Chapter 51: Better Equipment
The machete itself has high damage, and there was added damage from the skill as well as the extra attack from the whetstone.
One slash could easily kill a zombie.
The success rate of the 'dismemberment effect' was much higher than Fang Heng had expected, with almost two-thirds of the probability being triggered.
In addition, Fang Heng had a perceptive ability that was as high as 15 points and this was twice as high as an ordinary player. It was enough to predict the enemy's movements.
Fang Heng felt like he was playing a lawn mowing game.
Although it was exhilarating, the continuous use of the machete also increased the consumption rate of the vitality points.
Fang Heng tried to adapt to the attack of the machete and slowed down the pace of his attacks.
Hao Zhou led the team across two street corners quickly as more and more zombies were gathering toward them.
The team was still moving at a high speed, but the pressure on them was increasing and their speed was starting to slow down.
"Be careful!!"
Hao Zhou suddenly realized that there was a fast-approaching shadow on the right side of his line of sight.
Fang Heng also sensed an early warning.
He turned his head to look.
A mutated zombie suddenly rushed out from the shop on the right side, directly pouncing towards Kun Ta.
"Shoo!!"
Kun Ta threw a punch.
The mutated zombie nimbly moved to the side to avoid the punch.
"It's an agile mutated zombie!"
"Bang…"
The mutated zombie stomped heavily on the ground and jumped towards Sister Li, who was in the middle of the team.
It was extremely fast. While it was still in the air, it had already raised its sharp claws high.
Fang Heng's agility attribute was now as high as 9.8, so he could catch the movements of the mutated zombie.
Just as he was about to switch to a shotgun to shoot the mutated zombie, Fang Heng suddenly sensed something and turned his head to look at Hao Zhou.
The veins on Hao Zhou's neck bulged as he shouted.
"Bind!"
Hao Zhou covered his forehead with one hand and pointed at the mutated zombie with the other, his face showing extreme pain.
It was a mental shock!
It was Hao Zhou's special skill!
The mutated zombie in the air instantly stiffened, and it fell from the sky in the same posture as it was about to attack a second ago.
"Leave it to me!"
Fang Heng shouted and quickly put the shotgun back into his backpack. He strode forward and swung his machete.
The machete slashed forward.
"Chi!"
A slash.
The mutated zombie's head flew up.
[Hint: Your attack has a 'dismemberment' effect.]
[Hint: You have killed the mutated zombie-agility enhancement. You have gained 23 survival points.]
Fang Heng raised his hand and absorbed a complete evolution crystal left behind by the mutated zombie into his palm.
Hehe! He successfully stole from the zombie!
Fang Heng noticed that the others were looking at him, so he put away his machete and said expressionlessly, "It's just so-so."
He killed a mutated zombie in one swift move. This move shocked Fang Heng's teammates.
Most of the ordinary players would run as far as they could when they encountered a mutated zombie.
Now, this mutated zombie had been killed by Fang Heng in just one move…
It was a disgrace to the mutated zombies…
However, when they thought of the special attributes of the machete, they acknowledged its power.
He was lucky to trigger the 'dismemberment' effect to create such a terrifying effect from the instant kill.
The appearance of the mutated zombies made the team more careful.
However, as they gradually entered the town, more and more zombies surrounded them.
The team seemed to have gradually fallen into a stalemate, and their speed became slower and slower.
Amidst the chaotic battle, Kun Ta kicked the attacking zombie on the right.
According to his plan, this kick would be able to repel the zombie, and then he would use his punch to blow its heads off!
However, Kun Ta didn't expect that this kick of his felt like a kick on an iron plate.
The zombie didn't retreat. Instead, it violently rebounded and its body started swaying backwards involuntarily.
That was bad! It's a mutated zombie!
It was a mutated zombie that enhanced power direction!
Kun Ta broke out in cold sweat and quickly adjusted his body's balance.
He did a quick mental calculation on how to deal with the situation in front of him.
He was going to suffer!
Seeing the mutated zombie's claw coming at him, Kun Ta was suddenly pulled to the side by a hand.
"Let me do it!"
Fang Heng keenly sensed the mutated zombie mixed in with the ordinary zombies. He pulled Kun Ta away and directly switched to the shotgun.
"Boom!!"
A gunshot was heard.
The mutated zombie was hit by the shotgun at close range. Its body swayed and it took a few steps back. After the hit, the zombie had a double negative status of stiffness and bleeding.
"Wow, it's quite hard…"
Fang Heng raised the shotgun with one hand, completely ignoring the powerful recoil of the shotgun. He took another step forward.
He pulled the trigger.
"Boom!"
The mutated zombie was blown away and exploded into bloody pieces.
[Hint: You used the shotgun to kill the mutated zombie-strength enhancement. You have gained gun mastery experience points +30. You have gained 29 survival points.]
