Invincible through Touching Corpses-Chapter 137 - 136: From Defense to Offense

Having closed to within 100 meters, Lin Xinghai was finally in range to attack.

He took a fist-sized metal sphere from his combat backpack and pressed the activation button. Blue patterns immediately began to flash across its surface.

Lin Xinghai swiftly hurled the metal sphere. With his current 49 points in Power, he easily threw the device over a hundred meters, sending it flying toward the Wild Wolf Mercenary Corps’ hidden location.

BOOM!

With a loud roar, the metal sphere exploded. But instead of fire and shockwaves, it unleashed a dense Thunder Grid that instantly enveloped the Wild Wolf Mercenary Corps’ position.

Plasma Grenade! That was the name of the weapon Lin Xinghai had just used.

Its effect was exactly as they were witnessing: it erupted with terrifying lightning, indiscriminately attacking everything within a 20-meter diameter.

Furthermore, the Plasma Grenade was exceptionally destructive against all sorts of advanced scanning equipment—much like a 21st-century EMP, only far more powerful.

As the electricity raged, the few dilapidated houses that had appeared empty were suddenly filled. Figures flickered into view, along with plenty of weapons and equipment. Most conspicuous were several Mecha standing inside, which had been completely invisible just moments before.

With their cloaking effect shattered, the members of the Wild Wolf Mercenary Corps were momentarily stunned, especially the squad that was already charging out to attack.

They hesitated, torn between continuing their mission to kill the attacker and retreating.

But their slight hesitation cost them the chance to decide. Lin Xinghai had already made the choice for them: they would all be staying.

He raised his twin pistols. As he pulled the triggers, bullet after bullet flew out, reaping lives as if they were a scythe in the hands of Death.

And just like that, the entire ten-man squad was wiped out in less than three seconds. A few Mercenaries in the back managed to react, trying desperately to dodge, but it was futile. The man they were facing was Lin Xinghai.

With the predictive power of Lin Xinghai’s Gun Technique, their tactical movements and evasive maneuvers were completely useless. In the end, every one of them was taken down with a precise headshot.

...

"How is this possible? Everything was arranged perfectly. How could this be happening?" Qiu Taifei stared at the unfolding situation, his face a mask of disbelief. What was happening was far beyond anything he had anticipated.

"What’s so impossible about it? If there weren’t, the Young Master wouldn’t have sent us," a blond, blue-eyed man said from within the black Mecha, his tone hostile. "Execute Plan B immediately. Otherwise, you won’t have to bother returning to Star Shield Shelter."

Hearing this, cold sweat broke out on Qiu Taifei’s forehead. As he gave the order to execute Plan B, he asked respectfully, "Mr. Geoffrey, do you have any suggestions for the coming battle?" 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"Give me command. You go deal with that Divine Sharpshooter. He’s at least half the reason our ambush failed. Now they’ve tracked us to our doorstep, and not only were you slow to react, you actually sent a squad out to feed them kills. I’m truly impressed," Geoffrey said mockingly.

’Qiu Taifei’s face flushed. The detectors had picked up incoming Mercenaries, but they couldn’t show *who* it was. He never imagined their Divine Sharpshooter wouldn’t be hiding somewhere safe, but would actually risk getting close to attack them.’

’Besides, Geoffrey hadn’t said a word when he sent the squad out. Now that the first squad was annihilated, he was shifting all the blame onto him. How could he not be furious?’

But he was in no position to argue. No matter how furious he was, he didn’t dare talk back to Geoffrey. He could only redirect his anger toward Lin Xinghai.

...

After wiping out the entire squad, Lin Xinghai suddenly felt an immense sense of danger wash over him. At the same time, a Mecha that had been hidden in one of the houses smashed through a wall and charged straight for him.

Seeing this, Lin Xinghai didn’t dare linger for a second. He immediately activated his Phantom Body Technique to retreat. But even as the Mecha pursued him, he wasn’t worried, because...

"Qiu Taifei, you’re really getting more impressive by the day! You have to pilot a Mecha just to take on one of our regular members? I’m truly learning a lot today, haha!" Fang Tianhe’s booming laughter echoed across the battlefield from his Mecha’s external speakers.

He, too, was piloting his Mecha, rushing in their direction at top speed.

But even faster than him was Shen Han’s attack. A bullet imbued with the Celestial Frost Superpower struck Qiu Taifei’s Mecha first, causing it to freeze for a moment.

The freeze only lasted a second, but it was enough for Lin Xinghai to get to a safe distance.

At the same time, Fang Tianhe’s Mecha charged in, swinging its Vibrating Giant Blade to clash with the Sharp Claw on Qiu Taifei’s Mecha.

CLANG! RUMBLE!

Sparks flew and the ground thundered. The shockwaves from the two Mecha clashing caused the surrounding buildings to collapse. As Shen Han, Gao Mountain, and Roger arrived in their own Mecha to engage the other four enemy units, the area became completely untenable for ordinary Mercenaries.

Whether intentionally or not, both sides began to shift the battlefield further away, as if to leave this area for their respective Mercenaries to fight.

Lin Xinghai glanced at the state of the battle. Surprisingly, of the enemy’s four Mecha, the strongest wasn’t the one piloted by Qiu Taifei, but the all-black one.

Of course, Fang Tianhe was no slouch. When he unleashed his Heaven-Splitting Superpower, his opponent didn’t dare to face it head-on. Coupled with Shen Han’s seamless coordination, the two of them had the combat effectiveness of nearly three enemy Mecha, and they quickly seized the initiative.

’Besides, our side still has four unused shoulder-launched missiles. If we can find an opportune moment to catch them off guard, we could probably end the entire battle.’

So after a brief glance, Lin Xinghai turned his attention back to the Wild Wolf Mercenary Corps’ position.

The enemy had already changed tactics. Knowing they were up against a Divine Sharpshooter, none of the Mercenaries were foolish enough to rush out. Instead, they all advanced behind massive Anti-Riot Shields, keeping their bodies completely covered.

The Armored Vehicles they had hidden behind the houses also rolled out. After being modified, these things were basically mobile turrets.

Each Armored Vehicle was mounted with six Heavy Machine Guns, meaning four vehicles had a total of twenty-four. Combined with an automated fire-control system, the instantaneous firepower they could unleash was easily comparable to that of an entire Mercenary Corps.

An ordinary Mercenary Corps would probably fall into despair at such a sight.

But as Lin Xinghai watched their turtling formation, a mocking smile touched his lips. ’Without the threat of their Mecha, the Wild Wolf Mercenary Corps is nothing more than a slightly more durable set of targets for me.’