307: Waiting for reinforcements

Xu Jun asked in a deep voice, "How many people are there, and how long until they arrive here?"

Xiao Lin quickly replied, "There are about five to six thousand people, and they'll be here in about five minutes."

Xu Jun immediately ordered, "Retreat at once."

Everyone quickly and orderly ran out of the residential area.

They got into their vehicles, started them, and sped towards Hope City.

Less than a minute after they left, Xiao Lin spoke again, "Group Leader, they've spotted us and are chasing us."

Xu Jun opened the car's sunroof, poked his head out, and looked back.

Behind their convoy, thirty to forty off-road vehicles were giving chase.

However, their main force consisted of trucks, a vast procession of thirty to forty vehicles, which couldn't move fast at all; they would probably be caught in less than three minutes.

"Stop the cars, eliminate these people, then leave."

Xu Jun's order was quickly relayed to every vehicle, and they all pulled over and stopped.

Hundreds of people quickly moved to the very back, formed a battle formation, and stood ready.

"@%￥&*" The group of people chasing them stopped a few dozen meters away, and one of them opened his mouth and spewed out a bunch of gibberish.

"Group Leader, none of us understand Hindi. Should we charge over and eliminate them now?" the Bearded Man asked.

At the same time, a system prompt sounded in everyone's minds, "Do you want to enable the translation function? It consumes two crystals per minute."

"Charge! A quick battle for a quick victory."

Xu Jun enabled the translation function while leading his subordinates in a charge.

The person spoke again, asking, "Are you people from Great Xia? What is your purpose in our territory?"

Xu Jun, while running, said sternly, "Kill!"

The person on the opposite side had clearly also enabled the translation function, and immediately shouted loudly, "Defend!"

At the same time, he warned, "Our main force is coming. I hope you don't seek your own death."

The reply he received, however, was countless furious attacks.

The strength of these Indians, who dared to chase after them first, was quite good. With only a few dozen people, they stubbornly held on for over a minute before being completely annihilated by Xu Jun.

"Group Leader, their main force is coming."

Without Xiao Lin needing to remind him, Xu Jun already saw the vanguard of the Indian convoy within two hundred meters, with countless cars behind it.

"Form ranks!"

At his command, the warriors immediately stepped forward to block the front, while the ability users and archers retreated to the back, standing ready.

More and more Indians surrounded them.

A young man with a full beard stepped forward, "Hmph, you dare to kill my people? I think you're tired of living.

Charge! Send them to meet Lord Shiva."

Immediately, those Indians also formed ranks and charged steadily and surely.

For a moment, colorful abilities from both sides' camps blasted towards the other.

Xu Jun's elite forces were strong, but these Indians were not only powerful but also far more numerous.

The two sides fought to a standstill.

Shouts, the clash of weapons, and screams rose and fell.

Casualties were inevitable.

Xu Jun's Longhu Battle Group repelled the enemy's first assault, eliminating two to three hundred of them, but they also lost nearly a hundred of their own.

Seeing this, the Bearded Man, an Indian, temporarily halted his offensive but did not retreat.

Instead, he stepped forward and shouted loudly, "Which of you is the leader? Please step forward and speak."

Xu Jun stepped to the front and demanded, "If you want to fight, then fight. Are you looking for your Lord Xu to surrender?"

Although he spoke harshly, he was eager to stall for time with the other party.

When they had just left the residential area, he had already sent someone to request help from Hope City through the chat channel and had received a reply.

His invincible City Lord was rushing to their aid and would arrive here in half an hour.

The Bearded Man said sternly, "Right now, we Indians have the absolute advantage. You should be the ones surrendering."

Xu Jun scoffed, "The advantage you're talking about isn't about who has more dead people, is it?"

A hint of anger flashed across the Bearded Man's face, and he said in a deep voice, "Hmph, our numbers are several times yours. Even if our casualties are higher than yours, can you really win?"

He paused, then continued, "Now I'll give you a chance: surrender immediately, and I'll spare your lives."

"Joke!" Xu Jun sneered, "If you want our lives, come and get them. Let's see who dies first."

Although he wanted to stall for time, he also knew he couldn't show the slightest hint of fear.

Otherwise, the other party would reveal their fangs and swallow him whole.

The Bearded Man spoke again, "If you don't surrender, that's fine, but since you attacked and killed our people first, you need to compensate us. Each person must leave behind two thousand crystals or equivalent equipment, and I'll spare your lives."

Xu Jun deliberately showed a thoughtful expression.

The Bearded Man indeed spoke again, "I'll give you ten minutes to consider. Don't throw away your lives for some material possessions."

After speaking, he turned and returned to the back of his team.

He quietly asked someone beside him, "How much longer until our main force arrives?"

The person replied, "Twenty minutes.

Officer, why don't we just overwhelm them with numbers?"

"Idiot," the Bearded Man reprimanded, "Although we could indeed take them down without regard for losses, these are my people.

They are my capital for earning merits; how can I waste them here for nothing?

Once the main force arrives, we can easily wipe out the enemy. Why not do that?"

It turned out that the Bearded Man was playing the same game as Xu Jun.

His five to six thousand people were just the vanguard; tens of thousands more were not far behind.

Once those people arrived, a mere few hundred would be at his mercy.

Just then, a person walked closer, saluted, and reported, "Officer, the people from Xiang Township said they have something to report."

The Bearded Man said indifferently, "Let him come up."

Soon, a dark-skinned Indian man walked over and said fawningly, "Officer, I have a way to deal with that group of people."

"Oh, tell me," the Bearded Man said calmly.

The dark-skinned man began, "They are from Great Xia, and they must have come to rescue their compatriots in Xiang Township.

They have already rescued over a hundred survivors I had imprisoned, but I still have nearly two hundred Great Xia Evolutionaries in my hands.

As long as we make good use of these Evolutionaries, we can easily deal with these evildoers."

The dark-skinned man was the leader of those Indians from Xiang Township.

He had just happened to encounter the Bearded Man and his group while out hunting today, so they had returned together.

Now, learning that Xu Jun had rescued the survivors he had imprisoned, he came to the Bearded Man to claim credit.

The Bearded Man's face lit up with joy, and he smiled, "Good! As long as you can take down that group of people, I'll appoint you as my vanguard officer."

"Yes, Officer. I will certainly live up to your expectations."

The dark-skinned man immediately walked away with a look of delight.

Soon, he had people escorting the two hundred Great Xia people to the front of the formation.

"You, on the other side, listen to me! These are your compatriots. If you want them to live, surrender quickly, or don't blame me for being impolite."