The gunshots attracted everyone's attention.
Everyone subconsciously turned to look at the big killer weapon in Fang Heng's hand.
Shotgun?
It really was a shotgun!!
Envious! Envious!
He actually had a shotgun, a luxury item that only appeared in the middle and later stages of the game?
After all this time, he was actually a rich player!
Now they knew that Fang Heng was being modest when he said that his equipment was not bad!
How long had it been since the game started? Was it possible to find a second shotgun from a survivor?
No way.
"Quick! Don't just stand there!"
Hao Zhou shouted to get everyone's attention.
The gunshots attracted more zombies nearby.
For a moment, the team realized that they were surrounded by zombies.
Seeing that the road ahead was almost blocked by zombies, Hao Zhou shouted, "Sister Li, open the barrier!"
Buzz..
A pale white barrier appeared and covered the players.
In an instant, the zombies outside the white barrier quietened down.
They were not able to sense Fang Heng and the others, so they had no way to attack and quietly stayed where they were.
They quickly cleaned up the remaining zombies inside the barrier.
Kun Ta came up to thank them.
Thank you, Fang Heng. If it weren't for you, I would have been in trouble."
"You're welcome. We're teammates. It's our duty."
Hao Zhou quickly identified the location of the Community Hospital, then waved his hand and said, "Let's go! Over there, follow us!"
The perceptive protection barrier was activated as Sister Li moved. They only needed to get rid of the zombies inside the barrier.
With the help of Sister Li's barrier, the team's speed increased once again.
Only a talent like Sister Li was worthy of being an S-rank!
Fang Heng was secretly praising her in his heart. He raised his machete and followed the team to continue killing zombies.
In less than five minutes, the group arrived in front of the Community Hospital.
The windows of the entire community hospital had been nailed shut by wooden planks. Iron gates had been lowered outside the glass doors of the entrance, and several layers of wooden planks had been reinforced.
For a time, the crowd actually couldn't find the entrance to the Community Hospital.
Kun Ba and Kun Ta both looked at Hao Zhou at the same time, seeking his opinion.
Hao Zhou also didn't expect that all the doors of the hospital had been sealed shut, and his brows were tightly furrowed.
"I'll do it! Follow me."
Fang Heng saw that Hao Zhou was still hesitating, so he called out to the team and quickly walked to a window on the first floor that had been sealed shut with wooden planks.
He raised his shotgun and pulled the trigger.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
He used brute force to break in!
With three shots, the wooden planks and glass on the outer layer of the window were shattered, revealing an entrance.
God!
Tycoon!
An ordinary bullet from a shotgun would be sold for 100 survival points in the apocalypse merchant camp.
With these three shots, 300 survival points would be gone!
Everyone had a clearer evaluation of Fang Heng's so-called 'better equipment', and at the same time, they silently gave him a thumbs up in their hearts.
In the apocalypse, it was really lucky to meet a teammate like Fang Heng!
Chapter 52: Exploring Alone
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Fang Heng had already upgraded the apocalypse merchant to an extremely high level. Therefore, he had the highest discount. He only needed 31 survival points to buy a shotgun bullet.
"Quick!"
The crowd filed in climbed through the window and sneaked into the hospital.
As soon as they stepped into the hospital, Fang Heng immediately turned on his portable flashlight and quickly illuminated every corner of the room.
This was a normal examination room.
Kun Ba and Kun Ta quickly cleaned up the remaining zombies in the room, then opened the door and entered the corridor outside the examination room to clean up the zombies in the corridor.
Hao Zhou took out a wooden plank, re-sealed and reinforced the window entrance that was destroyed when the team had broken in.
After a moment, Kun Ba and Kun Ta cleaned up the corridor outside the room and returned.
"We have confirmed that it's safe."
Sister Li immediately deactivated the barrier.
She took out a can of Red Bull drink from her backpack to speed up the recovery of her mental strength and gulped it down.
"The consumption of mental strength is less than expected. It will take about one and a half hours to fully recover mental strength."
Hao Zhou nodded.
"Okay, everyone, let's take a rest first."
They successfully entered the Community Hospital. The first phase of the mission had been completed.
Overall, they managed to enter the hospital unscathed.
Hao Zhou locked the door of the examination room and raised his hand to light a bonfire.
Everyone sat around the bonfire and started eating to replenish the energy that was depleted earlier on.
Under such circumstances, Fang Heng still tried to be steady.
He didn't choose to show off his speciality which was barbecue.
After all, there was a chance that zombies could smell the scent and track them.
There was no need to invite trouble to himself.
He still had the half-pack of Oreo cookies left from before.
Along with chocolate milk.
Fang Heng ate while thinking about what to do next.
What the team needed to do next was to find the backup generator set on the first floor and blow it up.
Of course, he had more important things to do.
Fang Heng took another look at the mission description.
