Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 1144 - 27: Grudges and Death_3

Chapter 1144: Chapter 27: Grudges and Death_3

She heard a noise upstairs and turned her head, spotting Tang Zheng the instant she opened her mouth wide and trotted toward him.

The newbies were startled and stopped in their tracks, raising their guns.

Boom, at a distance of three meters, Tang Zheng naturally didn’t miss his target, exploding the waitress’s head with a single shot and kicking her abdomen to send the corpse flying.

"Quick, quick, the zombies will be here soon after hearing the gunshots." Tang Zheng wasn’t scared; he said this to instill a sense of urgency in the newbies, not only to steel their nerves but also because they were moving too slowly.

"There must be a lot of zombies in the lobby!" Dong Zixuan asked what to do, guessing the situation without needing to enter.

"When we enter the lobby later, Zixuan, take the left wing, Licheng the right, and I’ll charge forward, annihilating all the zombies in the lobby. Now, check the wristwatch to confirm our route." Tang Zheng actually preferred taking the back door, but considering the unfamiliar terrain and that the zombies on Main Street would be dealt with by the soldiers, he decided to take Main Street, and perhaps they might even find transportation.

Tang Zheng descended the spiral staircase to enter the lobby, immediately spotting over forty zombies.

"So many." Liu Binshi was very nervous, sweating palms making his gun grip slippery.

"Fall back and leave me two staircases’ space." With Tang Zheng’s current shooting skills, there really was no need for the Human Train Tactics, he did this just as insurance.

"Fire in the agreed direction." Tang Zheng braced the gun against his shoulder, gripping its body with his right hand, and rapidly shot using mechanical sights.

In the rhythm of ’tat-tat-tat’, bullets spun out, accurately penetrating the zombies’ heads.

Dong Zixuan took three shots to kill a zombie and before she could feel relieved, the sound of gunshots drew more zombies, who ran toward them, making her nervous and causing her to continually miss her targets.

Kong Licheng was quite mentally resilient, but on average, also used five rounds per zombie, relying entirely on Tang Zheng attacking, otherwise, they would have collapsed long ago.

"Don’t panic, steady your shooting." Tang Zheng’s drum magazine held a hundred rounds, more than enough to kill these zombies. He wanted to use this battle to train the newbies, but an unforeseen situation occurred.

The newbies were dragging their feet, something Trojan would not tolerate wasting time on.

"The selected individuals must leave the hotel within five minutes, otherwise the elimination punishment will be executed!" Trojan had little patience, and the countdown had already begun.

Thirty, twenty-nine...

"Why the countdown? Isn’t it five minutes?" Li Xizhu was shocked, that cold voice acting like a death knell, making the newbies’ scalps explode.

"Could it be that the timing started at the beginning of the mission? That’s really a trap!" Kong Licheng guessed right; Trojan operated this way, giving no further hints and relying entirely on survivors to deduce.

"Can’t wait any longer, let’s charge together, you two switch to shotguns!" Tang Zheng ran out, and even in a sprint, his accuracy remained at one hundred percent; the zombies in front of him fell as if he was mowing wheat, each shot piercing right through their foreheads.

Bang, bang, the recoil of the shotgun overwhelmed Dong Zixuan’s arms, but she couldn’t care about that now, shouting toward Tang Zheng.

"There’s a sad face that hasn’t come down." Dong Zixuan was a smiling face, having volunteered for this action.

"There are two!" Tang Zheng was frustrated, not expecting such a preventive measure, effectively killing two people for nothing; thirty seconds, even if they grew wings, they couldn’t escape the hotel.

"Are you also a smiling face?" Dong Zixuan asked, realizing Song Xin was right.

"Are you an idiot?" Kong Licheng’s words contained no disdain, but rather intense admiration; he himself couldn’t imagine doing the same.

"I just want to clear this game earlier and save some lives." Tang Zheng remained calm, clearing the nearest zombies before covering their retreat, "You guys go first."

The newbies following behind fired at the zombies, in this moment, they genuinely appreciated Tang Zheng for accompanying them on this journey.

The view shifted back to the living room. Ever since entering the game, the newbies had been on the run, exhausted beyond belief. Now, they took the opportunity to rest, wanting to drink and eat, but lacking someone to lead, with Cao Rongxuan injured and Li Wenbo unwilling to risk death by observing the situation first, so they had to endure hunger. At this moment, they remembered the advantage of having Tang Zheng around, then Trojan’s thirty-second announcement rang out.

"Can they make it out?" Xu Zhifeng was startled; all the newbies were worried about Tang Zheng, then they saw a man and a woman suddenly scream, recklessly rushing toward the living room exit.

"What are you freaking out about?" Uncle Wang yelled.

"I don’t want to die!" The long-haired woman was shoved down by the man, she got back up, but just as she staggeringly made it to the door, the countdown ended, and the people saw her body inflate as if filled with hydrogen, expanding instantly with small bumps appearing on the skin, followed by a loud bang, exploding into bits of flesh and blood spraying everywhere.

Similarly, an explosion noise came from the corridor; several newbies chased out only to find the man dead, his remains splattered across the walls and floor, forming a gruesome tableau.

Uh, some of the newbies threw up.

"I just knew Tang Zheng was a smiling face." Song Xin cried.

"Who was the other one?" Zhang Antai inquired, wishing he had known earlier so he could have kept Tang Zheng, who was so useful.

"Definitely Zixuan." Uncle Wang sighed, that girl was just too competitive.

The newbies looked toward Li Wenbo and Cao Rongxuan, comparing them with Tang Zheng; these two were nothing!

Kong Licheng and Dong Zixuan reacted well, without needing Tang Zheng’s reminder, had already checked the wristwatch, confirmed the map, and without any delay, mounted their bicycles, leading the group swiftly along the eaves.

The soldiers in the watchtower saw them but didn’t attack since they were not zombies, nor did they suspect their actions; under the pressure of death, humans are capable of any unimaginable acts.

"Get to the middle of the road." Tang Zheng whispered, the team was too close to the edge, which could attract the zombies’ attention inside the buildings, and being too close, there would be very little reaction time when zombies attacked.

The fifteen people pedaled their mountain bikes forcefully, advancing towards the pharmaceutical factory, some zombies noticed them but were quickly left behind.

"Just hope no mutant zombies appear!" Li Xizhu muttered to himself, constantly praying. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to recommend tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation.)