258: On-the-spot disobedience

Instructor Tian Ming took a deep breath, slowly nodded, and said, “Alright, this is the path you’ve chosen, so don’t regret it.” His gaze swept over everyone, finally landing on Li Feng.

“Li Feng!”

“Here!” Li Feng responded.

“You continue to command the battle. I’ll be your support and logistics. Remember, your current goal is survival, and only then is it to eliminate the zombies.” Instructor Tian Ming’s tone was serious.

“Yes!” Li Feng nodded heavily, understanding Instructor Tian Ming’s meaning.

After Instructor Tian Ming finished speaking, he waved his hand, and boxes of ammunition appeared out of thin air in front of everyone. Everyone was delighted; they knew that with this ammunition, their combat power would instantly increase several times. They immediately began distributing the ammunition, preparing for the upcoming battle.

Just then, the sound of drone rotors came from the sky. Everyone looked up and saw several Alliance combat drones appearing in the sky. Carrying precision-guided explosives, they began targeted area bombing. For a time, continuous explosions echoed through the zombie horde, and large numbers of zombies were blown to pieces.

However, the Alliance was very cautious about the use of force. Even in such a critical moment, they still had to consider the possible presence of survivors in the super city. Therefore, the bombing range and time of the drones were precisely calculated to minimize accidental injury to potential survivors.

At this moment, Bai Yan’s anxious voice suddenly sounded in Instructor Tian Ming’s earpiece.

“Instructor Tian Ming, why didn’t you execute the retreat order? I’ve already dispatched drones to clear obstacles on your retreat path, why haven’t you retreated?”

Instructor Tian Ming responded calmly, “Sorry, Commander, we cannot retreat. Because my training has just begun. These zombies, including those Corpse Kings, are exactly what we need for tempering. I want to forge true warriors, not cowards who only run away.”

Upon hearing this reply, Bai Yan was furious: “Damn it, do you know how many resources the Alliance has to pour into cultivating a First-Class Ability User? They are not ordinary soldiers meant for charging into battle, but pilots for the Super Legion’s Super Single-Soldier Mechs. Didn’t the Alliance explain this in your instructor’s manual?”

Instructor Tian Ming did not answer. Bai Yan was right; the main force of the Alliance’s Super Legion was the Mech Legion. Every mech pilot needed to be a First-Class Ability User or a Superpower User, because only they could withstand the enormous overload brought by the mechs. And this training, in essence, was also to improve the combat capabilities of these future pilots.

However, Instructor Tian Ming chose another way to train them. He treated these future mech pilots as ordinary soldiers, making them confront zombies head-on. This almost savage training method undoubtedly made Bai Yan feel angry and anxious. In his view, this was a waste of resources and could even cause irreversible damage to these First-Class Ability Users.

But Instructor Tian Ming had his own persistence and reasons. He believed that true warriors must have the courage and determination to face zombies. He hoped to push these Ability Users to their limits through this method.

“Instructor Tian Ming, no matter what your purpose is, I only know that every First-Class Ability User is a valuable asset to the Alliance, and they absolutely cannot die inexplicably in the mouths of zombies.” Bai Yan shouted sternly, extremely annoyed by Instructor Tian Ming’s insubordination.

Instructor Tian Ming said coldly, “I’ve already asked them; they’re not afraid of death. This zombie riot came at just the right time, exactly as I wished.”

“You… you’re simply being unreasonable!” Bai Yan was fuming with anger, but the Alliance had no spare capacity to rescue them personally.

The armed forces of the Beidu Alliance Base accounted for 5%, roughly only about 150,000 people. Among them, combat personnel accounted for 78%, which is merely 100,000 people, and a considerable portion of personnel are responsible for guarding the Beidu underground base.

And there are at least 25 million zombies in Beidu. Fight? Fight what? It’s not even enough to get stuck in their teeth. Some people mentioned heavy armored units; in fact, Beidu’s heavy armored units were somewhat useful at first, but later they were useless. If a tank encountered a strength-type Corpse King, it would be like encountering the Hulk.

The heavy armored units lacked flexibility and found it difficult to gain an advantage against Corpse Kings. While mech units had good flexibility, the acceleration overload during movement could only be endured by First-Class Ability Users or higher.

So, why was Bai Yan so angry? The probability of a First-Class Ability User successfully evolving among all surviving populations is less than one in a thousand. If these Ability Users died now, it would be an enormous loss.

And Instructor Tian Ming, at this moment, was leading 50 First-Class Ability Users, preparing to fight to the death with all the Corpse Kings in Beidu. He was insubordinate on the spot, but Bai Yan was helpless about it.

Now, all the zombies in Beidu were rioting for some unknown reason, and the Beidu Base had activated its highest protection status. It was absolutely impossible to reallocate personnel to rescue these fifty Ability Users.

Instructor Tian Ming also didn’t bother to continue arguing with Bai Yan. He directly hung up the communication, switched to the team channel, and said, “You all must keep the Red Crystal Core containers I gave you. Now, I need a bait squad to lure the Corpse Kings here.”

“Bait squad?” Everyone was stunned, not understanding Instructor Tian Ming’s meaning.

Instructor Tian Ming scanned the group and said, “Are there any with speed-based abilities? If I make a move, the Corpse Kings might easily escape. So, I need you to be the bait to lure the Corpse Kings. As long as a Corpse King enters a five-kilometer radius around me, it will surely die. The Red Crystal Cores obtained from killing them will be yours.”

Upon hearing this, everyone stirred.

“Instructor, I’m a speed Ability User, I can do it!” A slender, handsome man stepped forward.

“What’s your name?”

“Reporting, Instructor, my name is Chen Xi.” The man stood at attention and replied.

At this moment, Qin Lu also stepped forward and said, “I’ll go too, my speed isn’t slow either.”

“Good, you two will be the bait squad.” Instructor Tian Ming waved his hand, and two laser rifles appeared, suspended in the air. These were laser rifles developed by the Lawrence Family, capable of firing 100 high-energy laser pulses after being charged. Within a hundred meters, they could burn through 2 centimeters of homogeneous steel plate.

Instructor Tian Ming handed the weapons to the two and explained the characteristics of this nano-battery in detail. This battery could only be quickly charged by Instructor Tian Ming. If conventional charging methods were used, it would require high-power charging for four to five hours to complete.

“Remember, this thing has some effect against ordinary zombies, but no effect against Corpse Kings. Your task is to harass and provoke the Corpse Kings, lure them over, and I will handle the rest, understand?” Instructor Tian Ming said to Qin Lu and Chen Xi.

The two nodded heavily and said, “Understood, we guarantee to complete the mission.”