Chapter 147: Borrowing Your Precious Land |
"Xiao Wu, go upstairs and gather everyone, we're heading to Building 4," Qin Ziwen said to Qin Ziwu.
"Got it, big brother."
"Iron Mountain, how many weapons do we have stockpiled at home now?"
Li Tieshan replied, "Sir, we have five newly forged iron long spears, two large animal traps, one small animal trap, and two bows. Forging iron armor is time-consuming; it hasn't been copied yet. The only set of Mountain Pattern Armor at home is yours, sir."
Qin Ziwen calculated. Including Qin Ziwu's Simple Broadsword, Du Yu's Monk's Knife, and his own Three-Pronged Fork, the weapons were barely sufficient.
There were also some confiscated short-handled weapons like kitchen knives and machetes, but they weren't much use against large ferocious beasts.
"Alright, Iron Mountain, you, Zhang Meng, Shi Hu, and Dazhuang each take a long spear. Du Yu, you also take a long spear and then put on the Mountain Pattern Armor," Qin Ziwen began allocating. "Iron Mountain, bring the animal traps and bows."
Du Yu said, "Sir, perhaps you should wear the armor instead."
Qin Ziwen refused, "No need. You wearing it can leverage its advantages better than I can."
Li Yue, Deng Guang, Zhao Pu, Qin Ziwu, Du Yu, Zhang Meng, Li Tieshan, Dazhuang, Shi Hu, and himself—ten people in total.
Downstairs, Wang Yun and Yang Cunshen had been waiting for a long time with their weapons ready. Wang Yun held a white gasoline can in his left hand.
Wang Yun smiled, "Guessed you'd definitely be going."
Hearing this, Qin Ziwen laughed, raised his arm, clenched his fist, and bumped fists with Wang Yun.
"Since everyone's here, let's set off. We'll go to Building 4 first. Remember to conceal your movements and don't make any noise."
Wang Yun asked, "Not calling Yuan Ming?"
Qin Ziwen waved his hand, "No need. He lives on the ninth floor, too high up. Besides, this time we're not charging head-on. The stairwell is so narrow; we can't use too many people. We have twelve people, four per group, which can be divided into three teams taking turns to rest."
On the balconies on both sides, many neighbors watched Qin Ziwen and his group head north.
Some had numb expressions, while others were itching to join.
Yuan Ming stood on his balcony, listening to the battle roars outside the North Gate, unable to help but clench his fists.
He glanced at Building 8, then back at the North Gate.
Suddenly, his eyes focused, staring intently at the group gathering downstairs at Building 8. He shouted indignantly, "Damn, they didn't even call me!"
Yuan Ming hurriedly ran back to his bedroom and retrieved his treasured iron-skin long spear.
"Where are you going?" Hu Huilan asked.
Yuan Ming shouted eagerly, "Going to fight monsters with the Captain!"
"You—" Hu Huilan's words reached her lips, but she hesitated and finally said, "Be careful!"
After Yuan Ming left, Yuan Dajun, who had been silent, put on his jacket, picked up his homemade spiked long-handled mace from behind the bedroom door, and followed him out.
Hu Huilan didn't stop him, only asking, "Will you be back for breakfast?"
"Bringing our son back to eat together," Yuan Dajun's voice drifted from afar.
In the next room, Zhang Liang listened to the sounds in the hallway outside his door, his expression complicated.
Lin Xing asked softly, "They really went?"
"Yeah, they went."
Zhang Zihan suddenly understood why Yuan Ming could harvest so much every time. "Dad, should we go help too?"
Zhang Liang remained silent. "The Alliance hasn't issued a notice. Let's wait a bit longer."
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"Wait up!"
Yuan Ming ran over, panting heavily from behind, with Yuan Dajun following him.
"How did you two get here?" Qin Ziwen turned around in surprise at the base of Building 4.
Yuan Ming looked at the Captain resentfully. "Captain, I saw you all gathering. I didn't even have time to put on my jacket and rushed right down."
Qin Ziwen teased, "Who told you to live on the ninth floor? Do you know how hard it is to climb without an elevator?"
"Captain Qin, I'm willing to join the team as well," Yuan Dajun stated succinctly.
"Uncle Yuan, welcome."
Then, Qin Ziwen led everyone upstairs through Unit 2 of Building 4.
Yuan Ming was puzzled. Couldn't you only exit through the North Gate? Why go to Unit 2?
But he soon understood.
Qin Ziwen knocked on the door of Unit 202, Unit 2, Building 4.
It was very quiet inside, but if you listened carefully, you could hear faint footsteps right behind the door.
"Boss Zhang, it's me. I'd like to borrow your esteemed place to deal with those beasts outside the building."
After a moment, the door opened.
Zhang Bo silently looked at the large group of people following Qin Ziwen.
The corner of his mouth twitched. "You, not sleeping in the middle of the night, coming to my place... I thought you..."
"How can anyone sleep with such a loud noise?" Qin Ziwen pointed at the window. "Mind if we borrow it?"
"I already opened the door for you, what do you think!" Zhang Bo said irritably. "Next time before knocking, please state your purpose in advance. It's really quite frightening otherwise."
"Haha, Boss Zhang is generous!" Qin Ziwen gave a thumbs-up and led the team members filing in one by one.
The North Gate was right next to Building 4. From the windows of Zhang Bo's kitchen and secondary bedroom, they could clearly see the area outside the courtyard wall.
The pack of Giant Hyaenodons was destroying the entrance to the building.
The students had built several layers of wooden doors, which were now almost completely destroyed.
On the ground, two Giant Hyaenodons already lay dead, but this didn't make the beasts fearful. Instead, they grew even more frenzied.
"Set up the traps in the stairwell," Qin Ziwen ordered.
A moment later, Zhang Meng reported, "Sir, they're all set up."
"Good." Qin Ziwen glanced at his quiver. There were still 20 arrows left.
But these twenty were for both compound bows.
Not a lot, but not too few either.
Qin Ziwen narrowed his eyes and began to aim.
"Whoosh—"
Instantly, the arrow became a blur.
It struck the massive rear end of the Giant Hyaenodon King fifty meters away.
"ROAR!!!"
The Giant Hyaenodon King whipped its head around, its gaze fierce.
Behind it was a scrawny Giant Hyaenodon. Compared to its peers, this one was a bit smaller. While the others were destroying the wooden doors, it hid behind the leader's rear end.
Seeing the leader's fierce glare, the little Giant Hyaenodon turned its head in confusion. Its own rear end was empty, nothing there.
The Giant Hyaenodon King glared fiercely at this kid behind its rear, then turned its head back.
"Thud!"
A short, forceful sound came from behind its rear.
The pain made the Giant Hyaenodon King instinctively thrust its rear forward.
Then it slowly turned its head and delivered a heavy slap to the head of the little Giant Hyaenodon behind it.
Sending it flying.
The Giant Hyaenodon King scanned the area behind it fiercely.
Then, another arrow cut through the air, accurately hitting the Giant Hyaenodon King's forehead.
The arrowhead sank in a small section before being stopped by its hard skull.
This time, the Giant Hyaenodon King finally saw.
Its crimson pupils, spanning dozens of meters, precisely locked onto Qin Ziwen.
"Screech—"
The Crowned Eagle let out a cry. It sliced through the night sky, gliding above the pack of Giant Hyaenodons.
Seeing this, Cao Biansheng roared, boosting morale, "Reinforcements from the complex are here! We are not fighting alone!"
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