Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 951 - 10 This is my one word hall!

Chapter 951: Chapter 10 This is my one word hall!

Tang Zheng led three newbies into this densely packed bee colony residential area. It had been four hours with nothing to show for it. Teng Yuangxiang was tired and thirsty, constantly complaining. The female university student, although silent the whole time, had a despondent look in her eyes that made clear her disillusionment. Even Zhou Peng, who had initially been talking nonstop and sticking close to Teng Yuangxiang, had quieted down. There was nothing to be done; the pressure was simply too much.

Teng Yuangxiang felt like she was going to die. The fatigue from the constant marching made her legs feel as though they were filled with lead. She suddenly missed the days of shopping in Hong Kong—tired, but happy. Oh right, and those damned bugs lurking everywhere, ready to pop out at any moment, kept her firing her weapon and running away. A single mistake could cost her life. This nearly drove her crazy. Teng Yuangxiang had seen at least a thousand corpses, and now the mere sight of broken flesh and slime made her want to vomit.

"And this endless broken maze!" Teng Yuangxiang kicked the wall hard, her frustration with not finding a way out torturing the newbies as well. It was like walking in the boundless desert; you never knew when you would find your way out.

"Tang Zheng, are we going to die here?" the female university student asked with suppressed sobs as she lost all hope.

"No." At a passage fork, Tang Zheng took out spray paint and marked the wall with a warhammer symbol, then he started observing, deciding which way to go.

The newbies took the opportunity to rest, no longer caring about the dirty floor, and sat down directly.

"Tang Zheng, do you have any water? I’m thirsty," Teng Yuangxiang whined weakly. She had entered the Trojan Horse Game at eleven at night. By now, eight hours had passed without food. Of course, it was also important to chat up this man; as long as there was conversation, there would always be breakthroughs. She refused to believe her youthful body couldn’t tempt this guy.

"You’re not doing anything right, just spouting nonsense. We’ve followed you for four hours with nothing to show for it. Look at what you’ve done," Zhou Peng burst out, seeing Teng Yuangxiang throwing coquettish glances at Tang Zheng, along with the longstanding cold shoulder, "Wandering around aimlessly, doing nothing but wasting our strength. Are you even capable or not? Otherwise, let me take over, OK?"

"If you’re unhappy, you can leave. Did I stop you?" Tang Zheng shot the guy a glance and chose the left passage.

"I think Tang Zheng must have a way," the female university student said, stealing a glance at Tang Zheng. She thought his marking the wall and constantly sketching out diagrams with pen and paper were definitely better than Zhou Peng, who only knew how to complain while following behind.

"I..." Zhou Peng wanted to retort but got shut down by Teng Yuangxiang.

"You what? You talk a good game, but even if I lent you a hundred bear’s gallbladders, you wouldn’t dare to leave," Teng Yuangxiang clearly sided with Tang Zheng, reproaching Zhou Peng, "If it weren’t for Tang Zheng combating those terrifying bugs, you would’ve been bitten to death and eaten by now. And you want the right to lead? What right? Your big mouth? You’re too dirty to even lick my toes."

"You..." Zhou Peng’s face turned a mix of blue and red with fury, wishing he could strangle the woman.

"Hit the nail on the head, did I? I knew you were up to no good, always staring at my chest and buttocks. What a piece of work," Teng Yuangxiang deliberately tried to draw Tang Zheng’s attention, but unfortunately, she noticed he showed little emotion.

"Being together means we’re a team. Only democracy will allow us to pool our wisdom and survive. So, Tang Zheng, you owe everyone an explanation," persisted Zhou Peng, his head clouded with rage, yet he still thought his words were right.

Tang Zheng walked back, his icy gaze sweeping over the three newbies. The female university student and Teng Yuangxiang jumped in fright and stood up. Zhou Peng meant to rise but felt it would damage his pride, leaving him frozen in place.

"Do I need to explain?" Tang Zheng suddenly reached out, grabbed Zhou Peng’s head, and yanked him up before slamming it into the wall.

Bang, Zhou Peng’s head hit the wall, and a trail of fresh blood ran down his cheek.

"Ah!" The female university student covered her mouth and screamed in fright, while Teng Yuangxiang looked on with schadenfreude, her approval of Tang Zheng growing. This was how a man should act.

"I think you all have misunderstood something. In this team, what I say goes. Your only options are obedience or death. Want to leave? I’m sorry, but even in death, you’ll do so before my very eyes," Tang Zheng said, a sneer spreading across his lips at the sight of the hate in Zhou Peng’s eyes. He then tightened his grip on Zhou Peng’s hair and violently banged it against the wall.

"No, I was wrong," Zhou Peng’s piercing scream rang out as he was terrified into submission, no longer caring about pride and begging for mercy.

"Hmph, Teng Yuangxiang, put this on him," Tang Zheng said, tossing a bomb collar to the nightgown-clad woman.

"Okay, Group Leader!" Teng Yuangxiang didn’t hesitate at all, eager to show off. She took it and walked over to Zhou Peng.

"No, please," Zhou Peng begged.

Teng Yuangxiang kicked him squarely; she was wearing thigh-high boots and the heel jabbed directly into Zhou Peng’s mouth, shattering his lips as blood flowed once more.

