The copy has 0 error tolerance, and the last words on the ground are all wrong for me.

Chapter 533 Onion Flower's First Appearance in the Realm of Reason
Wu Chang looked at the answer given by the raven and fell silent for a moment.

I thought Base 44 had provided a solution for humans to fight zombies, just like in zombie movies. But their actions actually validated the plausibility of zombie movies.

There's nothing we can do; the other side has a patch for the Abyss game.

Within the rules of the Erosion instance, the damage of energy-based supernatural powers and heavy high-tech weapons is reduced by 85%. Unless there is an absolute level difference between the two planes, at least reaching Σ level to fight β level, this level of weakening will make it difficult for ordinary players to even break through the zombies' defenses.

Let alone the players at Base 44, even if Wu Chang himself took action, activating the Breakthrough Master, Abyss Python transformation, and Conflict Knight transformation to their full potential, he would be in a formidable opponent.

His energy attribute is only 1300 points. When he uses energy-based skills on zombies, it is equivalent to the effect of 200 points of energy attribute in a normal dungeon.

A player with 200 points in their main attribute is not enough to deal with the out-of-control Realm of Reason dungeon.

Looking down at the horde of zombies, Wu Chang sighed inwardly.

This is the copy of the Realm of Reason. Even he, if targeted by the rules of the copy, cannot forcefully break through the situation against those rules.

Fortunately, he is well-rounded and his methods are not limited to a certain attribute or a certain way of fighting.

Aside from energy-based skills and the Peacekeeper, he has other ways to fight, such as physical strength, martial arts, and direct mental impact abilities. As long as he avoids two of the rules, the restrictions of the Corruption Dungeon will have no effect on him.

While he was relieved, Base 44 on the other side was suffering a lot of trouble.

With Raven advising him, he could easily discern the dimensional rules of the eroded instance, a capability the players in Base 44 lacked.

The base is currently filled with veteran players. If given enough time, they might be able to discover clues through probing and observation.

But right now, what they lack most is time.

Before the people in the base could recover from the shock of the turret attacks being ineffective, the zombies had already rushed to the front of the city wall and launched a fierce attack on it.

The walls of Base 44 are connected to the central power supply equipment of the base, and the shields are extremely thick, making it impossible for the zombies to break through for a while, but they are too numerous to withstand.

If left unchecked, they will break through the city walls in no time.

The turrets on the city wall are ineffective. Players who were originally the third line of defense must select some to climb the city wall and use their skills to attack the zombies below, thus relieving the pressure on the city wall.

The defenders selected on the city wall are all players who are proficient in ranged attacks, and the means of ranged attacks are mostly inseparable from energy-based skills.

Normally, this would be a perfectly reasonable choice, but when faced with the rules of the eroded instance, this strategy becomes completely ineffective.

After several rounds of skill attacks, the damage inflicted by the players was negligible. The zombie horde hardly decreased, but it consumed a lot of the defending players' energy and severely damaged their confidence.

From their perspective, the zombie horde is like having an invincible cheat code, completely immune to their damage.

If it's not a cheat, then there's only one possibility: an erosion instance is launching an attack on them, and the instance difficulty far exceeds that of Base 44, at least a Δ or even Σ level instance.

As the erosion of the Abyss intensifies and the wilderness expands, the location of Base 44 becomes increasingly dangerous, and the challenges it faces become more severe.

They gathered here to have a place to stay, not to risk their lives. The members of the base had all received information from above that if they encountered difficulties that were too much to bear, they could abandon the base immediately.

The impact on them is merely being reassigned from Base 44 to a base with a lower priority ranking; it's not worth risking their lives.

When the thought that the erosion dungeon was too powerful and they were powerless to resist arose in everyone's minds, their fighting spirit dropped by 50%, and even their defense and attack became hesitant.

Seeing this, Flash, who was standing next to Wu Chang, became extremely serious. He said to Wu Chang:
“You’ve just been promoted to the Realm of Reason, and this kind of situation is beyond your capabilities. I’ll send you back to the helipad first. If the city wall breaks, find a chance to leave on your own.”

