Chapter 42: The Era of Glacial Beginnings

youths passed the preliminary exam, even Zhao Jingcheng who had joined halfway through. Knowing he could no longer deceive himself, he decided to make them pay. So, he found an excuse and brought in..."Clang!" The sound echoed loudly in the quiet square. Wu Lianyi and Sun Wang both narrowed their eyes, because Lei Yaojian only cut off half of this level 5 zombie's neck and didn't completely chop off its head.

Wu Lianyi reacted swiftly, her wrist turning as she withdrew her Leiyao sword. Sun Wang, on the other hand, immediately led his men to retreat.

Because he used too much force, the level 5 zombie was thrown to the center of the plaza.

"Attack!"

Zhou Mei issued the order again.

The attacks of the crystal nucleus guns rang out again, and they also discovered that ordinary thermal weapons had limited damage to level 5 zombies, while the attacks of the crystal nucleus guns were more effective.

Sun Wang and Wu Lianyi had retreated to the edge of the square, regrouping with Captain Eaglewing.

Then!

Eaglewing tossed a fourth-grade crystal nucleus to Sun望, urging him to recover quickly. While Wu Lianyi was moving, she had already held two fourth-grade crystal nuclei in her hand.

"Too bad, just a little short."

The eagle lamented.

"Only Zi Ying's attacks could achieve that. Don't forget she's a power-type esper. If you and I went up against her, we would only manage to scratch the surface."

With a soft voice, Ying Yi replied, then turned to Wu Lianyi and said:

The hawk chose a high vantage point and would try to snipe from afar.

The Falcon is a sniper by trade, with exceptional eyesight. His awakened ability also lies in this area. After the research of crystal core bullets was completed, he specifically applied for specialized crystal core bullets designed for sniping. He is currently searching for the best attack opportunity.

"Captain, inform Hawkwing Captain that the neck I shot is broken."

Okay, rest for a bit first.

Eagle Wing immediately notified Eagle Claw on the walkie-talkie.

At this time, the hawk and falcon are at the top of a thirty-two story building in the capital's inner city. He is not alone here, alongside him are special forces snipers from the capital base, who have received the same mission. On nearby intact high rises, other long-range attackers are also dispersed.

As soon as the falcon sharpshooter fired the first shot, other snipers followed suit, finding their targets and commencing attacks.

Faced with the concentrated attack surrounding the plaza, the Level 5 zombie was driven back step by step. Its furious roars echoed through the air, but sadly, no other special zombies came to its aid.

At this time, a man came to Zhou Mei's side and whispered something in her ear. Her face lit up with joy, and she immediately drew a team of six people and the man together to leave.

After the core cannon stopped firing, the abilitiers surrounded it. This was a level five core; it would be a lie to say they weren't tempted.

By the time Wu Lianyi and Sun Wangyi recovered, Eagle Wings had already fought a match, adding new wounds to the level 5 zombie.

"Ripple Sister, I'm ready! This time we must finish them off."

Sun Wang moved his body, preparing to strike.

Wu Lianyi actually didn't really want to move anymore. That Level 5 zombie had already been crippled, and the other ability users could grind him to death. However, seeing Sun Wang so enthusiastic, she didn't want to dampen his spirits, so she got ready and launched another attack.

This time, Wu Lianyi pierced the chest of a fifth-level zombie with her sword, nailing it to the ground. Then she teleported to its head and stuffed an egg-sized thunder ball into its mouth before quickly retreating.

"Crackling" purple lightning instantly enveloped the other person's head. The level-5 zombie trembled uncontrollably, clutching the Lei Yao sword at their chest with pale hands, trying to snap it in half.

Unfortunately, the sword's hardness exceeded the opponent's expectations. Not only did it fail to break, but the opponent was also struck again by the lightning attached to the blade, making matters worse.

Another fourth-level Gold Tier ability user seized the opportunity, their condensed golden shortsword striking with precision and cleaving the zombie's head clean off.

"The level 5 zombie has been eliminated, unable to become the future Zombie King! The mission progress is four out of five, congratulations missioner, you are only one step away from completing the mission, keep up the good work!"

The communicator's voice suddenly rang out again.

"This sounds familiar, you said this before when we helped General Zhou take control of the capital base!"

Wu Lian Yi absolutely believes in her own memory.

"With a screech, the apocalypse is coming with both extreme cold and extreme heat. Taskers, please take care of yourselves and help the small world evolve."

Then the communicator went silent again.

Wu Lianyi was so angry she could spit. After finishing the task of this small world, she would definitely report this communicator and give him one-star rating.

The Level 5 zombie was exterminated, and the nucleus went to the base. However, all the ability users who participated in the beheading had a good harvest. They could choose food and nuclei at will, and it was not in vain that they worked hard to fight.

Meanwhile, Sang Sheng and his followers were also captured. To appease the anger of the survivors at the capital base, the culprits behind the zombie attack incident were publicly executed three days later.

This approach won the survivors' favor, and coupled with appropriate compensation, this crisis was resolved smoothly, and the capital base slowly returned to its former bustle.

During the period of waiting for the upgraded defense shield, W City's escort team also occasionally took on tasks to clean up zombies. When nuclear-powered pistols began to be distributed at the base, Black Panther and Chaoyang Squad, like other zombie hunting teams, also took on the promotion task of nuclear-powered pistols. On their way back to W City, they sold nuclear-powered pistols to survivor bases along the way.

This task is mainly aimed at some small bases. Generally, large bases will send people directly to the capital base to learn from each other, or purchase, or exchange the manufacturing technology of crystal core guns.

Of course, 30% of the income here goes to W City's survivor base after all. They were the first to develop and upgrade it.

As everyone's abilities were about to break through the fifth level, the first extreme cold weather appeared. There was no warning sign of a sudden drop in temperature, from a high of thirty-five degrees Celsius during the day to minus thirty-five degrees Celsius at night, and it was still decreasing.

The outgoing corpse-hunting squad was very sensitive and noticed something was amiss. They rushed back to base overnight and reported their findings to the upper echelons of the base.

General Zhou looked at the latest news compiled by his subordinates, his brows furrowed tightly. The temperature had dropped sharply. While supernatural beings were relatively better off, ordinary survivors were having a tough time. Moreover, zombies had also ceased activity due to the extreme cold.

The Zhou siblings had already begun arranging for the base survivors' warmth, working tirelessly. Right at that moment, Wu Lianyi and Yingyi came to find them.

"Both of you, the upgrade to the core defense shield is complete, but it will take some time to make a new one. But it won't be long, I hope you can wait a few days."

Zhou Mei thought they were here about the defense shield, so she immediately started to explain.

After acquiring the technology for the core gun, researchers shifted their focus to its manufacturing and production. The upgrade of the shield technology did fall behind.

"No rush, we've waited this long, a couple more days won't make a difference."

Wu Lianyi smiled and said, which made Zhou Mei a little embarrassed.

Do you need anything

"We're just here to tell you some bad news, the extreme cold will last for a year. During that year, zombies will lose their ability to move, but once the extreme cold ends, all zombies will be upgraded."aoul finished their conversation, they went to an armory that sold weapons suitable for knights and offered customization services.Now that her ripples have grown, the sword she wields is outdated fro...