Chapter 874: Chapter 874
"Brother Tang’s tactics," Bai Guo blushed, too embarrassed to admit that her Seed Ability had exploded. Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on novel•fire.net
"It was the Explosion Seed, wasn’t it?" Tang Zheng wasn’t so conceited as to believe otherwise. Seeing Bai Guo ready to speak, he stopped her, "Let’s talk about it when we get back."
"What did you capture? That Yannick had a lot of S-class equipment and even SS-class Hellfire." Yaoyao was more concerned about these spoils of war, eyeing the wristwatch in Bai Guo’s hand.
The Conquerors, including Chen Hong, were all looking eagerly at Bai Guo, waiting for her reply.
"Brother Tang, you divide it up, the spoils of war are all in there." Bai Guo took out Yannick’s wristwatch and handed it to Tang Zheng.
"I’ll take the wristwatch; you keep the equipment inside."
Tang Zheng wasn’t about to claim the Natural Stupid’s spoils of war, and when the two exchanged items, everyone saw those strong S-class equipment.
"You’re really lucky," Yaoyao said with a tinge of envy, and even Ruan Feifei, as proud as she was, looked at the equipment with some envy.
"Hold on, when we get back to the Trojan Room, you can have the Trojan repair the Hellfire. You’ve made a huge profit," Huangfu Xiong said upon seeing Bai Guo unconcerned about the Hellfire. He explained that the equipment could be repaired to foster good relations.
"Sister Bai Guo, your equipment is even stronger than ours now. You’ll have to protect Fanfan in the future," quipped Lu Fan, smiling from ear to ear.
"Tang Zheng, this was a duel. As a gentleman, you should return Yannick’s equipment to us," demanded the Star of Beauty, Sara, stepping forward to claim the wristwatch. The items were too expensive to forfeit, regardless of shame.
"Pfft. Dream on!" Lu Fan made a crude gesture with his finger.
Cheng Cheng looked at Sara, then at Lu Fan, and mimicking him, raised her finger, but being shy, she blushed immediately after the gesture.
Sara was about to argue further, but the Trojan interrupted her.
"In the eighth match, Warhammer Team wins. Star Team, as the losing side, will face half an hour of attacks from the Punishment Squad in five minutes. Please prepare."
"Until eight o’clock tomorrow morning, the four squads will have a safe night. Please rest well and prepare for the third stage of the game. Note that no inter-squad killing is allowed, or you will be erased." After Blue Trojan announced this, the virtual screen disappeared into silence.
"Haha, serves them right," North Wind cheered, and the soldiers’ faces brimmed with happiness.
Hearing they wouldn’t have to fight anymore, a few university girls went limp and collapsed on the ground, drained of strength.
"Let’s go to the bridge and watch the Star Team’s misfortune," Sha Ou said, finally venting his pent-up anger.
This victory was hugely valuable for Bai Guo; it might even prevent several newbies from dying.
When the Star Team’s newbies heard the announcement and thought back to the afternoon’s bug onslaught, they turned deathly pale, completely despairing. This time, with only one team left, Landeck and his folks had no chance to slack off.
Tang Zheng wasn’t interested in paying attention to them. After arranging for Jing Xiang to keep watch outside, he led his team back to the bridge for a brief respite.
"Please leave," Pang Meiqin, understanding the look from Tang Zheng, immediately blocked the way at the door, stopping Xu Changtai and his group.
Xu Changtai chuckled, trying to slip by, but it was in vain.
Once alone with his team, Tang Zheng allowed Bai Guo to recount the details of the fight.
Bai Guo’s Seed Ability was Invisibility, with a pleasant name called Gemini Moon Shadow. After the first stage of her Explosion Seed, her ability evolved, allowing her to create a clone with the strength of her original body, sharing one mind. However, taking heavy damage would hurt her psyche and consume a great amount of life energy. After the second stage of her Explosion Seed, Bai Guo could ambush, move, and assassinate within the target’s shadow.
"This is a war of attrition. Bai Guo may be dumb, but he’s persistent," Qin Yan said, satisfied with her performance as she applied ointment to Bai Guo’s face.
"Bai Guo’s tactics are not bad. In addition, Mechanical Centipedes combined with Rabbit Explosives, it’s simply a premium combination for breaking defenses. Tang Zheng, why not give each of the main team members a pair?" Dantai stroked his chin and, based on Bai Guo’s description, simulated the battle once more. He analyzed that the most powerful equipment were still those two items.