Wu Chang asked:

"how about you?"

Flash gave a wry smile and said:

"Don't imagine me to be some great hero. I also have to run, but I am one of the managers in the base. Before I run, I have to hold off the zombies as much as possible to buy time for the lower-level players to evacuate."

"As for how long we can hold out, and whether you can find a chance to escape, that depends on your fate. I'm not prepared to risk my life here."

Although Flash tried his best to appear selfish, this is the Abyss Game, a world where the strong enjoy privileges.

If it were the evolutionists, Flash and the person in charge would probably have already left the base by now, and wouldn't be bothered with these things.

Wu Chang shrugged and said in a relaxed tone:
"Perhaps there's no need to think of the situation as so bad."

Flash turned the aircraft around, preparing to return to the landing pad, and he casually replied:

"I'm actually quite optimistic. In high school, I was nicknamed 'Little Sun.' My teachers often praised me, saying I was the first person they'd ever seen who could still smile even after failing math."

Wu Chang scoffed and said;

"That's certainly optimistic. No wonder your codename is Flash, but that's not what I meant."

"The eroded copies attacking the base are likely not as powerful as they appear."

Flash's interest was piqued by this sentence. He paused his operation and asked:

"What do you mean?"

Wu Chang said:

"Didn't you notice that the zombies that initially entered the base space to probe could be easily destroyed by the turrets? This shows that the zombies are not truly invincible, and the turrets cannot break through their defenses."

“I know you’ll say that maybe those are special species specifically designed to spread the rules of the instance, but that’s the problem. If the erosion of instances were that powerful, they wouldn’t have gone to such lengths to lay out the instance rules first.”

Flash seemed to understand something and said:

"You mean, the zombies' behavior all comes from the special rules of the eroded instance?"

"It is possible, but what you said is all speculation and it is difficult to confirm at the moment."

Wu Chang shook his head and said:

"No, that's easy to verify."

Under the surprised gaze of the flashing lights, Wu Chang reached out and placed his hand on the display screen below the aircraft's observation point, zooming in on a corner of the battlefield. In the center of the screen was a zombie student who only had one arm and was slowly recovering.

"You see, they can be wounded, and if a vital organ is hit, it can be fatal, resulting in limb amputation."

Flash looked at the zombie PE student and exclaimed in surprise:
"Who shot it?"

Wu Chang dragged the screen back to the city wall and pointed to a player dressed as a female warrior, holding a bow and arrow and wearing leather armor:
"It was her. I observed the attack points of everyone on the city wall, and only her attacks could accurately penetrate the zombies' defenses and inflict damage on them every time."

Flash's gaze towards Wu Chang changed, and he pressed for an answer;
"why?"

Wu Chang said:

"Because the damage she causes mainly comes from physical attacks, with energy only accounting for a small portion."

"The reason why the attacks of the other defenders on the city wall were ineffective is because their attacks were energy-based."

Flash asked in confusion:
"But that doesn't make sense. When the turret attacked before, it switched between three attack modes: laser, heavy cannon, and machine gun, but none of them could harm these zombies."

Wu Chang said matter-of-factly:
"Have you ever seen a zombie movie where high-tech weapons are used to fight zombies?"

As he spoke, he materialized a sniper rifle from the void. He opened the aircraft cabin door, extended the muzzle, and aimed it at an ordinary zombie who had just been blasted away by energy and was getting up as if nothing had happened.

With the activation of the "Unthinking Technique," he easily predicted the zombie's movements and saw the weak point in the zombie's head.

He pulled the trigger, the bullet traveled over a thousand meters, and the zombie's head exploded into a cloud of blood mist, lying motionless on the spot.

The moment the zombie was blown in the head, Wu Changling had a sudden inspiration and realized that the shot had simultaneously left a mental anchor in Flash's mind.

Wu Chang put away his sniper rifle and said in a completely calm tone:

"Just as I guessed, the rules of the eroded instance not only make zombies immune to energy attacks, but also make them immune to heavy weapons or weapons that are too high-tech."

