Chapter 678 - 648: Speculation and Preparations (Part 2)

Hearing Little Fatty’s words, Lin Xinghai couldn’t help but shake his head with a slight, amused smile. "If it were any other team, with some luck, they might actually avoid the Abyssal Plane’s operation. But we’re different. The moment they make a move, the probability of us facing a crisis is 100%."

"Don’t forget, the Abyssal Plane has moles among us humans. Why else would they cause such a huge disturbance if not to deal with geniuses like us?"

"And what defines a genius? The ones on the Points leaderboard. I’m currently number one on that leaderboard, so what do you think the odds are of our team running into danger?"

At that, Little Fatty’s expression changed instantly.

Lin Xinghai continued, "Of course, if they only send one Fourth Level Mutated Zombie, I can definitely handle it. I might even be able to turn the tables and kill it."

"But if they send two Fourth Level Mutated Zombies, I’ll have no problem escaping on my own, but I won’t be able to protect the rest of you."

Hearing this, Little Fatty swallowed hard. "So... are we just going to stick to the outer areas from now on and not go any deeper?"

"Not necessarily." Lin Xinghai shook his head and continued, "Actually, this is up to you guys. Everyone has made a lot of progress this afternoon. Ask the others. If all of you together are confident you can escape from a single Fourth Level Mutated Zombie, then I’ll take you to the central zone."

"If you’re not confident, then we should stay here in the outer zone. Of course, it’s still dangerous even in the outer areas, but from here, it’s much easier to get out of the green Poisonous Fog District. Once we’re out, we can coordinate with the troops stationed outside, and our chances of successfully escaping will be much higher."

After laying out the pros and cons, Lin Xinghai waved his hand. "Alright, go discuss it with the others."

"Okay!" Little Fatty walked away, his expression grim.

Lin Xinghai stood there, watching Little Fatty leave, and fell into deep thought.

’Actually, I wasn’t being completely honest with Little Fatty just now. With my current Speed, plus a superweapon like the Cloud Burst Bomb, if I used every trick up my sleeve, I might be able to take on two Fourth Level Mutated Zombies.’

’But what I’m afraid of is three or even more Fourth Level Mutated Zombies showing up. In that case, I could probably escape, but Little Fatty and the others would be dead for sure.’

Of course, since humanity’s Divine Demon Realm experts currently held the upper hand, the probability of such a scenario was quite low. But Lin Xinghai had to be prepared for it nonetheless.

After all, any commander from the Abyssal Plane orchestrating this operation, if they had half a brain, would absolutely make him a primary target.

’I’ll worry about that later. First, I need to get back and advance to the Peak of Marrow Tempering Realm. My combat power will get another boost then. Besides that, I’ll find a way to contact Old Zuo. I refuse to believe the Military Department’s high command hasn’t made any arrangements.’ Lin Xinghai rubbed his forehead while simultaneously guiding the Blood Qi Power in his body to continue tempering his organs.

Over the course of the afternoon, he had completed the tempering of 10 of the 11 major internal organs: the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys, as well as the gallbladder, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and bladder.

Only the Triple Jiao remained to be tempered.

Tempering three organs allowed one to break through to the Middle Stage, six to the Late Stage, and nine to the Peak.

Once all 11 major internal organs were fully tempered, one could break through to the Body Shaping Realm.

He had already met all the requirements to break through to the Peak of Marrow Tempering Realm. He just hadn’t had the time while on the mission and had to wait until he got back.

As for the remaining Triple Jiao, it was arguably the biggest hurdle to breaking through to the Body Shaping Realm, and thus the most difficult to temper.

After all, the Triple Jiao didn’t refer to a single organ. It was the collective term for the three sections of the torso’s interior—the upper, middle, and lower—and was considered the sixth hollow organ.

Therefore, tempering the Triple Jiao covered the largest area and was also the most difficult.

For the other organs, one Blood Bag could generally increase tempering progress by 5%. But for the final Triple Jiao, one Blood Bag could only increase it by 1% at most, making it five times more difficult than the others.

Of course, Lin Xinghai wasn’t in a hurry. ’It’s just a matter of 100 Blood Bags.’ If they entered the central zone, a single mission could net him five or six hundred Blood Bags, which was more than enough to complete the tempering.

Even if they continued to stay in the outer zone, it would take two missions at most.

After considering these matters, Lin Xinghai released his Perception Power to scan the area one last time. Confirming nothing was amiss, he gave the order to return.

The two Armored Vehicles sped back toward the Military Department’s main camp.

Inside the vehicles, Little Fatty and the other members were still in the middle of a heated discussion.

Everyone knew this was no laughing matter. Faced with a Fourth Level Mutated Zombie, a creature comparable to someone in the Divine Demon Realm, a single moment of carelessness could mean instant death for any of them, except for Lin Xinghai.

Yet, they were unwilling to give up such an important opportunity.

Finally, as the vehicles were about to reach the Military Department’s main base, Little Fatty came to Lin Xinghai again.

"Boss, we’ve decided. Let’s go deep into the central zone to hunt Abyssal Creatures!" Little Fatty said, taking a deep breath.

Although Lin Xinghai wasn’t surprised they would make this choice, he couldn’t help but ask, "Why?"

"You said it yourself. If we stay in the outer zone, we’re guaranteed to run into danger if the Abyssal Plane makes a move. Going into the central zone just increases that danger a little."

"But the rewards we can get will increase five or sixfold. With you leading the hunt with your Gun Technique, Boss, we estimate that all of us could reach the Peak of Blood Qi Realm. If that happens, we might not be completely helpless against a Fourth Level Mutated Zombie," Little Fatty said through gritted teeth.

After a brief silence, Lin Xinghai couldn’t help but say, "I’m not trying to discourage you, but fifty people at the Peak of Blood Qi Realm have absolutely no chance of winning against a single Fourth Level Mutated Zombie."

"I know." Little Fatty nodded and seriously explained his idea. "I have other preparations. Hongyu Group can provide five Rare Level Mechas. The rest of the members will all be equipped with standard mechas. If everyone is piloting a Mecha, our survivability will increase drastically."

"Also, the Superpower Amplifiers on the Mechas can boost our Rare Level superpowers by 10 or even 20 times. I believe that will have some effect on a Fourth Level Mutated Zombie."

"On top of that, we can also deploy a large number of Combat Robots and Attack Drones. As long as we pack them with lots of High-Energy Bombs and launch suicide attacks, we should be able to inflict some damage."

"Besides all that, we can use other high-yield weapons to create enough firepower. If we’re not aiming to kill the Fourth Level Mutated Zombie, but just to hinder it from chasing us, we should be able to pull it off."