Invincible through Touching Corpses-Chapter 44: Leaving Tianshan City

Lin Xinghai was now proving to everyone with hard facts that as long as they were used properly, even Burning Bullets could inflict sufficient damage on a Blood Demon.

BANG! BANG!

The gunshots continued, as steady and efficient as ever.

The Blood Demon had long since hated this little ant, Lin Xinghai, to the bone, but two Mechas were blocking its path.

And these were two Mechas with all weapons blazing. All the Blood Demon received was an endless barrage of punches and kicks.

That’s right, just punches and kicks. Under these circumstances, Fang Tianhe didn’t dare use the Vibrating Giant Blade in his hand. He was worried that if he accidentally cut open the Blood Demon’s body, the Burning Bullets inside would be squeezed out prematurely. The loss would far outweigh the gain.

After firing a full 30 rounds in one go, Lin Xinghai finally activated his Speed Superpower to leave the area and return to Roger’s side.

"Why are you back? You should’ve taken the chance to finish that thing off!" Xu Haishui, who had been watching with an excited expression, couldn’t help but ask when he saw Lin Xinghai return.

"I’m out of Burning Bullets." Lin Xinghai’s reply was concise and to the point.

"Er..." Everyone was momentarily speechless.

Burning Bullets were a type of Special Bullet that wasn’t used often. They consumed very few of them when out on missions; using 10 was usually the absolute maximum.

This also meant their usual stockpile was quite small.

In the end, all the Mercenaries frantically rummaged through their combat packs and the two multi-purpose off-road vehicles, only managing to scrape together 10 Burning Bullets.

After getting the Burning Bullets, Lin Xinghai activated his Speed Superpower and charged back without hesitation.

By this time, the Blood Demon had already squeezed out most of the Burning Bullets from its body, leaving only five or six inside.

It was in a complete frenzy. It couldn’t remember the last time it had been so severely injured.

However, when that tiny pest left and returned, and two more bangs sent another ball of fire into its body, the rage in its heart instantly cooled.

And as the fireballs inside it multiplied once more, its rage even turned into terror.

The Blood Demon was a living being; it feared death. This was especially true now that 10% of its body had already been burned away.

"Fall back!" Fang Tianhe had already learned from Roger that there were only 10 Burning Bullets left. So, the moment Lin Xinghai fired the last round, he immediately gave the order to retreat.

He piloted his Mecha over to Lin Xinghai’s side and pointed to its shoulder.

Lin Xinghai leaped on without a second thought, retreating along with the two Mechas.

As for Roger and the others, they had already begun their retreat a step ahead.

The Blood Demon stood in place watching the fleeing humans, its heart filled with anger, but even more so with fear.

It was afraid that the tiny pest would set its body on fire again.

And so, it hesitated for just a moment, and the two Mechas disappeared from its line of sight.

In the end, it let out an indignant roar and departed.

Meanwhile, the members of the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps, who had already fled far away, let out a long sigh of relief.

Even with Lin Xinghai’s help this time, their successful escape still had an element of luck to it.

If that Blood Demon had pursued them relentlessly, they would have been in real trouble.

Fortunately, it seemed to have grown fearful after being injured.

"You were the MVP this time." Fang Tianhe’s voice came from within his Mecha.

Lin Xinghai just smiled but didn’t reply.

On the other hand, Xu Haishui said excitedly, "That was a real shame just now. If we’d brought enough Burning Bullets, we might have actually been able to kill that Blood Demon."

"You’re overthinking it," Wu Yan immediately retorted. Before Xu Haishui could argue back, he analyzed, "Ah Xing just used 40 Burning Bullets to make the Blood Demon lose 10% of its body. Even accounting for the continued burning, the loss to the Blood Demon’s body wouldn’t exceed 15%."

"In other words, to burn it to death completely, we would need at least 266 Burning Bullets. Do you think a Blood Demon would just stupidly stay put after facing a fatal threat? Don’t forget, that thing can burrow underground. If it wants to escape, there’s no way to stop it."

Xu Haishui was left speechless by the rebuttal.

"Alright, regardless, with Ah Xing around from now on, the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps won’t have to worry about Blood Demons. That’s something many Third Level Mercenary Corps can’t even manage," Fang Tianhe interjected.

He also didn’t understand why Wu Yan and Xu Haishui were always at each other’s throats every few days, as if their personalities were destined to clash.

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For the rest of the journey, Lin Xinghai practically received VIP treatment, sitting in the off-road vehicle without needing to lift a finger.

But Lin Xinghai wasn’t happy. In fact, he was quite frustrated. ’Now I can’t collect any Blood Qi Power!’ But this was something he really couldn’t bring up.

The entire team advanced at high speed, only stopping briefly when they reached the warehouse where the Armored Corpse had been hidden.

It took them only 20 minutes to leave the downtown area.

At that moment, the convoy of Armored Vehicles that had been waiting outside to provide support arrived right on time.

The two Mechas could finally enter the Armored Vehicles to rest and replenish their energy.

The rest of the journey went smoothly, and the convoy soon left the confines of Tianshan City.

Watching the Zombies become increasingly scarce, Lin Xinghai felt like he had just missed out on a huge wave of Blood Qi Power.

Fortunately, on the way back, they would still stop to collect Blood Qi Power if they encountered any Zombie hordes after killing them.

This made Lin Xinghai’s expression brighten a little. Even so, they only encountered three waves of Zombies before returning to the Shelter.

And Lin Xinghai only managed to collect 16 points of Blood Qi Power.

’Sigh... this won’t do! I need to find a way to come out here alone. Otherwise, it’ll take at least a month to raise my Genetic Optimization Level to 100%,’ Lin Xinghai lamented internally.

Of course, he only dared to think this to himself. If he said it out loud, he’d probably be beaten to death by a mob of jealous Mercenaries.

Looking at the 16 points of Blood Qi Power on his system panel, he thought that while it wasn’t much, every little bit counted. It was still enough to raise his Genetic Optimization Level by 5%, so he pressed the "+" symbol.

"Ding! The host has not yet fully adapted to the current stage. Spend double the Blood Qi Power to break through?"

"Note: Forcing a breakthrough will cause Perception Power growth to cease."

Staring at the system prompt that popped up, Lin Xinghai was a bit dumbfounded. ’What the hell does "not yet fully adapted to the current stage" mean?’

Of course, Lin Xinghai had one good trait: when he didn’t understand something, he asked.

He immediately asked Roger, who was beside him, "Generally speaking, after breaking through to become one of the Optimized, do you need time to adapt?"

"You do! After breaking the Genetic Lock, your Perception Power will continue to increase for the next two or three days. Once it stabilizes, you can start learning how to use your Perception Power," Roger explained patiently.

’My Perception Power can continue to increase?’ Lin Xinghai was a little shocked. He felt more and more that his Perception Power was different from others’.