Flash was stunned by Wu Chang's performance. He looked at Wu Chang, his mind full of questions.

From the moment the spatial barrier of Base 44 shattered and the zombie horde rushed into the base space, to the turret attacks failing repeatedly and the zombies attacking the outer walls, he only had half a minute to prepare to leave with Wu Chang.

Half a minute may feel like an eternity to some, like taking off a shirt and lighting a cigarette, but on the battlefield, it's nothing short of a blink of an eye.

Not only Flash himself, but he believed that 99% of the Management Bureau members in the base were still in a daze from the zombies' unkillable power, and were in a semi-sleepwalking state.

How can this player, who just upgraded to a higher level, see so much, think so much, and even dare to make judgments based on it?

For a moment, he couldn't tell whether they or the scallions were the newly promoted players. You're making us look silly.

He paused for a moment and asked:

"who are you?"

Wu Chang said in a calm tone:
"I've introduced myself before. I'm Conghua, an ordinary player in the Wasteland with a bit of the ability to uncover clues in dungeons."

"However, in my opinion, what you should do now is not to worry about my problems, but to tell Qin Lang and the others about this information."

"In my opinion, the level of the Erosion instance should be similar to that of Base 44, and it should also be of beta difficulty. As long as we don't panic, the zombies won't be able to break in for a while."

Flash gave Wu Chang a deep look and said:

"Shortly after you started talking, I turned on the communication. They heard everything you said, so I didn't need to relay it."

To prove that Flash was right, Qin Lang's voice came through the communication.

"Director Conghua, we have heard everything you said before. We will change our tactics immediately based on your analysis."

"Please continue to observe the battlefield. If you encounter any other anomalies, we would appreciate any further guidance you may provide."

In the Abyss Game, everything is about strength. The personal combat power that can overwhelm other players is strength, and the strategic power that can see through details and dig out information is also strength. In fact, in the Realm of Reason, the latter is more valued than the former.

The passage from the Realm of Reason to the Realm of Illusion has been blocked for ten years. The Realm of Reason has no shortage of powerful players, but it lacks powerful individuals who can break the deadlock.

A powerful disruptor means having more than one private space that can protect players.

Although Conghua was a newly promoted member, his keen sense of the dungeon was enough to earn Qin Lang and the others' respect.

Wu Chang said:

"That's my job."

After Qin Lang finished speaking, he changed the subject and said to Flash:
"Flash, you only have one task now: protect Director Onion Flower and don't let the zombies threaten him. We'll figure out a way to defend the base."

Flash immediately replied:
"Don't worry, just leave it to me."

Qin Lang and the others relayed Wu Chang's information, and the players guarding the city wall easily verified that what Wu Chang said was true.

Having confirmed the rules of the Erosion instance, the players at Base 44 were immediately relieved. The previously invincible enemy was instantly brought back to their level, which greatly boosted the morale of the Bureau members.

They not only regained their fighting spirit, but out of a desire for revenge, their fighting desire was even stronger than before their fear.

On the city wall, a player wearing a red cloak took out a dagger from his personal space and embedded it in the head of a two-meter-long staff in his hand.

He looked down at a zombie whose body was completely black, and he didn't know if the zombie had been burned by his shockwave bomb or if its skin was naturally that dark.

That guy has extremely strong jumping ability and high resistance. He can withstand the repulsive force of the city wall and run quickly on the city wall. He almost jumped onto the city wall and came to him.

If he hadn't managed to knock the enemy off the city wall in time, he might have been killed by now.

He looked at the dark zombie, his heart filled with resentment.

You were the one who yelled and pounced on me just now, scaring me so much I almost shed a couple of tears, weren't you? You dog, you're not afraid of fire, are you? Then try my explosive javelin.

He used the staff with the embedded dagger as a javelin and threw it at the dark zombie. As it flew into the air, the end of the staff exploded, propelling the staff to accelerate a second time.

Before the dark-skinned zombie could react, its skull was instantly pierced by the staff.

