Chapter 74: Chapter 74: Desperate Escape
It wasn’t that Xing Hai and his team didn’t plan thoroughly enough; in fact, they did quite well.
They successfully used Ye Fan to suppress people’s psychology, provoking people’s anger and exploiting their greed to deal with Ye Fan.
Even though the departure of Qin Yumo and Dai Yu caused some impact, it was absolutely minimal.
The elevator suddenly descended, and a group of people rushed in. Normally, Ye Fan wouldn’t have a chance.
Unfortunately, something went wrong in the middle.
Ye Fan was actually able to set up a heavy machine gun in the bathroom in advance, and Ye Fan’s radar showed that he had taken their arrangements in completely.
This kind of battle is simply unwinnable unless Ye Fan deliberately lets them go, otherwise it’s impossible to win.
Xing Hai pulled Liu Long to the window near the corner of the wall.
"Liu Long! Don’t hesitate, this is our second way out. If we don’t run now, there’ll be no chance."
Liu Long also sobered up at this moment, seeing the nearing end of the battle in the lobby, he clenched his mouth until it bled.
"Ye Fan! This hatred must be avenged, or I won’t be human. Brother Hai, let’s jump!"
The trading hall was on the third floor; normally, a jump would either kill or severely injure someone, but not for them. Both were Evolvers, and at most, they’d see stars after jumping.
Xing Hai, being a Strength-Type Mutant, kicked open the window, and the two of them jumped out directly.
This was the backyard of the Hardware Mansion, not open to outside survivors. When the two jumped out, no one was there.
Just as they ran out of the backyard gate, they saw Ye Fan’s warriors chasing in this direction.
"They’re over there! Don’t let them escape!"
Seeing the situation, Xing Hai immediately said to Liu Long: "Split up! We’ll regroup once it’s safe."
Liu Long could barely say anything, darting off in one direction at full speed.
Their superpowers were different. Xing Hai was a pure Strength-type, while Liu Long’s ability was rather unique. He could not only run fast but also jump three meters high, easily breaking previous world records like Lightweight Water Floating.
Relatively speaking, Liu Long’s survival chances were higher.
Liu Long ran desperately, his heavy body moving in a Z-pattern, making it hard for the pursuing Army Soldiers to hit him.
Bullets flew past him, occasionally kicking up white smoke from the ground.
However, he couldn’t shake off the pursuing soldiers; these Three-Star Soldiers were all superhuman, fully armed and capable of sprinting 100 meters in under 12 seconds!
He was taking a Z-shaped route, so it wasn’t possible to lose them.
Liu Long was exerting all his strength, with a clear objective in mind.
Ahead was a ten-meter-wide man-made river dug for farmland irrigation.
The river was three meters deep, a foundational infrastructure to protect Sishui County’s countryside from natural disasters.
There’s no bridge over this section; as long as he could leap across the river, he’d have a clear run to safety.
The only problem was ensuring he wouldn’t be hit by bullets while jumping across the river.
After all, on the water, Z-pattern movements aren’t possible.
As he was about to reach the river, Liu Long’s eyes suddenly lit up.
There was a piece of deadwood by the riverbank!
Not long, just over a meter, but enough to block his body.
Without hesitation, he charged forward, rolled on the ground, and leaped over to hide behind the deadwood.
Whizzing sounds ensued~~~!
Wood shavings flew everywhere, but it wasn’t pierced!
Delighted, Liu Long’s more robust post-evolution body grabbed the deadwood.
Fortunately, it wasn’t too heavy.
Using the deadwood as a shield, he exerted all his might for a superhuman long jump!
Before, he might jump two meters only to fall in the river, but with his superpower, even with the wood, he could leap seven or eight meters!
Landing at the riverbank, he could use the wood as defense twice more and survive!
Whoosh~~~!
Leaping high!
The pursuers reached the riverbank as well, firing their weapons, but unable to penetrate the wood.
Even mid-air, Liu Long felt destiny in his hands.
"Ye Fan, killing someone like me, a Lightweight Water Floater, is hard!"
"Let’s see how it goes..... hmm?"
Turning around in mid-air, Liu Long saw among the pursuers, a soldier armed with a rocket launcher.
The dark barrel aimed right at him.
"Oh no..."
A rocket tore through the air!
A burst of red smoke erupted in the sky, announcing another leader in the Coal City Region had become history.
Three-Star Rocket Launcher Warrior Su Mo put away the rocket launcher, waved, and led a few Army Soldiers back the way they came.
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Compared to Liu Long’s escape, Xing Hai had it much smoother.
After splitting up with Liu Long, he ran straight, head low.
Despite focusing on strength enhancement, he could also run quite fast, covering over a kilometer.
Ahead was an area of wild grass.
The Tiger was parked there.
This vehicle was acquired back in the Coal City’s Prosperous Mountains and Rivers, and he loved it ever since, bringing it to Si River this time.
Xing Hai was quite resourceful, having parked the vehicle there as a backup plan, even hiding Gold elsewhere with Liu Long.
If Ye Fan wanted it, he wouldn’t hand it over easily; if things went awry, he could use the hidden Gold’s location for a chance to live, cautious enough.
Jumping into the car, the Tiger roared to life, tearing off.
Bumping across the fields, going another two kilometers.
Finally losing the pursuers behind, Xing Hai breathed a sigh of relief, driving to a cornfield nearby.
There was a haystack. He pushed it aside, moved a boulder underneath, and revealed two packages.
It was the stash of Gold he and Liu Long had hidden, almost ten kilograms each.
Now separated from Liu Long, all the Gold was his to keep.
Stowed away safely, he drove another kilometer and stopped at a junction.
Xing Hai took out a lighter, igniting a pile of dry branches, thick smoke rising into the air.
This was the agreed-upon signal with his associates, this was the rendezvous spot.
Seeing the smoke rising, Xing Hai sat down shakily, realizing his clothes were soaked with sweat.
"It’s nothing, really, surviving a disaster means fortune’s on my way."
Consoling himself, about ten minutes later, the roaring of vehicles approached.
Six large off-road vehicles arrived.
Five to six people in each, wearing camo combat uniforms, holding rifles, donning military helmets.
At the front, a person chewing gum, eyes indifferent.
They weren’t Qin Han’s people, but a group of foreign soldiers.
Xing Hai immediately put on a big smile, welcoming them warmly: "Hello! Sakadiva! Are you John?"
John approached Xing Hai, patting his shoulder: "Hey! Xing, are you alright?"
"No, no, not good at all, that damned Ye Fan cornered Leader Liu and me, Leader Liu’s hometown was raided, and all the people I brought were killed, you really have to help us this time."
"No problem, did you bring the stuff?"
"Yes, yes, I was just afraid Ye Fan would find it, so I hid it well. I’ll hand it over to you now."
Xing Hai offered the two bags with both hands, handing them to John.
John opened the bags and checked: "Oh, quite a lot, Xing, you’ve completed the task perfectly."
"Shall we head back now?"
"Of course, lead the way, let’s show those people what’s what."
Xing Hai excitedly turned to lead them back.
A crisp gunshot froze his body.
Looking down, he saw his heart had been shot through.
In that instant, he realized something.
No wonder he managed to escape, Ye Fan had used him as a cash cow.
"Ye Fan..... so unscrupulous.....!"
Falling to the ground, dying on the spot.
John didn’t even glance at him, leading the troops toward the Hardware Mansion. He intended to deliver all the Gold from Xing Hai, Liu Long, and his own collection to Ye Fan.
Xing Hai’s body was left abandoned in the wilderness until two zombies emerged beside him, dragging him away.