CHAPTER 69: CHAPTER 69: WOLF PACK

Qu Jianlei still rejected the identity of Zhou Two Settlement, the reason was simple... no merit, no reward.

The identity of the Settlement, he dreams of having it, but he doesn’t like this uncontrollable feeling.

So he’d rather stay at the supply point for two days and further modify the newly bought vehicle.

As for the next step, well, he would play it by ear.

Who would have thought, after less than a day of modification, rumbling sounds came from afar, shaking the ground straight.

The shopkeeper’s face suddenly changed, "Oh no, Frost Wolves are coming!"

Frost Wolves... Qu Jianlei felt a bit confused, isn’t it summer?

It’s not just the Frost Wolves coming, ahead were rolling wheels, a dozen cars were racing wildly, along with seven or eight motorcycles.

Running at the forefront, it was yesterday’s convoy again, the bald man was riding a sidecar and still managed to be out front.

The shopkeeper turned around, ran back to the shop, shouting, "Guard! Guard!"

Qu Jianlei exchanged a glance with Flower Scorpion, "Run?"

"We must run, anyone staying here is a fool!"

The vehicle modification was not completely finished yet, but at this moment, anyone not running was silly.

However, everyone else’s reaction was different, everyone at the supply point grabbed weapons and charged to the short wall at the outer boundary.

A scene of a great battle approaching, desolate with a hint of determination.

Qu Jianlei glanced at Flower Scorpion, "Do you think we’ll just leave like this, is it appropriate?"

"Preserving strength, isn’t it a sensible choice?" Flower Scorpion answered uncertainly, this is a common knowledge among seasoned adventurers.

Immediately, her expression changed, "My goodness, so many wolves?"

Behind the speeding vehicles came a large pack of black and white giant wolves, at first glance there may be as many as a thousand.

These wolves at least the size of calves, their running shook the earth, much louder than the rumbling of the dozen cars.

Qu Jianlei turned directly around to find the middle-aged woman in charge of sales at the supply station, "I want two large barrels of fuel."

The woman was already pale with fright, upon hearing, she glanced at him and asked impatiently, "Do you think you can outrun Frost Wolves?"

Qu Jianlei spoke expressionlessly, "Whether I can or not is my business, now I need to buy fuel."

After all, with a car, fuel is also a necessity, as for running or not... let’s see.

The woman, however, waved her hand impatiently and said, "No sale, don’t think about running either, see where those cars are heading!"

Qu Jianlei was actually observing too and found that those vehicles were heading straight for the supply station, he just shook his head and walked away.

He and Flower Scorpion didn’t understand the habits of Frost Wolves, but the reaction of the adventurers from Zhou Character Residence Area had already said it all.

The newly bought car was still under modification, the fuel loaded wasn’t much, now running away was no option.

He walked to the car and spoke calmly, "Prepare for battle."

Most supply stations weren’t large, almost like small service areas along the national highway.

Inside, there were places to refill fuel, eat, repair vehicles, and a parking lot for rest.

Surrounded by a circle of low walls, about 1.3 meters high, and half a meter behind the wall was a trench.

The existence of low walls was primarily to prevent bandits or wild beasts from sneaking in, if necessary, they could also be used as defensive breastworks.

The supply station wasn’t big, but there were only a total of about twenty residents, defending such an area wasn’t easy.

Fortunately, there were several cars passing by to rest, plus a dozen more were soon to arrive, manpower shouldn’t be lacking.

Two or three kilometers away, just a matter of three or four minutes, vehicles roar into the supply station.

Then the supply station gate was closed, it was a push and pull type, and large stones propped against the door.

Flower Scorpion, with plenty of combat experience, had already moved the car to the trench’s rear.

There was a stepping board there, the light truck parked more than a meter away behind the step.

Guarding there, could cover the retreat of their own behind the breast wall, and handle beasts that didn’t fall into the trench.

Plus she picked the direction with her back to the wolf pack - as a passing outsider, she couldn’t take others’ positions.

These maneuvers showed that she was indeed an experienced adventurer.

Conversely, facing the direction of the wolf pack became chaotic.

Everyone scrambled for the right spots, even vehicles turned haphazardly causing some scratches.

The good thing was, nobody wanted to retreat, survivors understood this principle well: fight or die!

Quickly, someone stepped forward to lead.

A skinny man, appearing to be the leader of a small group, many recognize him.

The man’s orders were issued swiftly and organized with combat intentions explained on the side.

Even the returning bald man and others willingly accepted the arrangements.

Flower Scorpion observed coldly, softly speaking, "Strong organizational skills, a capable person."

As her words fell, gunfire sounded, then spread into a barrage.

An open-top car parked next to the light truck, the big man on the car shouted to them, "You’re in my spot!"

This person should be from the supply station, having some fixed combat positions.

Qu Jianlei glanced at him without a word, but Flower Scorpion spoke up again, "Find another spot yourself."

In the next moment, she pulled the trigger of her Laser Gun.

A Frost Wolf was running around the low wall, suddenly its front legs bent sharply, causing it to stumble over.

