Chapter 252 - The Common Target

Chapter 252 The Common Target

“Tang Xia!”

Unable to conceal her surprise, Jiang Yu shrieked when she saw Tang Xia fall into Lu Huanyu’s hands. Ye Yifan, who was about to rush forward, was forced to stop, and his expression darkened a few notches.

Nobody expected Lu Huanyu to erupt suddenly. With the cold barrel pressed against her, Tang Xia’s body stiffened, and she did not dare to move recklessly.

“If you don’t want to see her being eliminated, hand over the resources obediently.”

Lu Huanyu’s lips curled up into a winning smile, and his voice was so cold that there was not a shred of warmth in it.

“You are really shameless. We clearly obtained these resources after much trouble, and yet you’re using this method to enjoy the benefits of the fisherman!” When Jiang Yu saw that Tang Xia was in danger, she became so angry that her face turned red. She pointed at Lu Huanyu and cursed him.

When Lu Huanyu heard this, the smile on his lips deepened, and he seemed to object against Jiang Yu’s accusations. “This is a competition. If you can’t afford to play, then don’t play.”

“You…you’re shameless!” Jiang stomped in anger. However, she had nothing against him and could only turn her eyes anxiously towards Ye Yifan to find a solution. “Big Brother Ye, what should we do?”

Lu Huanyu could tell that Ye Yifan had been entrusted with taking care of the resources. He had a teasing expression in his eyes, and he shifted his gaze towards Ye Yifan. “Why? Have you decided? Do you want your resources or your teammate?”

Right after that, a subtle but clear sound could be heard. Lu Huanyu had expertly pulled open the gun’s safety with one hand. At the same time, his right index finger and middle finger were already holding onto the trigger. Throughout the entire process, the muzzle never left the back of Tang Xia’s head.

If Ye Yifan had the slightest intention to retaliate, he obviously would not hesitate to pull the trigger and eliminate Tang Xia from the game.

“Let go of her, and I will give you the resources.” Ye Yifan and Tang Xia looked at each other and exchanged a helpless look. Then, he placed the backpack with the resources down and handed it over.

However, Lu Huanyu did not reach out his hand to accept it, nor did he relax his control of Tang Xia. Pointing at the backpack on the ground, he said cautiously, “Stand there and don’t move. Kick the backpack over.”

Ye Yifan’s hand froze midair, and he frowned slightly. Suddenly, through the corner of his eye, he saw Tang Xia nod slightly to him. He immediately maintained his composure and assumed a cooperative look. “Alright then. We’ll do as you said.”

As he spoke, Ye Yifan kicked the backpack over to Lu Huanyu. When Lu Huanyu saw that Ye Yifan was so cooperative, he merely thought that Ye Yifan was willing to sacrifice the resources because he was too concerned about Tang Xia’s safety. Thus, he did not have further doubts. With a look of joy on his face, he indicated for Skye to pick the backpack.

Skye walked to the middle and coincidentally blocked Lu Huanyu’s line of sight. Just when his hands were about to touch the backpack, Tang Xia shot Ye Yifan a look and the latter took the chance to move forward and kick the backpack away. It was coincidentally kicked towards Jiang Yu’s direction.

At the same time, Tang Xia made use of Lu Huanyu’s psychologically relaxed state to stomp hard on top of his feet. Simultaneously, she used her right hand to deliver a vicious and long-awaited elbow jab in his abdomen.

As Lu Huanyu was utterly unprepared, he bent in pain, and his expression became twisted. “How dare you play tricks!” His green veins popped up as he was outraged. He raised his hand, aimed at Tang Xia, and pulled the trigger. “Get ready to be eliminated then!”

Presently, Ye Yifan had already put down Skye. When he saw the critical situation that Tang Xia was in, he dashed and pushed away the hand that Lu Huanyu used to hold onto the gun. The two of them exchanged blows, and amidst the chaos, a bullet was shot on the ground.

Tang Xia did not expect him to really shoot. The shock caused a layer of cold sweat form on her forehead. Lu Huanyu did not manage to hit Tang Xia with that shot, and the situation was instantly reversed. His face turned green, and he picked up the pistol to shoot Ye Yifan.

“Put the gun down!” A female voice could be heard from afar. The voice was shaking, but it had an imposing aura. It was Jiang Yu, who they had neglected. Without their realization, she had gotten hold of the submachine gun and had aimed the muzzle at Lu Huanyu.

Lu Yuyu froze his action, his aura weakened, and his expression became ugly as though he had eaten a fly.

“Put the gun down!” When Jiang Yu realized that he did not react, she reiterated the sentence with a hint of warning in her tone of voice. “If not, I’ll shoot!”

Skye, who had been put down by Ye Yifan, had just gotten up. When he saw the standoff, he turned and charged towards Jiang Yu to get the gun out of her hands.

Jiang Yu turned the gun towards him. “Stop there!”

With the black muzzle pointed at him, Skye’s face could not help turn pale. He forced himself to remain calm and say, “You wouldn’t dare to shoot.”

“See if I dare!” Jiang Yu yelled back and shot directly at the ground. The extremely impactful gunshot reached the ears of Skye and Lu Huanyu, and their expressions became increasingly ugly.

Now that things had developed to this stage, it would not be easy for Lu Huanyu and Skye to escape unscathed. Not to mention, to snatch the resources from Tang Xia and the others.

Lu Huanyu’s expression changed and changed again. Finally, he understood that since things had reached this state, he could not force it. Thus, he shifted the gun away from Ye Yifan’s head and clenched his teeth. “Retreat!”

After saying that, he left with Skye without any further hesitation. Jiang Yu only put the gun down slowly when they had disappeared from sight. Her hands ached slightly.

