Chapter 883: Chapter 883
"You go out at night without a flashlight?" Tang Zheng pushed Chen Hong away, scolded her, and handed the tactical flashlight to her, "Let’s go, head downstairs, find a room."
Chen Hong’s face filled with dismay. She thought she was out of luck, but upon hearing these words, she was startled, then immediately hugged his arm with a happy expression.
"I knew you were the best," Chen Hong said cheerfully.
"Quiet, and let go of me. Otherwise, if we’re attacked, I’ll use you as a meat shield." Tang Zheng wanted to teach Chen Hong some survival skills, but unfortunately, this fallen star had no intention of learning, fixated on clinging to him.
Tang Zheng was also a normal man with desires that needed venting. After a journey of killing and brutal escape, rolling in bed with a woman was indeed a good way to relieve stress. He might have resisted with any other woman, but Chen Hong had already reversed the roles on him once.
"I know you’re joking." Because she was with Tang Zheng, Chen Hong wasn’t worried about her safety at all.
The flashlight beam flickered in the darkness of the stairwell, amid a scene of abandonment with peeling walls and potholes. A few light-shunning bugs scurried away when caught in the beam, quickly crawling into small holes.
Tang Zheng stood at the doorway, peeked into a room that was intact to ensure there was no danger, and was about to enter when Chen Hong grabbed him.
"Let’s just do it here on the stairs." Chen Hong wanted to tie Tang Zheng’s heart to her body so he couldn’t leave her, trying her best to please him, "I can do anything those other women won’t."
"Inside," Tang Zheng refused.
The night was nice, with pale moonlight streaming through the broken windows, allowing them to see each other’s figures clearly without the need for a flashlight. Tang Zheng cleared the ground of debris and spread a blanket on it.
Chen Hong hurried over to help, but in just a few seconds, she felt a large hand on her waist.
"The leader is quite conservative, huh? I have to take the initiative," Chen Hong sighed. Any other man who was more eager would have been impatient to strip and fondle her chest by now, but Tang Zheng started from the waist, truly not understanding women.
"Tastes good," Chen Hong was satisfied with Tang Zheng’s performance, having such a boyfriend would earn her many envious looks.
"Qin Yan and Li Xinlan, those two fools, and that stinky woman, Pang Meiqin, can just have my leftovers," Chen Hong indulged in her victorious delusion, imagining her elevated status within the team.
"If you only rely on me, you’ll definitely die," Tang Zheng cleaned up and put on his Tyrannosaurus protective clothing.
"I’ll try harder," Chen Hong knew Tang Zheng meant well, but sadly she was not cut out for it. She wanted to ask for the Light Defense Shield, but was afraid of being looked down upon by the leader, so she kept her mouth shut.
At that moment, Chen Hong felt torn. She felt unworthy of a man like Tang Zheng, holding him back, but she didn’t want to let go.
"Take it," How could Tang Zheng not understand what Chen Hong wanted? After hesitating, he still tossed the Light Defense Shield to her.
The female celebrity was wallowing in self-pity when she suddenly saw a piece of jade jewelry fall on her. After a moment of astonishment, she burst into ecstasy.
"If you want to survive, you have to sweat more than others." Tang Zheng picked up the rifle, went out, and whispered, "Hurry back and rest. If you run out of strength during the fight, I’ll definitely leave you behind."
"Hard on the outside, soft on the inside." Watching Tang Zheng leave, Chen Hong muttered to herself. However, the room in the black night still made her nervous, especially when the night wind brushed her skin, causing her to shiver and quickly put on her clothes to leave, "Humph, my tactics are superior."
As Chen Hong walked along the corridor, she seemed to still feel Tang Zheng’s body temperature on her. She suddenly felt sentimental. Tang Zheng was really gentle.
The female celebrity’s demands grew after getting involved with Tang Zheng; she wanted to capture his heart and dominate him.
Tang Zheng entered the lobby on the first floor. It had been abandoned for decades, and without the building’s blueprint, he could only check the corridors one by one. But luckily, the second one he tried was the way to the underground parking garage. He felt that for insects, this kind of shady, cool, and wind-protected place would be ideal for building their nest.
Tang Zheng guessed right. As soon as he entered the first floor of the garage, he saw more insect feces. He suddenly realized that the dirtier the place, the more insects it would likely gather. The smell was probably a good way to pinpoint the location of their nest.
Indeed, as Tang Zheng approached the insect nest, a strange, pungent stench grew stronger, irritating his nose and making him want to sneeze.
Tang Zheng pinched his nose to avoid making any noise,
"But do all insects smell the same? If I get these scents on me, will I be attacked by other insects?" If he could capture a native, all these problems would be solved easily, and he wouldn’t be so irritable. He speculated that in the evening, the direction in which those insects flew to hunt was probably where humans were gathered. After all, the presence of destroyers on the island proved that in this post-apocalyptic world, some humans still survived.
Sasha, Sasha, the sound of insects opening and closing their mouthparts merged into waves of noise, crashing against the eardrum, sending chills down one’s spine. It was also thanks to Tang Zheng’s courage and skill that ordinary people wouldn’t dare venture into such a place in the middle of the night.
The flashlight beam swung past, and Tang Zheng saw what the insect nest looked like—dark-red, human-sized, oval-shaped spheres constructed of saliva, vines, and the remaining carcasses of various prey.
The lighting in the underground parking garage had long been broken. Relying only on one flashlight, Tang Zheng couldn’t take in all the sights at once and had to grope his way. But even a glimpse was enough to understand that it was a dangerous place. He cautiously remained on the alert, noting the spacious terrain, and then deployed the Beetle Chariot, climbing inside.
Tang Zheng knew he would encounter an attack, but it came later than he anticipated.
After advancing another hundred meters, the insects suddenly launched an attack. A hissing, sizzling sound enveloped him as the insects started spraying venom.
"How did they suddenly appear? Was it a premeditated ambush?" Tang Zheng speculated while pressing the shoot button; the turret rotated, sweeping fire into the darkness.
Agonizing screams of the insects filled the air.
Indeed, where the light beam targeted, not a single insect could be found, and in the darkness, their movements were inaudible, suggesting they were agile and light on their feet without making a sound, and good at hiding their tracks.
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The machine gun swept its fire, not missing a single target, which further confirmed Tang Zheng’s judgment. The insects possessed simple intelligence—they knew how to lure the enemy deep before surrounding and annihilating it. Without the war chariot, even without getting hurt, he would have been in a very difficult position.