Chapter 740: Influencing the Battle Situation (Part 1)

Ordinarily, any materials from Mutated Zombies or Abyssal Creatures were supposed to be collected by the military; no one was allowed to take them.

Materials from Fourth Level Mutated Zombies, in particular, were considered strategic resources.

Of course, the military would provide adequate compensation. For example, the Points they earned from killing these Mutated Zombies could ultimately be converted into military merits or Huaxia Coins.

But there were always exceptions. For example, when Lin Xinghai said that the Elemental Crystals from Fourth Level Mutated Zombies could speed up Superpower recovery, both Zuo Wenya and Chen Yushi gave him their crystals without a second thought.

As commanders, they did indeed have the authority to requisition strategic resources during special circumstances.

As long as they provided a reasonable explanation afterward, the military wouldn’t pursue the matter.

So Lin Xinghai began absorbing them without hesitation. Besides, he had also discovered that the Elemental Crystals from Fourth Level Mutated Zombies were indeed very different from those of the First, Second, and Third Levels.

First and Second Level Mutated Zombie Elemental Crystals could only increase Superpower recovery speed tenfold. Third Level crystals, which were at the Body Shaping Realm level, could increase it fifteenfold.

As for Fourth Level Elemental Crystals, the boost was twentyfold. Of course, if it were just a simple increase from fifteenfold to twentyfold, using a Fourth Level Elemental Crystal would definitely not be worth it.

But after personally absorbing a Fourth Level Mutated Zombie Elemental Crystal, Lin Xinghai was surprised to discover that this thing could actually improve his control over his Superpower.

He could feel that the Fourth Level Mutated Zombie Elemental Crystals seemed to contain a special kind of Energy. After absorbing it, his control over his Time Acceleration Ability became increasingly effortless.

Until now, Lin Xinghai’s use of his Time Acceleration Ability had been rather rigid. He could only apply a tenfold acceleration to an entire target within his ability’s range.

But now, he felt that if he absorbed more of these Fourth Level Elemental Crystals, his control over his Superpower would improve to the point where he could manipulate the degree of Time Acceleration.

For example, he could control the Time Acceleration to be twofold, threefold, or fourfold, instead of being fixed at a tenfold value.

Lin Xinghai felt that if he could achieve this, he could probably reduce his Superpower consumption even further.

After all, the Energy consumed to increase the flow of Time tenfold versus fivefold would surely be different.

Furthermore, he could currently only envelop an entire target, but he found it difficult to accelerate a specific part of a person’s body.

‘If I could manage that, it would open up a lot of nifty maneuvers.

‘For instance, my Superpower can currently only envelop two people.

‘But if I could achieve precise control and have the acceleration effect only affect their heads, I could accelerate the heads of twenty people at once.

‘Of course, simply increasing the flow of Time for their heads might not provide much of a direct boost to their combat power, but the indirect enhancement would be immense.

‘For example, their thought processes and dynamic perception could be enhanced tenfold. The problem of their bodies not being able to keep up could be completely offset by using weapons.

‘Firearms, for instance!

‘In that case, I’m sure I could turn any random veteran into a Divine Sharpshooter.’

When that time came, he could assemble a team of Divine Sharpshooters whenever he wanted.

Beyond all that, Lin Xinghai had another feeling: the more proficient he became at controlling his Superpower, the easier it would be to analyze it with his Perception Power once he reached the Divine Demon Realm.

This was precisely why Lin Xinghai was so openly absorbing these Fourth Level Mutated Zombie Elemental Crystals. In any case, neither Zuo Wenya nor Chen Yushi knew what his actual recovery speed was.

Besides, that wasn’t what the two were concerned with right now. After getting a definitive answer from Lin Xinghai, they exchanged a look and quickly made a decision.

Then, Chen Yushi took a deep breath and spoke gravely to Tang Xingbang on the other end of the Communication Device, “We can take charge of the rescue mission for Zone C.”

“Huh?” On the other end, Tang Xingbang sounded confused. He tapped his Communication Device and said, “Sorry, I think there was a problem with the signal. I didn’t hear you clearly. Which part of Zone C did you say you’d be responsible for?”

“I said we’ll be responsible for Zone C. The rescue mission for the *entire* Zone C,” Chen Yushi repeated gravely.

This time, the other end fell instantly silent.

After a moment, Tang Xingbang finally spoke, choosing his words carefully. “Um… Commander Chen, I feel that determining the scope of a rescue operation involves many factors. We don’t need to make a decision right away. We should take a comprehensive look at…”

“I understand what you’re worried about.” Chen Yushi cut him off before he could finish. “I know you may have doubts about our strength. There’s a lot I can’t tell you, so for now, I’ll just give you two points.”

“First, our Speed is extremely high. We can reach any location in Zone C within three minutes.”

“Second, as long as we don’t encounter more than five Fourth Level Mutated Zombies at once, we’re confident we can end the fight in under a minute.”

Chen Yushi was giving conservative estimates. After all, under Lin Xinghai’s Time Acceleration, three minutes was equivalent to thirty. Forget just reaching any location in Zone C; they could cross the entire zone and reach Zone A on the other side without any issue.

As for ending a fight in under a minute, that was even less of an issue. Neither of the two previous battles they’d fought had taken more than thirty seconds.

After saying this, Chen Yushi added, just to be safe, “Of course, we can’t rule out the possibility that two locations might need emergency rescue at the same time. You can leave one rescue team here to assist. When we’re stretched too thin, you can send them out.”

But to Tang Xingbang, these “conservative estimates” from Chen Yushi were setting off tidal waves in his mind.

If Chen Yushi and his team could really do those two things, then handling all of Zone C would be no problem at all, especially since they had even considered extreme scenarios.

But the question was, could they really do it?

Subconsciously, Tang Xingbang didn’t believe it. But then he recalled the two previous battles—how quickly they had arrived and the Speed at which they had dispatched the Mutated Zombies. He realized that what Chen Yushi was saying was very likely true.

“Alright, I understand. I’ll report this exactly as you’ve stated, but the final decision will have to come from the higher-ups,” Tang Xingbang said immediately.

He wasn’t joking. A mere staff officer like him had no authority to make a decision on such an important matter.

“Good!” Chen Yushi didn’t say anything more. With that single word of acknowledgment, he ended the call.