Lu Feng looked in surprise at the bag of Gold Lin Jiao had brought back. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

It seemed these employees remembered he had said he needed Gold.

’Good employees.’

He could improve their rations later.

But right now, there was something more important to deal with.

Lu Feng immediately said to Lin Jiao and the other three, "You were followed!"

His words stunned the four of them.

Lin Jiao exclaimed in shock, "How is that possible? We were very careful!"

"That means their tracking skills are incredible, and we didn’t notice," Wang Cheng suddenly said. At the same time, his gaze was fixed on Lu Feng with curiosity.

’The four of us were followed without noticing a thing,’ he thought. ’How did *he* find out?’

’It seemed almost magical.’

Lin Jiao immediately frowned and asked, "Boss, where are they now?"

"Right outside. Let’s deal with them first," Lu Feng said, leading the others directly to the side of the bank, where he opened a door and headed out.

When the Salvation Army had turned this bank into a stronghold, they had built fortifications on the street outside and also left a back door for emergencies.

If they were ever besieged with no other way out, this back door was their escape route.

Seeing this, Lin Jiao immediately called for Chen Hao and Chen Tao to follow.

Xu Bin, with a tacit understanding, stayed to guard the main hall, keeping a vigilant watch on the outside.

Wang Cheng moved to Xu Bin’s other side. If the trackers entered the bank, he would be in a position to support Xu Bin.

Lu Feng led his people out of the bank and circled around to the other side. With a single thought, he exited the game, then looked at the game screen on the light curtain in his mind, using the screen-panning function to check the situation.

Then, his brow furrowed slightly.

The two members of the Gray Wolf Mercenary Corps were already retreating. They were heading back across the street from the bank, likely having confirmed the survivors’ location and now returning to report it.

Seeing this, Lu Feng quickly re-entered the game and led Lin Jiao, Chen Tao, and Chen Hao in pursuit.

He had to deal with the two Gray Wolf Mercenary Corps members before they left the area he had already explored.

Otherwise, once those two left the territory he’d traversed, he would lose the ability to pursue them using his panning camera view.

Then those two would definitely lead the Gray Wolf Mercenary Corps back to attack them, and he would be forced to abandon the bank stronghold and find a new place to set up base.

’What a fucking hassle.’

Lin Jiao and the other two were unaware of the situation, but seeing their boss take action, they could only follow closely.

On a street, two figures dodged a few zombies and quickly turned onto another road.

These two were the men from the Gray Wolf Mercenary Corps.

"I didn’t expect such an unexpected gain on this trip out. That bank even has fortifications outside. There must be a lot of people inside."

"This is definitely a big score. The Corps Leader will be thrilled."

As the two chatted, their minds were already filled with visions of the rewards they would receive.

The Gray Wolf Mercenary Corps had a rule: whoever discovered a survivor stronghold would receive 20% of the spoils once it was successfully conquered.

Just as they were thinking this, a loud gunshot suddenly rang out.

It was the sound of an old-fashioned rifle.

Instantly, one of them felt a sharp pain in his leg as blood spurted out, and he crashed to the ground.

"Agh, my leg!" the man cried out, his face pale as he clutched his leg. Blood had already soaked his pants red.

The other man was terrified and decisively chose to flee, abandoning his companion.

’Are you kidding me? This is the apocalypse.’

But he didn’t get more than two steps before another shot rang out. A bullet instantly struck his thigh, and the intense pain sent him tumbling to the ground just like his partner.

On the third floor of a nearby building, Lu Feng put away the old-fashioned rifle.

This was his first time using his Old-Fashioned Firearm Proficiency skill on living people.

The skill was clearly incredible; both shots had hit their mark.

If he had aimed for their heads, the two Gray Wolf Mercenary Corps members would already be meeting King Yama.

But, after all, he had never killed anyone before.

Lin Jiao and the other two arrived on the scene. The two Gray Wolf Mercenary Corps members were shocked to see them, and one immediately pulled out an old-fashioned pistol, aiming it at the trio.

