Chapter 36: Alliance

In the center of the square, the core figures of several convoys gathered together. As night was about to fall, many survivors with guns spontaneously patrolled and guarded the defensive line.

It turned out that the people who had just gotten out of the military jeeps were local survivors of Beiwang Town. The leader was a middle-aged man named Tang Hai, who was the original stationmaster of Beiwang Station. According to him, after the apocalypse, he led the stranded passengers at the station and some of the town’s residents to hide in a nearby military outpost’s air-raid shelter, and they had held on for a long time.

Moreover, the thick fog in Beiwang Town did not appear at the beginning of the apocalypse, but after the first polar night. Originally, a group of them also planned to flee to the east. Because of this fog, those who ran out died and were injured. Everyone gradually realized that they were all trapped in this damn place. Although the sun rose as usual, it was still like being in a polar night.

“You mean, this fog has been here for more than ten days?” The fat man who spoke was the leader of a small convoy. His convoy originally had more than thirty people, but in just two days, half of them were gone.

“That’s right.”

“Then what’s your purpose in taking the risk to come from the air-raid shelter to find us?” Qian Yu looked at Tang Hai with a scrutinizing gaze and asked directly.

“What other purpose could there be? Of course, it’s to save you!”

Before Tang Hai could speak, a young man with a somewhat ruffian look next to him said loudly, “There’s still a small road on the south side of the city. I’ve explored it all. The road is relatively clear. With a large truck and an armored vehicle to open the way, we can definitely rush out.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene suddenly became quiet. The other convoy leaders all looked at him with strange expressions, and some even made disdainful sounds.

Qian Yu snorted coldly and looked at him with an unfriendly expression.

“Do you think we’re stupid? If there’s a road, why don’t you rush out yourselves and come all the way to save us?”

His words expressed the reaction in everyone’s hearts.

Now in the apocalypse, everyone was thinking about self-preservation. Every convoy was suspicious of each other. Even a little girl like Lou Shasha would not believe such words.

“Yuming, let me speak.” Tang Hai raised his hand to signal everyone not to get excited, and then explained, “To be honest, everyone wants to escape, so our purpose is actually the same. We just want everyone to unite. With more people, more guns, and more cars, the chances of survival will be greater.”

Hearing this, the others understood Tang Hai’s intention. It was normal to huddle together for warmth in times of crisis.

Although there might be infighting between these convoys and they might fight to the death for supplies, in the current situation, even the stupidest person knew that only by sticking together would they have a greater chance of survival.

Of course, everyone was thinking about sacrificing others to save themselves. Anyway, the more cannon fodder there was, the greater their own chances of survival.

These words were just short of being said directly.

Tang Hai’s gaze swept around, and he said seriously, “We are familiar with the route and have a lot of equipment. If we work together, the chances should be greater. And you have ability users here.”

Speaking of ability users, everyone suddenly reacted. They looked at each other and then all looked at the corner of the square.

“That brother and sister and those two people don’t seem to be simple,” someone said.

“Who is that woman? How can she be so powerful?”

Qian Yu stood up and looked at Lin Xian’s side. “I almost forgot about this.” After speaking, he walked directly over there.

The other team leaders also quickly followed.

“Yuming, what kind of ability does that woman have? How can she be so powerful?” Tang Hai and his nephew Feng Yuming also followed behind.

“Uncle, it seems to be some kind of telekinesis. It’s a bit awesome,” Feng Yuming said with a frown.

Hearing this, a hint of joy flashed in Tang Hai’s eyes. “With such an ability, our chances of escaping are great!”

Feng Yuming glanced at him and said, “Uncle, the threat to us is also great.”

Hearing this, Tang Hai’s expression also sank.

…

On the other side, Lin Xian saw Qian Yu and the others walking over from a distance and had already guessed their purpose.

“You used up a lot of stamina with that blow just now, right?”

KIKI quickly made a shushing gesture to Lin Xian. “Keep it down, you idiot!”

Lin Xian’s eyes flashed. Looking at KIKI’s slightly tired expression, he knew that she was already a little exhausted. Fortunately, she did not have a nosebleed today, which made him feel a little relieved.

Qian Yu and his group walked over in a mighty manner. The little girl Lou Shasha, who was eating a can, saw this and immediately jumped down from the front passenger seat, blocking the way. “Hey, what do you want?”

Lou Hua also quickly got up and stood next to Lou Shasha.

Qian Yu’s gaze swept over the few of them, his tone not as sharp as before. “Don’t be nervous, we’re not here to cause trouble.”

“That’s right, that’s right!” Another convoy leader quickly echoed, “We hope you can join us and cooperate.”

“You guys are so powerful, we’ll definitely have a chance to rush out.”

