42: New skills, Patton team arrives at the police station

After Lin Fei reached Lv10, the third column of the skill tree unlocked two new skill options.

One was the fire-element 【Infernal Meteor】, and the other was the ice-element 【Frigid Ice Meteor】.

Xu Zhengyang and the others went to find a car, while Lin Fei stood in place, looking at the skill descriptions to allocate points.

It was the same for his sister; she had reached Rank 10 and also had new skills to learn.

"Infernal Meteor, summons a huge burning meteor, causing area-of-effect fire damage. Subsequent enhancement branches can leave behind a continuously burning area."

"There are really so many enhancement branches for these two skills, they're almost like a small tree."

"Frigid Ice Meteor, summons an ice meteor containing extreme cold, causing massive area-of-effect frost damage."

Lin Fei thought for a moment. Although fire damage might be more direct and violent, he had already invested heavily in his ice talent.

Moreover, Lin Fei had checked, and in the subsequent skill tree, there were many ice damage-increasing talents.

Adding to Ice was the best choice right now.

When his Rank was higher later on, he could collect some runestones and perhaps max out his fire and lightning skills.

"It's decided, Pika... *cough*, Frigid Ice Meteor!"

He invested the precious skill point gained at Lv10 into it.

He immediately felt a massive, ice-cold torrent of magic power surge into his body, and a complex Spell incantation and energy guidance method appeared in his mind.

【You have mastered the ultimate skill: Frigid Ice Meteor Lv1! (Cooldown 60 seconds, consumes 150 Mana)】

As he mastered more ice-attribute Spells, Lin Fei's control over ice-attribute elements became even stronger.

"Let's test it."

Lin Fei raised his hand and tentatively guided his magic power toward the ruins of the church tower not far away, which was now just broken walls.

With a thought, complex ice-blue runes swirled in his palm.

The temperature in the air dropped suddenly, and snowflakes condensed and fell out of thin air.

Boom!

High above in the sky, a mass of eerie blue cold light plummeted down!

It was a huge ice meteor with a diameter of over one meter, covered in rugged ice crystals and emitting terrifying cold air.

Dragging a pale blue trail, it fell from the sky!

"Oh, holy crap!" Xu Zhengyang had just driven over a Ford pickup truck that was still relatively intact.

He saw this terrifying scene and was so scared he almost lost his grip on the steering wheel.

Rumble!!!

The ice meteor smashed precisely onto the ruins of the tower, emitting a deafening roar!

The terrifying impact force completely pulverized the remaining bricks, and the ice-blue shockwave mixed with ice fragments spread in all directions, freezing a layer of frost onto the ground!

The power was several times more terrifying than when the Alligator Demon charged earlier!

Under the 810-point Spell power bonus, this Lv1 【Frigid Ice Meteor】 had already displayed astonishing destructive power.

"Cool! Too cool, Boss!" Xu Zhengyang parked the car, jumped down, and looked at Lin Fei with admiration.

"This big ice ball is just too ruthless!"

Lin Fei gave him a sidelong glance: "This is called Extreme Icefall."

Such a flashy and cool skill, yet it was crudely called a 'big ice ball' by this bumpkin.

Yet, Lin Fei couldn't really refute him.

Because, frankly speaking, what Xu Zhengyang said was indeed correct.

It was just like that joke: the ultimate essence of human technology is boiling water and throwing rocks.

Zhou Kai and the other two also followed in an SUV covered in mud.

Seeing the destruction caused by the ice meteor, their mouths gaped open, and their awe for Lin Fei deepened by another layer.

"Sister, what skill did you add at Rank ten?"

Lin Mengzi tucked a strand of hair from beside her snow-white neck and said: "Piercing Bone Spear. Originally there was an enhancement whip that causes summons to go berserk, but I felt I needed some attack means myself, so I added this."

"Oh, oh, wise choice."

"Alright, let's get in the car."

Lin Fei got into the back seat.

Lin Mengzi smiled: "Do you want to say that line?"

"What?"

"Go, go, go, let's set off!" Lin Mengzi waved her little hand.

Lin Fei felt awkward: "Sis, we're here for a trial, not to record a variety show."

"Let's go, to the Police Station."

Everyone got into the cars one after another.

Lin Fei and Lin Mengzi sat in the back seat of the pickup, and Lin Mengzi thoughtfully took out a few nutrient pastes and handed them to Lin Fei.

"Consecutive battles must have consumed a lot, right? Replenish a bit."

"Hehe."

Lin Fei took the nutrient paste, tore it open, and stuffed it into his mouth.

Xu Zhengyang drove, with Zhou Kai's SUV following behind.

The two cars carefully drove along the streets filled with wreckage and abandoned vehicles, heading toward the direction of the Police Station on the map.

...

On the other side of the small town, ten minutes ago.

The Barton squad and the allied Female Mage squad, totaling six people, stood in front of the three-story building that looked relatively sturdy—the Police Station.

"Damn it, that bunch of trash in the second squad actually got wiped out! How unlucky!"

Barton looked at the System prompt and spat.

There was no sadness on his face, only impatience.

In his view, the weak deserved to die; it was just that missing a squad of cannon fodder made him somewhat annoyed.

He didn't think of Lin Fei at all, just assuming the second squad had bad luck and encountered a monster they couldn't handle or triggered some lethal trap.

"Captain, there aren't many zombies here. Logically speaking, if this were a survivor gathering place, quite a few zombies should have smelled them and come over," a Blackwater team member looked around vigilantly and speculated.

"Idiot! Obviously, the surrounding zombies were cleared out by the survivors here! You can't even figure out such a simple logic." Barton didn't care, his gaze attracted by the sign hanging at the entrance of the Police Station. "With my years of experience, there must be good stuff inside the Police Station! Maybe there's an Advanced armory!"

The Female Mage captain's eyes also lit up: "The building here is relatively well-preserved. Let's go in and take a look. If we can complete the hidden task, there will be a big reward!"

"Let's go!"

They pushed open the heavy iron gate of the Police Station.

The lobby was empty, with only scattered documents and overturned chairs. There were dried black bloodstains on the walls, looking as if they had experienced a chaotic battle.

"Split up and search!" Barton waved his hand.

They quickly found a few trembling survivors in the detention area on the first floor.

It was precisely the mayor mentioned in the diary earlier, along with a few prison guards wearing police uniforms.

"Oh! God! Someone finally came! Are you the people sent by the metropolis to save us?"

The gray-haired mayor, covered in dirt, saw Barton and the others and rushed over excitedly, his face filled with the ecstasy of having survived a disaster.

Barton pushed him away and asked impatiently: "What exactly happened here? Are there any weapons? Or other valuable things?"

"Weapons, there are some, but against those terrifying monsters, conventional firearms might not work anymore."

The mayor's face turned pale, then as if recalling something, he leaned in close to Barton mysteriously, "But I know a place! Just next to the Police Station, there is an abandoned air-raid shelter! It's very safe, and inside hides the Treasure Trove that our town has passed down for generations! If we can get that treasure, we will definitely be able to break out of the zombie tide."

"A Treasure Trove that can break out of the encirclement?!"

Barton and the Female Mage exchanged glances, both seeing the greed in the other's eyes.