The red-cloaked figure reached out, and the staff, nearly half-buried in the ground, vanished and returned to his hand. He murmured:
"I knew I was right. What kind of mage doesn't know combat skills?"

This scene was happening simultaneously on every section of the city wall. After finding ways to defeat the zombies, the players used their unique skills to suppress the zombies' charge and prevent them from threatening the city wall for the time being.

However, since the opponent is an erosion instance, it is not so easy to stop them.

Although the dark-skinned zombie was killed by the red-cloaked figure, it also exposed a problem with the city wall: the wall itself was too weak in attack. If the zombie was strong enough, it could completely withstand the wall's repulsion and the player's attacks and rush directly to the top of the wall.

Amidst the horde of zombies, four exceptionally powerful zombies emerged.

The four zombies were dressed differently. One wore a military uniform and had a capable demeanor; another was shirtless with bulging muscles and a pointed head; another was dressed in hip-hop style, lean and agile, clearly a parkour expert; and the last one was slender, wielding two swords, and wearing a tight-fitting black ninja outfit.

The four zombies all possessed the power of the Origin, making them extremely powerful. They split up and charged towards four different sections of the city wall.

If they were allowed to climb the city walls, it would definitely cause a riot among the defending players, interrupting the offensive.

If they are not dealt with, the zombie horde will take advantage of this time to cause a lot of damage to the city walls.

The four zombies were either powerful, physically strong enough to ignore attacks, or agile enough to easily dodge them.

The players on the city wall were helpless against them and could only watch as they led a large number of dark-skinned zombies all the way to the top of the city wall.

Seeing that the other side had dispatched high-end combat forces, Base 44 naturally had to respond.

With flashes of light and shadow, four players appeared on the city wall, taking the initiative to confront four special zombies.

Wu Chang spotted Qin Lang among the four who had attacked, and asked Shan Guang:
"Are they all in charge of the base?"

Flash nodded in response:
"They are the four main leaders within the base."

Wu Changshun asked:

How many people are in charge at our base?

A strange look appeared in his flashing eyes, and he said:

"There are only four leaders, of course. If I break through level 45 and accumulate some more contributions, I might be able to become the fifth leader."

Wu Chang looked back at the flash with a strange expression. The secret base was not playing by the rules. It would be abnormal if there were only four of the four.

He sighed and said:

"If the base only has four leaders and no more high-end combat capabilities, then the situation will be troublesome."

Just as Flash was about to ask Wu Chang what he had discovered, he suddenly saw a mound appear on the ground below. The mound moved quickly, traveling from the eroded dungeon space all the way to the outside of the base's city walls.

The mound broke open, and a massive figure, over seven meters tall and stitched together from dozens of zombies, emerged from the ground and slammed into the city wall.

The massive creature had an extremely strong impact; with a single collision, it actually cracked the seemingly indestructible city wall.

In terms of sheer presence, the big guy was even more imposing than the four zombies who charged up the city wall.

A look of worry appeared on Flash's face. He immediately understood what Wu Chang meant. Although Wu Chang had figured out the rules of the erosion instance, giving Base 44 the ability to harm zombies.

But this only puts both sides back on equal footing; the outcome will depend on the direct confrontation.

The four leaders were stronger than the four zombies that had climbed the wall, but the difference in strength was limited, and they could not quickly kill the four zombies that had climbed the wall.

At least for the time being, they will be unable to deal with the big guy who crashed into the wall.

It's uncertain how long the city walls can withstand the impact of such a massive structure.

The fact that the side in the erosion instance has more high-end combat power than the 44th base has begun to tip the scales of victory.

New chips must be added to rebalance the scales, or even reverse the trend and push the scales downward.

Flash took a deep breath; at this moment, only he, as the person in charge, could step up.

"Scallions, I..."

He was about to say that he had to take action and couldn't worry about Conghua, and that he wanted the other person to pilot the aircraft to a safe location on their own.

He was interrupted as soon as he opened his mouth.

Wu Chang said:

"At this point, I have no choice but to personally take action and infiltrate the eroded instance to seek a solution."

flash:?
No, is that right?

(End of this chapter)