Wasteland for All: I Can Infinitely Upgrade My Vault

Zhongli had wanted to clean up this ratman dungeon for a long time. He would feel uneasy even if he only left the shelter for a few minutes before cleaning them up.

The territory desperately needs a set of protective measures, ideally a steel protective wall and several defensive emplacements.

Zhongli looked around the underground city. The entrance was hidden in a pile of rotting wood, and green moss covered the top of the cave entrance, making it very well concealed.

To the southeast of the entrance, there is a sloping earthen mound filled with discarded stones, perfect for firing from above. If a gun emplacement were set up there to provide fire support, the ratmen would suffer heavy losses just by rushing out of their burrows and finding cover.

Unfortunately, there were no artillery positions in the territory, so Zhongli could only send Duanban with three shelter guards up there. He instructed them, "Many ratmen soldiers have been killed. The gunfire is near the cave entrance, which must have alerted the ratmen in the underground city. If they send out more ratmen, you will hide behind the abandoned rubble and fire. Make good use of the cover, be careful of bullets, and don't engage in direct combat."

The shelter soldiers, positioned on high ground and with cover, will definitely reduce the ratmen's accuracy. As long as they are careful, they shouldn't have too much of a problem.

With the [Defend to the Death] trait boosting their courage, the four shelter guards gained +3, becoming exceptionally brave. They immediately patted their chests and assured the manager, "Rest assured, Master, if the ratmen dare to retaliate, we will give them a resounding victory and make them run for their lives."

After the short-handed soldier led them away, Zhongli turned to Hongluan and said, "You are an elite soldier, so you will be in a separate team. Stand at the very top of the entrance to the ratman dungeon. Don't fire your gun lightly; only attack the ratmen whose attacks are fierce and might harm you."

With her [Vengeful Flames], any ordinary ratmen who attack her will be instantly killed. Furthermore, since she stands above the cave entrance, the ratmen rushing out won't immediately notice her.

As long as she pays attention to retreating to avoid the opponent's concentrated fire and prioritizes taking out the enemy's high-damage units, it can be said that the Skaven pose no threat to her.

After Hongluan jumped onto the cave entrance, Zhongli, along with Chongba and Huowu, took cover among the remaining ruins in the southwest corner of the entrance, preparing to provide crossfire to cover the four soldiers on the high ground and prevent the ratmen stragglers from rushing towards them.

The terrain here is fragmented and narrow, perfect for Fire Dance's close-quarters combat. If the ratmen were to rush in, they would probably be instantly cut down by Fire Dance before they could even raise their guns.

Chongba followed closely beside Zhongli, gripping his worn-out, scratched gun tightly, and asked nervously, "Master, will these ratmen retaliate?"

While waiting, Zhongli checked the trading section. He now had 202 Runes again, so he could pick out one or two useful items from the trading list.

Upon hearing this, he calmly replied, "I don't know. But you'd better pray they come out as soon as possible. We have limited time; we can only wait ten minutes at most. If they don't come out, we'll have to go in and clear them out ourselves. At that point, they'll be hiding behind the fortifications in the tunnel and firing, or ambushing from dark corners, making the battle even more dangerous."

These words immediately dispelled Chongba's tension and fear of battle, and he began to pray that the battle would come quickly.

After browsing for a few minutes, Zhong Li realized that he didn't have many options with his 200+ Runes. He compared the available items and finally chose the one he needed most right now: a small bag of mutated carnivorous plant seeds.

[A small bag of mutated carnivorous plant seeds: 100 carnivorous plant seeds, with a survival rate of over 98.5% when planted on fresh corpses.]

[Mutated Carnivorous Plant: A genetically mutated carnivorous plant from the wasteland, resembling a more vibrant, blooming red rose, highly ornamental and deceptively camouflaged. However, it will devour any living creature that approaches. Feeding it fresh corpses will accelerate its growth cycle. Upon maturity, it will produce the material [Primary Biomass], with a very low probability of also producing the valuable accompanying material [Red Soul Fragment] (essential for crafting high-grade equipment/runes/and some items)].

The territory was filled with the corpses of many monsters. After their blood was placed in the blood pool, their bodies could not be disposed of. The accumulated stench of blood attracted the ratmen's sneak attack.

This mutated carnivorous plant is perfect for disposing of monster corpses. Furthermore, in the early game, it also functions as a weakened version of a defensive tower. Both effects are exactly what the territory needs right now. Zhongli carefully selected this as the most suitable item from the list after a long period of deliberation.

The materials [Primary Biomass] and [Red Soul Fragments] obtained after it matures are pure bonuses for Zhongli.

Even without this effect, Zhongli would still buy the carnivorous flower seeds.

However, with so many benefits, these seeds are really not cheap. Just a small bag costs as much as 200 runes! This completely wiped out the 202 runes that Zhongli had just saved up.

After Zhongli made the transaction, he opened the package and saw that the seeds of the man-eating flower were about the same size as water lilies. The small bag was all black, so it would be easy to count them once they were planted.

After watching for a while, a series of sharp, dense echoes of ratmen came from the entrance of the underground city. The squeaking and chattering sounds were continuous and dense, indicating that the scale was extremely large.

Zhong Li immediately put away the man-eating flower seeds, gripped the Thunder Spear tightly, and cautiously peeked out from the right side of the broken wall, revealing a sliver of his vision. He saw countless pairs of narrow, blood-red eyes suddenly light up in the dark tunnel.

The monsters' dense running caused the entire exit to shake.

The moment the enemy peeked out, Shortboard's voice trembled as he shouted, "Fire!"

He made the first move, throwing a massive, heavy steel boomerang with all his might from his black, rudimentary mechanical arm, which whistled as it hurtled toward the first slave rat that charged out.

The three shelter guards also opened fire at the same time, their guns flashing brightly as bullets struck the ratman's vulnerable body, splattering a pool of blood.

[Ding, ambush successful, enemy's courage -1 for all]

The four achieved remarkable results with their first move, killing three ratman slave rats.

[Human thing, attack! Attack!]

【Well! Die! Die! 】

[Run! Run! Get under cover!]

……

Countless slave rats, their bodies hunched over, filed out of the hole, brandishing short guns, and then hid behind cover near the entrance.

They are small in size, and can hide most of their bodies even when hiding behind a rotten piece of wood.

If it weren't for their disadvantages and their superior position, it would be really difficult for them to find a target to attack.

However, from their high ground, they could easily target most of the ratmen. High ground against low ground, easy kills. Even Voldemort would die!