Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 789 - 52 - You Decide for Yourself!

Chapter 789: Chapter 52 - You Decide for Yourself!

Watching his classmates die one after another, gathering courage to confess to his first love only to be rejected, and being scorned by his crush for being a cowardly deserter, Zhang Teng was on the verge of breakdown from the recent events. His nerves were constantly on edge, and seeing Song Huiqiao pleading humbly to Tang Zheng and being rejected unleased the vile resentment inside him, revealing a row of bared fangs.

Zhang Teng attempted to assault Song Huiqiao only to be stopped by Tang Zheng. Seeing the mockery on his classmates’ faces, watching his first love’s fair chest being fondled by Tang Zheng without any hint of dissatisfaction, the feeling of indignation and frustration filled his chest. His face flushed red as he picked up the handgun with his remaining left hand, roaring at Song Huiqiao.

"Die, you can just die!" Zhang Teng had lost his senses. His face initially twisted in fury then softened into pain and hatred. His extreme emotions intertwined crazily, making him like a deranged devil from hell.

Before Zhang Teng could fire, Tang Zheng grabbed the Beretta M9 handed to him by Jing Xiang and aimed straight at his left hand.

With rhythmic gunshots echoing like a deadly dance, 9mm bullets sent the Luger pistol flying, sparks flying, followed by completely shredding Zhang Teng’s left hand. Even his protective clothing couldn’t withstand the continuous firing.

The expressions of schadenfreude on the faces of the newbies froze at Tang Zheng’s gunfire, immediately turning into panic and trepidation. The gunshots didn’t stop. Bullets fired from the muzzle, one after another, aimed at Zhang Teng’s right arm.

His left hand was completely destroyed, the flesh and blood of the entire palm horribly mangled. Five broken fingers scattered around, along with blotchy blood stains on the ground. Then to his forearm, flying chunks of flesh scattered under the wild firing of the bullets.

A heart-wrenching scream was squeezed out from Zhang Teng’s throat as he crumpled against the corner of the wall, his body continuously twisting. Soon after, he began to crawl, struggling to escape this deadly place.

Fragments of flesh and fresh blood were everywhere, turning the floor into a chaotic mess. The gasps from the newbies hitched, looking away, unable to bear witness to the scene. Yet the rhythmic echoes of gunshots kept resonating, rumbling against their hearts like a heavy hammer, making it feel like their nerves were about to snap.

Only after firing all fifteen bullets from the ammo clip did Tang Zheng stop and holster the weapon.

Song Huiqiao, who had just recovered from the dizziness, turned deathly pale as she realized Tang Zheng’s expression hadn’t shifted at all. Cold as ice.

"Zhang Teng, slay yourself."

Tang Zheng didn’t want to waste any more time. Such a person couldn’t be allowed in the team. And he, for one, no longer had any intention of being soft-hearted. This trash wasn’t even worthy of being cannon fodder.

Tang Zheng glanced at Zhang Teng’s severed arms and subtly shook his head. Both arms had been broken, he had lost even the right to be cannon fodder.

Pulling out an M24 Grenade, Tang Zheng tossed it in front of Zhang Teng.

The newbies looked on in shock towards Tang Zheng. Then their faces filled with unnatural concern. The word ’self-slay’ invoked a wave of panic among them, giving them a taste of autocratic rule.

"Fine, let’s die together then." As the rolled grenade came into view, Zhang Teng let out a wry smile, realizing his doom was inevitable. He then bit the pull ring, using his legs to hold the grenade and pull it out.

As thick, grey smoke billowed out, the newbies scampered back hastily, afraid of being accidentally injured.

"Song Huiqiao, I love you!" Zhang Teng summoned his last bit of strength and howled, his mouth clamped on the grenade as he tried desperately to hurl himself at Song Huiqiao, hoping to die together.

In that very moment, all the madness in Zhang Teng’s eyes turned into regret and loss. If he had been braver, if he had protected Song Huiqiao during the demonic shadow attack, could his fate have been different?

Song Huiqiao and Jing Xiang were shocked and hid behind Tang Zheng.

Watching this pathetic newbie, Tang Zheng’s expression didn’t change. He didn’t bother to dodge, just activated the Oval Light Defense Shield around him.

With a loud ’bang’, the grenade exploded and scattered Zhang Teng’s remains everywhere. Pieces of flesh were flung across the room painting it crimson as the heavy scent of blood filled their senses.

"Alright, let’s go hunt some demonic shadows."

Thanks to Tang Zheng’s shielding, Jing Xiang and Song Huiqiao remained unharmed. Watching Tang Zheng leave, the newbies dared not draw a breath and followed hurriedly. As for the corpse-strewn room, Song Huiqiao did not spare another glance.

With Zhang Teng’s death, only eight students and two teachers were left in the class reunion.

As expected, with the opening of the second phase, the difficulty of the game increased. In less than half an hour, Tang Zheng came across a shadow demon warrior.

"Who will fight?" Tang Zheng sat leisurely on his Velociraptors, looking down at the newbies with indifference, preparing to delegate the fight. Unfortunately, all the newbies were too cowardly to step forward.

"I can do it, but my weapons are too weak." Song Huiqiao, her head wrapped in a white bandana, bit her crimson lip and volunteered. She didn’t intend to defeat the demon shadow located hundreds of meters away, she just wanted to show a brave and determined pose.

Song Huiqiao could tell that Tang Zheng was keen to select and train some promising newbies. And she was eager to be one of them possible selections.

Tang Zheng gave the school beauty Song Huiqiao a bland glance, the corner of his mouth curving into an almost imperceptible smile.