BANG!~

Another gunshot. Lu Feng had fired decisively, and a bullet accurately struck the man’s wrist, causing the pistol in his hand to clatter to the ground.

This level of accuracy made Lin Jiao and the other two look on in amazement.

’The boss’s marksmanship is unexpectedly accurate.’

The other man also pulled out a pistol, attempting to attack.

But Lin Jiao’s steel spike had already flown from her hand, piercing straight through the man’s heart and finishing him.

Having survived in the apocalypse for so long, she showed no mercy.

When Lu Feng put away his rifle and hurried over, Lin Jiao and the others had already subdued the remaining Gray Wolf Mercenary Corps member.

As soon as he got close, he heard the man’s hurried and indignant voice, "You actually found us? Impossible! We were so careful."

Lin Jiao immediately questioned him fiercely, "Talk! When did you start tailing us?"

The bank stronghold was a pretty good shelter for her, and she didn’t want to be forced to abandon it just because she’d been spotted on a trip outside.

Faced with Lin Jiao’s interrogation, the Gray Wolf Mercenary Corps member just gave a grim laugh. "Heh heh... The Gray Wolf Mercenary Corps will avenge us."

As soon as the words left his mouth, something horrifying happened before Lu Feng’s eyes.

The Gray Wolf Mercenary Corps member’s face twisted in fear, and then his head suddenly exploded, turning into a viscous mixture of brain matter and blood that splattered everywhere.

Witnessing this scene so abruptly, Lu Feng felt a wave of nausea and had to force himself to hold it back.

Moreover, the situation gave him a very bad feeling.

Lin Jiao’s brows furrowed as expected. "A pulse-splitter chip. It self-detonates from insufficient blood supply to the brain, triggered by excessive blood loss. To think the Gray Wolf Mercenary Corps would implant something like this in their own people... They’re truly ruthless."

Lu Feng didn’t understand what kind of chip Lin Jiao was talking about, but he figured it must be some sort of control device.

Chen Tao’s expression turned grim. "These pulse-splitter chips usually have a tracking function as well. Even though the wide-area network signal in Celestial Sea City is down, if these two don’t return, the Gray Wolf Mercenary Corps will definitely use a short-range signal source to search for them. It won’t be hard for them to find this location."

"We can’t stay at the bank stronghold anymore," Chen Hao sighed immediately.

Once the Gray Wolf Mercenary Corps finds this spot, they’ll definitely discover the bank stronghold. The locations are too close.

Besides, with just a few of them, there’s no way they could fend off the Gray Wolf Mercenary Corps.

For a moment, the atmosphere grew heavy.

"Damn it," Lin Jiao cursed.

To be honest, the past few days following the boss at the bank stronghold had been cozier, more comfortable, and more secure than her life had been before.

She had already grown fond of this way of life.

Who knew that this kind of trouble would suddenly appear?

From the trio’s conversation, Lu Feng also understood the current situation.

According to the game’s background information on the Gray Wolf Mercenary Corps, the bank stronghold was indeed in a crisis.

But clearly, it wasn’t as if he was completely out of options.

After all, he had a bug he could exploit, not to mention his gas canister method. If used well, he could completely resolve this crisis.

So, he asked, "Can we take the initiative? Find the Gray Wolf Mercenary Corps’ base and blow them up?"

When Lin Jiao and the other two heard this, they immediately thought of their boss’s explosive methods for dealing with Mutant Beasts and zombies.

The power of those explosions was terrifying. If they knew the location of the Gray Wolf Mercenary Corps and set a proper trap, they really could take care of them.

But then, Lin Jiao’s frown deepened. "The Gray Wolf Mercenary Corps always operates in secret and leaves no survivors. We have no idea where they are."

Chen Hao nodded. "Indeed. Their movements are too secretive."

Chen Tao also sighed. "Without knowing their location, the boss’s plan is impossible. We can only passively wait for them to show up."