Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 725 - 67: The Main Attack

Chapter 725: Chapter 67: The Main Attack

Mei Jueeye instinctively tried to struggle, but felt the grip of Tang Zheng’s hand tighten on his neck. He fell silent and let Tang Zheng inject him with the antivirus reagent.

"Did he realise?" Mei Jueeye narrowed his eyes, staring at Tang Zheng. The other man’s eyes held a mocking look as if he saw through the plot, which made him uncomfortable. Then he scoffed, "Of course, how could I possibly fool him? But at least my goal has been achieved."

Fearing that Tang Zheng would tamper with the reagent, Mei Jueeye deliberately broke one. Now, with the group leader personally doing it and randomly picking up an injection from the insulated box they hadn’t seen before, it greatly eased the high schooler’s suspicion.

Zhuo Lie watched this and nodded in relief from the side. The conflict between the two sides was too intense for him to trust Tang Zheng.

"Hmph, a mere clown," scoffed Tang Zheng as he discarded the syringe, holding back the smirk threatening to emerge. He did not want to give Zhuo Lie any opportunity to see through his act.

As Mei Jueeye walked to the corner with a smile of triumph, Lu Fan struggled not to laugh. This is what happens when one thinks himself clever. If the high-schooler knew that what Tang Zheng injected him with was actually an unstable improved reagent, even in death, he would be so angry he would come back to life just to fight.

"Zhuo Lie, I don’t think we should do this, I have a bad feeling." Zi Xin stopped Zhuo Lie who was about to undress, shaking his head with a look of detached calm in his eyes, staring at Tang Zheng as if trying to see right through him.

"How is that possible? We all have injected it, so no one here can be an exception." Chen Hong’s voice was loud, filled with complaints and resentment.

Zhuo Lie understood. If he refused, he would undoubtedly provoke public anger. Even Old Zhou and Yi Ting may turn against him. But Zi Xin has a prophetic ability, his words must be accurate.

"The captain, Tang Zheng, has been injected, so why should you be exempt?" Yao Feng shouted loudly, looking enraged. Although he was weak in power, he was a dutiful subordinate, and surely, any conflicts were not for the leader to deal with himself.

"Group Captain Zhuo, you are too suspicious." Qin Yan said disapprovingly, furrowing her pretty eyebrows, "If you refuse, please leave."

"Humph, can he even leave? The resistance leaders will not allow such a powerful soldier to exist, that’s dangerous for them. Besides, I won’t let you leave either." Dantai stepped forward, his eyes gazing at the two fiercely, prepared to unleash a mental impact at any moment, "I don’t want to complicate things before the decisive battle, you’d better do as you’re told."

Tang Zheng tensed all his muscles, ready for combat anytime, he supported Dantai’s decision. The others also got into combat position, a conflict was imminent.

"Group Captain Zhuo, please don’t insist on your own way." Old Zhou who had been let down many times couldn’t stand it, he openly criticized Zhuo Lie for the first time.

Zhuo Lie’s face turned iron blue. There was nothing more humiliating and vexing than having his teammates stand with the enemy and openly criticizing him.

Zhuo Lie gripped Zi Xin’s hand tightly. Being completely isolated and helpless infuriated him so much that he wanted to destroy everything before him.

"Don’t be impulsive." Zi Xin understood Zhuo Lie’s feelings. Being a group leader himself, he knew Tang Zheng had won everyone’s trust, he even managed to protect the newbies and pregnant women. On the other hand, Zhuo Lie had not only lost many of his Conquerors, the rest were also disillusioned. If it weren’t for the overwhelming pressure and no other place to go, they would have abandoned him already.

"We will take the injection." Even though they had not spent much time together, Zi Xin knew both Tang Zheng and Dantai’s way of doing things. These two men would not allow any uncertainty to exist. If Zhuo Lie refused, it would undoubtedly lead to a showdown.

Zhuo Lie’s eyes flickered, sweeping over the Trojan Squad. He wasn’t even sure he could triumph over Tang Zheng alone, let alone the many conquerors present. Moreover, once a fight broke out, Zi Xin would definitely be targeted and killed the moment his prophetic ability is revealed, and that was something he absolutely didn’t want to see...

"Alright then." Zhuo Lie took a deep breath and, considering the pros and cons, decided to swallow the bitter pill.

"Since there are no objections, can we choose our own reagent?" Zi Xin asked Tang Zheng, looking at the insulated box, his face expressionless. He had always believed in Tang Zheng.

"You can." Tang Zheng replied without hesitation, which made Zi Xin furrow his brows. Did he guess wrong? There wasn’t a scheme after all? Then what was his premonition of crisis?

"Impressive." Tang Lu glanced at Tang Zheng and suddenly she realized. When she left the restroom just now, she was confused as to why Tang Zheng asked her to only bring nineteen nutrient solutions. So, this was the reason. Due to Zhuo Lie’s team being suspicious, they would definitely not be the first to take the injection. And at the end, no matter what they picked, all of them would be improved reagents.

The next dawn, before the sky brightened up, the entire base was buzzing. Fully armed soldiers boarded their vehicles heading towards Itala. Even the limited air force and tanks were sent to the battlefield. The resistance had definitely gone all in.

