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Lisha nodded, fully aware of the dangers lurking in Sub-Level Three:

Compared to the mindless, shambling Mutants, the Corrupted are more intelligent and understand the presence of danger because they were once infected Evolutionaries…

So, we can use the Mutated cells, exploiting their fear of light and high temperatures, by lighting a bonfire. It’s very effective in driving them away.

Lin Feng thoughtfully nodded, glancing at the searchlight hanging on his chest.

Because it uses electricity, the searchlight is far brighter than any bonfire, and it’s easy to carry and less restrictive, but it lacks in temperature.

Unlike the dancing flames of a fire, it doesn't have a deterrent effect on the Mutants.

Perhaps before entering Sub-Level Four, we should prepare some torches to increase the safety of the team's advance.

Seeing Lin Feng freeze in place for a few seconds, Lisha, realizing what he was thinking, added a few reminders:

In Sub-Level Four and below, the air becomes very humid, with toxic active mucus everywhere, and the temperature is only a dozen degrees…

You can't light a large bonfire at all, and taking torches is pointless, as it would only waste the already scarce oxygen in the air.

Staying in a low-oxygen environment for too long will not only cause weakness in the limbs but also the risk of suffocation.

After listening to Lisha's introduction, Lin Feng took a deep breath.

As expected, the environment inside this underground ruin is becoming more and more hostile with each level. No wonder the six-person Salvation Army team in front of them, whose Evolutionary levels are only slightly weaker than his own team, can only do support work on the Third Level.

Watching the departing back of the man, Lisha hesitated, but after noticing the gazes of her colleagues, she held back.

She is not what she used to be, with Old Duncan doting on her and the other members following her lead.

Now that she has just arrived, having joined the Salvation Army for less than a week, she is at most a newcomer. Her unauthorized remarks just now were already a bit out of line, and chasing after him would probably create more resentment.

The main reason is that the Combat Priest in Lin Feng's team is a cultivator from the Holy Spring Church.

In recent years, the Holy Spring Church has been suppressing the surrounding second-rate Wasteland forces, either obediently becoming the Church's dogs like the Li family of the Farm Village…

Or being classified as wandering forces, driven out of the major towns in the Wasteland, and compressing everyone's living space.

Therefore, including the Salvation Army, and other wandering forces outside the entrance of the Underground Shelter, they don’t have much goodwill towards the Church members, but rather a state of fearful animosity.

Lin Feng, who was aware of this, also tactfully didn't stay too long, and left decisively after obtaining the necessary information, so as not to make things difficult for Lisha.

After returning to his team, Lin Feng briefly introduced the situation to everyone.

Zheng Yinying nodded. The situation Lisha described was not much different from the information she had collected in her memory.

Then, she arranged for everyone to walk into a dilapidated empty room, which only had rotten table boards and bed boards left. There wasn't even a toothbrush or washbasin to be seen.

Sitting in a circle, Zheng Yinying began to plan:

This is the first mission, so everyone will walk together. Starting from Sub-Level Four, the environment of the Shelter Ruins will become worse with each level, and the darkness inside will reach the point where you can't see your fingers…

At that time, the six of us will advance in a three-three formation.

As she spoke, Zheng Yinying also took out paper and a pen, and briefly drew the positions of each person:

Remember, Mutants may appear in any direction, including under your feet and even above your head. The three people in front form a triangular formation, responsible for searching the front and both sides, a range of one hundred and eighty degrees.

As for the three people behind, they will use the triangular formation in front as a template, responsible for monitoring the one hundred and eighty degrees behind.

The pace will be controlled by the four people on both sides.

As for the personnel arrangement, for the time being, it will remain the same. I will lead the way, and Lin Feng will bring up the rear, each commanding the two directions in front and behind.

After finishing the exploration formation, Zheng Yinying looked at Lin Feng:

Which two do you want from your three-person team? I suggest you bring Shen Yue. Although she is only an Acolyte, the explosive combat power of her special ability is no less than that of a Tier 1 Late-Stage Evolutionary at Level Seventeen.

