Cave Refuge-Chapter 311 - 290 Post-War and Implications

Listening to the conversation at the main table, Dong Tianyu gained a basic understanding of the identities of today’s supporters.

They were not like the private mercenaries found in novels, as such organizations simply could not survive in China.

The supporters were troops from Pengcheng, because the West City District of Pengcheng is not far from Saxon County, so Pengcheng had seen the distress signal flares in the sky yesterday.

After receiving orders, Pengcheng immediately arranged a rescue force to undertake a rescue mission to Saxon County.

They had actually arrived at the junction of Pengcheng and Saxon County yesterday, but they were ambushed by Giant Scorpions on their way, and although the garrison in Saxon County had fired signal flares, it was only the lowest level of distress signal.

Therefore, when they came over, they chose the most conservative strategy of clearing the fields and holding the line, focusing on the highway between Pengcheng and Saxon County, and that was why they only reached the garrison camp in Saxon County last night.

By that time, the garrison camp in Saxon County had been fighting the Giant Scorpions besieging the camp for an entire day, but after the camp sent out a distress signal, not only Dong Tianyu’s camp but also some Survivor Camps in Saxon County had arranged for people to go and help after seeing the flares.

It was with the addition of these vital forces that the garrison camp was able to hold out until reinforcements arrived in the evening.

It’s not known whether it was because they had not breached the camp in a day, or because the Giant Scorpions did not come out to be active at night, or perhaps it was because the Giant Scorpions’ combat force had been almost entirely depleted.

So when night fell, the number of Giant Scorpions assaulting the camp gradually decreased, until they were all eradicated by the support troops, and after a day of intense fighting, the survivors in the garrison camp were not only extremely exhausted physically, but also somewhat disheartened mentally.

Many people fell asleep into a deep slumber right after lying down, so although Robinson William, whose Cultivation Level had reached the Inner Breath Realm, was still relatively spirited, and the Martial Artists he brought with him were also of the Inner Breath Realm,

a portion of them had sustained significant injuries while protecting the garrison’s Granary, and although there were no disabilities or deaths, they were all unable to return to combat in the short term and simply rested and recuperated within the garrison camp.

Although Robinson was very concerned about the situation at the camp, he couldn’t abandon his comrades and leave alone, so he had to stay and wait at the garrison camp.

This morning, when the earthquake had ended and the garrison camp braced for an attack, there was no assault by Giant Scorpions, and just as they were enjoying breakfast in a relaxed and cheerful mood, continual distress messages came from the garrison camp.

Outside the garrison camp, all other Survivor Camps had been attacked by Giant Scorpions, and the offensives were incredibly fierce.

Because they had been fighting for an entire day yesterday, aside from the Inner Breath Realm Martial Artists, ordinary soldiers, and even Martial Artists, were mostly too drained to continue fighting.

Therefore, they could only request last evening’s supporting troops from Pengcheng to help with additional support.

Under normal circumstances, this troop should have reached the camp by this morning, but what they had not expected was that they were ambushed by Giant Scorpions on their way here.

In this ambush, although there were no casualties, the vehicles they were driving were severely damaged in the sneak attack by the Giant Scorpions.

After eliminating the Giant Scorpions that attacked them, there was only one vehicle left that could still start, and after confirming that the other vehicles were not quickly repairable, they had to choose to walk here to provide support.

Knowing that this support would definitely entail combat, they marched in a way that conserved their strength, ready to enter combat at any moment.

Traveling in this way ensured they maintained a high combat readiness at all times, but it certainly slowed down their pace significantly.

Of course, this piece of information was not overheard from the main table where Troy was, but rather was inadvertently mentioned by the supporters themselves.

Dong Tianyu’s heart tightened, so when he heard that the supporters were moving slowly, he didn’t think they were doing so to maintain their combat strength, but rather considered that they were using such a pace to reduce their losses.

If Troy had not told the ordinary survivors in the camp to hide, by the time the support troops arrived, the camp would likely have suffered heavy losses even if it had not been breached by the Giant Scorpions.

So, although their support saved the camp, Dong Tianyu still had a rather poor impression of them after learning about this.

Logically, these people should not have made such a choice because before the disaster, they had to attend daily ideological education classes and should not have behaved this way.

Although Dong Tianyu was still contemplating in his vehicle, his Divine Sense was always enveloping the camp, focusing particularly on the main table and the supporters.

Mr. Thompson, as a member of the senior group, was also sitting at the main table.

The topic of conversation at the main table had gradually shifted from the recent battle to the number of vehicles they had lost in providing this support.

And the person in charge of this support subtly hinted that many vehicles had been damaged en route and implied that the camp should provide corresponding compensation.

He also made no secret of his admiration for the imposing appearance of Dong Tianyu’s Black Car and, although it was somewhat indirect, his words all conveyed the suggestion that he wanted the camp to take the initiative to give the Black Car to him.