Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 423 - 42: Strengthening Potion and Chaotic Battle

Chapter 423: Chapter 42: Strengthening Potion and Chaotic Battle

Gunshots rang out, causing mass chaos on the scene.

Little Pavel saw his father was dead. As he reached out to him, he narrowly missed a bullet aimed at his head, but the second hit him in the leg. His knees gave way, and he fell to the ground, crawling onto his father’s corpse.

The first reaction of Gao Yu and Tan Hui was to shield their heads with their hands and run towards the ruins of the nearby building. Despite doubling their constitution, their Primary Protective clothing could not stop bullets. Fortunately, they had spent points on B-Class Protective Clothing which not only doubled their constitution but also had the capability to stop bullets. They got hit by two or three bullets, but remained uninjured and safely hid.

Liu Yue and Liu Qian were lucky to fall flat on the ground just in time. Bullets flew past them, hitting the snow around them and causing them to scream in fright. Li Meilian and Han Mei weren’t as fortunate. They ran towards the wasteland, one getting hit in the shoulder, the other in the calf. They immediately fell into the snow, blood seeping out.

The two women were terrified and still struggling to crawl. If they would have played dead, the firepower would have stopped targeting them.

Lu Fan’s Firefly and Qin Yan’s Unicorn Protective Clothing were top tier choices for defending against ordinary bullets. After protecting their heads, they started counterattacking in the direction of the gunshots.

"Run, Gao Wei, suppress their firepower." In one swift motion, Tang Zheng grabbed Lu Fan and flung her over seven meters away. Then, with one arm, he clutched Liu Yue and with the other, he grabbed at Han Mei’s Clothing and pulled Li Meilian along, dragging them towards the shelter of ruins.

Dantai was dragging Liu Qian with one hand and firing back with the other. Bullets zipped past them, creating a chilling wind that caused goose-bumps.

The timing of the ambushers was perfect. Had their location not been unexpectedly revealed, they would have killed more than just Old Pavel.

Because bullets were incredibly precious and failing to hunt could cost them their lives, the marksmanship of any Wasteland Adventurer was excellent. Those snipers were even more formidable; despite the sudden attack, their kill count was impressive.

"Damn, these people are so accurate." Gao Wei got shot in the arm, which hung down limply, his sleeve soaked in blood.

"Gao Yu and Tan Hui, counterattack! You just hang in there!" Tang Zheng didn’t have the time to retaliate. He pulled out a first-aid kit to bandage the wounded, disgusted with the pair for hiding and not daring to reveal their position.

Tang Zheng was also shot several times. The snipers continued their attack after their initial round, aiming at body parts. This was the only reason Tang Zheng and his group had survived this long. Had they aimed for the head, the outcome might have been different.

"We really let our guard down this time." Dantai replaced his ammunition clip, taking cover behind a large piece of cement. He shot towards a building two hundred meters across the street, which was where the ambushers were hiding.

"Lu Fan and Qin Yan, guard our rear, don’t let them flank us." After Tang Zheng had quickly bandaged Gao Wei and Li Meilian’s wounds, he took out his Gauss sniper rifle, set it up on its stand, and got ready.

Through the scope, Tang Zheng saw the group of ambushers hiding on the third floor and immediately pulled the trigger. A ball of energy gathered at the muzzle and zipped out with a sizzle, instantly collapsing half of the wall. The wasteland man hiding behind the wall, having never seen such a powerful gun in action, stood dumbfounded as the beam grazed him, vaporizing half his body and reducing the rest to a charred black.

Tang Zheng rapidly fired, releasing one energy beam after another that completely demolished the building. Besides those who were killed, most of the Wastelanders on top were buried alive under the debris.

"You wait here." Tang Zheng donned Hellfire and flew towards the ambusher’s hideout, "Don’t let any of them escape. Kill them all."

The wasteland men, seeing the Iron Tyrant flying out, quickly hid inside the building. But infrared scanning and radar immediately locked onto their life signals. Tang Zheng fired his handheld beam weapon and annihilated them all.

He heard the sound of an engine starting from the side of the street and saw a civilian Hummer trying to flee. This time, he landed directly on top of the car.

Da-da-da, the bullets pierced the iron sheet and hit Tang Zheng, sparking against his armor.

Tang Zheng squatted down, gathering his fingers and thrusting them through the iron sheet of the car. Amid creaking sounds, he rigidly tore off the roof of the car. He then grabbed the copilot, a man wearing a military cap. The driver was terrified. He abruptly stopped the car, opened the door, and made a run for it.

Tang Zheng raised his hand and blasted the driver into charcoal with a beam.

"Who are you working for?" Tang Zheng grabbed the captive’s right arm, "Should I tear it off?"

The wasteland man, clearly the group leader, hesitated, causing Tang Zheng to immediately tear off his arm. A pool of fresh blood spilled on the snow.

"You have one more chance."

"I’ll talk, I come from gathering place number 10." The unfortunate group leader had eyed the military-grade guns and ammunition on the young soldier and had been overcome with the desire to rob him, not knowing he was attracting the attention of a death god.

"You promised to spare my life." The group leader pleaded, realizing too late that he should have used hidden firearms. However, facing this heavily armed guy, he didn’t stand a chance.

Tang Zheng didn’t waste words; he promptly crushed the man’s skull and tossed his body into the snow. When he flew back, he found that Gao Wei and his group were still fighting. As it turned out, a group of Council Patrol soldiers had decided to rob them while they were occupied.

Tang Zheng was utterly irritated; he dispatched them to the heavens with a few rocket shells.

"Are you their brothers?" Tang Zheng removed the Hellfire, facing a pair of brothers named An Ping, both carrying rifles.