184: Chapter 184 Alien Alloy City Wall!

Late at night.

In Lin Yuan's room.

Moonlight spilled through the gaps in the curtains, casting light onto the messy bedsheets.

Xia Bingning snuggled in Lin Yuan's arms, her face still flushed with satisfaction.

"You... you're so bad..."

She spoke with a flirtatious pout, her voice so soft and sweet it could melt anyone.

Lin Yuan blew air into her ear with a mischievous grin:

"Can't handle it already?"

"Who was the one saying they were going to drain me dry just now?"

Xia Bingning was so embarrassed she buried her head in his chest:

"I... how was I supposed to know you were so powerful..."

"Three hours... are you made of iron?"

Lin Yuan chuckled inwardly.

No joke, with the system's empowerment, his constitution had long since surpassed human limits.

What was a mere three hours?

He could go for three days and nights without a problem!

[Ding! Detected that the Host has gained the sincere recognition of the Goddess Xia Bingning!]

[Unlocked New Resource: alien alloy city wall]

[Effect: Generates one piece per second, SS-rank defense strength, can be seamlessly joined infinitely]

Holy crap!

Lin Yuan's eyes instantly lit up.

alien alloy city wall?

SS-rank defense?

This was exactly what he needed right now!

One had to know that the biggest problem for the Shelter currently was the lack of a city wall.

There were only some crude fences and watchtowers, which could be breached at any time.

A large number of personnel had to be arranged for patrols and sentry duty every day, which was extremely inefficient.

But now with this...

"What's wrong?"

Xia Bingning noticed his unusual reaction.

"Nothing, just thought of something happy."

Lin Yuan leaned down and kissed her:

"By the way, how are you feeling now?"

"Good... better than ever."

Xia Bingning stretched, her perfect curves fully on display:

"Not only has the issue with my constitution been resolved, but my strength has also increased significantly."

"I should have S-rank combat power now."

S-rank...

This improvement was too fast.

As expected of the dual Ice and Fire affinity; her potential was staggering.

"That's good."

Lin Yuan nodded with satisfaction:

"The days ahead might be very dangerous."

"Only with you guarding my side can I feel at ease."

Xia Bingning felt a sweetness in her heart:

"Mhm, I will work hard to become stronger."

"Not just to protect myself, but to protect you too."

The two were sharing a tender moment when suddenly—

"Ah—!"

A shrill scream echoed from the distance.

Lin Yuan's expression changed, and he stood up instantly.

"Something's happened!"

He quickly dressed and rushed out of the room.

Xia Bingning followed closely behind.

They reached the Shelter's wall and saw flames soaring into the sky in the distance.

That was... the direction of the North City.

"Report!"

A scout ran over:

"Three medium-sized Shelters in the North City are under attack!"

"It's a zombie horde!"

"The number... the number exceeds a hundred thousand!"

A hundred thousand?

Everyone gasped.

That number was terrifying.

"And..."

The scout's voice trembled:

"Those zombies... they can speak!"

"What?!"

Su Yuyan's eyes widened:

"Are you sure you didn't see wrong?"

"Absolutely certain!"

The scout swallowed hard:

"I saw it with my own eyes—a zombie was commanding other zombies to attack."

"It even said... said that the end of humanity has come."

Speaking zombies...

Intelligent Zombies...

Luo Qinghan's prophecy had come true.

The third evolution had really arrived.

"Look over there!"

Someone pointed into the distance and cried out.

Amidst the fires in the North City, a Shelter was collapsing.

The perimeter walls were smashed, and buildings were toppling.

The screams of countless survivors could be heard even from several kilometers away.

"Help!"

"Don't eat me!"

"Mommy—!"

The agonizing sounds pierced everyone's nerves.

"Are we going to help?" Chen Hanyue asked.

A playful smile curled on Lin Yuan's lips:

"Help? Help what?"

"A hundred thousand Intelligent Zombies? I'm not that bored."

"However..."

He turned to look at Su Yuyan:

"Yuyan, take a few people and scout the area."

"If you see any women, rescue them. As for the men, let them fend for themselves."

Su Yuyan was stunned for a moment: "Only save the women?"

"Nonsense, men have hands and feet; can't they run themselves?"

Lin Yuan said righteously:

"I'm not running a charity here."

"Being able to take in a few women is already an act of great mercy from me."

Just as they were speaking.

Boom!

