Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 999 - 47 Encounter Battle

Chapter 999: Chapter 47 Encounter Battle

"What’s the matter, getting frisky?" Teng Yuangxiang whispered into Jing Xiang’s ear while quickly reaching down and groping her between the legs, having noticed early on that this woman was weak-willed. Even with power, she was the type who dared not talk back to others, born to be the miserable sort who always gets the short end of the stick.

"What are you doing?" Jing Xiang complained about Teng Yuangxiang’s action, barely raising her voice in front of Tang Zheng, afraid to speak up and reprimand someone.

"Just joking around," Teng Yuangxiang said, glancing at Tang Zheng and deciding not to bother Jing Xiang further.

Because scattered bugs kept attacking, the Conquerors split into three groups, taking turns to guard the fleet.

"The pressure on the Instant Noodle Squad must be even greater, why don’t they fall back?" Lu Fan could guess the predicament Tong Ping and his group faced from the corpses left behind.

"Probably because they don’t want to submit to others," Li Xinlan thought that if it were her, she’d rather leave than endure such treatment.

The young woman only guessed part of the reason. Having eliminated a large number of the insect swarm, the Instant Noodle Squad was full of confidence. Besides, they were Conquerors not used to relying on others. If they couldn’t get through a situation like this, how would they handle even greater difficulties in the future?

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In the midst of fleeing, Su Han’s team encountered a mixed Korean team of twenty-three and a skirmish broke out. Bullets flew and in an instant, three newbies at the front were hit by Magnetic Storm Balls, disintegrating into fragments, not even leaving whole corpses.

"It’s S-Class firearms!" Recognizing the enemy’s firepower, the mature woman Yu Manli immediately looked for shelter to take cover. Anyone with such equipment was at least a Conqueror capable of ranking as second-order, warranting her caution.

Ruan Feifei wasn’t about to rush headlong either, ducking faster than a rabbit. Gu Xueqi gave Su Han a glance, said sorry, and hid behind the female anchor.

If it had been Tang Zheng leading the team, Gu Xiaohua would have surely shown her worth and done her duty, but since it was Su Han, all she could say was sorry. It wasn’t her team, and there was no point in risking her life. Moreover, she felt that even if Tang Zheng came to the rescue, he would only show up after this little squad had been decimated, so conserving her strength was most important.

Upon entering the Trojan Horse Game, even the most naïve person becomes distrustful, because all the gullible fools have died.

Sha Ou was a forthright man who valued loyalty and was not good at shirking his duties. So, the miserable guy was fighting, attracting the enemy’s focused fire due to the rapid rate of his attacks.

An AT-4 rocket shell whistled toward Sha Ou, who used telekinesis to smash the rocket against a wall. The explosion sent metal fragments flying, embedding a piece in the back of an unlucky newbie nearby, who screamed in agony.

"Return fire already!" Su Han shouted angrily for the first time. The three women with high-grade guns could create the illusion that their side was stronger than it was, intimidating the enemy. But instead, they all hid, which would only embolden the other side.

Cai Lan was speechless; he had to admire these women, whose shirking could earn them MVPs. He thought it was incredible that Tang Zheng hadn’t died from anger.

When the three mature women joined the fight, Magnetic Storm Balls and Gravity Balls howled through the passage, startling the Korean men on the other side. Anyone with such weapon was clearly no weakling, so they started to have second thoughts.

"Charge, crush them!" When enemies meet, the braver one wins. Seeing that the enemy’s firepower had noticeably weakened, which meant they were hesitating, Su Han immediately rushed out, shouting the attack.

The three women had no choice but to charge as well, deploying Light Defense Shields for safety.

"This is tough, retreat first, gather our forces and then we’ll talk," the Korean man withered, quickly leading his people to retreat upon seeing so many S-grade artifacts on the enemy.

Su Han didn’t dare to pursue too far, and as soon as he confirmed they had left, he quickly moved his group to a new location. Fortunately, the time was up and the Handheld Radar temporarily malfunctioned, giving them time to escape.

"There were at least two second-orders on the other side. Although we could overpower them, there was no need to waste energy," Su Han lamented the absence of his team, which was like an extension of his own limbs. Then he glanced at the disappearing defense shield on the female anchor, tears of frustration filling his eyes. Why didn’t his subordinates have such powerful equipment?

"It’s such a waste to give them this equipment, but how could they capture top-grade equipment being so timid?" Cai Lan was puzzled.

"It must have been given by the team leader," Su Han was eager to meet Tang Zheng now. Could it be that his strength had become so great that he could afford to let his team members slack off? "Yu Manli, what order is your team leader?"

"Third-order, the Fearless One," Yu Manli’s answer made Su Han frustrated once more.

"My Fourth Order is really losing face." Su Han sighed, but his strength was undeniable. The Nepalese team leader, the Red-Clothed Woman in hiding with her equipment, recognized his power and therefore had not made her move.

Su Han finally found the chance to prove himself. Facing an onslaught of the insect swarm in the energy sector, he demonstrated his formidable attack capabilities.

