The Soul System in the Apocalypse
Chapter 278: The Battle Begins

Chapter 278: The Battle Begins

Standing on top of the outer wall of the territory, Henry looked into the distance. He could see that a large number of zombies had already congregated, and this large number of zombies kept increasing.

All the zombies stood looking in the same direction, towards the territory. It seemed that the target was this territory as expected, but from the way that he could see it, it was as if they were waiting for a command for them to start attacking.

Henry and the group were quite familiar with this situation. The first time that they encountered something like this was during the time that they were in Raga city. At that time, that was a half-zombie that was controlling the zombies.

And right now, Henry was quite curious about who it was that was controlling these zombies. It was an impossibility that there was no brain that was controlling these brainless monsters.

While standing on top of the wall, Henry was paying attention to his surroundings as well. He had realized that the number of people that were on top of the wall was not that high. But still, all those that were on top of the wall all possessed greater combat power.

Those that were standing on top of the wall were at least at the silver rank. And currently, the total number of people on the wall could be estimated to about 40 of them.

This was quite a large number. Although Henry was not sure about the number of people that possessed the same position as Vincent, but knowing that these 40 people were actually working under Vincent, that implied that the power of this territory was not that weak.

Olivia was not standing far from where he was. This time, she was not standing together with her brother and her father. In any case, this was the first time that she was going to engage in a fight together with them. But nevertheless, she decided to stay together with the team that she had come with.

As for Stanley, he decided to stand closer to his sister. Although he was not stronger than she was, but still, that did not imply that he was not capable of helping her out incase she was in trouble.

Other than that, he was standing next to the group because he wanted to know the real power level of Henry and his group. Although he understood that they would definitely not be weak as compared to Olivia, but still, it would be better if he actually observed it, observed them in action.

The wait continued for a while, before Vincent finally arrived. He did not arrive alone, but instead of, he arrived together with three other men. Henry observed the three people that had arrived together with Vincent, and he realized that both of them had already reached the silver rank. In fact, they were at level 4 of the Silver Rank.

As for Vincent, he was at level 7 of the silver rank. What attracted Henry’s attention the most about Vincent was the fact that he possessed an S-grade profession. As for the profession that he possessed, it was actually a dagger master.

This was the first time that Henry was seeing a profession like this. It seemed to be either a unique one, or maybe a special one like the one that Olivia possessed. At the end of the day, it was not as if he had seen a profession like the one that Olivia possessed during the time that he was selecting a profession that he was going to take.

Currently, Vincent was putting on a black armor. The armor seemed to be of a high level, just like the ones that they were having. It protected Vincent entirely, only leaving some parts of his body exposed, but none of them was a vital place.

As for the three people that had come together with him, they were also putting on armors. But it was just that the armors that they were wearing were of a lower level as compared to the one that Vincent was putting on.

The moment that Vincent arrived on top of the wall, he looked towards the direction where Henry and his group was located. He made eye contact with Olivia, before he finally focused on the zombies in the distance.

He observed the movements of the zombies for a moment, before he finally spoke up. "This time, we are going to face a large group of zombies. As all of you know, the moment that we begin the fight, there is the risk of death.

But still, this is the apocalypse. If we are not strong, we are going to die. And the only way to get stronger is by fighting against these zombies. We don’t know what kind of danger awaits as outside of this city, but what we know is that, there is definitely more danger than the zombies that we are currently facing.

It was already stated from the very start that this is a battle for domination. So, even if we decide to escape right now, that does not mean that the battle is going to end. No matter how far you escape, as long as you are within this world, you are going to have to fight, or just stand there and get killed.

This time, although it seems that the number of zombies that we are going to face is high, but this is also a good opportunity for us to be able to level up. The higher the number of zombies that you kill, the higher the advantages that you are going to get within the territory, other than the power up that you’re going to receive."

Vincent’s voice was loud, and everyone, all those that were on top of the wall, and all those that were below the wall heard him.

At this moment, everyone’s blood began boiling. Of course they understood that there was a lot of risk that was going to come with them stepping out of the territory. But nevertheless, they also understood the benefits that they were going to gain as long as they came back into the territory.

Inside the territory, everything depended on the power that a person possessed. As long as a person possessed a higher power level, they would be able to gain more advantages and privileges. Not only would they be able to get mansions, but they would also receive better equipment.

That was something that everyone was aiming for. So, having already gotten used to fighting the zombies, although they thought that this time it was going to be a little bit difficult, they thought to themselves, what is the difference? Aren’t we going to fight against the zombies at the end of the day?

Vincent went ahead and gave another motivation speech. He made sure that the morale was as high as it could be. At the same time, he understood that in case his group was overwhelmed by the zombies, there would be back up that would be coming over.

So, currently, although he was worried about those that were going to fight against the zombies, still, there was nothing that he could do. If possible, he really wanted another group to join them in case they were going to fight against these zombies, to just ensure that the losses that they were going to suffer was not going to be that high.

But that was an impossibility. The leader had not given a command to any other person to join him. For that reason, he could only go ahead and deal with the zombies as the vanguard.

Just after Vincent had finished giving his speech, suddenly, the zombies that had finally stopped increasing in number looked up. Then, step by step, they began walking towards the territory.

But the speed of the zombies approaching the territory began increasing as they moved forward. And in no time, they had started running, rushing towards the territory as if they were trying to get there first.

Looking at the large number of zombies that was approaching, Vincent gave a command. And the moment that the command was given, the gate of the territory was opened, and the people within the territory, who were waiting patiently, also charged out.

When they looked at the large number of zombies that was approaching, although they were a little bit intimidated, there was always a group of people that was berserk. This was the group of people that charged forward first. And the moment that they came into contact with a zombie, they destroyed it as soon as possible.

When the others noticed how easy it was for them to be able to destroy the zombies, they also gained a lot of courage and charged forward.

At this moment, those long-range attackers stood behind and began attacking from a distance. As for the summoners, they also stood behind, while their summoned creatures charged forward into the group of zombies.

As for those that were good at close combat, they did not wait, but instead, they clashed with the zombies immediately. Had it not been for the fact that everything was organized, many people were definitely going to be injured due to friendly fire.

On top of the wall, Henry was also observing the battle that was ongoing below the wall. He could see that the power levels of the zombies were not that high. The majority of them were actually at rank O, and although a few of them had already reached the bronze rank, but they did not have much of an impact.

The only advantage that the zombies possessed was the numerical one. Even if a person was at the bronze rank, several rank O zombies would overwhelm that person, before biting or scratching him. And just any of them was enough to be able to take a person out, turning him into a zombie.

But still, it was also during this moment that Henry noticed something else. Those that were killed by the zombies were actually attacked by the mages that were attacking from a distance. Their bodies were burnt into a crisp.

And at this moment, Henry understood what was going on. This was going to prevent them from turning into zombies, giving the zombies an advantage.

Just as Henry was observing the battlefield, he suddenly noticed that behind the zombies, there was yet another group of zombies that had not gone forward to attack. Instead, this group of zombies was just standing there, as if they were waiting for a command. Quite curious, Henry decided to check the power level of these zombies.