Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 984 - 37 Death Comes

"What, feeling pity for her?" Teng Yuangxiang was skilled at livening up the atmosphere, teasing Jing Xiang, "Look, your lover is standing up for you!"

"She’s not." Jing Xiang, shy, lowered her head.

"Your face is practically screaming ’I like him.’ Tell me, what do you like about him?" Teng Yuangxiang didn’t care about Jing Xiang’s reply, and grabbed her left breast, squeezing it, "Listen, your heart beats so fast just at the mention of his name."

Jing Xiang, taken by surprise, blushed and grabbed Teng Yuangxiang’s wrist but before she could pull away, Teng Yuangxiang had already let go.

"Humph, Tang Zheng, you’re not allowed to bully my good sister," Teng Yuangxiang’s overt courting made Jing Xiang very uncomfortable, and she was too embarrassed to express even a little dissatisfaction.

"Can’t you understand what I’m saying?" Tang Zheng was getting frustrated, this woman’s schemes were even more numerous than Pang Meiqin’s, and she didn’t know how to be subtle. Without any ability, she was already thinking about forming cliques.

Teng Yuangxiang picked up on the anger in Tang Zheng’s words and, not wanting to be too clever by half, obediently shut her mouth.

Boom, just as Teng Yuangxiang had eaten a biscuit, an explosion came through, almost piercing the eardrums because the blast was hardly dampened through the passage.

Sizzle, sizzle, electromagnetic static lasted for nearly a minute before the scout team was reachable.

"Anyone dead?" Tang Zheng used the public channel so the other Conquerors could hear as well.

"No, I triggered a landmine that was blocking the path." Shen Qingshuang was calm, waving Kong Dai to continue driving while reporting the current situation.

"This kid is too serious. At this rate, he’ll leave no stone—or ant hill—unturned." It was Lu Fan’s first time seeing someone so dedicated, and it startled him.

"It’s slow but safe." Xu Biyun couldn’t demand more, feeling that they did a better job than she could have.

The journey continued with explosions coming intermittently; the newbies were initially panicked, but after more than an hour, they gradually got used to it, and being too tired, they even managed to fall asleep.

"Hang in there for another half an hour, then we’ll switch." Scouting required full concentration and was very draining. Tang Zheng was considerate of Shen Qingshuang, but the man’s luck was a bit bad; right after speaking, dense gunfire and the newbies’ shouts erupted through the earpieces.

"Quick, kill them! On the left."

"No, they’ve run to the right."

"Where exactly are they? Who sees those monsters?"

"Shen Qingshuang, what’s happening?" Dantai suddenly bellowed and floored it, sending the Beetle to support the frontline.

"Everyone stay calm, don’t shoot blindly." Shen Qingshuang couldn’t be bothered to reply while consoling the newbies, but his authority was too low, and the gunfire didn’t lessen.

Even amidst the static, Tang Zheng distinctly heard Jesus Man’s shout, the guy had also lost his cool. So, he had the AI-controlled Whale Hunting Vehicle overtake and rush to the battlefield.

"Everyone else hold your positions and establish defense," Tang Zheng notified Qin Yan, and when Lu Fan attempted to follow, he was stopped.

Hearing the distant gunshots and watching Dantai and Tang Zheng’s cars drive away, the newbies’ faces grew anxious; a battle was clearly happening upfront.

By then, the scout team was in complete chaos, with two female newbies crouching in their seats, clutching their heads and screaming. The other two stretched their rifles through the firing ports and began shooting wildly, hoping to scare the monsters away.

These creatures moved swiftly, constantly striking the Hummer. Amidst the banging sounds, the vehicle shook violently and almost tipped over.

Jesus Man fired his Thunderstorm rifle, but the bugs were too fast, and he couldn’t capture a target.

Kong Dai and Feng Ning, on the other hand, were quite composed, though their foreheads were covered in sweat. They tried to spot the shadows of the monsters, but by the time a Black Shadow darted across their vision and they thought to shoot, it had already vanished.

"What are you thinking? Call for help now." Jesus Man cursed and slammed the armored plate shut over the firing port, "Stop firing, everyone. Turn into turtles and don’t let the bugs spray acid in here."

"They’ll definitely come." Shen Qingshuang didn’t want to call for help, as it would make him seem incompetent. Besides, the women’s screams and the gunfire had already been transmitted through the throat microphone. Knowing Tang Zheng and Dantai’s personalities, they would rush over as quickly as possible.

"How will they know if you don’t call?" Jesus Man clearly lost his composure, roaring loudly, wishing he could kill this guy. He reached to grab Shen Qingshuang’s throat microphone, "Give it to me."

"Do you want to die?" Shen Qingshuang’s face froze for a moment, and he drew his M1991A1 from the leg holster with the fastest speed and pressed it right under Jesus Man’s chin.

"Bro, let’s talk this out. First, take the gun away, you might fire by accident," Jesus Man said with a forced smile, but deep down he hated him to his core. He hesitated on whether to unleash his ability and deal with him when the warning came.

