Chapter 197 The Poor Kid in the Apocalypse 27
Now, being targeted by these treacherous snakes who are deliberately searching for us greatly increases the risk of exposure.
Shen Ci hesitated. Should she continue to risk going out to train Da Bao's abilities and find crystal cores to enhance his powers, or should she simply stay at home? Staying in the villa meant she wouldn't have to worry about food or drink, and wouldn't have to worry about anything.
As for Da Bao's spatial ability, it's basically useless in this villa. Going out is risky, and staying in is fruitless.
Just as she was pondering this, the villa's security system suddenly emitted a rapid beeping alarm, waking her up.
Shen Ci immediately switched the monitoring screen.
Outside the villa's gate, five or six people had gathered. The one in the lead was the neighbor who had come to ask for supplies earlier but hadn't been given any, and whom she had marked as a key person to observe.
At that moment, the neighbor was pointing at the villa and excitedly talking to the people who had come with him. One of them bent down, picked up a fist-sized stone from the ground, weighed it in his hand, and then suddenly threw it towards the second-floor window of the villa.
"Bang!"
The stone struck the closed metal roller shutter with a dull thud, then bounced off and landed on the ground.
Such an attack would not cause any damage to the main structure of the villa, and the windows had long been protected by sturdy roller blinds, yet these people have somehow managed to find their way here.
The two villas are quite far apart. Could it be that this neighbor has been keeping an eye on our house all along?
Trouble has come knocking.
Is this a probe or an attack? The villa's defenses are unlikely to be easily breached, but the feeling of being watched from the outside is unsettling.
She glanced at Da Bao, who was watching the monitor nervously after hearing the commotion, and thought, "Maybe I shouldn't go out."
Even if you don't go out, you can't stop these people from swarming around you like dogs.
Shen Ci held her breath and turned the audio receiver on the monitor to the maximum. The faces on the monitor screen were extremely excited because of their greed.
The neighboring man was pointing at Shen Ci's villa, spitting as he spoke to three other men who also seemed to have ill intentions.
"I saw it with my own eyes! It's true! There's only one woman in the house, with a little boy in tow!"
But their family must be rolling in money!
You wouldn't believe it, but before the heatwave hit, there were cars coming and going from her house every day, and they were all those big trucks hauling goods!
Truckloads of goods were being hauled in! I was puzzled at the time, but now I realize she must have known beforehand and was frantically stockpiling goods!
As he spoke, he excitedly licked his lips, making them look incredibly greasy and nauseating.
A man wearing worn-out sunglasses interrupted him and asked.
"Did you see clearly? Just one woman with a child? No one else? Have they been out at all?"
The neighbor nodded affirmatively, gesturing as he spoke.
"He came out! I've been watching him for a long time!"
I saw her driving out just a few days ago, and it was just her and that little brat in the car! No one else! What kind of capabilities can a woman with a child possibly have?
As he spoke, a lewd smile spread across his face, and he chuckled.
"Once we take this place, everything inside will be ours, and the woman, hehe, the brothers will have some fun too, won't they?"
Besides, think about it, in this day and age, who can afford a car? Gasoline is so expensive!
She must have some stock, and even a generator! If we take this place, we'll have nothing to worry about!
This description impressed the other three men. They exchanged glances, their eyes revealing a tacit understanding. The four of them huddled together and whispered a few words, quickly reaching a consensus: let's do it! Let's take this villa!
Shen Ci watched coldly from behind the monitor. She wanted to see how these fools planned to take over her home, which was as sturdy as a fortress.
After discussing their plan, the group revealed a sinister smile and pulled out tools from their tattered backpacks: a rusty shovel, crowbars of varying thicknesses, and a large adjustable wrench.
They mistook this place for an ordinary house, thinking they could break in with brute force and these tools.
Leading the way was the neighbor who had tipped them off and was now appearing the most proactive.
He gripped a crowbar tightly in both hands, walked up to the heavy alloy door, and without thinking twice, aimed the crowbar at the crack in the door, strained to push it in, and muttered curses to encourage himself.
"Open it for me!"
However, before he could finish saying "open," the metal tip of the crowbar had just touched the door!
"Sizzle—!"
A clear, loud crackling sound suddenly rang out, followed by a blue-white current that shot through his entire body along the crowbar!
The neighbor's man didn't even have time to scream before he was electrocuted. He convulsed violently a few times, like having a seizure, his eyes rolled back, blue smoke came out of his mouth and nose, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud.
The crowbar in his hand clattered to the side, his body still twitching unconsciously, his once smooth bowl cut hair now curling and emitting a burnt smell.
It happened so fast that it caught everyone off guard. The three people behind them were so frightened that they stumbled back several steps before they could even get close.
They stared in horror at the person lying on the ground, then looked at the door. The door looked quite ordinary, yet it was electrified!
Most importantly, under these conditions, who still has electricity?
"Electricity, the power grid?! There's electricity on the gate too?!"
"Damn it! Who the hell is this family?! How can they still have electricity?!"
"Hasn't the world been without power for a long time? Why does this family still have electricity, even on their door?!"
After being startled, the three of them calmed down. But human greed is insatiable, and the greed in the eyes of the man wearing sunglasses burned even brighter!
He lowered his voice, which carried a hint of excitement.
"Power is great! Power means there must be a generator inside, and a generator means there must be even more good stuff. We must take it! We absolutely must take it!"
But the companion lying on the ground is still missing, and no one dares to touch the door again, nor does anyone dare to help the person on the ground.
"What about him? What will happen to him?"
One person asked in a low voice.
The man in sunglasses spat on the ground.
"Who cares what we do! He's definitely still electrified. Do you want to die if you touch him?"
We'll come back later when the power goes out, or he might wake up and crawl back on his own!
Let's get out of here and go back to get our gear! Insulated batons, thick gloves, and stuff like that, we'll come back another time! We can't escape this place!
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