Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 560 - 32 Malice

Chapter 560: Chapter 32 Malice

The soldier, who had a scarab beetle burrow into his body, collapsed on the ground. His skin was withering and turning into that of a dried corpse. His companion went to assist him, but seeing this upsetting transformation, he was taken aback.

The sporadic scarabs were rapidly infiltrating the inn’s lobby. This caused the soldiers to become unwilling to stay still, even reluctant to squish the beetles with their feet.

"Don’t be afraid, they can’t bite through clothes." Tang Zheng stomped on them, turning them into a messy pulp. An increase in scarab beetles would be troublesome.

George was decisive and put down his transforming comrade immediately. The soldiers felt somber, but there was nothing they could do.

"What should we do? Can we really not leave?" Jasons frowned deeply, still harboring some hope. Nobody knew when the attack from the dried corpses would end. If it continued indeterminately, morale would plummet.

"We must follow the instructions on the note." Tang Zheng didn’t have time to complain or hope for good luck. Every second mattered. He was recalling the layout of Siwa Town, thinking about how to establish a defense that would last a night.

"If another punitive force comes, that would be interesting." Pang Meiqin, who was by the window, used her AK500 to kill the dried corpses. She had never wasted an opportunity to safely gain points.

"You guys, come over here and move the bodies in the lobby to the corner." Tang Zheng assigned a few workers to clean up the lobby. He then sat down on the sofa, "We can’t be disorderly. We should divide into three groups and rotate, George, we’ll be the third group."

No soldiers wished to team up with these Easterners. Life and death were at stake, and they couldn’t entrust their backs to people they were unfamiliar with.

George made arrangements. Yet, he found that the soldiers were reluctant, causing him to become irritated and cursed, "Idiots, one of them is worth five of you!"

"Other than Tang Zheng and the little Lolita, I haven’t seen the others doing anything remarkable. They look like newbies who just learned how to use guns." A team leader grumbled. He had a sharp eye; Zhao Guangji and the others clearly seemed like inexperienced newcomers.

"This is an order!" George didn’t care to explain and directly exerted his authority as the squad leader.

"There’s no sign of the dried corpses decreasing. If this continues, our ammunition reserves won’t last." Lin Weiguo stated from the window. He was observing the situation, noticing the soldiers only carried six ammo clips in their tactical vests. In such intense battles, ammo would be depleted in about ten minutes, "We must retrieve the ammunition box before we run out of bullets."

George’s face turned grave. The parking lot was more than a hundred meters away, across an open space. Going around the small street to get there required at least five turns. There were many corners, the buildings were towering, and the location was difficult to defend. Moreover, they might get lost. However, taking the main road meant facing numerous dried corpses.

"Who the hell placed the parking lot so far away?" George cursed and hid his gaze on his subordinates. He didn’t want to sacrifice them. In the end, his gaze rested on Tang Zheng.

"Let’s divide the work. You guys go get the ammunition and the task of defending the lobby will be given to my men. After all, with the language barrier, there may be confusion in cooperation." George made a clumsy excuse, planning to shirk his responsibilities onto the Easterners.

"Hmph, trying to loaf on the job? That’s not happening. If the lobby is about to be breached, I don’t believe you guys would sit still. You’d have to fight then." George had a good plan, but unfortunately, Tang Zheng didn’t even consider it and directly declined.

"Why?" George frowned, "You can’t be stubborn at a time like this."

"I don’t trust that your men can defend the lobby." Tang Zheng sneered. George was trying to plot against him. If these cannon fodder troops weren’t needed to consume the dried corpses, he would kill them directly.

Dantai and Qin Yan also swiftly responded. They glanced at George, their expressions less friendly. Even though they faced external enemies, the atmosphere in the lobby was still tense.

"What are you guys doing? For fairness, each side should send half its soldiers to get ammunition." Jasons, the sly old fox, sensed the change in the atmosphere and immediately stepped in to keep the peace. While he spoke of fairness, his underlying meaning was in favor of George. Tang Zheng had fewer people; losing half would put him at a disadvantage. If a few more of his men died, he would completely lose the strength to challenge the foreign troops.

"Agreed." George nodded, challenging Tang Zheng with his gaze, "Ten people from each side. At least two trucks should be brought back. You figure out how to do it."

"All male newcomers, come out. Dantai and Baichuan, you come with me." Tang Zheng selected his men. As Qin Yan tried to help him with his tactical vest, he stopped her.

"Qin Yan, take care of my wife." Chu Baichuan was holding an ordinary MG42 and repeatedly reminded his wife to be careful.

Old Tang and Ruxiong were reluctant to join the fight, dragging their feet to stall.

"If you’re not ready in a minute, I’ll feed you to the dried corpses." Tang Zheng glared at them threateningly, "No one can slack off unless you’re dead!"

The newcomers fell silent, reminded of the missing female host.

"She was surely raped and killed by him first." Zhao Guangji slandered Tang Zheng in his heart. Thinking of Ruan Feifei’s gorgeous body, he licked his lips. He decided to cooperate with the team leader. As for Qin Yan and others, there was no point in considering them, however, Chen Hong and Cai Nan were still within his grasp.

"A college student and a celebrity, not bad at all." The thought of getting intimate with them made Zhao Guangji’s loins to stir.

George’s ten soldiers were ready as well, standing at the entrance, waiting for the easterners to go first. After all, being the vanguard was perilous; this wasn’t a fight for their nation, nor was it about honor. They only needed to survive and make money.

