Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 123 - 123 27 The Girl is Captured

123: Chapter 27: The Girl is Captured 123: Chapter 27: The Girl is Captured The Furious Queen’s cooldown time hadn’t come yet, or else Tang Zheng wouldn’t have had to flee so desperately.

The muscular man known as Maniac was the quickest pursuer, and he was throwing bombs as if they were free, causing the whole jungle to be filled with constant explosions and the crackling sound of burning trees.

Tang Zheng started to fight back, using timed bombs to hinder Maniac and buy time.

But what’s worse was that he originally planned to retreat the same way he came, familiar with the terrain there, but the triangles on the radar were densest here and moved fastest, quickly entering a range of eighty meters.

“Maybe they’re not up to speed too?” Noticing that the two triangles to the east were moving the slowest and they had also pulled back the most, Tang Zheng didn’t hesitate and immediately changed his course to run there.

“In this situation, it means that the opponent is either a woman or a guy with low combat power and no confidence.

Or maybe they’re shirking their duties.

But that’s okay, as long as they don’t want to fight, I have a chance to escape.”

Tang Zheng didn’t think those two triangles were feigning weakness to wage psychological warfare.

It was unnecessary and the time was too short to come up with such a tactic…

Shaking his head, Tang Zheng discarded these wild thoughts.

He should concentrate on escaping now.

The Maniac had caught up again, with a distance of only thirty meters.

“If you’re a man, fight me one-on-one.” The Maniac roared, trying to lure Tang Zheng into stopping.

Besides avenging Wu Jie, the sight of the white waist bags and backpack on his prey also made him envious.

Looking at this man’s condition and attire, it was clear he had had a comfortable few days.

“In your dreams.” Tang Zheng fled with his head down, glancing at his radar every three seconds to confirm the enemy’s location.

The ambush circle was getting smaller, and he could be invaded at any time.

“This is a fat sheep.

Can’t let it escape.” At this moment, the Maniac regretted using all his tracking bombs.

If he had any left, this hunting mission would be a lot easier.

He also didn’t expect the opponent to be so alert, fleeing as soon as the situation became unfavorable, without any hesitation.

“This is a formidable enemy.” The Maniac felt frustrated.

His considerable gain over these days had made him overconfident and negligent.

If he had known, he would have blown up Wu Jie and Tang Zheng, a guy who had a body full of spoils of war, together.

After all, a woman was not as valuable.

Seeing the Maniac accelerating once again, and the ambush circle shrinking to a range of forty meters, Tang Zheng couldn’t wait.

“What a waste.” Although he complained, Tang Zheng didn’t hesitate at all.

He immediately took out an incendiary bomb, glanced at the treetops to confirm the wind direction, scanned the radar again, and then tossed it towards a spot seven meters behind him.

With the sound of the explosion, the intense orange-red flames spread out into two ten-meter-long fire tongues in the shape of a cross, blocking the Maniac’s path.

Tang Zheng’s pre-measurement was excellent, almost causing the Maniac to rush into the sea of fire.

Thankfully, his vision was good.

Seeing the prey throw a metal object, he became cautious.

However, standing next to the firewall, the burning temperature was still unbearable to his skin.

“Damn it, I hope Chen Hongwen and that bikini girl can put on a good show.” After avoiding the firewall and continuing the pursuit, the Maniac checked the radar, realizing he was out of luck.

Tang Zheng had already seen the two people ahead of him.

One was a man he didn’t recognize, with a telescope hanging around his neck.

The woman was the one he had seen before; the woman in a bikini swimsuit who stood next to him on the plane before the airdrop and had despised him.

“Hehe, sure enough, a brutal killing environment really tempers people.” Seeing the arrogant and bloodthirsty look on the bikini woman’s face, Tang Zheng understood that she had long adapted to the bloody slaughter.

So, he immediately gave up on breaking through from this side and chose another way.

Chen Hongwen saw that man running towards him and cursed his bad luck.

Even his face turned sullen.

Aren’t most people supposed to choose to break through from the woman’s side?

“Do I even lose to a woman?” Chen Hongwen was indecisive, and his speed subconsciously slowed down.

Little did he know, these subtle changes in expression and actions were the factors that influenced Tang Zheng’s decision.

“We have to fight, otherwise I can’t explain to the Maniac.” Chen Hongwen took a deep breath, was just about to take out a bomb to fight and then he recognized Tang Zheng.

He was immediately taken aback.

He hadn’t forgotten the man he had monitored on the first night, of course, nor had he forgotten the scene where Tang Zheng killed the man in military uniform and summoned two female musketeers.

At a distance of ten meters, Tang Zheng had initially planned to throw another incendiary bomb to stop him.

But to his surprise, that man unexpectedly stopped without warning.

Though somewhat clueless, Tang Zheng did not politely pass him.

“What are you doing?

Why did you let him go?” The bikini woman had a face full of resentment, and she yelled angrily at Chen Hongwen.

If they couldn’t complete the mission, they’d get another berating from the Maniac.

She wanted to chase after him, but a fire started in front of her.

Three minutes later, four people returned to the Maniac’s side with no success.

