Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 394 - 29: Interception and Capture of the Armored Vehicle

Chapter 394: Chapter 29: Interception and Capture of the Armored Vehicle

The armed squad of the Steel Council was known to strut around on the ground of Russia. Apart from those chaps from the Freedom Group who provocatively harassed them as they shouted slogans of freedom and equality all day, other adventure groups would give way to them. Therefore, the group leader did not dispatch any scouts. Hmm, he indeed did not have this habit at all.

Tang Zheng leisurely chased them along the tracks on the highway, without encountering any attacks. Looking at the four tracked armored vehicles, an oil tanker, a truck towing a Doe Armed Helicopter behind, Tang Zheng’s eyes saw dollar signs. This journey really was a big harvest. It would be a shame not to take advantage of the ’generosity’ of the Council.

The cooldown period for the Power Armor had not yet ended, Tang Zheng was in no rush to attack. After confirming that the radiation level was safe, he took out a can of canned beef and mineral water to replenish his energy.

Twenty minutes later, Tang Zheng stretched lazily on the Velociraptor and chased after them once again. When he was a hundred meters away from the Council’s convoy, he took out his Thunderstorm rifle, decisively put on the Iron Hellfire, then turned on the thruster, breaking into the sky over the armed squad like a meteor.

When Tang Zheng, fully covered in power armor, landed on the ground and used two Impact Beams to destroy the leader’s armored caravan, the soldiers fell into panic.

The responses of the two BMP-3 Infantry Armored Vehicles were extremely fast. 100mm smoothbore guns aimed at Tang Zheng and began to thunder. Amidst the thunderous roar of the bombardment, shrapnel from explodable bullets shot towards Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng wasn’t interested in testing the defense power of Iron Hellfire. The thrusters on his limbs spewed out flames, and he immediately evacuated from the bombardment zone. Not even the splashes from the mud explosion touched him.

It turned out that the group leader was still alive. Probably worried about a sneak attack from the Freedom Group, he was actually hiding inside a BMP-3 armored car. He was currently shouting loudly through a high-pitched loudspeaker, organizing his subordinates to resist Tang Zheng.

The four infantry armored vehicles moved quickly. In addition to the smoothbore gun firing, the parallel 30mm machine gun also began to roar, firing at Tang Zheng.

Along with the thunderous gunshots, armor-piercing incendiary bullets and shrapnel from explodable bullets formed a barrage, following Tang Zheng with an orange-red tail flame, and fell into the distance, blowing up the fir trees beside the highway. One after another, trees were cut down.

Two pilots jumped out from the infantry armored vehicle and ran towards the Doe helicopter. They obviously wanted to pilot it to take control of the airspace and attack Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng immediately identified them as a priority, flew out, and started firing the Thunderstorm rifle, burning them into scorched flesh. The Doe’s weapon mounting was still sparse, but Tang Zheng valued its mobility more. As for weapons, he could add more later.

The BMP-3 armored vehicle was also equipped with three 7.62mm machine guns. The four added up to twelve, plus all the machine guns fired, covering Tang Zheng with firepower.

There were also five shooting holes on the armored vehicle, and the soldiers inside aimed their guns at Tang Zheng. Those infantry who didn’t have any cover didn’t idle either, they lay on both sides of the highway, attacking Tang Zheng.

For a moment, the entire open snowy forest road was masked by gunfire. The BMP-3 was known for its ultra-luxurious weapon system, and at this moment, the powerful firepower displayed is enough for them to suppress and wipe out a battalion-sized troop.

The bullets, like a storm, hit the power armor, making a dense ding-ding sound, Tang Zheng moved again and all the gun muzzles immediately traced his figure.

Tang Zheng originally wanted to capture these infantry armored vehicles, but it seemed not possible anymore. He then aimed at the armored vehicle where the group leader was, lifted his right arm, the armor on his forearm flipped open, a small rocket launcher appeared, and then two armor-piercing rockets were launched.

Boom boom, the armored vehicle was hit, two fireballs rose, yet Tang Zheng didn’t feel assured. He followed up with an Impact Beam and amidst the splashes of metal flakes, this vehicle was entirely turned into scrap iron.

The firepower of the other armored vehicles became even more fierce, clearly fearing that they would meet the same fate as the group leader’s vehicle.

"Damn, it pains me to see all this. How wonderful it would be to reserve these ammunition for my use." Tang Zheng didn’t want to destroy more armored vehicles, he flew over directly, landed on the armored vehicle, grabbed the rim with both hands. Amidst the grating sounds, he used brute force to pull it down.

"Leave the car, and you can live." Tang Zheng’s voice was broadcast out by the loudspeaker, but no one obeyed. The other two armored vehicles started to flee, leaving the battlefield. However, the remaining one did not stand still, the driver and the gun leader fought back at Tang Zheng with their rifles, and the infantry inside also counterattacked.

Tang Zheng was thoroughly enraged, he fired his Thunderstorm rifle wildly, which resulted in the explosion of a shell, and the entire vehicle turned into a ball of fire.

Tang Zheng flew out of the fire. Like an eagle, he flashed past, landing twenty meters in front of the first armored vehicle, and turned the high-pitched loudspeaker up to the highest volume.

"Stop, or die." As Tang Zheng’s voice sounded, the Gatling machine gun, rockets, leg-mounted rockets, homing missiles, and various weapons on Iron Hellfire’s shoulder all opened up, aiming at the armored vehicle. Plus, he fired the Impact Beam wildly, bombarding the vicinity of the war chariot.

