Rotting Land: Survive

Chapter 742 - 728: Black Shadow in the Snow Curtain

"How about it? Didn’t I tell you, nothing happened, I’m guessing Hua Biao is up to some trick!"

"Oh, look at you acting like some prophet, it’s not that you guessed right, it’s that Hua Biao covered it up too well!"

Wang Zhongyu and Wen Quanxin exchanged words as they walked out of the villa one after the other. Outside, the heavy snow continued, the howling wind fiercely whipping up the snow in the air.

Wen Quanxin breathed into his hands, rubbed them together vigorously, and shouted up at Hua Biao, who was watching from the rooftop, "Hua Biao, you’re something else, you’ve got the whole family running in circles. Your acting is almost as good as that... Oka guy."

"I say, Xiao Wen, if you don’t know, don’t speak nonsense, okay? Oka... that’s called the Oscar statuette, you’re really ignorant!" Wang Zhongyu shook his head.

"Hmph, only you know, as if I wouldn’t know the Oscars, Oscar is Oscar, Oka is Oka, you should stop pretending to know everything, you’re just making a fool of yourself."

Hua Biao had a helpless smile on his face, the conversation between the two downstairs left him speechless. He didn’t pay attention to them as he vigilantly observed through his binoculars.

Although the alarm had been lifted, Coalball’s behavior still worried him. He firmly believed in the experience he accumulated over years of dealing with dogs, which was that dogs can react to subtle dangers that humans can’t perceive or ignore.

And when a regular household dog encounters such situations, it usually reacts with anxiety, whereas a trained dog like Coalball would immediately warn its owner.

Precisely as Coalball had just demonstrated, and Hua Biao, being Coalball’s initial trainer, was very familiar with all of Coalball’s habits. This was why he was so confident in his deduction.

The view through the binoculars was still a vast expanse of white, layered snowflakes formed a thick barrier of snow right in front of him, preventing him from seeing further. This left Hua Biao rather helpless.

"Hey, Coalball, not this again!"

A slightly frustrated shout came from Wu Chao downstairs. It seemed Coalball was once again obstructing their snowball fight game. Seeing this, Hua Biao grew even more worried. He picked up the hand-held radio, pondered for a moment, and eventually put it down slowly.

The captain said to report any situation, but he really didn’t know how to start this time. If something did happen, it’d be fine, but if it turned out to be safe again like before, he’d be troubling the captain for nothing.

"Dad, we’re almost at the villa!" Liu Yunpeng gently nudged Liu Fugui beside him, who had luckily found a gas-filled Volkswagen Passat by the roadside after finishing a call with Yao Ruyi. This was the only thing that made them happy today.

With the new car and no longer bothered by the biting cold wind, Cheng Fugui finally calmed down to think about how to negotiate with Old Xu and the others later. But perhaps due to exhaustion and tension today, he fell asleep reclining on the seat.

"Oh, I fell asleep. How long was I out?" Liu Fugui twisted his aching neck. Sleeping in the car wasn’t very comfortable.

"Not long, Dad! We’re not far from the villa ahead. What should we do next?"

Liu Fugui rolled down the window, and a gust of icy wind swooshed into the car, quickly covering his brows in white with snowflakes. Just awake, he shivered.

"Dad, are you alright? Close the window; you don’t want to catch a cold."

"I’m fine, son!" Liu Fugui confirmed their current position, quickly rolled up the window, and Liu Yunpeng immediately turned on the heater again.

His son’s series of caring actions warmed Liu Fugui’s heart, dispelling the bone-chilling cold that had just invaded him.

However, the warmth in his body couldn’t remove the doubts in Liu Fugui’s heart. As they approached the villa, why hadn’t they seen any sign of Old Xu and the others? Were they planning to deal with the robbers with just this?

"Dad, have you thought of what to do?" Liu Yunpeng asked again, feeling unsure.

"Give them a horn beep to remind them!" Liu Fugui withdrew his hand from the hand-held radio. It wasn’t 6 o’clock yet, and they were so close to the villa that using the radio to contact them seemed too impolite. So, he decided to use the horn to inform Old Xu of their arrival.

The sharp horn sound amplified in the empty outskirts, suppressing the gusting north wind, unable to muffle the car horn’s cries.

At that moment, not only Hua Biao, but almost all the survivors in the villa heard the honking. Old Xu’s heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly picked up the hand-held radio: "Hua Biao, what’s the situation? Over!"

Hua Biao was inspecting from the rooftop, seeing a speckled black spot vaguely moving quickly towards the villa in the blizzard through his binoculars. Not daring to hesitate, he quickly reported, "Captain, there’s a vehicle approaching from the east of the villa! Repeat, a vehicle is approaching, over!"

"Can you tell how many vehicles there are? Over!"

In such snowy conditions, it’s hard to see anything, let alone count vehicles. If it wasn’t for the deliberate honking, Hua Biao might not even identify the vehicle, he replied irritatedly, "Captain, can’t see clearly! Over!"

"Got it, keep monitoring! Over!" The unclear status of the enemy left him feeling insecure.

Stay calm, must stay calm, Old Xu repeatedly told himself. Since the other side dared to come so openly, they must be well-prepared, initially judging that the people in the car couldn’t be robbers.

It seems their frequent remote probing gave them a strategy to counter us. This is really tricky!

"Old Lin, this time it seems like a red alert. If I’m not mistaken, those guys must be the robbers! Over!"

"Yes, just as I thought, they intend to use this heavy snow to diminish our defensive advantage! Over!"

"Indeed! Alright, enough chit-chat, proceed with our pre-planned strategy on your end, over!"

After finishing the talk with Old Lin, Old Xu hurriedly contacted the monitoring room. The most crucial thing now is to understand the opponent’s situation to respond appropriately: "Big Tiger, any situation on your end? Can the monitors show any lead?"

"Old Xu, no can do, nothing but snow on the display. Over!"

"Sigh! Got it, keep monitoring, report any situation immediately, over!" Damn robbers learned to be smart, using the weather to challenge us, significantly reducing our original advantage.

The natural snow curtain allows them a smooth entry into the villa.

The previous long-distance sniper strategy seems unfeasible in such harsh weather, where not just visibility but, likely, shooting accuracy would be greatly affected.

"Hey, Xiao Hu, do you think you can confidently use a bow and arrow against the enemy in such weather?" Although he wasn’t optimistic, Old Xu still wanted a professional opinion.

Hu Xiaodong was busy repositioning roadblocks at the entrance with Wu Chao and Wang Zhongyu. After hearing Xu Renjie’s query, he immediately understood the intention. He glanced at the falling snow around him, sighed, and said, "Fighting is doable, but the efficiency and accuracy will... (To be continued. If you enjoyed the work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) and vote with recommendation votes, monthly tickets, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)