Wu Jie, draped in a piece of clothing, sat on the ground, a cold smile playing on the corner of her mouth as she watched the Maniac vent his fury on them.

“Those four idiots, do they seriously think the Maniac is just a brute?” Wu Jie was always a conspiracy theorist.

These people tolerated the Maniac’s scolding just to team up with him, clearly, they each had their own little thoughts in mind.

“You bunch of morons, five of you couldn’t stop one guy.

And you even had an ambush circle set up in advance.

You’re shameful.” The Maniac felt greatly humiliated and was incessantly swearing.

He found the bikini woman particularly irritating and slapped her right across the face.

“It’s Chen Hongwen who let him get away.” The bikini woman was indignant and pointed at Chen Hongwen.

“Wait, I have something to say.” Seeing the Maniac was about to attack, Chen Hongwen quickly spilled everything he knew about Tang Zheng.

“Maniac, let it go.

He surely won’t escape next time.

What we need to do now is retrieve my hidden supplies, find a shelter, and prepare for the increasingly brutal fights ahead.” Wu Jie put her stand forward, aiming for a say, or even a temporary share of control in the team.

She always tried to hold the initiative in the face of any crisis.

“All right.

It looks like it’s going to rain.

Let’s look for a shelter first.” Looking up at the sky, the Maniac noticed an imminent storm.

The clear sky had turned into a grey veil, filled with dark, rain-filled clouds.

The weather on the Small Island was truly unpredictable.

“Next time, I will definitely kill that kid,” he muttered.

The Maniac, who had yet to lose on Death Island, was still brooding over Tang Zheng’s escape.

And it wasn’t just him; Wu Jie, the Bikini Girl, and Chen Hongwen were all cursing Tang Zheng inwardly, wishing him to choke to death even while drinking water.

Despite being cursed by several people, Tang Zheng was leisurely eating canned food, moving through the Dense Forest.

He too noticed the clouds in the sky and abandoned his initial thought of setting up a nearby camp, instead he headed towards the Abandoned Factory.

He was also worried about Zhang Yan.

“I don’t want to take a bath in the heavy rain.” Tang Zheng tightened his sportswear and quickened his pace.

The wind was picking up, at least wind of force five.

Animals and insects seemed to disappear suddenly, leaving only the rustling sound of quivering leaves in the dense forest, creating an atmosphere of solitary panic.

“I will have a feast tonight and spend some time with Zhang Yan.” Being in such an environment for too long, one’s mood could deteriorate, especially on a journey with no visible endpoint.

It drags you down.

To keep his spirits up, Tang Zheng kept mumbling to himself, giving his brain hints not to think about the bad things.

After nearly an hour and three route corrections, Tang Zheng finally saw the Abandoned Factory.

However, he didn’t rush in; he hid and quietly observed.

The buildings here were the ideal harbor from the wind, and of course, an ideal hunting spot.

If some people were cautious about revealing themselves and didn’t stay here a few days ago, they would not have a choice in the severe weather.

After all, getting sick from the rain meant losing the normal competition.

The cold rain began to fall, hitting leaves with a steady pitter-patter sound.

Five minutes had passed; there was no movement on the radar, but Tang Zheng was sure there were people inside the building because Zhang Yan was hung from a metal frame in the open space of the Abandoned Factory.

“This is a trap, ” Tang Zheng guessed someone was ambushed but acted as if he knew nothing, quietly sneaking close.

He wanted to let his enemy drop guard.

Zhang Yan was hanging three meters above the ground.

The parachute ropes had cut into her wrists and ankles, leaving purple bruises.

Her skin was broken, some blood flowed down her arm.

But the girl couldn’t feel the pain, because she had fainted.

“Thankfully, her clothes are still on; she hasn’t been violated.

It seems she’s been hanging for at least three or four hours,” Tang Zheng observed Zhang Yan from ten meters away, daring not to move any closer.

He couldn’t inspect the ground; he wasn’t sure if there were bombs hidden.

“The person inside the building must have learned I existed from Zhang Yan, hastily laid this trap.

This is the only reasonable explanation why the girl wasn’t violated.” Tang Zheng did not believe that the enemy within the building were decent individuals.

As Tang Zheng had guessed, Zhang Yan had hidden at noon, waiting until Tang Zheng had lured away the two players.

Then she had snuck back to the Abandoned Factory, but unfortunately, as soon as she entered the building, she was caught by a player.

Scared, she called out for Tang Zheng’s help.

The player thought her companion would be back soon, and there were other women for him to amuse himself with.

So, he hung Zhang Yan on a metal frame and planted a bomb near her.

“Does Zhang Yan have a bomb on her?” Tang Zheng didn’t hold out any hope for her survival.

Since the enemy had hung her up instead of killing her at once, they were obviously trying to lure Tang Zheng into a hook.

It was likely they had attached a bomb on her.

After all, a bomb buried in the ground might malfunction, but Tang Zheng would inevitably touch the girl in any case.

“Zhang Yan, wake up.

I’m back.” The light rain was getting heavier.

Zhang Yan probably couldn’t hold out much longer.

Tang Zheng decided not to waste any more time and sprang into action.

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