Chapter 67 69 Life and Death at Your Own Risk
The siege at the entrance of the safe zone was quickly quelled by the mercenary team's expulsion and intimidation.
Most of the civilian teams like Rong Xianxian and his team who were preparing to migrate with the convoy were organized and prepared, and they drove silently to catch up with the moving team.
Those loose individuals who had no vehicles or teams and just came to try their luck and see if the convoy would take them with them were quickly left behind.
Some reluctantly, some with envy, they looked at the convoy going away, and silently returned to their jobs.
Most of these people do not dare to take risks and rely on working on construction sites in safe zones to earn work points to make a living.
The edge of the city, and further ahead is the wilderness where monsters roam.
The convoy in front slowly slowed down.
"Let me emphasize again that we are mercenaries, not saviors. Once you cross this line, your life and death are at your own risk. We have a mission to accomplish and there is no way for us to rescue you. For those of you who are unable to protect yourselves, I advise you to return to the safe zone, where it will be safer." Mingyin shouted loudly through a loudspeaker while standing on an open military vehicle.
The crowd at the back seemed to be in an uproar, buzzing with discussion.
It was said before that they would be allowed to follow behind, and everyone naturally thought that this team would provide a certain degree of protection.
"Your life and death are your own responsibility, and you will take care of your own food. Please think carefully!" Mingyin was still trying hard to persuade the crowd to leave.
"Brother, are we really going to follow them? What if they don't go to Binyang?" Someone in the crowd asked his companion nervously.
"Chongzhou is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and only the road to the north is the easiest to travel. There is no way to go from the north without going through Binyang? Also, are you stupid? Can't you hear that most of them have Beijing accents?" The person being asked made fun of his companion who was asking the question confidently.
There was a discussion among the following civilian convoys. When they set off, several smaller convoys hesitated and did not move forward.
They turned the car around slowly and listlessly, preparing to return to the safe zone.
"Wow, look, that car is so cool and very sturdy. As long as we hide inside and don't come out, there is no need to be afraid of any monsters. Let's go and beg them to take us with them." Someone exclaimed in the small convoy that was driving back dejectedly.
Many people in the crowd stretched their necks to watch, "Where is it?"
Seeing the RV that looked like a big truck getting closer and closer, more and more people started to have some ideas.
"It would be great if we could snatch it away!" Someone secretly discussed with his companions.
"Maybe we can encourage everyone to stop the car, and then we can take action in the chaos." Another person suggested.
"Let's go down and stop the car! Whoever goes first will have a chance to get on that car." Someone shouted loudly and encouraged.
Some people began to make moves.
After struggling to survive in the apocalypse for so long, everyone has a keen intuition about danger.
This is no longer an era of peace, security and rule of law.
Once you leave the safe zone, it's basically a lawless place.
I subconsciously looked around, not wanting to be the first to step forward.
Rong Xianxian's car had special anti-collision bumpers on the front and back. When she saw someone in the car in front of her peeking and pointing, she immediately changed the bumper mode. The originally thick and smooth bumper flipped over and turned into a row of hideous spikes like jagged teeth.
The crowd that had been restless just now immediately quieted down.
Everyone looked at the person who had just spoken with unfriendly eyes.
"It seems like they don't welcome us." The man who had just encouraged everyone to go down and stop the car said with a wry smile.
The disappointed crowd watched the convoy of six vehicles disappear into the distance.
"Let's all go back. Let's wait until the wild environment is safer before going home! Isn't it much better now than at the beginning?" Someone in the crowd comforted everyone optimistically, or perhaps he was also comforting himself.
Following the convoy, we were indeed traveling much faster.
With the help of the telescope and her super clear eyesight, Rong Xianxian was able to see the civilian team following behind the mercenary convoy.
They seemed to have stopped.
Rong Xianxian observed the environment outside and used a sound transmission note to notify the vehicle in front to stop.
"What's wrong? Sister Rong, why don't you leave?" Jiang Jie, who was following Rong Xianxian's car, ran over and asked.
Others also came over one after another.
"I've seen them. They're taking the route we estimated before." Rong Xianxian raised the telescope in her hand.
"Come and eat something. The convoy ahead has stopped. They are probably eating too." Mercenaries and soldiers usually eat simple military rations when they are on the road, but their targets are delicate and cannot bear that.
In the previous life, I heard people in the team sigh privately. Thanks to the few big guys in the team ahead who were always making trouble, either they wanted to rest because they were too tired, or they refused to eat because the food was too bad, otherwise the mercenary team would have disappeared long ago.
There was boiled hot water in the off-road RV. The six people each held a bowl of instant noodles and ate them. Rong Xianxian also added ham sausage and boiled eggs for each person. After finishing the instant noodles, each person gulped down a bottle of mineral water. The mineral water bottles were kept for later use to fill with boiled water.
Rong Xianxian was a little conflicted, as if she was suffering from social phobia. She didn't want to get too close to the convoy, but she couldn't be too far away. Logically, there shouldn't be any powerful monsters after the large group cleared the area. But what if there were powerful monsters that didn't dare to provoke the large group in front and specifically picked on them who had fallen behind?
After hesitating for a long time, I finally made up my mind to catch up!
Rong Xianxian and his group set out again, and soon saw the main force.
The mercenary team in front has not set off yet, but the civilian teams following behind have already packed up and are ready to get on the bus.
The arrival of Rong Xianxian and her team instantly attracted everyone's attention; the off-road RV was really so cool.
Although the mercenary team ahead had more impressive cars, everyone understood that, although they would not admit it, just by looking at the neat and uniform military vehicles, one could tell that they must have an official background, or were directly an official team.
The new cars are different. Just looking at their size, you can tell they are definitely civilian teams.
The newly opened road was neither flat nor wide. The convoy in front had not yet started, but the entire road was blocked by cars.
Rong Xianxian and the others parked the car and asked everyone to close their eyes and rest, ready to set off again at any time.
"Aren't they going to get off the bus?" someone whispered.
"That RV can accommodate a lot of people. Even if the environment inside the car is good, we should get out and get some fresh air." Someone bravely went up and knocked on the window of Rong Xianxian's cab.
"Is there something wrong?" Rong Xianxian rolled down the car window and asked with a frown.
When the man saw that there was only one woman in the huge cab, his courage instantly grew.
"It's okay. Aren't you feeling stuffy in the car? Come down and get some fresh air!" The man said this while his eyes kept glancing at the car behind the cab.
(End of this chapter)
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