Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 562 - 34: Another Two Fall (Third update, ten thousand words)

Chapter 562: Chapter 34: Another Two Fall (Third update, ten thousand words)

Tang Zheng glanced at the emerald ring on Aima’s left index finger; it was striking, but he did not ask about it. Noticing his gaze, Aima caressed the ring and explained its history.

"It was a gift from my grandfather for my eighth birthday!" Aima revealed a blissful expression and laughed, "He once said it belonged to the queen. I thought he was trying to amuse me, but it turned out to be true."

"It will protect you, take good care of it." Tang Zheng turned to the newbies and instructed, "You guys get into the fight. Don’t worry about wasting ammunition; this is a great opportunity to earn points and gain combat experience."

Having planned this, the newbies took immediate action. Pang Meiqin and Ai Yixin, who hadn’t rested, wielded their rifles and shot at the dried up corpse, achieving significant results.

Jia Honglang was blocked by Yu Manli, he said something that angered her, and earned a slap to his face. Hu Xiaoyan was now completely following the lead of this mature woman.

The townsfolk were continuously turned into dried corpses by the scarabs, and they surged towards the inn one after another, under orders from the queen, intending to kill those who planned to desecrate the king’s resurrection ceremony!

The soldiers had been fighting for an hour, they were tired, and more importantly, the street in front of the inn was covered with a thick layer of corpses. There were at least a thousand; the sight of it produced enormous psychological pressure on them.

"Do we have to kill all the civilians in this small town to end this?" The soldiers, aware of the source of the dried corpses, were horrified by this cruel reality and felt like executioners.

"Where’s the golden scarab?" asked Pang Meiqin, who was nonchalantly drinking a bag of milk at the bar. How many people died behind her was just a number to her and didn’t matter.

"This book is a trap, poor Mai Lu was fooled." Tang Zheng explained briefly and pulled out the scarab to place it on the bar.

"Is it alive?" Chu Baichuan picked it up out of boredom. Remembering the scene where the Book of the Undead bled it, he suddenly swung his hand and slammed it onto the table with a bang.

Things changed quickly. A black mist emerged, and then the golden scarab’s six legs trembled furiously. It made a high-pitched sound, and the black scarabs, like mad, swarmed in from all directions towards it, no longer harming the townspeople.

"FU&CK, what are you doing?" George swore angrily. There were too many scarabs, and there was no time to kill them. As they invaded the inn, the soldiers were immediately in confusion, afraid the scarabs would get under their skin.

Tang Zheng quickly pulled Aima behind him, and hastily took out the Book of the Undead, slamming it hard on the golden scarab. He dared not put it back into the wristwatch now; who knew what peril would come if he did.

The scarab remained motionless, as if it had been squashed to death.

"Lu Fan, bury it in sand." Tang Zheng called while stepping on the swarming scarabs. But unfortunately, it was too late. More than ten scarabs successfully touched the golden scarab, turning into a black mist and diving into its body.

The golden scarab started to quiver its tentacles again, and its body grew bigger.

The lobby’s marble floor made it hard for Lu Fan to use his ability. As more scarabs broke through and succeeded in touching the golden scarab, it grew to the size of a football in the blink of an eye.

With a squeak from the golden scarab, the scarabs no longer had to touch it. They all instantly decomposed and turned into black mists, which it absorbed into its body.

For a moment, black fog drifted about in the inn during the night, creating an eerie atmosphere.

Tang Zheng didn’t wait, took out his Demon Slaying Holy Flame, and directly hit the golden scarab the size of a calf, blowing off a piece of shell as big as a fist.

The monster had a high defense power. Tang Zheng frowned, promptly reloading the Demon Slaying Holy Flame and continuing to attack. Although his speed of five shots per second was fast, it was proving insufficient to handle the current situation.

The golden scarab, now the size of a rhinoceros, was hurt by Tang Zheng’s attack. It let out a pathetic howl, suddenly leaped up, and mid-air, it targeted Tang Zheng like a meteor.

Tang Zheng dodged to the side, continuously loading and firing, while Qin Yan, the Old Soldier, and Dantai retreated a few steps to a temporary safe distance. They took out their firearms and fired at the scarab, hoping to kill it as quickly as possible.

With a thump, the scarab plunged, fracturing the marble floor into dust, and a pit three meters in radius formed. The bullets hitting its body produced a chime-like noise, with sparks spurting out. The scarab wailed, and leaped again. This time an unfortunate soldier was squashed flat. Then, with a sudden bite from its terrifying jaws, it tore a slow dodging soldier in half. Swinging its head, it shot several more soldiers flying.

The soldiers were in disarray, the dried corpses broke into the inn and started a standoff. The lobby was in chaos; gunshots and shadows intertwined, stray bullets whizzed around.

"What are you waiting for? Find a way to protect yourselves!" Tang Zheng yelled at the newbies. He had no expectation of them joining the attack. Did he expect these newbies to stick together and defend themselves? He certainly didn’t think the newbies trusted each other.

"Jia Honglang, Xiaoyan, Chen Hong, get over here quickly." Yu Manli’s ability was useless with a gun, but her Dragon’s Strength was valuable. She backhanded a dried corpse that got too close. It was immediately sent flying.

Not only the three people she called, but other newbies were also trying to gather around her—being next to a powerhouse gave a sense of security.