8: Criterion is justice!

Perhaps it was only attracted by the noise and hadn't spotted a clear target.

The massive body of the Mutated Zombie moved slowly, its rotting feet stepping on the bridge deck, emitting dull thuds.

Deputy Squad Leader Chen Song constantly observed and reported the real-time distance.

"Two hundred and eighty meters!"

"Two hundred and seventy meters!"

"Two hundred and sixty meters!"

"..."

Finally, after a full minute had passed since the observation began.

"Commander, the Mutated Zombie has entered the 250-meter defense line!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhi's expression tightened. He gripped the walkie-talkie and pressed the talk button.

After taking a deep breath, he spoke in a deep voice.

"Assault Group, open fire!"

"Understood!"

Squad Leader Yang Guo immediately replied, and simultaneously, the four members of the Assault Group pulled their triggers!

Bang bang bang—!

Instantly, continuous tongues of flame erupted from the dark barrels of the type 95-1 automatic rifles!

Because the firing distance was relatively far and there weren't many zombies on the bridge, the type 95-1 automatic rifles were not equipped with suppressors this time.

The dense gunfire immediately echoed in their ears!

Countless bullets rained down, hitting the Mutated Zombie's body almost instantaneously!

And next, a surprising scene occurred.

If it were an ordinary zombie, attacked by such dense bullet rain,

it would instantly be riddled with holes, turning into a sieve denser than a honeycomb.

But now, these 5.8mm bullets hitting the Mutated Zombie's body only made a jarring clanging sound, like striking a sheet of iron!

It was as if the bullets were hitting not moving rotten flesh, but hard iron plating!

At the same time, because the Assault Group had opened fire,

the previously aimless Mutated Zombie instantly noticed their presence.

It immediately became agitated, opened its huge, bloody maw, and let out a roar toward the sky, visibly generating sound waves!

It then moved its thick, massive legs and charged toward the group's location!

Every step it took on the surface of the River-crossing bridge seemed to cause a tremor!

Seeing this scene, Lin Zhi couldn't help but frown.

Sure enough, the defense capabilities of the Mutated Zombie and ordinary zombies were worlds apart.

The Mutated Zombie could actually charge directly while enduring the dense rain of bullets!

"Assault Group retreat, Sniper, open fire!"

Lin Zhi issued the command immediately, taking less than a second to think.

He Chen, who was lying prone on the roof and received the fire command, immediately pulled the trigger without hesitation!

Puff—!

The qbu-191 designated marksman rifle shook, and a 5.8mm bullet instantly shot out, landing precisely on the Mutated Zombie's brow!

Although the qbu-191 designated marksman rifle and the type 95-1 automatic rifle both use 5.8mm general-purpose rifle ammunition, the difference in their power is enormous.

The muzzle energy of the type 95-1 automatic rifle is about 1950 Joules, while the muzzle energy of the qbu-191 designated marksman rifle is around 3000 Joules.

But even so, the Mutated Zombie, hit in the brow by a qbu-191 designated marksman rifle bullet, merely paused, showing a shallow bullet mark on its brow, briefly delaying its charge.

After it adjusted, it launched another charge.

And this charge was noticeably faster than the last!

It had clearly entered a berserk state!

"He Chen retreat, Machine Gun Team, open fire!"

Lin Zhi quickly issued the command again.

He Chen immediately climbed up from the roof, grabbed the qbu-191 designated marksman rifle, jumped off the Small Bus, and ran toward the mengshi armored vehicle.

Meanwhile, Wang Yan, who was on the roof of the mengshi armored vehicle, immediately pulled the trigger!

"Boom boom boom—!"

Unlike the crisp and clear gunfire of the qbu-191 designated marksman rifle and the type 95-1 automatic rifle,

the sound of the type 89 heavy machine gun was extremely deep and resonant!

Just the violent shaking, enough to make Wang Yan's internal organs tremble, showed how powerful the impact of this heavy machine gun was!

Even Lin Zhi and the others inside the vehicle felt the shaking transmitted from the body of the mengshi armored vehicle.

The type 89 heavy machine gun has an effective range of 1500 meters, an anti-air range of 1000 meters, and within 800 meters, it can penetrate 10mm steel plates at a 30° angle.

Within a 300-meter range, it can even pierce 18mm steel plates!

Its penetrating power is far greater than the qbu-191 designated marksman rifle, and it is usually used to eliminate clustered enemy targets, suppress light fire points, and destroy light armored targets.

And now the Mutated Zombie was within the 300-meter range where the Type 89 Heavy Machine Gun's power is maximized.

They saw that.

The Mutated Zombie, whose defenses could not be breached by the qbu-191 designated marksman rifle or the type 95-1 automatic rifle just moments ago,

upon contact with the armor-piercing rounds,

bullets with a 12.7mm caliber and a total length of 108mm instantly plunged into the Mutated Zombie's chest cavity!

Simultaneously, as the machine gun rounds entered the Mutated Zombie's body, the skin, flesh, and muscle tissue around the impact site visibly swelled up and then violently burst apart!

This was the Cavitation Effect!

Simply put, it was like a balloon rapidly expanding and exploding inside a living organism!

Only seven short seconds passed.

When the type 89 heavy machine gun finished firing a 50-round ammo box and ceased fire.

Visible white smoke rose from the long, thick, dark barrel.

And when everyone looked toward the Mutated Zombie,

They couldn't help but widen their eyes and swallow hard.

They could only say: Was this truly worthy of 12.7mm heavy machine gun armor-piercing rounds?

This power was simply terrifying!

The Mutated Zombie, which had just been charging, didn't even last five seconds under the muzzle of the type 89 heavy machine gun.

Except for its legs, which remained intact,

its chest and head above them

had actually been blasted into chunks of gooey, rotten flesh!

Sure enough, the performance of the type 89 heavy machine gun truly confirmed that saying:

As long as it is a carbon-based life form,

it cannot escape the sanctions of Thermal Weapons!

If it can't be killed, the caliber isn't big enough!

Just as Lin Zhi was sighing internally,

the long-lost System voice suddenly rang out in his mind.

[Ding! Congratulations Host's Corps for successfully eliminating a Primary Mutated Zombie for the first time!]

[Reward obtained: zbl-08 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle, equipped with three crew members (Vehicle Commander, Driver, Gunner)]

[Reward has been deployed. Host, please check and receive!]

Holy crap?!

When he heard the sound of the System reward, Lin Zhi instantly widened his eyes!

Before he could think further.

Suddenly.

From the rear of the River-crossing bridge, a tremendously powerful roaring engine sound erupted!

This sudden noise caused Lin Zhi, along with the other soldiers inside the vehicle, to get out and look toward the rear.

The next second.

They saw a gigantic, three-meter-tall Wheeled Armored Vehicle appear on the horizon at the edge of their sight, speeding toward their location!

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