Coupled with the Holy Spring power in her body, she is immune to pollution and can act as a temporary meat shield…

Hey, hey, hey?

Shen Yue's protest was directly ignored.

Lin Feng nodded. Even though he knew that the Church team wanted to supervise, what Zheng Yinying said was indeed correct. Separating the two Church cultivators could effectively reduce the casualties of the two teams in front and behind.

Reducing the chances of himself and the members of his team being attacked, injured, and infected by Mutants.

Ah Lian and Ah Ming will follow you, both of them are Wastelanders for many years, and they were once members of the top Wastelander team in Oasis Town, with rich combat experience.

Seeing Chen Shanshan, who was sitting next to him, reach out and grab the corner of his clothes, Lin Feng thought for a while and decided to let the Ah Lian sisters follow Zheng Yinying.

The main reason is that Shen Yue, as an Acolyte, has far less combat power than Zheng Yinying, the Combat Priest, and the latter also has experience in the Ruins…

So, it is more appropriate for Chen Shanshan, who is in the Mid-Stage of Tier 1, to follow him and serve as his left and right hand.

Of course, as the owner of the two major Imprint Weapons, the Armor-Piercing Cannon and the Rapid-Fire Cannon, Lin Feng is fully confident in challenging thousands upon thousands of Mutants alone.

Not everyone has three hundred tungsten-core armor-piercing shells!

Each shell has a damage of up to one hundred and fifty points, enough to kill any Tier 1 Late-Stage Evolutionary.

Even a Tier 2 Early-Stage Mutant can be blasted to pieces with one shot!

And the firepower output of the Rapid-Fire Cannon is even more perverted!

That is a full three thousand explosive rounds!

Although the damage of one hundred points can only kill Mid-Stage Tier 1 existences with each shot, it can't withstand its fierce firepower.

In the automatic mode under the Rapid Pursuit attribute, the firing rate of ten shells per second is fiercer than the machine guns on most infantry fighting vehicles.

With such powerful firepower, if Lin Feng is given some time, he can clean up the Mutants on one level alone.

To be honest, if the Church team hadn't insisted on coming, Lin Feng's original plan was to massacre the Ruins!

As a result, he met Shen Yue and the other three, and then arrived outside the Ruins and saw the groups of Wanderers who were staying put.

The plan was completely disrupted.

The news of the armory and the military factory far exceeded Lin Feng's initial expectations.

Now, in order to avoid exposing his own abilities and potential, he can only proceed steadily and follow Zheng Yinying's arrangements.

The main thing is that a large-caliber rifle that can fire a full three thousand small grenades is too shocking.

In Lin Feng's understanding, the most powerful Tier 1 firearm ability Evolutionary cannot even reach one-tenth of the strength of the Rapid-Fire Cannon.

Since upgrading the Space Magazine attribute, Lin Feng hasn't tried emptying all the ammunition in one go.

Such firepower is comparable to a heavily armed company of one hundred people, each holding a grenade launcher and equipped with thirty grenades, and then continuously firing in unison.

And after firing, the shells can automatically recover.

If this spreads, Lin Feng feels that the next day, he will be lying on the secret experimental platform of some large force, being thoroughly studied as a white mouse.

So sometimes, although more people can brainstorm and avoid many risks, for players like Lin Feng who only show one percent of their true strength…

It is also a helpless forced caution.

He has to survive all the way to the end of the mission.

At this moment, after dividing the personnel, Zheng Yinying then asked about everyone's weapons and ammunition, so as to roughly estimate the farthest distance they could advance in this first exploration of Sub-Level Four.

Based on the situation of being besieged and intercepted by hundreds or thousands of Mutants, the firepower of the team is calculated to estimate from which limit on the Fourth Level they can retreat to the entrance.

Like Lisha's reminder, they must reserve two-thirds of their weapons and ammunition for retreat.

And Zheng Yinying's calculation is more direct, after all, she is a personal experience of the Ruins, with rich experience.

