Infinite Ebullience-Chapter 77 - 44 Counterattack Part 2

77: Chapter 44: Counterattack (Part 2)

77: Chapter 44: Counterattack (Part 2)

“Where else would the cash register be if not at the supermarket’s entrance?” Li Xinlan gave Tang Zheng a glance, catching on to his trick, “You must be thinking that when zombies run past, their ankles get caught in the lasso, triggering the trap.

But Tang Zheng, don’t you think this trap is a bit low?

If the zombie steps in without dragging the lasso, it won’t trigger the trap, then what?”

“I’m not done yet, don’t worry.” Tang Zheng used six coffee bags as a cushion, raising the lasso by about ten centimetres.

“I still don’t get it, so what if zombies step into the lasso?” Pang Meiqin was still puzzled, her face filled with question marks.

“This.” Tang Zheng took out a carabiner, attaching it to the parachute rope connected to the lasso.

“Qin Yan, lend me your dagger.”

“You two, push the ice cabinet under the climbing rope.” Tang Zheng took the dagger, stabbed it into the front of the cash register, then clipped the carabiner to it.

Bai Guo and Pang Meiqin immediately began moving the ice cabinet.

It had wheels, so they didn’t need to exert much effort.

Tang Zheng came over and tied the climbing rope to the ice cabinet’s handle.

“Xin Lan, can you create some ice pillars under the cabinet to lift it up?”

“No problem.” Li Xinlan used her ability, and four white ice pillars rose from the ground, lifting the ice cabinet about five meters in the air.

“Is this okay?”

“That’s good.” Tang Zheng nodded in approval, pulled the extra climbing rope from the ice cabinet side to the other, removed the carabiner attached to the dagger, tied the rope to it, and then clipped the carabiner back onto the dagger.

“Alright, pull down the ice pillars.”

As Li Xinlan withdrew her ability, the ice pillars melted.

The ice cabinet hung in place, wobbling slightly, the climbing rope taut.

The carabiner was also subjected to tension, but didn’t fall thanks to the dagger keeping it in place.

“I get it now.

When a zombie steps into the lasso and gets ensnared, if it struggles violently, the umbrella rope attached to the lasso would pull the carabiner off the dagger.

Then without it pulling, the ice cabinet will fall due to gravity, also tugging the climbing rope upward.

Thus, the zombie trapped by the leg would be suspended upside down.” Bai Guo grinned at Tang Zheng.

“Am I right?”

“It’s just a simple lasso trap.” Tang Zheng was satisfied with the trap.

“Let’s put more coffee bags around, yeah and arrange a few toppled shelves, debris so that it’s harder to spot the trap.”

“If the zombies see through such an ingenious trap, then we might as well just surrender.” Pang Meiqin complimented Tang Zheng, believing the trap was foolproof.

“When I lead them in here, you should run at a hundred-meter sprint speed.

In such a short distance, with only a second or two to react, even if they see the trap, inertia will make them step on it.” Tang Zheng had thought things through very carefully, leaving nearly nothing overlooked.

“Alright, set up the next trap five meters away.

Bai Guo, go to our broken bus and fetch the nail gun from under the third row of seats.

I need to drive some nails into the floor to anchor some stoppers.”

“Seems like you’ve got everything prepared, huh?

Did you find the nail gun at Oasis Hotel?

Tell us, what else did you bring – slippers, pajamas?” A hint of a joke crept into Qin Yan’s sarcastic tease, feeling lucky to be escaping with Tang Zheng who had thought everything through.

“Actually, I’d prefer to go to deserted places like the Solitary Island Forest.

That way, the magnesium rod and folding knife I prepared would come in handy, and I’m pretty good at wilderness survival.” Tang Zheng took out his mobile phone, shaking the magnesium rod attached to it as a charm, “This is great for starting fires, even in a heavy rain.”

“Tang Zheng, where did you learn all these trap-setting skills?” Pang Meiqin was curious.

“You’re a university student, right?

How are you always fiddling around with this stuff?

Were you planning some kind of self-driving tour?”

“I learned it from a wilderness survival show.” Tang Zheng scratched his head, “I’m just a poor student, I need to work to earn money in my free time, all these are just hobbies.”

“Are there other types of traps?” Bai Guo was somewhat excited, she was curious about what else Tang Zheng could do.

“See that window on the wall?” Tang Zheng pointed to the huge red wooden blind on the supermarket wall, “I would escape from there soon, you can make a simple falling dagger trap in front of it.”

As Tang Zheng said this, he pulled over a three-meter-long wire mesh iron shelf, laid it flat to make a platform, and then started sharpening objects on it.

If he couldn’t find any metal cutlery like daggers or kitchen knives, he would use wooden spikes since there were plenty of trees and such wrist-thick branches outside the rest area.

Cut into about a meter long, sharpen the head, it would suffice.

Bamboo is the most suitable for this.

“I see, the iron rack with sharp wooden spikes falls flat from the ceiling, and the zombies will definitely be stabbed into a honeycomb.” Pang Meiqin tested those wooden spikes, found them not sharp enough, took Tang Zheng’s folding knife, and continued to sharpen them.

“Carve some bloodletting grooves on it, smear some paint and dye on it.

If it doesn’t kill them, it should at least infect them.

But I guess zombies can’t be infected, can they?” Tang Zheng ran out of mountaineering rope, but that was not a problem, he was in a supermarket – he could easily find more rope here by taking a look around and searching the warehouse.

“Is this okay?” Li Xinlan had moved several shelves to block the other routes, to ensure that zombies would hit the trap.

“Yes, it’s fine.

By the way, you guys can’t climb trees, can you?

You could break up a wooden stool to make wooden spikes.

Things like beddings in the inn over there can also be used.” Tang Zheng thread a rope through the steel frames on the ceiling, let Li Xinlan use her ice power to suspend the iron rack with spike trap five meters high in the air.

He then tied the other end to the handle of the blinds.

“Okay, when I jump out, either pulling on this slip knot or cutting it will cause the thing to fall down.

Even if it can’t kill the pursuer, it will buy me some time to escape.” Tang Zheng pointed outside, “Qin Yan, later, you hide behind the rest area in the bus.

Do not leave the supermarket farther than twenty meters.

If I can’t eliminate all the pursuing zombies, we will simply leave.”

“Understood.” Qin Yan nodded and suggested, “Xin Lan can also drive, let her wait on the side in a sports car as well.

It can’t be wrong to do so.”

“Hmm, should we tie another bundle grenade by the window?

Don’t waste an opportunity.

” Tang Zheng debated whether to add some insurance, although it might be a waste of resources, there was no choice, if they didn’t survive, having more ammunition would be pointless, “Forget about it, it’s too dangerous, and we might need to save some for the Nazi zombies.”

The six hours with the exemption card gave Tang Zheng enough time to place a lot of traps in the rest area.

Not only in the supermarket, but he also built six rope traps in two Chinese restaurants, an Italian restaurant, and the two-floor half-price hotel was filled with all kinds of traps, like stairs hollowed out every few steps with sharp wooden spikes protruding from below…

After double-checking the arrangement, Tang Zheng returned to the bus to check on Lin Weiguo.

He was still unconscious with slight fever symptoms.

His situation wasn’t good, but at least he was still breathing.

With limited medical equipment, there wasn’t much Li Xinlan could do for first aid.

“We have done our best.” Tang Zheng sighed and sat quietly on the chair starting to rest.

He needed to conserve energy and strength.

Li Xinlan thoughtfully found a blanket from the hotel to cover him.

…….

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