CHAPTER 653: CHAPTER 315: I’M AFRAID THEY’LL RUN AWAY (PART 4)

After saying this, he looked at Xie Guan from the Akse Brotherhood: "Xie, you’d better drive your caravan into the city tonight and find a spacious place. If what happened last night happens again, no one will be able to save you."

Xie Guan recalled the ordeal from the previous night and nodded heavily in response.

"Alright, then there’s nothing else to discuss. Let’s disperse," Lu Zhao said as he got up and left first.

The secret meeting of alliances ended just like that.

As dusk approached, the atmosphere around Akse among the Survivor Caravan grew increasingly tense. Members of each caravan began meticulously inspecting their vehicles, sealing even the air intake channels with things like sponges, while some caravans handed out food and supplies and started boarding vehicles, locking both armor and doors.

In the basement of the Black Rose Bar, Hu Lushou was busy gathering his ’assets’.

Using his quick wit, Hu Lushou had earned over a hundred Blood Essences and various rare and exquisite goods in just two weeks.

There’s one thing the sand bandits don’t know, or perhaps don’t care about, and that is Hu Lushou doesn’t charge every caravan at the rate of five people per Blood Essence. Often, he offers discounts or slightly exchanges benefits, even giving away the so-called ’Safety Badge’. That’s why the many caravans arriving in Akse don’t have a distinctly opposing attitude towards Hu Lushou’s caravan.

For large caravans, this ’Safety Badge’ is also considered something that helps avoid some trouble, and they can also obtain useful information from Hu Lushou. In comparison, giving up some benefits is perfectly acceptable.

For small caravans, even if they get the ’Safety Badge’, they hardly feel at ease and ultimately seek alliances with other caravans. So, in a way, Hu Lushou has actually done a good deed. If one wants to cross the no-man’s land, forming alliances is the best way to increase the survival rate, and sand bandits are just one of the many troubles.

"Tomorrow might be a tough battle," Sun Chang said in a flat tone, standing at the basement door.

"No kidding..." Hu Lushou took a heavy breath: "We need to find a relatively safer base to really make it big. In this world, everyone treats me like a fat sheep until I gain some strength."

Saying this, he twitched at the corners of his mouth, looking at his goods with tears in his eyes: "Poor me... I’ve earned so much, but heaven hasn’t allowed me to enjoy any of the fortune yet..."

As he spoke, Hu Lushou picked up a bottle of expensive whiskey beside him and gulped down a mouthful.

Sun Chang gave him a dismissive glance, then turned and began instructing his subordinates to prepare for evacuation.

At this moment, under the lingering twilight of the desert Gobi Desert, a car quietly drove out of Akse heading for a distant abandoned motel on the highway.

With a screech, the car kicked up a cloud of dust and came to a stop. The car door opened, two figures glanced around, then entered.

The dilapidated and abandoned motel was in total disarray. Scattered corpses, dry and decomposed, lay on the ground; yellow sand covered all kinds of tables and chairs. The ones entering the motel were none other than Wu Dapeng from the Refuge Caravan and one of his subordinates.

He replaced his previously easygoing expression with a slight shadow in his eyes and walked to the center of the motel lobby, stood for a moment, then spoke, "Stop hiding, it’ll be dark soon, get down to business quickly."

At this point, a figure almost blending into the environment suddenly moved in the corner. His body shifted colors, revealing a bald youth covered in tattoos—he could change the color of his body like a Chameleon!

The bald youth chewed gum and, upon stepping out, said,

"Speak."

"Hu’s changing the plan, thinks of running tomorrow, time is set for tomorrow morning, hurry back to inform the boss!" Wu Dapeng said fiercely.

The bald youth looked puzzled, "With other caravans together?"

"No, he’s going through Sand Snake Pass; claims to have contacted members of Red Demon Assault Team."

"Bullshit!" The bald youth laughed wildly, "Anyone who believes such nonsense, that place is full of our people, hahaha!"

"I didn’t expose him; this guy has wanted to run for a long time. Now he’s swindling a few car teams to sneak out, really takes us for idiots." Wu Dapeng chuckled, "Thought he could grab benefits from our Sand Scorpion Gang and Red Vulture Group and escape. The boss figured him out long ago, but just thought the method was good, left his life for a few more days to use him to open a way."

The bald youth nodded, "Got it, I’ll rush back now, let none of them escape Akse tomorrow. Heard this guy is fat now, this bunch of people is enough for us to feast for half a month."

"And there’s Team Dawn, seems they have some strength too."

Wu Dapeng sneered, "No problem, I’ll collaborate inside and out, they won’t hold on for long."

"Oh, right," Wu Dapeng looked at the bald youth, "The caravan I had you follow, what’s their background? They’ve been in contact with Hu, might as well have been tricked onto the pirate ship by Hu."

"Che!"

The bald youth sneered, "A truckload of handsome men and beautiful women, I thought what an impressive caravan养养 these people so well, turns out just a small team, no more than 40 people!"

"You’re sure?" Wu Dapeng slightly frowned, "In the bar, I felt this group of people was quite unusual, but only such few people, maybe a team of Superpower experts?"

"Boasting!"

The bald youth said disdainfully, "I followed thirty miles with a drone without discovery, what Superpower expert, I specifically checked, their camp has a dozen vehicles, two large cars configured well enough. Otherwise, it’s a bunch of rookies who can’t even keep up with my shadow. If it wasn’t that the boss said not to alarm the snake, I could have sent a few off there directly!"

Wu Dapeng’s eyes lit up, "Thankfully didn’t alarm the snake, damn it, the women in this bunch are top-notch."

"What’s up?" The bald youth looked at Wu Dapeng with interest, "Aren’t you worried this bunch will team up with Hu?"

"Tsk!"

Wu Dapeng glared at him, "I’m afraid they’ll escape!"