Chapter 515 - Kidnapping (1/2)

Amid the din of the students, the sound of someone stepping on a twig would not be so obvious. Ren Xiaosu skillfully disengaged the safety of the automatic rifle in his hand and loaded it with a full magazine. Under the illumination of the campfire, the brass rounds in the magazine appeared extremely dense and heavy.

Ren Xiaosu looked up and was surprised to see that Zhou Yingxue had also taken her pistol out. “You heard that as well?”

“No.” Zhou Yingxue said in surprise, “Heard what? I saw you taking out your gun, so I got mine out as well. Aren’t we robbing these Qinghe University students? They look rather rich….”

Ren Xiaosu was confused. How did it end up as them trying to rob the students?!

He said in a speechless manner, “Be on guard. There’s someone quietly approaching us. I wonder if they’re coming after that group of students or us, but the probability of them coming after us is lower.”

In Ren Xiaosu’s opinion, they had caused such a big mess at Stronghold 73 recently. Although Zhou Xilong was not the ruler of the Zhou Consortium, he was still a significant figure.

Later, he even handed an audio recording to Luo Lan to help him. If Luo Lan had a slip of the tongue, it could be possible that the Zhou Consortium would come and hunt them down.

However, Ren Xiaosu felt it was unlikely this intruder was coming after them. That was because he felt that Luo Lan would not have a slip of the tongue, and this was a form of trust he had in Luo Lan’s ability in handling matters.

Although that fatty could be quite frivolous, he was always dependable when it came to getting things done.

Zhou Yingxue whispered, “Should we help them if this uninvited guest is here for the students and a battle breaks out?”

“I’m not gonna help.” Ren Xiaosu said calmly, “Only the fittest survive in the wilderness, so why should we help those who are unrelated to us?”

Zhou Yingxue curled her lips. “Master, you’re really cold-blooded….”

The people lurking were getting closer and closer. As the campfire illuminated the forest, Ren Xiaosu could already discern some figures approaching within the shadows of the swaying leaves. There was more than one person!

“Pay attention to our surroundings. This is a group operation.” Ren Xiaosu said coldly, “Be careful not to get surrounded. I estimate that there’s around 10 to 20 of them.”

However, Ren Xiaosu was slightly relieved to note that these people were really targeting the group of students. It was just that Zhou Yingxue and he had been dragged in.

“What should we do now?” Zhou Yingxue asked.

“Let’s leave before they focus their attention on us,” Ren Xiaosu said.

But before they could leave, Ren Xiaosu also heard footsteps come from nearby as well. In fact, this unit seemed to have already surrounded all of them.

Ren Xiaosu frowned. “They’re a well-trained unit. Why would such troops appear here?”

It was clear that these uninvited guests were not some small-time bandits that got a spur of the moment idea about them but professionals who had set a premeditated ambush.

The squad closest to the students had already fanned out of the forest. It was clear they did not think highly of this group of students and were looking to capture them in one fell swoop.

However, the uninvited guests did not open fire. Xu Zhi was the first student to discover the enemy as he had remained sober.

But before he could pick up his gun, he realized several black muzzles were already pointing at him. He could not move at all.

Someone slowly walked up to Xu Zhi with a rifle in hand and kicked his weapon away. Then the other students were scared out of their drunken stupor. They still did not realize what was happening.

Someone quickly said, “Is there a misunderstanding? We’re just normal students.”

All of these intruders were wearing combat boots, IOTVs[1], and combat helmets. Their firearms were also relatively expensive M16A2s with an effective range of 900 meters. They were also equipped with night vision goggles and walkie-talkies on their helmets.

Bandits could not afford to buy a setup like that, nor would they even have access to buy it.