My Post-Apocalyptic Territory

In an instant, a fierce wind swept by, feeling like a knife cutting into my skin.

The strange bird's single swoop was enough to scatter their group to pieces.

The bald man also fell to the ground, his body looking as if he had been slashed by knives, his clothes torn and covered in countless wounds.

This creature could actually wield the power of the wind, making it a hundred times more terrifying than he had imagined!

Beside him, almost all the ordinary people were dead. Only three awakened individuals, including himself, were still alive. However, they were seriously injured and had no way to escape from this terrifying demonic beast.

The bald man couldn't understand why such a high-level demonic beast would appear in this "safe zone" not far from the shelter.

He was unwilling to accept this.

Mingming, he'll soon be able to catch a top-tier girl. If he offers her to the boss, he might be able to join the main team, and then...

His eyes widened in surprise.

The three people in the distance were standing there completely unharmed.

Why?

The strange bird's attack covered a wide area, and he saw mottled marks appearing on the ground around the three people.

The bald man couldn't understand.

At this moment, the strange bird also noticed the three people still standing in the field and swooped down once again.

This time, the attack was more concentrated, and the wind blades almost solidified into physical form.

A sense of pleasure welled up inside the bald man, but the next moment, his mouth opened slightly.

The three people quickly dodged away into the distance, moving at an incredible speed, completely unlike the ordinary person and weak awakened individual he had imagined.

Two of them pulled out pistols and fired repeatedly at the strange bird.

"How could a mere pistol possibly harm such a terrifying demonic entity..."

Blood dripped from the mutated beast.

He stared wide-eyed again, his eyes bloodshot. Was this demonic beast the kind that was high in attack but low in defense?

If I had known, I wouldn't have run away; I would have fought back directly.

boom!

On the other side of the rooftop, the gunmen they had set up in ambush also opened fire in the chaos. Several bullets hit the mutated beast, but this time the strange bird was unharmed. Instead, a wind blade took the gunman away.

At this moment, Yilian raised her staff, and ice shards shot out one after another.

The strange bird was very fast and managed to dodge it, but frost still formed on its wings.

The speed has slowed down...

The bald man was too shocked to speak.

Then the ordinary-looking man put away his pistol, took out a dagger, and gripped it tightly with both hands.

What are they trying to do?

Grayblade kept his eyes fixed on the strange bird, and as it swooped down again, he leaped into the air.

First, she stepped onto the second-floor windowsill, then started jogging quickly, seemingly defying gravity as she ran along the wall.

Combat Skill: Ghost Step!

His body appears and disappears intermittently; with a single step, he is often already several meters away.

Whoosh!

The gray blade soared into the air and instantly appeared behind the strange bird, its dagger gleaming with an eerie light.

Combat Skill: Backstab!

"roar--"

The strange bird howled, but it couldn't shake off the gray blade. The wind blade condensed and attacked the gray blade.

Even so, Gray Blade seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. Whenever a wind blade attacked, he would slash out with his dagger and always manage to break it.

After several attacks, blood splattered all over the strange bird's body, and finally it crashed to the ground with a loud thud.

At this moment, Gray Blade appeared not far from the strange bird, but had already returned to the ground.

The bald man was in despair.

Why did we encounter such a terrifying bird when we were just setting up an ambush? And why did we encounter people who are even more terrifying than the bird?

After collecting the materials and source crystals as spoils of war, they looked around and saw the group lying on the ground. Except for the three bald men, the others were all dead in a miserable state.

"Tsk."

Tang Yu walked over.

These days, life is really tough. There are dangers in any business, including ambushes. These people are a cautionary tale. Because they didn't conduct enough research on the terrain, the surrounding environment, or the level of danger, they didn't conduct risk assessments or issue early warnings, so they met their demise.

Oh no, they're not completely dead yet. Tang Yu decided to help them on their final journey.

The bald man stared at Tang Yu as he approached, his face shifting between fear, anger, and despair. Suddenly, he roared, "Come on, kill me! Our boss won't let you get away with this!"

"You guys have a boss?"

Hearing this, the bald man gained confidence, "Our boss's strength is beyond your imagination. You should know that our organization is the infamous Ape..."

Before he could utter his last words, he felt a liquid with a fishy smell rise to his throat.

As his consciousness gradually faded, the bald man vaguely seemed to hear the words of the young man in front of him.

"...Never mind, you guys look poor, I'm not interested in knowing."

