Chapter 55: Don't Blame Me

Lin Chen gripped the 98K, staring at the shadows in the stairwell, only the sound of his and A Kai's breathing left in his ears.

The countdown from the megaphone downstairs had just fallen when the sound of "thump-thump" footsteps came—the "Shadow" organization members began to attack the building.

"Xia Nuan, don't come out from inside!" Lin Chen shouted toward the storage room,

and a response with a crying voice came from inside: "You guys be careful!" He had just nodded,

when a system notification suddenly popped up: 【Detected 'Shadow' organization members have entered the stairwell, distance to safe house door is about 30 meters, suggest firing to intercept immediately】.

"A Kai, get ready!

" Lin Chen shouted in a low voice, and A Kai immediately pulled the trigger of the Gatling gun. The "da-da-da" heavy firepower instantly filled the stairwell,

and the few "Shadow" organization members who had just rushed up fell to the ground, their corpses blocking half of the stairs.

But the people behind weren't afraid at all, stepping on the corpses to rush up, bullets hitting the door of the safe house like raindrops,

making a "ding-ding-dang-dang" crisp sound. Lin Chen leaned behind the door, aiming through the crack of the door,

the 98K's bullets accurately hit the person rushing in the front, who clutched his chest and fell down, and the people behind immediately filled in.

After fighting for two minutes,

Lin Chen suddenly remembered the man and woman who were still guarding outside the door—if they were caught by the "Shadow" organization members,

they might leak the situation of the safe house. He shouted to A Kai: "You hold on, I'll go handle those two outside!"

A Kai didn't look back: "Don't worry! I can hold on!" Lin Chen pulled the door bolt, pushed the door open violently,

and the man and woman outside were shrinking in the corner trembling. Seeing Lin Chen, they were so scared they almost screamed.

"Don't scream!" Lin Chen lowered his voice, "You'll only be in the way here, either leave, or..."

Before he finished speaking, two "Shadow" organization members suddenly rushed up the stairwell. Seeing the man and woman,

they raised their guns to shoot. Lin Chen was quick-eyed and fast-handed, raised his hand and shot the two people dead, then turned to glare at the pair: "Now you can't leave even if you want to!"

He just wanted to pull them into the room, when the system notification suddenly popped up: 【Detected two personnel have been exposed to the 'Shadow' organization's line of sight, if brought into the safe house, it may lead to location leakage, suggest clearing the threat】.

Lin Chen's heart hardened—there was no room for soft-heartedness in the apocalypse,

he gripped his gun and said to the two: "Don't blame me, if you want to blame someone, blame yourselves for choosing the wrong place."

Before the two could react, he raised his hand and fired two shots, and the man and woman fell to the ground. He hurriedly dragged the corpses to the stairwell,

threw them down, quickly closed the door, and propped up the cabinet behind the door.

"Done?" A Kai asked, the Gatling gun still firing incessantly. Lin Chen nodded,

leaning against the door gasping for air, the wound on his leg pulled by the movement just now, making him wince in pain.

The system notification popped up again: 【Threat outside the door cleared, current 'Shadow' organization members are still attacking hard, suggest saving ammunition, use safe house defense to consume the opponent】.

"A Kai, don't keep firing, wait until they get close before shooting!" Lin Chen shouted,

and A Kai immediately adjusted the rhythm, waiting for footsteps to come from the stairwell before pulling the trigger violently.

But there were too many "Shadow" organization members, bullets hitting the door endlessly, and the door panel gradually showed cracks.

"Damn it, they have armor-piercing bullets!" A Kai cursed, the Gatling gun's magazine was empty,

he hurriedly changed the magazine, but just after changing it, a bullet penetrated the door panel, grazed his arm, and left a bloodstain. Lin Chen wasn't much better,

a bullet hit the wall beside him, fragments splashed onto his leg, and the wound instantly bled again.

"No, we can't hold on if we fight hard!" Lin Chen gritted his teeth, "Retreat to the living room,

use the sofa to block!" The two dragged their weapons and retreated. Just as they retreated to the living room,

the safe house door was hit with a "boom," and more than a dozen "Shadow" organization members rushed in, raising their guns and spraying.

Lin Chen and A Kai hid behind the sofa and fired at the door, killing a few people who rushed in the front,

but the people behind were still rushing in. Xia Nuan heard the movement in the storage room and cried in fear,

but didn't dare to make a sound. The system notification kept popping up—【Safe house defense has been breached, threat level: extremely high】【Detected host and companion injured, suggest finding an opportunity to break out or hold on for reinforcements】, but except for warnings, there was no practical help at all.

"This won't work!" Lin Chen looked at the increasing blood on his leg,

"We have to force them out and block the door again!" He took out a few grenades, pulled the safety,

and threw them toward the door—with a few "boom" loud noises, the people at the door were blown down, and the remaining people hurriedly retreated.

"Take the opportunity!" Lin Chen shouted, and rushed over with A Kai, firing at the people in the stairwell,

forcing them back downstairs. The two hurriedly closed the door, piled the cabinet and supply boxes tightly at the entrance, not leaving even a gap.

Cursing came from outside the door from the "Shadow" organization: "Lin Chen! If you have the guts, don't hide inside! Come out and fight one-on-one!" "If you have the ability, don't come out for a lifetime, we'll guard here!"

The cursing came one after another, mixed with the sound of smashing the door, but the door panel was blocked tightly, and they couldn't get in at all.

Lin Chen and A Kai leaned against the supply boxes gasping for air, both covered in blood, their wounds aching painfully.

Xia Nuan ran out from the storage room, saw their appearance, and tears instantly fell:

"Are you guys okay? The wounds are bleeding again!" She hurriedly took out the remaining bandages and hemostatic powder to help the two treat their wounds.

The system notification popped up again—【Current 'Shadow' organization members are still besieging outside the door,

but haven't breached the defense, threat level: high】【Suggest monitoring the movement outside the door, prevent the opponent from using heavy weapons】. Lin Chen glanced at the notification, had no strength to speak, just leaned on the sofa to rest.

Just like this, the two sides were in a stalemate for a full day. The cursing outside the door changed from fierce at the beginning,

gradually becoming weak, and the sound of smashing the door also became smaller and smaller. By evening,

it suddenly became quiet outside the door. Lin Chen and A Kai listened vigilantly, not daring to relax.

After more than ten minutes, the system notification popped up—【Detected 'Shadow' organization members have retreated,

quantity about 450 people, remaining 50 people guarding downstairs, threat level: medium】. Lin Chen supported himself on the sofa and stood up, limping to the window, lifted the canvas and looked down—the off-road vehicles downstairs were reduced by more than half, only a few dozen people were guarding by the cars, with no intention of attacking the building again.

"They left..." A Kai also leaned over to look and breathed a sigh of relief. Lin Chen nodded,

leaned against the wall, and the stone hanging in his heart finally landed. He looked at Xia Nuan's worried eyes,

and looked at the wound on A Kai's arm, smiled: "Fortunately, we're safe."

But he knew clearly that the "Shadow" organization only retreated temporarily and would definitely come again.

He touched the ice-type energy crystal core in his pocket, his eyes becoming firm—he must master the ability as soon as possible,

otherwise, next time they encounter such a siege, they might not be so lucky. ===== CHAPTER 56 =====