"Don’t try to use your ability, or I won’t be polite," Shen Qingshuang knew they couldn’t afford to fight among themselves, so she moved her handgun away and was about to tell him what to do when, with a clang, a sharp, green Dagger with a barb pierced the armor and stabbed into the carriage.

The new female recruit leaning against the car wall was unlucky, her shoulder was penetrated by the Dagger, and as the Dagger slid down, it not only cut through the armor but also dismembered the newbie.

"Save me!" The new female recruit screamed in agony, and her warm, fresh blood sprayed out, covering the entire carriage.

Clang, another Dagger stabbed in, this time injuring another female newbie—it was clearly a sharp Tentacle of the Insect Race.

"This is not safe, drive!" Jesus Man shouted, urging Kong Dai to drive, but it was too slow. With a thud, an upright Monster jumped onto the Hummer’s hood. The sheer force made the Hummer tilt up, followed by a Bone Spurs-covered tail stabbing through the Bulletproof Glass, aiming for Kong Dai.

Kong Dai dodged, but his shoulder was hit and he was nailed to the seat. As the Monster retracted its tail, he was slammed against the Glass again.

As the Glass spiderwebbed in a Cracked pattern, Kong Dai felt like all the bones in his body were shattering.

"Move aside." Shen Qingshuang suddenly aimed her Heavy Magnetostorm Rifle at the Car window and fired, the Magnetic Storm Ball blasting out and killing the Monster.

Glass slag filled the sky. Just as Shen Qingshuang was about to step on the gas, a Cannon Shell shot from the front, grazing the Hummer and exploding behind it, causing him to break out in a cold sweat.

"We can’t hold them off, jump out of the car!" Shen Qingshuang shouted, opening the door and jumping out. If the enemy fired another shot, the whole Hummer would be blown away.

Jesus Man also realized the same problem; he kicked the door open and unleashed a barrage of gunfire before leaping out.

Just as Shen Qingshuang opened the door, he caught a glimpse of a two-meter-tall Monster beside him, swinging down its sharp arm blade.

Shen Qingshuang raised the muzzle and fired, blowing up the Monster’s legs with the Magnetic Storm Ball. With a roll, he got away from the Hummer, and the other newbies also hurriedly jumped out.

Kong Dai rolled down, despite the pain, but a timid girl among the newbies, squeezed inside, did not fight her way out, foolishly waiting for others to move first. She could have survived if she had pushed through them, but there was no chance left.

As the woman in front moved away, and the newbie had just stepped one foot out of the door, a Cannon Shell with an orange-red tail flame shot over, striking the carriage.

Boom, the whole Hummer was blown into the air, a Fireball, and the newbie was torn apart by shrapnel, not even leaving a whole corpse behind.

"Run!" Shen Qingshuang yelled, retreating while firing. He had clearly seen what the Monsters looked like.

These were low-IQ members of the Insect Race, walking upright and relying on arm blades as hard as steel. Other than that, there was only a tail, and they roared lowly from their throats and pounced at the sight of survivors!

"Save me!" The plea of the third female newbie came to an abrupt end as she was taken down, impaled through the chest by the Insect Race’s arm blade and lifted, then flung like a torn sack towards Jesus Man.

Jesus Man didn’t care about these Cannon Fodder, only looking out for himself. Shen Qingshuang, however, was engaged in Combat, determined to bring back those he led out, but Reality was cruel.

Shen Qingshuang fired, exploding a Bug that lunged at Feng Ning, but it was too late to move the muzzle to save Xue Hanmei.

A large-caliber round engulfed in green Light hit Xue Hanmei’s body directly. The female newbie inflated like a hot air balloon, her body twisted grotesquely, then burst with a pop.

"Xue Hanmei, damn it!" Shen Qingshuang screamed in rage, covered in blood from the newbie’s viscera raining down, blaming himself, believing his choice led to her death.

"Run, take Feng Ning and go, leave me!" Kong Dai, holding a gun with one hand, knew he wouldn’t survive and started Shooting into the Passage, sniping at the unknown enemy.

Kong Dai, a former scout, had been prepared for death since entering the Game; if there was blame, it was only for his bad Luck.

"Brother Kong." Feng Ning’s face streamed with tears, unwilling to leave.

"Go, now." Shen Qingshuang couldn’t bear it, but he was a man who favored logic over emotion, so he firmly grabbed Feng Ning’s hand and pulled her away.

"Coward!" Dantai, operating a Beetle, arrived. Under the Light beam, he saw Jesus Man running like a madman and, without any hesitation, lifted his Rifle.

"Save me, no!" Jesus Man started to shout for help, but seeing the cold expression on Dantai’s face, he sensed danger and dodged to the side.

Dantai’s shot missed, but Tang Zheng perched atop the Whale Hunting Vehicle didn’t, his Magnetic Storm Ball hit Jesus Man’s left leg, blowing it to pieces.

"Damn you all, why are you killing me?" Jesus Man was furious, knowing a lost leg meant almost no chance of making it out alive.

"Because I am the Group Leader!" Tang Zheng, seeing Jesus Man trying to Counterattack, blasted his Wrist, "Just wait to be eaten by the Bugs." (To be continued. If you like this story, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for it with your recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)