Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 127 - 127 31

127: Chapter 31 Conflict 127: Chapter 31 Conflict Upon hearing Tang Zheng’s words, the dim-witted Zhang Yan surprisingly put down her canned food and stood up, intending to move closer to the window for a look.

But the stern look in Tang Zheng’s eyes in the next second made her sit back down.

“Stay still.” Tang Zheng warned as he drew in his head to start devising strategies.

The presence of the handheld radar made all surprise attacks by the players impossible.

Moreover, at this stage of the game, every surviving player had probably killed at least one opponent and earned spoils of war.

Praying that the enemy’s radar was out of power seemed unreliable.

Thus, the only route left was a contest of bravery when enemies cross paths.

“I hate such brute force fights that lack skill.” A few seconds later, Tang Zheng grumbled, lifted his head, and with just one eye peeking from the dilapidated window, began to monitor the enemy’s movements.

The intruders advanced another dozen meters before suddenly halting.

Not far ahead, four mutilated corpses swung in the wind, suspended by parachute cords on an iron frame.

Their bodies were drained of blood, the rainwater had washed their skin until it took on a ghostly white hue.

A clap of thunder sounded alarmingly, briefly illuminating their death masks and disappearing.

It was akin to a scene from a deserted island horror movie.

“It appears the other party is warning us.

Seems like he doesn’t have guts, huh.” Lin Weiguo, who was leading the way, looked at the six brightly lit rooms in the building, lit by a bonfire, and sneered, “He possesses some wit, at least.”

“How many people do you think are on their side?” Right after Li Xinlan had wiped the rainwater off her cheek, it got drenched again.

She hesitated before advancing towards the corpses, “I’m going to see how they were killed.

It might help in assessing the enemy’s capabilities.”

Lin Weiguo glanced at the radar, furrowing his eyebrows.

He then looked at the building again.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t observe much in the pitch-black surrounding.

Three seconds later, he suddenly called out, halting Li Xinlan.

“Xin Lan, stop.”

“What’s up?

Did you spot any problems?” Li Xinlan was confused, but she stood where she was.

During the past few days of the death game, she had come to appreciate Lin Weiguo’s strength.

The once famous ‘sword of the south’ was so formidable; killing people as if slaughtering dogs, so effortlessly as though on a picnic.

“Looking at the other party’s arrangements, he’s cautious.

Why would he leave conspicuous flaws like these corpses for you to inspect, unless he wants to portray weakness to the enemy?

Of course, there’s also the possibility that these players weren’t killed by him.

But it’s not worth the risk.

What if there’s a bomb buried beneath the corpses?

Then he’ll have hit the jackpot.

In such terrible conditions, judgement can be impaired, and Lin Weiguo didn’t want to take any chances.

“Seriously?” Li Xinlan, considering herself smart was startled upon hearing Lin Weiguo’s interpretations, “You can make so many inferences from a mere hanging corpse?

This reminds me of that rascal Tang Zheng.”

“The enemy must be hiding somewhere in the building, watching us.

You surely don’t think he’ll be asleep, do you?” Upon hearing Tang Zheng’s name, Lin Weiguo couldn’t help but smile.

“Let’s be careful.

If you get hurt and I have to explain that to Brother Tang, it won’t be easy.”

“Thank you.” Li Xinlan thanked him.

She knew that without her connection to Tang Zheng, Lin Weiguo might have looked after her but certainly not this attentively.

“No need to be formal.” After saying this, Lin Weiguo continued towards the building, “There might be a fight.

Just defend yourself.

Leave the rest to me.”

When he saw the two intruders hadn’t been driven by curiosity to inspect the corpses, but instead kept their distance and continued advancing towards the building, Tang Zheng let out a sigh of disappointment.

The bomb he had planted could not be used now.

But soon after, he gave high regard to their caution and prudence.

“This won’t be easy.

The enemy is rational and considers many aspects.

It’s possible the bomb trap at the entrance would be unsuccessful.”

Despite the cold rain driven by the strong wind pelting him, Tang Zheng felt nothing.

He had to make a decision quickly.

Should he make the first move, or stay put and let the enemies search for him, thus wasting their strength?

Tang Zheng regretted not familiarising himself with the building’s interiors earlier and setting traps.

It would’ve spared him this current predicament.

“This should’ve been my turf.” Tang Zheng, torn with indecision, eventually decided to hold his position.

It would put pressure on the enemy.

Even if they went room to room, hunting him down, it would drain their physical and mental energy.

No one can stay relaxed in a situation where they’re surrounded on all sides.

“Get a can of food from the bag and toss it over here to me, but make sure not to move a step.”

Time continued to pass in silence.

Zhang Yan was incredibly tense, hardly daring to breathe.

The fruit and porridge in her mouth tasted like nothing.

“They’re very patient.” The two triangles entered the building without searching each room.

Instead, they halted at the northwest side.

Based on the building’s position in his memory, Tang Zheng estimated they were probably in a room on the second floor.

“Brother Tang, what do we do now?” Twenty minutes later, Zhang Yan couldn’t bear the suspense anymore and looked at Tang Zheng anxiously.

“You can’t stay in the rain like this forever.”

“I can’t stand such rational opponents.” Tang Zheng complained.

He got up, ran towards the bonfire, quickly donned his protective clothing, took his folding knife and waist bag.

“Let’s go, time for battle.”

