105 Tragedy and War (1/2)

Chapter 105: Tragedy and War

Translator: _Min_Editor: Rundi

Blood.

And the hideous words and drawings written by blood.

”Gang, I am sorry for your loss. You are a good man. Why don’t you come to our place?” The middle-aged man with a buzz cut sighed, walked over to Zhao Gang and put his hand on his shoulder as he softly comforted him.

His name was Ma Zhongchen. Zhao Gang and him were in the same firing spot in the battle. No one expected for a celebratory moment to become a pitiful sight.

The gloom of blood covered this triumphant victory, just like a bucket of cold water dumped on top of every survivor’s face.

”I, I am going to kill them!” Zhao Gang, who was kneeling on the ground, stood up abruptly as he lifted his rifle with viciousness.

”Calm! Take it easy, don’t overreact!”

”What can you do as just one person? Take his gun away.”

A few of the survivors close to him immediately dragged him down, and put their hands on the safety before stripping him of the weapon. The situation suddenly turned messy.

Zhao Baodong’s hand became numb. Cold sweat began to roll down his forehead as he stood by the side. Several others were similar to him. The pitiful situation made everyone’s heart tremble with fear.

Who can promise this won’t happen in their homes? The locusts, like bandits, were not picky eaters.

On the wasteland, the most frightening creature was not the zombie, nor mutants like the Death Claw.

It was the bandits who raided your home.

Even the weak survivor groups, as long as they avoided contact with mutants and weren't wandering in the night, they would be able to avoid most dangers. But for the bandits that preyed on humans, any survival technique was futile.

If they lost, the men would be killed, the women captured, and the food cleaned out. Things they couldn’t bring with them, they would smash. They used violence to express their hopelessness to the apocalypse.

Cruelty? This was the ”normality” of the apocalypse.

Jiang Chen’s jaw clenched as he stared at the head surrounded by a pool of blood. The eyes rolled up made his chest feel stuffy.

Is it because of the small forces I've gathered that caused this tragedy?

”It’s not your fault. Based on the bullet holes on the wall, they possessed at least machine guns. This survival group was only the size of two families. Even if you didn’t take Zhao Gang away, he would be another number in the casualty,” Sun Jiao noticed his silence, so she quietly reassured him.

She knew him too well, even if she couldn’t see his face.

”Heavy machine guns. Tire tracks. Truck equipped with machine guns?” Jiang Chen locked his eyebrows. He took a deep breath and opened the helmet.

He walked in front of Zhao Gang. Jiang Chen faced the man with bloodshot eyes and asked, ”Do you know who did it and that's why you are so eager to seek revenge?”

”It's obvious. Their symbol is on the wall-” Ma Zhongchen said with a bitter smile.

”Huizhong Mercenaries. It’s them… I am going to kill them all!” Zhao Gang’s eye popped out as he desperately tried to break loose of his friends’ grasp, he just wanted to kill those monsters.

Huizhong Mercenaries?

Jiang Chen paused for a moment. He then looked at the symbol drawn by blood. The continuous and curly S. He couldn’t make out what it was.

He opened the map, and the light blue full sensory screen weaved in front of him. He remembered that back on Sixth Street, a long time ago, a sucker he shot told him that Huizhong Mercenaries was based in an experimental school in Songjiang Area. Before the mansion expanded, he didn’t realize it until now that the old rival Huizhong Mercenaries was pretty close to Qingpu area.

Everyone was watching Jiang Chen, waiting for his reaction.

Although they understood that they could not blame Fishbone for gathering their forces, but they were still hopeful that a ”leader” who conquered the sea of zombies with them could say something.

At least, this kind of surprise always seemed to happen on a long journey.

Jiang Chen, of course, noticed the looks of hope, but it made him ponder.

Huizhong Mercenaries would be a problem after all. Before he didn’t have the desire to expand, so he didn’t worry about it too much. But now the situation was different. After this mission, Fishbone Survival Camp’s name would spread in the area. The survivors would spend their crystals at the Sixth Street, and their success would be heard of at the Sixth Street as well. Who didn’t like to show off? Bragging about their victory, enjoyed the cheers and praises of others. They were the veterans after all.

Although they wouldn’t be dumb enough to say that there is someone that sold food in front of their homes and gave other people the opportunity to know where they lived. But if the Huizhong Mercenaries that wandered in the area here heard the news, they may search the area.

If they knew a special force appeared in Qingpu, they would be able to find the place. Since Fishbone’s wall was already constructed, they couldn’t hide like other survivors in abandoned buildings.

Since they were rival, to begin with, a battle was imminent. Rather than giving the enemy the opportunity to plan a sneak attack, why not make the first move?

Especially since all eyes were watching him. There was no better time to establish his authority.

Jiang Chen took a deep breath and walked in front of Zhao Gang. He stared at the man full of vengeance and said calmly.

”I will help you seek revenge.”

Although they were waiting for his response, when they heard the words, the survivors were all moved. Of course, a simple sentence was not enough.

A ”good person” or a ”leader” was determined based on his actions.

Except Jiang Chen was confident that his acting was comparable to Liu Yao.

Zhao Gang stared blankly at the man in front of him. He gritted his teeth, and then kneeled on the ground.

”If you can help me seek revenge, my life is yours!” He knew that if it were just him, he would be asking for death.