American homeless people, surviving in the city

Chapter 146 Crossfire

After encouraging each other, Lynch and Sylvia exchanged a final look, both seeing determination and resolve in each other's eyes.

He held Sylvia's hand tightly with one hand, and gripped the pistol with only three bullets left in the other. He took a deep breath: "Are you ready? This is our last chance."

Sylvia nodded vigorously, clutching the rusty kitchen knife and satellite phone to her chest as if they were her last lifeline—these two items were likely their only remaining and most crucial bargaining chips for the night.

There was no time to hesitate. Only by breaking through the cultists' encirclement and successfully reaching the off-road vehicle could they grasp that last glimmer of hope!

"Then, let's go!"

Lynch kicked open the door of the cabin!

The moment the cabin's front door opened, several gunshots rang out almost simultaneously from the surrounding forests.

Clearly, countless cultists were already lying in ambush in the nearby darkness, aiming their guns. As soon as the door opened, they couldn't wait to fire!

However, Lin Qi did not rush out of the house immediately. He had already anticipated that since the wooden house was already deeply under the ambush of the cultists, they would not let him go easily.

Therefore, he feinted a shot the moment he opened the door, and without leaving immediately, he successfully drew out a volley of bullets.

Hearing the gunshots all around him, it was impossible for Lynch not to feel scared. But he gritted his teeth and, taking advantage of the brief lull in the cultists' first round of shooting, grabbed Sylvia and rushed out of the cabin, running towards the SUV!

As he ran, he raised his pistol and fired two shots haphazardly in the direction from which the gunfire had been most intense, just to suppress it.

The two shots were indeed quite effective. As the gunshots rang out in the night sky, a series of chaotic sounds immediately came from the woods.

In the dim forest, the beams of flashlights swayed wildly like a school of startled fish, and shouts and curses rose and fell.

However, while these two shots temporarily suppressed the cultists' firepower, they also completely exposed the location of Lin Qi and his companion.

Soon, voices rang out from the woods: "They're over there!"

"Fire! Don't let them get away!"

At this moment, Lin Qi and Sylvia had only rushed out of the wooden house for less than a dozen steps!

The two could clearly see the location of the off-road vehicle, which was still quietly parked by the roadside on the dirt road not far away, only a few dozen steps away from them.

But now, those few dozen steps seem like an insurmountable chasm.

As the cultists gradually came to their senses, bullets rained down on the two men like a storm. Though the raindrops weren't dense, each one was deadly.

Countless bullets whizzed past, striking the wooden door frame and the ground, scattering wood chips and dirt everywhere.

Lynch's mind was almost blank. He just lowered his head slightly and pulled Sylvia along as they ran desperately.

...Faster, faster!

The night wind howled past, carrying the sound of gunfire. In the midst of this desperate escape, a sudden, intense pain shot through his shoulder. In an instant, something violently tore his left shoulder apart!

A bullet grazed his left shoulder, spraying blood everywhere!

Blood instantly soaked through his clothes, and the pain of his flesh being torn apart by the bullet instantly assaulted Lin Qi's nerves like a continuous burning fire.

"

! "

Lynch groaned, his body trembling violently, but his pace didn't slow down at all. He gritted his teeth, ignoring the wound, and continued to hold Sylvia's hand tightly, running with all his might!

...We must not stop, as long as we reach that place!

Finally, after a brief but seemingly endless few seconds, Lynch managed to pull Sylvia to the SUV!

Now that the SUV was providing cover, there were far fewer bullets that could hit the two of them!

Lin Qi held his breath and, with the fastest speed he had ever used, inserted the car key into the ignition and turned it hard!

Fortunately, everything went smoothly, and the car door was successfully opened!

"Get on the bus!"

Lynch forcefully pushed Sylvia into the car, placing her in the passenger seat. He then endured the excruciating pain, climbed into the driver's seat, closed the door, inserted the key, and started the engine!

In fact, all of these actions involved a gamble for Lin Qi. Previously, he was not sure if the key he found on the female cult member was the key to the SUV, nor was he sure if the SUV could start properly or if there was any fuel in the tank.

He only took this risk, risking both of their lives, because he had no other choice but to drag Sylvia along!

Fortunately, as the key was turned, the SUV emitted a deep roar. To Lin Qi, this roar sounded like the most beautiful music!

The off-road vehicle was successfully started!

Just as Lynch was completing these simple operations, the gunfire from all directions became more intense, and several bullets hit the rear and body of the car, making a "clanging" metallic clanging sound.

Several more bullet holes appeared in the windows of the SUV. Fortunately, these bullets eventually went nowhere and did not injure Lin Qi and his companion.

Lin Qi floored the accelerator!

Amidst the hail of bullets, the engine roared to life, and the off-road vehicle sped off like a wild horse, racing along the dirt road in front of the cabin. Dust billowed as the tires kicked up large amounts of mud, leaving the forest, valley, cultists, and cabin all behind!

"Speed ​​up! Speed ​​up! Have we broken through? We've broken through!"

As the monstrous wooden house that seemed to prey on people was quickly left far behind, Sylvia couldn't help but cheer loudly.

However, even though he had successfully driven the car out of the way, Lin Qi still did not relax at all.

He gripped the steering wheel tightly; every jolt from the wound on his shoulder made his vision go black, but he didn't let go, focusing intently on controlling the car's direction.

Hearing Sylvia's cheers, Lynch couldn't help but twitch a smile, but the pain from the gunshot wound in his shoulder quickly brought the smile to a halt. At the same time, he understood that now was not the time to relax.

He immediately reminded Sylvia, "Don't relax too much! Keep your head down, watch out for stray bullets coming from behind!"

"Now, it's time to make the call!"

"Huh?" Sylvia didn't react for a moment. Her eyes sparkled, and her joy was almost overflowing. "Didn't we already escape?"

"But we're not back in Seattle yet!"

Lin Qi gritted his teeth, enduring the pain, and said, word by word, "Have you forgotten how we ended up in this valley?!"

"We've only just gotten into a car. Even if this road leads to Seattle, the cultists will definitely give chase once they realize we've escaped! You don't want another car accident, do you?"

"But at least now that we have a car, we should be able to hold them off for a while longer! Therefore, now is the best time to call for help!"