Despair

The ultraviolet rays contained within the high-powered searchlights were indeed effective against these living corpses!

As the light swept across the area, everyone saw black smoke rising from the rotting skin of the living corpses, accompanied by a distinct sizzling sound.

Following this, a clear path would quickly emerge in the illuminated zone; the living corpses caught in the light would scramble desperately toward the periphery, none willing to endure even a sliver of ultraviolet exposure!

"So these monsters that fear neither pain nor death are actually afraid of a little ultraviolet light from a searchlight! Hahaha! Then this mission just got a whole lot easier!"

Philip, acting like a giant child, lugged the massive searchlight around, constantly shaking the beam and thoroughly enjoying the sight of the living corpses ahead writhing and jumping in agony under the intense glare...

"Alright, stop playing around. Mount these searchlights onto the roof of every armored vehicle, have the tank lead the way with its light facing backward, and ensure every vehicle stays within the illuminated range. We continue forward."

Gilbert, being more mature and rational, immediately issued the order. Once his men had everything secured, he signaled for the entire convoy to press on.

Initially, they had assumed that with armored vehicles, mere scattered living corpses would pose no threat whatsoever.

However, they never expected that the number of these living corpses would be so absurdly high, and that they would even gather into dense swarms!

If they had simply driven the armored vehicles straight into the mass, even if the corpses couldn't breach the sturdy armor, the sheer pile of bodies would have blocked their path, trapping them forever in an endless tide of the dead...

The roar of the vehicles and the tank erupted once more, though it was barely enough to drown out the howling storm of the corpse tide ahead.

Yet, with the searchlights clearing the way, a five-meter-wide "avenue of light" instantly appeared on the road ahead.

The ferocious living corpses could not avoid the sweeping searchlights fast enough, crowding into clumps on either side; even those few scattered ones forced into the light were crushed into a pulp by the lead tank.

The scene was like a ball of fire ignited within a dense colony of ants—not only did it fail to bring light to the ants, but it brought them a disastrous death.

"Phew, it's fortunate you noticed that detail, otherwise we wouldn't even have been able to enter the street entrance. I finally understand why Parick sent our two teams; this mission is truly beyond imagination..."

Inside the vehicle, Gilbert let out a slight sigh of relief. Felt still maintained a haughty air, turning his head away, unwilling to praise Xia Leng. His expression suggested that he would have noticed the detail sooner or later, and that the other man had simply beaten him to it...

Xia Leng, however, did not relax his vigilance in the slightest. He felt that things would absolutely not be brushed off so simply, and he wondered if that Living Corpse King had evolved to the point of resisting ultraviolet damage.

The five armored vehicles and one tank had all driven into the Street of the Living Dead.

Awooo!!!

The surrounding tide of living corpses let out shrill roars that far exceeded the roar of the vehicles. Even inside the heavily fortified vehicles, the howling could not be avoided, filling everyone's ears.

If one were to stick their head out of the vehicle at this moment, they would see the entire district transformed into a deep crimson ocean—the scarlet pupils of the living corpses, so numerous that they converged into a dark red light, shrouding every corner.

Even if a few living corpses occasionally broke through the lethal light and entered the narrow shadows behind the vehicles, they could not bite through the thick iron plating of the armored cars, leaving at most a faint scratch before being crushed into fragments by the following vehicles.

Just as everyone thought they would be able to reach the target point in the commercial center with the whole team intact.

The driver of one of the armored vehicles at the rear of the convoy suddenly witnessed a bizarre situation.

He saw a portion of the living corpses actually turning on each other, the bloody and savage nature of which was truly chilling to behold!

For instance, several living corpses would suddenly grab one of their own, followed by a chaotic and violent tearing, until they had ripped it into pieces!

"What are they doing? Have they become manic because they can't attack us..."

Bang!

Suddenly, the people inside the armored vehicle heard a dull thud against the exterior, which gave everyone inside a jolt, fearing the vehicle had suffered some kind of malfunction.

Fortunately, the vehicle continued to move forward at its original speed; perhaps they had just crushed another living corpse's skull.

Bang! Bang!

Several more dull thuds followed in succession, and this time, the group began to lose their composure.

The driver immediately used the communication device to contact the vehicle in front, asking the personnel inside to look back through the observation window and see what was happening.

When the personnel in the lead vehicle looked back, their eyes widened until they nearly split!

With trembling hands, he grabbed the walkie-talkie and roared: "Those living corpses, they're throwing body parts at the searchlights, trying to cover the light with blood!!!"

They saw those living corpses that had killed their own kind tearing the bodies into fragments and throwing them frantically at the searchlights mounted on the rear of the vehicle roofs!

Originally, these searchlights had been fitted with metal protective grilles specifically to prevent such impacts, and the lamps themselves contained hundreds of bulbs, meaning they could still function even if some were shot out by enemy gunfire.

But they never imagined that these living corpses would cruelly kill their own kind and hurl the bodies at the searchlights, causing thick, ink-green blood and shattered organs to instantly splatter across the glass, layer by layer, obstructing the light!

The sound of impacts continued one after another, until finally, the intense light on the rear armored vehicle was obscured, no longer posing an effective threat to the living corpses.

At last, the long-restrained corpse tide, as if discovering a water hole in the desert, surged frantically toward the armored vehicle at the tail of the convoy!!

Boom!!!

In almost the blink of an eye, the heavy armored vehicle was tilted over and overturned by the sheer force of hundreds of zombies slamming into it!

The wheels spun helplessly in the air, and the violent thumping sounds outside continued to ring out, making the hearts of the eight mercenaries inside feel as though they were being struck in unison, leaving them stunned and terrified...

"Don't... don't be afraid, these living corpses that only use flesh and blood to attack can never breach the armor's defense. We'll wait for our companions to save us..."

The driver tried to suppress his inner fear to comfort the others, but then he saw a sight that made him swallow the rest of his words.

He saw a group of living corpses holding street signs or metal pipes they had torn from somewhere, climbing toward the bulletproof windshield with hideous expressions, and beginning a frantic assault!

With their tireless stamina and ferocious, brutal strength, even the bulletproof glass began to crack under the heavy blows.

Compounded by the fact that some of the mercenaries inside were nearing a breakdown in this horrific environment, they grabbed heavy machine guns and other weapons, aiming at the windows, screaming wildly as they pulled the triggers...

"Ahhhhh!!!!"

Bang bang bang!!!

The loud shouts and gunfire instantly mingled with the roars of the living corpses outside, ending finally with the sound of shattering bulletproof glass...

The first wave of living corpses at the front was struck down by the storm of bullets pouring from the vehicle, but the next wave immediately climbed over them, frantically trying to crawl inside...

In the end, as several zombies pushed their way into the vehicle, trampling over the bodies of their companions, the fleeting screams and all the gunfire came to an abrupt halt, leaving only the wheels spinning helplessly in the air...