Chapter 345: Raid
Returning to Edge Creek Town, Fang Heng received cheers like the return of a hero.
The Scavenger Army's NPCs were abnormally excited. One by one, they surrounded the truck and counted the weapons and materials Fang Heng had collected.
"Hahaha! Fang Heng! I knew you could do it!"
Roche praised Fang Heng. He patted Fang Heng's shoulder, "These weapons and equipment would be of great help to me. With them, our attack can be brought forward."
"Have a good rest, Fang Heng. If everything goes well, we will launch an attack tomorrow afternoon. When that time comes, I will assign you a combat team. We will attack separately and catch them off guard!"
[Hint: You have completed the mission-acquire weapons. Based on the value of the weapons submitted, you have received 7700 survival points and 59,000 points. Your level in the Scavenger Army has been upgraded to Level 4 (Tier 1 elite member).]
[Hint: Roche's favorability rating for you has increased significantly.]
[Hint: Roche has invited you to participate in the raid of the regional shelter tomorrow afternoon. Refusing to participate in the mission will result in a decrease in your friendship with Roche.]
Fang Heng glanced at the game hint.
To exchange for the divine potion, his level in the Scavenger Army needed to reach Level 6.
He was still lacking 2 levels.
If everything went smoothly, he would probably complete the regional raid mission tomorrow afternoon.
Anyway, the Dragon Country Guild still had a few shelters nearby. If it was not enough, he could just go there and farm for a while more.
It would not be a problem to complete the mission within 24 hours.
Fang Heng looked up at Roche and said, "Of course, let's crush them together."
"Hahahaha! You're right, crush them, Fang Heng!"
Roche's eyes flashed with a hint of viciousness.
Fang Heng was in a good mood and yawned.
After staying up all night, he felt a little tired.
As his eyes swept through the square, Fang Heng found a space and threw down the makeshift bed. He went offline to rest for a while.
"How did he do it?"
On the other side of the square, Cheng Ya was in disbelief as she looked at the NPCs distributing the materials.
In just two hours, this mysterious man had obtained half a truck's worth of weapons and resources!
Who was he?
How did he do it!
Cheng Ya was an elite member of the Investigation Team 3 of the Federation's District 7.
She had received orders from the Federation and spent a lot of effort joining the Scavenger Army to investigate.
At first, Cheng Ya thought that Fang Heng was a bold player who had secretly violated the Federation's ban to join the Scavenger Army.
But now, Cheng Ya confirmed that Fang Heng's identity was not ordinary!
She had to report this to her superiors immediately!
Seeing that Fang Heng had left the game, Cheng Ya also found an opportunity to quickly go offline.
…
At dawn the next day, Cheng Ya reported the situation to the person in charge of the Federation's District 7 operation, Kou Huai.
After listening to Cheng Ya's account, Kou Huai fell into deep thought.
"Leader, just who is he? It's simply unrealistic to obtain so many weapons in one night. Unless he has the support of a large guild, do you think he's related to the anti-federation forces?"
Kou Huai fell silent for a moment before passing a file to Cheng Ya.
"Take a look at this first."
Cheng Ya took the file and quickly flipped through it.
"Ah? How?"
Cheng Ya couldn't help but exclaim.
That night, two shelters of the Dragon Country Guild were attacked by a zombie team from an unknown source.
They suffered heavy losses.
After the shelters were destroyed, the attackers took a lot of weapons with them.
The time point was not long before Fang Heng collected the materials.
All of them matched!
Could it be that he did it?
Cheng Ya was confused.
"Leader, do you think the attack on the Dragon Country Guild is related to him?"
"Yes, the possibility is very high. Continue to observe and try to find out his identity."
Kou Huai's face was serious, and he repeatedly reminded her, "You must be careful. This person is very dangerous. We can't rule out that he is related to the anti-federation forces."
Cheng Ya's expression turned solemn. She knew very well in her heart that the background and identity of that mysterious person were not ordinary!
"Yes! I promise to complete the mission!"
