After the third shriek sounded, the Yunhua City Ard Command Center pinpointed the exact location imdiately.
"The sound source is confird to be in the Industrial Heritage Park!"
"The information has been relayed to the elite ard personnel and Squad Three."
"Report!" The elite ard personnel pre-deployed in the southern part of the city reported, "A large number of living dead have been observed flooding into the industrial park! Repeat, a large number of living dead are observed flooding into the industrial park!"
"What is going on?" The Commander was sowhat puzzled when another new report ca in.
"Report, Squad Three has already taken the lead and entered the park!"
Upon hearing this, the Commander ordered, "Set up a defensive line at the park entrance to block more living dead from entering! Dispatch another team to support them!"
"Yes, sir!"
At the entrance of the industrial park, the fully equipped ard squad began setting up machine gun positions, sweeping away the incoming living dead.
anwhile, inside the park, several mbers of Squad Three had entered first under their captain's lead.
"Listen, we must find the 'Shrieker' imdiately!" the leading young man shouted loudly.
"This is a competition! The other squads must have been assigned the sa task. The squad that completes it fastest will definitely get the highest rating and secure more resources afterward!"
"Yes, sir!" the team mbers answered in unison.
"Captain, gunfire!" a bespectacled mber who looked like a high school student tilted his head to listen, "It's coming from the west!"
"Gunfire? Inside?" The male captain's expression changed slightly, "Could soldiers have gotten in first? Quick, let's head over there imdiately!"
The six of them imdiately rushed towards the direction of the gunfire.
At the sa ti, at the warehouse entrance.
Guan Tong stomped the Matriarch Converter's main body to death. Although this stopped further conversions in this area, the already converted living dead would not die imdiately.
They had been summoned earlier by the shriek and were now frantically charging towards the warehouse door!
Looking at those densely packed, dark pupils glowing with red light, Guan Tong felt a chill in his heart. How many were there? At least several hundred, for sure.
"Guan Tong, hold on a bit longer. I need so ti to recover my Mind Power."
After saying this, Shi Jingyi actually sat down cross-legged on the spot, placed her hands on her knees, closed her eyes, and began ditating.
Guan Tong's own Mind Power recovered about 1 point every 5 or 6 minutes. Waiting for it to recover during combat was undoubtedly unrealistic. But hearing Shi Jingyi say this, it seed her recovery speed was much faster.
"ROAR!!!!!"
The zombie horde was now right before his eyes. Guan Tong couldn't afford to think too much and opened fire wildly outside the warehouse door.
Type 1 Ammunition, Type 2 Ammunition, Type 3 Ammunition—he used them all.
The Type 3 Ammunition was used up the fastest because he had used a lot of it against the Matriarch Converter, and there weren't many rounds left to begin with.
Next, over a dozen rounds of Type 2 Ammunition were quickly emptied. For the final Type 1 Ammunition, Guan Tong could only use it sparingly, firing only when the living dead got close.
He still had about 150 points of Mind Power left, including his reserve storage. If he truly ran out of ammunition, he could generate bullets.
However, while in an unsafe environnt outside, he didn't want to deplete himself to the point of exhaustion. He still needed to keep so for ergencies.
"ROAR!"
A living dead had half its body blown apart by a shot, yet the other half still lunged forward by inertia, crashing into Guan Tong.
Fortunately, Guan Tong was wearing protective gear, so the living dead's scratches and bites couldn't easily harm him. Even so, he tried his best not to let the living dead get too close.
Another shot knocked down several living dead. Guan Tong glanced at the small screen on the left side of the gun's grip. Only 9 rounds of Type 1 Ammunition remained.
There were still quite a few living dead crowding outside. Guan Tong glanced back at the ditating Shi Jingyi. Seeing her with eyes slightly closed, face calm as if in deep ditation, he truly admired her. To be able to calm down and ditate in such a situation was not sothing an ordinary martial artist could do.
"It seems I'll have to consu more Mind Power to generate two more Type 3 rounds... If I ti my shots well, I should be able to clear out the remaining living dead."
Just as Guan Tong was thinking this and about to consu Mind Power to generate the ammunition, he suddenly saw chaos erupt behind the living dead.
He saw several people holding torches, clearly the item [Fast-burning Stick]. The living dead were deterred by this item and dared not approach. Two individuals took advantage of this to quickly eliminate the living dead. The leading man wielded a jade-green curved blade, easily killing multiple living dead.
Witnessing this scene, Guan Tong took a closer look and imdiately recognized this as a well-coordinated, clearly divided team.
