They came from all four cardinal directions. Zombies. So. Many. Zombies.It was less of a horde and more of a miserably slow, undead flash mob. Most were your basic, run-of-the-mill shamblers, but the real party-poopers were the Elite ones, looking like they’d face-planted a lawnmower and then gotten into a fight with a bucket of acid. They stumbled out of the fog, bringing with them a smell that could curdle milk from a mile away.The main issue was the sheer, pants-shittingly terrifying number of them. A black tidal wave of decay, so dense it looked like the fog itself had gotten food poisoning. As they shambled forward, the ground beneath their feet literally froze, which was both kind of cool and deeply concerning.“…”Wu Chi took a 360-degree gander at the unfolding zombie apocalypse party and let out a sigh of relief. The nearest guests were still a good two hundred meters away. With a crowd that big, aiming was for suckers. It was time for some good ol' fashioned area-of-effect carnage.His four defensive towers, bless their automated hearts, had already started the party. Working in pairs, they each took on a dance floor.The [Earthvine Tower] shot out thick, writhing vines that snaked around the zombies' ankles, tripping them up like a slapstick comedy routine. Before they could untangle themselves, a massive fireball from the [Fireblast Tower] would crash into the pile, sending them pinwheeling through the air in a glorious, flaming explosion.On the other side, the [Fart Tower] lived up to its magnificent name, puffing out a cloud of the most heinously toxic gas imaginable. The already-slow zombies practically stopped in their tracks, their rotting faces somehow managing to look even more disgusted. Before they could even process the smell, the [Crossbow Tower]—a complete and utter show-off—started nailing headshots, occasionally skewering two zombies with a single, perfectly aimed bolt. Thwip! Double kill!KABOOM—!PFFFRRRTTTT—!THWIP—!The symphony of explosions, farts, and high-velocity projectiles was a masterpiece of modern warfare. The tag team of control and damage was holding back two entire fronts. It was beautiful!And yet…Wu Chi, being ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) the killjoy he was, noticed the flaws. The fart cloud and the vine patch were too small; they could only crop-dust a few zombies at a time. And the damage from his other two towers felt like it was starting to tickle the Elite zombies more than actually hurt them. A big, ugly one at the front just tanked a fireball to the face and barely even flinched.Are you kidding me?! My epic defense system can't even kill these roided-out beefcakes?“Right, they're under-leveled. Time to bring in the big guns.”No time to waste. Wu Chi slammed his hand on the console of the [Steel-Plated Shed] and summoned his secret weapon: 5 Armored Wild Boars.Void Crystals -25!Normally, these boars were just decent little starter units. But thanks to his bullshit territory buff, they were all ten-times-stat, roid-raging super-sows. He named them all Peppa. He had about ten Peppas in total, and that was probably overkill."Okay, that's two sides down. Daiyu, you feel like handling the third?" he yelled over his shoulder.Lin Daiyu, who had been standing by the door looking as serene as a lotus blossom, gave him a crisp, formal nod. "I shall bring honor to your household, young master."And then, things got weird.She turned, and her posture shifted. Her delicate, willowy frame suddenly radiated the raw, kinetic energy of a prowling tiger. She took one step, then another, and then she blurred, leaving an afterimage in her wake. With a leap that defied physics, she sailed clean over the three-meter wall. Mid-air, she wrapped her hands in cloth, flashed the zombie horde a smile that was equal parts beautiful and terrifying, and then she was upon them.Wu Chi blinked. What the hell was that?Shaking his head, he decided not to question it. Waving a hand, he led his personal piggy platoon to the last remaining front. Standing on the walkway, he opened the gate and unleashed the hogs! They lined up, snorting impatiently.The zombies were now only 100 meters out.Too far for the charge attack.He had the boars wait, letting the tension build. He held up his hand, and his trusty [Gauss Sniper Rifle] hovered into place.“Go get 'em, boy,” Wu Chi whispered.The rifle, like a good, sentient weapon, immediately began to autonomously pop heads. Spirit bullets whizzed out, tearing off limbs and punching holes through rotting torsos. It was awesome.Who's a good gun? You are! Yes, you are!Soon enough, the horde was barely twenty meters away. Wu Chi’s eyes narrowed into slits. He raised his hand dramatically."UNLEASH THE SWINE-POCALYPSE! SAVAGE CHARGE, MOTHERFUCKERS!!"BOOM—!The ground shook as the ten Peppas rocketed forward like furry, pink torpedoes.WHAM!CRUNCH!SQUISH! “Eat this, you ugly bastards!”In the blink of an eye, dozens of zombies were trampled into paste. The Elite zombie leading the charge was unceremoniously flattened into a morbid pancake. It was the most undignified death imaginable. The Peppas, now in the thick of it, were a whirlwind of armored destruction, headbutting, goring, and generally making a complete mess of the undead."Heh. Good piggies," Wu Chi said, puffing his chest out with pride."Indeed, young master," a gentle voice said from right beside him. "Your power has made them over ten times stronger."Wu Chi jumped and spun around. It was Lin Daiyu. She was standing there, looking immaculate. Not a single drop of blood. Not a speck of zombie goo. Her hair was still perfect."You're… you're done?" he stammered, his brain short-circuiting. He looked over to her side of the battlefield.And then his jaw hit the floor.Over a hundred rotting corpses, both regular and Elite, were laid out on the ground in neat, tidy, perfectly straight rows. As if they had been put down for a nap. A very permanent nap.Wu Chi just stared. The sounds of his pigs happily mauling zombies faded into the background. His brain tried to process the information, failed, and then rebooted.Wu Chi: "… What the fu—"

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