Cheng Ya did not bother to rest and immediately returned to the game.
She would monitor that mysterious person 24 hours a day, trying to figure out his true identity.
…
"Ha!"
After waking up naturally, Fang Heng got up and stretched his body.
The feeling of not having to read books to study was too f*cking good!
Fang Heng let out a heartfelt sigh!
He had stayed up all night in the game last night, and it was already noon after he slept.
Fang Heng felt refreshed.
After meditating on the spot for a moment, Fang Heng went to look for some food. He went back to the study room and casually took out a book related to occultism and stuffed it into his backpack.
It was almost afternoon when he went online again.
There were less than 24 hours left until the end of the parallel world teleportation.
"Fang Heng, are you ready? We will set off in half an hour."
Noticing that Fang Heng had gone online, Roche walked over.
He showed Fang Heng the latest battle map.
"These areas are all the possible attack directions for this raid. We will randomly choose the shelter within the area to attack. The objective of the mission is to raid and destroy."
Fang Heng received a hint from the game.
[Hint: Player has triggered a mission-claim sovereignty.]
Mission name: Claim sovereignty.
Mission description: Received an order from superiors. The Scavenger Army needs to claim sovereignty over the area near Edge Creek Town within 10 days, during this period, Roche will lead a team to attack all the player's shelters within the area.
Mission requirements: Assist Roche to destroy the player's shelter in the area near Edge Creek Town.
Mission reward: Scavenger Army points, survival points (the reward will be calculated based on the player's contribution in the battle).
Fang Heng roughly flipped through the mission description.
"Fang Heng, I can give you a small team to lead. Later we will split up and operate on our own. Or you can choose to follow me. We'll first attack the largest shelter together…"
Fang Heng?!
This was the first time Cheng Ya heard Roche call Fang Heng by this name. Her pupils constricted.
He was Fang Heng?!
Fang Heng from District 8?
Recently, news about the Prison Army in District 8 had spread all over the internet, and Cheng Ya had also heard about it.
How was this possible?
Why would Fang Heng appear here?
But if it was him, then everything made sense.
Fang Heng could indeed control a large number of zombies to fight!
Yesterday, the Dragon Country Guild was also attacked by a large number of zombies.
For a moment, Cheng Ya looked at Fang Heng, her heart in a mess.
"I'll lead a small team."
Fang Heng quickly calculated that he could get more points by leading the team.
"Okay, there are 23 survivor shelters in the nearby area. I'll choose to attack the largest one. The other three shelters are closer to each other. You choose one?"
Fang Heng raised his head and said, "No need to choose. I will take care of these three.".
Hearing Fang Heng's words, Roche was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed.
Chapter 346: Leading a Team
"Hahaha! Fang Heng! You suit my taste!"
"That's right. That group of trash doesn't have any fighting ability. It's a waste of time to clean them up one by one. We might as well finish off all three shelters in a row."
"He's Rudra," Roche called out to a fierce-looking young man and introduce him to introduce Fang Heng.
"He is the vice-captain of Team 3. The former captain died in the battle last time. He will help you lead the team to attack the shelter."
Rudra looked at Fang Heng coldly and expressionlessly. It seemed that he was not convinced of Fang Heng's ability.
Fang Heng did not care about Rudra's attitude. He smiled and nodded. "He looks very energetic."
"Hahahahaha! I'll leave this team to you. Fang Heng, we're going to set off now and come back to celebrate!"
"Definitely."
Fang Heng was full of confidence.
Cheng Ya listened to their conversation from the side and had mixed feelings in her heart.
Hearing Fang Heng's contemptuous conversation, she was angry at first.
Did they think that the players guarding the shelter were all idiots?
The players had already received the news that the Scavenger Army had entered Edge Creek Town, and were prepared to deal with it.
However, if he was Fang Heng from District 8…
Cheng Ya was a little scared.
[Hint: You have triggered a mission-fight together. Please choose the team you want to join.]