The second Shelter fell.

Then the third.

In less than half an hour, all three Shelters in the North City were wiped out.

Tens of thousands of survivors, not a single one left alive.

"How tragic..."

Bai Xingli covered her mouth, tears flowing uncontrollably.

The others also fell silent.

Only Lin Yuan was calmly munching on an apple:

"What are you crying for?"

"They didn't listen to me and build defenses; they deserved to be wiped out."

"Besides, it's just as well they died; it saves food."

Everyone: "..."

Boss, aren't you being a bit too cold-blooded?

"Is Yuyan back?"

Lin Yuan asked, as if the ones who just died weren't tens of thousands of people, but tens of thousands of ants.

"She's back."

Su Yuyan walked over with more than twenty women.

Each of them was a beauty; even the least attractive among them would score at least 70 points.

"Not bad, not bad."

Lin Yuan nodded with satisfaction:

"Arrange accommodations for them. Let them eat and drink as they please."

"Beauties should always be treated with a bit of favoritism."

"They're coming!"

Luo Qinghan said suddenly.

Sure enough, after dealing with the North City Shelters, the zombie horde began to move in this direction.

A hundred thousand zombies, a dense black mass.

Like an ocean of death, they slowly approached.

Lin Yuan, however, leisurely poured himself a cup of tea:

"Perfect timing. I just took in a group of beauties and was worried I wouldn't have a chance to show off in front of them."

"Lin Yuan, you're still in the mood for tea?"

Chen Hanyue said anxiously.

"Otherwise? Should I cry and beg for mercy?"

Lin Yuan rolled his eyes:

"Relax, they're just a bunch of brain-dead zombies."

At the very front, a zombie wearing a tattered suit was particularly conspicuous.

The light of intelligence flickered in its eyes, and a weird smile even played on its lips.

"Humans..."

It spoke, its voice raspy but clear:

"Your era... is over."

"A new epoch... belongs to us."

"Submit... or die."

"Choose."

An S-rank peak Zombie Commander!

And an intelligent one at that!

Its aura was so strong, second only to the Void Jellyfish that had just escaped.

"Pfft—"

Lin Yuan spat out his tea:

"Hahahaha! You're killing me!"

"A dead guy in a tattered suit is talking to me about a new epoch?"

"Brother, which graveyard did you crawl out of? Do you want me to burn some joss paper for you?"

The Zombie Commander narrowed its eyes:

"Interesting human."

"You are strong... but..."

It waved its hand:

"I have an army of a hundred thousand."

"What... do you have?"

A hundred thousand against thirty thousand.

And the opponents were zombies who knew no fatigue or fear.

The others grew tense.

But Lin Yuan laughed even harder:

"A hundred thousand? That's it?"

"Come, come, let me teach you what fire saturation means!"

With that, he gave a big wave of his hand.

The system space opened.

Countless supplies poured out.

Pistols, plasma penetration guns, annihilation cannons...

As well as various auxiliary materials.

These were offensive materials with power comparable to large missiles!

A single shot could leave nothing alive within a hundred-meter radius.

The key was, he had infinite ammunition!

"Everyone, prepare for battle!"

Lin Yuan gave the order:

"Today, we're going to let these dead people know..."

"What fire saturation means!"

"What the iron fist of justice means!"

The women looked bewildered.

What kind of weird slogans were these?

But Lin Yuan didn't care about that.

He directly raised an annihilation cannon.

Hum—

The annihilation cannon began to charge, its terrifying energy distorting the air.

Thirty seconds later, a beam of light capable of destroying heaven and earth shot out!

Boom—

The zombies for several hundred meters ahead were instantly reduced to nothingness.

"Holy crap!"

The women watched the scene in shock.

"What are you standing there for? Grab your weapons and start fighting!"

Lin Yuan threw out dozens more pistols and plasma penetration guns.

For a moment, plasma beams interlaced, and energy barrages fell like rain.

A dense network of firepower firmly suppressed the zombie horde.

But there were too many zombies.

As the ones in front fell, the ones behind stepped over the corpses and continued to advance.

They were tireless and fearless.

They surged forward like a tide.

"plasma penetration guns, blast them!"

Lin Yuan shouted.

He pulled out over a hundred plasma penetration guns from the system space.

Each one emitted a sci-fi blue glow.

"One for each person, hit them hard!"

Zizizi—

Over a hundred plasma beams shot out simultaneously.