My weapon is this alloy war hammer, which can release Holy Spring Water at the moment of impact. In the backpack on the back of the armor, there are one hundred liters of diluted Tier 1 Holy Spring Water, which can support more than a thousand hammer strikes…

Enough to kill a thousand Tier 1 Mutants!

Zheng Yinying took the lead and introduced her situation:

So you don't have to worry about me, I will also take care of your safety as much as possible during the retreat.

After speaking, she looked at Shen Yue on the side.

The latter took out a folding white lacquered shield from the armor backpack, which looked like the equipment of a Combat Priest.

After unfolding, it can be three square meters in size.

This is a titanium shield, which can effectively withstand attacks below ten tons. Coupled with my physique enhancement state, it can block enemies in one direction.

There are also spikes on the shield that can release Holy Spring Water. Once a Mutant pounces and squeezes up, it will be enough for them to drink a pot.

So, at the very back, I can hold up the Holy Shield and open up an escape route for everyone!

After speaking, Shen Yue proudly raised the shield. This heavy shield weighing nearly a ton seemed quite flexible in her hands.

Everyone looked at each other and nodded.

Zheng Yinying was right, Shen Yue, who didn't have much combat experience, was only suitable as a meat shield. It was estimated that she was initially equipped with a shield to cooperate with Zheng Yinying in close combat.

Even so, Shen Yue can be considered the most resistant of the Acolytes in Oasis Town, after all, she has the stomach enhancement ability, which can obtain a continuous berserk state.

If she is trained a little, she will also be a good close combat fighter.

It is estimated that she was put on the spot to train for the upcoming decisive battle.

After the two members of the Church team introduced themselves, it was Lin Feng's turn.

Ah Ming showed the brand-new AK rifle in his hand and slowly began to introduce it:

"Classic AK, using fully powered bullets after being empowered, can kill early to mid-stage Tier 1 Evolvers. Our team has created hollow-point bullets injected with holy water. Two magazines, a total of sixty rounds, each capable of severely injuring a Tier 1 Aberrant."

"Currently, five magazines of empowered bullets, one hundred and fifty rounds, and two magazines of Holy Spring hollow-point bullets, sixty rounds."

"A'Lian's equipment is the same as mine."

After saying that, A'Ming glanced imperceptibly at Lin Feng, who was standing two positions away from her.

The most useful additional attribute of the optimized Level 9 Excellent AK rifle is its ability to regenerate one bullet per second. As long as the special magazine from the upgrade is loaded, it can regenerate one fully powered bullet per second.

Although not empowered, the damage of a fully powered bullet is still not to be underestimated.

Without armor, it can easily penetrate the flesh of a Tier 1 Evolver, and it only takes a few more shots to shatter the limbs and torso of a Tier 1 Aberrant.

So, this is also the team's last trump card.

Mainly, the bullet regeneration ability is an extension of Lin Feng's optimization ability.

Back when Lin Feng handed over the upgraded AK and pistol to everyone, he specifically and solemnly instructed that the special ability of bullet regeneration must be kept secret.

Firstly, to prevent other wasteland hunters from spying on them, and secondly, to serve as a secret trump card for the team, in case of emergencies.

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The bullets recovered by the special magazine cannot be taken out. Although one bullet per second seems like a lot, it is only suitable for burst mode during low-intensity combat.

Once the automatic firing mode is activated, the rate of twenty rounds per second means that even if the bullet regeneration speed is multiplied tenfold, it cannot keep up with the consumption of continuous fire.

Therefore, the effect of simply regenerating bullets on the firepower of the gun is not obvious.

Only when combined with a space magazine can it create an effect that is worth ten times as much.

Unfortunately, this attribute requires imprinting to specify the direction and part of the enhancement before it can be additionally upgraded.

However, the ability to automatically regenerate bullets greatly improves A'Lian and A'Ming's continuous combat capabilities.

The two also purchased AK rifle suppressors for this mission, ensuring the same level of concealment.

After listening to the two's introductions, Zheng Yan'ying nodded in satisfaction.

