281 Stand United to Find the Odd One Out
As soon as she put on her glasses and looked out the window, Du Yue was stunned. There were many people standing in the thick fog on both sides of the road. They were all wearing dark clothes, and there were more or less some scars on their exposed skin. Most of the men looked fierce and had strong bodies. A few of the women were also dressed like men with daggers at their waists. With such attire, the only thing they lacked were the words ‘I’m a robber’ written on their foreheads.
Du Yue could tell at a glance that they were robbers from the apocalypse. She had seen them in her previous life, but those robbers did not get anything in the end. After all, everyone was so hungry that they were only skin and bones. Even if these people robbed, they could not get anything. At that time, Du Yue was targeted by four or five robbers. Those people chose her mainly because she was alone and had no friends or family. Of course, in the end, those people all ended up very miserable.
Those sloppy robbers were nothing compared to the people lying in ambush on the side of the road. These people were obviously more professional in terms of figure, temperament, and weapons. However, she was not sure what their abilities were. He Xing noticed that Du Yue had been staring outside with her brows furrowed. He thought it was strange, so he quickly put on his glasses and looked in Du Yue’s direction.
When He Xing saw the people who were lying in ambush in the dark, he felt a little helpless. “The expected internal strife hasn’t started yet, but we’ve been targeted by outsiders.”
Du Yue lowered her voice. “It doesn’t have to be an outsider. There’s an old saying on the blue planet that goes, ‘if we’re not united, we can’t find the odd one out.’
“What does it mean?” He Xing did not quite understand Du Yue’s unspoken meaning.
Du Yue gestured for him to look forward. “Usually, at this time, the survivors would have already started making a fuss. Today, however, they’re unusually quiet without any movement at all. Could it be that they’ve really changed and become obedient? Of course not. The only reason they haven’t made a move is that they’re waiting for everyone in the convoy to let down their guard and go to bed early.”
Even if Du Yue did not like to meddle in other people’s business, she could not bear to see so many people die in front of her eyes.
“I’ll go down to look for someone.”
He Xing was about to get out of the car when Du Yue stopped him. “Who are you going to look for?”
“We don’t have any communication devices now, so I have to go down and say hello to the people in charge of the base.”
Du Yue thought for a moment. “You don’t have to go and greet them. Let’s use another method to remind them.”
“What method?”
“It’s…” Du Yue immediately took out a light cannonball, rolled down the window, and fired a shot.
This cannonball was from the interstellar. It was extremely powerful and had a very long range. After the shot was fired, it exploded 30 meters away from the roadside, making a huge rumbling sound. The sudden explosion gave the ambushers a big shock and also woke up the entire convoy.
The survivors hiding in the cars trembled and did not dare to move. However, the commander of the base had arranged for his men to search for the culprit as soon as he heard the sound. He had also sent people to patrol the entire convoy. Du Yue watched from the car. The robbers who were lying in ambush by the side of the road finally sneaked away after hearing the loud explosion.
Many of them had come, but now that everyone in the second base had woken up, they would not be able to gain any advantage if they attacked rashly. Originally, they had wanted to take advantage of the quiet of the night and make their move after everyone was asleep. However, now that the convoy was on guard and there were people patrolling for the second half of the night, they decided to cancel the sneak attack.
Not long after they left, Guan Sheng and his men found the place where they had set up the ambush. From the footprints on the ground, it could be seen that many people were here. Guan Sheng’s expression grew heavy. Someone had set up an ambush here earlier, and their target was obviously the convoy!
However, these people left after the sound of the cannon was heard. This could only mean one thing—they were not the ones who fired the cannon! Who could it be? Was the sound of the cannon just to give them a warning? Guan Sheng was filled with doubts as he went back to report to the base’s commander. He told him about the ambush.