Previously, Zhang Chen had obtained maps of Pingze City and the six major walled cities of the Tengxiang Kingdom, which only marked the architectural and street conditions at the beginning of the apocalypse.
Those maps only contained ordinary places like shopping malls, squares, and office buildings.
However, with the arrival of the apocalypse, the Raven Laboratory transitioned from underground research to a legitimate and openly recognized research institution.
It became a lawful and widely supported savior.
Weapon Research Center?
Zhang Chen couldn't help but smile faintly.
The last time he annihilated the first wave of the zombie horde and obtained a Level 3 supply box, his reliance had been on the armed mecha.
This item could already be considered the most powerful weapon for the native inhabitants during the zombie outbreak.
Now that the native inhabitants could push back the insect tide, the weapons they developed would naturally not be inferior.
History always had striking similarities.
It seemed he had an opportunity to profit again with his weapon advantage.
Seeing the cracks on the city wall just now, Zhang Chen had only one thought in his heart: to become stronger! To continuously become stronger!
The pressure of the apocalypse was gradually being lifted; one either advances or retreats in the face of adversity!
Zhang Chen looked at the dense horde of high-level zombies in front of him, his eyes revealing a long-lost gleam of excitement.
He walked to the side of the fallen behemoth and gently touched it with his hand.
Ding! Collected Reinforced Mutant Type III Infected! Congratulations on obtaining [Energy Core] *15, [Mutated Gene Fragment] *10, [Researcher's ID Card]!
[Researcher's ID Card]: Raven A030-A099 research common ID card, Level 6 clearance!
The ID card was obtained!
Zhang Chen glanced at the groups of Reinforced Mutant Type II Crawlers gathered in the distance, raising his right hand slightly:
[Energy Strike]!
Boom!
A thick energy wave instantly erupted!
It directly blasted a path through the densely packed Crawler army in front of him, and white mist billowed up...
However, the path shrouded in white mist was quickly covered again by the howling infected that rushed forward.
[Core Resonance]!
Zhang Chen exerted slight force with his arms.
With a boom!
Powerful airflow sent the surrounding Crawlers flying, and the shockwave blew them everywhere.
Some Crawlers were directly blown into the display windows of nearby shops.
Zhang Chen expected them to smash through the glass and fall inside.
What happened next greatly surprised Zhang Chen.
He saw that the back of a Crawler, just as it was about to hit the display window glass,
Suddenly, an invisible energy shield appeared before the window. The powerful rebound force bounced the Crawler back.
Its sharp claws gouged a long mark on the ground before it managed to stop.
If Zhang Chen hadn't improved his vision, he wouldn't have been able to see that invisible energy shield at all.
At this moment, Zhang Chen steadied himself and looked carefully at the surrounding buildings.
Only then did he discover that almost all the buildings, including the vending machines, were encased in a faintly visible, pale blue energy shield.
No wonder these buildings were not corroded by mutated plants or battered by heavy rain; this was the reason.
Looking at this pale blue energy shield, Zhang Chen had a sudden idea.
He slowly raised his left hand towards the display window of a department store diagonally ahead.
[Energy Strike]!
An energy wave was instantly fired. It first blew the Crawlers on the road into mist, then hit the display window's energy shield with great force.
Subsequently, the energy shield changed its form.
It was originally in a state of energy grid, capable of slight deformation, giving a feeling of great resilience.
However, the moment it was hit by energy, it immediately transformed into a new form!
Countless energy grids converged densely, forming a smooth energy reflection mirror.
The energy wave, upon hitting the mirror surface, was immediately reflected and continued to blast diagonally forward.
It shattered another group of Crawlers.
When the energy wave touched the next building, it was similarly reflected.
In this way, an energy wave bounced back and forth between the buildings on a street.
It thoroughly disoriented the Crawler army.
The [Parasitic Spinal Cord] that had detached from the Crawlers, like large centipedes, crawled about erratically on the ground.
They were also suppressed by Er Pang's aura, so they could only scramble within a hundred-meter radius.
However, the [Parasitic Spinal Cord] had only one hour to live after detaching from its host. If they couldn't find a host to parasitize within an hour, they would perish.
At this moment, the energy beam was being reflected further and further away.
Eventually, it was unclear how the energy wave was reflected, but it actually turned a corner and blasted into the street on the right...
Hiss... This...
This feels so fun!
Zhang Chen suddenly felt childlike!
A zigzagging energy beam would definitely attack more monsters than a straight-moving one, and it could even precisely clear infected by turning corners?
This is too user-friendly!
[Energy Strike]!
[Energy Strike]!
[Energy Strike]!
......
Zhang Chen unleashed attacks with both hands simultaneously, striking the surrounding buildings from different angles.
Subsequently, beams of blue energy began a carpet-bombing pattern.
With a Z-shaped movement and dozens of energy beams, the attack was almost comprehensive...
In a short while, the Crawlers on the road were almost cleared.
There might still be many Crawlers in the city's alleys and deeper areas.
But at least on this main road, only mist and erratically moving [Parasitic Spinal Cord] were visible.
Ding! Auto-collection successful. A total of 620 Crawlers were killed, yielding [Energy Core] *3100+630 (Light Blessing bonus), [Mutated Gene Fragment] *1833, [Reinforcement Acceleration Fertilizer] *1123, [Hallucinogenic Neurotoxin] *175, [Cash] *73122, [Energy Key] *145, [Puppet Warrior Energy Core] *82...
[Energy Key]: All buildings have been reinforced with biological energy shield protection to resist attacks from mutated creatures. A key is required to unlock them. Of course, if your strength is sufficient, you can also break in directly.
[Puppet Warrior Energy Core]: Used to activate [Rare · Puppet Warrior]. It will fight for you until it is damaged, its energy is depleted, or the operator dies.
Current upgrade progress: 29353/25000*4!
After clearing the zombies on the main road, Zhang Chen walked towards the Weapon Research Institute...
At this moment, survivors who had rushed over were already gathered outside the rift in the high wall.
They were fiercely debating about something.
Zhang Wenwen, accompanied by several cult powerhouses wearing dark red hoods, stood expressionlessly before the rift...