Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 238 - 55: Separation and Regression

Chapter 238: Chapter 55: Separation and Regression

"What about the newbies who can’t get enough deducted points?" Li Xinlan was not concerned about the newbies, but worried about what to do if Tang Zheng didn’t have enough points? Killing Yelena was still the safest bet.

"Ha, are you all that compassionate? I didn’t see a single newbie, they’ve all been abandoned, haven’t they?" Yelena sneered, suddenly waved her arm, "I don’t have time to wait for your dilly-dallying. One minute, if we can’t reach an agreement, I’ll detonate the nuclear bomb."

"Okay, but we have to keep Liu Nai in our hands first." Tang Zheng unexpectedly agreed. This surprised Zhang Hao who initially took Tang for a goody-two-shoes.

Seemingly irritated, Tang Zheng pulled out over a dozen hand grenades and threw them into the pool. Water droplets were blown everywhere and the entire courtyard was drenched.

Yelena wasn’t worried, though. Her seed ability was to control water elements, which is why she chose to hide in the Hot Spring House. This place was her main battlefield, and Tang Zheng’s actions just played into her hands.

"No problem, but don’t blame me for not warning you, if you try to forcibly dismantle the nuclear bomb, it will be forced to detonate." Yelena didn’t care, as long as she could get away, she would have a chance to survive. Afterall, she just had to kill a few more aliens to earn points. As she slowly retreated, she felt grateful for her language specialization, without which she couldn’t communicate, much less incite infighting among them.

Tang Zheng quietly gave Li Xinlan a sign, and when he confirmed that there were no issues, he shouted an attack and took the lead in pouncing. But Yin Shangwu was faster than him.

"You lunatics, then let’s die together." A look of shock appeared on Yelena’s face, but it soon turned into defiance. She had already died once before, so she had nothing to lose by living these days. So, she resolutely let go of the detonator.

"Huh." The expected explosion did not come. Yelena looked at her right hand in surprise but found that her entire arm was frozen over, and the ice was still thickening and spreading.

As Yin Shangwu pounced, his Tang Sword was unsheathed and slashed at Yelena’s neck. The last thing Yelena saw was a kneeling woman, a thin and undetectable line of ice extending from her foot to Yelena’s own.

"That was close." Seeing that Tang Zheng caught Yelena’s chopped off frozen arm, Lin Weiguo wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and asked apprehensively, "What do we do now? We can’t keep it frozen forever, can we?"

"It can be dismantled, it just takes some time." Yin Shangwu picked up Yelena’s space wristwatch and began decrypting it. A minute later, an item list appeared on the virtual screen. He glanced at it and said disinterestedly, "They’re all worthless things, Tang Zheng, they’re yours."

"Why not give them to me?" Zhang Hao drooled with envy, eager to snatch them.

"Xinlan, they’re yours." Tang Zheng ultimately decided to take care of the woman he had been intimate with, and then pulled out his space backpack and threw it to Lin Weiguo, "Old Lin, give your backpack to Qin Yan, after all, you are physically strong and carrying more things won’t matter."

"Heh heh, I’ve been envious of your backpack for a long time. It’s worth a thousand points plus a bronze seed." Old Lin didn’t put on airs and accepted straight away.

"Qin Yan, whatever type of spoils of war we get next time, you can pick." Tang Zheng didn’t forget to promise Qin Yan as well.

"That’s more like it." Qin Yan gave Tang Zheng a side glance. From this gesture, she could tell that Li Xinlan must have had some intimate encounters with Tang Zheng. She felt a bit jealous, and then agonized over whether she should confess her feelings to Tang Zheng or not.

"We’ve captured four Thunderstorm rifles in total. Old Lin, Qin Yan, Xinlan, and Bai Guo....." Tang Zheng hadn’t finished his sentence when he was interrupted by Zhang Hao.

"What about me? Don’t I get a share of the spoils of war? That’s so unfair." Zhang Hao ran over and picked up a Thunderstorm rifle, hugging it tightly to his chest, his face full of resentment.

"Sorry, you need to prove your value and loyalty to the team."

Tang Zheng shrugged his shoulders. Zhang Hao wanted to argue when Lin Weiguo, Qin Yan, and Li Xinlan aimed their guns at him.

"Unless you don’t want to live in the Trojan Room, listen to us." Lin Weiguo hated those who were slick and sly. This kid almost screwed things up in the fight earlier.

"You guys are ruthless." Zhang Hao unwillingly handed over the Thunderstorm rifle, his face depressed.

"Old Lin, give him the Howling Reaper." Tang Zheng didn’t want to be too harsh on Zhang Hao.

"That’s more like it." Receiving the MG3 and looking at the black baking paint, Zhang Hao finally showed a smile. After all, those spoils of war were all due to Tang Zheng and the others’ efforts. Getting a Howling Reaper was already pretty good.

"Can it be dismantled?" Tang Zheng asked, walking to Bai Guo’s side. The girl’s condition had just stabilized, but she needed to rest, her hands would not be operational for a few days.

"I bought a universal decoder, I didn’t expect it to come in handy now." Yin Shangwu was naturally well equipped and needed it to unlock codes and dismantle bombs.

"So, you were going to slaughter Yelena, you had a backup plan all along." Lin Weiguo sneered. At that moment, he really thought this woman had gone mad.

"Let’s go meet Lu Fan and the others. The journey ahead should be a lot easier." Tang Zheng carried Bai Guo on his back and walked out of the Hetang Hot Spring Resort.

After everyone returned to the Night Bus parked at a parking lot at the foot of the mountain, Lu Fan and the others saw Liu Nai and immediately erupted in cheers.

"Uncle, not a single person is dead? That’s great." Lu Fan was very happy, she ran to Tang Zheng, took Bai Guo’s hand and asked, "Is she okay?"