After relaying his arrangements to Zhang Yue, Lin Xinghai contacted Fang Tianhe over his communication headset and had him free up some men to prepare the Burning Bullets.

He wasn’t sure if the artillery squad would arrive before the Blood-colored Beetles, so he had to have a backup plan.

However, the Military Department’s efficiency didn’t disappoint him. In less than a minute—just over 50 seconds later—the first artillery squad arrived.

The artillery squad’s setup seemed very simple: just one Mecha and one Armored Vehicle.

Of course, the Armored Vehicle was merely a disguise. In reality, once its side walls were fully deployed, it transformed into a mobile firing platform.

In a saturation attack, this firing platform could unleash 3,000 rounds of various types of ammunition per minute.

This rate of fire was absolutely unmatched by any other military unit.

Moreover, this firing platform didn’t just boost the rate of fire for various munitions; it also greatly increased their range and accuracy.

It was no exaggeration to say that although this was only an artillery squad of a dozen or so people, they would be the absolute main force on any battlefield.

The moment the artillery squad arrived, the Armored Vehicle immediately deployed, transforming into its firing platform configuration.

Just a few seconds later, hundreds of Burning Bullets launched from the firing platform, raining down in front of the first line of defense.

In the blink of an eye, a sea of fire erupted dozens of meters in front of the first defensive line.

The fierce flames scorched every living thing in the area, which of course included the relentlessly attacking Zombies.

The Zombies, already enduring bombardment from self-propelled artillery and a deluge of Automatic Rifle fire, now had to withstand the scorching flames as well.

Under this three-pronged assault, even the High Level Zombies struggled to reach the first defensive line.

The members of the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps soon discovered that a full third of the High Level Zombies died en route. Even those that managed to make it were riddled with wounds.

As for the Ordinary and Intermediate Zombies, not a single one made it to the defensive line.

With this, the defensive pressure on Outpost 108 was instantly reduced by more than half.

Even the 30,000 Blood-colored Beetles that were about to reach the battlefield were instantly incinerated, more than half of them wiped out.

The rest were immediately recalled by the Blood Worm.

Seeing this, the Mercenaries cheered. Even Lin Xinghai couldn’t help but breathe a secret sigh of relief. He had to admit, the military’s support teams were truly capable.

Of course, Lin Xinghai knew this was just a minor probe by the Mutated Zombies. The Blood-colored Beetles couldn’t be dealt with by just a few Burning Bullets.

Once they burrowed into the bodies of the Berserk Zombies, they could easily break through the wall of fire and charge into the defensive line.

Still, this didn’t diminish the artillery squad’s formidable combat power.

And they weren’t alone. The first Rapid Response Unit to arrive had also come through the tunnels by now, joining the members of the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps to start killing Zombies together.

The members of the Rapid Response Unit lived up to their reputation as elites handpicked by the Military Department. Each one possessed outstanding Gun Technique and an extremely high rate of fire, basically double that of the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps members.

This, of course, made Lin Xinghai curious. After a careful scan with his Perception Power, he realized what it was. ’The goggles they’re wearing are actually a high-tech product with an aim-assist function.’

After seeing the artillery squad and the Rapid Response Unit in action, Lin Xinghai felt much more at ease. His confidence in being able to hold off the Mutated Zombies, which was originally around 70 or 80 percent, had now risen to 90 percent.

Time passed. Soon, five minutes had gone by, and all the units Zhang Yue had promised had arrived.

Three artillery squads, ten Rapid Response Units, and 10,000 Combat Robots had all reached the outpost.

Seeing the ample reinforcements, Lin Xinghai finally felt completely at ease.

"Ah Xing! Looks like the Mutated Zombies are about to make a move," Fang Tianhe’s voice suddenly cut through the communication channel.

"Tsk! Talk about timing."

Lin Xinghai remarked, then pressed his Communication Device and ordered, "Prepare to engage! Artillery squads, get ready for saturation bombardment. Everyone else, if you’re not confident in making a kill shot, just switch to sweep-and-spray. Don’t try to conserve ammo and get yourself killed."

"Yes, sir!" everyone responded in unison.

In truth, even without Lin Xinghai’s reminder, no one would have tried to conserve ammunition.

The military was supplying all the ammo for this battle, so the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps certainly wouldn’t be stingy. As for the military units, their goal was to complete the mission, so saving bullets wasn’t a consideration for them either.

As Lin Xinghai issued his command, 6,000 Berserk Zombies were spawned in the Mutated Zombie gathering point three kilometers away.

These Berserk Zombies were roaring continuously, the bloodlust in their eyes nearly uncontrollable.

In fact, if not for the numerous Mutated Zombies collectively suppressing them, the Spitters alone would have been completely unable to control so many Berserk Zombies.

After all, in addition to a massive boost to their physical Attributes, Berserk Zombies also became exceptionally violent and difficult to control.

Now, as the Mutated Zombies ceased their suppression, the 6,000 Berserk Zombies surged forward like tigers uncaged, instantly charging toward the human defensive line.

Lin Xinghai watched this scene unfold, quite calm at first. But as he kept watching, he couldn’t stop a curse from escaping his lips.

"Fuck!"

Because the 6,000 Berserk Zombies weren’t all charging toward Outpost 108.

A small portion had split off toward the neighboring Outpost 107, while another part was headed for Outpost 109.

Lin Xinghai didn’t know if this was a deliberate tactic by the Mutated Zombies or if the Berserk Zombies had simply scattered on their own without being controlled.

But regardless of the reason, they were now in big trouble.

While the number of Berserk Zombies heading to Outposts 107 and 109 wasn’t huge, it was still nearly a thousand.

He knew perfectly well that forget 1,000 Berserk Zombies—those outposts might not even be able to withstand 100 of them if caught unprepared.

What’s more, the bodies of these Berserk Zombies were carrying large numbers of Blood-colored Beetles.

The end result would likely be a massacre.

And if those two outposts fell, even if he could pin down all the Mutated Zombies here, this entire section of the defensive line would be unable to withstand the impact of the zombie tide.

The others quickly realized this problem as well. At that moment, everyone stared nervously at Lin Xinghai, waiting for him to make a decision.