Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 1290 - 44: White Ivory and Black Ebony (4th Update)

Chapter 1290: Chapter 44: White Ivory and Black Ebony (4th Update)

The werewolf leader had once lived in the Orphanage, cared for by Little Red Riding Hood’s grandmother. After growing up, he left and took the grandmother with him not to kidnap her, but to protect her. Otherwise, given their indifferent relationship with humans, they would have killed all the children in the Orphanage. As for the death of the doorman and hunter—man, it was completely accidental; he tried to kill the werewolf and naturally met with an attack.

The words shouted by the leader in the villa were meant to persuade Tang Zheng to hand over Little Red Riding Hood and let the grandmother explain everything and reconcile. Unfortunately, things don’t always go as planned, but now none of that matters.

"Toys, please note, the second phase of the mission has failed. Please kill the corrupted Little Red Riding Hood within ten minutes; otherwise, everyone will receive a total elimination punishment."

The announcement from the Trojan Room hung over everyone’s heads like a sharp sword, ready to cleave down at any moment. The counterfeits were shaken and no longer dared to slack off, starting to exert effort.

With the Conquerors grappling with Little Red Riding Hood, the more than twenty surviving University students finally breathed a sigh of relief, staying far away in fear of being affected.

However, Little Red Riding Hood was not weak enough to be killed by an ordinary puppet. She raised her Dual Guns and unleashed a torrential downpour of bullets on the puppet’s head, turning its upper body into dust that scattered into the air.

Little Red Riding Hood exerted force at her waist, tapped her left foot, and a ripple-like vibration spread through the air as if there were invisible steps allowing her to leverage and flip, adjusting her stance.

Ratatata, Little Red Riding Hood opened fire. Bai Guo and Jing Xiang, who rushed up, were immediately hit head-on and their Defense Shields cracked, almost shattering.

"First, knock out her weapons," Pang Meiqin activated her Ripper Angel Armor and finally managed to get close enough to make a horizontal slash at the loli’s head.

Bang, bang, bullets hit the knife blade, deflecting the Ripper. Following this, a kick landed on Pang Meiqin’s stomach.

Pang Meiqin grabbed Little Red Riding Hood’s ankle and swung her onto the ground, stepping on her calf and firing Explosive Arrows.

Little Red Riding Hood tugged at her cloak, which burst into a puff of black mist and disappeared on the spot, reappearing behind Ruan Feifei, shooting repeatedly with her guns.

Ruan Feifei’s shield shattered, and the threat of death terrified her. Her sweat glands stood on end, and a flash of lightning burst from her forehead, quickly enveloping her body in electricity, forming a shield.

Little Red Riding Hood retreated, the bullets hitting the lightning and losing some of their power.

Tang Zheng dashed toward Little Red Riding Hood with afterimages, Gravity Suppression descended, buying the female anchor a chance to dodge. Mu Nianqi attacked fiercely, slicing with the Northern Wind Ring.

Little Red Riding Hood’s gunplay was sharp; she spun like a top, allowing her bullets to rain down mercilessly, covering all angles.

These were two SS-level Firearms, the left gun white with gold runes, named White Ivory, equipped with burst and rapid-fire skills. The right gun was black, entwined with vines, with gold runes that meant Black Ebony, equipped with precision shooting and self-destruction skills. If hit by it, any object would balloon and burst like a Balloon.

Although the calibers seemed small, the bullets were adjustable, with a maximum caliber of thirty millimeters—essentially a Hand Cannon.

The Dual Guns were a set using magical mercury alloy explosive, gold-cased, sanctified tips fully etched with magical runes that provided a Bonus against magical and Spirit-type monsters, comparable to SSS-level Firearms.

Xu Biyun’s puppet was of a magical type, unable to withstand even a single bullet. Gu Xueqi threw out a Puppet Crystal, but the summoned Servant didn’t make it three steps before it was blasted into dust.

Lin Weiguo, Ai Yixin, and Qin Yan, serving as Meat Shields, formed a triangular formation around Little Red Riding Hood. Mu Nianqi rode an Eagle, hovering over her head, launching the Northern Wind Ring for suppression.

The conqueror Eagle circled nearby, ready to replace any position at a moment’s notice.

The corrupted Little Red Riding Hood, truly a boss of the Great Cleansing theme, had formidable combat strength. Her bullets hit Qin Yan, passing through her liquefied body without leaving a wound. She gave up on breaking through from that side and fiercely attacked Lin Weiguo. Ai Yixin, who was fully diamond-transformed, seemed more resistant than the fully alloy-transformed Old Soldier.

Bullets swarmed like Hornets, fiercely targeting the Old Soldier’s head. He raised his hands to block, and metal fragments flew everywhere from the direct blow.

Black Ebony’s muzzle gathered a red glow, and then it fired.

The Old Soldier felt a bad premonition but, as a man, his dignity forbade him from letting Little Red Riding Hood break through here. So, he decided to take the hit directly.

Two Light Defense Shields reserved as trump cards popped out but were immediately shattered. Little Red Riding Hood pounced towards him, burst into black mist and disappeared, then immediately reappeared behind him, furiously shooting the Old Soldier.

Lin Weiguo executed a Scorpion-style tail sweep, sweeping his legs behind and simultaneously throwing out Rabbit Explosives and Nightmare Vines onto Little Red Riding Hood.

Little Red Riding Hood quickly touched the ground and retreated, reaching for the Rabbit Explosives which then exploded, knocking her nearly over. The Nightmare Vines also drilled mercilessly into her body.

