Apocalypse: Hero of Potato Fields-Chapter 381 - 366: Despicable Scheme

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Tilian.

Hundreds of smaller vehicles drive around the battlefield, attacking with homemade turrets or simply crushing any mechanical zombies in their path.

These vehicles are too small to break through the zombie horde, so they’re basically sacrificing themselves.

At least that’s what Lin Yi thought.

"Solomon, please respond."

"Boss, I’m here!"

"We need two hundred infantry soldiers, this is a good chance to showcase our mecha prowess."

"Our elite soldiers are now onboard the vampire’s Ark, but the mechs are ready, eager for a real battle."

"Enough."

As the troops prepared, Lin Yi observed the battle.

One of the vehicles was overrun, zombies began jumping down from the deck, looking for the next target.

Hundreds of zombies fled the vehicle like rats.

Lin Yi noticed the mechanical zombies looked different from before, they’d grown armor and somehow upgraded...

"The soldiers are ready, boss." Solomon interrupted Lin Yi’s thoughts via radio.

Lin Yi scanned the battlefield again and waved his hand.

Two hundred soldiers appeared, clad in Apocalypse Knight Armor and holding AP-4 rifles, accompanied by five imposing mini giants, eight meters tall.

"Your mission is simple: kill the enemy but don’t sacrifice yourselves. Move out!"

Lin Yi grinned and charged down the hill with the squad.

A shower of bullets rained down on the undead horde attacking the vehicles.

The zombies initially didn’t realize they were under attack, but instantly, thousands of half-mechanical zombies turned and rushed towards the humans.

They were greeted by the mechs, which fired laser beams from their left hands as they ran.

Their right hands resembled chainsaws, and the pilots drove them into the metal bodies of the half-mechanical zombies.

After a while, suffering heavy casualties, the zombies finally reached the mechs, some clung tightly to the mechas like leeches.

Other undead half-mechanical zombies seemed uninterested in the mechanical warriors.

Five small cliffs weren’t enough to stop the tidal wave.

The mecha pilots blindly swung their right arms, each swing taking several lives based on the incoming prompt messages.

Pilots acquired only 1 point of experience for every four zombies killed, as the symbiote took a share of the experience.

Despite all efforts, the mecha pilots couldn’t shake off the enemies clinging to them.

These mechanical zombies weren’t here for sightseeing.

They extended cables into the mechs, attempting to hack the systems while tearing parts off the mechs.

"Now I understand why the fortress doesn’t use First Level mechs..." Lin Yi thought in frustration.

The infantry retreated step by step, slowly moving back up the hill while the zombies they killed rolled down the slope, blocking their comrades’ path.

[You killed a Second Level Zombie]

[Gained 2 Experience Points] 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

The zombie Lin Yi killed was covered in armor-like material, which enhanced its resistance to energy weapons, taking quite a bit of time to eliminate.

Luckily, the electromagnetic assault rifle couldn’t care less about resistance; as long as it wasn’t heavily armored mechs, the AP-4 rifle could shred the zombie machines into pieces.

After switching to the AP-4 rifle and gaining a dozen experience points, Lin Yi switched back to the laser rifle.

Currently, it was still more effective, since the number of First Level undead far exceeded the Second Level ones.

"Explosive bullets work pretty well." A soldier commented over the internal radio channel.

This soldier blew a few zombie heads, their skulls literally exploded.

Explosive bullets and armor-piercing bullets made the battle a bit easier. Soldiers switched from semi-auto mode to single-shot mode, accelerating the zombie death rate.

Many soldiers also possessed the Third Level "Precise Shooting" skills, significantly increasing their accuracy.

Just like the "Archer" skill, the "Precise Shooting" skill at Second Level or above provides attribute bonuses, but it boosts agility attributes.

"Boss, there are too many of them! They’ll soon tear us tin cans apart!"

"We’ve already taken out half of the zombies!"

"But we’ve almost retreated to the top! We have nowhere left to go!"

"You’ve underestimated me again!" Lin Yi chuckled lightly.

He waved his hand, and a fifteen-meter-wide boulder appeared before him.

He kicked hard, and the rest was up to gravity.

The boulder rolled down the slope, crushing zombies into pieces.

"It’s an old tactic."

Lin Yi said as he conjured four more boulders.

He originally planned to fly over the battlefield and hurl the massive stones at stubborn enemies but ultimately couldn’t.

"Boss, you’re amazing!" A soldier shouted as he watched the boulder roll downhill.

"Shut up, we’re still surrounded by these monsters! Take them out!"

The battle was still intensely ongoing.

Calling it a tough fight would be an understatement. Thankfully, no mutants appeared.

"I really wish we had some mages..."

"But they’d surely steal all our experience points like they always do!"

The soldiers felt good, they were gaining lots of experience points, and more importantly, they sensed the battle was nearing its end.

The convoy’s defenders successfully reorganized and launched a counterattack.

The smaller vehicles, which previously kept their distance, now actively engaged in the fight.