Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 247 - 5 The Prisoner’s Coliseum_2

Chapter 247: Chapter 5 The Prisoner’s Coliseum_2

Some students felt that Tang Zheng was making a big deal out of a small matter, but when the beam of the tactical flashlight was turned on, a minor commotion did occur in the crowd, followed by a few screams.

As the flashlight illuminated the ground, those nearby could see bones covered in flesh and blood, as well as rats as large as grown rabbits. Showing no fear of these sudden intruders, they continued gnawing on the bones, savoring their feast.

"Turn on your tactical flashlights." After moving his flashlight around to confirm that there was no immediate threat, Tang Zheng finally gave the command.

Bai Guo and others who had already been itching to explore immediately started waving their flashlights around, observing the layout of their surroundings.

The air was filled with a pungent, damp, decaying smell and the ground was wet, making a splashing sound when stepped on. A beam of light shone onto the wall, revealing it to be a stone wall covered in green moss.

"Some of these high school students could be useful." Tang Zheng noticed that a few students led by Yue Tong, who had chosen protective clothing, had not followed Xu Guanlin’s instructions. Despite the influence of the crowd, they could still retain their own thoughts, proving themselves to be quite sensible.

"What kind of place is this?" A student asked, but no one answered.

"You have flashlights; can you go and check out the surrounding area?" The question posed by Xu Guanlin was even more insidious, inadvertently putting Tang Zheng and his group in a trap. If they agreed, they would have to venture out and explore; if they refused, they would clearly be viewed with disdain by the high school students.

"Why should we?" As expected, Zhang Hao was a fool and fell right into the trap without thinking about the consequences.

"Zhang Hao, keep your mouth shut. I can give you a flashlight for you to see for yourself. After all, you never believe us." Tang Zheng quickly silenced Zhang Hao, passing him a flashlight, then flipped the situation and put himself in a disadvantaged position. He told the high school students that it was not them who refused to act, but rather the students who refused to trust them, thus trying to gain sympathy.

Hearing Tang Zheng’s response, Zhang Hao was taken aback and didn’t understand. However, Lu Fan strongly grabbed Tang Zheng’s hand, whispering praises for his uncle’s cleverness.

"Brother Tang, there are some torch piles." Bai Guo pulled at Tang Zheng, trying to walk out, but Tang Zheng stopped her.

"Wait, don’t wander off." Tang Zheng may not care about the lives of those high school students, but he needed to ensure Bai Guo’s safety. This girl was naturally naive and would definitely not react in time when faced with danger.

Upon hearing those words and holding the passed flashlight, Xu Guanlin, who had already walked a few steps, stopped. He was now caught in a bind, unable to advance or retreat, fearing the dangers ahead.

"We can’t just wait around like this, right?" Some high school students became discontent, trying to pressure Tang Zheng and his group into acting.

"All of you, shut up! Anyone who talks loudly will get a slap from me." After cursing, Tang Zheng took out a larger LED camp light and turned it on. Suddenly, a soft glow filled the room.

"How come you have everything?" Zhang Hao was thoroughly convinced, admiring, "Having a space wristwatch sure is convenient."

As the lamp light slowly moved, gasps of surprise followed one after another.

"It’s very similar to those Roman Coliseums. Very eerie." The male teacher finally began to regain his confidence, feeling that given his status, he should not back off, "Everyone, be careful."

Indeed, this was a small, circular coliseum about half the size of a football field. The ground was paved with stone slabs, with weeds growing in the cracks and light red puddles of water mixed with blood. Scratches covered the surrounding walls, and in several places, corpses impaled on long spears had been fastened to the walls.

"Who are these people?" Leopard Print Woman shivered, wondering in a small voice.

"Given their ragged attire, they seem to be other survivors who were teleported in. Ancient Rome surely didn’t have suits." Tang Zheng let out a long sigh, "It seems we are inevitably going to face combat. The question is, what kind of monster will we encounter?"

"Demons, werewolves, ghosts and such." Lu Fan called out, "These are the creatures in the games I play."

"They’re all European mythical creatures then." Tang Zheng had the same speculation, "Maybe even hunchbacks and vampires."

