The people from Zhao Family Castle responded instinctively with disbelief.
The last ti they encountered Chen Guodong’s group in Song Family Castle, it was true that Chen Guodong had caught a significant amount of prey. But in their view, it was likely just a case of a blind cat stumbling upon a dead rat, purely luck.
Next ti, they surely wouldn’t be so lucky.
But now?
"Brother Cao, are you sure you’re not mistaken? Is that not Chen Guodong’s group?"
"Yeah, how could they possibly have wildebeest mounts, and several of them too? Don’t you know that each of those costs a few thousand?"
"Maybe it’s soone else?"
"Do they have many people? If they don’t outnumber us, heh heh heh."
Soone let out a laugh, the aning was clear.
Hearing this, the others began to grow restless.
If they were not many, they could just rob them. After all, if sothing was handed to you on a platter, how could you not accept it?
Although they could show so rcy and let those people live, provided they were sensible enough.
"How could I be mistaken?"
Cao Shiguang’s breathing beca rapid, "It’s definitely them, but..."
He paused, squinting his eyes, curiously saying, "Why are Gu Jianghai and his people with them? They seem to get along quite well?"
The twenty or thirty people behind him were even more confused upon hearing this.
What’s going on?
It’s both Chen Guodong and Gu Jianghai, what’s really happening?
"Hiss..."
At that mont, Cao Shiguang gasped again, his voice full of shock and a tinge of fear, "How co they have guns?"
"What!"
The atmosphere imdiately fell silent.
Those who were eager to give it a try monts ago now looked at each other, unconsciously taking a step back.
No wonder they had mounts; it turned out they were ard.
But sothing was off!
Didn’t Brother Cao say they were from Chen Family Stronghold? Even if you count Gu Jianghai, where did the guns co from???
Many eyes fell on Third Brother Zhao.
"Third Brother, what’s the situation? Is it really like Brother Cao said?"
"Yeah, Third Brother, if they’re from Chen Family Stronghold, where did they get horses? And where did the guns co from? Even if they had the money to buy them, they couldn’t without a resident permit from Song Family Castle, right?"
They felt as if ten thousand ants were crawling on their bodies, itching intolerably.
Third Brother Zhao didn’t answer imdiately. It was almost two minutes before he put down the telescope and said, "Old Cao is right, it’s Chen Guodong and Gu Jianghai’s group."
"Then, do they really have mounts? Do they really have guns?"
Countless desperate eyes turned to him.
"Yes."
Third Brother Zhao nodded, his gaze growing colder, "Not only do they have them, but quite a few."
"!!!"
The atmosphere quieted again, pin-drop silent.
"I saw them leading six wildebeest, each one dragging a prey."
Cao Shiguang said slowly, "Not only that, I saw three people with guns, two rifles, and an SMG."
The crowd felt a surge of heat, then as if doused with cold water.
Two rifles?
And an SMG?
Despite having bows and arrows, their range was far shorter than that of rifles.
Getting close was dangerous, especially with an SMG!
At one to two hundred ters, a burst could turn soone into a beehive!
Those six wildebeest, each dragging a prey, sounded tempting, but considering the guns, forget it.
Soone shrank back, taking a step backwards.
But not everyone was willing.
A tall, crooked-mouth man holding a 100-pound longbow shouted, "Damn it, so what if they have guns? Do they think they’re mighty? Just three guns, we have so many people, charging together, they can’t be our match!"
"That’s right!"
Soone quickly echoed, "Chen Guodong’s group, who knows how they got those three guns, but it’s not easy to master marksmanship. Many of us are good with bows, in a real fight, do we need to fear them?"
"Third Brother, there’s nothing to hesitate about. Let’s catch them off guard, seize the guns and horses. If they resist, kill them all! And take all the won from Chen Family Stronghold!"
"Yes, yes, hahaha!"
The site resounded with laughter.
In their view, there was nothing wrong with this approach.
To hell with legal rules and moral constraints, in this apocalypse, whoever has the bigger fist owns everything!
"They’ve spotted us."
Third Brother Zhao suddenly said.
"Huh?"
The crooked-mouth man gaped, "Third Brother, what did you say? They’ve spotted us?"
"Right."
Cao Shiguang, still watching through the telescope, said, "So of them also have telescopes and are watching us, including those holding the guns. If we charge now, they’ll likely see and shoot first."
"They wouldn’t dare!"
Soone shouted.
However, no one echoed the sentint, and the person’s montum quickly waned, "Shouldn’t we pretend to go over and greet them?"
"Do you think they’re stupid?"
Cao Shiguang glanced at him, "If it were you, carrying so much, wouldn’t you be cautious seeing a large group approaching?"
