Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 1375 - 45 Rare Spoils of War

Chapter 1375: Chapter 45 Rare Spoils of War

The shock wave spread out, with Lin Weiguo as the center, creating ten-meter-high pillars of soil at every meter, while sand and dust filled the air.

The woman in leather dodged swiftly, but the range of the attack was too wide, and she got hit, feeling blasts continuously across her body, her armor shattered, and it became rigid, restrained by the muddy armor formed around her, imprisoning her movements.

The Old Soldier crouched on the ground, gasping heavily, trying to continue his attack, but he was losing strength too quickly. This was his ultimate ability, consuming almost a third of his life energy. Apart from causing explosions and sharp defense penetration, it could also form various materials into armor—not to increase the enemy’s defense, but rather like an iron box, to confine them.

Like a bird struck down, the woman in leather fell. Bai Guo emerged from the shadows, brandishing the Fallen Star, and fired three Armor-piercing Arrows that devoured dragons.

Qin Yan also liquified, appearing beneath the woman in leather, unleashing Shadow Gun Piercing.

The woman in leather deployed a shield, but it was instantly shattered. Losing both arms diminished her ability to attack and defend significantly.

Holding a briefly charged Magic Mirror, Tang Zheng fired an Impact Beam and then teleported again, slamming his war hammer onto the back of her head.

The woman in leather’s metal wings vibrated, blocking the war hammer. Feathers shot out, breaking Tang Zheng’s shield, piercing through the Xuanwu Protective Clothing, and riddling his body.

"Suffer and die!" Tang Zheng, resembling a porcupine from the metal pins, roared through the agonizing pain, grabbed the wings, swung his arm, and fiercely hurled the woman in leather towards Qin Yan.

Qin Yan’s Magic Spear Thorn, like a meteor, cooperated perfectly and stabbed straight through her eye socket.

With a squelch, the severely injured woman in leather couldn’t dodge. The Magic Spear skewered her head, but she didn’t die immediately and struggled.

Tang Zheng’s war hammer swung down, smashing into the leather-clad woman’s head and driving it into the soil, creating a large pit.

Heavy weapons had a clear disadvantage; they couldn’t behead someone as effectively as a sharp blade could, as demonstrated now, where the upper body of the woman in leather was buried in the soil yet she still lived.

Fortunately, other team members were present. Lu Fan and Ai Yixin tangled with the woman in leather, preventing her escape. Qin Yan delivered the final blow; the sharp Magic Spear was pulled out and thrust into her heart, flipping her over.

The woman in leather convulsed as the flame of life extinguished. Though she considered escaping in the dire moments, the Hammer Team was too tough to break through, with many capable of enduring prolonged battle. Additionally, the destruction of the primary weapon of the Destroying Angels contributed largely to her defeat.

Boom, without speaking her last words, the heart region of the woman in leather lit up and then she self-destructed. The shock wave spread, but Lu Fan had been cautious of her. The sand around the Corpse whirled swiftly, forming a sand coffin that sealed her and piled into a pyramid shape, blocking the attack.

Inside the self-destruction’s epicenter, Tang Zheng and Qin Yan were protected by shields and quickly retreated, receiving no injuries.

"Keep guard all around!" Mu Nianqi flew to the Corpse to gather the spoils of war, worried the BOSS might learn of the leather woman’s death and seek vengeance. That would be disastrous, as the Hammer Team was in no condition for another major battle right now.

Tang Zheng didn’t even bother to check what had dropped. Due to Pang Meiqin’s severe injuries, he teleported to her side first, taking out a sticky Bug Heart to treat her.

Gu Xueqi performed her duties well, using the Flame Phoenix to stabilize her condition and feeding her a Potion, or she wouldn’t have lasted until Tang Zheng’s rescue. Likewise, the grievously injured Li Xinlan received treatment, no longer in immediate peril.

"Let Xin Lan bite into this!" Tang Zheng took out a frozen Lizard and tossed it to Gu Xueqi. After placing the Bug Heart on Pang Meiqin’s severed Armature, he started to stop the bleeding and extend it, forming a new arm.

"Is she okay?" Li Xinlan’s lips were pale from blood loss, but she hadn’t fainted.

"She won’t die, but she can’t fight either." Seeing the two stabilized, Tang Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and then surveyed the Battlefield.

Lin Fachan and his girlfriend supported the other injured Conquerors gathering their way. The battle paused temporarily, but nobody dared to relax, uncertain of when a strike might occur.

"What now? Do we continue to the ruins?" Ai Yixin looked worried. The battle at the ruins also seemed to be reaching a critical point, with continuous explosions and widespread ground collapses akin to a magnitude ten earthquake making it hard for everyone to stand steady.

"You all leave first, I’ll check it out!" Tang Zheng wouldn’t move with a battered team. He was severely injured too but still had a trump card unused.

"No, it’s too dangerous." Lu Fan grabbed Tang Zheng’s sleeve, pouting and acting coy, "If you insist, I’m coming too."

"I’ll come with you," Qin Yan declared, stepping forward without hesitation.

Lin Weiguo and Xu Liangmao remained silent, but their resolute gazes spoke volumes.

Li Huiwen, standing behind a miserable man, pinched his arm harshly, inwardly cursing him. What a fool, did he really need to step forward?

Sha Ou didn’t want to go, but at such times, even with reluctance, he had to show team spirit, or he would be resented.

