Wasteland for All: I Can Infinitely Upgrade My Vault

Zhongli said he was not there, naturally because he was out fighting.

His target was still the nearest ratman dungeon. Once the ratmen stopped coming out, he would have to go in and wipe them out.

With a large amount of blood being poured into the purification pool, the Saintess's condition will continue to improve, and there will be no need to leave anyone to defend the territory, since Zhongli still can't find out the Saintess's strength.

So Zhongli then made arrangements for the troops: "Once the purification pool is built, we can pour all the blood into it to help the Holy Maiden recover. All other soldiers, follow me into the Ratman dungeon and completely purge this place."

The crowd immediately obeyed and split into two teams. Wu led the slaves to build up the territory and collect the corpses and blood of the ratmen.

Zhong Li then led Hong Luan, Huo Wu, Duan Ban, and four shelter guards into the ratman dungeon.

As soon as you enter the dungeon, a system notification sound will be heard.

[Ding! New map discovered: Grinding Skaven Dungeon. Gained 5 experience points.]

Zhong Li raised an eyebrow. This hint meant that the scale of this underground city was probably beyond imagination.

The entrance to the Ratman dungeon was very dark, but not cramped; it was even wide enough for three people to walk side by side. Hongluan immediately took the lead, holding her Bladeblaster.

As a knight with a quantum shield, she naturally took on the important task of protecting the rear.

The heavy footsteps of the heavily armored soldiers echoed clearly and deeply in the dimly lit stone corridor.

But the complexity of this building was beyond everyone's imagination. After walking a few dozen steps forward, the passageway suddenly turned ninety degrees to the right, and darkness swallowed up all the light, leaving everything in complete darkness ahead.

Hongluan frowned and said, "A ninety-degree turn—this is a standard military defensive fortification system. An ambush is inevitable."

Zhong Li then raised his hand and ordered the guards behind him at the shelter: "Everyone turn on your flashlights and advance forward head-on."

Several faulty flashlights had been captured in previous battles. Although they would sometimes flicker out, using several together was enough to ensure a stable light.

Several bright flashlights then shone behind Hongluan, piercing the darkness. Hongluan stood before the group with a cold expression and continued to move forward.

But after going less than fifty meters ahead, the passageway suddenly turned a sharp ninety-degree corner, this time into a three-way intersection, where you could either turn left or continue forward.

Such a dense network of corners cannot be explained by military fortification systems.

Huo Wu frowned and said, "The ratmen seem to be deliberately increasing the number of corners to block out the light."

Zhong Li seemed to be deep in thought. Could it be to facilitate a sneak attack? But with so many corners, it didn't seem to suit the advantage of the ratmen's superior numbers.

Unable to figure it out immediately, Zhongli cautiously said to Hongluan, "Be careful. This grinning clan is considered extremely threatening, and their troublesome nature may exceed our previous expectations."

No sooner had Zhong Li finished speaking than gunshots rang out from the darkness behind the corner!

Hongluan immediately took a step back and hid to the side of the wall. Whistling bullets shot out from the darkness, leaving craters on the wall.

Before Zhongli could react, Hongluan darted forward, raised her gun, and launched an attack into the darkness, hitting the ratmen lying in ambush with two consecutive shots.

After her combat power increased, her attacks became even more fierce and swift!

The shelter's soldiers followed, and four or five flashlights illuminated the darkness behind the corner, where the bodies of two ratmen lay on the sandbag fortifications.

Zhongli's expression immediately turned serious. There were defensive fortifications! Was this the kind of situation a new survivor should be facing? If it weren't for Hongluan's quick reaction, the ordinary soldiers would have suffered casualties in this sneak attack.

Two shelter guards moved forward to clear away the ratmen's debris, while Zhongli and Hongluan continued to observe the area.

Behind the sandbags lies the cave nest of the Skaven dungeon. This cave is quite large, with a dark, heavy industrial style. The nest is vast, stretching into the distance, giving people a sense of enormity and oppression.

The walls and ceiling are solid rock structures, riddled with cracks and uneven surfaces. Eroded by time and the activities of the rat-men, these rocks have taken on irregular shapes and textures. Rats occasionally dart through the cracks in the rock walls, leaving behind eerie black shadows.

A damp, musty smell filled the air, accompanied by faint echoes. Occasionally, the distant roars of rat-men and the noise of mechanical devices could be heard, creating a sense of danger and tension.

In fact, this sense of danger quickly turned into a real threat.

Suddenly, dozens of blood-red eyes lit up in the darkness ahead. They were triangular, like the pupils of a demon, and exuded a strong, bloody aura. This was followed by the sharp, noisy cries of the rat people, and the swarm rushed forward like a tidal wave.

Zhong Li glanced at the receding corner behind him; at this point, there was no way to retreat! "Everyone, open fire with full force! In a narrow encounter, only the brave survive!"

The effect of courage was evident at this moment. The defenders of the shelter fought with high courage near the shelter and did not collapse in the face of a large number of enemies.

