Chapter 868

Outside Yingshan Safe Zone.

At the city walls, large numbers of survivors living in makeshift tents were roughly driven away by groups of Awakened Ones.

Clutching clothing and miscellaneous items, the survivors driven to other areas showed panic on their formerly numb faces.

"What's happening..."

"How come so many Awakened Ones have come out!!"

Shivering, the late-night chill arrived; in the cold wind, everyone looked worriedly at the Awakened Ones gathered in groups, stationed at the city entrance.

Machine guns were set up, and even the high-powered searchlights previously used sparingly now illuminated the entire city wall.

In an instant, a solemn, killing intent filled the air.

Shouts, rebukes, chaos.

Some were frightened and uneasy, while others merely glanced and then, like walking corpses, continued to lie asleep in the erected metal boxes.

"There must be some big shot coming, right?"

In the crowd, a low-level Awakened One casually said, slowly tearing off a piece of jerky with his hand and carefully swallowing it with saliva.

His throat moved as he swallowed; some of the surrounding survivors looked at him enviously:

"Could it be a mutant? Or someone came to attack us?"

"I think our Awakened Ones army has all been mobilized!"

The Awakened One eating jerky glanced sideways at the thin man and snorted:

"What do you mean 'our Awakened Ones'? You're an outsider from outside the city; whether we fight or not has nothing to do with you."

After swallowing the meat strip, he couldn't be bothered to respond to the other party:

"If it were mutants, Awakened Ones would have already gone out to wipe them out; why would we stay here?"

"Besides, we two are Third Level; what faction would dare provoke us?"

"I think it's likely a big shot from outside, but not someone important to us; we'll just put on a show."

After analyzing, the Awakened One who had finished the jerky couldn't help but frequently glance toward the large road being built behind him.

It was a dirt road connecting to the national highway, and the only place through the surrounding mountains where one could enter the Safe Zone.

In the darkness, relying on the searchlights and the physique of the Awakened Ones, he could see quite clearly.

In the far distance, a convoy seemed to be approaching.

On the city walls, the Awakened Ones troops temporarily drafted were obviously not as panicked as the ordinary people outside the city.

Many faces bore complaints, complaining about another sudden incident.

They weren't quite sure what had happened, only knowing that it seemed some clueless Awakened Ones from the outer districts had attacked their people.

Although some rumors said the opponent was strong, nobody took it to heart.

In their view, the Safe Zone with hundreds of thousands of Awakened Ones and a Third Level overseer meant that, aside from a Third Level mutant coming to kill them, any faction showing up was just delivering food.

Moreover, the opponent seemed to be only a few people.

"Cheer up!"

Amidst the noise, complaints.

An Awakened One with a blue armband on his arm sprinted quickly along the walltop, issuing orders:

"When we act later, be careful not to hurt Commander Xiao's son!"

"The opponent is suspected to be a peak Second Level; listen to orders! When we strike, kill him instantly! Give him no time to react!"

The voice was urgent; the communications officer apparently belonged to Xiao Tianming's inner circle.

The Awakened Ones guarding the city walls listened to his shout with indifferent expressions; many even quietly cursed him in contempt.

"What a perfect sycophant."

"And the commander, where is Commander Xiao's son..."

"Who doesn't know what kind of people the high-level figures inside the Safe Zone used to be?"

"Guarantee mission completion!"

Some scoffed, while naturally others wanted to flatter.

Several squad leaders similarly wearing armbands loudly echoed, though many people had doubts and whispered:

"Captain, looking at this posture, could the enemy really dare to start a conflict at the Safe Zone gate?"

"Why doesn't Commander Xiao let us lead a team to directly surround and kill them outside the city? With so many of us, if they don't want to die, they can only hand over Young Master Xiao."

The Awakened One delivering the order glanced at the questioning squad member, his expression somewhat strange.

"That's what was said, no mistake."

"But the meaning of guarding the Safe Zone and waiting for people to come to us was said by Xiao Tianming himself."

"In his view, he probably also guessed a bit of the reason."

"The opponent definitely will come, and being so arrogant, their strength is certainly not weak."

"If we truly want to safely rescue Xiao Fei, it's best to let those two Third Levels take action."

"Having this team guard the Safe Zone gate likely also means 'forcing' the Third Levels to act."

"If the opponent really dares to act, that would mean fighting right at the gate; even if the two Third Levels don't want to get involved, they'd probably have to step out and kill the opponent."

"But he could never explain this to his subordinates, no matter what."

He waved his hand, the Awakened One called Captain irritably told the other party to just honestly watch:

"Just follow orders! Don't ask what you shouldn't!"

As soon as the words fell, a faint rumbling sound came from afar.

Standing before the great force of Awakened Ones, Xiao Tianming's heart stirred, and he fixed his gaze tightly on the distant convoy approaching.

"They've come!"

"Yo~ Lin Dui."

He shaved his teeth, stood at the front of the vehicle, Xiong Hanzi somewhat unexpectedly looked at the distant Safe Zone.

"These guys, it seems they know we're coming?"

With his eyesight, he naturally saw a large group of Awakened Ones on the Safe Zone's city wall.

Although he hid somewhat and pretended to be normal, under Lin An's shared mental power perception, he could see a large group of Awakened Ones lying in ambush on both sides.

He nodded, Lin An was not surprised; merely, the spreading mental power secretly locked onto the two points of light inside the city.

Under the triple overwhelm of will attribute, rank, and skill.

The two third-level individuals of Yingshan Safe Zone didn't notice at all that a layer of mental power had already covered their bodies.

No impression... but I know who it is.

After sensing the mental power fluctuations of Yuan Feng and Lianglong, Lin An no longer paid attention.

Both are power-type Awakened Ones; aside from Yuan Feng, who seems a bit strong, the aura emanating from Lianglong is really ordinary.

Converted to spiritual energy, Yuan Feng is 12 points, Lianglong is around 10 points.

With this strength, he could kill them even before he advanced to third level.

Roughly, on par with the Red-Clothed Mutant.

The convoy's speed did not decrease, and the distance between the two sides grew closer and closer.

Unlike the calm of Lin An and the others, the Awakened Ones squad originally in the convoy couldn't help but look toward that distant city wall.

Faint spiritual energy circulation, muscles tensed.

They were afraid, afraid that as soon as they and their companions got close, they would be blown to pieces.

The strength of Yingshan Safe Zone had long been deeply etched in their minds.

But being on the 'pirate ship', they could only hope that Lin An and the others perhaps really had some advantage...

However, there are actually two third-level individuals inside that city...

And Xiao Fei, curled up in a corner of the carriage, could hardly suppress his excitement, his eyes fixed on Lin An.

Father had already replied; the entire Safe Zone had mobilized over 2000 Awakened Ones, including three Second Level peak.

As soon as Lin An shows his head, if there's a chance to instantly kill, that side will immediately act and rescue him!

By all means, do not let it fall into his hands...

Otherwise...

He must make that bald guy and that youngster know what hell is...

Hands on hips, standing at the front of the vehicle, Zhang Tie spoke in a deep, resonant voice, somewhat surprisedly looking at Yingshan Safe Zone.

"Lin Dui, this damn place, how can it be so broken?"

"They even have the nerve to call this a safe zone?"

Not worrying about what will happen later, he only felt that this place before him looked rather too miserable..