Invincible through Touching Corpses

Chapter 308: Seizing Command

The team set out again, and it wasn’t long before they encountered another zombie horde.

It was obvious by now that the major Mercenary Corps had undergone significant changes.

This time, even as the number of zombies continued to grow as they advanced, the Mercenaries no longer showed any signs of panic. They were able to maintain a high level of calm and consistent firepower.

Lin Xinghai observed them silently. Compared to when they first started, the entire team’s zombie-killing efficiency had increased by at least 50%.

However, this still wasn’t enough to satisfy him.

Looking at the Zombie Detector, which showed that there were now over 3,000 zombies in the vicinity, he couldn’t help but sigh softly. "Our zombie-killing efficiency is still a bit too slow."

Hearing this, Zhang Yue, who was standing beside him, was at a loss for words.

In his eyes, their speed at killing zombies was already incredibly fast. Even a military team would be hard-pressed to do much better.

"We could just slow our advance," Zhang Yue finally suggested.

If they cut their speed in half, the rate at which they attracted zombies should balance out with their kill rate.

"No, that won’t work. If we go that slow, we won’t be able to complete the route I planned on schedule."

Lin Xinghai shook his head and continued, "We still need to find a way to increase the team’s zombie-killing efficiency."

"Well, why don’t you have them switch their firearms to full-auto mode?" Zhang Yue offered a suggestion.

Right now, all the Mercenary Corps were using single-shot mode to kill the zombies. If they switched to full-auto, their killing efficiency would definitely increase two or three-fold.

"No. That would waste too much ammunition. Clearing out zombies is one thing, but we can’t neglect making money. Otherwise, who would be willing to risk their lives like this in the future?"

"I think the fundamental problem lies in the coordination between the Mercenary Corps. They’re an unseasoned team. Even if each Mercenary Corps is individually powerful, they’re all fighting for themselves. The attack formation has little effect," Lin Xinghai said.

"But coordination isn’t something you can improve just by wanting to! It takes a long time of fighting and gelling together." Zhang Yue was confused. He couldn’t believe Lin Xinghai didn’t understand something so basic.

"You’re talking about normal circumstances. But we can use some unconventional methods to speed up the process."

Lin Xinghai smiled. He didn’t keep him in suspense and said directly, "In a bit, I want you to split the quick reaction force into 10 squads. Have them embed directly into the Mercenary Corps to take over command from their captains."

"Your quick reaction force can control ten of the Mercenary Corps. The remaining ones can be handled by my Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps."

Lin Xinghai’s words nearly stunned Zhang Yue speechless. "Isn’t that the same as seizing power? Will the Mercenary Corps Leaders agree to that?"

"You don’t need to worry about that. Just make the arrangements. Oh, and hand over command of the quick reaction force to me as well," Lin Xinghai added at the end.

"Now you’re trying to take my authority too!" Zhang Yue couldn’t help but retort.

"Enough nonsense. Get it done. If the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps had enough people, I wouldn’t even need you," Lin Xinghai muttered.

Soon, Zhang Yue had relayed the orders. For him, it was a simple matter of saying the word.

However, when Lin Xinghai announced this decision over the public channel, the other corps leaders grew agitated.

"Captain Lin, this doesn’t seem right!"

"Yeah! It’s the same if you just give the orders to us."

One of the leaders tried to reason with him.

"Captain Lin, it’s not that I don’t trust you, but people don’t take care of things that aren’t theirs."

"That’s right! These Mercenary Corps are our lifelines. If we just hand them over, who can guarantee our interests and safety?"

Other leaders, not daring to object openly, spoke in a passive-aggressive tone.

Of course, some agreed immediately. For example, the few Mercenary Corps belonging to the First Brigade were all too familiar with this kind of scene.

In particular, Chen Tianlei, the leader of the Blood Carving Mercenary Corps and known as the First Brigade’s top troublemaker, was the very first to step forward and voice his support, which even surprised Lin Xinghai a little.

After they showed their support, the Holy Light Mercenary Corps and the Soaring Dragon Merc also quickly agreed.

These two major Mercenary Corps were ranked first and third, respectively, so their words carried considerable weight. Soon, several other Third Level Mercenary Corps began to agree as well.

But a little less than half of the Third Level Mercenary Corps still refused.

"Everyone, I said from the very beginning that if you want to join my team, you must follow orders unconditionally. For those who object to my command, I won’t force you. You are free to leave."

"Don’t forget, I never forced you to join my team. On the contrary, you’re the ones who came to me," Lin Xinghai said in a calm tone, but his words grated on the ears of the Mercenary Corps Leaders.

Regardless, five minutes later, the team’s integration was complete.

The few Mercenary Corps that had wanted to object could only hold their noses and accept it. What else could they do?

Most of the Mercenary Corps supported Lin Xinghai, and with the military’s backing, they didn’t dare cause a fuss. As for leaving? There were still several thousand zombies surrounding them outside! Trying to leave now meant they’d be torn to shreds.

More importantly, they didn’t have a leg to stand on. After all, when Lin Xinghai formed this team, he had laid out the harsh terms from the start: follow orders unconditionally. And they had agreed.

All they could do now was pray that Lin Xinghai wouldn’t hold a grudge and intentionally target their Mercenary Corps.

However, these men soon realized they were overthinking it. Although soldiers from the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps and the quick reaction force came in, took over grassroots positions, and bypassed them to give orders, Lin Xinghai made no major moves.

The team’s formation didn’t even change. The commands issued by the newly assigned personnel were all just minor adjustments.

For example, ordering one squad to target the zombies in a specific area. Or having another squad stop firing their Tearing Rifles and switch to bombarding with Hand Cannons.

These were, for all intents and purposes, insignificant adjustments.

But soon, the Mercenary Corps Leaders discovered to their astonishment that the entire team’s zombie-killing efficiency had suddenly and drastically improved.

It was as if all the Mercenary Corps in the team had fused into a single, cohesive unit, a change they found utterly unbelievable.

And it wasn’t just the Mercenary Corps Leaders who found it unbelievable; even Zhang Yue felt the same way.

Although he had anticipated that the coordination between the Mercenary Corps would greatly increase after Lin Xinghai took command, he never expected the effect to be this dramatic.

The more he observed, the stranger his expression became. He realized that Lin Xinghai’s ability to control the overall battle situation was simply monstrous.

The man understood every single detail of the battlefield with perfect clarity. It was precisely because of this that he could make such precise arrangements for every sector.

Zhang Yue was almost certain that even if the entire general staff were brought in to command, they might not be able to do a better job than Lin Xinghai.

Of course, there was no way for him to know that the range of Lin Xinghai’s Perception was vast enough to cover the entire battlefield.

For others, details of what was happening on the battlefield could only be known after reports came up from the front lines. But for Lin Xinghai, it was as if he had an Eye of God, allowing him to see everything at all times.