Chapter 41: The Army of Dead Attacks

Roars came from afar, and Lingyun, who was meditating, suddenly opened his eyes, wisps of golden light swirling within them.

"It seems the army of mutant dead has approached." Lingyun stood up, and a long sword appeared in his hand.

"Master, a large group of mutant dead is approaching our direction." The room door was pushed open suddenly, and Luo Yexi rushed in and said loudly.

"I already know, prepare for battle," Lingyun said.

"Yes."

When Lingyun walked out of the room, Busujima Saeko was already standing on top of the perimeter wall, a pair of binoculars in her hands, looking with a solemn expression at the black shadows gradually approaching from afar.

"How is the situation?" Lingyun asked.

Busujima Saeko's tone carried a hint of gravity: "The situation is very bad; the number of the enemy is roughly in the four digits. Furthermore, powerful mutant dead like the Claws have not yet appeared. If not for your previous arrangements, I fear we would absolutely be plunged into a bitter battle this time."

At the Takagi Residence settlement, everyone present looked with solemn faces at the dead covering the mountains and plains, holding various weapons in their hands. In the past few days, observers here had detected that for some unknown reason, the dead in this city were all gathering toward this place, which sounded an alarm in their hearts and led them to prepare for battle in earnest.

As a result, by this morning, they had detected that some powerful mutant dead had appeared in this area, and at the same time, the army of dead began to launch an attack on this place.

"Everyone, this is an unprecedentedly severe battle. In order to survive in this apocalypse, we must take up weapons and put up the most tenacious resistance against this group of dead of unknown origin," Takagi Soichiro said in a deep voice while standing in front of everyone. "Therefore, you must all strive hard."

"As long as we are here, these neither-human-nor-ghost things will absolutely not be allowed to step one foot into our settlement," a person who was clearly a confidant of Takagi Soichiro said loudly.

To the side, Miyamoto Rei leaned against Igou Hisashi with some unease and asked: "Hisashi, do you think we can survive this defensive battle?"

"Rest assured, I will protect you," Igou Hisashi comforted her.

Standing beside Takagi Saya was that chubby military otaku, Hirano Kouta; looking at the two of them, it seemed they had already developed a certain romance. The two were currently discussing something, but judging by their expressions, it was not anything very pleasant.

Finally, Komuro Takashi, the original protagonist, stood alone to the side, silent and not speaking. It seemed that after losing his protagonist Fate, his love life had suddenly become bumpy. His original childhood sweetheart Miyamoto Rei had become the girlfriend of his good buddy, and Takagi Saya, who had a certain fondness for him, had also been successfully pursued by Hirano Kouta. As for Marikawa Shizuka, could that ditsy girl possibly do anything for him?

"They are here, take your positions, prepare for battle!" Watching the fireworks rising into the sky in the distance, Takagi Soichiro said loudly.

Everyone took action, returned to their respective posts, and raised their weapons in preparation for battle.

"I will trouble you two with those strange dead," Takagi Soichiro said to Igou Hisashi and Komuro Takashi in an extremely sincere tone.

"Rest assured, just leave it to us," Komuro Takashi said, somewhat flattered, then patted his chest to guarantee it.

Igou Hisashi, however, frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "I will do my best."

Two similar yet different tones represented the two men's different personalities and thoughts.

Outside the building where Lingyun was located, patches of smoke drifted slowly from the ground, and numerous dead lay scattered on the ground. Among these dead, there was no shortage of powerful mutant dead like Claws, Lickers, and Tyrants.

On the roof, Luo Yexi and Busujima Saeko looked at the situation below, then looked at the calm Lingyun beside them, unable to help but click their tongues in wonder. In Lingyun's hand, he held a simple remote control. At this moment, he was closing his eyes, his Divine Sense covering a hundred-meter radius centered on this house, monitoring the movements of the dead in this area.

"I am really curious, what exactly is Lingyun's identity, to be able to create such powerful bombs in such a short time with such simple things, and they are remote-controlled too," Busujima Saeko asked with a look of surprise while looking at the miserable dead below.

"The things Master knows are more than you can imagine," Luo Yexi looked at Lingyun, an inexplicable brilliance flashing in her eyes.

Lingyun listened to their conversation and smiled slightly; this skill was something he had learned from a top-tier soldier who had retired from the battlefield due to injury in a world torn by the flames of war. Moreover, it was the apocalypse now, many things had been abandoned by people, and no one cared if they were used; it was much better than in that world full of war and lacking supplies.

After knowing that a large group of mutant dead would surround and attack him, Lingyun began to consider what method he should use to counter the dead's offensive. Although the combat power of their group was quite high, they were still within the category of humans; humans would get tired and absolutely could not withstand the successive attacks of mutant dead. The best method was to rely on some external force. And in this world, the best external force was nothing more than firearms. However, they did not have any firearms in their hands, and even if they did, the ammunition was limited; facing mutant dead, they could not hold out for long. In the end, Lingyun set his target on improvised bombs.

Now it seemed the effect was quite good; after all, their group relied on those bombs buried in various places to block the dead's attacks time and time again. Those lower-strength Level 2 and Level 3 dead had already been nearly wiped out by these bombs.

"For the next enemies, the bombs won't be of much use anymore, are you ready?" Lingyun opened his eyes, his hand flickered, and the remote control disappeared from his hand.

"Hiss," a tongue broke through the air, aiming directly at Lingyun. A sharp glint flashed in Lingyun's eyes; his right hand drew his sword, and he slashed out without even looking, directly severing the tongue. This seemingly casual slash made a look of shock flash in Busujima Saeko's eyes; she discovered that if she put herself in the position of that tongue, she would not be able to dodge that sword no matter what.

"Don't space out, let's start fighting." Luo Yexi carried the Ebony Box on her back, the long sword in her hand aimed at the Lickers climbing up below. Wisps of golden-red light spread over the long sword in her hand, dyeing the entire sword golden-red; this was a sign that she was using her full strength.

"Indeed, it's time to fight." Busujima Saeko licked her lips, and a scarlet light began to spread in her eyes, dyeing her pupils completely blood-red. Wisps of blood-colored mist began to appear around her, forming a faint Shield.

Lingyun casually took out another sword, crossed the two swords, and a faint Sword Qi spread out around him.

The battle was on the verge of breaking out.