[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-invincible-through-touching-corpses":3,"chapter-invincible-through-touching-corpses-invincible-through-touching-corpses-chapter-281":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Invincible through Touching Corpses",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1389176,1842,"Chapter 281 - 280: White-Hot Combat","invincible-through-touching-corpses-chapter-281",281,"\u003Cp>The moment the zombie tide appeared in their field of vision, the final defensive deployments at Outpost No. 108 had been finalized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the members of the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps had also been sent to the front lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the zombie tide charge toward them, these members didn’t feel much anxiety. In fact, they were more excited than anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were, after all, completely prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outpost provided ample covering fire, and each member was also flanked by three Combat Robots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main purpose of these Combat Robots was not to kill Zombies, but to protect them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, to everyone there, the most important thing was the presence of Lin Xinghai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their hearts, Lin Xinghai was a living legend. With such a legend presiding over the battle, they had no fear of the unexpected and could fight without holding anything back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah Hai! Should I bring your Mecha over?\" Fang Tianhe asked, piloting the Heaven-Sundering Mecha over to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Lin Xinghai’s personal strength was considerable, his combat effectiveness would be a whole tier lower without a Mecha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just bring my personal Armored Vehicle over for now! The Tearing Rifle is more effective against regular Zombies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, just in case, have the Mecha brought over and put on standby as well. That way, if anything unexpected happens, I can respond immediately,\" Lin Xinghai said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His personal Armored Vehicle was, of course, the one fitted with a shooting platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right!\" Fang Tianhe quickly made the arrangements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Lin Xinghai’s Armored Vehicle drove up from the rear of the outpost. It wasn’t alone; the other four Armored Vehicles followed close behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of these Armored Vehicles carried 50 Combat Robots, ready to be deployed as immediate support if any part of the defensive line ran into trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Lin Xinghai stepped onto the shooting platform, the zombie tide had charged to within a hundred meters of the defensive line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"self-propelled artillery\" opened fire first. Shell after shell, each over 100mm in caliber, launched from the outpost and rained down on the dense zombie tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KABOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The frantically running Zombies were swept up by the shockwaves and flung into the air like straw. Their bodies were ripped to shreds in mid-air, dead long before they ever hit the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xinghai was nearly 200 meters from the point of impact, but the powerful blast wave nearly knocked him off his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The military’s weapons are truly incomparable to what a Mercenary Corps can field,’ Lin Xinghai couldn’t help but muse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of the \"self-propelled artillery\" was over ten times greater than that of a Hand Cannon Bullet; a single shell could kill fifty to sixty Zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was just the number killed outright; many more were injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single volley from the ten \"self-propelled artillery platforms\" was enough to halt the momentum of most of the charging Zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the zombie tide closed to within 50 meters of the defensive line, the outpost’s \"automatic machine guns\" also began to unleash their might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although these machine guns were incapable of precision aiming, under the control and coordination of an AI system, they could lay down a flawless curtain of fire, blanketing huge swaths of the zombie tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lucky Zombies that had survived the \"self-propelled artillery\" bombardment were mowed down in droves under this massive curtain of fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this baptism by artillery and bullets, the ordinary Zombies were almost completely wiped out. Only High Level Zombies and a small number of Intermediate Zombies managed to survive and reach the first defensive line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, their numbers had been reduced to less than a tenth of what they were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so, these Zombies still couldn’t directly harm the members of the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was because a squad of Combat Robots had just charged out of the trenches, taking up positions at the very front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Combat Robots weren’t carrying Firearms; instead, they were armed with two enormous cleavers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right. With a simple adjustment to their programming, these Combat Robots could engage in melee combat. They formed an Iron Wall in front of the mercenaries, all while inflicting damage on the Zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind this cover, the members of the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps opened fire, unleashing a relentless stream of Armor-Piercing Bullets that instantly downed one High Level Zombie after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the very beginning, the battle had reached a fever pitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zombies were being mowed down in droves, but in the process, the High Level Zombies also posed a threat to the Combat Robots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From time to time, one or two Combat Robots would be destroyed, but the number of robot losses was far lower than the number of Zombie casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xinghai was currently on the second defensive line. His Perception Range was wide enough to completely cover the entire front line this outpost was responsible for defending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After observing for a moment, he inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing such a terrifying zombie tide, he had been a little worried that the members of the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps wouldn’t be able to hold out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it turned out, the members of the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps did not disappoint him. Every strategic point along the entire defensive line was held fast, and not a single Zombie had been allowed to take even one step across it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, they had managed to kill a massive number of Zombies in the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wan Jiasong, have you tallied the casualty ratio yet?\" Lin Xinghai asked into his Communication Device after observing for five minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since both he and Fang Tianhe had come to the front lines to personally oversee the battle, command of the rear outpost had been handed over to the military squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just tallied. Our casualty ratio against the Zombies... it’s actually 80-to-1,\" Wan Jiasong replied, his voice filled with shock and disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, he was truly stunned. After all, according to the Military Department’s projections, the casualty ratio should have been 10-to-1 if they had relied solely on the firepower of the Combat Robots and the outpost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps had somehow managed to increase that ratio by a full eight times. How could he not be shocked?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this didn’t mean that the combat power of the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps was greater than that of 1,000 Combat Robots and the entire outpost combined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather, it was because after the tide had been bombarded by artillery and intercepted by the Combat Robots, the survivors were almost exclusively High Level Zombies—and the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps were experts at dealing with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was precisely why they were able to achieve such a casualty ratio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Wan Jiasong finally understood why both Lin Xinghai and Fang Tianhe had, almost without a second thought, decided to place the first defensive line 300 meters out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps truly had what it took to make such a decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing the statistics, Lin Xinghai gave a faint smile, but his expression didn’t relax much. He continued to ask, \"Have the reports from the other outposts come in? What is the casualty ratio for the entire battlefield?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1201,"2026-06-05T22:50:52.675Z",1,"novelbin.me","425d24034cc68d13874ed23b5250dfe0bda2395b13a7516fc461fb7970bd1585","invincible-through-touching-corpses-chapter-282","invincible-through-touching-corpses-chapter-280",310,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finvincible-through-touching-corpses-cover.jpg"]