The three thousand Dare to Die team was arranged in another fleet. Their task was not to charge to their deaths, but to directly enter the virtual world and kill the mother queen after capturing the energy control room in Itala.

"Alright, go back. Be careful living on your own from now on." Tang Zheng stroked Tang Lu’s hair and gently pushed her away.

"You must come back alive!" Tang Lu’s eyes were red. She knew this was probably wishful thinking. The girl was not foolish, she noticed that these people and the entire base didn’t blend in, as if they came from another world.

"Thank you. No matter where I am, I will never forget what you’ve done for us," Tang Zheng’s soft rejection made the girl realise instantly. The tears welled up in her eyes and streamed down her cheeks.

"Don’t cry. Come, let’s take a picture." Tang Zheng hugged the girl by the shoulders and took out his mobile phone.

The girl stood on her toes and pecked at Tang Zheng’s cheek, captured in the scene frozen in the phone with the click of the camera.

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After a fierce battle that lasted most of the day, the Resistance captured the control room, and the Dare to Die Team began their assault.

This place was a large bunker made of steel and rivets. All that met the eye were mechanical constructions and various exposed painted wires. A mere sniff revealed a cold, hard metallic scent.

The battle was still underway, filled with gun smoke. Wrecked bodies of mechanical soldiers were scattered everywhere, even some wreckage from mechanical squids. However, more human soldiers had fallen. Facing the powerful weapons of the robots, none of them had even left a whole corpse behind.

"We should have left Cheng Cheng at the base." Chen Hong was somewhat frustrated when she saw Tang Zheng driving a scavenger, accompanied by two little lolitas. She felt that she should be by the group leader’s side.

No one answered her because gunshots suddenly rang out. A hundred-man team of mechanical squids rushed in from the thirty-meter high ceiling, disrupting the team’s formation.

With rapid reactions, Qin Yan and Dantai pulled the control levers, raised the Scavenger’s armature, and opened fire with dual heavy machine guns.

Large-caliber bullets hit the mechanical squids, causing a cascade of sparks and shattered metal parts.

The hot shells that fell from the machine gun’s ejector port were like hailstones, falling on Chen Hong who was next to them, causing the fallen star to scream.

Tang Zheng’s squad had obtained five scavengers from the logistics office. The remaining ones were in the hands of Xu Biyun and Ruan Feifei. Both ladies performed admirably, providing fire cover and defending the team’s rear excellently.

Zhuo Lie’s squad only had one, naturally he monopolized it. This caused dissatisfaction in Yi Ting and Old Zhou.

"Calm down, all teams establish defenses." Through the radio, the battalion commanders quickly issued combat orders. Unfortunately, the Dare to Die Team was not all composed of elite troops, so panic was inevitable.

"All scavengers, open fire, suppress the mechanical squids."

"Tighten defenses."

Commands were issued, cries echoed back and forth. There were calls for help such as "I’ve been shot," "Where is the captain?" This greatly disappointed Tang Zheng. If they fell into such disarray facing a team of mechanical squids, who knows what would happen if they enter the virtual world to face the phantom virus and Agent Smith.

Tang Zheng single shot with dual guns. In less than a minute, he had completely destroyed the five nearby mechanical squids, reducing them to a pile of scrap metal. The high killing efficiency immediately set off cheers from the nearby soldiers.

Twenty minutes later, the Dare to Die team caught up with the Third Brigade, who were in charge of clearing roadblocks. The Major, who was originally prepared to blame them, shut his mouth as the Third Brigade had lost two-thirds of their personnel. The control room and corridors were littered with bodies.

"Bad luck, we ran into a Clone Queen." The middle-aged Brigade Commander had obviously led the charge. He was lying on the ground, missing an arm and covered in blood, receiving treatment from the medical soldiers. "But fortunately, we have taken control of the control room."

The Major saluted formally with a serious expression. Afterward, he led the Dare to Die Team into the control room.

A team that had undergone information training immediately got to work. They stuck wires onto the backs of the soldiers’ necks and plugged the other end into the control room’s ports. After being injected with red liquid, the soldiers entered a deep sleep. Their consciousness was separated and entered the virtual world.

"Begin operation." Tang Zheng opened the insulated box and distributed the improved reagent. The recipients, including Dantai, immediately injected it into the bodies of the soldiers who had already entered sleep mode.

Xu Biyun and Ruan Feifei were responsible for vigilance. Even if the information team discovered something was wrong and rushed over, they would be stopped.

"What are you trying to do? Becoming deserters?" The information team leader had an angry face, and picked up his rifle.

Xu Biyun didn’t waste words. She aimed the machine gun at his head, ready to fire at any moment.

"Stop, or I will execute all of you for treason." Lieutenant Parker appeared with his elite squad. The presence of ten Scavengers was indeed intimidating.

Cold sweat appeared on Xu Biyun’s forehead.

"What? Switching careers to military police now? This job suits someone like you just fine." Tang Zheng heard the commotion and hurried over, "Drop your weapon."

"Who the hell are you? Why should I obey your orders?" Parker was still resentful of being defeated by Tang Zheng that day.

Tang Zheng didn’t waste words. He opened fire with dual guns, directly shattering the bulletproof glass. Large-caliber bullets tore Lieutenant Parker into a messy pool of flesh, his blood splattering all over the cabin.

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