Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 1457 - 45: A Glimmer of Hope

Chapter 1457: Chapter 45: A Glimmer of Hope

"Shut up!" Dantai roared softly, silencing all the noise.

The Special Agent’s previous outstanding performance had won everyone’s recognition, so they all shifted their gaze to him, curious about his thoughts!

"Wait a bit longer, in five minutes, if there’s no silver announcement, I’ll tell you what to do!" Dantai was very composed, cold as ancient ice, not easily losing his composure even in the face of death.

Hearing Dantai seemed to have a solution, the survivors stopped making noise, but the atmosphere remained heavy, and everyone was silently counting the minutes.

Li Zheng, with a face of indifference, sat on a temporary rest chair, continuing to play his game, Wang Fang sat beside him, glaring at him. She wanted her boyfriend to say something to encourage everyone, but unfortunately, he didn’t.

Queen Mu sat cross-legged on the ground, breathing deeply to regulate her state, preparing for the upcoming battle. She believed Tang Zheng and Dantai must have a plan, so she stopped thinking further.

Tang Zheng stretched lazily, moved his body around, and strolled on the third floor, enjoying the view of the shops.

Yue Jing tried to emulate their calmness, but suddenly realized he couldn’t. His mind was in disarray, and his usual calm was long shattered.

"What a bunch of idiots!" Jiang Xiuming leaned against the wall, lit a cigarette, disappointed with Yue Jing and Li Zheng’s behavior but started to see Tang Zheng in a new light, "This kid really doesn’t want to waste even a second."

Tang Zheng’s idea was simple; perhaps the Trojan’s signal was being blocked. Changing locations might allow him to receive the signal, but he didn’t want to run as it might cause more panic.

Jiang Xiuming moved and headed towards the stairs.

"What are you doing? Don’t just run off!" Baldy was full of anger and seeing Jiang Xiuming wandering off, he was ready to give him a beating.

"I’m going to the toilet." Jiang Xiuming showed a frightened expression; until absolutely necessary, he wouldn’t reveal his identity, which would give him more leeway even if he encountered a Boss.

"Just pee right here!" Baldy wanted to humiliate Jiang Xiuming to vent his frustration, "You’re not a woman, what are you afraid of?"

"I’ll definitely kill you." Jiang Xiuming thought fiercely to himself, but his face showed a pleading look, "Please, big brother, don’t trouble me anymore."

"I’m doing this for your own good, what if the Teleportation Gate appears while you’re away, what will you do then?" Baldy grinned, "Come on, pee!"

"Enough, let him go to the restroom." Old Soldier finally spoke up, complaining unhappily, "A grown man being forced to this extent, it’s humiliating."

The Old Soldier would rather die fighting in fury than suffer such humiliation.

Baldy didn’t dare to confront the Warhammer team, shrugged his shoulders, and left Jiang Xiuming alone.

"Thank you!" Jiang Xiuming ran upstairs to the fourth floor, his experience suggesting that the signal for the Trojan announcement might be better at higher points.

"This guy seems abnormal!"

Dantai and Kevo’s gaze followed Jiang Xiuming; at such a tense moment, when everyone was uneasy, a newbie unexpectedly daring to leave the group was too abnormal, even though one could still see each other.

The two team strategists shifted their gaze towards the Conquerors.

Everyone was focused on the Teleportation Gate and didn’t have time to observe what was happening; however, Gu Xueqi and Queen Mu remained calm, not missing these details, their eyes fixed thoughtfully on Jiang Xiuming.

Lu Fan glanced at Jiang Xiuming, lost interest quickly, and with a small trot, caught up with Tang Zheng, jumping onto his back.

"Are these guys monsters?" Kevo was scared by these three girls. The easiest in team fights are the reckless brutes; what he feared the most was facing someone with a steady heart, who remained unflappable and could think through situations thoroughly - too troublesome to deal with.

"Definitely a tough opponent!" Kevo noticed Tang Zheng also watching Jiang Xiuming and almost wanted to wail. Undoubtedly, being in the top three of the Rookie Scoring Record, his strength was undeniable.

"What’s the matter?" Wang Fang, being familiar with Kevo, noticed his facial expression change and asked.

"It’s nothing." Kevo suppressed his irritation, pondering methods to crush the Warhammer team. Of course, this would only be used as a last resort; if possible, he hoped for collaboration between the two sides.

"Xueqi and the Queen are really impressive, Kevo seems to be scared," Dantai commented with an unchanged expression but almost laughed internally. However, he quickly sighed as they were too outstanding, unintentionally revealing themselves and alerting the enemy’s strategist which could have been used stealthily against the opponents otherwise.

"Five minutes are up!" The eyelash girl couldn’t wait a second longer, having finished counting, she anxiously looked around but still could not see the Teleportation Gate, her face turning pale.

With twelve o’clock long past, even a fool knew something was wrong.

"What can you do? Just say it!" Yue Jing no longer expected any fulfillment of promises from the Silver Trojan, he didn’t notice his urgent demeanor causing his stature to lower even further in the eyes of the others, making him seem less capable than one of the Warhammer team’s deputy leaders.

"Split into squads and scatter throughout the fortress to search!" Dantai didn’t beat around the bush, pulled out his folding knife, started drawing an approximate map of the fortress on the ground, and assigned groups, arranging their patrol areas.

