Chapter 45 Encirclement
"Brother Zhao." Lin Yingjie bowed, his tone sincere. "My name is Lin Yingjie. Don't worry, we don't mean any harm. We just want to exchange some gas for more to keep us going."
Zhao Sheng leaned back in his chair, squinting his eyes slightly, his attitude looking very casual. "Really? Then what do you want to exchange for it?"
Lin Yingjie thought about the food in his trunk and gritted his teeth, "I still have some canned meat and instant noodles here..."
It's been over a month since the apocalypse began. With no water, no electricity, and high temperatures, most people probably have very few supplies left. Under these circumstances, vacuum-sealed canned meat and long-lasting instant noodles, while delicious and easy to store, are extremely rare.
"laugh--"
Lin Yingjie thought he had shown enough sincerity and leverage, but Zhao Sheng sneered, "I have canned meat and instant noodles. I have plenty of food here."
As Zhao Sheng spoke, he took a bottle of mineral water from the table and took two sips, his tone tinged with joking, "Oh, we're not short of drinks. Brother, why don't you think about it and see what else you can trade for it?"
They have no worries about food and drink, and they even own a gas station.
Lin Yingjie recalled the look the young man had given Qiao Yu and Luo Zhenzhen when he first saw him. He almost instantly understood the implication in Zhao Sheng's words, and a chill ran down his spine. If he could understand, then Jiang Zhan and Qiao Yu would surely understand as well.
Lin Yingjie immediately turned his head to look at Jiang Zhan, and sure enough, he saw signs of anger on Jiang Zhan's face.
Lin Yingjie's heart tightened, and he quickly said to Qiao Yu, "Mrs. Jiang, we still have some gas left in the car, so we should be able to hold on for a while. Why don't we go somewhere else and have a look..."
Lin Yingjie chose to tell Qiao Yu because he knew that only Qiao Yu could persuade Jiang Zhan.
Lin Yingjie knew that Jiang Zhan and his men were very good at killing aliens, but he was not sure whether they had special abilities.
They originally lived on the hillside of Yunming Mountain, far from the entrance to the villa complex. So when Qiao Yu and his companions were killing the aliens, they only caught a glimpse of them from afar while searching for food in the houses at the foot of the mountain. They couldn't clearly see their methods. Lin Han tried to listen a few times, but because her ability wasn't very wide and she was distracted by the aliens' noises, she didn't hear anything.
During this journey, whenever they encountered alien species, he and Lin Chi almost always dealt with them. Jiang Zhan and Qiao Yu never took action. Cheng Sinian and Luo Zhenzhen did help them a few times, but they only used knives and guns when they did, and never used their supernatural powers.
So Lin Yingjie couldn't help but wonder if they didn't have any special abilities at all, but were so confident just because they were good at fighting and had a large amount of munitions to rely on.
But no matter what, Jiang Zhan and Qiao Yu saved them, so he would definitely try his best to protect them.
They had no idea of the enemy's true situation, but since they had taken over a gas station and recruited so many followers, they were definitely not good people. Taking action in this situation would not only be unprofitable, but could also lead to failure. Therefore, the best solution right now was to quickly withdraw.
But Lin Yingjie didn't think about, or selectively ignored, one question: if they wanted to leave, would the other party let them go?
"No." Zhao Sheng supported himself on the chair's armrests and slowly stood up. "Why are you in such a hurry to leave right after arriving? This is not in line with our hospitality style."
As Zhao Sheng finished speaking, Lin Yingjie felt movement behind him. Looking around, he realized that several young men had appeared behind him, each holding a steel pipe. They were completely surrounded.
"Zhao Sheng!" Lin Yingjie clenched his fists and stared at Zhao Sheng. "What do you mean?"
"Humph!" Zhao Sheng sneered, "Brother Lin, you're a smart man, why are you pretending to be confused? Isn't my meaning obvious enough?"