The piercing power was incredible; a single shot could go through over a dozen zombies.

In just a few seconds, another thousand zombies fell.

"Keep going! Don't stop!"

Lin Yuan commanded while pulling supplies from the system space.

plasma penetration guns?

One was generated every second; he had hundreds now!

annihilation cannons?

He had accumulated dozens of those too!

Since new ones were being generated every second anyway, he could never run out.

"This... this is too ridiculous, isn't it?"

Chen Hanyue looked at the mountain of weapons, completely dumbfounded.

Where were these supplies coming from?

Exactly how much was Lin Yuan hiding?

"Don't just stand there, keep shooting!"

Su Yuyan didn't care about any of that.

As long as they had weapons, it didn't matter where they came from.

Seeing its subordinates falling continuously, the Zombie Commander's eyes flashed with anger.

"Charge!"

It gave the order.

All the zombies began a frantic charge.

A hundred thousand zombies charging at once—that scene...

The ground was trembling.

"Hold your ground!"

Lin Yuan knew the most critical moment had arrived.

If the zombies reached them, it would all be over.

"Alien wall, rise!"

Lin Yuan made a grand gesture.

Over ten thousand pieces of alien alloy city wall flew out instantly.

They automatically joined together to form a ten-meter-high steel defensive line.

The silver-gray wall emitted a faint blue light—SS-rank defense!

When the zombies crashed into the wall, they couldn't even leave a mark.

"Still not dying?"

"Then let's try something even tougher!"

Lin Yuan pulled out ten annihilation cannons.

That's right, ten!

The system generated one every second, and he had accumulated quite a few.

"Everyone, cover your ears!"

Ten annihilation cannons began charging at once.

The terrifying energy made the entire sky tremble.

Boom—

A massive blue light beam shot out.

The air was instantly ionized, creating blinding flashes of lightning.

Everywhere the light beam passed, everything was decomposed.

Zombies, the ground, even the dust in the air.

Everything was turned to nothingness.

With one blast, at least twenty thousand zombies were annihilated.

A ten-meter-deep trench was left in the ground.

"Holy holy holy holy crap!"

"What the hell kind of weapon is that?"

"Is it alien technology?"

The Female Survivors were all dumbstruck.

This firepower was just too terrifying.

The Zombie Commander was also stunned.

Its army of a hundred thousand had lost a third of its numbers in the blink of an eye.

This human...

Just what kind of monster was he?

"Retreat!"

It decisively gave the order.

The remaining zombies began to pull back.

But how could Lin Yuan let them just run away?

"You think you can just come and go as you please?"

"Do you think my place is a public restroom?"

"Stay right here!"

He raised the annihilation cannons again.

Another volley.

Another twenty thousand zombies were turned to ash.

The Zombie Commander was completely panicked now.

If this continued, its entire army would be wiped out.

"Human, you win."

It spoke through gritted teeth:

"But this is only the beginning."

"We will be back."

"Next time, you won't be so lucky."

With that, it led the remaining zombies in a quick retreat.

They vanished into the night in an instant.

The battle was over.

Lin Yuan's Shelter was completely unscathed.

But everyone knew this was only a temporary victory.

The appearance of Intelligent Zombies meant that the Apocalypse had entered a new stage.

A crueler, bloodier stage.

"Lin Yuan."

Xia Bingning walked to his side and said worriedly:

"The enemies today are getting stronger and stronger."

"An S-rank peak Zombie Commander, an SS-rank Void Jellyfish..."

"Our defenses are still too weak."

Lin Yuan, however, burst out laughing:

"Strong? This is nothing!"

"An S-rank peak is nothing, and an SS-rank is just so-so."

"Once I finish building the city walls tomorrow, never mind an SS-rank, even an SSS-rank will have to get on their knees and sing 'Conquered'!"

"Don't worry."

He looked at the system panel.

The alien alloy city walls were being generated at a rate of one piece per second.

He had already accumulated over ten thousand pieces.

Each piece had SS-rank defense strength; even his full-power attacks could only leave a dent.

"Tomorrow morning, I'll give the entire Shelter a brand-new look."

"A true Steel Fortress."

"The SS-rank defense of the alien wall is enough to withstand any attack below the SS-rank."

Xia Bingning's eyes lit up:

"Really?"

"Of course."

Lin Yuan rubbed her head:

"When have I ever lied to you?"