One hundred and fifty empowered bullets, coupled with sixty Holy Water hollow-point bullets, can at least deal with one hundred Tier 1 Aberrants. For an Evolver who is only at the early stage of Tier 1, this is already considered top-tier strength.

It seems that the Lin Feng team did not underestimate the mission; they also made sufficient preparations for this ruin exploration.

After understanding the combat power and equipment of the two women, Zheng Yan'ying looked at Lin Feng and the other two on the opposite side.

Chen Shan'shan waved the titanium spear in her hand and took out the Demon-Exorcising Holy Flame hanging on her waist:

"I am a melee fighter. My weapon is a titanium alloy spear. For this mission, I specifically purchased a Church weapon that specializes in exorcising demons, called the Demon-Exorcising Holy Flame."

When the Demon-Exorcising Holy Flame was displayed in front of everyone, the golden patterns on the spear shaft, as well as the inscriptions, immediately attracted attention under the light of the searchlights.

Zheng Yan'ying and Shen Yue were slightly distracted as they looked at it.

However, for believers of the Lord, the mental pollution and murmurs in the underground ruins can actually be completely resisted.

Silently reciting 'Praise the Lord' can cooperate with the Holy Spring power in the body to eliminate all negative mental effects.

Although slightly distracted, the two's eyes were fixed on the Demon-Exorcising Holy Flame in Chen Shan'shan's hand, and surprise gradually appeared on their faces.

Lin Feng coughed lightly:

"Don't overthink it, we bought this from the Wasteland Hunter Guild, and its origin is definitely not a problem."

"It currently has twenty-eight rounds of spare ammunition. By injecting concentrated holy water through the holy water tanks outside the two barrels, the damage to the Aberrant can be doubled."

"Currently, it should be no problem to severely injure early-stage Tier 2 Aberrants, and if we're lucky, we can even kill them directly."

The original Level 14 Demon-Exorcising Holy Flame, after being upgraded to Level 16 by Lin Feng, has 120 damage.

The last upgrade to Level 17 before departure added four tungsten core armor-piercing shells. In addition to the extra damage increase, it unfortunately still did not have bullet regeneration or space magazine attributes.

「Demon-Exorcising Holy Flame lv17, Red Quality」

「Base Attributes: Damage 130, Effective Range 100 meters, Lethal Coverage 6 meters, Remaining Spare Ammunition 2 / 26; Upgraded to Host Level Cap」

「Additional Attributes: Demon-Exorcising Special Effect (Damage + 100% when killing pollutants); Area Damage (Dual shells cover a radius of 6 meters, 130 damage in the 2-meter center); Special Holy Water (2 / 2)」

「New Additional Attribute: Armor-Piercing Shell」

「Armor-Piercing Shell: Armor-Piercing Ability + 100%, Shell Damage + 10」

「Note: The demon-exorcising special effect takes effect after soaking in holy water. Two hundred milliliters of holy water can enchant two hundred large-caliber shells」

「Evaluation: A specially upgraded demon-exorcising weapon. Armor-piercing ability will have an additional effect when killing Tier 2 polluted creatures; It has a certain deterrent effect on mutated life forms; Except for the inability to fire continuously, it has almost no shortcomings; Please use it at the first moment of battle, or when you can judge that it can kill with one hit」

Looking at the attribute data that appeared in the corner of his eye, Lin Feng sighed almost imperceptibly.

The two heaven-defying attributes of space magazine and bullet regeneration seem to be easily upgraded in white-quality guns below level 10. Above level 10, upgrading them requires relying on one's own imprinting ability.

Lin Feng felt that it was likely related to the appearance of abilities. If you want to upgrade the relevant additional attributes without imprinting, you must integrate corresponding materials.

Perhaps this trip to the ruins can find some special materials in addition to searching for the essence of the Wasteland Wolf.

For example, the power armor that Chen Shan'shan hasn't worn yet is a treasure excavated from the prehistoric shelter ruins.

Unfortunately, the upper three floors of the Feicheng Shelter were searched clean of any valuable items because there were not many Aberrants in the past.

