Chapter 27.1 - The Team With Premeditation (1)
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The middle-aged man hadn't expected that he would be unmasked so quickly.
Although there were also times where he became exposed by the ability holders before, that was only after he had traveled with them for some distance, where the others had discovered some flaw in his words during their conversations.
"D★mn it!"
The middle-aged man barely managed to avoid Ji Anran's arrow. As the arrow flew past his thigh, it still drew a line of blood.
If it wasn't for how fast he moved, his thigh would probably have been shot straight through by this arrow!
"So he was a speed ability holder." Ji Anran was surprised.
Geng Yan rushed out with a lunge. "Chase!"
Speed ability holders had always been a good choice for scouting as they were able to escape faster than other ability users, so there was a higher chance of surviving.
So there should be a team behind this middle-aged man, the only thing he didn’t know was just what exactly the other side was playing at. Guarding here while pretending to be the owner of the farmhouse, then deliberately slip up and appear in front of them to deceive them… There must be a conspiracy within!
"Watch out, everyone! Be careful of ambushes!"
Even as Geng Yan pursued the other, he still hadn’t forgotten to remind everyone.
In any case, however, with the other team still hiding in the dark, it was very disadvantageous for them. If they don't find and drag the other side out, they'll be stabbed in the back sooner or later.
Geng Yan had already carefully observed the situation of the surroundings when he climbed up to the 8th floor today. He even drew a map and was very clear with all the details on it.
He had already pondered over in detail where there might be zombies, where would it be appropriate for an ambush and where would it be appropriate to rest.
There wasn’t much shelter to take cover near the exit of the farmhouse, there was only an open road.
So when the middle-aged man fled out from the exit, Geng Yan was actually rather puzzled.
To be honest, this side wasn’t a suitable place to hide, so why did he choose to escape here?
Geng Yan vigilantly paid close attention to the surroundings with his ears perked.
However, he hasn’t found any problems for the time being. Could this be because they haven't arrived at the location where the other had set up the ambush? There was clearly nowhere to set up an ambush outside of here.
"Pay attention to these cars, his accomplices may just be inside!" Seeing the scene in front of him, it suddenly became clear in Geng Yan’s heart.
Heading straight out along the concrete road, one would arrive at the highway right outside where many cars were just parked on the road.
"Geng-ge, they're in that black car, right near the electricity pole!" Ji Anran was a wind-type ability holder and so could easily catch the sounds floating in the wind.
The car was full of living people, so the sound of their heartbeats and breathing could still be identified after careful examination.
The middle-aged man hadn't expected to be seen through so quickly and couldn't help but curse out, "It's you again, you little white face!"
The middle-aged man was, after all, still a speed ability holder, so his speed was very fast. If it hadn’t been for the fact that Geng Yan was a rank-two ability holder, the other would probably have distanced himself a few hundred meters ahead already.
The distance between them was only a bit more than 100 meters, which was already enough for long-range attacks.
But Geng Yan didn’t attack.
"Hurry and run, these people are too frightening!"
The car door slid open with a yank, and the middle-aged man skillfully jumped into the car as if he had practiced many times before.
It was only because Geng Yan had been focused on investigating the surroundings that he hadn’t dealt with the car yet in all this time. So after confirming that the middle-aged man only had this car-full of companions and there was no other ambush set up, Geng Yan directly launched a fierce attack.
Soon after putting his palms together, a knee-high diameter ball of lightning formed in the palm of his hands.
"D★mn it!"
The people in the car opened the windows and also frantically attacked back with their abilities, hoping to interrupt Geng Yan's actions.
The people in the team also started making a move one after another, using their abilities to help Geng Yan block the other side’s attacks and obstructing their plan.
Although one’s physical constitution is strengthened after becoming an ability holder, there was still a big gap when compared to the speed of a driving vehicle. The distance between the two sides continued to widen and would soon exceed 300 meters in a few minutes, effectively leaving the range of long-range attacks.
Ji Anran still held a crossbow in his hand, but he had yet to fire the second arrow.
Gao Xun noticed that Ji Anran was loafing on the job and had just opened his mouth about to urge the other when suddenly Ji Anran made his move.
Both sides were engaging fiercely, and Ji Anran was precisely waiting for the moment when all those on the other side became fully distracted.
An arrow pierced the tire, flattening instantly. The car immediately jerked to one side, and the people in the car also got jolted a few times, momentarily forgetting to react.
"Back up, get down!"
Geng Yan finally finished preparing, and he raised his hand, chucking the huge ball lightning out!
In the next second, he stretched out his hand and yanked Ji Anran - who was on the side - towards himself into his arms to fall and lay on the ground.
Geng Yan's speed was very fast, such that Ji Anran hadn’t been able to react until a moment later. When he finally recovered, he was already fully protected under Geng Yan.
Geng-ge...
"This is bad, run away!"
"Aah! Aaaah! Aaah!"
The people in the car paled with fright and screamed in succession. With their minds already in a complete mess, they could only rely on their instincts to quickly open the door and roll out.
The four people on the two sides near the door were still okay and managed to successfully escape, but the others hadn’t been so lucky. A spark from the electricity ignited the gasoline in the fuel tank, so after a loud bang and a shake, the car began to burn from the interior.
Thick smoke spilled out from the car. Amidst the smoke and fire, the bodies inside the car could hardly be seen.
The first thing that Geng Yan did after getting back up was to check Ji Anran's physical status.
"Anran, did you get hurt?"
"I haven’t." Ji Anran was also worried sick and quickly checked over Geng Yan's condition. "Geng-ge, you had me pressed underneath you, how would I have gotten hurt? Rather it’s you, were you hurt anywhere?"
It was only when he saw that Geng Yan really was okay that Ji Anran could finally sigh in relief.
Geng Yan's team was relatively farther away and had also laid down in time, so none of the team members got hurt.
However, the few people who managed to escape with their lives weren’t so lucky. Having jumped out of the speeding car, their feet heavily impacted with the ground, then after rolling from that initial force several times, they still had to suffer the effect of the explosion’s shockwave.
If it weren’t for the fact that they had used their hands to protect their heads and that their physical constitution was much better than before the apocalypse, they probably would have long grown cold by now.
There was no shortage of abrasions on these people's bodies, and because it was summer, they were all wearing short-sleeved clothes, so these abrasions directly became broken skin with blood just flowing out.
Yet although the broken skin felt burning and immensely painful and their bones also seemed to be broken, they still stood up with all their willpower, using their abilities to fight back.
They all ran directly towards the village, and although they limped and hobbled as they ran, the speed wasn’t slow at all. It was also quite impressive how they were able to bolt with such pain, while still accurately able to resist the attacks from Geng Yan's team using their abilities.
Even before, when they were fighting with Geng Yan’s team, they still hadn’t been this strong. So it could only be said that in the face of death, one's desire to survive can stimulate unlimited potential.
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