Infinite Ebullience-Chapter 45 - 28 Reclaiming the Lobby
45: Chapter 28: Reclaiming the Lobby
45 -28: Reclaiming the Lobby
Under the dense firepower of the MG42 machine gun, normal zombies crowded in the hallway were completely easy targets.
As the fight went on, even the timid Kang Songde could not resist the itching in his hand and wanted to snatch the machine gun for a round of shooting.
However, the bald man didn’t give him any chance, kicking him to the ground directly.
“That machine gun is mine.” After scolding Kang, the bald man came to Tang Zheng with an embarrassed smile on his face.
He chuckled foolishly, implying that he wanted the MG42 back.
Tang Zheng had no trouble with the bald man, handed the machine gun to him, and then commanded, “Go upstairs, find some firefighter axes.”
Although Zhao Jingye and Kang Songde were reluctant, they still carried out the command.
Ten minutes later, Lin Weiguo stopped shooting.
At this time, the only things left in the corridor on the first floor were the strong smells of gunpowder and blood, and of course, the unique stench of rotting zombies could not be missed.
“Zeng Xue, Xu Lu, Cheng Chen, Bai Guo, come downstairs.
It’s your turn.” Tang Zheng called the four air hostesses who were waiting in the security room through the walkie-talkie, and then let Zhao Jingye hand the firefighter axes to them.
“What!
Are we supposed to slash zombies in their heads?” Looking at the hallway covered with blood and pieces of rotten flesh, Xu Lu held the firefighter axe with a pale face and screamed, “I won’t do it.”
“That’s fine, what about the rest of you?” Tang Zheng did not waste words, turning to look at Bai Guo and the others.
“We, we’ll do it.” The remaining three people were far more aware of the situation at hand than Xu Lu.
Without any hesitation, they took the firefighter axes and walked into the hallway, starting to hack at the zombies.
“I wanted you to hack the ones that are not dead yet.
Additionally, be careful.
Even if their arms or legs are broken, as long as their heads are intact, they still have the strength to bite.” Tang Zheng’s words scared the three of them again, making them even more cautious.
“What do we do next, go into the kitchen?” The bald man was already impatient, but he didn’t dare to act without Tang Zheng’s command.
As for Kang Songde, he pulled Xu Lu aside, whispered a few words, and then Xu Lu unwillingly walked up to Tang Zheng, indicating she was willing to hack at the zombies.
“Sorry, I will.”
“Okay.” After Tang Zheng finished speaking, he ignored her, “Lin, you lead everyone to the kitchen to find anything edible, I’ll go to the lobby and check.”
The bus that Tang Zheng had hijacked four days ago was still parked in the lobby, but now it was without a driver.
After checking it over, Tang Zheng removed the key from the ignition, making it one of his collections.
As he jumped off the bus, through the hotel’s glass windows, Tang Zheng could see dozens of police cars scattered across Long Street.
The SWAT-specific anti-riot vehicle on the opposite corner of the street was particularly conspicuous.
However, considering hundreds of police zombies and tens of thousands of onlookers wandering outside the hotel, Tang Zheng abandoned the idea of taking it.
Walking up to the front desk, Tang Zheng opened several cabinets.
Inside, there were color promotional pages marked ‘Welcome to Los Angeles Oasis Hotel’, and maps for foreign tourists.
Although they were in English, they were better than nothing.
After stuffing several maps into his travel bag, Tang Zheng walked to the elevator, pressed the buttons one by one, opened all four elevators, checked them, then walked in and pressed the button for the underground parking garage.
Although he had cleared the underground parking garage of zombies a few days ago, it was hard to guarantee that no stray zombies had wandered in since then.
Plus, he had encountered Shadow Barbie here before, so Tang Zheng was very careful, holding the M4A1 on his shoulder and ready to shoot at any moment.
After making a sweep around to ensure safety, Tang Zheng stepped out of the elevator and returned to the lobby.
The four flight attendants were soaking wet with sweat, taking a break at the corner of the hallway.
They didn’t dare to step into the lobby; just looking at the zombies through the glass wall made them dizzy with fear.
“Remember to take a shower when we get back,” Tang Zheng said to Bai Guo and the others, suddenly pulling out his mobile phone and snapping a picture of them.
The four flight attendants were clad in black, skin-tight hazard suits, hugging their slender figures.
Their legs were covered by capri pants, and Xu Lu and Zeng Xue were still wearing black stockings – now stained with dark red blood and ripped in several places.
They remained in high-heels, while Bai Guo and Cheng Chen had gone barefoot, having taken off their high-heels and grimacing as they poured out the blood that had flowed inside.
Tang Zheng took the picture not because he wanted to preserve their figure and appearance, but because they were casually chatting and resting atop a layer of zombie corpses, surrounded by the blood that had spread across half the lobby, the shattered revolving door, and the crashed bus.
It all came together to form a bizarre sense of bloody beauty.
“What are you doing?” Bai Guo asked curiously.
The other three flight attendants also turned their eyes to Tang Zheng.
“What a pity that my phone’s resolution isn’t high enough, otherwise the picture would surely be more detailed.” Tang Zheng shook his head regretfully, “If I had a DV camcorder and captured you guys smashing the zombie’s heads, the video would get over a billion views in just three days if I posted it online.”
“And what would a billion views do?” Bai Guo asked naïvely.
“Obviously to earn money and fame.
You would become more popular than those female movie stars.
People would discuss if these scenes are real, how they were set up, how it’s filmed, why the zombies look so realistic.
Don’t you think it’d be funny to see the audience arguing about that?” Tang Zheng’s evil taste had returned.
He suddenly wanted to search around the hotel rooms.
Maybe he could find a DV camcorder from 2011 or later.
“I’ll also take a few pictures.
The background outside the glass window is good, so many zombie police and police cars, haha, even Hollywood can’t create a setup like this.” Bai Guo didn’t have a care in the world and had surprisingly forgotten her fear.
She took out her phone and walked out from the corner of the hallway, entering the lobby.
She constantly changed angles, hoping to fit all the police and American people on the whole street into her pictures.
Zeng Xue and Cheng Chen also excitedly joined the shooting group.
“Two lunatics,” Xu Lu muttered, but she also had a dream of being a movie star.
So she struck some poses and asked Zeng Xue to take a few pictures of her.
Then the four flight attendants gathered around a phone to discuss the pictures, deleting some and taking more.
Watching the flight attendants slowly overcoming their fear of zombies, Tang Zheng nodded imperceptibly.
Instead of lecturing, influencing them in this subtle way seemed more effective.
“Little Tang, we found a lot of meat, seafood, and dozens of boxes of various kinds of canned tuna and beef in the kitchen’s cold storage.
We don’t have to worry about our food supply anymore,” Qin Yan approached with a bright smile on her face, “The five-star suite has a kitchen that’s fully equipped.
We can finally eat hot food for lunch today.”
“Oh yeah, Sister Qin Yan is awesome!
Long live Tang Zheng!” Bai Guo started cheering, but was immediately stopped by Qin Yan pointing at the zombies outside the window.
Bai Guo made a face and stuck her tongue out impishly.
“Sister Qin Yan, shall we take some pictures?
Yes, Bai Guo, go call everyone.
Let’s take a group photo.”
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