Chapter 34        Stand Out

When the petrol tank of a car exploded, Zhou Qingfeng saw himself being swallowed by the flames. As the heat waves arrived, his natural instinct was to step backwards, but, his desire to live pushed him forward.

Moving backwards leads to death; you have to move forwards to live!

In the flames, Zhou Qingfeng felt like every breath of air that he took was hot. His lungs were very uncomfortable; it was as if they were charred. The light from the fire scattered everywhere and he could not even see a path.

Rush out! Rush out! You can only rush out!

Zhou Qingfeng put the rifle on his back and started to move according to the memory he had of the way out. He stumbled along the way. There were the cars that Buck had used to block him.

The attack of the fire burnt Zhou Qingfeng’s clothes very quickly. In addition, he got himself covered in petrol when he rolled on the ground. They turned into flames on his body.

The cars that were used as the obstacles were extremely hot under such high temperatures. Your skin would peel off if you touched them. Zhou Qingfeng still needed to get over those cars and he needed to be quick. There could be no hesitation and no cowering.

Zhou Qingfeng used an army knife to cut his sleeves off. He used them as gloves and he climbed over the obstacles towards the exit. He had only travelled around ten meters, but he had already wasted more than thirty seconds. When he was out of the curve where the smoke was pouring out, most of his body parts were burned.

That was nothing. I’m still alive, still alive! I’m the real tough guy. The flames and the smoke didn’t kill me, the cars didn’t kill me either. I escaped from the gates of h.e.l.l! The moment he tasted fresh air, he felt his morale soar. He had been through the toughest moment, what else could stop him?

When Zhou Qingfeng jumped out of the burning curve, he saw Buck standing a few meters away.

So Zhou Qingfeng decided……. First, run!

I’m f.u.c.ked! There is fire on me! There is, literally, fire on my a.s.s. Who would be in the mood for a battle right now?

My M4A1 is still on my back, but my hands were burned in the fire. Who can I possibly fight?

There are three kidnappers in front of me and they are spread out. It would be difficult if there was just one person, and now, three?

First, run!

‘As Quick as Lightning’…… I’d always get the first move to….. run!

Buck and his men were shocked when they saw Zhou Qingfeng rush out like a fireball. They soon saw Zhou Qingfeng accelerate and he looked like the shadow of a fireball within seconds. He dashed to more than ten meters away and quickly hid behind the cars in the car park.

Buck was going to aim at Zhou Qingfeng, however, he had already changed his spot twice or thrice, consecutively. He did not have time to be impressed by the fact that Zhou Qingfeng was still alive. But, he was extremely amazed by Zhou Qingfeng’s stubborn vitality.

“Surround him from both left and right. Kill him,” Buck made the correct decision. He waved his hand without hesitation and his mates moved. Three of them were firing non-stop. They fired in the direction where they saw the shadow of Zhou Qingfeng.

Zhou Qingfeng endured the pain in his body and he rolled onto the ground to put out whatever that was left of the fire on his body. He quickly grabbed and held onto the M4A1 on his back. He was looking for a chance to fight back.

The crossfire reached its climax in an instant. Buck and his men had the advantage of there being more of them and they were keep trying to surround Zhou Qingfeng from different directions. However, Zhou Qingfeng clenched his teeth and kept running. He never stayed in the same spot for too long.

In the short duration of the crossfire, it was unexpected that Buck and his men would actually be at a disadvantage. It was because Zhou Qingfeng did not aim and shoot. He pulled the trigger to the end and it shot automatically. Thirty bullets in the magazine were released in two seconds. n.o.body would dare raise their heads at such furious firepower.

What Zhou Qingfeng did was not just an act of risking his life; he had no choice. His skill at aiming was a joke; it would be even harder to shoot accurately. Why not simply aim in one direction and spray the bullets? The bullets would cover a large area, anyway. You could definitely shoot a veteran with the hail of bullets.

Zhou Qingfeng changed the magazines one after the other. Buck and his men thought, Where did that G.o.dd.a.m.n cop get those bullets? They did not know that before this, when Zhou Qingfeng killed the four kidnappers, he had put eight magazines into his tactical vest.

After a few crossfires, Zhou Qingfeng, who had nothing but bad luck since he transmigrated, finally got lucky. One of his sprayed bullets shot the petrol tank of a car and the petrol that poured out was ignited by a bullet.

A vigorous explosion happened with a ‘Boom!’. The car exploded and was flung upwards. One of the kidnappers, who was standing next to it, was also killed by the explosion.

It was bad enough for Zhou Qingfeng, who only had a little bit of petrol on his body from when he rolled on the floor. This unlucky guy had it much worse compared to Zhou Qingfeng. He had petrol all over his body and he burned instantly, like a torch.

The explosion and the death of his mate freaked Buck out. His first reaction was to yell into the wireless phone, “Boss Locke, we need backup.”

The boss, Locke, was happy when he thought that the situation had settled. He could earn millions from it. It was enough for him to run away from the United States to live a good and peaceful life. However, he frowned when he heard Buck’s call for help. He grabbed the intercom and asked, “What happened?”

“That cop is still alive! He rushed out and killed one of our men again. I need back up now!” Buck sounded panicky as he was faced with Zhou Qingfeng and his spraying bullets. His method of not worrying about bullets running out and surrendering everything to luck was too horrifying.

“What are you talking about?” Locke thought he heard wrong. “You said, previously, that the cop was dead. How did he reappear?”

G.o.d must be kidding with me! He is still alive even though he was burnt? I’ve already announced to the world that the cop is dead but you turned around to give me a slap in the face!

Locke was very mad. He threw and smashed everything in sight. Even the reporter from CNN was beaten up by him.

As soon as Buck asked for help, his mind no longer thought about continuing resistance. He fell back, then the other kidnappers followed suit. Both of them were embarra.s.sed and they ran out of the second level of the bas.e.m.e.nt. They did not even dare to stay at the first level of the bas.e.m.e.nt. They went straight back to their boss, Locke.

As Buck and his mate ran away, Zhou Qingfeng’s body was reaching its limit. He endured the pains in his body to avoid falling. However, he could not fight the pain and exhaustion any longer.

“I need to find a doctor. I need to get healed. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to live for long.” Zhou Qingfeng had very serious injuries. It took him all of his willpower to not fall. He stumbled out of the car park of the bas.e.m.e.nt and returned to the interior of the hospital building.