Zhang Yan was used as bait again.

Even though she wasn’t very smart, the enemy didn’t know that.

The appearance of two triangles on the radar would undoubtedly increase the pressure on the enemy.

“Two people.” Lin Weiguo had just added more firewood to the fire and was about to eat something when the radar raised an alarm.

Upon looking at it, he couldn’t help but smile, “It’s really an impatient guy!

I originally thought the clash wouldn’t happen until late into the night at least.”

“I’ll still be the bait, and you’ll take the opportunity to kill.” Li Xinlan’s expression remained unchanged as she packed her backpack, ready to fight at any moment.

Over the past few days, she had already adapted to this ruthless lifestyle.

“Be careful out there.

Run downstairs now, I remember the left side of the corridor doesn’t have any light.” Lin Weiguo was realistic – his Seed Ability suited ambushes more.

As he said this, they both got their radars ready and left the room.

“Okay.” Li Xinlan nodded, knowing that Lin Weiguo’s advantages would be maximized only in the darkness.

“They’re moving pretty fast, aren’t they?

Why aren’t they being more careful?”

“They might be trying to confuse us and put us under pressure.

Don’t worry, just follow our own tempo.” Even the radar showed that the enemy was rapidly approaching, but Lin Weiguo remained calm and moved at a normal pace.

“I wanted to leave a remote-controlled bomb in the door frame as a little ‘hello’ to them, but unfortunately, we’re short on supplies.”

Considering the careful character of their enemy, Lin Weiguo dismissed the idea.

Instead, he placed the bomb at the stairwell to the first floor – after all, it was a path they would inevitably take.

“Alright, I’ll go now.” Watching Lin Weiguo going downstairs, Li Xinlan turned and ran towards the enemy.

Her task was to distract the enemy’s attention and judgement to not let them keep a constant eye on the radar, providing an opportunity for Lin Weiguo to hide.

“Be careful and don’t forget the signal.” Lin Weiguo maintained a lateral move.

After five metres, he suddenly doubled back, moving towards the stairs.

He did this to similarly distract the enemy.

When the triangle representing Li Xinlan made contact with the enemy and started to be chased, he immediately stopped moving.

“It’s still not enough.

There’s still a chance they could discover me.” Lin Weiguo was listening for movement upstairs, and as soon as he heard two consecutive explosions, he ran six metres and then stopped again – within a second.

“This guy wouldn’t be looking at the handheld radar when he was getting bombed, right?

If the opponent is that tough, maybe we should just run.”

Lin Weiguo suppressed his breathing as much as he could, holding a straight knife and the remote control, staring at the exit from the stairs.

The radar screen was too dark, it was hard to see anything, and Tang Zheng didn’t dare to turn on the flashlight as it would instantly make him a glaring target in the darkness.

So he could only move slowly, but he was still much faster than Zhang Yan, who stumbled frequently.

As he rushed down the stairs from the third floor and saw a figure a dozen meters away on the opposite side of the corridor, he was just about to throw a bomb when the other party had already thrown one first.

“Damn.” Tang Zheng briefly muttered and turned to dive back up the stairs avoiding the explosion.

A big cloud of dust flew everywhere as two explosions sounded.

Tang Zheng climbed up, immediately checked the radar.

There was only one triangle fleeing, and the other was nowhere to be seen.

“Must be near the first floor.” Tang Zheng recalled the last position where the triangle disappeared before turning off, and felt frustrated.

Just in a moment, he realized they were dealing with a well-coordinated team, with practiced tactics.

That guy must be waiting for him to walk into the trap.

“Chase or not?” Tang Zheng heard the sound of panting behind him and knew that Zhang Yan had caught up.

“Should I send her ahead to scout?”

This thought filled his mind momentarily, but still, he didn’t do it.

Instead, he ran downstairs.

“I’m too kind, she’s just a woman.” Tang Zheng mocked himself, thinking that he didn’t have the potential to be a big bad wolf.

“Are you ok?” Zhang Yan asked in worry but was scolded by Tang Zheng.

“Shut up, stay quiet.” Even speaking can reveal information, and Tang Zheng absolutely didn’t want to make such a mistake, though it was recoverable.

“I’ve scraped my leg, but it’s nothing serious.”

In the dark, this conversation was clearly heard by four people.

Li Xinlan felt relieved, she was worried that the opponents would see through the trap and not chase.

Now, she felt assured, she suddenly turned around and threw another bomb towards Tang Zheng who was thirty meters away.

Tang Zheng dodged and started counterattacking with bombs as well.

Moreover, he suddenly increased his running speed; he wanted to kill an enemy before they could regroup.

Li Xinlan stepped on the stairs and suddenly felt regretful.

If she had a remote-controlled bomb, it could be installed on the stair railing.

Under such dark vision, it definitely could deceive the opponent, “But it doesn’t matter, there’s one more bomb placed by Lin Weiguo.”

Tang Zheng turned around by pulling on the railing, without slowing down, directly rushed down the stairs.

“Did I forget something?” Tang Zheng felt a sudden jolt in his heart at the sight of his wristwatch, at that moment, instead of slowing down, he tried to rush into the first-floor corridor with even greater speed.

“Here it comes.” Lin Weiguo listened to the footsteps and seeing a silhouette suddenly appear at the exit of the stairs, decisively pressed the detonation button on the controller.

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