After entering the fortress in the afternoon, the Special Agent had already obtained the fortress map.

The Conquerors remained silent, weighing the pros and cons. This was indeed the quickest approach, but it was highly perilous; after all, according to Dantai’s distribution, each group could have at most two people. More was a waste, and fewer was ineffective.

"It’s too dangerous. For us, encountering not only high-level Demons but also interstellar Soldier squads would seal our fate," the youth with the dragon tattoo shook his head. "There should be at least four people per group."

"Two people per group—if one faces a threat and dies, the other can still pass out the intel," Cowo frowned, his gaze sweeping across the Conquerors. "I don’t think anyone among us is noble enough!"

"Having too many people in each group wastes time. The Teleportation Gate might even disappear," Pang Meiqin was utterly confident and unafraid of duo missions.

"I want to be with Tang Zheng or Yue Jing," Fu Tianxiao’s teammate was Shen Qingshuang. She disliked this man’s weakness and thus volunteered.

"Vice leader, I find your distribution method unscientific. There should be one strong paired with one weak. As a ’Newbie,’ I should be with Tang Zheng," Regarding life and death matters, Li Huiwen was unreserved, fighting for her own benefits. As for the miserable man next to her, she couldn’t care less; a wife wasn’t about to let this man, who only knew how to exert brute force, drag her to death.

This response was almost equivalent to a public humiliation. Dong Zixuan and others who knew about their marriage glimpsed at the miserable man, even wanting to persuade him not to flare up but noticed that Xu Liangmao didn’t utter a word.

The miserable man was too honest; he felt incompetent to protect his wife and considered it not a bad idea to let Li Huiwen follow Tang Zheng, for he was trustworthy.

"Pang Meiqin is very strong and can take care of you," Pang Meiqin rejected on behalf of Tang Zheng. The relations in the Warhammer Team were already chaotic enough; any extramarital affairs would lead to their collapse.

"That’s settled then, depart as per the groups, find a Teleportation Gate, or receive the Trojan announcement, report immediately!" Dantai held the railings, preparing to jump down from the third floor, but was held back by Baldy.

"Wait, what if still there are no results?"

"No results, then wait for death!" Dong Zixuan glanced at Baldy, thinking him rather foolish for pondering over such matters. Instead of being frightened and wasted time in fear, it was better to take action.

"Tang Zheng, any findings?" Xin Lan would always remember his superb strategy during the first battle; hence, despite Dantai’s excellence, she instinctively relied on Tang Zheng.

"Nothing... Hmm?"

Everyone had almost given up hope, but suddenly, they saw Tang Zheng stop, his expression serious; they immediately became tense, staring intently at him.

Lu Fan jumped off Tang Zheng’s back and ran around, finally stopping in front of a shop, pressing his ear to the wristwatch.

"The Teleportation Gate is in..." Lu Fan loudly repeated, but before he could finish, his expression fell, "What the hell, it’s all static, can’t make out anything."

The Conquerors exchanged looks, rushing hurriedly to Tang Zheng’s side.

"Survivors, please hurry to the City Hall Rooftop, the Teleportation Gate will open in fifteen minutes."

The Silver Trojan’s announcement was intermittent, but the message was eventually conveyed clearly.

"Damn it, isn’t this trapping us? There are high-level Demons and interstellar Soldiers there," Bai Guoqiang cursed loudly, "Is the Trojan blind, choosing such a place?"

"Not just that, as the last bastion of the fortress, it is being besieged by Green Skins, and the colonel is leading his subordinates in resistance!" Shen Qingshuang had been monitoring City Hall through the Monitor; it was now the center of the Battlefield.

Jiang Xiuming also received the announcement and had intended to alert them, but it turns out Tang Zheng had received it too.

"No time left, let’s go!" Tang Zheng ran a few steps, leapt down the stairs, and then rushed towards the vehicle.

Without any hesitation, the Warhammer Team followed their Group Leader, jumping down the stairs. Yue Jing and Wang Fang exchanged glances before also leading their teams into action.

In this life-and-death situation, they had to give their all.

Not many Green Skins were on Main Street, except for the scattered squads expelling the remaining enemies, most were gathering toward City Hall under the commander’s orders.

Actually, Bai Guoqiang misjudged Silver Trojan; City Hall, being a landmark building, naturally was the primary coordinate, and with its current control power, it was already tough to establish a Teleportation Gate.

Machine guns thundered, firing Muzzle flames under the Night Sky, appearing tremendously glorious. The Green Skins charged fearlessly, but before they could get close, they were shot dead.

After spending three minutes, the Fleet stopped at the street corner, watching the Beastmen swarm toward City Hall like ants. The Conquerors couldn’t help but inhale sharply.

The Beast Armor Soldiers served as Meat Shields, followed by the main attack of Black Orcs, then the Beastman Shaman, forming a wave-like offensive line, continuously assaulting the Hall.

The colonel and his remnants resisted desperately. The battleship stationed in outer Space had already deployed the last batch of Landing Pods. Now, due to limited power, even the Orbital Cannon dared not fire recklessly, only supporting the Defense Line when it was about to fail.

Even with piles of Corpses, the morale of the Beastmen was exceedingly high. It wouldn’t take ten minutes to capture the Hall. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)