Rotting Land: Survive-Chapter 431 - 429: Reunion (Part 7)

The car was getting closer and closer to the base, but due to the limited visibility, Tang Xiaoquan couldn’t see clearly inside the vehicle.

Yet, despite this, some external details still sparked his doubts.

First, the scratches and bloodstains on the car body were obviously left after a fierce battle.

Secondly, in Tang Xiaoquan’s memory, there were no buses at the gymnasium.

Lastly, and most importantly, the appearance of the vehicle itself was strange, after all, Scar and his gang hadn’t come to Bieyuan District for nearly half a month, so why suddenly visit now?

Various doubts lingered in Tang Xiaoquan’s mind, and amidst this somewhat eerie atmosphere, the bus slowly drove into Bieyuan District.

Inside the room, Old Zhao was directing Tang Qiang and others to move chairs and stools. They had to block the door as much as possible, set up obstacles to avoid a frontal confrontation with the enemy’s firepower later.

Seeing Tang Xiaoquan retreat, Old Zhao quickly asked, "How’s it going? How many people are there on the other side?"

To this, Tang Xiaoquan just shook his head, then hurriedly dashed towards another window.

To cover the situation inside, the curtains had long been drawn shut, which meant Tang Xiaoquan had to lean against the wall and peer through the tiny gaps to observe outside.

Through these tiny gaps, he noticed that after the bus entered the district, it didn’t stop, maintaining a constant speed forward, as if scouting something.

All of this was signaling something bad; the battle was about to begin.

His heart was pounding; Tang Xiaoquan hadn’t felt this nervous in a long time.

Even when dealing with a zombie encirclement in the past, he hadn’t felt so terrified as he did now.

No! To be precise, this current feeling was different from before.

After all, zombies were mindless, the difference in strength could be compensated through human intelligence.

But now, the opponents were also humans; they wouldn’t easily fall into your trap; they had their own judgment and thinking.

Not only that, they would use something called a gun.

This time, there seemed to be no suspense about the outcome of the battle.

If anything was still supporting Tang Xiaoquan not to give up, it was probably the two Sharp Blade Company soldiers standing guard at the bottom of the building.

He hoped they could get their hands on firearms soon! After praying silently in his heart, Tang Xiaoquan continued to gaze outside the window.

About a minute later, when the bus circled around the yard in the district, something unexpected happened to Tang Xiaoquan.

He clearly heard someone calling his name, a female voice, a voice he would never forget even in death: "Tang Xiaoquan! Are you here?"

"Old Zhao! Captain Xu!"

"Chaozi!"

"Brother Wen!"

Then, familiar names were called out one after another, and even Zhao Yunhai, Wang Qiang, and the others busy working on their "frontline" indoors gathered at the window one by one.

"What the heck! What’s going on! I think I heard someone calling my name?"

"Yeah! It sounds like Old Lin’s voice!"

"Not just him, Brother Dazhuang! Wei Yang! Uh~ and Ah Cheng and Brother Hu are all there!"

In an instant, almost all the survivors shifted their gaze to Tang Xiaoquan standing at the window, quietly waiting for him to give an answer.

However, Tang Xiaoquan seemed not to hear, continuously gazing outside the window.

First, it could be sure that he was incredibly excited at this moment.

At the same time, the unknown situation made him a bit worried.

After all, the appearance of Old Lin and others here was too strange; even if they really used the blueprint he provided to escape through the drainage pipe, they should at least show up and greet everyone instead of hiding inside the car, only communicating through voice like playing hide and seek.

While Tang Xiaoquan had his concerns, others might not think so; at least his good brothers, after not getting any response from him, were impatiently about to pull the curtain to respond.

But Tang Xiaoquan stopped the latter’s action: "Qiangzi! Don’t pull the curtain!"

"Why not!" Wang Qiang, clearly not understanding his brother’s reaction, naturally showed a trace of impatience.

To this, Tang Xiaoquan had to patiently explain: "I’m worried that Old Lin and the others are being held hostage, so before we confirm the situation inside the car, we shouldn’t act rashly!"

These words immediately caused a gasp among the survivors.

Especially the older Zhao Yunhai quickly understood the young man’s meaning, and after thinking it through, he found the other party’s words made sense, so he quickly agreed, "Yes! Everyone listens to Xiaoquan, let’s not reveal ourselves for now and see what happens."

According to Tang Xiaoquan’s analysis, if the other side planned to use Wei Yang and others to lure them out, if they couldn’t find anyone, they might send someone to the opposite building to investigate.

In this way, it could be confirmed that the drainage pipe plan had been exposed, and the base’s brothers were in crisis.

However, compared to confirming these facts, Tang Xiaoquan was more worried about the upcoming actions.

Because if the prediction came true, they would have to act to rescue the trapped members before the bus returned to the base.

And considering the current situation, whatever measures they took seemed to inevitably lead to casualties; it was not impossible that all the hostages could be wiped out.

Thinking this, large beads of sweat slid down Tang Xiaoquan’s cheeks, and his right hand unconsciously moved towards his chest pocket.

The atmosphere inside the room turned heavy, even Wang Qiang, who was just clamoring to pull the curtain and respond, stood quietly by the side without moving.

Suddenly, the sharp-eyed Ah Cheng quietly exclaimed, "Brother Quan! Look quickly! Brother Lei and the others have moved!"

Immediately, all the survivors huddled around the window gaps, while Tang Xiaoquan’s fists were already clenched tightly.

It’s over! Why is Lei Tong so impulsive!

Tang Xiaoquan never expected that the Sharp Blade Company soldiers would be so impatient, didn’t they know that rushing out to meet like this not only exposed themselves to danger but also could harm the ’hostages’ inside the car?

But this complaint was soon replaced by astonishment.

Because the expected conflict didn’t occur; instead, Old Lin, Brother Hu, Wei Dazhuang successively got off the bus.

This caused Tang Xiaoquan’s mind to go blank for a moment.

And when that familiar silhouette he had been dreaming about and worrying about for so long appeared at the bottom of the building, Tang Xiaoquan stood frozen in place.

Excitement! Joy! Unbelievable! In short, at that moment, Tang Xiaoquan almost experienced all sorts of thrilling feelings in life.

He even felt like he was dreaming; it wasn’t until he felt pain when pinching his fingers that he realized it was all real.

Then, he could no longer suppress his inner elation, and with wild joy, he dashed out with his companions! (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to cast recommendation tickets and monthly tickets for me on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)