…………

As dusk falls and the sun sets, the sky is gradually draped in the colorful glow of the evening sky.

After a bumpy journey, they were finally about to arrive in Lindong, and Tang Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

We're only a short distance from Lin Dong now. Once we get here, we can start to see signs of survivor activity, and we occasionally run into survivors returning from their trips.

By this time, the journey had become quite peaceful, and no one would choose to rob someone in such a place.

Suddenly, the view opened up ahead, revealing a majestic city wall stretching to the horizon like a giant black python. Anyone who saw this scene for the first time would be awestruck.

Tang Yu was also a bit taken aback.

Putting aside the quality, this city wall is far more magnificent than the small city wall in the territory.

The city walls of the territory at most only enclose the villa area, and their length is so-so. However, the city wall in front of us stretches endlessly, probably enclosing the entire Lindong County. Such a project is truly amazing.

Above the city wall, well-equipped soldiers stood ramrod straight, firmly guarding their posts, their eyes scanning the distance.

In front of these soldiers, rows of large-caliber heavy machine guns were mounted on the ramparts, their dark barrels pointed outwards. In the event of an emergency, the barrage of machine gun bullets could instantly tear any invading enemy to shreds.

Besides heavy machine guns, behind the soldiers, at intervals, were heavy weapons such as mortars, howitzers, and cannons, their massive muzzles pointing into the distance.

Not only the city walls, but also fortresses were built in the open wilderness outside them. Tang Yu could see dark gun barrels protruding from these fortresses. Occasionally, when a demonic beast approached, the gun barrels would spew flames, quickly killing it.

Such defensive capabilities are undeniably strong. An ordinary demonic tide would be catastrophic for a small shelter, but for the Lin Dong Shelter, the number of demonic beasts they exterminate each day is more than the magnitude of a single demonic tide.

This was precisely the time when the survivors who had gone out returned.

There were well-equipped combat personnel, awakened individuals exuding a fierce aura, survivors who were merely scavenging for scraps and dressed in rags, and outsiders who had finally arrived in Lindong after traversing countless wildernesses, weeping with joy.

As people gradually gathered, a lively atmosphere emerged even in the apocalypse.

"It truly lives up to its reputation as a large-scale shelter," Tang Yu remarked.

A rumbling sound came from afar, growing louder as it approached. Tang Yu looked in the direction of the sound and saw a convoy speeding towards them. Leading the way was a modified Hummer, with a ram on the front, steel plates welded to the body, and two machine guns mounted on the roof, looking like it was armed to the teeth.

Behind the Hummer were various vehicles, all of them modified, driving in from a distance like a steel torrent.

Many survivors looked on with envy.

A convoy—in the apocalypse, that's undoubtedly a powerful symbol! The high cost of gasoline, coupled with the noise and disturbance caused by vehicles, means that only those with sufficient financial resources and strength can assemble an entire convoy.

Some teams were well-equipped, carrying alloy weapons, shields, and firearms—undoubtedly elite squads. Yet, even these men couldn't help but smile bitterly at the sight of the convoy. Before the convoy appeared, they were the envy of the other survivors; but now, compared to them, they seemed pathetic.

beep-

The convoy kicked up dust and horns blared incessantly.

Some survivors wanted to get a closer look at the impressive convoy, but they didn't expect it to be so aggressive. Even though it was close to the shelter, an area where survivors were clustered, the convoy showed no sign of slowing down, kicking up clouds of dust and smoke.

Some people showed disgust, but dared not say anything and could only quickly move away.

"Who is this person? How can they be so domineering? Just because they have power doesn't mean they're all that great!"

A young man, unable to stand it any longer, spoke up angrily.

His older companion, looking alarmed, quickly pulled him back and whispered, "Are you crazy?!"

"What are you afraid of? This is the Lin Dong Shelter. Do you think they would dare to kill someone in front of the army?"

"In the shelter, in front of the army, they certainly don't dare to be too arrogant, but..." The older companion shook his head, "For people like us, unless we don't want to make a living anymore, can we stay in the shelter forever? Besides, even in the shelter, not every place is under the military's patrol."

The young man turned pale with fright upon hearing this and quickly shut his mouth.

"More importantly, do you know the name of this caravan? Do you know which mercenary group this caravan belongs to?"

The young man shook his head.

The older survivor's eyes flashed with deep fear as he said in a trembling voice, "This convoy belongs to the Crimson Hand mercenary group, which is also the most ruthless and vengeful of all the large mercenary groups."

The young man's face turned even paler.