"Has he seen through me?" Startled in alarm, Song Huiqiao guiltily avoided Tang Zheng’s gaze. She couldn’t help feeling wronged. This man had touched her chest, yet he still refused to show even a hint of favoritism.

"Jing Xiang, your turn."

Jing Xiang was dumbfounded, but she dared not defy Tang Zheng’s command. With a bitter face, she picked up the MP40 and walked towards the Shadow Demon Warrior.

"Wait, use this." Tang Zheng threw an AK74M to Jing Xiang, also providing three hundred-round drum magazines. After thinking for a while, he also lent her the Velociraptor Mount that he had seized from Zhuo Lie.

Jing Xiang rode on the dinosaur mount, a little excited. However, the sight of the Shadow Demon Warrior immediately filled her face with worry. She carefully moved closer towards it with her rifle.

The newbies were filled with curiosity about Tang Zheng’s endless equipment, and Song Huiqiao was jealous.

In her first solo battle, Jing Xiang charged within sixty meters without being detected by the warrior before the fear in her heart became overwhelming. She didn’t dare to get any closer and began shooting.

Except for the first bullet, which hit the warrior’s face, all the others veered off course.

When the warrior spotted Jing Xiang, it drew out its iron cannon to shoot at her. Even though he didn’t hit her, Jing Xiang was scared. She didn’t let go of the trigger and the more she wanted to kill the Shadow Demon Warrior quickly, the less she could. She became frantic, her forehead full of sweat beads.

When the Shadow Demon Warrior closed the distance to twenty meters, Jing Xiang kicked the Velociraptor, making it run faster.

"Useless." Tang Zheng cursed loudly, kicked on the dragon’s belly to leap out, and shot at the Shadow Demon Warrior with an AK74M.

There was no bounce at the muzzle, and all the bullets shot into the Demon Shadow’s head. Under the moonlight, sparks constantly burst out.

Tang Zheng didn’t use a powerful weapon because he wanted to teach the newbies a lesson that they could still win with ordinary weapons.

"Don’t look down, keep your eyes on the battlefield, watch your prey." Tang Zheng crossed paths with Jing Xiang and charged towards the Shadow Demon Warrior, firing continuously. The spiritual power bullets flew down the street under the night sky, leaving a trace of green fluorescence that was extremely splendid.

The warrior then turned his attention towards Tang Zheng, who seemed more dangerous and posed a bigger threat.

"Use your mobility; you can exhaust it." As Tang Zheng rode past the warrior on his Velociraptor, he continued to shoot without a break. "Don’t be afraid, you have to suppress the opponent in the momentum. If you fear before the battle, you have already lost a little."

The Shadow Demon Warrior retrieved the second bronze cannon, but before he could fire, Tang Zheng stuffed a grenade into the launcher hanging below his gun and shot it.

Boom, it hit the arm of the Shadow Demon Warrior directly, skewing the direction of the iron cannon.

When the Shadow Demon Warrior charged ten meters closer, Tang Zheng calmly changed his drum magazine. Holding the gun with one hand, he bombarded the Demon Shadow. His strong arm strength counterbalanced the recoil, so not a single bullet missed.

The warrior’s armor began to shatter, bit by bit, being knocked out of place.

"What are you dazed for? Come and kill it together." Tang Zheng was annoyed. Jing Xiang was too slow, taking one step forward only after being slapped.

Cheng Cheng sat in Tang Zheng’s arms, with a small book bag hanging on her chest. The bag was full of spiritual power hand grenades, and her task was to pull out the safety pins and throw them at the Shadow Demon Warrior.

Three minutes later, the Shadow Demon Warrior died, dropping a soul shard. Tang Zheng gave it to Jing Xiang, and she was delighted despite being sweaty all over.

The newbies saw how Tang Zheng used the Velociraptor to kite the Shadow Demon Warrior and kill it with ease. They suddenly saw the light and felt that Tang Zheng was too wasteful. If he had given them the hand grenades that he wasted, they could certainly kill several Shadow Demons.

"I can do it too." Song Huiqiao was not satisfied.

"Yeah, with the Velociraptor, I can kill too." Liu Qian’s eyes flickered, contemplating benefiting from the situation. "Our weapons suck."

"Can you be any more stupid? Without the dragon, don’t you still have a car?" Tang Zheng’s words left Liu Qian red in the face. He had indeed forgotten about that.

However, the newbies’ eyes lit up as if they had found a flat road. To be honest, they had never thought about such a tactic before.

"You should learn to use all resources, avoid the enemy’s strengths, and attack its weaknesses. The Shadow Demon’s weakness is speed, and as for its iron cannon and arrows, you can always dodge them if you’re careful."

This time, the newbies nodded and appeared to be eager to learn.

Less than fifteen minutes later, the second Shadow Demon Warrior appeared. This time Tang Zheng didn’t demonstrate any more, he directly dual-wielded Gatling guns and went crazy shooting at the Shadow Demon.

Under the barrage of bullets, the warrior’s charging speed was limited. It had to lift its arm to protect its head. But in less than ten seconds, thousands of bullets were unloaded on the warrior, shredding its armor and riddling its body with holes until it resembled a sieve.

In less than a minute, a Shadow Demon warrior was massacred. Tang Zheng didn’t even use his abilities or S-grade artifacts. This made the newbies envious, but they felt there was no chance of rebellion, even Liu Qian seemed downcast. In this face of such absolute power, playing mind games could only backfire.

The newbie’s confidence inflated after being inspired by Tang Zheng’s formidable power. They too wanted to take on a few Shadow Demons for practice. In the beginning, they were afraid they wouldn’t have enough prey. However, their faces changed soon after when the situation began to evolve drastically. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote and recommend it on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)