"I’m going too, I’m the healer," Gu Xueqi said coldly, but she knew the more she sacrificed, the more she would gain. Being with Tang Zheng was dangerous, but as long as he survived, he would surely bring her back to life.

"I’m going too!" Bai Guo raised his right hand, speaking like a grade-schooler. Embarrassed by the attention everyone gave him, he blushed.

Tao Ran didn’t speak, but he had already resolved to join Tang Zheng.

"How could you leave me out? I’m not injured!" Xu Biyun posed to show off her muscles, proudly refusing to be left behind, and Dong Zixuan was naturally the same.

The team’s atmosphere pleased Mu Nianqi. At least they genuinely supported and trusted Tang Zheng.

"Why are you all rushing to your deaths?" Shen Qingshuang always kept calm and countered their statements.

"If you’re afraid of dying just say it!" Sha Ou glared fiercely, proud to disrupt Tang Zheng’s plans even further if possible.

"I’m afraid of dying, satisfied?" Shen Qingshuang didn’t bother to argue with Sha Ou and instead advised Tang Zheng, "Currently, our team’s strength is lacking. It’s best not to confront them head-on. Even if the enemy determines the victor, capitalizing on their losses won’t be easy. We should consider the most difficult situation."

"What do you suggest we do then?" Sha Ou challenged, his tone unfriendly.

"Let’s retreat first, heal up. Our mission objective is to kill the Alien Species listed on the Blacklist. If the Nuclear Flame can kill the Alien Species, it saves us the trouble. If it fails, things will be a bit more complicated," Shen Qingshuang turned to Gu Xueqi, "Let’s hear your thoughts!"

Shen Qingshuang was testing whether Gu Xueqi was trustworthy. This girl, probably due to her early experiences, had a deep mind, and even faced with deadly perils, she never showed any emotion, calm as dead water.

"I’ll go with the group leader. If the Alien Species wins, we’ll track it, find where it’s headed, and not rush into combat. We can wait until everyone has recovered and then go together," Gu Xueqi wasn’t daunted by such a challenge. She looked straight into Shen Qingshuang’s eyes without flinching, "The fewer people, the lower the chance of being discovered."

"Brilliant!" Shen Qingshuang nodded, "Tang Zheng, what do you think?"

Bai Guo looked at Gu Xiaohua with admiration, thinking her very smart.

"Agreed, everyone else should leave first!" Tang Zheng gulped down a few Potions and injected a Mechanical Nano Reagent before rising to his feet, taking a deep breath as pain coursed through his body.

"No, I must go," Qin Yan was worried about Tang Zheng. Li Xinlan would have insisted on going too if she weren’t severely injured, knowing full well that she’d be a burden otherwise.

"You can’t go. If the team lacks a strong leader and gets attacked, we could be annihilated," Tang Zheng hadn’t forgotten the words of the dying watchers. The team of Nuclear Flame likely won, and in a team battle, the Warhammer Brigade would surely be wiped out.

"Fine, just be extremely careful!" Seeing Tang Zheng’s uncompromising gaze, Qin Yan relented.

"While Tang Zheng is here, let’s distribute some equipment to boost the team’s combat power," Mu Nianqi produced a sphere and tossed it to him.

"Is this a Seed?"

As Tang Zheng spoke, everyone’s attention shifted to him. He was holding a fist-sized transparent sphere, seemingly filled with blue skies and white clouds, beautiful to behold. Its surface was covered in black lines that kept shifting, forming various patterns.

Holding the Seed, Tang Zheng felt a faint heat continuously transferring to him, making his body feel as if it were soaking in a hot spring, very comfortable.

"The Seed will go to the Group Leader. It’s very mysterious. I’ve never heard of it before, and Trojan probably knows little about it too. You need to study it carefully; it might help in destroying Trojan," Mu Nianqi was actually interested in the Seed but knew she couldn’t take it as others would surely object.

"What about the other equipment?" Ruan Feifei didn’t want Mu Nianqi to receive anything.

"There are two Stars, three Golden Seeds, these are not important and can be distributed randomly. Then there are two pieces of rare 3 S-level equipment," Mu Nianqi’s palm held two exquisitely crafted keys, covered in mechanical patterns, clearly technology-oriented weapons.

Revelation, 3S, special scene drop, rare, can be combined with other Power Armor, part of the Bombardment Tactics Module, includes large-scale Destroyer Cannon, Sad Cry of the Fierce Bird, with heavy ramming feature, large Gun-blade, and an interface for expanded energy.

Middle, close-range sniper use of Quantum Step Rifle Death Prayer, 55 cm caliber, can be loaded with various special kinetic rounds, effective range of 25 kilometers, includes a shooting calibration device.

Six sets of medium-sized missile launchers located at the legs, shoulders, can automatically switch and unload, each set with a capacity of a hundred rounds, can automatically generate various warheads.

Eighteen large Floating Cannons, psychically controlled, can self-destruct and shoot Light Beams, covering a radius of two thousand meters, used in conjunction with the Gospel Book, can form a Floating Shield!

A perfect airborne fortress, possessing incredible mobility, capable of destroying an Interstellar Fleet with its powerful firepower, like a Reaper in existence.

Evolvable equipment, the rarer the Power Armor it’s paired with, the more and stronger effects it can activate!

On the Virtual Screen, the armed form of Revelation was displayed, resembling a Destroyer Angel, extraordinarily imposing and visually striking. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote and support on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation.)