Chapter 38: The Armory

“Hey! What are you guys doing?!”

Just as the two sides were at loggerheads, Lou Shasha squeezed out of the crowd with a grenade launcher, and at the same time, the tall Lou Ye followed behind with a machine gun.

“We’re on the same side. You, surnamed Qian, if you have the guts, try firing a shot.”

Lou Shasha was not old and not tall, but she stood in front of Lin Xian and KIKI with a big weapon, giving off the feeling of a fierce little sister.

Qian Yu’s gaze swept over the few people who were eyeing him covetously, his expression uncertain. After a long while, he finally gritted his teeth and admitted defeat.

“Brother, don’t mind me. I just think you two are so powerful. I’m purely admiring you and speaking with the intention of cooperating. If I have offended you, please forgive me.”

“Hey, that’s right, that’s right…”

At this time, Tang Hai finally interjected. He looked like a peacemaker.

“Everyone, don’t get excited. It’s a matter of life and death now. This fog has trapped everyone here. Let’s all consider the current situation first. As for other grievances, let’s talk about them after we get out.”

Hearing this, Lin Xian suddenly looked at Tang Hai.

“Really? You’d better think so.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere suddenly became a little strange.

Tang Hai’s eyes twitched slightly. He looked at Lin Xian’s expression and smiled faintly.

“Of course. I know that everyone is definitely not trusting of each other. It doesn’t matter. I don’t trust you either. But everyone’s goal is to survive.”

He said as he turned and pointed at the people behind him.

“We’ve been in this air-raid shelter for a few months. Now, dozens of people are here. Everyone wants to live. Bringing you in is actually a huge risk for us. Can’t you see our sincerity in cooperating?”

“Air-raid shelter?” Lin Xian’s gaze swept towards the distant mountain. “Then can we stay inside tonight?”

“Of course!”

“Everyone can go into the air-raid shelter to rest tonight. It’s relatively safer in there,” Tang Hai immediately said to the leaders of the various convoys, as if to show his sincerity.

His nephew Feng Yuming said at this time, “Uncle, with so many people, can we fit inside?”

“We can just squeeze in,” Tang Hai sighed. “The space inside is not small.”

Opening the air-raid shelter and letting everyone in, this proposal could indeed dispel the doubts of some people.

But although he made this suggestion, none of the convoy leaders at the scene responded to him. They all had strange expressions.

“No need. Our convoy’s people don’t leave the cars. We’ll be on guard all night.”

Qian Yu was the first to respond. After the tense atmosphere was resolved, he just glanced at Lin Xian and KIKI coldly, and then turned and left.

The leaders of the other convoys also refused one after another.

“We don’t need it either.”

“Everyone can just gather tomorrow.”

“We too…”

Seeing that no one responded, Tang Hai didn’t say anything. But that Feng Yuming had a look of disapproval. “Tch, how can a car be as safe as an air-raid shelter? These idiots.”

“Yuming.”

Tang Hai reprimanded, “Forget it. It’s good for everyone to be on their own.”

In fact, it was normal for these convoys to have such a reaction. Not to mention whether they believed Tang Hai or not, the main reason was that these people had been fleeing all the way. It could be said that all their belongings were in the convoy. For them, there was no place safer than their own car. If they encountered danger, they could run away at any time. In this situation, who would run to your air-raid shelter?

At this time, Tang Hai looked at Lin Xian. “I’ll let Yuming take you in. You can find a place to rest. We’ll have to trouble you two tomorrow…”

“We’re all in the same boat. There’s no need for such polite words.”

Lin Xian smiled politely, which was exactly what he wanted.

He was originally planning to go into that air-raid shelter to explore. Although there were a few good treasures in the courtyard outside, he couldn’t just devour machinery in front of hundreds of people. So he used this as an excuse to probe Tang Hai’s intentions.

He didn’t expect him to actually agree.

So although he smiled politely on the surface, he was a little suspicious in his heart.

Tang Hai’s actions were really not wrong at all. They even seemed a little stupid in this apocalypse. But he was flying the flag of cooperative escape, and Lin Xian didn’t know what his purpose was for a while.

So he could only press it down for now. Since he couldn’t get out of the fog, he could only wait and see with KIKI.

At this time, he was about to go into the air-raid shelter. At this time, he saw Lou Shasha on the side and stopped again.

