The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse
Chapter 512 - 505: Quick In Quick Out

Chapter 512: Chapter 505: Quick In Quick Out

Fighting zombies truly requires mental fortitude.

Now, Gao Yuan, when facing zombies, had extraordinarily strong mental toughness. He feared guns, cannons, monsters, but he was not afraid of zombies in the least.

Accelerating, he outpaced the zombies with a speed greater than theirs, then silently leaped onto a not-so-tall residential building. Unrestrictedly running on the rooftops, leaping freely, he experienced the thrill unique to superheroes.

"Turn left,"

Gao Yuan changed direction; he jumped a distance of over ten meters, yet he landed as lightly and silently as ever.

Everything was learned, courage came with practice, and so did skill.

Gao Yuan used to stomp heavily when he ran, and his landings after jumps would make a thudding noise, but now, he had gradually mastered the techniques of exerting and releasing force, making his form even lighter and his running swifter.

"Armored Beast at your two o’clock, there’s a building blocking, the building isn’t tall, be careful..."

With increased speed, all high-difficulty movements were no longer challenging.

As Li Jinfang was advising caution, Gao Yuan had already landed on the rooftop.

Completing the deceleration from running to brisk walking to a full stop on the rooftop, Gao Yuan only needed a dozen meters, and when he stopped two meters away from the edge, he already spotted the four Armored Beasts gathered together.

Gao Yuan didn’t rush to fire. He first sat down cross-legged, gently placing the sniper rifle to the side. He took off his backpack, took out two Energy Bars, bit open a corner of one and held it in his mouth, then slowly lay down, flipping up the night vision on his helmet and turning on the night vision scope on his rifle.

Looking through the scope, Gao Yuan quickly located the Armored Beasts in the night vision. He turned on the built-in laser rangefinder on his scope and measured the distance between him and the Armored Beasts.

"Distance 332 meters, can I shoot directly?"

Gao Yuan still lacked confidence in his shooting skills, so he couldn’t help but ask. Rabbit immediately replied, "Zeroing distance three hundred meters, 332 meters allows for direct shooting, no need to consider wind drift, aim for the head of the Armored Beast and fire. By the way, if possible, take a shot at the body of the Armored Beast, if not convenient, forget it, safety first."

The heads of the Armored Beasts were not large, so hitting them in the head when they were still presented no problem, but if an Armored Beast was moving at high speed, aiming at the body was the most viable option.

Gao Yuan aimed at the head of an Armored Beast, from the side, and then he took out a shell and placed it beside him.

After all preparations were made, Gao Yuan finished the Energy Bar that was in his mouth, then picked up the second one, biting off a corner to hold in his mouth before taking a gentle breath.

The barrel was already loaded with a shell; all he needed to do was to flick off the safety and pull the trigger.

Without hesitation, Gao Yuan held his breath and pulled the trigger.

A loud boom rang out, making Gao Yuan’s ears buzz, and the recoil on his right shoulder caused his scope to shift instantly. As a result, when Gao Yuan tried to observe the shot, he had to find the position of the Armored Beast again.

After a slight adjustment, Gao Yuan found that the Armored Beast he targeted hadn’t moved, still lying there with a small hole in its head—his sniper rifle had done its job with a single shot.

But the other three Armored Beasts were now charging towards Gao Yuan at full speed.

A stone caused a thousand ripples, and Gao Yuan realized that his problem was no longer just having shot an Armored Beast. Monsters were popping up around him, both those he could see and those he could not; there were those that flew in the sky and those that ran on the ground, and at the center of it all was just him.

That was as far as he could go. Firing another shot would be akin to seeking death. Gao Yuan rapidly sprang up from the ground, grabbed his sniper rifle, removed the night vision device, and turned to jump down the building.

Then, just as Gao Yuan was about to jump down, several dark figures appeared before him. Consequently, Gao Yuan was forced to swing his long sword, slicing through the dark figures that emerged before he still leaped down from the building, a ten-plus meter fall.

In the air, Gao Yuan was enveloped by a swarm of dark figures. Even wielding his long sword, he couldn’t knock down all the Bats attacking him mid-air, but his clothing provided excellent protection. Creatures like the Bats, which looked terrifying but were actually not very strong in combat, couldn’t breach his defenses.

Hitting the ground, bouncing up, all the while swinging his long sword, Gao Yuan charged forward again.

He still chose to move across rooftops, which allowed him to avoid many ground monsters and zombie attacks. As for the Bats, as long as they didn’t bite his exposed parts, Gao Yuan couldn’t be bothered with them. He focused all his energy on figuring out the fastest way to escape.

In truth, there weren’t many monsters in the city, nor were there many zombies, for most people had been devoured by the beasts before they had a chance to turn into monsters.

These monsters and zombies had a unique way of recognizing each other, for the monsters would eat humans but not zombies turned from humans. As for what this method of differentiation was, one would have to ask the Serpent People, who could quickly turn any creature into a weapon; accomplishing this task wasn’t difficult for them.

"Behind you... there are many monsters, and zombies heading your way, many, many! Do you want to activate the decoy?"

Li Jinfang’s voice was extremely anxious because after Gao Yuan fired his shot, monsters around him, taking him as the epicenter, had been startled and were now mobilized.

Gao Yuan now found himself truly surrounded, completely surrounded, that is.

Or let’s say, why such recon missions could only be done by Gao Yuan was that anyone else arriving here would face only death; there was no second path to take.

"Don’t start the decoy, it’s not the time yet."

Now, it didn’t matter which direction he ran; thus, Gao Yuan intentionally chose to run through areas with many obstacles—of course, they couldn’t be obstacles for him.

At that moment, Big Bird suddenly reported near the comm device, "My drone!"

Li Jinfang also exclaimed through the intercom, "The drone has crashed! The drone has crashed! The decoy drone has fallen. Damn it, Harry, quickly retrieve your drones!"

Gao Yuan was stunned for a moment, because previously using drones to play loud noises to attract the attention of the zombies had been very effective, but this time, the drone equipped with loudspeakers was shot down.

Thinking of the Bats, Gao Yuan understood why the drone had been taken down.

Li Jinfang spoke urgently, "Do you want to deploy the backup decoy grenades? Make a quick decision!"

There was a backup emergency plan, which was a truck-mounted cannon deployed twenty kilometers away. The sole purpose of this cannon was to fire a shell toward Malakal City when necessary to divert the attention of the monsters with the sound of its explosion.

But if it wasn’t necessary, Gao Yuan didn’t want to make too much of a commotion. So, he said through the intercom, "No need to fire, I can handle it!"

The solution was simple and had proven to be effective: it was a set of hand grenades with timers. Pull one out, press it, toss it aside—with one press for a minute delay, two for two minutes—just throwing a few was enough. There was no need for artillery fire from a distance.