Four of them held [Fast-burning Sticks] at the four corners, leaving the living dead with nowhere to escape, while the other two were responsible for cleanup. The man with the curved blade was the main combatant, and another used a crossbow, remotely shooting any living dead the curved blade man missed.
The six worked in tight coordination, quickly eliminating the remaining dozens of living dead.
Then they approached the warehouse. Seeing the hundreds of living dead corpses both at the entrance and inside the warehouse, their faces showed shock, and their gazes towards Guan Tong held wariness and curiosity.
The man with the curved blade looked at Guan Tong, then at Shi Jingyi sitting cross-legged ditating not far away, and asked, "Who are you people? Have you seen the Shrieker?"
"Shrieker"... Was this the official na for the "Matriarch Converter"?
Guan Tong wasn't sure. Because this rule's duration was short, only 24 hours, he had acted quickly after the rule was announced and didn't have ti to go online to check official information.
Seeing Guan Tong remain silent, the curved blade man realized sothing, his expression suddenly changing, "You didn't already kill the 'Shrieker,' did you?"
Only then did Guan Tong speak up, "What's it to you?"
He didn't like this curved blade man's aggressive attitude, so his tone wasn't friendly.
"So it's true!" The curved blade man instantly gritted his teeth. The expressions of the other five also turned ugly.
Because this result ant their mission had failed. If squads in other areas eliminated the "Shrieker" and completed the task, their evaluation would undoubtedly be much higher.
"You dare to compete with us... Do you know who we are? Do you know how much trouble you've caused us!" The curved blade man said, his face ashen, raising his curved blade slightly, showing a faint intention to take action.
Seeing this, Guan Tong placed his finger on the Silver Hunt's trigger. While rapidly using Mind Power to generate one Type 3 round, he warily scanned the group.
If anyone made a suspicious move or showed signs of using a Mind Power item, he would not hesitate to raise his gun and fire to protect himself.
"Captain, don't be impulsive," a female team mber holding a [Fast-burning Stick] spoke up at that mont, "We'll face punishnt if we attack ordinary people!"
"Are they ordinary people!" the curved blade man roared, "I seriously suspect their identities!"
Just then, a series of hurried footsteps sounded as a squad of ard soldiers arrived on the scene. Seeing them, the curved blade man imdiately addressed the soldiers in a commanding tone, "Arrest these two imdiately and investigate their identities thoroughly!"
"This..."
The soldiers looked at each other, hesitant and uncertain. They had indeed received orders to assist Squad Three. But those orders were to assist in fighting the living dead. Those two were clearly human, right?
"We need to request instructions from the Commander," the soldiers said after consideration, not blindly obeying.
"What? How rigid!"
The curved blade man looked impatient but seed very confident, as if believing the Commander would definitely order the soldiers to carry out the command. While waiting, he stared at Guan Tong with a gloomy gaze.
Guan Tong also frowned deeply now.
What exactly was this group's status? They all looked quite young, yet they could order ard soldiers around.
If that so-called Commander really authorized the soldiers to make arrests, what should he do? Being arrested was unacceptable! But if he opened fire on the soldiers, the nature of the situation would change, and the consequences could be severe.
"Guan Tong, let's go."
At that mont, Shi Jingyi's voice suddenly rang out. Guan Tong turned his head to see she had finished ditating and stood up.
"None of you are leaving until you explain things clearly," the curved blade man threatened.
"Is that so," Shi Jingyi said calmly to one of the soldiers, "Tell your Commander I am Shi Jingyi from the Guiyun Martial Arts School."
Although the soldier didn't fully understand, he still reported it.
Soon, the soldier received a reply and imdiately said, "You two are free to leave. The Commander will arrange for dedicated personnel to escort you back."
"What?!" The curved blade man looked at the soldier in disbelief, "Just let them go like that? Are you kidding!"
"This is the Commander's order," the soldier stated.
"I demand to speak with your Commander imdiately!" The curved blade man imdiately put on a headset and adjusted the channel.
Then he heard the Commander say sothing to him.
The man was stunned for a mont, then looked up at Shi Jingyi, but she and Guan Tong had already walked away.
"Captain, who exactly are those people?"
The team mbers couldn't help but ask. Because for the Commander to disregard their request—they were a specially selected official squad—and let people go, even arranging dedicated escorts, their identities must be extraordinary.
The curved blade man, as captain, remained silent for a while before speaking, his tone filled with resentnt, "Shi Jingyi... She is one of the three specially invited lead instructors at the Mind Power Developnt Academy!"
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