Just as the people of Zone 3 were still going through the motions of their daily lives, this tranquility was finally shattered one morning.
The supermarket owner tried calling several times on the phone but couldn't get through, so everyone quickly gathered around to ask him what was wrong.
"Boss Sun, what's going on? Haven't you gotten through on the phone yet? It's already past midnight, why haven't the grain and water trucks arrived yet!"
"Has something happened? Could it be that the higher-ups have issued another notice cutting off our food and water supplies?"
"Please don't! We've run out of food! We've traded everything we could for!"
A boy of about fifteen or sixteen years old tugged at his father's arm and shook it, saying, "Dad! I'm hungry!"
The man's face immediately showed a hint of difficulty. It is said that a teenager can eat his father out of house and home, and that is absolutely true. Teenagers like this are growing rapidly and have an amazing appetite every day. Of course they can eat their father out of house and home!
"Son, don't rush, wait a little longer. Maybe the police officer has run into some trouble on the way!"
It was his words that made everyone immediately realize the truth.
"Oh no! Could it be that the grain wagons and water carts have been hijacked? If that's the case, we're in big trouble!"
"You jinx! What nonsense are you spouting! How could that be! They were escorted by armed police officers, how could they possibly be robbed! Who would be so foolish as to steal a beam transport vehicle!"
However, just as everyone was at a loss, a gunshot suddenly rang out in the distance.
Everyone froze in place.
Could it be that the beam transport vehicle was really stolen? If that's the case, then everyone will be without a day's worth of rations!
Immediately someone said, "We can't just wait here like this. Let's go see what's going on!"
"That's right! Let's go check it out right away! Everyone bring your weapons! If we really encounter bandits trying to steal our food, we'll fight them to the death!"
Without further ado, everyone started looking for all sorts of handy tools, such as mop handles, feather dusters, and even spatulas and ladles. Lu Yuan seriously doubted whether these people were planning to cook!
So the crowd followed the main road and soon arrived at the main road leading into the new city. Sure enough, they saw several grain trucks stopped halfway in the distance, their tires punctured. A group of robbers, their faces covered with masks made of various fabrics, were holding various weapons and confronting the grain truck drivers.
These robbers were clearly quite experienced. They surrounded several trucks from all sides and kept throwing stones at the people hiding inside.
All the windows of the cockpit were shattered. Several police officers were desperately calling for backup on their walkie-talkies, but all they heard was a busy signal.
"We're warning you, if you take another step forward, we'll shoot!"
However, the robbers seemed somewhat afraid, but they did not choose to leave. Holding various kitchen knives and machetes, their eyes were fixed on the police in the car with a hungry look in them.
"Don't be afraid, let's rush over and seize the truck, then all the grain will be ours! Think about it, our families are waiting for us to bring back the grain!"
Finally, someone mustered up the courage to stand up, grabbed a machete, and shouted at the vehicle, "Charge! Seize the grain!"
The group rushed forward, and then the police opened fire on the crowd with their handguns.
Gunshots rang out incessantly, and people kept falling into pools of blood. But the people rushing forward were exceptionally fierce, wielding machetes and slashing at the arm of a policeman who had fired the shot.
The people in Zone 3 felt a chill run down their spines when they saw this. This was the daily ration for everyone in Zones 1 through 5. If they really stole it, it was uncertain whether these grain transport convoys would be able to come again.
Chen Ke's heart tightened, and holding up half a table leg, he shouted at the robbers, "Protect our food! We can't let them steal it!"
So everyone followed Chen Ke and rushed over. Dozens of people faced off against more than a dozen robbers. The scene was extremely intense. The two sides grappled with each other, but the ferocity of the robbers clearly exceeded everyone's expectations.
They were particularly ruthless, specifically targeting the head and chest. In contrast, the people in Zone 3, despite their large numbers, fought in a completely different way from the robbers. They would often work together to subdue one person, but the robbers would go all out, fighting as if they were going to die together.
With a bang, the man who had looked distressed earlier fell into a pool of blood, instantly losing his fighting ability after being shot in the head. His teenage son, who was fighting with a robber, watched helplessly as his father's face was pierced by a large hole, and tears immediately streamed down his face.
"Dad! Dad!" the child shouted desperately. When the robber who was fighting with him saw the child lose focus for a moment, he immediately picked up a piece of something from the ground and slapped it on the robber's head.
The child screamed, clutched his head, and collapsed to the ground. Blood mixed with tears flowed continuously, and he stopped moving after a while.
The people in Zone 3 watched this scene unfold, and immediately forgot all about killing or not, each one becoming more ruthless than the last.
The robber standing on the car was holding a pistol and preparing to fire again when Lu Yuan seized the opportunity, pulled out a crossbow from his pocket, aimed it at the robber's face, and pulled the trigger.
With a "whoosh," the crossbow bolt flew straight toward the opponent's face.
The other person seemed to sense something, and just as they were about to turn around, they felt a sudden pain in their eyes, and then they fell off the car and died.
Lu Yuan rushed over and picked up the pistol from the ground.
"Don't move! Anyone who moves will be killed!"
Lu Yuan pointed his gun at the robbers when suddenly a man sprang out from the back of the car. He was also holding a gun and fired at Lu Yuan's chest without even aiming.
In that split second, Sun Zhe ignored a brick that a robber swung at him and threw the kitchen knife in his hand at the armed robber.
In just a few meters, Sun Zhe's knife flew very fast, slashing at the robber's neck in the blink of an eye. Instantly, a spurt of blood shot several meters high from his neck, and the gun in his hand was also fired due to inertia.
With a "bang," Lu Yuan broke out in a cold sweat. Looking at the fallen robber, he began to examine the body parts.
Fortunately, with Sun Zhe's help, the other party suddenly turned the gun, and the bullet had long since gone off somewhere else.
Sun Zhe felt as if he had been struck on the head, and then he collapsed to the ground, but a slight smile appeared on his lips.
Lu Yuan was greatly encouraged by what he saw, and he rushed over and gave the guy with the brick a good beating.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the robbers immediately began to flee, abandoning several of the already captured robbers and running away without looking back.
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