"No way, the mother only gives birth to ten little centipedes a month, and I barely have enough for myself," Pang Meiqin immediately refused. These were her trump cards for surviving and scoring points; besides, she wasn’t on good terms with everyone, so why should she give them anything?
"Meiqin, you should have over twenty by now, right? Give them one, and then just tell me what you want!" Tang Zheng had to consider the team. Everyone’s weapons were rather poor. Not to mention SS level, even encountering S-level defense was difficult for everyone to break through besides strong players like Qin Yan, Lu Fan, and Dantai.
"Forget it, I don’t want anything." Since Tang Zheng asked, Meiqin would save his face no matter what. In the heart of the beautiful-legged stewardess, being looked down on or slandered by anyone was tolerable, but being underestimated by Tang Zheng was something she couldn’t stand.
After more than a day of brutal slaughter, the survivors could finally take a temporary rest and catch their breath. Of course, this did not include the star team, which, up to this point, had suffered the most, losing the most people, with half of them having fingers severed as punishment. Those newbies who had chosen Landeck because of his soccer star status were now completely tragic and regretted their decision.
In the Trojan Horse Game, real-world fame was utterly unreliable. What seemed strong could turn out to be a spear of mere wax. In addition to the newbies having to judge, a bit of luck was needed. Good people like Tang Zheng, who treated newbies well, were really rare.
Perhaps trying to improve his image among the newbies, Landeck and his group put a lot of effort into their attacks, shattering the Teleportation Gate and killing the Overlord Beetle within five minutes, thus ending the punishing time. This time, not a single newbie died.
"They are very strong," Dantai sighed. Even after losing a Yannick and a man in a Firefly Protective Clothing, their overall strength still exceeded that of the Warhammer Team.
As the last bug was killed, the entire aircraft carrier fell silent, even the burning flames were extinguished. Survivors found safe places to set up tents to rest. The soldiers were very responsible and voluntarily organized night guards.
However, before sleeping, the four squads each sent out scouts to check the entire aircraft carrier, which was the most basic survival rule.
Lying in her sleeping bag, Pang Meiqin felt depressed. Everyone sleeping together deprived her of the chance to ambush Tang Zheng at night. She planned to ask for Bai Guo’s Light Defense Shield while Tang Zheng was feeling guilty, but of course, what she wanted most was the Hellfire. However, it was impossible. The protective Qin Yan would never agree.
The sea breeze blew, and the night was silent. Although the newbies were exhausted in body and mind, they couldn’t sleep. Under the pressure of death, they were all thinking about what they would encounter the next day and how they could survive.
The soldiers gathered together, smoking cigarettes and sharing their thoughts. After this heart-to-heart talk, the team’s cohesion was heightened.
At two o’clock in the morning, a round of gunshots suddenly disturbed everyone, and they cast their gazes toward the bridge where the star team was residing.
The gunfire ceased, but soon there were sharp screams from women and miserable yells from men.
"It’s Wu Lei and his two classmates," Shen Qingshuang interjected, listening intently. He was very sensitive to sound, but Tang Zheng and the others had already figured it out.
"Sleep or go take a look?" the Company Commander asked. Although they disdained the behavior of Wu Lei and his group, they still had some concern for their compatriots.
"Dantai and I will go take a look. Everyone else, rest," Tang Zheng, of course, could not appear indifferent. However, he felt no empathy regarding whether Wu Lei lived or died.
Bored, Huangfu Xiong followed along.
As Tang Zheng entered the bridge, a duty-bound Neo-Nazi Youth tried to stop him, but he was directly thrown out by Tang Zheng, who grabbed his mouth. The youth was furious, yet he dared not shoot and could only watch as Tang Zheng and Dantai entered.
In the command tower, the two German teams gathered and watched a few Neo-Nazi Youths beating up Wu Lei and his group. Their mouths bleeding, they were not taken lightly. Upon seeing Tang Zheng and his group, they screamed for help.
"They wanted to rape our air hostess," Lena stated coldly, staring at Tang Zheng. Scum like Wu Lei dying right away would be too easy on him.
"Stop beating them. Do you want to be wiped out?" Huangfu Xiong advised, but he scorned such behavior from Wu Lei.
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