Apocalypse: Hero of Potato Fields-Chapter 339 - 334 Rear Assault

Similar scenes were playing out across the entire battlefield.

In close combat, it was impossible to avoid being bitten by zombies; unfortunately, the students’ pills could only protect them from Level 1 viruses...

Level 2 and above pills were too expensive, so they were only distributed to senior students and teachers.

"Elder Mu! Something is wrong with the students!" A black-feathered old Water Crane shouted in horror.

"What?! That’s impossible!" The Supreme Mentor turned around and saw his students turning into zombies.

"Could it be... there are Level 2 zombies among them!"

The old Water Crane gasped, finally realizing this.

He had been busy killing zombies and had not even noticed that about a quarter of the zombies were Level 2.

It was almost impossible for him to distinguish them...

"How is this possible?! The General always sends Level 1 zombies in the first wave of attacks!" The black-feathered Elder shouted.

"Cover the students’ retreat to the wall! Protect them well, Elder Lu!"

The gray-haired Elder shouted, clasping his hands together, as an air sphere began to form.

"Go now!"

Elder Lu nodded and then jumped back to the students, leaping over zombie heads.

Every time his foot landed on a zombie’s head, that head would basically explode.

The gray-haired Water Crane in blue clothing finally released the air sphere, which dashed forward and blasted a huge hole in a zombie’s chest.

When it flew about 600 meters, it exploded, forming a massive whirlwind.

"This should hold them off for a while." The Elder had just used up most of his Magic Value.

However, just at the moment he let his guard down.

A short, muscular zombie leaped out of the pile of corpses, bulleting towards the exhausted Elder, stabbing sharp claws into his chest.

"Teacher!" A senior student shouted, catching the old Water Crane.

Before losing consciousness, the Elder struck the Level 3 mutated zombie with his palm, turning its entire upper body into pink mist.

"Protect the teacher! Retreat behind the wall!" The senior student commanded loudly.

One mutated zombie after another began appearing among the zombie horde. They all conducted ambushes and almost always succeeded.

No one anticipated encountering mutated zombies in the first wave of attacks, let alone Level 3 mutated zombies!

The teachers and senior students had already exhausted most of their Magic Value and started to fall.

But they still managed to get the lower-level students out of this hellish battle.

Despite suffering heavy losses, the Wind Sect still managed to secure enough time for the troops to occupy favorable positions near and in front of the wall.

Teachers and senior students from the other three sects, along with warriors from various clans, were confronting the enemy.

Due to the presence of mutated zombies and Level 2 zombies among the horde, all young members of the Water Crane Race were sent to the wall.

A new battle began, and it was bloodier than the first.

Every clan had the opportunity to showcase their strength!

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At this time, inside the Shelter.

Lin Yi, Chen Youyou, Azarus, Ter Mar, and Su Arme were all gathered in the military command center.

"Azarus, what do you think?"

"Boss, I’ve never encountered this Ark before, and to be honest, I’m not very familiar with other Arks either..."

The young Mage shook his head.

"If I had that Leviathan, I could see what’s happening over there, but the Leviathan is already dead..."

"We have a young Leviathan!"

"You are a young Leviathan?!"

The Mage, who was a shriveled old man not long ago but now looked handsome, shouted.

"I can’t use its abilities because it’s not connected to the Ark, but you can communicate with it telepathically, allowing you to use its Skills."

"Then I’ll try." Old Lin Yi concentrated, however... nothing happened.

"Boss... I think I can try, but we need to synchronize first."

"Alright, Siri."

As before, the feeling of connecting with Siri was indescribable; Lin Yi felt like a deity.

He could see everything in the Shelter, his mind became orderly and efficient, and he came up with several brilliant ideas at once.

Then... he saw the Ark.

Although it lasted only for a moment, it was enough for him to learn a lot.

"Sorry, for now, this is all I can do. I still need to grow further."

"Ha! That’s already enough!"

"Alright, everyone, look here!"

Lin Yi leaned his elbows on the table, placing his chin on his interlocked fingers, and began to speak.

"Long story short, I saw what was happening over there, a group of monkeys skilled in either traditional Chinese martial arts or non-native karate are repelling an army of zombies."

"Martial arts? Karate... monkeys?" Solomon thought the boss had mixed up the terms.

"Have you seen ’Planet of the Apes’? Their actions resemble humans, but they are actually monkeys."

"Ah... I know them, they are the Water Crane Tribe, a middle-tier race."

The former leader of the Child of the Sun squad raised his hand.

This former ruler of the Child of the Sun squad looked particularly imposing today.

He had been training diligently.

He shed his beer belly, regained his physique, and developed some muscles, becoming a true tough guy.

"They are about 1.63 meters tall at most, and not particularly strong, but their Skills are incredibly powerful!