Seeing Lin Xian’s gaze, Sha Sha quickly waved her hand and pointed to the pickup truck. “You guys go ahead. My brother and I are used to sleeping in the car.”

“You guys be careful,” Lou Ye also said a few words.

Lin Xian nodded, walked through the crowd of various convoys towards the air-raid shelter at the foot of the mountain, and KIKI also quickly followed.

“Hey, bad guy, our motorcycle is still on that car.”

“What, you want to drive into the air-raid shelter?”

Lin Xian replied. At this time, as he was walking, he inexplicably felt a gaze. He turned his head and saw Feng Yuming from Tang Hai’s side following him.

“Hey, brother, the people inside are all our people. They’re basically ordinary people.”

Hearing this, KIKI frowned. She didn’t understand the meaning of the other party’s words for a moment and blurted out, “Ordinary people… what’s wrong?”

Lin Xian took a deep breath and said faintly, “We’re just looking for a place to rest for the night. We won’t disturb you.”

Feng Yuming’s gaze swept over the two of them hesitantly, and he didn’t say much. He walked in front to lead the way.

Walking up the hillside, the first thing that came into view was a freight platform. A freight track passed through the valley from the fog. Behind the platform was a large air-raid shelter.

And on the mountain above the side of the air-raid shelter, there was a set of 1130 close-in weapon systems, showing a magnificent outline in the fog. Lin Xian’s eyes shook. He had only seen this thing on TV before. He didn’t expect to see a real one here.

It could be seen that this was not an ordinary military outpost.

Entering through the iron gate, the first thing that came into view was a hollowed-out mountain space, and this large space was used to park various chariots and supplies.

The hangar inside the air-raid shelter was now empty. Lin Xian thought that Tang Hai and their jeeps might have been found here.

Passing through the empty hangar, Feng Yuming walked in front. The three of them went down the stairs. In the underground facility, the survivors on Tang Hai’s side were already sitting in twos and threes in the hall eating. Most of them were ordinary people from Beiwang County. Men, women, and children were scattered in various corners of the basement.

From Tang Hai’s mouth, he learned that there were more than just these people at the beginning. But as time passed, more and more people died. Many people became silent, and an atmosphere of despair suppressed everyone’s hearts.

“There are warehouses, dormitories, a combat room, and an armory over there. You can stay wherever you want.” Feng Yuming introduced the two of them indifferently, and then prepared to turn and leave.

“Armory?” Lin Xian frowned.

“There’s nothing left.” Feng Yuming turned back and sneered speechlessly. “If there were good things, we would have taken them long ago. Would we leave them for you?”

After speaking, he turned and left with great disdain.

Lin Xian looked at his back and raised his eyebrows slightly. Without a word, under the gazes of those survivors, he directly took KIKI and walked towards the armory in the depths of the corridor.

“Hehe, I knew you would come here.”

KIKI looked at Lin Xian with a smug expression. “But this place has been looted too cleanly~ Alas, what a pity.”

“Hey, that guy just now specifically said that everyone here is an ordinary person. What does that mean?” KIKI suddenly asked.

“Didn’t you see that the two of us have become the biggest threat here?”

Lin Xian said as he walked.

“Haha, he’s afraid we’ll rob them.”

“This is normal. An ability user can be the core of a convoy. The two of us are still alone. It’s inevitable that people will feel dangerous.”

This was not a simple air-raid shelter. Although it was only a military base of the size of an outpost on the outside, a complete underground fortification was built below the air-raid shelter, equipped with an information combat room, an armory, a storage room, dormitories, and other facilities.

“It’s really a good place to hide.”

It had to be said that this was indeed a natural doomsday shelter. As long as there were sufficient supplies, it could accommodate at least 50 people to survive here for more than half a year. However, looking at the situation of this group of survivors, they had a lot of military vehicles, military guns, and ammunition, but their food supply seemed to have encountered trouble. Otherwise, they would not have thought of escaping before the polar night.

Opening the door of the armory, there were only rows of empty shelves inside. Except for gas masks, helmets, and other useless things, everything else had been looted clean by the survivors on Tang Hai’s side. The entire armory was filled with the smell of feces and urine, which made people’s heads spin.

KIKI covered her nose and retreated. “Let’s find another place.”