Rotting Land: Survive-Chapter 519 - 512: Coalball’s Reaction

At noon, the strong north wind howled as the survivors, having been busy all morning, were each enjoying a peaceful afternoon in their rooms.

The entire villa was silent, with Wang Qiang lying serenely in bed, his thunderous snores echoing loudly.

Cuddled at his head, the little coal ball nestled tightly against him, emitting low breaths.

Around 12:30, the little coal ball suddenly opened its eyes, its drooping ears twitching alertly, and immediately extended its small tongue to lick Wang Qiang’s face, trying to wake him up.

Yet Wang Qiang, entangled in dreams with a beautiful woman, was a bit annoyed by the little coal ball’s abrupt disturbance, feeling the warm and moist sensation from its tongue, he reluctantly mumbled, "Hey, hey, Coal ball, stop it. It’s still early, sleep, just sleep!"

However, the little coal ball was relentless, seeing that the gentle licking was ineffective, it resorted to pawing at Wang Qiang’s head.

At this point, Wang Qiang’s dream was completely ruined. Frustrated, he sprang up from bed, ready to flare up, but upon meeting the coal ball’s watery eyes, half of his anger instantly dissipated.

"Sigh! Coal ball, you really are my nemesis. Fine, I won’t sleep. Tell me, what do you want?"

This is a common trait among dog owners, although not really a trait, it just shows that compared to those indifferent to dogs, dog owners are more willing to see dogs as friends and confidants, believing that dogs understand human emotions and language.

So, even someone as straightforward as Wang Qiang had grown accustomed to chattering with his dog.

But today, the coal ball seemed quite restless. After Wang Qiang got up, it continued jumping around, which perplexed Wang Qiang greatly.

Just as he was contemplating, the low hum of a car engine broke his train of thought.

Oh no! Something’s happening!

By this time, Wang Qiang finally understood the reason for coal ball’s "annoyance". He patted the little guy’s head before quickly heading outside the villa.

"Old Hu, there’s a car outside!" As soon as he stepped out, Wang Qiang bumped into Hu Xiaodong, rushing with a bow and arrow.

Upon hearing him, Hu Xiaodong didn’t turn around, just replied with a "Yes" and hurried down the stairs.

The tense atmosphere immediately sobered Wang Qiang, who dared not delay, hurried back to grab his weapon, and likewise sprinted downstairs.

At the front, Xu Renjie had already stationed warriors at various parts of the main gate.

Zhao Yunhai was positioned at the top of the third floor, using binoculars to observe from afar.

Lin Junfu stayed in the surveillance room, closely monitoring the feed from the external cameras.

The whole villa entered into a state of high alert, with messages continuously being transmitted from Xu Renjie’s hand-held radio, heightening the tense atmosphere.

"Blue, commercial SUV, one person each in the driver’s and passenger’s seats, gender unknown! The rear seat is unclear!"

"Cameras 1, 2, 4, 6 are secure, the target has not entered yet!"

"Confirmed that both front seats are occupied by men, the rear situation is still unknown!"

"Attention, Attention! The target has entered the range of Camera 6! Repeat, the target has entered the range of Camera 6!"

With the report from Lin Junfu in the surveillance room, Xu Renjie and others could already visually confirm the blue commercial SUV that Zhao Yunhai had reported from the third floor.

At this point, Xu Renjie immediately raised his hand-held radio and calmly instructed, "All units be alert, do not act without my orders! Repeat, do not act without my orders!"

Undoubtedly, Old Xu’s choice was extremely wise, although with the current situation, they held the offensive advantage and the villa served as a denial point, securing certain victory in a battle.

However, conflict would inevitably lead to casualties, and casualties might attract zombies.

Moreover, in this post-apocalyptic world, human intentions are unpredictable. Who could assure that those in the vehicle didn’t have reinforcements?

Xu Renjie did not want to ruin the newly established stable base for the sake of one battle.

He hoped that they were just passing by, praying in his heart, but reality is always unpredictable.

Just as the survivors thought the SUV would speed past their villa area, a sharp braking sound suddenly pierced the air.

Damn it! Hearing the piercing brake sound, Xu Renjie immediately wore a solemn expression.

Evidently, the action indicated the occupants were interested in the villa.

Seeing this, Tang Xiaoquan, who had been stationed nearby, quietly whispered to Xu Renjie, "Old Xu, we need to have everyone ready. I estimate this group will enter the villa."

Tang Xiaoquan’s confidence stemmed from his own analysis.

If he were in the same situation, traveling up the mountain, he would definitely notice the difference of this villa compared to others.

For nothing else, the mere fact of having a wooden stove house in the yard speaks volumes.

After all, no foolish rich man would construct such an unsightly shoddy structure in their exquisite yard.

Upon hearing this, Xu Renjie nodded impassively and immediately directed Hu Xiaodong to head to the third floor for remote attacks; Wenquan Xin and Shen Lian to the second floor establishing two lines of defense; Hua Biao, Wang Qiang, and Wei Dazhuang as mobile units for emergency reinforcements; while others were to firmly guard the first floor’s main entrance.

To avoid exposing their side’s position, Old Xu also ordered everyone to retreat behind the curtains, relying solely on Lin Junfu in the surveillance room to report the opponent’s movements.

Through the surveillance device’s observation, Lin Junfu could clearly see two people at the car’s hood, cautiously rolling down the window to look around, evidently very wary of their actions.

Thus, Lin Junfu boldly deduced that these two individuals had undoubtedly experienced numerous dangers, similar to his team.

Otherwise, like the people inside Yuhuan Gymnasium, they wouldn’t have such heightened awareness.

"How’s it, Old Lin? What’s the current situation?"

Xu Renjie’s voice came through, and Old Lin didn’t dare delay, promptly responding, "The other side is investigating, not yet out of the car!" 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"What’s the situation inside the car? Can you confirm how many people there are?"

A moment of waiting, Old Lin replied somewhat helplessly, "Still can’t be determined, but it seems like only two!"

"Click" Old Xu instinctively drew out the Type 92 pistol from his ankle, gently pulling the slide.

His action already clearly indicated his stance: as long as there was any movement from the other side, gunshots would certainly follow.

Time ticked away slowly, and the villa’s atmosphere grew increasingly heavy, with all survivors abandoning distractions, crouched low, awaiting Xu Renjie’s final command.

Finally, after more than five minutes of tension, word from Old Lin reported that the opponents had exited the vehicle.

Subsequently, an invisible tension began to slowly spread through the air. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come and vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)