At this time, the gazes of these convoy leaders towards Lin Xian and KIKI became eager. Obviously, the abilities they had just shown were like saviors at this moment, giving them hope of escaping.

“Cooperate?” Lin Xian stood up and asked faintly, “How do we cooperate?”

At this time, Tang Hai and Feng Yuming also walked over. When Lin Xian saw this group of people, his expression changed slightly.

How should he put it? The other survivors in the camp were all dusty and dirty. Because of the long-term tension, their spirits and complexions were extremely poor.

But these two people were glowing with health. If it weren’t for the great battle just now, they might have been very clean.

This made Lin Xian feel a little suspicious.

“My surname is Tang, and my name is Tang Hai. I’m a local of Beiwang Town. I used to be the stationmaster of Beiwang Station. Now, our group of survivors are all hiding in the military bunker at the foot of the mountain over there…”

Tang Hai introduced himself. Lin Xian frowned when he heard this.

Stationmaster of Beiwang Station?

“Lin Xian, KIKI,” Lin Xian said calmly, also responding.

The ruffian-looking Feng Yuming next to Tang Hai looked at the two of them with a scrutinizing gaze. After seeing KIKI, his eyes suddenly lit up, and there seemed to be an undisguised excitement.

Tang Hai repeated the plan that the few of them had discussed before. In fact, their plan was not complicated. It was nothing more than getting Lin Xian and KIKI’s consent, and then everyone would act together.

“But it’s already late. If we break out at this time, won’t it be more dangerous?” Lin Xian glanced at that Feng Yuming, then looked at Tang Hai, and raised his concerns.

Qian Yu on the side said disapprovingly, “I don’t think it matters whether it’s dark or not. The danger in this fog is much more terrifying than the dark night.”

“That’s not what I mean…” Lin Xian wanted to say something, but was interrupted by KIKI who stood up.

“You guys are so stupid! If we rush out during the day, we can at least have some time to breathe outside. If we rush out at night, are we going to flee in the dark for twenty hours?” KIKI’s words made Qian Yu frown.

This sounded very reasonable.

“Then we’ll set off early tomorrow morning?” someone suggested.

“I have a suggestion.” Tang Hai stood up at this time. “On our way here just now, we have already cleared a lot of strange corpses. Why don’t we take this opportunity to move to the air-raid shelter? First, it will be relatively safer to rest there; second, it is closer to the small road in the south of the city.”

When everyone heard this, they all thought this suggestion was feasible.

When Lin Xian heard Tang Hai mention the air-raid shelter, he exchanged a glance with KIKI and thought to himself, isn’t that the military outpost that KIKI mentioned before?

KIKI gave him a look, and the two of them reached a tacit understanding.

“I think this is a good idea,” Lin Xian said with a nod.

Seeing Lin Xian agree, everyone was immediately energized. Qian Yu silently looked at Tang Hai, did not say much, and turned back to instruct Eagle, “Gather everyone and prepare to set off!”

For a time, the survivor camp became lively. The survivors of the convoy packed their bags and were soon ready to set off, starting their engines.

…

On a modified heavy-duty off-road vehicle, Eagle observed the few military jeeps in front and said coldly, “Boss, there’s definitely something wrong with this Tang guy.”

“I saw it long ago.” Qian Yu on the side sneered. Then he picked up the walkie-talkie and said to his men in each team, “Everyone, pay attention to saving ammunition. Release the safety for me.”

After speaking, he put down the walkie-talkie and glanced at Eagle faintly.

“According to my original plan, I was going to search that military outpost. If there’s anything strange later, you’ll be the first to kill that Tang guy for me.”

A fierce light flashed in Eagle’s eyes, and he said in a low voice, “Don’t worry, boss.”

…

Omm~!

The convoy started. Tang Hai’s few military jeeps were in the lead, followed by Qian Yu’s Black Jiao convoy’s more than a dozen heavy-duty modified vehicles. The remaining dozens of large and small convoys followed behind. Lou Ye’s pickup truck carried Lin Xian and KIKI and followed at the end.

Sha Sha in the passenger seat opened the rear window panel. “Are you guys cold?”

“It’s okay,” Lin Xian replied.

“Brother Lin, be careful they don’t plot against you.” Lou Shasha was not old, but she was quite shrewd.

“Uh…”

Lin Xian’s gaze was fixed. He wanted to say that everyone was the same, but at this time, looking at Lou Shasha, he calmly changed his words. “Everyone wants to go out. If we really get into a mess, it will definitely be a disaster and everyone will fly their own way.”

Sha Sha grabbed the window and stared at Lin Xian. “Then… then we have to be together. I just saved you.”

Lin Xian nodded and looked at Lou Shasha. “Okay, we’re an alliance.”