Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 1000 - 48 Major Reduction (3rd Update)

Chapter 1000: Chapter 48 Major Reduction (3rd Update)

"Not good, run for it!" Seeing over forty red dots suddenly appear on the radar screen, Yu Manli felt her scalp go numb and screamed loudly, urging Ruan Feifei to speed up.

The Silver Trojan’s malicious sense of humor was acting up again. This thing’s radar worked intermittently, sometimes even showing enemies as friendly green dots. This time, they had masked the detection of the South Korean team. Had Yu Manli not been crafty and left early, they would have run straight into them.

"Looking at the enemy’s lineup, there’s probably a Fourth Order. What if Su Han is killed?" Shao Ou was worried that the mission item would be stolen, and he had no psychological burden about fleeing; after all, Su Han had never helped them before. They’d just met and temporarily formed a team.

"Let Tang Zheng worry about it. We have no place in a battle of this level; getting involved would be courting death." The female anchor didn’t want to die; her around-the-world journey was far from over.

Kwon Tae Hyun’s beastification transformed him into a bloodthirsty werewolf, his height shooting up to three meters and his frame becoming robust. His muscles swelled like a steel tower. With a stretch of his long arm, he grabbed the head of an unfortunate newbie, swinging him as a human flesh wolf-tooth club towards Su Han.

"Cai Lan, run!" Overwhelmed with a sense of crisis, Su Han erupted into the Third-order State, roaring and rapidly retreating at full speed. Clearly, his opponent specialized in close combat, and he wasn’t foolish enough to take him head-on. But it seemed he was a step too slow.

With a tight squeeze of Kwon Tae Hyun’s hand, the newbie’s skull was crushed to pieces, and then swung like a whip towards Su Han. When Su Han dodged, the newbie’s body smashed directly into the wall.

Dense cracking sounds followed, as the newbie suffered crush fractures all over, and his skin burst from the intense impact. Blood splattered everywhere, instantly turning him into a gory mess.

Kwon Tae Hyun flung the corpse towards Su Han and increased his speed again while drawing an S-Class Curved Knife, turning into a rampaging wild beast.

Su Han waved his left hand, and the alloy wall beside him quickly liquefied, like a jet of water shot out by a high-pressure spray gun, dousing Kwon Tae Hyun. The latter’s body produced a Thunder Shield, blocking it all.

"Die!" Kwon Tae Hyun rushed towards him, the curved knife slashing at his head.

Clang, Su Han drew out an SS level bloody dagger and blocked the chop. He then swept it towards Kwon Tae Hyun’s palm.

"Nice stuff, it’s mine now." Eyeing the dagger, Kwon Tae Hyun’s eyes filled with desire to possess it. Arrogant as ever, he exploded once more, entering Hero Mode and dramatically increasing his attack power.

Seeing Cai Lan attacked from all sides, Su Han’s eyes passed a deep-seated sense of guilt and helplessness. He was utterly helpless to provide support in the face of such an onslaught and could only watch him die.

"Run!" Su Han shouted, reminding himself to stay calm. He decisively entered Hero Mode and ran at full speed, knowing that if he got entangled, death was certain.

"All guns blazing, surround and kill him; don’t let him escape," Li Zhien bolstered his forces, releasing a Psychic Storm. Although they couldn’t cause direct damage to Su Han and could only stun him, with Kwon Tae Hyun cutting in, this was a coordinated team battle.

Bang, Su Han was sent flying, crashing into the wall.

Jin Anhui and the Lipstick Girl scolded sharply and entered the Third-order State, plunging into the crowd. Just as Cai Lan was about to use his power, he was stunned by Li Zhien’s mental impact. As he came to his senses, Jin Anhui, like a shooting star, rushed in front of him. Her body suddenly split into four, surrounding him.

Cai Lan backed away, bumping into Jin Anhui behind him. He felt a sharp pain in his back as a Tang Sword pierced through his body, fresh blood dripping along the sharp blade.

Quan Yuanxi flicked his left hand, casting out clouds of black mist that formed a net in mid-air and enveloped the newbies. In an instant, it drained their flesh and blood, leaving behind several skeletons.

"Kill them!" Watching the Chinese being slaughtered, the Korean newbies yelled excitedly, cheering on their compatriots.

"Get out of here!" Knowing he was doomed, Cai Lan bit down on the detonator hidden in his mouth and self-destructed. This was to thank the group leader for his favor; he was ready to take his own life.

Boom, a violent explosion ravaged half of the battlefield. Flames surged, and the hooting Korean newbies went from excitement to panic. Before they could flee, they were engulfed by the flames, burning to charred corpses.

Li Zhien and his team activated the Light Defense Shield to withstand the attack. Quan Yuanxi was only First Stage and his equipment was subpar. He survived the explosion but suffered burns, his face blackened.

"Damn it, I’ll rip you to pieces, cough cough!" Enraged, Quan Yuanxi roared furiously, then followed with violent coughing. His lungs had been burned and every breath brought scorching pain.

"Stop babbling, kill that Fourth Order," Li Zhien’s eye twitched. Losing over thirty newbies so suddenly was a big oversight.

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"Enemies!" Zeng Fanghai, who was always watching the radar, saw red dots suddenly appear on the screen and quickly shouted a warning.

A group of people immediately readied their weapons for battle, the sound of engines loud and swiftly growing closer.

"It’s green, we’ve got allies. Could it be Tang Zheng and the others?" Shao Ou glanced at the screen and was overjoyed. But as soon as their Hummer turned the corner, they faced a head-on blast. Thunderballs immediately destroyed the Hummer.

