125: Chapter 125 Black Shark Night Raid

The atmosphere in the Black Shark camp was stifling to the extreme.

Chen Xiao kicked over the table in front of him, sending metal parts and maps scattering across the floor.

His eyes were bloodshot, his breathing heavy, as he stared fixedly at the dozen or so Black Shark core members standing before him.

"Wait? I'm not waiting anymore!"

Chen Xiao roared, spittle flying.

"One night! We had our supply market raided, and then our energy storage infiltrated! We lost an elite, and we're being played for fools! I can't swallow this insult!"

He pointed to the Bus Station where Train No. 774 was located, the muscles in his face twitching slightly.

"Tonight, launch a full-scale attack! I want those women to know what true despair is!"

A subordinate swallowed hard and spoke hesitantly.

"Um... Boss, but what about the arrangements for Sister Tang Yan..."

"Her?"

Chen Xiao let out a cold laugh, his eyes filled with icy killing intent.

"She won't be sitting idle either! Go tell her to take her people and seal off all the escape routes to the west of the Bus Station! Don't let a single fly escape!"

He paused, staring coldly and intently at the messenger.

"Tell her this is a kill order. If a single person from Train No. 774 escapes in her direction, she can bring me the heads of her subordinates herself!"

This was a blatant scheme.

Sending Sister Tang Yan to block the most unlikely escape route was effectively excluding her and her confidants from the main battlefield.

Once the battle started, if the people from Train No. 774 really fought to break out, Sister Tang Yan's team would be used as cannon fodder to wear them down.

If she stayed put, he would have plenty of excuses to settle scores with her publicly after the battle.

The messenger sent to deliver the order shivered, not daring to ask another word, and immediately withdrew to carry out the command.

When Sister Tang Yan received this order in her room, she just listened quietly.

There was no fluctuation of emotion visible on her face.

After the messenger left, a confidant hurried in, her face full of worry.

"Sister Tang, Chen Xiao is clearly forcing us onto a dead-end road! He's making us block the west side, which is all open ground without any cover. If a fight really breaks out, we'll be sitting ducks!"

Sister Tang Yan walked to the window, watching the Black Shark members in the camp who were inspecting their weapons, their faces full of excitement.

She lowered her eyes, a trace of sorrow appearing in her gaze.

What she worried about was never her own safety.

She worried about the ordinary female survivors in the camp whom they had barely managed to protect.

Once Chen Xiao's eyes became completely bloodshot from the battle, the fate of these defenseless women could be imagined.

She remained silent for a long time before speaking slowly, her voice very soft but unquestionable.

"Do as he says. Gather the team and prepare to set off."

"Brother Fang Che, we have big trouble."

Gu Nanzhi's voice came through the encrypted channel, losing its usual laziness, her tone sounding heavy and tense.

"The Black Shark camp has completely blown up. Chen Xiao is mobilizing all his main forces; it looks like he's going to make a move tonight. The specific time and direction of the main attack are still unclear; I've been blocked at the outer perimeter and can't get any closer."

This sudden intelligence caused the Convenience Store to fall silent instantly.

Everyone's eyes immediately focused on Fang Che.

"Should we retreat? Fang Che?"

Su Qingxue's brows were tightly locked.

"It's still not too late to return to the Train. Relying on the Train's own defenses is definitely much safer than this drafty Bus Station."

"We cannot retreat."

Fang Che shook his head, his gaze fixed on the map on the table.

"Retreating is equal to handing over all the initiative. If Chen Xiao wants to fight, we'll fight with him."

He walked to the map and drew a circle over an abandoned commercial district on the east side of the Bus Station.

"This is their most likely attack route. The terrain is relatively complex, and there are many ruins, which are convenient for hiding. We'll prepare a big surprise for them right here."

He looked up at the people around him.

"Tonight, we aren't defending; we're launching a counter-night raid. I will intentionally leave a weak gap here that looks undefended."

"That's too risky!"

Su Qingxue immediately objected.

"Once the gap is breached, the Black Shark people will be able to drive straight in. When that happens, it'll be close-quarters combat, and the casualty numbers for our newcomers will be extremely ugly!"

"That's why I need to set up a second line of defense."

Fang Che's gaze turned to Teacher Qin Bing and Lin Xinyi.

