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Tiangang stared in astonishment at the huge sinkhole in front of him. It's not unusual to see caves in karst landforms, and sinkholes are understandable, but it's absurd to find one in the center of a big city like this.
Just a moment ago, Tianjie and his convoy had just driven past a horde of zombies and exited the highway. They were planning to head to the city center to gather supplies and find a place to rest when this massive sinkhole blocked their path.
Many buildings towering over the asphalt road should have been in the "sinkhole," but there is still no intention to fill this hole, indicating its depth.
Tianjie frowned at the eager people in the queue and said indifferently, "For those who want to explore, leave the supplies in the car and only take your own share. I will give you a car, and from now on, we have no further involvement with each other."
The crowd paused for a moment, and a few people couldn't wait to unload the supplies. However, discerning eyes could see that those who ran off were all from Sun Country. They were familiar with the local area and in this developed modern age, they could find their way even without Tiangang Tianjie. They might even be able to get weapons and become a local warlord.
On the contrary, the foreigners were more cautious because in an unfamiliar place and in a post-apocalyptic environment, finding someone willing to provide shelter was very important.
"What? Why not kill them and take their goods? They are not blind. If one person can take on a group of merfolk, those Sun Country people can also take on those merchants. Tiangang." Tiangang stood behind Tianjie and watched as the two cars carrying those excited foreigners left. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Tianjie speak first: "Let's go. We'll retreat to the edge of the city. There are no big shopping malls, but we can still gather some resources from small convenience stores and supermarkets. Let's go now."
Although everyone was doubtful, they still got on the car and left. Because the curious person who had rushed in had already left, leaving behind only those who wanted to settle down in the gathering place, so they were more obedient to Tianjie and the clear sky. Of course, it's not certain...
Tianjie looked at the man in the rearview mirror, who looked like a wanderer, driving the truck behind with all the supplies on board, suddenly driving into the darkness.
Tiangang looked at him and asked, "What should we do?"
Tianjie looked at the taillights of the car: "Cutting off a hand serves as a warning. People can leave, but things cannot be forcibly taken away like this. The important thing is that one's heart cannot be scattered."
Tiangang nodded slowly, Tianjie took the steering wheel, and Tiangang jumped out of the car and disappeared into the night.
Before long, the car caught up again, but the driver had been replaced by Tiangang. The people in the other cars soon noticed that the driver of the truck behind them had changed, but they didn't know what had happened.
Tianjie was in the lead position and drove back in the direction they came from, saying, "All vehicles, prepare to stop, prepare to stop."
Everyone got out of the car and found themselves back near the highway.
"So you're back, isn't that the edge of the city?" "Shh, keep it down! Huang Qinmin has disappeared!" "Huh? Really, could it be..."
Watching the crowd gossiping, Tianjie felt annoyed, but he couldn't just abandon the person he had saved. He simply said, "Huang Qinmin just tried to steal our supplies and has been expelled by us."
The crowd immediately became noisy.
Tiangang threw something, and everyone looked closely, only to find that it was a left hand!
The crowd fell silent instantly, all afraid that Tiangang would go crazy and start hurting people.
Tianjie patted the hood of the engine, making a sound, and everyone's attention focused on Tianjie as he said, "We've only traveled less than a tenth of the way. If you want to starve to death, just let those people take the food."
The debate grew louder, and a thin, tall student with glasses squeezed out of the crowd.
"He... he is not guilty of this!" The student stammered, accusing Tiangang.
"The food in the end times is life, taking away food is taking away life," Tianjie replied indifferently, "For us, he just tried to take away our lives. I cut off his left hand and didn't kill him, which is already very merciful."
"You, you are sophistry! You, you can't ignore the law like this!!" The man gradually became more fluent as he spoke.
Is this the so-called "elite student" from the outside? Tianjie thought to himself and replied, "According to the law, I don't know you, I'm not obligated to save you, nor am I obligated to take you with me."
"Uh..." The student was taken aback, "N-no, that's not..."
"Not right? Do I look like your dad?" Tianjie mocked, looking at the thin and tall student whose face was gradually turning red.
"If you want to keep up, then listen to me. If you don't want to listen, you can go on your own with your own supplies, but you won't have the car. Anyway, it's a city, you can find a supermarket and hide for a year or so. Maybe you'll be rescued," Tianjie said, staring at the city map in his hand without lifting his head.
In the crowd, there are a few Sun Country people mixed with foreigners, receiving supplies and wanting to leave. Tianjie then looked up and continued speaking: "Of course, I don't know if the rescue team is merfolk or not."
Several people hesitated, and Tianjie added, "When the sky is clear, anyone who leaves the team is a stranger. Take down anyone who approaches our convoy, and don't hesitate to kill anyone with malicious intent."
"You!"
"Go, go, go, watch them die..."
"Phew, what a pretense."
Watching the few people who were leaving while grumbling, Tianjie paid no more attention and directed his men to park the vehicles in a visible location. Everyone entered the small supermarket, and surprisingly, there was a mother and son inside.
"You, don't come over!" The woman waved a kitchen knife haphazardly, holding her son tightly in her arms.
Tiangang dodged the woman who was exploring, and the woman, seeing that he was a super talented person, became even more desperate: "Why are you coming after me? Let him go..."
"Um, miss, we are refugees just looking for a place to stay for the night," Tiangang said gently.
The woman was stunned. "You... aren't the bandits from before?"
Tiangang was also stunned. "There are still bandits in the city?"
The woman shrank back a little, and Tianjie pressed on, "Did anyone pass by before we arrived?"
"...Yes," the woman ran her fingers through her hair and peered at the people from various countries behind Tianjie, most of whom looked disheveled, indeed resembling refugees.
The woman tidied up her clothes, settled her son upstairs, and then recounted what had happened. It turned out that an hour before Tiangang Tianjie arrived, a group of living people had entered the city from the highway. One of them went straight to this small shop, as if he knew there were people here, even though neither I nor my son's father had shown ourselves. He just came straight over, and then... She started to cry before finishing her sentence, thinking about the disheveled clothes of the person who had just been there, and guessed what had probably happened.
"Wait for the fog to come, we'll rest first. As soon as the fog disperses, we'll retreat," Tianjie instructed.
Tiangang nodded and whispered, "These people sound like the kind of fallen villains. Should we leave without killing them?"
Tianjie shook his head: "It's not certain that we can beat them. Listen to what this lady is saying. That person went straight to the supermarket, maybe they are some kind of talented person who can sense living beings from far away."
Looking at the world outside already filled with thick fog, Tianjie said in a deep voice: "We may have already fallen into the eyes of some unforgivable people..."
Tianjie turned around and said, "Right now we are in the mist, our two groups cannot see each other, but once the mist clears, we might have to fight."
"What do you need me to do?" Tiangang asked.
"I want to gather all the remaining information about the people."
"I'll go collect it now."
Tiangang Nodding.
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