"Don't go too far!" Deng Minglang shouted at Zhao Sheng, but his peripheral vision kept paying attention to the people behind him, guarding against their sudden attack.
Zhao Sheng picked up the bottle of water and took another sip, but his eyes were glued to Qiao Yu. He carefully looked her up and down, and the more he looked, the more satisfied he felt. "My little beauty, it seems that your pretty husband has taken good care of you. It's just... I'm afraid you can't leave today. Why don't you consider following me? I can't say anything else here, but the food will definitely..."
"Bang, bang, bang—"
Before Zhao Sheng could finish his words, he was interrupted by Jiang Zhan's sudden attack.
Jiang Zhan's usually indifferent face now revealed a twisted, sinister look, his dark eyes filled with brutality. He had no patience to listen any further, so he pulled out his gun and fired three times directly into his side. He had only one thought in mind now—he couldn't let that man die so easily.
The three young men beside him fell to the ground, their eyes still wide open.
The moment Jiang Zhan opened fire, Zhao Sheng rolled over, flipping the table and holding it upright in front of him. He watched helplessly as Jiang Zhan killed the three people standing beside him with lightning speed without even turning his head. Shocked, he shouted to the remaining people around him, "Go! That pretty boy has a very accurate shot, everyone be careful!"
Upon hearing this, more than a dozen young men quickly moved behind the four men and rushed forward, trying to capture them before Jiang Zhan fired again.
The scene suddenly became chaotic.
Lin Yingjie didn't expect Jiang Zhan to suddenly attack, but after reacting, he quickly used his special abilities to face the young man who was punching him head-on.
The two fists collided with a dull "bang" sound, and both sides involuntarily took a few steps back.
It turns out he's also a power-type mutant.
Lin Yingjie shook his hand, which had been numbed by the shock, and his eyes met with the young man opposite him, who was also rubbing his wrist. The next second, the two of them rushed towards each other again, wrestling with each other.
Deng Minglang had been keeping an eye on the people behind him, so when they rushed over, he used his supernatural powers to escape from the encirclement in the first place.
The largest number of people surrounded Jiang Zhan and Qiao Yu, and it seemed that they wanted to use human wave tactics. Even if Jiang Zhan had a gun, he would not be able to withstand so many human shields.
Deng Minglang was afraid that they would suffer losses, so he saw a few steel pipes in the corner next to him. Without hesitation, he ran over, picked up a steel pipe in each hand and prepared to help them.
But he didn't expect that before he could come over, he heard two "swish" sounds of sharp blades being drawn out of their sheaths.
Jiang Zhan sheathed his gun, and he and Qiao Yu, each holding a Tang sword, moved nimbly and tacitly through the crowd, ready to kill any alien species. With a single blow, a head fell from their chests. Bright red blood stained their white couple's T-shirts, and the crowd that had been surrounding them scattered instantly.
Deng Minglang swallowed with some difficulty. Since the apocalypse, they'd already killed many alien species. From initial fear and cowardice to current habit and numbness, Deng Minglang felt his mental fortitude was already quite strong. But seeing this scene before him, he subconsciously felt a surge of fear.
He had also felt the sensation of alien blood splattering on his skin, but that blood was cold and pale yellow, unlike human blood.
But now, Jiang Zhan and Qiao Yu are killing real humans.
Deng Minglang was still in a daze when he suddenly heard a loud shout from the side: "Scatter!"
It was Zhao Sheng's voice.
As soon as he finished speaking, the people who were besieging them quickly fled in all directions, as if they would be punished if they were a step slower.
The young man who was facing Lin Yingjie also began to retreat after hearing this, but before retreating he sneered at Lin Yingjie with an ambiguous tone.
Lin Yingjie was not sure what he meant, and was about to chase after him, but suddenly he heard a sharp sound that went straight to the top of his head.
The voice kept filling his mind, giving him a splitting headache. Then his legs went limp and he half-knelt on the ground.
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