Several beams of flashlight shone towards the dense, dark waves ahead, and everyone unleashed their full firepower, unleashing a barrage of fiery red bullets from both sides of Zhongli. Under the beams, streaks of blood could be seen splattering from the dense black waves.

The ratmen quickly closed in and launched a more intense counterattack, their green beams even briefly illuminating the dark cave.

Hongluan decisively erected a bright blue quantum shield, blocking everyone in front of her. Countless bullets struck the shield wall, creating ripples, but they could not penetrate this powerful defense.

The next moment, Hongluan launched a swift counterattack. The Bladeblaster seemed to be locked on, and without aiming or preparation, the bullets poured out and killed more than a dozen ratmen with headshots.

Although the Black Sand Refuge only had a handful of people, they managed to suppress their opponents with firepower under the powerful blessing of the Holy Maiden.

The densely packed bullets left trails of fiery red, unleashing a torrent of firepower. The massive wave of ratmen collapsed and crumbled at a visible speed.

With victory in sight, Zhongli felt exhilarated by the battle and couldn't help but raise his arms in cheer to boost morale.

But three beams of emerald light suddenly erupted unexpectedly, right above Zhongli's head! The chilling light made the hairs on one's body stand on end; if struck by this cold light, one would likely be torn to pieces instantly!

In a flash, a fiery red figure blocked Zhong Li's path. Blood splattered, followed by an even more intense crimson sword light that rained down blood from the sky, and the rat-men's ear-piercing screams rang out.

Hongluan instantly retracted her quantum shield, drew her spear from her back, and stabbed it towards Zhongli's face. The spear blade whistled as it passed by Zhongli's ear, leaving a drop of blood on his head.

"Lower your head!"

Accompanied by Hongluan's cold and clear voice, Zhongli bent down and turned to the side without hesitation, unleashing his firepower towards the rear.

With a scream, a large, rat-man plummeted from the sky.

At this moment, Zhong Li finally saw the fiery red figure that had shielded him from the cold light earlier—it was Huo Wu!

Only her skill, Judgment of Justice, which grants her the ability to teleport within a fifty-meter range, could shield Zhongli from this fatal blow in the blink of an eye.

The price was that her chest was pierced by a huge storm halberd, and another storm halberd almost severed her left shoulder, revealing a deep, bloody wound.

This woman was not only cold to others, but also shockingly ruthless to herself. Despite suffering such terrible injuries, she did not even flinch. She still wielded her weapon, Broken Rainbow, fiercely launching a counterattack and killing two Storm Rats that had been lying in ambush from above the cave.

This elite Skaven unit has demonstrated unparalleled combat power in its unique home environment of the underground city!

They hid in the darkness, silently crouching and lying in ambush in the secret places above the cave, until Zhongli and his men passed by. Then, they used the rat-men slave rats to attract everyone's attention before suddenly launching the most deadly attack!

During the battle outside the dungeon entrance, Zhong Li was thinking that the combat power of the ratmen Storm Rats was too low and they didn't deserve the title of elite.

Unexpectedly, their home-field advantage revealed their formidable fighting strength and deadly threat. This was the first time that Zhongli's elite soldiers, whom he relied on, had been wounded, bled, and even faced the danger of death.

He immediately took out a morphine syringe and injected it into Huo Wu's neck, sparing no effort to restore her health.

As Hongluan also used her spear to pin another ratman, Storm Rat, to the cave wall, the fierce battle finally came to an end.

Huo Wu glanced at Zhong Li, then hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

Zhongli assumed it was because of her cold personality and dislike of idle talk, so he smiled and said, "You risked your life to save me, so it's only right that I do my best to heal you."

She raised her eyes, glanced at Zhong Li, and said coldly, "Don't you know that before injecting cell-activating agents, you have to remove the weapons from the wounded person's body first?"

Zhongli immediately took a deep breath, looking at Huowu's bloody wound. His cells were working at high speed, constantly repairing the wound. If the wound scabs over, it might lock the weapon inside his body!

This woman's recovery ability is incredible! She suffered such severe trauma, yet she's almost recovered so quickly.

Fortunately, the morphine injector wasn't a powerful drug; it only restored 1 point of health, followed by a slow recovery of 4 points over half an hour—less than the health she recovered from a single attack. Without even flinching, she pulled the halberd back, drawing out a large amount of blood that stained the shaft crimson.

She then glanced at the empty syringe on the ground and said, "Battle priests can restore life by launching an attack, so you don't need to feel apologetic."

"Alright, I understand what you meant by that now. So you can still fight?"

Huo Wu showed no fear, simply replying, "Only through battle can I recover to full strength."

"Oh." Zhong Li glanced at the system notification and chose not to expose her without showing any emotion.

[Ding! Your act of generosity has been rewarded with an incentive effect. The loyalty of your lord, Huowu, has increased by 1 (currently 27)]

If I hadn't received the system notification, I would have actually believed you were a cold, emotionless fighting machine.

Putting himself in her shoes, Zhongli believed that it wouldn't be long before this cold woman would become as lovely and capable as Hongluan!

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