Invincible through Touching Corpses

Chapter 363: Arriving in Dong’an City

Hearing Lin Xinghai’s question, Little Fatty suddenly felt the hair on his skin stand up.

He let out a dry laugh and said, "Heh, that’s impossible, right? After all, those at the Divine Demon Realm are the strongest there are."

Lin Xinghai also fell silent. He didn’t want to dwell on such a terrifying question.

Soon, the military transport plane flew past the outer passage and even left the confines of East Sea City.

By this point, the focus of the candidates on the transport plane had shifted from the topic of the Abyssal Passage to the upcoming assessment.

For the candidates here, the most important thing was how to qualify for admission into East Sea Academy.

Of course, anyone who could come and register for the exam was, without a doubt, a top prodigy from their original Shelter or large-scale base.

Even after arriving here, they were absolutely unwilling to fall behind others. So, in addition to getting into East Sea Academy, many of them also aimed to receive a higher Level evaluation.

There were only ten spots for Special Class Students. With so few positions available, many were well aware of the odds and didn’t dare to get their hopes up too high.

However, the one hundred spots for First Class Students tempted many of them.

After all, with the existence of the Energy Balls, this assessment was bound to have many unexpected twists.

A single Energy Ball was worth 10,000 Points—an amount that could only be described as terrifying.

To earn that many Points by killing Zombies, one would have to either kill 10,000 Ordinary Zombies, 5,000 Intermediate Zombies, or 1,000 High Level Zombies.

But was it even possible for them to kill that many Zombies within three days?

If they had an unlimited supply of ammunition, perhaps many of them could do it. However, with only 100 bullets, it was an impossible task.

Therefore, the Energy Ball had become the key for everyone to shoot up the rankings.

Even if someone didn’t kill a single Zombie for the first two days, as long as they could get an Energy Ball on the final day, they could make a desperate comeback.

At that point, not only would they successfully get into East Sea Academy, but becoming a First Class Student would also be practically set in stone.

So, no one was unmoved by the prospect of an Energy Ball.

However, to get an Energy Ball, there was another crucial problem: they had to successfully reach the city center within two days. Otherwise, they wouldn’t even have a chance to compete for them.

But this was by no means a simple task. One had to know that even for Mercenary Corps, with their Armored Vehicles and Mechas, entering the city center was not that easy.

And what did they have now?

The Tearing Rifles had limited ammunition, so they could probably only be used as an emergency measure when surrounded by a horde of Zombies.

Under normal circumstances, they could only use cold weapons to kill Zombies and clear a path.

In this situation, getting from the outskirts of the city to the center meant crossing a distance of at least 20 kilometers on foot.

The danger and difficulty involved were easy to imagine.

So, after thinking about these difficulties, the people on the transport plane once again opted to form alliances.

Only this time, it wasn’t about recruiting individuals, but about alliances between small groups.

Their goal was clear: there was strength in numbers. First, they would focus on reaching the city center within two days, and worry about the rest later.

And once again, Lin Xinghai’s group was approached. Although the four of them looked a bit weak and isolated, the move Lin Xinghai had shown before boarding had stunned quite a few people.

Even though no one knew whether what Lin Xinghai had used was a Superpower or some other kind of technique, there was no doubt that such a method would work perfectly on Zombies.

And if he had a weapon in his hand, he could even slice off a Zombie’s head at an extremely fast Speed.

However, Lin Xinghai once again rejected everyone’s attempts to recruit him.

Lin Xinghai’s actions were undoubtedly another slap in the face to these people.

"Tch! What’s so great about that? It’s just using a Superpower to kill Zombies, right? It’s not like our Superpowers can’t kill Zombies," someone muttered.

"Exactly. Besides, Superpowers aren’t a conventional method. There are only four of them, so they’ll probably use up all their energy in a flash. They might not even last the first day before they have to meekly withdraw from the assessment," another person chimed in.

Hearing everyone’s mockery and feeling that they were being subtly isolated, Little Fatty and Jin Tong both started to get nervous.

"Brother Lin, um... are we really not going to consider an alliance?" Little Fatty asked nervously.

His question immediately drew the gazes of many others. Some even had a mocking smile on their faces; in their eyes, if Lin Xinghai was smart, he would probably take this opportunity to back down gracefully.

"There’s no need. Only the weak need to huddle together for warmth," Lin Xinghai replied in a flat tone.

It was a taunt aimed at the entire group.

The expressions on the faces of everyone nearby froze. They truly hadn’t expected Lin Xinghai to dare say something like that.

They hadn’t even gotten off the plane, and he had already offended all 500 of them!

After speaking, Lin Xinghai closed his eyes to rest, ignoring any further provocations or taunts.

’There’s no point in saying more. I’ll just have to prove it with my strength when the time comes.’

The military transport plane’s Speed was quite fast. It only took 13 minutes to fly from East Sea Academy to the outskirts of Dong’an City.

Including the time for boarding and deplaning, a round trip really did take half an hour.

Lin Xinghai’s gaze swept over the city below, and he was soon surprised to discover a fully armed 10-man squad stationed on top of a skyscraper.

As his eyes moved forward, he saw that another such squad was stationed on a rooftop every few hundred meters.

"What a massive operation!" Lin Xinghai couldn’t help but exclaim.

It was obvious that these were the rescue teams.

But it made sense. Without this method, it would be difficult for the Military Department to guarantee that a rescue team could arrive on-site within one minute of a candidate’s distress call.

The military forces mobilized for this assessment were truly staggering.

Soon, as the military transport descended, Lin Xinghai retracted his gaze.

These military transports all had vertical takeoff and landing capabilities, making it very simple to find a clearing and land without a runway.

He also noticed that the other nine military transports that had flown with them did not land nearby, but flew on to other locations.

It was clear that the 30,000 candidates would be evenly distributed throughout the outskirts of Dong’an City.

After the transport landed smoothly, everyone grabbed their weapons and gear and quickly disembarked.

"Let’s go," Lin Xinghai said unhurriedly, his eyes sweeping over the crowd as he watched the transport ascend into the sky.