Invincible through Touching Corpses-Chapter 109 - 108: The Morgan Conglomerate’s Action

Chapter 109: Chapter 108: The Morgan Conglomerate’s Action

It all started on the giant screen in the Mercenary Plaza, which was used to display the mission rewards for various Mercenary Corps.

Of course, if a hunter squad managed an astonishing haul, they could also be listed as an exception. This was considered a way to motivate the ordinary Mercenary Corps.

And the Superpower Alliance’s latest haul was certainly worthy of being displayed on the screen.

The residents who usually gathered in the plaza to watch, along with the Mercenaries waiting around for their supplies to be tallied, would habitually glance at the giant screen every time it refreshed. The latest update was, of course, no exception.

At first glance, the information about the supplies didn’t seem like anything special.

After all, it wasn’t as if they had never seen a Mercenary Corps with a huge haul. A random mission from any Second or Third Level Mercenary Corps could probably bring in just as much, if not more.

But soon, someone noticed that the Superpower Alliance wasn’t a Mercenary Corps at all, but just a hunter squad.

A single hunter squad turning in over 400 Elemental Crystals was already outrageous enough. What was even more shocking was that their spoils included the corpse of a Mutated Zombie.

This was completely unreasonable, to the point of defying all logic.

So it wasn’t long before people started questioning the authenticity of the report. Some Mercenaries even went directly to the Mercenary Guild staff to ask about it.

Facing these doubts, the staff member acted as if he had expected it. He had the questioning Mercenaries wait to the side. Then, once a crowd had gathered, he played a video on the LCD screen.

The video had a huge impact, especially on the civilians. It opened with a dense horde of Zombies, causing them to cry out in alarm instinctively.

But soon, they felt the zombie tide wasn’t so terrifying after all. The Zombies couldn’t catch up to the hunter squad, and the man standing on the vehicle’s roof was blowing their heads off one by one with his gun.

To the average person, this didn’t seem particularly special.

But for the Mercenaries, it was a completely different story. With their experience, how could they not realize that the ones getting their heads blown off so easily were all High Level Zombies!

When facing High Level Zombies, powerful Mercenary Corps could manage, as they could always recruit a few Mercenaries with good Gun Technique. But ordinary First Level Mercenary Corps sometimes even had to deploy a Mecha to handle such a situation.

If the first half of the video, where Lin Xinghai scored headshot after headshot against High Level Zombies, could be explained away by good Gun Technique, then the second half, showing his solo battle against a Mutated Zombie, made them start to question reality.

With the video playing at normal speed, many Mercenaries couldn’t even clearly see the Hunter’s movements.

But the man with two guns was able to suppress it and dominate the fight.

Especially at the end, when he actually left the multipurpose off-road vehicle, plunged into the surrounding zombie horde as if it were undefended, and charged directly at the Hunter.

Then he first bombarded it with Hand Cannon Bullets before finishing it off with a volley of shots.

The entire process was clean and efficient, even somewhat aesthetically pleasing to watch.

But anyone in the know understood just how difficult it was to pull that off.

For the vast majority of people, it was something they could only dream of doing.

And at the end of the video, a line of text appeared, explaining Lin Xinghai’s identity.

Only then did it dawn on the crowd. It turned out the young man in the video was the second-ranked Divine Sharpshooter, and he had only temporarily joined this hunter squad.

That explained everything.

Previously, Lin Xinghai had been the subject of considerable doubt. He was a nobody who had suddenly become number two on the sharpshooter rankings. Many Mercenaries suspected something fishy was going on with the list.

But now, after watching the video, all their doubts were gone.

Some even began to wonder if Tang Zhuofei, the number one on the sharpshooter rankings, could pull off such a feat.

After all, pure Gun Technique was one thing, but being able to apply it in actual combat was another matter entirely.

And so, Lin Xinghai, who was already the center of discussion today, saw his popularity rise to a whole new level after someone copied the video and it began to circulate.

Even some high-ranking figures began to pay attention to Lin Xinghai, whether intentionally or not.

...

Lin Xinghai was unaware of all this. At that moment, he was listening to Fang Tianhe recount the day’s events.

"So, you’re saying the Morgan Conglomerate might make a move against us?" Lin Xinghai’s brows furrowed after he finished listening.

"Yes!" Fang Tianhe nodded, then added, "And it won’t be inside the Shelter."

Hearing this, Lin Xinghai’s heart tightened. ’If it’s outside the Shelter, that’s even more dangerous for us!’

’They’ll be able to act without any restraint.’

Seemingly reading Lin Xinghai’s thoughts, Fang Tianhe said, "You don’t need to worry too much. We’re just a small Second Level Mercenary Corps. They won’t use their own forces to deal with us."

"The reason the Shelter’s upper echelon hasn’t moved against the Morgan Conglomerate yet, besides the energy issue, is that the conglomerate has hidden a large number of armed forces within the Shelter over the years. If they aren’t cleared out, they’re a ticking time bomb."

"And if the Morgan Conglomerate wants to evade the leadership’s investigations, they can’t use these hidden personnel. If they do, the top brass will immediately lock onto them and secretly eliminate them."

"Simply put, they die upon exposure."

Lin Xinghai breathed a silent sigh of relief. "Then, based on your guess, what methods will they use against us?"

"I’m not sure yet, but I believe we’ll have an answer soon," Fang Tianhe said.

Lin Xinghai: "Hmm?"

"This is thanks to the Energy Crystal Stones you brought back. When Officer Zhang Yue was leaving just now, didn’t he say we could go to him if we needed anything?"

"I left him a message asking him to help investigate if the Morgan Conglomerate has made any unusual moves in the past couple of days. If they’re really going to make a move on us, there should be some clues," Fang Tianhe said.

"Uh... we’re just going to use up the favor like that?" Lin Xinghai was a little stunned.

’In my opinion, shouldn’t we save a favor like that for when the Mercenary Corps is in real trouble?’

’Using it up just to have him investigate something seems like a waste.’

"A favor is meant to be used when needed. We can’t afford to be careless, especially when we’ve been targeted by a behemoth like the Morgan Conglomerate."

"Besides, to a certain extent, favors can be exchanged for resources. These three cases of red wine you brought back are, in my opinion, even more valuable than those Energy Crystal Stones." Fang Tianhe patted one of the cases of red wine he was holding and said with a chuckle.