256: The zombie horde increases

“Qin Lu!” Li Feng exclaimed.

Before Li Feng's exclamation had fully faded, the Corpse King, braving the hail of bullets, charged towards Qin Lu, who lay on the ground. Its movements were swift and violent, like a cannonball shooting towards Qin Lu, its massive fist carrying a strong stench of decay and death, descending upon Qin Lu like Mount Tai pressing down.

Just at this critical moment, a figure flashed like lightning and blocked Qin Lu's path.

Tian Ming appeared out of thin air like a ghost, his body unmoving. The instant the Corpse King's fist was about to touch Tian Ming, an invisible force instantly erupted, like an unseen wall of air, stopping the Corpse King's fist in mid-air.

“Bang—” A loud bang echoed in the air, the Corpse King's fist stopped less than a centimeter from Tian Ming's head, and the powerful impact caused a burst of air. Tian Ming, meanwhile, stood quietly in place, his stern face showing no emotion.

“Hurry and go, I’ll deal with it,” Tian Ming said to Qin Lu without turning his head. Qin Lu was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses and immediately ordered the team to retreat.

The Corpse King roared repeatedly, but found itself tightly bound by an invisible force. No matter how it struggled, it couldn't move an inch. Its gaze turned to Tian Ming, its eyes filled with anger and unwillingness.

Tian Ming looked coldly at the Corpse King in front of him and said, “Can you speak?”

However, the Corpse King angrily responded, “No!”

Tian Ming's eyes instantly turned cold: “Dishonest, go to hell!”

As Tian Ming's thoughts shifted slightly, countless carbon fiber vines suddenly grew in the surrounding air. They seemed to come alive, quickly coiling around the Corpse King's body.

Under the restraint of the carbon fiber vines, the Corpse King's strength seemed to be instantly drained. Its massive head was pulled apart by the carbon fibers, directly separating from its body, which crashed to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

“Holy cow, is our instructor that awesome?” The surrounding soldiers were all stunned by this scene.

Tian Ming waved his hand, and the Corpse King's Red Crystal Core slowly rose and fell into his hand.

The members of the squad looked at the Red Crystal Core, all showing covetous expressions. This thing, after being converted, could significantly enhance the Ability Users' abilities.

Tian Ming, however, smiled faintly. The Red Crystal Core in his hand was directly absorbed and converted. Tian Ming closed his eyes. Although it was a blue Red Crystal Core, its quality was very good. His control range increased by about fifty centimeters. It was now almost approaching 21 meters.

Li Feng took a deep breath, because, as far as he knew, even if an Ability Users wanted to absorb the energy inside a Red Crystal Core, they would need the Alliance's professional energy Import device to import it in small, multiple doses, otherwise the violent energy could directly explode the Ability Users.

At this moment, Qin Lu had already rushed over. She had traces of blood at the corners of her mouth, and seeing Tian Ming directly absorb the Red Crystal Core, her heart was also greatly shocked.

“Directly absorbing? Is the instructor even human?”

Li Feng shook his head and said, “The instructor is too strong!” Saying that, he continued into his earpiece, “All squads, attention! Form a circular defensive line! A large number of zombies are approaching us.”

The soldiers heard Li Feng's command and immediately began to act. Some soldiers quickly spread out, and a large group of First-Class Ability User, using their ability to manipulate matter, began to directly build three defensive lines in the middle of the road. Alloy steel walls were directly generated. Ten meters away, nano carbon fiber wires were directly strung up.

All of this was completed in just a few minutes, and their efficiency and tacit cooperation were astonishing.

And at this time, roars grew closer and closer, clearly, a large number of zombies were already rushing towards this side.

“Three people per squad as fire support! Are there any Ability Users who can produce ammunition?” Li Feng quickly asked.

Producing ammunition requires simultaneously controlling at least four elements: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. And First-Class Ability User are all controllers of four elements. However, among fifty people, only two could control all four simultaneously.

“There are two Ability Users who can produce ammunition,” Qin Lu replied.

Li Feng nodded: “Are there any controllers of copper, iron, and zinc? If so, come over to produce bullet casings.”

Soon, three more people stepped forward. Li Feng quickly arranged them at the core of the defensive line. Their task was to produce ammunition and ensure a continuous supply of firepower at critical moments.

The defensive line was constructed, and all squads entered combat readiness. The soldiers nervously stared ahead, awaiting the arrival of the zombie horde.

In the distance, the roars of the zombie horde grew louder and louder, like the calm before a storm.

Li Feng said in a deep voice, “Squad fire support, try to use burst fire. The weaknesses of metal-type zombies are the triangular area of their head and their eyeballs. Hitting other places is useless. Remaining personnel, pay attention to collecting materials and repairing and reinforcing the fortifications at any time.”

“Yes!”

Soon, the zombie horde appeared in sight. They came in a vast, surging black tide. Seeing this scene, some soldiers couldn't help but gasp.

Tian Ming, on the other hand, returned to a higher position. He was there to provide backup, and he would only intervene if the squad was in crisis or couldn't hold on.

“Prepare to fight!” Li Feng shouted, firing first.

A line of fire instantly cut through the sky, hitting the distant zombies. Immediately after, other fire support personnel also opened fire, and for a time, gunshots roared and flames splattered on the defensive line.

Under the suppression of firepower, the zombie horde began to become chaotic. They struggled, trying to break through the defensive line, but were blocked by the alloy steel walls and nano carbon fiber wires.

However, due to the large number of zombies, the defensive line quickly sustained damage. At this point, the soldiers responsible for repairing and reinforcing the fortifications immediately stepped forward, using their abilities to quickly repair the defensive line.

At the same time, the Ability Users producing ammunition also sped up their work. They controlled the elements, continuously producing ammunition, providing ample ammunition support for the fire support.

The battle was extremely fierce, and both sides were in a stalemate. Many zombies began to lie on the ground, gnawing on their fallen companions, and their bodies began to evolve at a visible speed.

Zombies of the same elemental type can accelerate their evolution through cannibalism. But now, almost all zombie hordes have a Corpse King, and under the Corpse King's jurisdiction, the subordinate zombies dare not cannibalize each other.

But in the current situation, when their companions died, the zombies began to madly enjoy the evolutionary feast brought to them by humans.

During the fierce battle, Tian Ming always stood at a high place, his gaze cold and sharp, calmly watching the battle below. His hands rested gently on his knees, he was waiting, waiting for these zombies to evolve into Corpse King, only Corpse King were worthy of his intervention.

At this time, Qin Lu led some soldiers to construct a second defensive line on the other side, in case of unforeseen circumstances.