Infinite Ebullience-Chapter 69 - 40 Reduction Part 1

69: Chapter 40 Reduction (Part 1)

69: Chapter 40 Reduction (Part 1)

“What are you doing?” The vision of him being beaten to a pulp flashed through Kang Songde’s mind, immediately terrifying him to the point of losing control of his bladder and bowels.

Regardless of calling for help, he indignantly shouted out loud.

Everyone raised their guns as a subconscious defensive move.

The thought of accidentally killing a fellow human made them hesitate.

However, the bald man was an exception; he was anything but hesitant, promptly aiming his gun at the bikini-clad zombie and opening fire.

“Hold your fire.” Upon hearing Tang Zheng’s shouts, the bald man involuntarily shivered and released the trigger.

He then watched a shotgun swiftly fly across the carriage, brutally striking the bikini zombie’s skull.

Incidentally, Kang Songde’s lower jaw was also hit, sending a few bloody teeth flying through the air.

Breaking past Pang Meiqin in the middle aisle, Tang Zheng rushed over, reaching out his left hand to grab the bikini zombie’s blonde hair.

He pulled back with all his strength but the zombie did not loosen its teeth, demonstrating its astonishing biting force.

However, Kang Songde’s facial skin could not withstand this, tearing almost instantly.

Bai Guo screamed in surprise; Kang Songde’s right cheek had been completely stripped of flesh, revealing his gums.

The remaining few muscle fibers twitched involuntarily, while blood flowed rapidly, forming a pool on the ground.

The bikini zombie spit out the hunk of rotten flesh from its mouth, letting go of Kang Songde and trying to grab at Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng swiftly moved backward, pressing down on the zombie’s left hand, causing the bikini zombie -whose legs were still wrapped around Kang Songde’s waist- to lose balance.

He then promptly drew his M1911A1 and aimed at its head, pulling the trigger.

Three consecutive shots obliterated over half of the bikini zombie’s skull,

The zombie’s hands plummeted downwards – she was clearly dead.

Nonetheless, Tang Zheng, still wary, fired another shot before releasing her hair.

Her head dropped down with a thud onto the carriage floor.

Kang Songde, who had thought his death was certain, now realized he was alive and tried to free himself from the bikini zombie’s legs wrapped around his waist.

But as soon as he moved his arms, a sharp pain shot through his chest, forcing him to stop and lean back in his seat, gasping for air.

“What, you want to get down and dirty with the bikini zombie?” The bald man jabbed Kang Songde’s back with his gun muzzle, then turned his attention to the zombie’s thigh.

He prodded it several times with the muzzle, causing chunks of decaying skin to fall away, nearly causing him to gag.

“Xinlan, you can withdraw your ability now.

There’s no need for it.” The bus was accelerating and occasional sounds of zombies hitting the bus could be heard.

Tang Zheng was certain the bus was safe for the moment, so he immediately told Li Xinlan to rest.

“Bai Guo, go take care of Xinlan.”

Bai Guo responded and quickly ran over to support Li Xinlan.

As her ‘Ice Age’ ability ended, the ice layer covering the bus walls visibly started melting rapidly.

Everyone felt a moment of regret, wishing that the ice layer could have remained intact.

“Is anyone injured?

If not, get back to your defense positions.

Don’t stand around daydreaming.” This was no time to mourn the dead as they were not out of danger yet.

“I…I’m injured.” Kang Songde raised his arm, touching his cheek and wincing.

He became increasingly impatient and shouted, “Stop the bleeding.

Quickly, stop the bleeding!”

“Little Tang, we’re temporarily safe.

The bus behind us is approximately a hundred meters away.” Lin Weiguo smirked, looking at Kang Songde’s condition through the rearview mirror.

“Kang, you’re one lucky bastard.

You should be very grateful for the swift rescue by Wu Xudong and Little Tang.”

“Bald man, you bastard.

Were you trying to kill me just now?

I’m sure I got shot; why else would my chest hurt so much?” Kang Songde complained incessantly, groping his chest in panic.

When he noticed bullet holes in his bulletproof vest, he turned pale, but then saw that his protective clothing was intact, and cried tears of joy, sighing in relief.

“Damn it, it’s like pouring water on a duck.” The bald man was furious.

He kicked him on the shoulder.

Kang Songde immediately tilted over, shouting in pain, trying to win sympathy.

The bald man couldn’t help but laugh.

He walked over, crouched down on the ground and poked Kang Songde’s chest.

“Tsk, tsk, it’s just a few broken ribs, nothing serious.” The bald man looked enviously at Kang Songde’s protective clothing and said, “You should thank Tang Zheng.

The protective clothing he let you choose saved your life several times, didn’t it?”

Kang Songde also realized something was wrong; why hadn’t Tang Zheng, that goody-two-shoes, stopped the bald man from beating him up?

Had he been discovered using Zhou Zhou as a shield against the bikini zombie?

The thought of this possibility made Kang Songde break out in a cold sweat.

“Stop with the nonsense; the bulletproof function of the protective clothing is weak.

Otherwise, Hu Qiong wouldn’t have died.

Kang Songde only has a few broken ribs, that should be credited to the zombie shield.” Tang Zheng picked up the maintenance worker’s corpse and put it on the seat.

He threw the bikini zombie’s corpse out of the window and then headed straight for the front of the carriage; there was a lot more work needing his attention.

Half of the ice layer had already melted, and the sights on both sides of the highway came back into view.

“Little Tang, what about me?

Are you going to just abandon me?” Kang Songde was truly in desperation.

Ignoring the pain in his chest, he tried to get up and reach for Tang Zheng.

“I’m sorry, I forgot to prepare hemostatic drugs and bandages.” Tang Zheng shook his head, helplessly rejecting Kang Songde.

“You’ll have to take care of yourself.”

“Impossible, you’re always thorough in your considerations.

How could you have forgotten the most crucial medical supplies?

You simply don’t want to help me, right?

That’s it, isn’t it?” Kang Songde’s tone raised sharply.

He felt that Tang Zheng wouldn’t make such a rookie mistake and pressed him for an answer.

“Okay, I do have medicine and bandages, but I won’t let you use them.” This statement from Tang Zheng left everyone stunned. ƒгeewёbnovel.com

All eyes turned decisively toward him, waiting for an explanation.

“I initially wanted to give you another chance.

If you managed to fend for yourself, you could survive.

Even if you died, you would at least end in a dignified manner.

People might not be grateful to you, but they wouldn’t hate you either.

So why did you have to force me to speak up?” Tang Zheng had been keeping an eye on the bikini zombie.

Just as it was climbing through the window, he spotted Kang Songde stepping back, using Zhou Zhou as a shield against the zombie.

Earlier, he hadn’t allowed the bald man to shoot him dead, not only because he wanted to give him a chance to save himself, but also because he didn’t want Wu Xudong to hurt the other flight attendants.

“I…

What did I do wrong?

Yes, I may have offended you with my words before, but I did it for the team’s sake.

After all, we’re trying to choose the safest path, pool Wisdom, and survive this ordeal together.” Kang Songde tried to downplay his mistakes, shift the topic, and place himself on the side of those concerned with everyone’s safety, hoping to win people’s favor.

“Zhou Zhou, you speak.” Tang Zheng had no interest in wasting words; he took another map from under his tactical vest, checked it against the conspicuous landmarks outside and casually returned to Kang Songde’s side.

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