Chapter 37: The Law of Survival
Xia Feng pushed the car door and ran over quickly to help Kate up.
"Kate, your injuries...."
"It's not a big deal, it's just some skin trauma, it's just that I used too much force just now and I'm a little prostration, just rest for a while."
"But your eyes ....."
"Heh, I just accidentally wiped it, and it will be fine after a simple wrap with gauze."
Seeing that Kate's relaxed appearance didn't look like she was strong, Xia Feng nodded.
After a short rest, the two quickly hid the vehicle, turned on the communicator and got in touch with Vina.
"Vina, I'm Kate, we've hidden the car, where are you now?"
"Why is it so slow?"
"There was a little trouble, but it's been resolved."
"We're in the A6 block, near a dilapidated church, come here."
"Yes."
.........
15 minutes later.
Xia Feng and Kate followed the map to find the A6 block, and soon found the church in Vina's mouth.
The shape of the church is full of Ursatian style, because the baptismal walls of the natural disaster have been dilapidated, but you can still see the beautiful frescoes painted on the walls.
Walking into the church, Xia Feng immediately saw that Vena's group was resting in place.
"Vena, we're coming."
Vina walked quickly up to them and found the blood and wounds on Kate's body.
"Kate, why are you hurt?"
Kate shook her arm indifferently.
"It doesn't matter if I'm injured, just now we met a group of local gangsters in Ursas while we were parking, and it is clear that in addition to us and the Usas military, other forces are also eyeing this cake."
Vina squinted her eyes.
"Is it all settled?"
"Not a single one was left alive."
Vina didn't look too worried, she should have expected this.
Xia Feng stood at the door of the classroom, quietly looking at the dilapidated buildings nearby, some of the signboards of the shops had not fallen off, and the names of the shops were still faintly visible on them.
Closing your eyes, Xia Feng can fully imagine how bustling and noisy this street was 27 years ago.
............
Kate asked, looking at Vina.
"Vena, did you find anything?"
"Along the way, we haven't found any traces left by outsiders for the time being, and we should be the first to arrive."
"And what's next?"
Vena spread the map on the ground, and the crowd immediately gathered around.
"The overall structure of Mandel City resembles an irregular five-pointed star, and the blocks extending from the main city to the five directions are A, B, C, D, and E, and the main city in the middle of the five-pointed star is divided into two districts in the north and south by the river, so Mandel City has a total of 7 districts."
Everyone looked at the map and silently wrote down the approximate locations of these urban areas in their hearts.
"We are now on 6th Street, or A6 in A, and we must remember this location because this is the closest place to our vehicle parking, and it is also the preferred route for emergency evacuation, and we have been walking south along this street out of the city to the hillside where we parked just now."
"Do you remember?"
"Remembered."
The crowd replied in unison.
........
Xia Feng next to him couldn't help but ask.
"Vena, where are we going now?"
Vena pointed to the north side of the map and replied in a deep voice.
"Including us, whether it is the Ursas military or other forces, almost all of them will come from the south, that is to say, the first place they will enter Mandel City will only be two districts of A, and the collection process of source stones is very complicated, so we can't stay in City A, we have to go here."
Xia Feng looked at the place where Vina was fingering.
"Here it is....... E District? β
"That's right, we're going to the northernmost E-district, which is also the slum of Mandel City, and the source stone bushes can be found better without the obstruction of tall buildings, and if we collect enough source stones without encountering other forces, then we will take the loot back to the location of the vehicle from the outside and quietly leave here."
Xia Feng swallowed.
"That'..... What if it happens? β
Vina squinted her eyes, and there was an irresistible majesty in her voice.
"If you encounter a small group of other forces, don't hesitate to kill them directly and grab the source stones they have collected."
"Direct..... Kill? β
Seeing that Xia Feng was a little surprised by her words, Vina walked up and patted him on the shoulder.
"Xia Feng, do you think this approach is ruthless? Oh, don't be naΓ―ve, even if we don't do it, others will take the lead in trying to kill us, there is no law here, let alone morality, if you want to leave here alive with the source stone, don't give your opponent a chance. β
Xia Feng nodded.
He understands this truth, he has seen many examples of being killed because of his kindness to the enemy, although he is a little unbearable, but he also does not want to make such a stupid mistake, think about it carefully, the former Vena may have suffered because of hesitation, which has forged her current firm and strong heart.
In this world where natural disasters are rampant and there are huge benefits from risks, this is the law of survival for people like them who are on the dark side of the world.
.........
Vena just said that if she encounters other small organizations, she will do it directly, then .........
"Vina, what if we meet someone from the Ursas military?"
Vina put away the map and said lightly.
"Although the location of this place is already on the border of Ursas, if you deduce carefully, this is still the territory of Usas, the source stone is an important foundation for the development of a country, they will not allow other forces to share this cake, if I guess correctly, after the arrival of the Ursath army, the first thing they will do is not to collect the source stone, but to completely eliminate all the "thieves" in this ruined city. β
"And .......... we?"
"That's right, once you encounter the people of the Ursas military, there is no need to negotiate at all, just kill them!"
Vina put away the map and glanced at Summer Breeze.
"I didn't lose the syringe."
"Don't worry, I put it in the pocket on the inside of my clothes, I know its importance, and I will definitely fight with my life to protect it."
Vina smiled.
"You don't need to fight for your life, this syringe is just for saving a brother of the Glasgow Gang, and you, who are also a member of our Glasgow Gang, are my important partner, so you don't need to fight for your life, it is more important than the syringe, or your own life."
There was no perfunctory in Vina's eyes, and when she said the phrase "important partner", there was endless sincerity in her eyes.
..........
Yes, before you know it, Vena has come to regard him as a true partner.
And what can he do for Vina?
Looking at Vena's face, at this moment, Xia Feng secretly made up his mind in his heart.
He didn't care about the interests of the source stones, nor did he care if the operation was successful.
The world was supposed to run according to the established trajectory, but because of his existence, the outcome of many things was changed.
Xia Feng raised his hand and flicked the precious syringe through his clothes.
.........
Now he can't save everyone, but at least, he will never let Vina become infected, no matter how big the price is!