Chapter 632 - 605: Harvest and Speculation

Of course, Fei Yuan didn’t know what Lin Xinghai was thinking, but after hearing his words, he couldn’t help but correct him. "Captain Lin, not all Corpse-men have corpse spots and keratinous layers."

"Hmm?" Lin Xinghai didn’t quite understand.

"It’s actually related to compatibility. If our compatibility with the zombie virus exceeds 60%, we can survive the backlash and become a Corpse-man. Of course, a Corpse-man like that will not only gain weaker abilities, but their Zombification will also be harder to control."

"And for every 10% increase in compatibility, it’s basically like moving up a tier. For example, both Wei Ganghao and I have over 80% compatibility with the zombie virus, so we only have a few corpse spots and a thin keratinous layer."

"If compatibility exceeds 90%, one can completely control their abilities. When fully suppressed, they look no different from an ordinary person. And when they enter a state of Zombification, it’s much easier for them to remain rational."

"So, if someone with over 90% compatibility with the zombie virus becomes a Corpse-man, there are almost no side effects," Fei Yuan explained.

Although this explanation seemed rather pointless, Fei Yuan felt a strong urge, in the face of geniuses like Lin Xinghai, to prove that Corpse-men like him were in no way inferior.

Lin Xinghai was a little surprised to hear this. He nodded in understanding, but for now, he wouldn’t give any thought to becoming a Corpse-man himself.

Having learned what he needed to about Corpse-men, Lin Xinghai turned his gaze back to Ding Mao. "Director Ding, we accepted a rescue mission. To complete it, we need to ensure you’re out of danger."

"The Mutated Zombies have been killed and the Abyssal Creatures have retreated, but there’s no guarantee they won’t attack again. You have many wounded here, and your defenses are on the verge of collapse. Why don’t I escort you behind the main defensive line?" Lin Xinghai inquired.

"We can’t leave yet. The main defensive line is still under construction. If we abandon this post, the Abyssal Creatures could seize the opportunity and use it as a breakthrough point. It would be easy for them to deal a devastating blow to the incomplete defenses in the rear."

"Of course, the Military Department has already dispatched people to rebuild Outpost 231, but their troops won’t arrive for at least another half hour. So, in the meantime, I was hoping you could..." Ding Mao trailed off, looking a bit embarrassed. He was well aware of the competition between the major academies; he was essentially asking Lin Xinghai’s team to waste precious time.

"Half an hour is fine." Lin Xinghai nodded. He wasn’t in that much of a hurry.

Just then, Little Fatty and the others hurried over, all of them looking incredibly excited.

For one, Lin Xinghai was even more powerful than they had imagined, capable of taking down two Mutated Zombies so quickly.

For another, they had earned a massive amount of Points.

"Hehe, Boss, we really hit the jackpot this time! I bet you’ll make it onto the Points leaderboard when we get back," Little Fatty said, his face flush with excitement.

The mission had been extremely difficult and time-sensitive, so just completing it awarded 50,000 Points. For a Second Level Task, that was absolutely as good as it gets.

On top of that, Lin Xinghai had also killed a Spitter and a Death Claw, both of which were Second Level Mutated Zombies.

They were worth 1,000 and 5,000 Points, respectively. Plus, since none of them had reached the Body Shaping Realm yet, they would receive double the Points for killing any Mutated Zombies or Abyssal Creatures.

That meant those two Mutated Zombies alone netted them 12,000 Points.

That was already equivalent to the reward from a typical Second Level Task.

Of course, the bulk of the reward still came from killing the Abyssal Creatures. A single Level 0 Abyssal Creature was worth 10 Points, and Lin Xinghai alone had killed a full 2,000 of them.

And the other members of the Xinghai Squad were no slouches, either. By unleashing the full power of their Superpowers and Divine Demon Bodies, killing these Level 0 Abyssal Creatures was more than manageable.

Even though the fighting hadn’t lasted long, with everyone going all out, each person had killed at least ten Abyssal Creatures on average.

And since there were 49 of them, at 10 kills per person, that was 490 Abyssal Creatures. Of course, the actual number they killed was a bit higher—around 550.

In other words, the total number of Abyssal Creatures killed was 2,550, which came out to 25,500 Points.

Of course, since many of these Abyssal Creatures were killed directly with Firearms, the Military Department would deduct some of those Points, but the deduction wouldn’t be too severe.

After all, they had only used Tearing Rifles, not any other high-powered weaponry.

So, the Points they would actually receive should be at least 20,000.

In other words, the total Points they earned from this one mission would be at least 80,000.

Other teams would be absolutely green with envy if they heard about a score like that.

On top of that, the student at the very bottom of the Points leaderboard only had a little over 30,000 Points in total.

And based on the contributions Lin Xinghai made during this mission, the system would likely award him at least 50,000 of those Points.