Invincible through Touching Corpses

Chapter 426: Chapter 424: Conspiracy of the Abyssal Plane

Of course, Lin Xinghai and the others were unaware of this major event unfolding in East Sea City.

And officers like Zuo Wenya were quite shocked when they found out, unable to understand why the Abyssal Plane would launch such a massive offensive.

"The Abyssal Guard’s losses this time are probably horrifying. The battle has only been going for half an hour, but according to the latest reports, a third of the defensive fortifications have already been destroyed. The number of Combat Robots and Attack Drones lost has also surpassed 500,000."

"Even the mechas have taken a hit; 336 have already been lost. If the Abyssal Plane’s offensive continues for another two or three hours, I feel like our mecha losses will break a thousand," an officer said in a low voice.

"Yeah! Mechas are one thing; they’re easier to replace. But the pilots are all elite soldiers of the Blood Qi Realm. It’s not easy to train them. They’ll probably come to our academy for more people, but we can’t just send over that many at a moment’s notice!" an examiner chimed in.

"I think that’s all secondary. The biggest problem right now is hunting down those Tier Two and Tier Three Mutated Zombies. It would be one thing if we could annihilate them all, but if any escape, we’ll be in serious trouble."

"If they hide inside the city, it’ll be incredibly difficult to find them. At that point, these High Tier Mutated Zombies will be an absolute catastrophe for the resource-gathering teams and Mercenary Corps working outside," someone else added.

Zuo Wenya simply listened in silence, offering no opinion. All he could do now was wait for news; he was completely powerless to help.

Of course, no one present thought this incident would affect the current assessment in any way. After all, they were separated by the distance of an entire city.

Meanwhile, less than 50 kilometers from Dong’an City, there was a newly excavated cavern deep underground. Countless tunnels led into it from all directions.

Inside this cavern were over 180 Mutated Zombies. At their head stood a Death Claw fifteen meters tall.

Logically, a Death Claw of this size should have reached Tier Two in strength, yet the aura it exuded was merely that of a Tier One.

Because of this Death Claw’s presence, the other Mutated Zombies stood obediently, without a single stir.

Even stranger, however, was the presence of a black-robed figure inside the cavern. Many of the Mutated Zombies would glance at this person from time to time, their eyes filled with bloodlust.

However, not a single Mutated Zombie dared to make a move. When they first arrived, one of them had tried to attack the human, only to be swiped by the enormous Death Claw and nearly torn in two.

THUD, THUD, THUD!

The eerie atmosphere in the cavern was shattered by the sound of heavy footsteps echoing from one of the tunnels.

Soon, a Blood Demon emerged into the massive cavern, followed by a full twenty Mutated Zombies.

In the blink of an eye, the number of Mutated Zombies in the cavern reached 201.

Just then, the black-robed figure took a mechanical watch from his clothes, glanced at it, and said to the lead Death Claw, "It’s about time. Let’s move!"

The Death Claw seemed to understand human speech. Its eyes swept over the black-robed figure, finally settling on the dark token at their waist. It then nodded and let out a low roar to the horde of Mutated Zombies behind it.

Immediately, five Blood Demons moved to the front to clear a path, while the other Mutated Zombies followed obediently behind, advancing with a silent, murderous purpose.

After the last Mutated Zombie had left the cavern, the black-robed figure, who had been standing silently, finally seemed to heave a sigh of relief.

He threw back the hood of his robe, revealing a human face. He picked up the dark token, an obsessed look on his face, and said with fanatical eyes, "Mei’Er, the mission you gave me will soon be complete."

"No one would ever have guessed it. This Abyssal Plane offensive is so massive, yet the Tier Two and Tier Three Mutated Zombies they sent out were all just decoys. Their real purpose was to provide cover for these Tier One Zombies to slip past the military’s watch and head for the examination grounds to slaughter this year’s new students."

"Don’t worry! The plan is already more than halfway to success. Those outstanding new students will surely be slaughtered to the last one by these Mutated Zombies. That way, Mei’Er, no new genius will rise to threaten your life."

...

Back at the Abyssal Passage, a steady stream of Abyssal Creatures and Mutated Zombies continued to pour out.

However, as time went on, the number of Mutated Zombies emerging grew smaller and smaller.

And the vast majority of the East Sea Base Military Department’s attention had shifted to pursuing the Tier Two and Tier Three Mutated Zombies that had already escaped.

Fortunately, thanks to their swift response and thorough deployment, every single Tier Two and Tier Three Mutated Zombie was now being tracked by a dedicated Falcon Fighter. Even if they couldn’t be eliminated immediately, they couldn’t escape surveillance.

Once the offensive from the Abyssal Passage was over and forces were freed up, they could be dealt with one by one.

As for the Tier One Mutated Zombies, frankly, very few people were concerned about them.

After all, they weren’t much of a threat. Forget Blood Qi Realm experts; even the Optimized piloting mechas could handle them.

As long as the other Shelters could handle them, there was no need for the military to be so concerned.

In fact, it was part of their policy to let a few Mutated Zombies slip through. This would make the other medium-sized Shelters feel threatened, spurring them to develop their strength at all costs.

Unbeknownst to anyone, a horde of over 200 Mutated Zombies had already arrived stealthily beneath Dong’an City.

As the lead Death Claw let out a low roar, the five Blood Night Demons immediately split up and began digging tunnels toward the surface.

...

Lin Xinghai, who had been sleeping with his eyes closed, suddenly snapped his eyes open and sat up.

"Boss, what’s wrong?" Little Fatty, who was keeping watch nearby, immediately asked.

"I don’t know. I just have this uneasy feeling, like some kind of danger is approaching," Lin Xinghai said, his brow tightly furrowed.

’The assessment wasn’t over yet, so he didn’t dare to sleep too soundly. He even kept his Spiritual Power in a state of semi-release, ensuring he would wake instantly if any danger drew near.’

’Just a moment ago, he had sensed approaching danger, but the feeling was fleeting and vanished almost instantly. He released his Perception Power to search, but came up with nothing.’