If you want to find good treasures, you have to go further down.

Risking being polluted and assimilated by Aberrants, as well as the erosion of the ruins' genetic radiation.

As the saying goes, riches are found in danger!

And strength is the best way to resolve risks.

At this moment, after introducing the lethality of the Demon-Exorcising Holy Flame, everyone looked at it with admiration.

After all, the doubled damage to Aberrants directly increases the original 140 points of damage to 280 points!

Lin Feng was right. Even early-stage Tier 2 Aberrants can be instantly severely injured, making it a veritable killing weapon in the team.

Moreover, in the dark and boundless shelter, the Demon-Exorcising Holy Flame's limited range of 100 meters cannot be considered a shortcoming at all.

Except for the slow reloading, it is flawless.

Originally, it was thought that Lin Feng chose Chen Shan'shan to take care of her worried state, but unexpectedly, this masked girl possessed such a powerful weapon.

With this Demon-Exorcising Holy Flame in hand, it should be the group of Aberrants who should be afraid!

Before Chen Shan'shan put away the Demon-Exorcising Holy Flame...

Zheng Yan'ying took one last deep look.

Different from the preaching and conversion system of acolytes and priests, as a combat priest, Zheng Yan'ying was deeply impressed by this weapon.

It came from the Vatican, from a certain big figure in the guard armed system, but that big figure who was active hundreds of years ago has become a taboo existence in Church history.

This is also why the weapon he once used would circulate to the Wasteland Hunter Guild.

After understanding Chen Shan'shan's weapons and equipment, only the last person remained, who was also the only male present.

As Zheng Yan'ying's gaze shifted to him, Lin Feng slowly raised the rapid-fire cannon in his hand:

"I am a gun ability user who can enhance the power of gun-related weapons. This enhanced large-caliber AK rifle can fire sixty rounds of Holy Spring hollow-point bullets or empowered bullets."

"Using my ability, I can also turn ordinary fully powered bullets into empowered bullets with explosive effects when firing. Currently, I am carrying a total of three hundred bullets."

"As for the other weapon, it is an enhanced small empowered grenade, which is more powerful but cannot be fired continuously. I have thirty rounds of spare ammunition that I bought from the Wasteland Hunter Guild."

"The damage can kill Tier 1 evolved life forms or severely injure Tier 2 Aberrants."

"That's my situation."

"The three people in the rearguard team will have me as the firepower, Chen Shan'shan will be responsible for melee combat and providing vision, and Shen Yue will provide defense and protect the safety of the team."

While Lin Feng was introducing, he also brought up the subsequent combat plan.

Zheng Yan'ying nodded. Lin Feng, as the team leader, was indeed powerful, but most of his combat power came from his special ability.

"You two follow behind me, providing vision, lighting, and fire support. Leave the rest of the protection and attack to me."

After roughly understanding the situation, Zheng Yan'ying first explained the subsequent combat plan to A'Lian and A'Ming, the two women beside her, and then scribbled on the paper...

After a calculation, she concluded the farthest safe distance that the current team could explore:

"Based on the current situation, we definitely have no problems in terms of firepower and lethality, and we can at least explore the entire fourth level underground."

"But considering that this is our first time entering, we will only go halfway, five kilometers, for safety's sake."

"Taking the exit of the fourth level underground as the center, draw a semicircle with a radius of five kilometers, and we will go to the sparsely populated areas on the left and right."

After giving the conclusion, Zheng Yan'ying did not stop for a moment and immediately got up and said:

"Everyone, pack up and get ready, load all the bullets, and remember to turn off the safety in advance."

"The Aberrants won't give you time to react on the spot."

After saying that, the group of six people spent five minutes making the final preparations.

Zheng Yan'ying then led the team to the deepest part of the third level underground according to the established formation.

That is the entrance to the fourth level underground of the ruins.

After they left, a captain in battle armor from the Salvation Army team by the bonfire slowly took out a walkie-talkie with a wire:

"Hello, please answer if you hear me."

A little late, went fishing in the morning.