136: Chapter 130 Sudden Event

Chapter 130: Sudden Incident

Dong Hu was a seasoned veteran. Although he heard gunshots coming from the distance, he did not drive straight to where the gunshots were originating.

He first had the members of his squad drive closer, and as soon as they got slightly closer, he immediately ordered the convoy to stop.

He got out of the car immediately, called out Fu Xing by name, and then said, "Half of the people stay here to keep watch, and you bring two people with me."

Holding his weapon, Fu Xing led two Guard Team members and closely followed Dong Hu as they approached the place where the gunshots were coming from.

The scorching sunlight beat down on the sand grains on the ground, making it feel like a giant baking pan that emitted waves of heat.

The four of them climbed up a small hill. The closer they got to the top of the hill, the more distinct the gunshots became, and surprisingly, the gunfire sounded somewhat chaotic.

Listening to the gunshots, Dong Hu's expression suddenly changed slightly as he sensed something was wrong with them.

"These gunshots aren't right. It seems like there are two opposing groups."

Even Fu Xing could tell something was amiss at this moment. The gunshots were loud but chaotic, and judging from their source, they were actually coming from two completely different directions, giving the feeling that two groups of people were engaged in a shootout with each other.

With a grave expression, Dong Hu solemnly instructed, "Be careful and don't expose our position."

The expressions of Fu Xing and the two remaining Guard Team members also turned serious.

If they encountered monsters, the situation definitely wouldn't be too good, but if they ran into a firefight between armed groups, things would only become much worse.

The few of them quickly and cautiously crawled to the top of the sand dune and poked their heads out to look.

About three to four hundred meters away from this sand dune, two groups of people were using vehicles as cover and shooting at each other.

The gunshots rose and fell in succession, fierce and relentless, carrying a ruthless drive as if they desperately wanted to leave all of the opponents behind dead.

The group on the right had a total of three off-road vehicles and about 15 people. They were not carrying heavy firepower, but judging from everyone's condition, they should be a squad out hunting or carrying out an exploration mission.

Dong Hu swept his gaze over those people's faces and lowered his voice to say, "It looks like people from Iron Ash Town."

The other group consisted of two trucks and three motorcycles. They outnumbered the people from Iron Ash Town, with a full 20 people, and their firepower was even fiercer.

At this moment, the people from Iron Ash Town were obviously suppressed by the other side, and a large number of casualties had already begun to appear.

Looking at the people on this side, Dong Hu frowned slightly because he wasn't familiar with them. He couldn't help thinking that if Ren Chuan had come along, he might have been able to recognize where these people were from.

Even when they were in Scarecrow Town, Dong Hu wasn't a member who frequently went out to communicate with other towns; he was mostly responsible for combat or escort duties.

Ren Chuan was the member who accompanied Zhao Hu, Fan Da, and the others on trading trips, so he knew more people from other towns.

At this moment, Fu Xing lowered his voice and suddenly said, "The other group belongs to Bullet Town."

"Do you know them?" Dong Hu showed a surprised expression.

Fu Xing immediately said, "When I was in Copper Valley Town back then, I had dealings with people from Bullet Town. I don't recognize this batch of people, but if you look closely at the mark on their vehicles, doesn't it look like an ant's head?"

Dong Hu looked carefully in the direction Fu Xing pointed, and sure enough, inscribed on the vehicle was a crude monster head shaped like giant pincers, which indeed looked like a brawny, baring-its-fangs ant head.

He nodded slightly, and Fu Xing continued, "That is the Sandstone Ant. In this area, basically only Bullet Town has this kind of creature. Besides, with firepower this fierce, only they would dare to squander it like this."

One side was Iron Ash Town, and the other side was Bullet Town.

A huge doubt arose in Dong Hu's heart: This place wasn't any special location; it neither contained a large amount of extraordinary materials nor extraordinary monsters. Logically speaking, these two factions hadn't been heard of having any past grudges either. It couldn't possibly be a spur-of-the-moment decision to intercept and kill each other's goods, right? But looking at the current equipment and setup of these two groups, it didn't look like they were transporting large quantities of goods at all.

Suddenly, a fierce gale blew across the sand dune, sweeping up the sand grains on the arid earth and raising bursts of dust and smoke.

For a moment, the entire area was shrouded in dust and sand, blinding people so they couldn't open their eyes. The gunfire from both groups was suppressed by this sudden dust storm. The dust storm came quickly and left quickly, and the sky instantly turned dim and gloomy.

Dong Hu squinted his eyes to prevent the sand and dust from blowing into them, carefully observing the changes in the field, fearing that an accident would happen and affect their squad.

However, this look made his heart contract violently, and an expression of astonishment appeared on his face.

Right in the center of the two squads' battle, where the dust and sand emerged, a three-story small building appeared faintly. At this moment, the small building was in an illusory state, manifesting as a solid entity one moment and rippling like a mirage the next, as if it were passing through the barrier of the real world and preparing to appear right here.

The small building was three stories high and stark white all over. A sense of aged isolation rushed toward them, as if it was completely out of tune with the real world.

Accompanied by the flickering appearance of the small building, a shrill scream suddenly came over.

On the arid earth, beside the sand dunes, cluster after cluster of small sand mounds exploded from the ground, and out pounced a monster. The monster's roar was all too familiar, sounding just like a ghostly clown that was still laughing shrilly and miserably after having its throat slashed.

Dong Hu immediately looked toward this strange laughter, and his heart skipped a beat: the monster that suddenly appeared on the battlefield was none other than the Scarecrow.

Dozens of Scarecrows appeared out of thin air in the middle of the battlefield as if they had been projected. As soon as they appeared, they smelled the blood in the battlefield, split into two groups on the left and right, and pounced toward the people of Iron Ash Town and Bullet Town.

"Damn it, take down these monsters! The Infinite Building is about to descend!"

The people of Bullet Town pulled the triggers fiercely, and the leader's face showed a fierce expression: "The projected monsters are Scarecrows. I'm afraid the Infinite Building here is a habitable floor like the one in Scarecrow Town. Don't let the opposite Iron Ash Town run away; only we can occupy this place!"

"Understood!" The subordinates immediately responded loudly.

How could the people of Iron Ash Town on the opposite side not know that the people of Bullet Town harbored the intention of silencing them? Seeing this scene, the deputy leader of Iron Ash Town immediately ordered, "Never mind those Scarecrows, let's go! If we don't leave now, none of us will survive! Spread the news of this place; I don't believe Bullet Town has the ability to hold onto this Infinite Building!"

Lin Zhen abruptly threw out several grenades, which rolled directly between the two squads.

The Scarecrows were lunging over when, with a bang, the grenades exploded, sparks flashed, and countless smoke and dust were kicked up. Accompanied by the dust storm that had just been whipped up and had not yet subsided, the smoke and dust intertwined, completely obscuring vision.

The people of Iron Ash Town paid no attention to the crazily pouncing Scarecrows at all. After firing a sweep of gunfire to block their footsteps, everyone flipped onto the trucks, slammed on the accelerator, bolted out fiercely, and hurried away toward the distance.

Seeing this scene before him, Dong Hu felt an excitement in his heart that was hard to suppress.

Suppressing his excitement, he whispered his order: "Let's go too! We must report this Infinite Building to the leader!"