Infinite Ebullience-Chapter 61 - 37 Death Pursuit Part Three
61: Chapter 37 Death Pursuit (Part Three)
61: Chapter 37 Death Pursuit (Part Three)
As the gunfire rattled and splinters flew, the zombies’ screams and banging on the door abruptly stopped.
“What are you planning to do?” Lin Weiguo trusted Tang Zheng, otherwise he wouldn’t have taken this risk with him.
“Go to the underground parking lot, puncture the fuel tanks of those cars, then lure the zombies in, and set a fire.
At the very least, it could wipe out tens of thousands.” Tang Zheng was a bit annoyed, “I’ve always wanted to make a car bomb to get rid of those bastards, but there’s not enough time now.”
“Oh, right, when we first entered Los Angeles, you said there was a way to kill those police zombies and get their weapons, was this the method?” Lin Weiguo, his mind racing, didn’t believe that Tang Zheng could come up with this plan instantly.
There must have been premeditation.
“Yes, both plans are roughly similar in operation.” Tang Zheng entered the elevator, pressed the button, and hastily asked, “What’s your ability?”
“I can control any material, causing them to form a layer of armor on the surface of my body.
It’s incredibly lightweight and doesn’t hinder my mobility.
Additionally, I can change the color of my body’s surface, like a chameleon.” After Lin Weiguo finished speaking, he pointed at his face proudly, then his yellow skin changed to resemble the smooth stainless steel color of the elevator.
“Impressive ability.” Tang Zheng praised, giving him a thumbs up.
Now that there was Lin Weiguo, a durable ‘meat shield’, Tang Zheng no longer needed to be the first to rush in.
As the elevator descended to the underground parking lot, there was a brief moment when they observed that there were no zombies in front of the door, they quickly rolled out and hid behind a Maserati, not wanting to be trapped in the elevator room, surrounded by zombies.
There were quite a few zombies in the underground parking lot, about fifty or more.
To save time, Tang Zheng summoned the ‘Berserk Gunwoman’ and started clearing out zombies.
Meanwhile, he fired at the fuel tanks of the parked cars with his MG3, creating holes to let gasoline flow out.
“Holy crap, that’s brutal.
What if they explode?” Seeing Tang Zheng’s action, Lin Weiguo was startled, “Don’t be crazy, we only need to lure the horde in, we don’t have to kill them.”
“Nothing we can do, we don’t have time to drain the fuel tanks car by car.
Plus, I saw an experiment on a show.
Bullets can’t explode a car fuel tank.” Tang Zheng smirked helplessly, “I’m scared too, what if it explodes?”
“Let me handle it.” Lin Weiguo’s ability was incredibly useful.
When he touched a car’s fuel cap with his right hand, the metal would turn into a liquid that flowed onto his body, and the gasoline without a container immediately scattered on the ground like a downpour.
“It takes two seconds to puncture a fuel tank, there are about seventy cars here.
Including travel time, that’s about 4000 seconds.
Under seven minutes, that’s really fast.” Tang Zheng calculated the time and nodded.
It was a bit long, but still within an acceptable range, “By the way, Lao Lin, is there a limit to your ability?”
“No, as long as my life energy isn’t exhausted, I can maintain a set of armor.
However, as my energy is consumed, its defense power will decrease.” Lin Weiguo calculated mentally and said, “Right now it can hold up for about twenty more minutes.”
“Holy crap, isn’t this basically your invincible time?” Tang Zheng was envious.
If not for the fact that using a seed would require a long sleep, he would really want to use one more, to activate a new ability.
But he knew his body couldn’t handle it, and the thought of sudden death dispelled the idea.
Ten minutes later, Tang Zheng and Lin Weiguo completed their designated task and slipped back into the elevator room.
“Please don’t lose power, please don’t lose power.” Lin Weiguo murmured, repeatedly pressing the button for the second floor.
Their luck pulled through, they managed to kill five zombies and returned to the security room without any major incident.
Zhao Jingye and his group had already fled back, sitting in the living room.
They looked worn and haggard, most of them silent.
Only the bald man sat on the sofa, boasting how it was all his quick thinking and strength that let everyone escape.
However, when he saw Tang Zheng and Lin Weiguo enter, he immediately shut up, keeping quiet, and pretended to tinker with his gun.
Tang Zheng, however, didn’t plan on letting them off so easily.
After closing the door, he walked straight to the bald man.
“Wu Xudong, stand up.”
“What for?” Although somewhat reluctant, he didn’t dare to argue.
By this time, he had learned from Qin Yan what they had done and their future plan, and he agreed with it.
He didn’t dare to contradict Tang Zheng, who was leading everything, because he also wanted to survive and return.
So, chuckling, he tried to divert Tang Zheng’s attention, “Call me Baldy instead, suddenly using my name makes me uncomfortable.”
Without a word, Tang Zheng swung his right fist, landing a blow on Baldy’s cheek which sent him sprawling onto the sofa.
Everyone’s eyes were on Tang Zheng, watching as he punched the bald man, but no one said a word.