"Teacher Qin Bing, take the medical team and Lin Xinyi's second group, and ambush them in this department store building fifty meters behind the gap. Once the enemy rushes in, your task isn't to fight to the death, but to use the terrain advantage to hold them back, buying enough time for the first group to return and defend."

Teacher Qin Bing and Lin Xinyi nodded heavily immediately.

"Understood!"

Everyone's eyes fell simultaneously on the most dangerous defensive point.

The main entrance of the Bus Station.

That was where the defensive fortifications were the most complete, and it would inevitably be the position with the fiercest firepower when the Black Shark heavy assault troops attacked.

"I'll guard it!"

Jiang Ning stepped forward and spoke without hesitation.

She squeezed her fists tightly, her knuckles popping with a series of crisp sounds, her face full of irrepressible fighting spirit.

"Leave this hardest bone to me. I promise you, not a single one of those Black Shark people will be able to step half a foot through the door!"

Fang Che looked at her but didn't agree immediately; instead, he asked a question quietly.

"Jiang Ning, what do you think is the meaning of defense?"

Jiang Ning was stunned by the question, then lifted her chin.

"That doesn't even need asking; of course, it's to wipe out all the enemies who dare to come!"

"Wrong."

Fang Che shook his head, looking straight into her eyes, his expression becoming exceptionally serious.

"The true meaning of defense isn't playing the hero, nor is it competing to see who kills the most enemies. It's about using the minimum casualty cost to hold back the strongest enemies, buying time and operational space for the entire team to counterattack."

He walked up to Jiang Ning, his tone calm but carrying significant weight.

"Your mission tonight is definitely not to rush out and fight those people to the death. It is to stay nailed behind that door, guarding until the moment I bring people around to stab them in the heart from behind. Stay alive, and hold them off until I get back. That is your entire mission."

Jiang Ning met his gaze.

There was no mandatory order there, only complete, unwavering trust.

The restless, wild fighting spirit in her heart miraculously calmed down slowly.

She was silent for a moment, and for the first time in her life, she didn't talk back or argue, just nodded heavily.

"Okay."

She took a deep breath.

"I will guard this place to the death, until you return."

The night was deep, and the cold wind, mixed with a chill, blew through the ruined building debris.

The wasteland supply city, having lost its light source, was completely plunged into a stifling darkness.

The icy mist spread again from Su Qingxue's palms, thicker than any time she had released it before.

Large swaths of white frost shrouded the entire outer area of the Bus Station in a blurry haze.

The newcomers gripped the high-explosive crossbow bolts in their hands, constantly checking the mechanisms.

The veteran members crouched behind the cover, silently wiping the blades in their hands.

The air was filled with the suffocating tension of the eve of a great battle.

Jiang Ning stood alone behind the main entrance, which had been reinforced with piles of scrap iron and abandoned vehicles.

Her body was taut, her feet firmly planted on the ground, standing motionless.

The Iron Wall Battle Body Talent was quietly activated.

A cold, hard metallic luster faintly shimmered beneath her originally wheat-colored skin.

In the dark ruins.

Several Black Shark squads were moving quickly and silently, their figures low, using the cover.

They crept toward the ice mist area from the edges of several different directions.

These Black Shark members skillfully used night-vision goggles to avoid the obvious trap layouts on the ground, creeping all the way toward the weak gap that had been intentionally exposed.

At the same time.

On the other end of the city, the shrill roars of monsters rang out one after another.

Large numbers of monsters lurking in the shadows were being driven by some unknown means, restlessly gathering and wandering in a specific direction.

Everything was proceeding according to the script Fang Che had planned.

He was lurking in the ruins of the pre-set ambush circle with Su Qingxue and several elite team members, quietly waiting for those prey who thought themselves clever to come knocking.

Just then.

The communicator hanging on his chest suddenly transmitted Mu Waner's extremely urgent warning.

The voice even carried an irrepressible panic and fear!!!

"Fang Che! Look at the direction of the Train! The Black Shark main forces are not just in one place!"

"They secretly split off an entire squad, and they are currently charging at full speed toward our Train!"

"Their target is not just our Bus Station stronghold at all; Chen Xiao wants to fight a two-front war and take out both us and the Train at the same time!!!"