The four activated their Defense Shields, jumped out of the car, and as the Hummer exploded into a giant fireball, they began to counterattack. Magnetic Storm Balls swept through, their powerful firepower instantly suppressing the opponent.

"What’s going on?" Yu Manli took out the radar to check, her face full of anger, "Did Trojan play us again?"

"It’s not our people; their firepower is too weak," Gu Xueqi observed carefully. The Warhammer team had long since upgraded their gear, and even the weakest Shen Qingshuang didn’t use the Thunderstorm rifle.

"Call out to them, ask for their identity," Yu Manli wasn’t reckless and prioritized benefits. "Fei Fei, hit them with a lightning bolt to intimidate them," she ordered.

The female anchor waved a hand, and the free-swimming electric fish surged in size. In the blink of an eye, the entire passage was shrouded in an electric net, crackling loudly.

"We are the Warhammer team, state your names!" Sha Ou roared, using telekinesis to lift the wreck of the Hummer and hurl it away.

"We’re the Instant Noodle Team, it’s a misunderstanding," Tong Ping frowned and replied. The other party’s Chinese was correct and rounded, even with a hometown dialect accent. They couldn’t possibly be imposters, but to be cautious, he still gave Su Ameng a meaningful look.

Su Ameng understood and teleported away in a few moments, spotting Yu Manli’s group.

"Sorry, there were red dots on the radar," Tong Ping hurriedly explained as both sides had ceased fire and entered the passage.

"Do you know where our group leader is?" Gu Xueqi asked, judging from the friendly attitude of the others, these characters had clearly encountered Tang Zheng before, otherwise, they would have raged and cursed long ago if a fight had taken place.

"Hmph, just a bunch of cowards," Zheng Xiaxia disagreed indignantly, envious of the other team’s defense shields and S-Class firearms.

"Who are you calling cowards?" Ruan Feifei frowned, with electric arcs beginning to dart from her fingertips.

"Talking about your group leader, doesn’t have an ounce of foresight. Despite being in a rush, insists on looking after the newbies at the back," Xu Nian spat out, grumbling loudly.

Yu Manli and the female anchor exchanged glances; they indeed had guessed correctly. Tang Zheng was going to trap the Instant Noodle Team, although these fools hadn’t realized it yet.

In fact, Su Ameng and Tong Ping sensed something was wrong but weren’t sure enough to confirm it.

"Your group leader is just ahead; you better hurry up," Yu Manli shouted, retrieving another Hummer. Four people pedaled off rapidly.

"Something’s not right. If she knows our group leader’s location, why would she come this way?" Su Ameng wondered, puzzled.

"Let’s regroup with the group leader first, then settle the score with them," Zheng Xiaxia’s mind clearly wasn’t sharp enough. Hearing about Su Han’s whereabouts, she couldn’t wait to take action, no wonder she’d end up suffering losses.

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Encased entirely in power armor, the captain, due to being part of an elite force, was equipped with much better weaponry than the soldiers they had previously encountered, his equipment festooned with heavy weapon systems, like a fortress blocking the passageway. Seeing Dantai’s Beetle, the bullet nest opened, firing rocket shells.

"Raise shields!" An alarm sounded from the radar. Dantai, through the monitor, saw what was happening and roared immediately while opening his own bullet nest to return fire and hugging Feng Ning at the same time to ensure the newbie wouldn’t get killed.

Shen Qingshuang was extremely annoyed, thinking that taking Feng Ning with him could offer her some protection, but then this happened. Just as he was about to apologize, the entire Beetle suddenly spun out of control, rolling away from the explosion.

For the sake of mobility, the three hadn’t strapped into their seat belts, so with the impact, it was like riding a roller coaster, their bodies spinning uncontrollably. Feng Ning couldn’t handle it and vomited all over Dantai.

The bombardment didn’t stop, with even the Whale Hunting Vehicle thirty meters behind taking hits.

"Brother Lin, get out quickly." Tang Zheng screamed, returning fire, and the corridor between them was instantly filled with explosions and flames.

The newbies were lying on their seats, screaming in fear, as the blast shattered the glass, spreading it across the carriage. Jian Fan felt helpless watching the battle unfold, realizing he was truly just cannon fodder.

Bai Guo, armed Hellfire, flew out, with Qin Yan and Tang Zheng following suit, intercepting the captain. Dantai, holding Feng Ning, climbed out of the Beetle. The girl’s face was pale, suffering from internal injuries. The Light Defense Shield was a single-person item, hardly providing much protection even when Dantai held her.

"Am I going to die?" Feng Ning cried, discontent, stirring her wound, coughing up blood profusely.

"It’s all my fault!" Shen Qingshuang blamed himself, taking out the nanomechanical injection fluid and injecting it into her body.

"Take her away," Dantai armed Hellfire, attacking the captain.

The captain’s weapon system was formidable. Six thirty-millimeter multi-barrel machine guns roared as they sprayed bullets, leaving no safe place in the entire passage.

Even Dantai and Tang Zheng could not intercept this carpet-style attack, so Feng Ning, carried on Shen Qingshuang’s back, was hit.

The bullet penetrated her back. The nucleic acids it carried instantly reacted with her body, causing the young university student’s body to swell and then burst.

"Don’t die!" Shen Qingshuang had just shouted when he saw Feng Ning’s head droop to his chest, her cervical spine broken and hanging only by the skin. Because of the jostling as he ran, it fell off.

"It’s all my fault." Shen Qingshuang felt terrible; this sensation of making a decision that killed someone else was too dreadful, making him feel like an executioner.

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PS: Here’s the third update! (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to vote for it on Qidian with recommendation tickets or monthly tickets; your support is my greatest motivation.)