The gas cloud quickly approached Lin Yuan and the others. The shockwave arrived first, but it was not powerful and was blocked by the defensive line formed by the three shield bearers.
However, the entire second floor was already filled with this yellowish-green gas. Lin Yuan could imagine, even with his toes, that it was teeming with deadly spores.
At this moment, Mu Qingtian had found her sniping spot and sent the mutated fungi monster that was running towards Lin Yuan and his team to its demise with a single shot.
Lin Yuan pretended not to see the scene of the zombie's head exploding and led his team back to the first floor. The second floor was temporarily inaccessible. They needed to wait for the spore mist to dissipate somewhat, as the concentration was too high for even gas masks to last long.
Without living zombies to replenish them, the dissipation of these airborne spores was only a matter of time.
At this point, Team 3 had descended. In these three floors of dormitory buildings, besides two guards on the first floor, there was no one else. Mu Qingtian could go to the rooftop and unleash her sniping abilities; the entire military camp was within her sniping range.
Since the central building was inaccessible for now, they would clear the training ground. Mu Qingtian had already reported via walkie-talkie that most of the zombies were on the training ground, over a hundred of them, roughly the strength of a company.
They hadn't encountered many zombies along the way, except for a few stumbling zombies that rushed out of the infirmary. They hadn't encountered any others since.
The zombies on the training ground were also easy to deal with. They were wearing casual clothes and training when they were alive, with no protective gear. They would kill some with firearms first, and then use melee weapons for the rest.
Although the team combat missions were assigned, everyone except the shield bearers also carried spears and pistols. Combat also relied on adapting to circumstances; as long as their reaction speed was maintained, it was fine.
The zombies on the training ground were quickly eliminated. The battle had been too smooth.
Apart from the special fungi monster mutation that caused a slight obstruction at the beginning, the rest of the battle had been a complete rout.
"Take the team to collect medicine from the infirmary first. We'll go find the key after the toxic fog above dissipates a bit."
Calling it a spore cloud was too stiff; toxic fog was easier to understand.
The infirmary had a wide variety of medicines, including prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Even adrenaline injections were stocked, with six boxes. Inside, there was a small operating table and matching surgical equipment.
The place was small but well-equipped.
As expected of a military camp, besides Lin Yuan, Lin Qingyan and Zhou Ping were the happiest upon seeing these items.
As medical personnel, the more essential items for saving people they had, the better.
"Captain, I'm so annoyed right now!!" Lin Qingyan stomped her foot, looking like she had suffered a great loss.
Lin Yuan, still immersed in the joy of his gains, was a little puzzled by her demeanor. "What's wrong? I think these medicines are enough for us for a very, very long time."
"It's just that the operating table and the surrounding equipment are hard to move. Isn't that a loss?"
Lin Yuan: "..."
My dear, one must know when to be content. Greed is not good.
Although he himself really wanted to move all these things.
"Captain, the toxic fog seems to have dissipated a bit!" Zhao Anjing, who was observing outside, came in to report the situation.
The toxic fog dissipated?
Lin Yuan no longer lingered in the infirmary. The items in the armory were the truly good stuff.
"All personnel, form ranks! Target the central building! Move out!"
The three combat teams advanced in alternating cover formations, approaching the central building. They saw that the toxic fog on the second floor had indeed thinned considerably.
He couldn't wait any longer; the sooner they found the key, the more secure he would feel.
But after searching the entire second floor, they couldn't find the armory key. However, the scattered remains of corpses on the ground made Lin Yuan's eyelids twitch.
The armory key would definitely have a marker and should be easy to find.
They could only go to the third floor.
However, before they even reached the stairs, Lin Yuan was forced back several steps by tentacles emerging from the stairwell.
"Fall back, fall back!!" After being repelled, Lin Yuan quickly told his team to retreat, while he, Jiang Ziqi, and Wu Tian held the front line, becoming an impenetrable wall.
"It's a Night Demon! Ziqi, defend against the tentacles, Mengyue, find an opportunity to kill it, I'll lure it!!" Lin Yuan had no time for gestures, so he could only shout.
He was too familiar with this strength; it was definitely a Night Demon!
Jiang Ziqi heard his voice through the gas mask, and Wu Tian, who was next to Lin Yuan, also heard most of it. They both nodded.
The Night Demon didn't care about any plans you made. Following the tentacles were the Night Demon's sharp claws.
"Bang!!"
The claws scraped against the shield that collided with them, producing sparks, and were then pushed aside by Lin Yuan’s momentum.
The Night Demon clearly hadn't encountered such a troublesome prey. Not only was it unharmed by a claw strike, but it had also used the force to push it away. Enraged, it unleashed a series of attacks coupled with sneak attacks from its tentacles.
This Night Demon had a disgusting tentacle growing from its back, and its belly split open with a large seam, revealing sharp bone spurs. It was close to evolving into a ghoul.
However, it had encountered Jiang Ziqi, who had just defeated a Rank 4 fusion mutant. Her tentacles filled all available space, creating an impenetrable defense.
Lin Yuan and the others fought and retreated, pushing back to outside the central building.
The Night Demon was focused on offense, and its defense often had loopholes. Wu Tian and Lin Yuan would seize opportunities to strike it, either targeting its joints or its neck.
Suddenly, Lin Yuan seized an opportunity and chopped an axe at the Night Demon's neck, causing it to pause. Immediately after, Wu Tian thrust a spear into its mouth, piercing through to the back of its head and getting stuck there.
The Night Demon's bones were quite hard, but unfortunately, it was vulnerable from the inside out.
With its back of the head pierced, the Night Demon still had the strength to resist. Jiang Ziqi's tentacle struck Wu Tian's spear, and the Night Demon's head was completely severed from its jaw.
Just as they were about to breathe a sigh of relief, Jiang Ziqi heard another sound and became defensive.
"Hehehe." A strange snoring sound echoed. Jiang Ziqi located the source and stabbed with her tentacle, but missed.
Feinting a diversion?!!
It was from behind!
Jiang Ziqi realized something was wrong. In her peripheral vision, she saw three small black shadows rushing towards other team members behind her who hadn't reacted in time.
"Ah!!"
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
At the critical moment, three faint gunshots and Yan Ruyu's scream sounded almost simultaneously. The three black shadows fell to the ground almost at the same time.
Before Lin Yuan and the others could blink, they saw Yan Ruyu fall to the side and Liu Mengmeng holding a pistol, still not lowering it.
Three strange, dark zombies also lay on the ground. Without time to think, they quickly went to finish them off with a few more shots.
Then they ran to Yan Ruyu's side and asked, "How is Yan Ruyu?"
Lin Qingyan checked her and said with relief, "She's fine. Her gas mask just got a few scratches, and she's a bit shaken. She'll be okay after a rest."
"Let Yan Ruyu rest for a while. Everyone else, stay alert. Someone is coming."
They had only fired two shots themselves; the third shot was fired by someone else.
Someone was helping them.