Without bothering about other things, Jiang Yu rushed to Tang Xia and Ye Yifan. “Are you guys okay?” she asked worriedly.

Then, she looked in the direction that Lu Huanyu and Skye had gone, her face was filled with resentment. “Those two are too much. I definitely have to teach them a lesson when I have a chance.”

Tang Xia and Ye Yifan shook their heads. Because of the additional add-on to the system, the physical toughness of their bodies had also significantly improved. Right now, to them, a little bump was nothing.

“Let’s return to the vault first.” Worried that there would be further accidents, Ye Yifan spoke to Tang Xia and Jiang Yu in a low voice. Tang Xia and Jiang Yu nodded. Just when they boarded the bus, a system prompt simultaneously appeared before their eyes.

[Notice: Tang Xia, Ye Yifan, Jiang Yu obtained the serum]

Their expressions changed simultaneously, and they increased the speed of their car and drove back to the vault. Fortunately, they did not bump into anyone else along the way. They closed the door properly, and while eating something to recover their physical energy, they discussed their subsequent plans.

“I’m afraid the remaining survivors will probably have seen the notification, and we have already become the common target.”

Ye Yifan analyzed in a deep voice. When they were on their way earlier on, through the rear mirror, he had vaguely seen some people following after them. Although they had disappeared the moment he had turned his head around, he did not think that it was a coincidence.

Jiang Yu’s face turned slightly pale when she heard this. “It’s already hard to deal with Lu Huanyu when he suddenly popped up just now. Wouldn’t it be worse now that everyone is eyeing us?”

“I really don’t know whether receiving these resources is considered a reward or a punishment,” she muttered and made a sound as she bit the biscuits angrily. “We can’t hide here all the time.”

“Why should we hide?” Tang Xia questioned after she had remained pensive and quiet all along.

Jiang Yu was momentarily stunned, and she replied without thinking, “What can we do if we don’t hide? There’s only the three of us. We will have to deal with both the zombies and the other anchors. Just by thinking about it, we should already know that we can’t stomach this.”

As she spoke, Jiang Yu recalled Tang Xia’s usual style. She widened her eyes and looked at Tang Xia, unable to conceal her surprise. “Don’t tell me that you want to initiate the attack?”

Tang Xia smiled and nodded. Jiang Yu looked at her as though she was crazy. When she noticed that Ye Yifan had not spoken all along, Jiang Yu turned her gaze towards him and asked, “What about you? Don’t tell me that you want to initiate the attack as well?”

Before her voice faded away, she saw Ye Yifan nod as well and turn to look at Tang Xia. They looked at each other and smiled with chemistry.

Jiang Yu ultimately gave up on resisting and shrugged helplessly. “I see, both of you are pro-attack, I give up.”

After she finished the biscuits, Jiang Yu wiped off the biscuit crumbs on her hands, and her voice sounded slightly grand. “Speak up. How do you intend to do it?” After hanging out with Tang Xia and Ye Yifan for the past few days, she had gradually become less afraid.

“We have already become everyone’s common target. Instead of avoiding them carefully, we should take advantage of our strengths and initiate the offensive,” said Tang Xia.

“We are the common target. What advantages do we have?” Jiang Yu was confused. She scratched her head, and her expression was full of doubt and puzzlement.

Before Tang Xia could reply, they saw Ye Yifan smile calmly. Then, his thin lips slowly spat out the words, “Await the exhausted enemy at our ease.”

“What do you mean?” Jiang Yu became even more confused. Why do the things that these two people talk about sound more and more difficult to understand?

“We’ll set up a trap and wait for them to fall right into it.” Tang Xia continued on the topic. She and Ye Yifan could not help but look at each other and smile again. It seemed that they were thinking about the same thing.

…

After discussing and fixing the plan, the three of them drove their car out to find a suitable location. Not long after they came out, they felt that someone was stalking them. They merely pretended to be unaware and wandered around.

Jiang Yu found it hard to hold it in. She turned her head back to look from time to time, while her expression was somewhat uneasy.

“Don’t be bothered,” Tang Xia whispered to Jiang Yu when she saw this. There was a confident look on her face. “They can’t figure out our current situation, so they wouldn’t dare to act recklessly.”

Jiang Yu gradually began to rest easy. The three of them explored and investigated their surroundings. Finally, they locked their eyes on a laboratory next to the hospital. It was well preserved with no traces of zombies, and it formed a striking contrast to the dilapidated buildings in the surroundings.

“How could this be?” Tang Xia could not help but reveal a look of surprise when she saw how neat the lab was.

This place had been subjected to zombie invasion for a long time, and there were very few places that could remain well preserved. It would either have a strong defense like the vault, or its terrain was too high for the zombies to reach for the time being.

However, these two labs clearly did not possess either of the qualities. Tang Xia observed them strangely for a while. Could it be that the zombies were afraid of something there?

The three of them searched about, and eventually, they locked their gazes on the laboratory’s ultraviolet light. The power supply there had stopped for a long time, but the UV light remained on. It was probably capable of converting solar energy.

Tang Xia looked up and observed the transparent skylight. She became increasingly certain about the speculation in her heart—The zombies were afraid of ultraviolet rays. It was probably because of the ultraviolet light that they had not invaded this place.

For the subsequent period of time, the three of them pretended as if they had not realized that they had been followed. They frequented the lab until they were sure that they had aroused the attention of others before they returned to the vault in the evening.

“The fish bit the hook.” Ye Yifan smiled at Tang Xia and Jiang Yu. Without their realization, he was already holding onto something that looked like a detonator.