Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 75 Tense Standoff
After the third shriek sounded, the Yunhua City Armed Forces Command immediately pinpointed the exact location.

"The source of the sound has been identified as the industrial heritage park!"

"The information has been communicated to the elite armed personnel and the third squad."

"Report!" reported elite armed personnel pre-positioned in the southern part of the city. "Large numbers of undead have been observed pouring into the industrial park! Repeat, large numbers of undead have been observed pouring into the industrial park!"

"What's going on?" The commander was puzzled, when another report came in.

"Report! The third squad has entered the park first!"

Upon hearing this, the commander ordered, "Set up a defensive line at the park entrance to stop more undead from entering! Send another team to support them!"

"Yes!"

At the entrance of the industrial park, a fully equipped armed squad began setting up machine gun positions and mowing down the undead outsiders.

Inside the park, the third team, led by their captain, entered immediately.

“Listen, we must find the ‘Screamer’ immediately!” the young man in the lead shouted.

"This is competition! The other teams must have been assigned the same task. The team that finishes it the fastest will get the highest score and more resources!"

"Yes!" the team members answered in unison.

"Captain, gunshots!" A bespectacled team member who looked like a high school student listened intently. "They're coming from the west!"

"Gunshots? From inside?" The captain's expression changed slightly. "Could it be that some soldiers have already gotten in? Quick, let's go there immediately!"

The six men immediately rushed toward the direction of the gunshot.

Meanwhile, at the warehouse entrance.

Guan Tong stomped on the original body of the Mother Transformer, killing it instantly. Although this stopped the transformation in the area, the already transformed undead would not die immediately.

They had been summoned by the shrieks and were now charging wildly toward the warehouse gate!
Looking at the dense array of pupils glowing red in the darkness, Guan Tong felt a chill run down her spine. How many had come? At least several hundred.

"Guan Tong, hang in there. I need some time to recover my mental strength."

After Shi Jingyi finished speaking, she actually sat down cross-legged on the spot, placed her hands on her knees, closed her eyes, and began to meditate.

Guan Tong's own mental energy recovers about 1 point every 5 or 6 minutes, so waiting for it to recover during battle is obviously unrealistic. But judging from what Shi Jingyi said, it seems that her recovery speed is much faster.

"Roar!!!!!"

With the horde of zombies close at hand, Guan Tong didn't care about anything else and opened fire wildly at the warehouse door.

Bullets No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3—launch them all!

The No. 3 round was the fastest to run out, because it was used extensively against the Mother Converter, and there were only a few left.

Then, a dozen or so No. 2 rounds were quickly emptied. Guan Tong could only use the last No. 1 round sparingly, waiting for the undead to get close before firing.

He still has about 150 points of mental energy left, including the reserve, which can be used to generate bullets when he runs out of ammunition.

However, when he was in an unsafe environment, he didn't want to exhaust himself to the point of exhaustion, so he still needed to keep some for emergencies.

"Roar!"

A living dead man had half his body blown off by a single shot, but the other half still lurched forward due to inertia and crashed into Guan Tong.

Fortunately, Guan Tong was wearing protective clothing, so the claws and bites of the undead couldn't easily harm him. Even so, he tried his best to keep the undead away from him.

With another shot, Guan Tong knocked down several more undead. He glanced at the small screen on the left side of the gun handle; there were only 9 rounds left of the No. 1 bullet.

There were still quite a few living dead crowding outside. Guan Tong turned her head and glanced at Shi Jingyi, who was meditating. Seeing that her eyes were slightly closed and her face was calm as if she had entered a state of deep meditation, she truly admired her. To be able to calm down and meditate under such circumstances was something that not everyone who practiced martial arts could do.

"It seems I'll have to expend more mental energy to generate two more No. 3 bullets... If I time the firing well, I should be able to clear out the remaining undead."

Guan Tong was just about to use his mental energy to generate it when he suddenly saw a great commotion behind the living dead.

He saw several people carrying torches, clearly the "Instant Flame Sticks" props. The undead were intimidated by these props and dared not approach. Two men took advantage of this to quickly eliminate the undead; the leader, a man wielding a jade-green curved blade, easily killed several undead.

Upon witnessing this scene, Guan Tong took a closer look and immediately realized that this was a well-coordinated team with a clear division of labor.