"Hmph, we have no problem going first, but if you guys don’t move, don’t blame me if I get antagonistic." After warning them, Tang Zheng led the charge. His M4A1 rifle spitting flames from the muzzle, instantly headshotting two dried corpses that lunged at him.

Chu Baichuan and Dantai quickly followed suit. The newbies, upon reaching a critical moment, hesitated a bit. After all, anyone who was faced with hundreds of dried corpses charging at them would express the same reaction.

"Hurry up and follow." Lu Fan and Pang Meiqin weren’t polite, pointed their muzzles directly at the newbies, intimidating them.

Xu Liangmao gritted his teeth and was the first one to charge forward, followed by Zhao Guangji. The other newbies saw that they couldn’t avoid it anymore and ran out as well.

"Your turn now." Lu Fan turned to the soldiers.

Without uttering a word, George had initially planned to let Tang Zheng’s squad proceed a bit, which would be beneficial to his side. But in the next moment, a stream of bullets hit the ground at his feet.

"If you continue to stall, I guarantee you’ll never get to issue the next command." Lu Fan let go of her rifle, grabbed the hand grenades with both hands, stared at the soldiers pointing their muzzles at her and disdainfully asked, "Want to die once?"

The Conquerors also had their fingers on the triggers; all the women, except Manli, who had already acquired her abilities, were shivering with fear.

"Move out." George, with a face as stern as iron, was humiliated by a little loli, which would be too embarrassing to mention.

"They’ve come up." Dantai looked back and laughed, "You slowed down, trying to ditch them?"

"If I go too fast, will they be able to keep up?" Tang Zheng replaced his ammo clip and continued killing the dried corpses. "When we arrive at the third corner, we’ll speed up and completely ditch them. Having been besieged, they will definitely establish their defenses there. At that point, we’ll have an easier time."

Hearing Tang Zheng casually chatting while maintaining his calm, the nervous newbies were deeply impressed. They wondered when they would become as powerful as he was.

"Pay attention to the rate of fire and maintain firepower. Don’t change the ammo clips all at once." Tang Zheng loudly reminded the newbies.

Chen Jiarong, a college student, was quite frightened. Upon seeing the ferocious dried corpse charging at him, he would hold on tight to the trigger, hoping to kill it quickly. But the recoil made his bullets fly off-target.

"Keep calm. Just aim and shoot at one, we will take care of the others." If it were before, Tang Zheng would surely take out the Terminator and clear a path as quickly as possible to complete the mission, thus reducing the casualties among newcomers. But after the incident with Ruan Feifei, he changed. Newbies were meant to be exposed to all sorts of dangers to temper themselves, to be useful in a pinch. As for those who end up dead, sorry to say, you’re just out of luck."

All but the stupid newbies understood that this was a great chance to adapt to the brutal Trojan Horse Game and hone their skills. Thus, they were serious. Despite not reaching a kill rate of one shot, one kill, their hit rate improved, and the stopping power of their bullets made it difficult for the dried corpses to charge.

The soldiers didn’t have such concerns. They merely wanted to retrieve the ammunition as quickly as possible since the lobby was safe. As a result, their progression speed was rapid, and they began to close the distance to Tang Zheng’s squad.

Roars of cheers erupted in the hall. The soldiers were applauding their comrades for their outstanding performance, looking provocatively at Lu Fan who still held hand grenades in her hands.

"Your uncle is going all out, leaving you all in the dust!" Lu Fan rolled her eyes, disdainfully gave them the middle finger. With Tang Zheng not around, the little loli didn’t bother pretending to be a lady and was as arrogant as she could ever be.

After turning the second corner, Tang Zheng’s squad sped up immediately. The spearhead formed by the three Conquerors opened fire to its full extent. Their gunfire, under strict control, remained stable even during suppressing fire, knocking down over twenty dried corpses in their path in an instant.

Tang Zheng pressed the release button on his right hand, swiftly took an ammo clip from his tactical vest with his left hand, replaced it, and continued firing. The transition of firepower was perfect, and only after two single shots did the empty clip finally hit the ground.

Dantai’s machine gun fired in a refreshing rhythm. The dried corpses on both sides of her, who hardly posed a threat, had their heads blown off right after they climbed out from the rooftop and fell down thumpingly. After all, she was a trained elite agent, who had also exchanged for firearms specialization. Her shooting, undoubtedly, was in the top three of the team.

Chu Baichuan was slightly lacking, but thanks to the fierce firepower of his MG42, his suppression of the dried corpses was no problem at all.

Seeing that the dried corpses couldn’t get close, the newbies were pumped, and their tactical moves improved slightly.

The Eastern squad zoomed ahead, leaving behind a pile of dried corpses with shattered heads. The soldiers who were left behind and were short of seventeen meters were dumbfounded. Naturally, the dried corpses instinctively chose the lucky and avoided the unlucky, and they naturally targeted the soldiers. Therefore, the pressure on the soldiers’ squad increased dramatically.

By the time Tang Zheng’s ten-member squad successfully entered the parking lot and crawled onto the truck loaded with ammunition boxes, the soldiers squad, which had been left behind, had only progressed a few meters, and they were completely trapped. After all, without the cover from Tang Zheng’s squad, they had to face multiple times the number of dried corpses. Moreover, they lacked the power to kill with one shot, and they panicked a bit when they saw the dried corpses getting close, and mistakes were naturally inevitable. (To be continued. If you like this novel, please visit qidian.com to vote for it. Your support is my biggest motivation.)