Chapter 29: A Shocking Turn, Fury (Second Update!)
It was quite an honor—Brother Cheng had guessed correctly! Yang Hao had indeed come for the sake of showing off! Perhaps Yang Hao ought to give Brother Cheng a thumbs up; to know even this, it was as if he were a worm crawling in Yang Hao’s stomach.
If one doesn’t show off, what difference is there between them and a salted fish?
The next safe zone appeared at the airport, and under Yang Hao’s urging, Lin Zijin and her companions decided to block the bridge.
Blocking the bridge and collecting loot was outrageously satisfying, even though, with their current gear, they no longer needed any deliveries.
Two squads, two vehicles, began heading toward the western bridge.
At this point, Brother Cheng and his group still followed them like shadows, which made Yang Hao feel increasingly annoyed!
After all, they weren’t a single team; staying together for too long was ultimately inappropriate.
Besides, with the strength of Yang Hao, Lin Zijin, and the other two, did they need help?
Not at all!
In truth, the presence of Brother Cheng and his friends was utterly useless.
Without them, Lin Zijin and her companions would actually have an easier time.
If not for concerns about the consequences, Yang Hao would have dealt with them already; only because of Ling Xue’er and Little Dongdong, and fearing that such actions might bring trouble to Lin Zijin, Yang Hao suppressed his impulse.
“There’s someone on the bridge!”
Just as the two cars were about to approach the bridgehead, Lin Zijin suddenly spoke.
Yang Hao had noticed it as well; though their opponents were hidden, there were still flaws that caught Yang Hao’s alert eyes.
“There’s an ambush!”
Brother Cheng and his group were a step slower in reacting, but as their car neared the bridgehead, they realized something was wrong.
Bang, bang, bang!
Rat-tat-tat…
As soon as they sensed the danger, the enemy opened fire.
Even though Brother Cheng’s group retaliated instantly, they were still on the defensive.
“Pirate Captain used SCAR-L to knock down Tomato and Little Dongdong!”
Suddenly, the unprepared Little Dongdong was knocked down, and with the vehicle taking heavy fire, it began to smoke. Brother Cheng and his companions had no choice but to abandon the car and seek cover nearby.
Bang!
At that moment, a silenced shot rang out!
“Green Zijin used AWM for a headshot, knocking down the Pirate First Mate!”
Under the power of the AWM, not even a level-three helmet could withstand a single shot.
As the enemy shifted their aim toward Lin Zijin’s side, another shot sounded.
“Leisurely Heart used Kar98k to knock down the Pirate Sailor!”
The opponent also wore a level-three helmet, but due to the previous firefight, their health was dangerously low. While crouched and healing, Yang Hao managed to hit them from an unexpected angle, dropping them instantly.
The reason Yang Hao didn’t go for the head was because he coveted the enemy’s level-three helmet; his own was only level two, and his previous level-three had long been destroyed and unusable.
Though Yang Hao and Lin Zijin had killed many, most shots had been headshots; even with level-three helmets, they were wrecked, which explained why Yang Hao still wore a level-two.
Their opponents were a full squad, but after two were knocked down by Lin Zijin and Yang Hao, the remaining two couldn’t hold out and perished under the hail of bullets.
Eight versus four—it was rather bullying.
But this wasn’t Yang Hao’s concern; even just the four of them could easily handle the bridge defenders.
With the bridge blockers eliminated, the next steps were simple.
Loot their crates, then take their place!
The bridge was still guarded, only the defenders had changed—not just one squad, but two!
Eight people, two squads, occupied all the defensible positions on the bridge.
The recent battle’s traces couldn’t be cleaned; even if the smoking car could be driven away, the crates littering the bridge couldn’t be hidden.
But with the safe zone shifting to this side, anyone coming from the opposite bank would have to pass through them.
The water route was now impassable.
Earlier, Yang Hao had already destroyed the boats at the shore.
No one would be foolish enough to cross the river exposed; that would make them easy targets.
This was no longer a mere ambush—it was an outright bridge robbery!
Soon enough, as the poison circle shrank toward them, the sound of approaching vehicles echoed nearby.
They were coming!
Seeing three cars ahead, Yang Hao readied his 98K.
Three vehicles—clearly from different squads—but upon realizing the bridge was blocked, the three teams, moments ago racing furiously, suddenly found common purpose and aimed their sights at Yang Hao and his group.
The poison had arrived, and the bridgehead was just within the safe zone; they dared not linger in the toxic area, nor had time to search for boats to cross.
Their only option was to charge forward!
Tat-tat-tat!
Rat-tat-tat…
Bang!
In an instant, fierce firefights erupted between the groups at the bridge and those on it.
Gunfire thundered!
A barrage of bullets swept across the entire bridge!
Bang!
Braving the storm of bullets, Yang Hao darted forward, pre-aimed, and fired!
One enemy down!
Without pausing to reload, Yang Hao immediately switched to another 98K.
The same maneuver.
Another enemy fell!
Yang Hao targeted only those with low health or lacking level-three helmets, so nearly every shot was a lethal headshot.
Rat-tat-tat!
Suddenly, a fresh burst of gunfire erupted. Under the concentrated fire of Lu Ziqi and Ling Xue’er, a vehicle attempting to rush the bridge exploded, its passengers perishing instantly.
With that explosion, few remained capable of fighting.
The battle was drawing to a close.
Yet, as Lin Zijin dealt with the last two foes, gunfire suddenly sounded behind Yang Hao.
Rat-tat-tat!
Three rapid shots struck Yang Hao’s helmet, spraying blood.
Even with a level-three helmet, Yang Hao couldn’t withstand such a barrage.
As expected, Yang Hao went down!
“Tomato, Foxfire used M16A4 headshot to knock down Leisurely Heart!”
When this message flashed across the screen, everyone was stunned.
Ling Xue’er and Lu Ziqi, busy bandaging and drinking energy drinks, were utterly bewildered; they could hardly believe that Foxfire, who had fought alongside them moments before, would open fire now.
The instant Yang Hao was knocked down, Little Dongdong—Foxfire’s teammate—was left dumbfounded; she never expected Foxfire to betray them with a sudden shot.
Yang Hao didn’t fall to enemy fire, but was struck by betrayal from behind!
He found it somewhat ironic.
He never regarded Brother Cheng and his group as true teammates, but neither did he see them as enemies.
The cold shot from behind…
Utterly unexpected!
Bang!
As everyone was still in shock, another gunshot rang out.
Who fired?
Another shot followed, and with Yang Hao down, the group was like startled birds.
“Green Zijin used AWM headshot to knock down Tomato, Foxfire!”
When they realized it was Lin Zijin who fired, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, only for their unease to return.
Looking at the fallen Foxfire and the inexplicable loss of Yang Hao, Lin Zijin’s face was icy cold.
The moment Yang Hao was knocked down, Lin Zijin’s mind went blank, then surged with overwhelming fury…