"Darn, what is this?" Little Red Riding Hood’s expression had turned ferocious long ago.

Mu Nianqi slashed down dozens of air blades, chopping at Little Lolita. Although no blood appeared, the impact blasted her into the ground.

The Wisdom Sword swooped down with a whooshing sound. Little Red Riding Hood performed consecutive backflips to dodge and grabbed the Big Grey Wolf stuffed toy tied at her waist, throwing it out.

As soon as the stuffed toy hit the ground, it exploded into a cloud of black mist, and a three-meter-tall werewolf roared as it burst forth, charging at Ruan Feifei.

The female broadcaster grimaced, cursing her bad luck.

Dantai’s Psychic Storm blasted Little Red Riding Hood, but without the burst state, its power was pitifully weak and ineffective.

Tang Zheng had long been wary of Little Lolita’s instant teleportation. Seeing her break towards the Old Soldier, he was prepared and struck precisely as she approached, showing no mercy. He entered Hero Mode, activated full Gravity Suppression, and simultaneously hurled a bundle of Rabbit Explosives, totaling a hundred.

"Explode!" At Tang Zheng’s command, the explosives clinging to Little Red Riding Hood detonated, engulfing her in searing flames and shockwaves. Due to Gravity Suppression, the force couldn’t disperse and was compressed, increasing its power.

Little Red Riding Hood teleported, finally sustaining injuries. Her dress was torn, the hem of her skirt aflame, her body blackened, and patches of her skin were charred.

"It hurts, I’m going to slaughter you all!" Little Red Riding Hood screamed. But before she could attack, the North Wind Eagle swooped down from the sky like a swift meteor, smashing her into the ground.

Dong Zixuan’s lava finally had its feast. The ground cracked open, spewing lava that poured over Little Red Riding Hood.

"That’s not enough, keep throwing Nightmare Vines to break her defenses." Mu Nianqi also had a Nightmare Vine, but because it had been preserved in the Trojan Room, it hadn’t produced any offspring.

Lin Weiguo and two others closed in again, Pang Meiqin was not to be outdone. As for Lu Fan and Li Xinlan, they participated in the ranged assault. Time was running out.

The Big Grey Wolf, ignored by everyone, roamed freely, slaughtering Newbies. Sun Jingshan tried to gather a group of death-defying warriors, but to no avail.

"Dong Tao, stop wasting energy," Tang Zheng remarked, seeing his friend relentlessly carpet bombing with Floating Cannons. "Jing Lan, you stop too. Go intercept the Big Grey Wolf!"

Jing Lan disobeyed, commanding the Ghost Reaper to attack, seeking revenge for her friend.

"Huh? Where’s Song Xin?" Tang Zheng summoned the Daylily, bestowing bonus magic to everyone. When he didn’t see Song Xin, his heart tightened, and he instinctively looked towards Jing Lan. The two were always together, but now there was only Jing Lan, her face streaked with tears.

Zhao Dongtao remained silent, teeth clenched, furiously bombarding Little Red Riding Hood as she leaped out from the lava.

"It’s all my fault!" Lin Weiguo roared, recklessly hurling himself at Little Red Riding Hood, feeling guilty that he had not fulfilled his duties while Tang Zheng was away.

"Enough!" Tang Zheng didn’t want to hear that answer, incensed, furiously engaging Little Red Riding Hood. He had forgotten about conserving strength to face counterfeits; his sole focus was on killing the monster in revenge for Song Xin.

"Gu Xueqi, Jing Xiang, go handle that Big Grey Wolf." Dantai commanded the battle, wisely not opting to engage in melee himself.

Mu Nianqi gave him a fleeting glance but held her tongue.

Lin Weiguo, seeing the distraught Tang Zheng, was flooded with various emotions. He knew he had grown complacent. As his family situation improved, despite verbally committing to helping Tang Zheng and staying in the Trojan Room, he just wasn’t as desperate in every battle since he didn’t want to die, preferring to spend as much time as possible with his wife and children.

Each boss battle, Tang Zheng was always fiercely fighting. It reduced pressure on the team and the threat of death for the strong Conquerors. Moreover, having been resurrected once, the Old Soldier subconsciously thought he could always be revived by his friends—even if he died. This mindset prevented him from focusing during battle, causing him to stagnate at the second-order.

"I’m such a bastard, I don’t deserve to be his friend!" With his lips bitten through, Lin Weiguo suddenly realized how much Tang Zheng was bearing. Why during his leave did he push all training responsibilities to Qin Yan, avoiding everyone? It was because he feared becoming too attached and feeling helpless and pained when seeing them die. He wasn’t a god; even though scoring points was as easy as slicing vegetables, he couldn’t revive everyone, and if he wasn’t careful, he, too, could die.

Lin Weiguo thought of the enormous Points Tang Zheng used to revive others. If used for equipment, his strength would definitely have increased.

"You’re always too soft-hearted!" Lin Weiguo sighed, but he was grateful to have such a Group Leader. If he were too cunning, who would trust him, fearing he might betray them one day for his own survival?

"Now, it’s time for me to repay you!" Watching as Tang Zheng, after throwing the Nightmare Vines, was kicked flying by Little Red Riding Hood, Lin Weiguo charged without hesitation. This focused state finally enabled him to burst forth, not to mention Chu Baichuan’s achievement. The Old Soldier became the team’s third person to advance to Third-Order Conqueror!

Li Xinlan witnessed this scene, and her eyes spasmed involuntarily! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, we welcome you to vote and support us with monthly votes at qidian.com. Your support is our greatest motivation.)