Another flash of light, the Flower Scorpion’s second shot, hit the wolf right in the head.

Qu Jianlei glanced at her sideways, couldn’t help but admire in his heart, this woman’s marksmanship was truly accurate.

However, the burly man on the other vehicle saw this and scoffed, "The first shot was okay, but what’s with the second shot?"

"The Frost Wolf’s skull is the hardest, a Laser Gun can’t really penetrate it, you can only aim for the waist!"

Just at that moment, an Adventurer behind the low wall pulled the trigger of his Gauss Gun.

The wolf hit by the Laser Gun in the head suffered a minor injury, feeling slightly dizzy,

It shook its head a few times, trying to stand up.

The Gauss Gun bullet hit it in the back, bursts of blood spattering, it howled and collapsed to the ground.

The Flower Scorpion also didn’t pay any attention to the ridicule — being told how to shoot Frost Wolves, that’s quite useful.

After a sarcastic remark, the man commanded the convertible to drive away, fierce combat was imminent, no time for idle talk.

The supply station was quickly surrounded by a wolf pack, at a glance, probably more than two thousand.

From afar, more Frost Wolves were continuously arriving.

However, they didn’t hurry to launch an attack.

Except for near the main entrance where nearly a hundred wolves were jumping attempting to attack, the other wolves were running back and forth six to seven hundred meters away.

For a moment, gunshots erupted at the main entrance, while only sporadic gunfire was heard in other directions.

This phenomenon was somewhat strange, Qu Jianlei frowned slightly, muttering softly, "These guys aren’t stupid either."

Flower Scorpion tightened her grip on the Laser Rifle, spoke quietly, "At this range... why aren’t they shooting?"

A distance of six to seven hundred meters was nothing to her, even if the wolves were running.

But if others weren’t shooting, she wouldn’t either, although it looked terrifying being enveloped by darkness, there surely was a reason others weren’t shooting.

Qu Jianlei originally intended to use the Vehicle-Mounted Machine Gun, observing the wolf pack’s reaction, he picked up a Gauss Automatic Rifle instead.

The initial speed of Gauss Guns was fast, but still couldn’t match Laser Guns, bullets were affected by gravity.

But against such large-built wolves, he still had confidence, even if they were all running around.

He set up the Gauss Automatic Rifle, Flower Scorpion saw this, looked at him in surprise, took out binoculars to observe.

Shots rang out, blood burst from the belly of a leaping Frost Wolf, Flower Scorpion couldn’t help but shout, "Beautiful!"

She used a Laser Gun; hitting moving targets beyond six hundred meters was not uncommon.

But with a Gauss Rifle, she’d just say give it a try, didn’t dare guarantee it.

Qu Jianlei frowned slightly, murmuring softly, "Didn’t quite account for the jump strength."

This shot, he considered all factors, and he most certainly wasn’t afraid of calculations.

But even if there was deviation, it didn’t matter, once the Frost Wolf fell to the ground, he promptly fired another bullet, hitting it right in the spine.

"Impressive!" Flower Scorpion’s praise followed, "Can use a Gauss Gun like this?"

One companion fell to the ground after being shot, the other Frost Wolves saw this, increased their running speed.

Previously only small slow jumps, now turned into small runs.

The Adventurous heard their conversation from behind the breastworks, couldn’t help but turn to look, "Really hit it?"

His view wasn’t very wide, eyesight somewhat inferior.

The two on the vehicle didn’t pay him any attention, Flower Scorpion put down the binoculars, looking at Qu Jianlei, "I thought you were only good with Laser Guns."

Her eyes were filled with admiration, while the Wasteland was chaotic, the strong were generally respected.

The thing I’m best at is calculation! Qu Jianlei didn’t consider his shooting skills particularly impressive.

But endless modesty wasn’t good either, he replied, "I think I can take on some challenges now."

Who cares if the Frost Wolves speed up? I can still hit them.

Just then, the front of the supply station started showing issues again, Frost Wolves were hard to hit, firepower was a bit lacking.

Those managing machine guns were veteran shooters, knew how to control rhythm, firing in bursts, spraying would be a waste.

Just judging by the size of the wolf pack outside, conserving ammunition was necessary.

But without spraying, how could twenty guns suppress the charge of over a hundred wolves?

Defenders from other directions couldn’t come to assist — that’s exactly what the Frost Wolves wanted.

So the most critical issue now was a shortage of guns, some people simply didn’t have guns.

Survivors of the Wasteland never lacked guns, but undoubtedly, the number of people surely exceeded the number of guns.

Many couldn’t afford guns, couldn’t use guns, or had no opportunity to use guns.

The one who planned to ambush Qu Jianlei with a club had only one broken gun, yet dared to lie in wait in the wilderness.

The crippled old man had only one Laser Pistol, still considered top-notch among Scavengers.

Like the woman selling fuel, she didn’t have a gun; her job didn’t require one, yet she dared to reprimand Qu Jianlei.

The skinny man directing battle was a bit anxious, asking the supply point for guns, to which the supply point responded, that they weren’t well-stocked either.

He turned around, his eyes suddenly brightened.