The metal floor liquefied and then surged like a tide, pouring over the insect swarm before solidifying. In a few breaths, he had killed over a thousand bugs. He thought he would receive some admiring glances, but Yu Manli and the others were indifferent.

"Not bad abilities," Sha Ou couldn’t stand the awkwardness and complimented, but insincere praise only made Su Han even more depressed.

"Is your group leader’s mass killing very fierce?" Cai Lan asked.

The female anchor nodded. Anyone who had witnessed Tang Zheng’s Steel Sky bombardment ability would not be surprised by Su Han’s lethality. Although it was impressive, it still fell short.

Su Han felt miserable.

The battle had reached a stalemate. When the handheld radar became usable again, Su Han discovered that someone was trailing behind the team, not attacking, clearly a scout.

"What should we do?" Cai Lan was very anxious, completely losing his composure. If they pursued, the other party would run; if they stopped, the other would come back, annoying like a fly.

"They want to wait for our entire team to gather, then attack us," Su Han’s face darkened. Once the fight began, it would definitely be a fight to the death.

"Where are our people? Why haven’t they arrived yet? It’s all about the quality of the other small teams now. Whoever’s people assemble first will have a greater chance of winning," Cai Lan said, staring at Yu Manli with a clear provocation. You say Tang Zheng is very powerful, so why hasn’t he come yet?

Yu Manli was silent, expressionless, but in her heart, a towering wave rose. She suddenly realized something. Tang Zheng and Dantai were very shrewd. Their absence was definitely not due to lack of quality, but because they were waiting to reap the benefits.

"Damn it, I’m sitting on a powder keg now." Yu Manli gave Ruan Feifei a look, pondering what kind of excuse she could come up with to leave the team. She did not want to die with Su Han.

Throughout the nearly one-hour trek, Yu Manli and the female anchor felt like they were on pins and needles, afraid to suggest leaving and provoke Su Han into killing them out of rage. They didn’t even know how to explode seeds, and would be crushed by the fourth-order Su Han at first contact.

It had to be said, this woman was incredibly lucky. A group of Nepalese took it upon themselves to cause trouble, attacking the fleet.

"Great opportunity!" Amidst the random shooting, Yu Manli threw out a smoke bomb, seeming to obscure the enemy’s line of fire but actually covering her own retreat.

Yu Manli signaled her three teammates and quickly evacuated. The female anchor and Gu Xueqi hastened to follow.

"What are you dazing off for? You’re part of the Warhammer team!" Gu Xueqi, seeing Sha Ou still returning fire with a hesitant expression, rushed to his side, whispered a word, and pulled on his armature to run.

The female anchor also started throwing smoke bombs. To hide their intentions, they continued to shoot at the Nepalese. Since they all wore protective clothing and moved as agile as cats, Su Han, who was concentrating on combat, failed to notice anything amiss.

"Huh? Engine noise? Yu Manli, watch your back." Hearing the motor sounds from the rear, Su Han yelled, thinking it was the enemy. But when he heard no response and the motor sounds suddenly faded, he realized something was wrong. He quickly glanced at the radar and saw the green dots representing Yu Manli’s group moving away.

"Bastards, they finally saw the light," Su Han roared in rage. With such shrewd allies lacking any sense of allegiance, he was helpless. If it weren’t for the Nepalese blocking them in front, he really wanted to go back and kill them, too.

"Damn you all to hell!" A furiously enraged fourth-order Conqueror fully unleashed his power, which was truly terrifying, resulting in a tragedy for the Nepalese.

"Should we go and take out those four first?" The red-clothed woman watching from the shadows witnessed the whole situation and found Yu Manli’s group so cunning that she became wary, subsequently treating Tang Zheng as a formidable rival. After all, that group leader was someone who could stabilize them—a person with exceptional abilities.

She was the group leader of the Nepal Team, a fourth-order Conqueror. If she wanted to kill Yu Manli’s group, it would be effortless, but she didn’t have the time.

Just as Su Han finished dealing with combat, Kwon Tae Hyun led a mixed team that had arrived, a total of more than forty people, exerting immense pressure.

At the same time, Tong Ping’s group also neared the battlefield, while the Warhammer team’s progress was hindered. A formidable interstellar soldier appeared and launched an attack on the fleet.

This guy bore the rank of captain and belonged to the Hellfire Squadron, serving as its leader. This unit used to be an elite force in the army, comprised of all modified soldiers, the pinnacle among hundreds of thousands of soldiers, vanguards in fighting the Insect Race. But after becoming brain-infested by the Death Worm, they turned into puppets for the bugs.

The Death Worm itself had no offensive capabilities, but once it successfully invaded and parasitized a host, it would inherently inherit all their memories, combat experience, and skills, meaning the stronger the enemy, the stronger they became.

"Heh, I’ve finally got you. Today, you are all going to die," Kwon Tae Hyun looked at Su Han, laughing wildly, instantly entering an explosive state and releasing his beastification ability. He charged out like a gust of wind.

A newbie only sensed a blur in front of his eyes, followed by a flipping view and descent. Then he saw his own body. Bang, his decapitated head fell to the ground.

Blood sprayed, and the headless corpse collapsed. The newbie was thrown into utter panic and chaos. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)