"I once saw a group of the Water Crane Race at the port, fighting against some aliens, it was really amazing."

"Hmm... What else do you know about them? Can you confirm if they were using martial arts or karate, as this could significantly impact their survival?"

"I think... it was martial arts. They could run up our walls like climbing stairs and engage us in close combat within seconds..."

"Now that sounds like a troublesome enemy," Solomon murmured, and the others nodded in agreement.

"A bit of a pity..." Lin Yi scratched his head.

"From what I just saw, they’re basically doomed, truly, when I saw the number of zombies they have to face, I was almost stunned."

Lin Yi pondered for a moment, but he always had a unique affection for martial arts.

But now, he couldn’t be too hasty, after all, they weren’t really descendants of the Great Chinese humans.

He didn’t want to linger here too long, who knows what other enemies might sail over.

But missing such an opportunity, Lin Yi would certainly regret it because these zombies could at least elevate his soldiers to Level 10.

He also had to consider the rewards, perhaps finding something that could aid the Earth.

Lin Yi lightly tapped the table and said to everyone, "Share your thoughts."

"Maybe we can park the Shelter behind the enemy Ark and propose that if they surrender to us, we’ll help them, how about that?"

Chen Youyou suggested while glancing at Su Alme. This was identical to his own strategy.

First sent the zombies to attack him and then recruited all the survivors.

Azarus opposed, "Too risky, they might try to take over the Shelter and break away from the mooring."

"I think we should ignore them, let the soldiers attack the island from another side, the longer those monkeys hold on, the better it is for us."

Hubert’s suggestion won the boss’s approval.

"Then let’s split the Zombie General’s army into two, making it more difficult for him to control all the zombies.

We prepare for defense first, then battle!"

It took everyone about half an hour to perfect the defense plan.

In the end, they decided to use an improved version of the last fortification: a road with huge pits on each side.

This means the Shelter would miss many rewards and experience points, because technically, zombies would "commit suicide" by falling into the pits.

But this ensures the safety of the majority of the soldiers.

Lin Yi wasn’t sure if the walls could withstand such a vast horde of zombies.

They called this road the "Path of Death," about 400 meters long and 300 meters wide.

The knights would be stationed on this road.

Their task was to slow down the enemy’s advance while gradually retreating.

At the end of the road was an area flanked by steel walls. Once the knights reached there, they would find cover and hold their ground.

They could retreat whenever needed.

There were archers, gunmen, and low-level mages on both sides of the walls.

High-level mages had two tasks:

First, if the pits filled up faster than the Shelter could handle the bodies, they had to clear the pits;

Second, cover their allies.

Members of the Child of the Sun squad would also be there.

To attack any zombie trying to get through the walls and target the retreating knights.

If things really turned bad, the army would retreat behind the multi-layered defense barriers made of steel walls.

If that barrier was breached, they would have to retreat behind the walls and show the undead the full might of their defense.

The "Path of Death" was located on the west side of the Shelter, in the same position Lin Yi had previously predicted an enemy Ark would attack.

With the troops in position, Lin Yi ordered Siri to dock the Shelter with the island.

After docking, Lin Yi immediately noticed the unusual shape of the island, arc-shaped.

Fragments and islands were usually more or less rectangular, but this island had many protruding lumps.

Siri chose one of these lumps for docking.

[Alert!]

You have entered the influence zone of a Moving Island.

Until the island is completely cleared, you will not be able to leave, good luck!

Zombies soon appeared.

At first, they only came in twos or threes, so the knights who hadn’t reached Level 5 yet easily chopped them into pieces.

But soon the number of enemies began to increase.

Once the knights started to struggle, Level 2 mages would step in to help.

As soon as the knights reached Level 5, they would upgrade their "Aura" skill to Level 2, then fall back, allowing their comrades to gain some experience points.

The Zombie General didn’t expect humans to launch an attack from the rear, so the pressure increased gradually and chaotically.

Level 2 and Level 3 zombies mixed with the Level 1 minions.

There were even some mutated zombies, but snipers were able to eliminate them before they got close.

The Zombie General basically sent whatever troops he could catch into battle.

The zombies crashed into the knights’ heavy shields but couldn’t push them.

The warriors stood tightly packed together, allowing the Argon people in the front row to fight the zombies one-on-one.

They basically stood their ground with their shields up and kept stabbing.

This might sound easy, but it was extremely exhausting on physical strength, so the warriors had to rotate frequently.

The dense zombies collided with each other repeatedly, bumping into the pits on both sides of the road, so the pressure on the knights remained controllable. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

The knights occasionally retreated, but they always had other knights to support them.

Lin Yi would observe on the side.

If someone was caught, if a knight fell, he would immediately rescue them.