Four men stood at the four corners wielding "Instant Flame Rods," leaving the undead nowhere to escape, while the other two were responsible for clearing them out. The man with the scimitar was the main combat force, and the other used a crossbow to shoot down any undead that the scimitar-wielding man missed from a distance.

The six worked closely together and quickly wiped out the remaining dozens of undead.

They then arrived at the warehouse and saw hundreds of undead corpses at the entrance and inside. Their faces showed shock, and their eyes were filled with wariness and curiosity as they looked at Guan Tong.

The man with the scimitar looked at Guan Tong, then at Shi Jingyi, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation not far away, and asked, "Who are you? Have you seen the Screamers?" "Screamers"... Is this the official name for "Mother Transformers"?
Guan Tong wasn't quite sure. Because the rules were only valid for 24 hours, he acted quickly after they were released and didn't have time to go online to check the official information.

Seeing that Guan Tong remained silent, the man with the scimitar realized something and his expression changed drastically: "You haven't already killed the 'Screamer,' have you?"

Guan Tong then spoke up: "What does this have to do with you?"

He disliked the man with the curved sword's aggressive attitude and was naturally annoyed.

"So it's true!" The man with the scimitar gritted his teeth instantly, and the other five also looked grim.

This result means their mission failed. If other teams in other regions eliminate the "Screamers" and complete their missions, their evaluations will undoubtedly be much higher than theirs.

"How dare you try to steal from us... Do you know who we are? Do you know how much trouble you've ruined for us!" The man with the scimitar said with a livid face, raising his scimitar as if he were about to make a move.

Seeing this, Guan Tong placed his finger on the trigger of the Silver Hunter, quickly generating a No. 3 bullet with his mental power while warily scanning the group.

If anyone makes any unusual movements or shows signs of using mental energy items, he will not hesitate to raise his gun and shoot to protect himself.

"Captain, don't be impulsive," a female team member holding a [Quickfire Stick] said. "We'll be punished if we attack ordinary people!"

"Are they ordinary people?!" the man with the scimitar shouted. "I seriously doubt their identities!"

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps sounded, and a squad of armed soldiers arrived at the scene. Upon seeing this, the man with the curved sword immediately ordered the soldiers, "Arrest those two immediately and thoroughly check their identities!"

"This……"

The soldiers exchanged hesitant glances. They had indeed received orders to assist the Third Squad. But those orders were to help fight the undead, and those two were clearly human, weren't they?

"We need to consult our commander," the soldiers said after considering their words, rather than blindly following orders.

"What? How outdated!"

The man with the scimitar looked impatient but confident, seemingly believing that the commander would definitely order the soldiers to carry out the command. He stared at Guan Tong with a gloomy gaze as he waited.

Guan Tong's brows were also furrowed at this moment.

Who exactly are these people? They don't look very old, yet they dare to boss around armed soldiers.

If that commander really authorized his soldiers to arrest people, what should he do? Being arrested is unacceptable! But if he opens fire on the soldiers, the nature of the situation changes, and the consequences could be severe.

"Guan Tong, let's go."

Just then, Shi Jingyi's voice suddenly rang out. Guan Tong turned her head and saw that she had finished meditating and stood up.

"No one's leaving until you explain things clearly," the man with the curved knife threatened.

"Is that so?" Shi Jingyi said calmly to a soldier. "Tell your commander that I am Shi Jingyi from Guiyun Martial Arts School."

Although the soldiers didn't understand, they still reported it.

Soon, the soldier received a reply and immediately said, "You two can leave now. The commander will arrange for someone to escort you back."

"What?!" The man with the scimitar looked at the soldier in disbelief. "Just let them go like that? Are you kidding me?!"

“This is the commander’s order,” the soldier said.

"I need to speak with your commander immediately!" The man with the scimitar put on his headset and adjusted the channel.

Then he heard the commander say something to him.

The man paused for a moment, then looked up at Shi Jingyi, only to find that she and Guan Tong had already walked away.

"Captain, who exactly is that person?"

The team members couldn't help but ask. For the commander to disregard their officially selected special squad's requirements to release them and even arrange for a special escort back, his identity must be extraordinary.

The man with the scimitar, who was the team leader, remained silent for a moment, his tone full of resentment: "Shi Jingyi... she is one of the three specially invited lecturers of the Mind Power Development Academy!"

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