Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 1002 - 50: Death Team Battle

Chapter 1002: Chapter 50: Death Team Battle

The tires rubbed against the ground with a scorched odor, and Yu Manli stopped the Hummer in a hurry and scurried towards Tang Zheng, eager to show her sense of responsibility.

"Thirty minutes ago, the Instant Noodle Team’s Group Leader encountered a Trojan Squad, and it’s uncertain whether the fight has ended by now." The mature Yu knew what Tang Zheng wanted to hear, so instead of reminiscing, she reported the intelligence.

"We ran into an Instant Noodle Team, no conflict arose," Sha Ou explained briefly before turning to look at those miserable newbies, all with long faces, but they were much luckier compared to the ones who had died.

The air was tainted with the smell of blood and burning, irritating the nostrils, prompting a few uncontrollable sneezes.

"Does anyone need treatment?" Gu Xueqi marveled, noting that there indeed were many good people in this team; the Warhammer Squad had to be the Trojan Squad with the most newbies.

"Getting scratched would mean death, not even treatment can help," Lu Fan squatted beside the Captain’s corpse, poking its armor with a dagger, very sturdy.

"Let’s go, Sha Ou and Dantai lead the way, Jian Fan, you take the newbies and don’t follow too close to avoid being affected. Sister Manli, come inside," Tang Zheng crawled into the Whale Hunting Vehicle, asking Yu to report the situation of the past few days.

After discarding a bus, Lu Fan climbed into Qin Yan’s war chariot, wisely not disturbing Tang Zheng.

"If you’re afraid of danger, you can leave and act on your own," Dantai gave Jian Fan new options, and ran with Shen Qingshuang towards Qin Yan’s Beetle, his vehicle having been destroyed.

"No Conquerors died here," Yu sounded uneasy and after hesitating for a moment, she decided to inform Tang Zheng, "We didn’t get along well with Group Leader Su Han."

"No matter," Tang Zheng was indifferent, "So that leaves Ai Yixin, Pang Meiqin, Yao Feng, and three survivors from the battle scorpion squads yet to be found?"

"They’re probably dead?" With Tang Zheng backing her, she wouldn’t fear a few more Su Hans, and as for the whereabouts of the married woman and her group, she couldn’t care less.

Jian Fan had no choice but to follow the team; leaving meant certain death. The others, hearing they were headed into a team battle, were scared out of their wits and trembled constantly.

...

While the Warhammer Squad was speeding on their way, Su Han was heavily damaged and, tied down by Kwon Tae Hyun of the same order, found it impossible to escape.

"Someone’s entered the battlefield, don’t hold back, firepower at full blast, kill them," Li Zhien saw a red dot appearing on the radar, moving rapidly towards them, loudly warning, while casting continuous Psychic type attacks, not sparing any Life Energy.

Jin Anhui and Lipstick Girl had both saved some strength, letting Kwon Tae Hyun attack frontally. Hearing the strategist’s command, they immediately changed tactics, attacking ferociously.

Li Zhien breathed a sigh of relief, glad these people weren’t playing any tricks.

Jin Anhui wielded a Curved knife, releasing Clones to assault Su Han while Lipstick Girl’s hands shot out some semi-transparent threads, binding his movements. These threads were very sharp, capable of slicing through steel, but posed little threat to Su Han in Hero Mode, proving only irritating.

Quan Yuanxi launched plumes of Black Mist that Su Han easily avoided, but one of them caught Kwon Tae Hyun, causing a slight paralysis in his limbs.

"Damn, too late," Li Zhien already heard the sound of car engines, "Anhui, Yuanxi, the three of us will intercept them."

"Why me?" Quan Yuanxi, injured by Cai Lan’s suicidal explosion, didn’t feel like moving at all.

Jin Anhui, however, did not delay, quickly withdrew from the Battle Circle and moved swiftly through the Passage.

"Group Leader, hold on, we’re coming," Tong Ping roared as Su Ameng teleported, appearing next to Lipstick Girl the next second, the Whip in her hand striking like a venomous Snake toward her Neck.

"Hurry up," Zheng Xiaxia screamed, seeing Su Han in peril.

Lipstick Girl dodged and with a single swipe of her hand, numerous threads shot out of her fingertips, stalling Su Ameng while she herself darted toward the Instant Noodle Team.

Su Ameng teleported to dodge and reappeared without pursuing Lipstick Girl, instead attacking Kwon Tae Hyun fiercely.

Li Zhien released a Psychic Impact, causing the driver Lin Chen to feel a jolt in his head, instinctively slamming on the brakes.

Jin Anhui held a Gun in one hand, spraying gunfire at the Hummer, causing it to explode into a Fireball, but the team managed to jump out in time.

"Don’t worry about me, focus on killing that Korean man first," Su Han roared, directing the Team Battle, touched yet helpless seeing Su Ameng’s rescue, as the most appropriate response would have been to join forces to attack Li Zhien, the Psychic type strategist who posed the greatest threat in the Team Battle.

"Hero Mode," Tong Ping ran into Hero Mode, inhaling deeply with his lungs and then spraying out transparent Spheres continuously, striking at Li Zhien.

"Retreat," Li Zhien was horrified, as his opponent was Third-order, not one he could contend with, and he had already lost hope for this interception.

Lin Chen unleashed Wind Blades, Zeng Fanghai sped up with a blur of afterimages, Twin Blades in hand, charging towards Li Zhien.

Jin Anhui, planning to use Li Zhien as Bait, rendered no aid, and her four Clones disappeared in a confrontation with Tong Ping’s team, her true self appearing beside Zheng Xiaxia.

Zheng Xiaxia was greatly shocked, but unfortunately, she was only at the first stage and couldn’t freely control her outburst of power. Facing the explosion of power from Jin Anhui, she felt utterly helpless.

