Despite two of them not being as accurate as Long Zhanye, but with three people pouring bullets into the horde using machine guns, in half an hour's time, zombie corpses have already piled up three meters away from the boundary. Met with an obstacle, the undead behind climbing up the pile to reach them, adding to the slowly growing mound.
"Little Yuan, your turn." Long Zhanye says as he empties another magazine of bullets.
Due to the pile-up of bodies, the trio are reduced to waiting for the ones at the back to climb up to the top, increasing the amount of time taken to complete this task of wiping out the swarm. Hence, he needs Huo Zaiyuan to burn the corpses.
Understanding Long Zhanye's unspoken thoughts, he nods in agreement and produces three wooden tiles. Injecting a little spiritual energy into the wood, he tosses them on the small mound in front, allowing the flames to rise. As the golden blaze ignites, the three men bear witness to an unusual scene. Before the fire, the undead that were charging forward relentlessly moments before abruptly scatters, not daring to approach.
"It appears that their natural instincts still allow them to sense this fire will burn them to nothing." Qin Jun observes while loading another clip into his firearm.
After the remaining zombies disperse, most simply loiter around that area while a rare few take detours around the burning pile to attack them.
"The golden flames originate from my spiritual energy, which in turn originates from the purest form of natural energy under the heavens and on earth. Zombies can be categorised as one kind of inferior demonic being, which is why they fear this fire." Gazing at the flames that have now risen into an inferno, he explains to the others, then waves his left hand. A bucket of water and a basket of fruits appear. "Wash your hands and eat something. This fire will keep burning for quite a while."
Even if the process of mowing down zombies have been made much quicker with the use of machine guns, the heat of the morning summer sun is rather fierce, resulting in the trio being covered with perspiration. Eating some fruits will quench their thirst and replace lost electrolytes. The only thing that they will have to bear with is the foul rotting stench from the undead.
The flames kept burning for half an hour but is only able to reduce the meter-high pile by half. In addition, with the other zombies scattered and reluctant to approach them, the use of machine guns become ineffective.
"Hmm...since they are all spread out, then we'll need someone to act as a meat shield and attract them all back." Popping the last grape into his mouth, Huo Zaiyuan glances at the wandering zombies and gestures towards them with a nod of his head.
"Meat - meat shield?" Evidently, Lord Captain Long has never played computer games before. Thus, his intelligent brain unexpectedly stalls a little as it tries to process the unfamiliar term coming out of Huo Zaiyuan's mouth.
"He means having one of us leave the barrier and act as bait, drawing all the zombies together and bring them over so we can spray them down with our machine guns." Qin Jun explains, feeling indescribably pleased that there is something Long Zhanye doesn't know. Then he turns to Huo Zaiyuan. "Little Yuan, this isn't a game. If the person accidentally stumbles or falls, it wouldn't be as simple as losing a little HP."
"Of course I am aware of that." Huo Zaiyuan's expression remains calm.
"No way. I don't approve." Hearing the two converse, Long Zhanye understands exactly what the plan is. Face darkening, he reaches out and lays a hand on Huo Zaiyuan's shoulder, preventing him from moving.
"I'll be fine..."
"Not permitted." Long Zhanye interrupts firmly without waiting for Huo Zaiyuan to finish protesting. "There's no need to rush headlong into this even if you're thinking about rescuing people."
Since the day he met Long Zhanye, Huo Zaiyuan has never seen Long Zhanye become angered to this extent. But now, faced with his dark and hard look, a sliver of fear worms its way into his heart.
"All right..."
He doesn't want to provoke Long Zhanye's anger further.