Mission name: Find the T-virus serum.
Mission description: Find the T-virus serum and hand it over to apocalypse merchant Vettel (you can find the T-virus serum in the director's office on the third floor of the Community Hospital in Hope Town, or you can find the T-virus serum in other ways).
Hint: As time passes, the antivirus serum in Hope Town may be taken away or destroyed by the survivors in advance.
The T-virus serum was hidden on the third floor.
He had to go to the third floor to take a look first.
Considering that blowing up the generator set would cause noise and attract zombies, Hao Zhou would probably choose to blow up the generator set after Sister Li had fully recovered.
Therefore, he still had one and a half hours of free time.
While Fang Heng was thinking, he heard Hao Zhou clap his hands.
"The plan is like this. First, we find the location of the generator set, occupy the room where the generator set is located and ensure the safety of the generator room and the surrounding environment."
"In one and a half hours, we will set up the explosives and retreat quickly."
Hao Zhou gave a rough outline for the execution of the operation.
No one had any objections to it.
Only Fang Heng had another motive. He still wanted to go to the third floor to complete the mission.
"Don't you think this mission is a little strange?"
When they heard this, they all looked up at Fang Heng at the same time.
"Especially Old Black. He's also very strange."
As Fang Heng spoke, he stood up and walked to the entrance of the room. He tried to press the light switch in the room.
"The backup power supply here is also not effective. Why do we need to waste so much effort to blow up the generator set?"
Hao Zhou and the others fell silent for a moment.
They also had doubts about this mission.
But this was the mission provided by the employer.
They didn't ask the employer the reason for the mission. They only cared about what they could get after the mission is completed.
This was the professional ethics of a mercenary.
Hao Zhou pondered for a moment and said, "It's indeed a little strange, but it has nothing to do with us. We just need to complete the mission."
"You're right, but I have a bad feeling about it."
Fang Heng shrugged and said, "I'll go around again later to clear out some possible dangers. You guys follow the plan. I'll go back to the generator room to look for you all once I am done."
Hao Zhou frowned.
It was a big taboo to split up.
But on second thought, the risk that Fang Heng mentioned did exist.
He didn't trust this mission and vaguely felt that it was a little strange.
The most important thing was…
Fang Heng had shown his strength and proved himself during this mission.
He already had a say in the team.
Moreover, with Fang Heng's strength, even if he encountered mutated zombies, he could still protect himself.
"I don't support your actions, but if you insist, I won't stop you."
After thinking for a while, Hao Zhou agreed to Fang Heng's solo operation.
"Be careful. If you still don't come back in an hour and a half, we'll choose to minimise the risk and abandon you for the sake of the mission. We won't take the risk to look for you."
"Hahaha." Fang Heng laughed and patted Hao Zhou's shoulder. "Although it sounds cold, I understand. I'll rush back."
"Okay, be careful."
Hao Zhou nodded.
"Add me as a friend. If you encounter any problems, contact me through the emergency communication channel of the survival radio."
"Okay."
Fang Heng quickly added Hao Zhou as a friend and left the examination room.
The Community Hospital was very big.
Fang Heng pulled out his machete and carefully searched the stairway leading to the second floor.
He looked at the resurrection time of the zombie clones.
It was really unfortunate.
There was only one hour and 40 minutes left.
At that time, his zombie clones would automatically resurrect in the surroundings.
He couldn't stop it!
If everything went smoothly, he would be running away from Hope Town at that time.
"It would be great if the resurrection time of the zombie clones could be controlled."
Fang Heng muttered in a low voice, then suddenly stopped.
The danger perception skill was activated again. He sensed a slight danger coming from the corner.
It was a zombie!
"Chi!"
He raised his hand and slashed.
The zombie hiding in the corner had its neck cut off by Fang Heng.
Its head was cut off, and it flew up.
It landed on the ground with a thud.
Fang Heng walked around the corner and saw the stairway.
He went straight to the third floor.
He cleaned up all the zombies along the way. At the same time, he looked at the words on the door plate.
"Storage room."
"Lounge."
"Living room."
"Clothes room…"
"Dean's room."
Found it.
Fang Heng tried to push the door.
The door was locked.
"Click."
Fang Heng took out a shotgun, pulled the bolt and aimed at the door lock.
"Bang!"
A gunshot was heard, and a big hole was created in the door lock by the shotgun.
"Wu…"
Hearing the gunshot, the zombies in the dean's office immediately surrounded Fang Heng.
Fang Heng pushed the wooden door open with a loud bang and used his machete t
slash the zombies.
"Chi! Chi!"
[Hint: Your attack has caused the 'dismemberment' effect.]
[Hint: You have killed a zombie. You have gained 2 survival points.]
[Hint: Your attack has caused the 'dismemberment' effect.]
[Hint: You have killed a zombie.. You have gained 2 survival points.]