With poor equipment and weak strength, after barely dodging three knives, Zheng Xiaxia, while retreating, was stabbed in the back by a clone wielding a horizontal blade.

"Su... Han!" Zheng Xiaxia was unwilling to accept her fate, but Jin Anhui had no mood to delay, stirring the horizontal blade before killing her, withdrawing the blade, and moving to assist Li Zhien, but it was too late.

Tong Ping and his two companions joined forces, attacking Li Zhien with an overwhelming advantage.

"Save me!" Li Zhien was too late to retreat when she was hit by Tong Ping’s spatial sphere. The impact area looked as if it had been crushed by a train, turning into minced meat as blood spurted out.

"Go save the group leader!" Seeing Su Han get blown away, Tong Ping panicked and roared before lunging out. After killing Li Zhien, he once again directed the battle erroneously.

Xu Nian struck his flint wheel, releasing flames, but unfortunately, the Lipstick Girl dodged it. Right after that, his right hand was ensnared by a fine thread and slashed, with thick blood gushing from his severed wrist.

Xu Nian retreated in terror, only to realize that he had carelessly allowed Jin Anhui to get close behind him. Using all his strength, he narrowly dodged the horizontal blade aimed at his neck. However, his calf was then entangled by the Lipstick Girl’s fine thread, and as she pulled, he lost his balance.

"Die!" Xu Nian released a flame, but it was unfortunately blocked by Jin Anhui’s shield.

With a sizzle, the horizontal blade cleaved into Xu Nian’s head, cutting him into two pieces. His skull and brain pulp rolled away, and being attacked by two third-order opponents, Xu Nian had no power to fight back.

"Idiots, kill that short-haired woman." Su Han was furious, spitting blood as he watched two of his teammates die. That’s how team battles go: after restraining the strongest enemy, they focus their superior forces to instantly kill the weakest member. The unlucky target, marked for death, would indeed be a miracle to survive.

"Group leader, save me." Quan Yuanxi was so scared she turned and ran.

Su Ameng didn’t dare to disobey the group leader’s orders, teleported, and blocked Quan Yuanxi’s path, her whip lashing toward her neck. Just as it was about to reach her face, it suddenly changed direction like a venomous snake and stabbed towards her eyeball.

Quan Yuanxi was forced to retreat, and Tong Ping caught up to her, his curved knife chopping down on her skull. Lin Chen and Zeng Fanghai followed close behind; having to fight, they did not dare stray too far from their team, otherwise they would surely be surrounded and killed.

Quan Yuanxi’s struggle for survival had come to an end; she didn’t manage to wait for reinforcements and was cut in half at the waist by Tong Ping. Her protective clothing was too weak to withstand the attack.

"We still have two third-order and two second-order fighters on our side, a truly fresh force. How do you think you can fight?" Su Han began using psychological tactics.

"But you’re about to die." Kwon Tae Hyun was enraged; he didn’t want to see his team members dying either.

"Haha, aren’t I standing right here, fine and well? If I die, I’ll make sure you go down with me." Su Han said confidently, greatly bolstering his team’s morale.

Jin Anhui and the Lipstick Girl indeed hesitated for a moment; the longer the battle dragged on, the less favorable it was for them.

"Koreans really are a group of idiots; they completely squandered their advantage." The Red-Clothed Woman, hiding in the shadows, watched the battlefield with cold mockery. However, the longer the two sides dragged out the conflict, the more it worked to her advantage.

...

"Any movement on the radar?" Tang Zheng inquired to Dantai; they were roughly fifty meters apart, and if there were any signals, he should have received them.

"Nothing," Dantai frowned. "With so much time having passed, the outcome should be decided. According to Yu Manli’s description, the enemy’s team is numerous and should have a fourth order among them. Otherwise, they couldn’t have gathered so many people. Hence, if there was a fierce battle, there’s no way one side would be completely annihilated, and there surely would be some who could escape."

"Tong Ping has two third-order fighters, plus Su Han, they have a great chance of winning," Tang Zheng pondered. "How can we block those who try to escape?"

The Conquerors maintained silence, listening to the conversation between Tang Zheng and Dantai through their throat microphones. They couldn’t think of an answer to this question.

"If the Instant Noodle Team wins, and we go there, we will get nothing; killing those who run away is where the biggest profit lies." Lu Fan suddenly thought of a possibility. "Ruan Feifei, are you familiar with the nearby terrain?"

"No need, Tang Zheng has already asked me and made a sketch." Yu Manli marveled, Tang Zheng was indeed quick-witted.

"Dantai, head full speed in the ten o’clock direction." Tang Zheng wrote and drew on a plate with an oil-based marker, calculating time. "Let’s hope the Handheld Radar proves to be effective."

"Why?" Xu Biyun asked, confused.

"If the enemy flees, they will surely choose their original path since they’ve traversed it once and it’s familiar and safe. According to Sister Manli’s description, the Koreans emerged from the west, and the ten o’clock direction can be roughly surveyed with the radiation from a wristwatch," Tang Zheng explained briefly. "At times like this, it’s all a gamble."

"It’s such a pity. If only we had a fourth-order member, we could split into two groups to block the enemy, which would increase our chances greatly." Dantai was frustrated; the team’s strength was still too weak, they couldn’t dare to split up. If a fourth-order member was among those fleeing, they would stand no chance against them.

"Qing Shuang, release all your surveillance Dragonflies." Tang Zheng didn’t forget that they had an ability user who was good with mechanics.

Time passed by the minute, and everyone was on edge, making ready for battle.

"The radar has picked up something!" Thirty minutes later, Shen Qingshuang suddenly shouted excitedly, "Found them, two red dots." (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)