A hint of a game mission flashed through Cheng Ya's vision.
She hesitated for a moment, gritted her teeth, and chose to join Fang Heng's team.
She needed to find a way to get close to Fang Heng, and take this opportunity to find out if this person was Fang Heng!
The simplest way was to confirm whether he could control the zombies!
Taking advantage of the preparation work before the team set off, Cheng Ya secretly left the town square.
She wanted to secretly go offline and pass on the information about Fang Heng and the next target and time of the Scavenger Army's attack to the Federation's superiors.
At that time, the Federation's superiors would immediately pass on the information to the various player guilds so that they would be prepared to resist the Scavenger Army.
However, Cheng Ya had just walked to an empty corner and was about to go offline through the bunk bed when a deep voice sounded in his ear.
"Why are you in such a hurry to go offline? Are you preparing to leak our attack target to the outside world?"
Cheng Ya's heart trembled as she turned her head.
It was Fang Heng!
Fang Heng smiled as he looked at Cheng Ya.
He had no choice. It was not good to have a high perception attribute.
Fang Heng had been sensing Cheng Ya's gaze.
He guessed that Cheng Ya might be a player from a large guild who had sneaked into the Scavenger Army to steal information.
Seeing that Cheng Ya did not answer, Fang Heng shrugged. "Whatever. Tell them to retreat as soon as possible. Don't make unnecessary resistance and give up their lives for nothing."
And, stop staring at me."
After saying that, Fang Heng turned and left without waiting for Cheng Ya's response.
With the help of the zombie team, Fang Heng was confident that he could complete the mission.
So what if the players in the shelter were prepared?
He could already crush them in terms of strength.
…
Soon, the NPC team of the Scavenger Army arrived at the nearest player's shelter on a motorcycle.
The players in the shelter had already received the news in advance and were ready to face the enemy.
"Kill!"
"Brothers! Follow me!"
Facing the defensive line of the shelter, Rudra's eyes turned red. With a loud shout, he led the Scavenger Army's NPCs on motorcycles and rushed toward the shelter.
Fang Heng was dumbfounded.
Were these NPCs so strong? Were they all so direct and reckless?
Moreover, shouldn't he be the commander?
In the next second, the game hint quickly refreshed on his retina.
[Hint: Second-in-command, Rudra, leads the Scavenger Army team to launch an attack on the shelter. Player, please assist the team in breaking through the shelter.]
[Hint: As the leader of the team, once the team loses members, you will be deducted the corresponding points, reducing the reputation value in the Scavenger Army, and reducing the friendship of the team's NPCs.]
There were consequences?
Fang Heng had a headache. He felt that being the captain of the team did not bring him any benefits. Instead, there were all kinds of negative punishments.
The players on the sentry tower saw the crazy Scavenger Army's NPCs and immediately felt like they were facing a great enemy.
Arrows mixed with bullets rained on the Scavenger Army's NPCs from the sentry tower.
Fang Heng narrowed his eyes.
So strange!
The bullets entered the bodies of the Scavenger Army survivors, but there was very little blood oozing out of the wounds.
Their skin and bones looked more like dried corpses.
Unless they were hit in the head, the bullets would cause very little damage to them!
"Is this also the special ability of the divine potion?"
Fang Heng was secretly shocked.
The Scavenger Army had small immunity to bullets.
What was more frightening was that the fighting spirit of the Scavenger Army survivors was extremely high.
The pain of being hit by bullets not only did not make them retreat but also made them even more excited.
The Scavenger Army survivors, one by one, fearlessly pounced on the periphery defense facilities.
They were blocked by the periphery defense traps and high walls.
The players standing on top of the sentry tower took this opportunity to attack and deal damage.
Under the concentrated fire, the survivors of the Scavenger Army began to fall one by one. Fang Heng's vision began to refresh.
[Hint: Members of the Scavenger Army have died. Your Scavenger Army points -70. Your reputation in the Scavenger Army has decreased…]
"This bunch of boors…"
"As expected, they are unreliable."