"Tang Zheng, do you think the fog drifting up there could be poisonous?" Pang Meiqin pointed to the ceiling about four meters high, where a thin layer of red-black fog was spreading. "Should we put on gas masks?"

"No." Tang Zheng rejected, you put on a gas mask, and you will immediately become isolated from the high school students.

"If this is the Demon City? Where are we standing?" Qin Yan stomped on the floor, a dull, heavy sound echoed back.

"I’m not sure, but I know if we can’t find an exit soon, everyone will be suppressed to the point of madness."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let’s find an exit quickly?" After saying this, Zhang Hao took the lead and walked out. The leopard print woman wanted to follow, but was stopped by Qin Yan.

"Didn’t you all see it? The whole arena is surrounded by stone walls, there is no main entrance." Qin Yan voiced a statement that threw everyone into a panic. "This is a closed space."

"That’s impossible, then how do we escape the Demon City?" the leopard print woman’s face turned pale with fear.

"Wait for another ten or so minutes. After confirming the absence of danger, someone will not be able to bear it and will start taking action." Tang Zheng pointed with his chin at the high school students. "Boys always want to show their presence in front of girls involuntarily, so let’s wait, let them trip any trap."

"When do we take action?" Pang Meiqin also lowered her voice, not caring about the safety of the high school students.

"After they have checked every corner." Tang Zheng finished speaking began to inspect his equipment then asked, "We may not use the thunderstorm rifle now, how many spiritual power bullets have you all preserved?"

"Thirty thousand rounds." Lin Weiguo was the first to report, "It’s a pity that I only have an AK74 with a hundred-round drum, which is not very effective."

Bai Guo, Xin Lan, Qin Yan all gave some numbers, but none of them exceeded twenty thousand rounds. The firearms they had were also not good. It’s not that they didn’t trust Tang Zheng, but they simply had no more points left. Lu Fan and Leopard Print Woman had none at all, which added significant pressure to Tang Zheng.

"What about you, Pang Meiqin?" Since their argument, Bai Guo had looked down on Pang Meiqin and her crafty ways.

"I have no remaining points at all, how do I buy bullets?" Pang Meiqin complained, trying to change the topic, unfortunately, Bai Guo did not let her off.

"So, you are planning to rely on Tang Zheng again?"

"So what if I am? Aren’t you doing the same, don’t pretend to be innocent!" Pang Meiqin retorted. She was not about to take the blame.

"Shut up, do you want to start bickering amongst ourselves first and then be laughed at by others?" Tang Zheng noticed several high school students who originally wanted to approach stopped in their tracks upon seeing this scene and immediately felt annoyed.

"Tang Zheng, monsters are appearing, everyone prepare for battle." Yin Shangwu, who had been observing the surroundings with his Low Light Night Vision Goggles, raised his rifle. Indeed, in the next moment, the high school students that were searching near the walls started to scream and run back.

A large group of Skeleton Warriors crawled out from beneath the stone slabs, gathering on one side of the Coliseum. They held iron-wrapped wooden shields in one hand and rusted curved knives in the other. As they moved, the sound of bones colliding echoed.

"Attack now, we can’t wait any longer." Seeing Skeleton Warriors continuously crawling out, Xu Guanlin yelled at Tang Zheng’s group, "If you guys aren’t going to shoot, at least give us some bullets."

"Aren’t the guns in your hands working? Look, there are rows of weapon racks over there, they haven’t missed a cold weapon." Zhang Hao pointed to a corner of the Coliseum, and indeed there were weapon racks there. Although the weapons were rusted, they could arm everyone without a problem.

Reminded by Zhang Hao, a few male students wearing protective clothing bravely ran over, picked up weapons. However, the group of high school students unconsciously retreated, gradually exposing Tang Zheng’s group of ten.

"Damn, they are even forming a battle formation." Zhang Hao found it amusing. Approximately three hundred skeleton soldiers had crawled out of the ground, forming rows of infantry with sword and shield at the front and pikemen at the back, all busily lining up.(To be continued. If you like this novel, welcome to qidian.com’s Recommendation and Monthly Tickets voting channel. Your support is my biggest motivation.)