the armor-piercing round was quickly expelled, taking only five seconds to be pushed out.

Such a healing ability would make any ordinary person despair, but Lin Xinghai's eyes grew brighter.

Shooting an armor-piercing round one meter into the blood demon's body, of course, had no effect.

But what if he used an incendiary round instead?

An incendiary round exploding inside the body and burning for five seconds would cause damage several times, even dozens of times, greater than the previous incendiary round.