Snowstorm: I'm Super Rich in the Apocalypse-Chapter 71 - Someone Attacks the Tower
Chapter 71: Chapter 71: Someone Attacks the Tower
Chapter 71 -71: Someone Attacks the Tower
Gu Pan grabbed the binoculars and sat on the rooftop, looking downstairs,
The water on the road below had mostly evaporated, leaving behind garbage that had begun to weather away. Some lighter items were blown away by the north wind, making the outside seem much cleaner.
Small grass sprouted from the soil by the roadside, a faint layer of green that represented hope—but it didn’t truly bring the vitality of hope. Who could know, this was just an illusion.
Feng Zhekai walked up behind Gu Pan, also looking below, “After the epidemic ends, the apocalypse should probably end too.”
For some reason, he always felt that Gu Pan’s predictions were more accurate, so his words carried a question, hoping for Gu Pan’s agreement, as if her agreement would make it truly so.
Gu Pan looked into the distance, not turning around, “If the apocalypse ends so quickly, the order wouldn’t be in such disarray, so we still need to be cautious and prepared.”
Listening to Gu Pan’s words, Feng Zhekai felt a sense of discouragement because what she said made sense, and he fell silent.
Lu Ruisheng was not far away, hearing their conversation. He understood what Gu Pan meant, but some things were just hard to say.
The epidemic outside continued, and it was common to see bodies being burned. Although it was unclear, the smoke from the burning was obvious.
Maybe because they had seen it so often, they didn’t care as much anymore. In this apocalypse, the death of one person was like the death of a bird.
A month later, Gu Pan’s group harvested their vegetables, dried them, and planted another batch.
These days, Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng began discussing their next steps—whether to stay in this house during the extreme heat or to find another way out?
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The house was their home, familiar and comfortable. They could put several air circulating fans inside later, because running the air conditioner, with its outdoor unit making noise, might arouse suspicion; fans inside the house wouldn’t be a problem.
But they could also look for a villa with a basement, in a villa area near the suburbs by the foothills, which should be cooler during extreme heat than the city buildings. After a while, when the national base starts recruiting, they could move to the nearest base.
Originally, their plans were all good, but they hadn’t expected their peaceful days to last as short as they did.
That night, the smoke detector in the living room suddenly went off. Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng, since entering the apocalypse, had gotten used to sleeping dressed, so they quickly got up, put on their protective suits, and left the bedroom. At this time, they had to face not only enemies but also the ongoing epidemic.
There was already a lot of smoke in the living room. Gu Pan looked out from the north window because the north side had the unit door. If it was arson, it would likely be from the north. That’s why they had set up the rope ladder from the balcony on the south side. If someone were to attack the building, they would block the north exit, and no one would expect them to evacuate through a window.
He saw three sneaky people downstairs. Looking further, there were more than thirty others, ambushed at different spots around. Obviously, those in front intended to force them out with fire, then the ones ambushed would rush out and surround them, annihilating them in one fell swoop.
If Gu Pan and her group hadn’t prepared the escape rope ladder beforehand, they would have been in huge trouble today.
Gu Pan said to Lu Ruisheng, “They’re coming from the north.”
Lu Ruisheng was observing the south through binoculars, “No one on the south side.”
Gu Pan picked up the walkie-talkie, “Everyone get up quickly, there’s a fire attack on the building.”
Soon, responses came through the walkie-talkie, everyone was there, all responded, asking Lu Ruisheng what to do.
Gu Pan said, “Transfer the supplies via the cableway to the other side, and we’ll all evacuate from the cableway. Abandon this side, everyone wear protective suits, and cover them with black raincoats to protect yourselves.”
Protective suits shield against the plague, and black raincoats can conceal them in the dark.
While speaking, Gu Pan stuffed her family’s belongings into the Space, not having time to organize them. She put in everything that would fit, including furniture, kitchenware, and even an iron door.
Then, the well-known supplies were split into the backpacks of two people, with more weapons and equipment packed into a box and lowered from the balcony. They, too, descended from the balcony to meet up with the rest.
Because they had a lot of supplies, Lu Ruisheng had Gu Pan lead everyone to the other side to intercept the supplies. He and Cheng Yang would handle the transportation of the goods via the cableway, finishing up last.
Gu Pan didn’t hesitate and led the way, sliding from the window to the other side. Once there, she received the materials one by one.
After everything was settled, Gu Pan went to the rooftop, where she used binoculars to observe the entrance of the residential complex. There was a truck; it seemed it contained quite a few valuable items. There were two people inside the truck, while the others had gone to storm a building.
Gu Pan promptly assembled her sniper rifle, found a good position — wasn’t this truck just the perfect means of escape?
She attached a silencer, fired two shots, and took out the two people in the truck, making their escape later more convenient.
With the plague rampant, they couldn’t risk going back to the front of their building to engage in close combat with those people. If any of them were infected, close combat would inevitably lead to contact and be very dangerous. Moreover, wearing protective suits would hinder their agility, so they had to rely on strategy today.
Gu Pan planned to find a suitable position with Lu Ruisheng for sniping soon, then have Zhekai and his wife clear the truck’s corpses, since they were knowledgeable about epidemic prevention and could clean the vehicle.
The rest would lie in ambush at the entrance of the complex. If anyone tried to escape, they would be caught directly at the entrance.
Upon his arrival, Gu Pan shared her plan with Lu Ruisheng. “Their truck is at the entrance of the complex; I’ve sniped the two inside. Soon, we’ll find a high spot to snipe from, then have Dr. Feng and his wife clean the truck to prepare for our departure. The rest will ambush at the entrance, and if there are many trying to flee, let them use a bomb to finish them all in one go.”
Lu Ruisheng responded, “You’ve thought everything through nicely, let’s do just that. Let’s find our sniping positions.”
Zhekai said, “Leave the truck to me; you can count on me for disinfection and cleaning.”
Chen Shaonan said, “Don’t worry about the entrance, nobody’s escaping on my watch. They wish to corner us? We’ll see who actually gets cornered.”
Gu Pan added, “Be careful too, keep a lookout in every direction to avoid their accomplices nearby. Prepare grenades and handguns.”
Lu Ruisheng added, “Remember, your own life is most important.”
Zhekai and the others acknowledged and left with the supplies. Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng each took a sniper rifle, not using the stairs since the stairwell was filled with germs and rats. Instead, they used ropes to ascend to the rooftop of the opposite building, setting up their sniper rifles to start shooting.
Gu Pan fired the first shot, which blasted the side of a wall to the east, hitting one of the three ambushed individuals positioned in front.
Since it wasn’t clear who among these people was the leader, they had to shoot randomly.
The guns were silenced, so even though one of their men was shot, those people didn’t know where the shot had come from.
The two individuals behind the one who fell were stunned; just as they were about to shout, Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng signaled each other — one target each — and sent all three on their way. Other groups in different locations didn’t realize it and continued to watch the entrance to Gu Pan’s unit.