“Not bad, no dodging.” He nodded, asking “Are you satisfied now?”
“Sat….satisfied,” the bald man replied while holding his cheek.
He had been a kingpin in prison for years, so he could have easily avoided Tang Zheng’s punch.
But in the heat of the moment, he decided to take the punch head on.
He knew why he was being punched, it was because he was the first to run during the chaos and his actions had resulted in the death of two people.
“Zhao Jingye.” Tang Zheng walked up to Zhao Jingye, looking into his eyes, and commanded, “Get up!”
Zhao Jingye hesitated – he knew he was going to get punched.
It was no longer a matter of explaining his actions but whether he would still be accepted in the team and not be treated as cannon fodder after he got hit.
He figured the situation in Oasis Hotel had gone downhill and Tang Zheng had already plotted an escape plan.
If he was abandoned by Tang Zheng, his survival was unimaginable.
“I apologize.” At this moment, Zhao Jingye made a decisive move.
He stood up and looked straight into Tang Zheng’s eyes, “I promise, I won’t run away and leave everyone behind next time.”
“You can do it, as long as you give proper commands, you all can survive.
But you chose the worst possible option.” Tang Zheng said, then punched Zhao Jingye in the cheek, “I hope next time, even if you must run, don’t forget to take the fatheaded woman Xu Lu with you.”
Upon hearing this, Xu Lu, who was about to reprimand Tang Zheng for punching Zhao Jingye, broke down in tears and was unable to utter a single word.
She never imagined that the person who stood up for her first was this man who she had been constantly belittling and ridiculing.
In that moment, her heart, which had been filled with images of Zhao Jingye, had a quick yearning for what it would feel like being Tang Zheng’s girlfriend.
“It would be very happy.” Xu Lu murmured, wiping away her tears.
She quickly went over and took out a paper towel to wipe Zhao Jingye’s mouth.
“I, I can get up myself.” When Tang Zheng, who stood an imposing 6 feet tall, stood in front of him, Kang Songde felt an inexplicable pressure, especially seeing the fresh blood still wet on his protective clothing.
He wanted to get up instinctively.
“Even without a gun, you want to brawl with the zombies?
Are you brave enough?
Or do you want to use your ‘promise’ to get others to help you?” With that, Tang Zheng punched him straight in the face, sending him flying.
“Now it’s the maintenance worker’s turn.” Bai Guo whispered, hugging Qin Yan’s arm.
However, Li Xinlan shook her head.
She got a feeling Tang Zheng would not hit the maintenance worker.
Indeed, Tang Zheng just looked the maintenance worker in the eyes but did not set his fist in motion.
Instead, he patted him on the shoulder, “I understand your actions.”
“Alright, three punches.
Anyone else has any objection?” Tang Zheng looked at everyone waiting for them to reply.
Silence, the oppressive kind of silence.
“Starting from now, forget what happened a few days ago.
Let’s work together and overcome the crisis.
If anyone tries to act smart again, I will be the first to kick them out of the team.” Tang Zheng’s tone, demeanor, and gaze were all sincere.
Even Zhao Jingye and Xu Lu felt slightly ashamed.
This boy was indeed thinking about the team.
Kang Songde alone made a discernible pout.
He did not believe a word Tang Zheng said.
He was pretty certain that this young man was playing a dirty trick behind everyone with ninety percent certainty.
He did not buy the idea of Tang Zheng remaining unaffected despite all the mishaps that happened.
To him, such a person only exists in fairy tales and he certainly did not think that Tang Zheng, a man of composure and wisdom, was one.
However, he knew that voicing his opinion would be in vain.
The whole team, including the flight attendant Xu Lu, only saw Tang Zheng as a naive and considerate person.
He conceded to the fact that Tang Zheng’s innocuous and flawless behavior was his greatest persuasive power.
“This guy is definitely scheming, he has the loudest voice in the team and has won everyone’s trust.
This is his true trump card.
Even if all others were to die, he has a high chance of making it out alive.” Kang Songde mumbled bitterly.
He admired Tang Zheng’s ability and that’s why he was full of mixed emotions of envy, jealousy, and hatred.
He kept wondering why there had to be someone like Tang Zheng in the team.
If not, all the resources would belong to him.
Taking a deep sigh, he decided to throw all of these complicated thoughts away.
He knew it was a critical time, and once they are on the road, anyone failing to keep up would face grave consequences.
“I absolutely don’t want to be cannon fodder.”
“Director Kang, I hope you don’t give me a reason to give up on you. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
We need only one voice among us!” Tang Zheng caught a glimpse of Kang Songde’s expression out of the corner of his eye, he was not surprised.
He somewhat anticipated what went on in Kang’s head.
He regretted that along the way, some people would drift away or get eliminated by the constant challenges.
The pep talk he gave just now was nothing more than encouragement and consolation.
That said, Tang Zheng would strive to take everyone who trusts him back to safety.
If anyone still chooses to take risky shortcuts, he wouldn’t mind throwing them out to the zombies as cannon fodder.
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Special thanks to book friend Cyprus for the reward!
