Rotting Land: Survive

Walking to the window, Old Xu suddenly thought of something and turned around: "Hey! Besides that truck and the cars those guys took away, do you have any other transportation?"

Right now, we’re going to meet the remaining thugs, and it clearly isn’t suitable to use any of the vehicles we currently have.

Old Xu didn’t want to return before everything was settled, dragging along the two truckloads of supplies they struggled to haul over.

The guy with the earring just wanted to quickly meet up with his brothers and didn’t delay, directly pointing outside: "Out, outside, there are two cars at the main entrance, both, both can run."

Since there are cars at the main entrance, Old Xu didn’t bother to climb out the window with effort.

The group rerouted and walked out of the small house to the entrance at the bottom of the building.

"Keys!"

"Oh, um, uh, the keys aren’t on me."

"Not on you, why didn’t you say so earlier?" Hearing the excuse from the guy with the earring, Lei Tong raised his hand ready to smack him.

However, Old Xu was quick and intercepted Lei Tong’s hand in mid-air.

"Captain, you..." Lei Tong squinted his eyes, puzzled at Old Xu’s actions.

They might need the guy with the earring later, and Old Xu knew very well the strength behind Lei Tong’s angry slap could be too much for the injured guy.

After all, the latter was already hurt; Old Xu had to prevent the boy from getting worse.

Without much explanation, Old Xu just signaled Lei Tong to lower his hand.

Seeing Lei Tong withdraw his hand, the guy with the earring finally relaxed from his state of fear, stammering: "The, that big, big brother, I, I don’t have the keys, but, but home, home...the keys are at home."

Suppressing his anger, Lei Tong glared, verbally attacking: "Then why the hell are you standing here like an idiot! Hurry up and get it for me!"

After an unexpected delay, once the guy with the earring retrieved the keys, the survivors finally managed to open the door and leave the building smoothly.

Exiting the building, they indeed saw a row of cars parked by the roadside.

Bending down, Old Xu quietly consulted: "Which two cars can be used?"

The guy with the earring pointed: "That, those two over there, they can be used."

"A bunch of idiots, why not park them at the entrance, what’s the point of parking them so far away!"

Lei Tong followed the guy with the earring’s finger, and the cars supposedly usable were at least 200 meters away, which made him genuinely question their intelligence.

But Tang Xiaoquan felt that the practice was correct; he deduced the empty space by the entrance was left for easy parking of the truck.

And the reason for parking the truck at the entrance was naturally for the convenience of transporting goods.

However, at the moment, these issues weren’t the main focus. After roughly confirming the vehicle positions, Old Xu asked again to prevent mishaps: "Is it the Xiali and Audi cars?"

"Yes, yes, it’s those two."

"Captain, are we taking them all?" Lei Tong leaned in and asked.

Old Xu briefly thought about it, then shook his head: "No, the Audi consumes too much fuel, better stick to the Xiali. By the way, does the Xiali run on gas or fuel?"

"Fuel, fuel, we can’t afford the gas kind."

"How much fuel is left in it?"

"Should have...quite a lot, we usually use the train for traveling, so that car isn’t used often."

Old Xu thought about it and ultimately dispelled the idea of going back for fuel.

After all, there’s a good chance they won’t have the chance to bring it back once the car goes out, so rather than wasting a full tank, it’s better to save it for future use at the base.

"Listen everyone, for this action, Lei Tong and I will go, take this guy with you."

"Huh!?" Hearing Old Xu tell them to take him away, the guy with the earring was instantly dumbfounded.

Why wouldn’t he be? He’d been playing the fool cooperating, thinking he could use the chance to reunite with his brothers.

Because only then would he have the chance to reverse fate and strike the jerks before him.

But who would’ve thought, Old Xu’s words shut down his path.

Damn it! They were using him and discarding him afterward.

Knowing that missing this opportunity makes escaping difficult, the guy with the earring realized that once the two ahead of him joined his brothers.

No matter the final outcome of the battle, as a hostage, he wouldn’t end well.

If the Survival Team wins, the guy is irrelevant.

Conversely, if the remaining thugs win, Hua Biao would be the first to kill him.

Facing the last chance concerning life and death, the guy with the earring refused to sit idly by and hurriedly said: "Brother, you have to take me with you, you don’t know my boss’s unpredictable nature; if I don’t go, in case he gets suspicious, you all might..."

"Humph!" Old Xu could see through the true thoughts of the guy with the earring. He stared into the latter’s eyes, a smile forming at the corner of his lips: "Afraid of what? Do you think if it comes to a fight, I’d be afraid of them?"

"No, no no, big, big brother, you misunderstood, I didn’t mean that, what I mean is if I’m there, in case of anything, I can smooth things over for you, otherwise..."

"Thanks for the nonsense, but I advise you to pray that there isn’t an unexpected incident, or the ones in trouble won’t be us, rather you, my people definitely wouldn’t mind opening a few more bleeding holes on you." The sinister words coupled with Old Xu’s intense gaze, his chilling speech made the guy with the earring shudder.

But considering it’s the last chance to escape, the guy with the earring gathered his courage, daringly continuing to argue: "You don’t know the way, right? I can lead the way for you."

"Hmph, if you hadn’t mentioned it, I’d almost forgotten. Earlier, you said the address is three blocks away, not far, tell me, how exactly should we go?"

Although not his first time in WH, these years ZF everywhere has been investing crazily in development to boost GDP.

City roads are built, torn down, then rebuilt, they almost change dramatically every few months, let alone Old Xu, an outsider. Even residents who stay locally all year round may get confused by the unplanned building and tearing down spree when they occasionally go out.

The guy with the earring really didn’t want to answer Old Xu’s question, but the menacing gazes from the group made him dare not reject.

After swallowing hard, he reluctantly replied: "Keep going straight, pass three intersections, then turn right, after turning you’ll see the shop."

"Are you certain the route you mentioned is correct?"

"Absolutely correct!" The guy with the earring responded quickly.

"That’s best, hopefully what you say matches the reality, or you’ll pay for your deceit!!" The last statement was squeezed out through Old Xu’s gritted teeth.

Frightened, the guy with the earring hastily blurted: "Big, big brother, rest assured, I’m telling the truth, I only hope that once you finish what you need to do, you let me go."

"Really? I said I was going to kill your brothers, no objection?" (Continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian.com. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)