5: Chapter 5 The Metal Storm's Carnival

Looking at the close-in weapon system turret on the roof, which emitted a cold metallic luster, Lu Yuan took a deep breath.

He did not open fire immediately, but instead tapped open the chat screen for the regional channel.

At this moment, in the channel, countless players were still mired in despair and madness because of the impending zombie horde.

Lu Yuan typed out a message and directly selected the region-wide anonymous broadcast.

"Sorry everyone, I drove too fast. I didn't expect this game to be such a scam, having such a hidden mechanic."

"I will take care of the zombie horde ahead. Please don't worry, reduce your speed appropriately, and stay safe."

"After I've resolved it, I will notify everyone in the public channel as soon as possible."

"Of course, if I don't send a message in the public channel..."

"That will mean I have died in battle."

The moment this message was sent, the once noisy and desperate regional channel fell eerily silent for a full two seconds.

Immediately afterward, like a volcanic eruption, countless barrage comments began to scroll madly.

"Holy crap! It's the big shot! It's that anonymous big shot driving the tank!"

"Wuu wuu wuu... Big shot, I'm sorry. I was just badmouthing you earlier. I didn't expect you to be such a responsible good person!"

"Holding off the entire zombie horde all by himself at the front? What kind of spirit is this! May the big shot have good fortune in battle!"

"Brothers! Everyone slow down! We can't cause trouble for the big shot. Let's just wait here for his triumphant return!"

"Tank big shot 666! If you can make it back alive, from now on you will be the eternal god of our C-72 district!"

"Big shot, go for it! Don't die!"

Watching the screen filled with "Go for it" and "666", the corners of Lu Yuan's mouth curled up slightly.

Closing the chat panel, his gaze instantly became incredibly sharp, without a hint of hesitation or retreat.

"Die in battle? That's impossible."

Lu Yuan gripped the joystick tightly with both hands and shoved it all the way to the bottom.

Rumble!

The 55-ton Red Wolf Tank let out an earth-shattering roar, its tracks crushing the grey-white road surface madly.

This steel behemoth did not slow down at all; instead, with an indomitable determination, it launched a desperate charge straight into the dark, endless sea of zombies!

"Roar!"

The thousands of zombies at the very front seemed to sense the provocation. They opened their blood-stained maws and charged like a tsunami, attempting to drown this iron beast with their flesh and blood.

However, there was no need to wait for them to get close.

The automatic target-locking range of the Metal Storm close-in weapon system was a full three kilometers!

"Beep—"

The smart radar on the roof immediately emitted a sharp locking alert sound.

Distance: one thousand meters!

Entering killing range!

Lu Yuan was expressionless as his right hand slammed down on the red firing button for the secondary weapon.

"Fire!"

"Ding! Exclusive talent activated, Infinite Firepower enabled!"

"Current ammunition consumption: 0!"

Hum—

Above the roof, the radar detection eye of the Metal Storm flared with intense red light.

The six thick, pitch-black barrels began to spin at high speed, so fast that the naked eye could only see a blurry afterimage.

Immediately following, a terrifying sound wave, impossible to describe in words, completely tore through the sky of the wasteland.

Sss-sss-sss-sss-sss—

It wasn't the "da-da-da" sound of traditional machine gun fire.

Because the rate of fire was so fast, countless gunshots merged into one, sounding like a chainsaw cutting through steel bars!

Five hundred bullets poured out in one second!

A thick, blinding golden whip of fire, formed from a pure barrage of metal, erupted violently from the turret.

Under the radar's automatic target acquisition, the metallic whip of fire swept horizontally across the sea of zombies ahead like the scythe of the Grim Reaper.

There was no suspense.

There was no resistance.

Faced with such exaggerated, extreme heavy firepower, the zombies' proud mutated bodies were as fragile as tofu.

The hundreds of zombies running in the front didn't even have time to scream before their bodies instantly evaporated in the dense Metal Storm!

Severed limbs?

They didn't even exist.

Under the violent tearing of five hundred rounds per second, those zombies were directly pulverized into a bloody, foul-smelling mist filling the sky!

One bloody mist after another exploded in succession on the road.

The Red Wolf Tank bathed in the rain of blood, charging forward without a scratch.

In his mind, the system's notification sounds had completely merged into a continuous stream.

"Ding! Killed ordinary zombie, EXP +5!"

"Ding! Killed mutated zombie, EXP +10!"

"Ding! ..."

Accompanied by the frantic scrolling of kill notifications, a large number of white light orbs burst out in the sea of zombies like rain.

Those were the supply crates and various materials dropped by the zombies.

This feeling of driving a steel behemoth, drawing a line of death through the sea of zombies, and mowing them down as if in an empty land, made one's adrenaline skyrocket!

"Awesome! This is real fire suppression!"

Lu Yuan laughed out loud inside the cockpit.

Just then, a completely different, enormous golden light suddenly lit up on Lu Yuan.

"Ding! EXP full!"

"Congratulations to player Lu Yuan, personal level increased!"

"Current level: Level 2!"

"All attributes increased significantly by 10, neural reaction speed +1, physical fitness restored to peak state!"

Lu Yuan felt his whole body shake violently, and a massive warm current instantly flowed through his limbs and bones.

His body, which had been somewhat exhausted from long-term high tension, was instantly filled with explosive power.

Lu Yuan even felt that his vision had become extremely sharp, able to clearly capture the movement trajectories of zombies from far away!

The slaughter continued.

In just a few minutes, the originally impenetrable sea of zombies had been forcibly plowed by the Metal Storm into a vacuum of bloody road dozens of meters wide right down the middle!

However.

Just when Lu Yuan thought he could push through all the way.

The smart radar on the roof suddenly emitted a sharp alarm sound.

On the screen map, among the countless tiny red dots representing the zombie horde, a glaring crimson dot the size of a fist suddenly lit up!

The sea of zombies in front receded to both sides like a tide.

A massive, terrifying figure covered in grey-white bone armor stood, like a mountain of flesh, firmly blocking the center of the road.

Its crimson eyes stared fixedly at the tank charging toward it, and it let out a furious roar that shattered glass.