Chapter 22 - Chapter 22: 16. Undead Advantage (1/2)

the battle on the first level of the tomb was more difficult than noland lee anticipated.

bullets, which can easily penetrate the human body and tear apart muscles and viscera, were much less effective when attacking skeletons.

upon further thought, the power of bullets mainly comes from the “cavity effect” formed when the bullet enters the human body.

in order for the “cavity effect” to be achieved, the targeted object must have blood flesh tissues, such as internal organs and muscles.

however, skeleton warriors, big skeletons, and skeleton hounds lack these blood and flesh tissues.

thanks to their “bloodless” feature, bullets, which can cause considerable damage to the human body, can only pierce through the bones and fly off bone fragments when confronting skeletons.

as such, when facing the numerous skeletons on the first level of the tomb, honey hammers, bee syrup bombs, and biohunting hounds were the primary weapons of the imperial army.

the first to be completely eliminated were the fast-moving skeleton hounds, as they were all killed by the biohunting hounds.

the salivary glands of these military hounds had undergone a deep biochemical transformation, and their “saliva” secretion, a turbid liquid containing biochemical nectar, was poisonous to undead constructs.

when the military hounds bit the skeleton hounds, they could dissolve a small part of their target, making their killing efficiency extremely high.

the second to be wiped out were the big skeletons. these large, conspicuous undead creatures were targeted and slaughtered by the imperial army.

the remains of four big skeletons that had been melted by the bee syrup bombs piled up over eight meters high, forming a small mound that almost touched the ceiling of the first level of the tomb.

finally, the most numerous skeleton warriors and the cavern stalkers disguised as stone bricks were eradicated.

after the demise of the undead, their remains covered the floor of the entire first level of the tomb.

soldiers had to move on top of the “carpet” of bones, unable to see the stone brick floor underneath.

when no more undead could be seen on the first level, sergeant alvin stafford ordered the placement of air purification devices.

rolling white fog poured from trumpet-shaped nozzles, quickly neutralizing the yellow-green poisonous fog.

upon contact with the undead remains, the white mist formed a layer of white wax on the bone surface, turning the bones scattered across the ground into wax sculptures.

noland lee raised his eyebrows and asked corporal mars about the situation.

only then did he learn that division intelligence unit three had incorporated an “anti-undead resuscitation enzyme” into the purification fog, which could delay the revival speed of undead creatures to a certain extent.

now, it was estimated that big skeletons, which originally took three hours to revive, would need at least five hours to rise again.

invisibly, the imperial army now had more time.

after hearing this piece of intelligence, noland’s worry subsided somewhat.

indeed, the imperial army came well-prepared and should not fall easily into the traps of the undead cult.

…

while the main force was resting on the first level, the four recon squads set off again.

after changing the filter cartridge on his breathing mask, noland nodded to his squad mates, leading the way into the staircase leading to the tomb level 2.

although he had gained trust and approval from the soldiers, he could not disobey orders and throw off his sin soldier identity.

he still had to do what a sin soldier must do.

scout ahead, lure the enemy, play the vanguard, and lead the hidden cavern stalkers out.

move cautiously in the dark, stay vigilant and attract the attention of the revived undead.

with no complaints, noland performed his duties dutifully.

however, this time it was different. he was not walking alone in front of the group.

corporal mars and noland lee walked side by side, explaining the situation on the second level of the tomb as they went, in the hopes that the sin soldier he’d approved of would have a better chance of survival.