The Iron Hellfire instantly showed its fangs, the fleeing war chariot applied a quick brake, skidding out a trail. The soldiers on board quickly ran out and bolted into the fir forest.

Seeing the danger, the second war chariot also chose to surrender. Tang Zheng, instead of rushing to collect the spoils of war, flew around the battlefield, continuously bombing and dispersing the soldiers to a greater distance. Only then did he feel safe to land.

The internal space of the Space Wristwatch was not infinite, it was a cube the size of a football field. Yet, it was enough for Tang Zheng to encase the oil tanker, two BMP-3 infantry armored vehicles, and the Doe Helicopter.

A smile was curling on the corners of Tang Zheng’s mouth. Humming a tune, he first collected the rifles and ammo clips from the dead soldiers. He did not have the habit of stripping people of their underwear, so the uniforms were left behind. There were only thirty bottle caps.

Dragging along thirty or so rifles and a handful of ammo clips, Tang Zheng went alongside the war chariot and stuffed them inside. He then jumped into the driver’s cabin. Seeing the various instruments and steering wheel, a sense of comfort emerged within him.

"One hundred points well spent." Tang Zheng started the war chariot. Listening to the roar of the engine, he pressed the accelerator. The war chariot darted out, racing along the snowy road. He felt a slight bump. There was no discomfort in Tang Zheng’s body. On the contrary, he felt excited, even happier than driving a sports car. He even wanted to drift if he wasn’t still unfamiliar with the controls.

After about ten minutes of fun, Tang Zheng parked the war chariot to check the cannon shells and other weapons. Ensuring that spare ammunition was available, he stored it away. Then he took out the Doe Helicopter and clambered into the cabin.

This was harder to drive than the war chariot, and Tang Zheng didn’t want to create an aviation accident. Thus, he carefully interpreted the knowledge transmitted into his mind by the Trojan Transmission, carefully learning. Five minutes later, the propellers moved, and the Doe warily took off.

Tang Zheng gripped the control stick with both hands, adjusted the helicopter’s heading. At eight hundred meters of altitude, he slowly flew along the highway. This helicopter falling would at least be five or six million US dollars. Not that Tang Zheng cared about this, he was more concerned about his life, due to the existence of the propellers, there was no way he could parachute.

"It only takes three seconds for the Hellfire to arm, that’s enough, right?" Tang Zheng took a few deep breaths, stabilizing his emotions and focusing on flying.

The cockpit was littered with densely packed buttons and various instruments. He had to align the knowledge imparted by the Trojan Transmission with reality. Thus, the burden on his brain was heavy. After a while, a layer of sweat beads appeared on his forehead.

Gradually becoming accustomed to the operations, Tang Zheng recognized the direction according to his memory and began flying towards the Mutant Tribe. Twenty minutes later, he saw the mutants, continuously returning home. When they saw a helicopter overhead, they immediately lay flat, trying to hide, unaware that the radar had already detected them.

Tang Zheng ignored these guys, flying directly over the tribe. The fire was not out yet, interspersed with sporadic gunshots. Apparently, Luo Xiji was not willing to admit defeat. He brought fifty subordinates who he had gathered back again to scavenge. At this moment, they were retreating with their spoils of war while fighting. The mutants were chasing after them, wanting to retrieve their food. But they couldn’t win the fight at all.

Tang Zheng circled in the helicopter. As soon as he did, the gunshots immediately ceased. Everyone hid where they were, afraid of being attacked.

A bang, a bullet hit the propeller blades, sparking. Tang Zheng jumped in fright, but didn’t raise the helicopter. Instead, he tipped the nose downward, and pressed the fire control button for the Gatling machine gun.

A stream of fire immediately shot out, breaking the fir trees in its path. Numerous branches fell – although there were no casualties, no one dared to shoot after this. They all hid as much as they could.

"I’ll leave you a path to live." Tang Zheng wasn’t interested in teasing these wastelanders. After not finding Dantai Zongqi and the others, he followed in the direction they had left.

Indeed, flying was much faster than running. Tang Zheng had only flown for twenty minutes when he saw the eight disheartened ones, shrinking their shoulders as they walked on the road. Gao Yu seemed very resentful, blaming Old Pavel while pointing and gesturing. They had spent a lot of bullets, not even getting a hair of the spoils of war, and were still chased around by others. It was strange if they weren’t angry.

"Tang Zheng definitely knows about our plight, and must be hiding somewhere laughing at us." Gao Yu spat, feeling very gloomy. If he had known earlier, he would have left with Tang Zheng. He wanted to curse Old Pavel a few more times, but the middle-aged man just twitched his ears and ran into the fir forest without a word.

"Quick, hide! It’s a helicopter." His ears were indeed very sharp.

Since teasing didn’t work, Tang Zheng didn’t want to waste fuel. He landed on the highway, put the Doe Helicopter away again, changed into the infantry armored car, pressed the accelerator, and the tires whipped up a large amount of snow, then he drove away.

"Where’s the plane? Just talking nonsense." Gao Yu complained, tightened his clothing and stepped onto the highway, "Let’s hurry home, we’re about to freeze to death. We didn’t get anything, who knows how we’re going to be laughed at by those women."

Just as the eight unlucky guys stepped onto the highway, they heard the roar of an engine. Looking back, an infantry armored vehicle was quickly approaching. Without hesitation, they once again ran into the fir forest. Just looking at the various muzzles on the war chariot, none of them had the courage to resist. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)