Fang Heng narrowed his eyes. He knew it was his turn to act.
If this continued, his points would be depleted.
Cheng Ya was very nervous as she followed behind the team.
Her gaze had been focused on Fang Heng, observing his every move.
She saw that Fang Heng did not join the battlefield. Instead, he was hiding behind at the back. He slowly took out a gun from his backpack.
It was a sniper rifle!
Cheng Ya's pupils constricted.
Was Fang Heng the firepower output point of the team?
Since the start of Server 7, there were not many players who could fully control the long-range sniper rifle.
In the Zombie Apocalypse game, every outstanding long-range player was the target of recruitment by the big guilds. Their annual salary was at least several million!
Fang Heng held his breath and focused, aiming at the player on the sentry tower.
Cheng Ya's heart skipped a beat.
She recognized Fang Heng's posture.
"C.A.R" tactical shooting action!
The exclusive gun-type skill of the Dark Knights!
Was he a member of the Dark Knights?
That's not right!
The Dark Knights and the Scavenger Army were on opposing sides. A player could not join two different sides at the same time!
"Bang!"
A gunshot interrupted Cheng Ya's thoughts.
Tactical shooting action, gun mastery and guillotine were triggered at the same time!
Together with Fang Heng's high perception and strength attribute, the player on the sentry tower was shot in the head.
[Hint: You have killed a player from the opposite camp. You have received 50 Scavenger Army points.]
Chapter 347: Crushed
Fang Heng expressionlessly reloaded his bullets and looked for the next target.
Aim and pull the trigger.
Kill!
Fang Heng hid in the distance and pulled the trigger every 10 seconds.
Every gunshot could take the life of a player.
Cheng Ya moved her lips.
It was too terrifying! A 100% hit rate and fatality rate!
He was a top long-range shooter!
In a battle between faction players, a sniper-like character like Fang Heng on the battlefield was a terrifying existence!
Cheng Ya was sweating for the shelter.
Could they hold on?
Because of Fang Heng's participation, the players on the sentry tower fell one by one.
The players went crazy.
Every time a gunshot sounded, a teammate would fall.
They had spent a lot of effort to determine the sniper's position, but they could not effectively counter it!
Most of the players in the shelter used guns to deal damage, but because most of the guns had limited range, they could not hit Fang Heng in the distance.
The only two long-ranged shooters, who did not have a high hit rate, tried shooting at Fang Heng's position twice and were instantly killed.
They had no choice. They could only fight with their lives!
The pressure on the players was immense! They took the risk of dying at any time and stepped onto the tower. They aimed at the Scavenger Army that was destroying the outer layer of the building.
The Scavenger Army which was originally at a disadvantage began to gain the upper hand.
During the chaotic battle, the players from the shelter did not notice that a few zombies came out of nowhere and swayed from the side to approach the high wall of the shelter's periphery.
The players were busy dealing with the enemy and did not realize the threat of these zombies.
Until the zombies ran to the bottom of the wall of the shelter's periphery.
"Boom!"
There was a loud explosion.
Cheng Ya was shocked and looked in the direction of the sound.
What?
She found that there was an explosion on the right side of the shelter.
Who did it?
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Before Cheng Ya could see clearly, there were a few more explosions under the high wall on the right side!
The durability of the periphery wall fell by a large chunk. After a few explosions, its HP fell to zero.
"Boom!"
There was another loud sound, and the entire periphery wall collapsed.
Cheng Ya's face turned pale.
She finally saw clearly.
There were zombies.
Zombies that self-detonated.
More than ten zombies gathered at the corner of the wall. By self-detonating, they forcefully collapsed the wall, creating a huge hole!
It was him!
Fang Heng!
He was the one who secretly controlled the zombies to self-destruct!
There was no one else but him!
Cheng Ya turned around and looked at Fang Heng, who was expressionlessly aiming with the sniper rifle.
She felt that Fang Heng looked particularly terrifying at this moment.
"Bang!"
