34: Chapter 34 Stack it up

"Beep, beep, beep!" The system prompted that there was a new private message.

Fatty is the Coolest: "Big Brother Li Yunlong, was that system announcement just now you? My god, brother, you are too cool!"

40-year-old Uncle with Two Kids: "Brother Li Yunlong, congratulations, congratulations!"

AAA Building Materials Boss Gao: "Impressive, brother! You've reached a Level 2 Fortress so quickly. If you have any good items to sell, you must keep me in mind!"

Chen Ze's private message function had always been set to block strangers. His few friends, all met through trading, had all sent messages this time.

Just as he was preparing to reply to them, a shrill and dull roar suddenly rang out.

"Awoo!"

It was here. Tonight's zombie attack was here!

Chen Ze rushed to the observation window in a few strides, peering into the distance with the help of the searchlight's beam.

He saw that a pitch-black swarm of zombies had already gathered a few dozen meters away, currently roaring as they charged towards the Blockhouse.

"I'm afraid the number of zombies in this horde has already exceeded one hundred, right?"

Chen Ze's Adam's apple moved imperceptibly, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

According to his previous hypothesis, the number of attacking zombies was directly related to the Fortress rating. He was actually prepared, but watching this tide-like swarm of zombies rushing over, the sheer impact still made Chen Ze pause for a moment.

But immediately following that, a sense of excitement rose in Chen Ze's heart.

Over a hundred zombies meant over a thousand points, plus even more high-level items!

Thinking of this, Chen Ze didn't hesitate and spoke directly.

"Yalan, start firing!"

The latter had originally been somewhat stunned by the terrifying zombie tide, but as soon as Chen Ze's voice rang out, she immediately felt as if she had found her backbone.

"Alright, Mr. Chen!"

Wang Yalan quickly raised the arisaka type 38 rifle, aimed for a long time, and pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

The crisp gunshot tore open the prelude to the battle, and the zombie tide kicked up an imperceptible splash as it continued to surge forward.

Seeing Wang Yalan's shooting efficiency, Chen Ze couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"She is a woman after all. It seems necessary to scout for some combat power for the Blockhouse in the future!"

As the Blockhouse level got higher and higher, it would be impossible to fend off attacking monsters alone. Looking at it this way, recruiting some trustworthy helpers needed to be put on the agenda.

Compared to Wang Yalan, Chen Ze was infinitely more skilled.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Three shots in a row, every shot hitting a zombie in the head, causing a large swath of the zombies behind them to fall as well.

A series of system notification sounds rang out.

[Congratulations to the survivor for killing an F-rank zombie. survival coin +10.]

[Congratulations to the survivor for killing an F-rank zombie. survival coin +10.]

...

"Yalan, you are responsible for reloading, I will do the shooting!"

As the saying goes, men and women working together makes the work less tiring. With the two of them working as a team, the speed of clearing out zombies immediately increased.

Gunshots rang out continuously, with every bullet precisely piercing through a zombie's skull.

The monsters charging in the front row fell to the ground with a boom one after another, piling up layers of corpses, which significantly slowed down the advance of the zombie horde.

However, they were only a few dozen meters away from the Blockhouse to begin with. After Chen Ze shot and killed over twenty zombies, the horde still reached the Blockhouse.

Suddenly, the system's notification sound rang out again.

[Detected that the Fortress is under attack. Current durability 199/200]

[Detected that the Fortress is under attack. Current durability 198/200]

...

Chen Ze didn't stop shooting, but his mind was constantly monitoring the changes in the durability value.

He discovered that the number of zombies currently attacking the Blockhouse was definitely no less than yesterday, but the speed at which the durability was dropping was actually much slower.

[S-rank talent Tycoons Armor activated. Durability limit +1. Current durability 195/201!]

The talent had activated!

5 points of durability lasted for a full three or four minutes. Looking at it this way, even without using the emergency repair kit, the Blockhouse could hold out for nearly two hours.

"Haha! Yalan, stop! Tonight, we're going to stack to our heart's content!"

This nonsensical sentence from Chen Ze immediately left Wang Yalan confused, but she was, after all, a married woman, and an absurd thought appeared in her mind.

"Stack to my heart's content? Are we playing leapfrog?"

"Could it be that Chen Ze sees too many zombies, knows he can't hold them off, and wants to have some fun before he dies?"

"But... but... sigh! Whatever, I'll just follow his lead!"

Wang Yalan's cheeks suddenly burned, and in her chaotic state of mind, her hand holding the gun trembled slightly.

"Mm, I'll listen to you! In life, I am your person, and in death, I am..."

Hearing halfway, Chen Ze instantly felt something was wrong.

Right, Wang Yalan didn't know what his talent was. Did she figure it out? No, no, no, she misunderstood?

"Stop, stop, stop! I meant stacking passives! Where were your thoughts drifting?"

"Ah?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Yalan's cheeks turned red enough to drip blood. The scene she had just imagined made her heart beat wildly. Even if she didn't know what "stacking passives" meant, she could roughly guess that she had misunderstood.

"So it was about stacking passive effects... I misunderstood."

She defended herself in a low voice and hurriedly pulled herself together.

Chen Ze was also impressed by the thought process of this little wife in front of him. The zombies were literally attacking the door, how could she still associate it with that aspect?

"My talent allows the Fortress to increase its durability limit while being attacked. These zombies don't have high destructive power, so I plan to stack a wave of passives hard."

Chen Ze explained again.

His gaze inadvertently swept over Wang Yalan's flushed cheeks and tightly pursed lips. The soft lines of her neck as she lowered her eyes in embarrassment actually made his heart flutter slightly.

He was suddenly a bit distracted.

This little wife looked so alluring; if he really were to "stack" her, it would probably feel quite good...

"Oh!"

Wang Yalan replied.

Seeing that Chen Ze's gaze was fixed on her, her heart tightened slightly. She quickly moved a few steps to the side, preparing to continue reloading ammunition.

Chen Ze didn't continue this topic. The meat was right in front of him, and there was no rush to eat it right now. The most important thing at the moment was to use the zombie tide to stack his talent passives and stabilize the Fortress's defense.

He didn't continue using the arisaka type 38 rifle, but instead used the F-rank crossbow he had seized from Security Captain Lei Dayong to slowly reduce the number of zombies.

Time passed minute by minute, and in the blink of an eye, nearly two hours had passed. After using two emergency repair kits, the Fortress's durability limit finally reached 253 points, a full increase of one-quarter.

"If I grind this hard all night, wouldn't my durability reach 400?"

A flash of joy crossed Chen Ze's eyes, and he calculated inwardly.

Just at this moment, a violent roar far surpassing that of ordinary zombies suddenly tore through the night sky!

"Waa-awoo!"

The sound was as dull as thunder, carrying extremely strong penetrating power, actually causing the walls of the Blockhouse to tremble slightly.

Chen Ze's heart jolted. He instantly cast aside distracting thoughts and turned the searchlight to look into the distance.

The blinding light cut through the pitch-black night, quickly locking onto the area a few dozen meters away.

When he saw the full picture, Chen Ze's pupils shrank violently, and he couldn't help but curse with a classic Chinese expletive.

"Holy sh*t! What the hell is this thing!"