"But, but..."
That person, unconvinced, still wanted to argue.
A voice cut him off.
"Enough, that’s it." Third Brother Zhao said calmly.
"!"
The crowd exchanged glances, even those considering retreating seed incredulous.
"Third Brother, you’re giving up so easily?"
The crooked-mouth man unwillingly said, "This ti is different from last ti, those troubleso guys aren’t here. This side is all our people. So what if they have guns? If we charge together, we’ll definitely win."
"Who’ll lead the charge? You?"
Third Brother Zhao gave him a cold look.
The crooked-mouth man imdiately shivered, his face showing a smile uglier than a cry.
Are you kidding?
Leading the charge ant likely dying first...
He was still young, not wanting to die yet.
"Or you? You? You guys?"
Wherever Third Brother Zhao’s gaze landed, nobody dared et his eyes; they either looked at their shoes or turned to the wilderness.
"See?"
Third Brother Zhao said unhappily.
Whether others would be focused on by Chen Family Stronghold, he didn’t know.
But as the leader, he would surely be targeted.
Even if he got shot and survived, it wouldn’t feel good, and he might be left with a permanent injury, stuck at the Body Tempering Third Layer for life.
He was on the verge of breaking through to the Muscle Refining Realm and couldn’t take that risk.
"Alright, calm down, calm down," Cao Shiguang chuckled, "everyone just doesn’t want to let Chen Guodong go so easily."
"Yes, yes, Third Brother."
"Feels too lenient to let them off like this."
"How did they get those things anyway? There has to be a big secret here."
"Don’t worry."
Third Brother Zhao’s mouth curved up in a pleased smile, "They might evade us now, but once I tell my older brothers, Chen Guodong’s group will have to hand over everything."
Everyone’s eyes lit up at his words.
They had forgotten about Third Brother Zhao’s two older brothers!
One was at the Mid Stage of Muscle Refining, the other Late Stage. Especially Brother Zhao Da, who could effortlessly draw a five hundred pound longbow and shoot down Mid-level Fierce Beast Iron Armor Rhinoceros!
With that level of skill, what did a rifle matter? Could it even strike Brother Zhao Da?
"Third Brother is indeed wise; we only act impulsively," the crooked-mouth man flattered.
"Yes, yes, if we rushed in, even if we won, we’d suffer so losses."
"Exactly, Third Brother is thinking about our safety."
"Third Brother, you are too good to us."
Listening to these flattering words, Third Brother Zhao’s smile grew wider. Was he unaware they were fawning?
Of course, he knew.
But flattery pleased him nonetheless, and he didn’t think it was all false.
A kiloter or two away, Chen Guodong and his group were also on high alert.
They knew that traveling with mounts would eventually lead to encountering people from Zhao Family Castle. They couldn’t just leave the mounts unused in the stronghold out of fear of causing trouble.
So they had prepared for such a situation.
Leading the wildebeests back, they kept an eye on the distance. If that group led by Third Brother Zhao really ca over, they would have to fight to see who was stronger.
Chen Fan also received the news and observed the distant group with a telescope.
"They don’t seem to be coming over," Gao Yang said.
Chen Guodong and the others let out a sigh of relief.
"Don’t worry, although they have many people, we’re not few either, and we have guns, not to ntion Xiaofan is here," Gu Jianghai analyzed calmly.
"That’s right, even the bandits outside Song Family Castle couldn’t beat Xiaofan. Zhao Jiabao’s ragtag bunch can’t compare to bandits."
"Old Liu, you give Third Brother Zhao’s people too much credit."
The crowd laughed.
"They really don’t seem to be coming, they’re turning away," Liu Yong said, surprised.
Could they be scared?
"Smart move."
The group finally relaxed, smiling.
A busy morning, going back and forth four tis; the bounty of their hunt was evident.
They were indeed exhausted, but after lunch and so rest, they would practice martial arts again.
With this much prey, they wouldn’t need to hunt for the next few days and could focus on martial arts.
"Sothing’s off."
At that mont, Chen Fan’s voice, filled with slight panic, broke the calm.
"What is it, Xiaofan?"
Chen Guodong’s heart sank, and Gu Jianghai, Liu Yong, and others’ smiles froze.
"I didn’t see Uncle Wei among them."
Chen Fan said, a chill running down his spine.
Holding the telescope, Gao Yang was stunned.
No wonder he felt sothing was off. He had been worried they would co over, so he kept watching Third Brother Zhao.
Now hearing Chen Fan’s words, he ca to realize.
Right, where were Tian Gong and Tianyuan, and the other two or three people? They seed to be missing!
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