Fang Heng pulled the trigger and took the life of a player.
Another game hint floated across his vision.
[Hint: You have broken through the high wall of the shelter's periphery. You have received 1500 Scavenger Army points. Your reputation in the Scavenger Army has increased significantly!]
"Hahaha! They can't hold on any longer! Brothers! Follow me! Let's kill our way in together!"
A hint of madness flashed in Rudra's eyes. He waved the machete in his hand and shouted.
"Kill them all!"
"Roar! Kill them all! Burn them all!"
The Scavenger Army players shouted in response and followed Rudra into the shelter.
[Hint: Rudra uses a special skill to encourage the members of the Scavenger Army to have an additional 10% increase in each attribute.]
This was bad!
Cheng Ya's heart was beating wildly.
The defense of the periphery was instantly destroyed and the Scavenger Army quickly broke into the shelter! If they fought at close range, the player side would be at a huge disadvantage!
The collapse of the shelter was faster than Cheng Ya had expected!
Once the Scavenger Army with extraordinary physical fitness charged into the shelter's range, they would start a frenzied slaughter!
The players could not win!
"We can't win."
"Run, what's the point of fighting!"
"F*ck, run!"
The players' morale was greatly reduced and they began to retreat, each running for their lives.
Seeing the shelter in chaos, Cheng Ya's heart sank.
The failure of the shelter was a foregone conclusion.
He was behind all of this!
It was him! Fang Heng!
Was he Fang Heng from District 7?
Cheng Ya stared at Fang Heng.
She could not confirm this.
Not good!
Cheng Ya suddenly shivered.
She realized that Fang Heng's raid had only just begun!
The most important thing now was to inform the remaining two shelters and persuade them to take their materials and leave the shelter as soon as possible.
Seeing that the players on the sentry tower had started to retreat, Fang Heng was too lazy to chase after them. He put down the sniper rifle in his hand.
"Easy… easy…"
Fang Heng muttered to himself and looked at the game log again.
[Hint: The branch team you led has successfully destroyed the player's shelter. Based on your contribution rating on this battlefield, you have obtained the highest level, the S-level evaluation.]
[Hint: Due to your outstanding performance, your favorability rating with Rudra has increased slightly. You have received partial recognition from the Scavenger Army's branch team. Your reputation in the Scavenger Army has increased significantly. Your control over the team has increased.]
[Hint: You can choose to complete this raid and immediately enter the clearing state. You can also choose to continue to raid the next shelter as a target. The rewards for the next stage of the raid will accumulate and stack in the final clearing state.]
Of course, continue! Fang Heng reached out his hand and tapped on continue.
Since he was already here, he had to get another score!
The NPCs who had taken the divine potion were shockingly strong.
These were the effects of the divine potion!
It would be great if the negative effects of the divine potion could be eliminated.
Fang Heng was thinking in his heart. He wanted to earn more points so that he could exchange for a few more bottles of divine potion. Other than giving them to the Dark Knights in exchange for the first-generation meteorite, he would bring the rest back to Qiu Yaokang for research.
After destroying the shelter, Rudra led his team to light a fire in the shelter and burn it down.
Soon, the entire shelter was engulfed in a sea of fire.
The Scavenger Army's NPCs laughed wildly and destroyed the shelter wantonly to vent their inner brutality.
"Such a waste…"
Looking at the raging fire ahead, Fang Heng curled his lips and thought that these people's brains were most likely damaged by the potions.
If he were to let his zombie clones search the shelter's remains carefully, they would be able to collect a lot of weapons and equipment.
These were all things that could be exchanged for points!
Fang Heng shook his head.
He walked into the midst of the NPC survivors who were venting their anger and partying.
The team control effect of the mission was quite obvious. When the NPCs saw Fang Heng, they calmed down a little and stopped partying.
"Guys! It's not time to party yet!"
"It's just the beginning. There are still two shelters waiting for us to raid!"
Fang Heng waved his hand.
"Let's go! The next shelter is our target!"