Click, the bomb collar locked around Zhou Peng’s neck. Seeing him battered and unlucky from her own doing, Teng Yuangxiang’s breathing quickened, her cheeks flushed, and she suddenly felt an indescribable rush of excitement as her lower body moistened.

"This looks like a residential area, so no matter what the building layout is, there’s always a main passage. Just find it and follow it, and you’ll definitely reach the next area." Tang Zheng didn’t bother to assert his authority, explaining briefly only because he didn’t want the female university student to lose hope.

"I told you, the Group Leader definitely has a way." Teng Yuanxiang immediately complimented Tang Zheng. The university student’s eyes lit up, filled with renewed confidence.

"Why didn’t you say that earlier?" Zhou Peng’s face was a mix of cloudy and sunny, nearly dying of anger, but after having been beaten up, he didn’t dare to yell out loud.

"Basically, all important constructions are located on the central axis of the area, definitely connected by the main road. Now what you all need to pray for is not to be killed by the Bugs." Tang Zheng glanced at the three of them, took out two bottles of mineral water to drink and some chocolate.

The three newbies’ eyes brightened reflexively, swallowing saliva.

"Replenish your energy!" Tang Zheng passed the food over, "Don’t fall behind."

"Thank you." Teng Yuanxiang didn’t hesitate, while the female university student was a bit hesitant, "Aren’t you going to eat?"

"No time." Tan Zheng replied and continued moving forward. Although he made it sound simple verbally, there were many difficulties in practice. Some parts of this hive residential area had been invaded by the Insect Race before, becoming a battlefield. The destruction caused the electric power system to fail and many doors could not be opened, forcing them to detour. And that was not even the hard part; there were passages that were even filled with insect nests, and carelessness would draw out a large swarm.

The lingering poisonous mist in the passages and the unused traps left by the human natives to delay the rapid attack of the Insect Race’s assault forces were all torturing the nerves of Tang Zheng’s team.

Of course, all six Trojan Squads were teleported into the residential area, and these problems were also faced by other survivors. By now, from the six teams, a total of thirty-one newbies and two Conquerors had fallen. One of the latter was from the Central Hammer team, a man with a beard, who, having had his right leg broken by Tang Zheng, was limited in movement. After encountering a boss-level Saber Bug, he lasted two minutes before being killed.

Tang Zheng called out to his team over the throat microphone, but unfortunately, there was still only static. After entering another hive zone, a large number of Camel Bugs swooped down.

He took out the First Bow of the East Sea Road and fired two rounds to clear them out, then took out the Devil Flame Pistol and shot out a Storm Barrage. Only then did Tang Zheng lift his Heavy Magnetostorm Rifle and began to target the remaining Bugs.

With each Magnetic Storm Ball he shot out, bombarding the bodies of the Camel Bugs, clusters of flesh burst apart, and the pungent smell of blood began to spread.

"Facing a thousand Bugs is my limit, any more would be a waste of ammunition." If it wasn’t for the fact that several other passages had no lighting, Tang Zheng wouldn’t want to fight these Bugs directly. Although there was no danger, it would waste his ammunition reserves and consume his energy, leading to mental fatigue.

Half an hour later, Teng Yuanxiang and the university student’s enthusiasm had again worn out. They only thought about getting a good sleep. Bang—a lack of attention caused Teng Yuanxiang to crash into Tang Zheng, who had stopped.

The university student shuddered and her eyes widened. They were afraid, so they kept close to Tang Zheng. Failing to stop in time, she bumped into Teng Yuanxiang. The girl in the nightgown intentionally lunged forward, wrapping her arms around Tang Zheng’s back, pressing her full chest against him.

"Do you want to die, not seeing the landmine field?" Tang Zheng of course wouldn’t be staggered by a woman but was annoyed by Teng Yuanxiang’s petty thoughts.

"Landmine?" Teng Yuanxiang was startled and clung even tighter, turning her head to look ahead, indeed, several dozen metal discs with a radius of ten centimeters, designed as trigger mines, were placed throughout a stretch of the passage.

"What should we do? Shall we take another path?" Teng Yuanxiang definitely didn’t dare to proceed, pulling Tang Zheng to leave.

Tang Zheng hesitated. Detouring would mean wasting time. At this point, perhaps other Trojan Squads had already moved ahead several steps. If he activated his Shield, he himself would be fine, but the newbies would be in trouble.

"Don’t, don’t abandon us." Teng Yuanxiang’s eyes brimmed with tears, as she began to feign a pitiful look to win sympathy. She gave the university student a look, one woman might not be enough, but with two... Unfortunately, that little girl was too dense, just standing there stupidly.

"You go and hide in the back; I’m going to detonate the whole passage." Tang Zheng refused, grabbing Teng Yuanxiang’s arm to pull her away.

Zhou Peng turned and ran. After having the bomb collar put on him, he had become a lot more compliant, but was still looking for chances to take out Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng retreated to the entrance of the hive chamber, threw his whole strength into his arm, and hurled three hand grenades down the passage. Then he ducked for cover. Boom, boom, boom—the consecutive explosions erupted, and scorching blasts of air spread along the passage. Then, like a Fire Dragon, it shot out of the gate.

The heat wave hit them, nearly scorching their cheeks. Teng Yuanxiang subconsciously covered her head. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to cast recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)