Snowstorm: I’m Super Rich in the Apocalypse
Chapter 252: Battle

Chapter 252: Chapter 252: Battle

The soldiers inside the vehicle had realized something was amiss and swiftly prepared for combat.

Before Xiao Fang could say anything to Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng, the two had already taken bulletproof vests, helmets, and weapons out of their backpacks.

Xiao Fang saw that they were no less professional than trained soldiers and didn’t need to say anything; he too quickly checked his firearms and ammunition, ensuring he could enter combat as soon as possible.

Through the intercom, the captain continuously directed the soldiers to disembark and prepare for the encounter.

Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng also grabbed their weapons and exited the vehicle.

Under normal circumstances, no one wanted to clash with the military; the larger the group, the better their chances to seize the initiative and appropriate resources, so they didn’t want to become enemies with the military—only to be kings of their own territories.

Small groups didn’t have the ability to tough it out against the military and naturally wouldn’t stick their necks out.

That was why no one had attacked the military before.

But as the apocalypse dragged on and resources grew scarcer, when even large factions ran out of food, their targets shifted.

People might resist conflict with the military when there was a sliver of hope, but what about when there was no hope left?

With death imminent, what was there to agonize over? A desperate attempt might extend their lives a little longer, or even allow them to seize more resources to survive even longer.

Survival was all that mattered; it was no longer possible to judge anyone by morality. In the apocalypse, people’s thoughts truly changed day by day, sometimes several times within the same day.

At this moment, Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng were extremely cautious; the pair stuck close to the wall of a nearby building, ready to retreat into the "Space" together at the first sign of danger.

Those bold enough to brazenly challenge the military were certainly not ordinary troops but rather part of well-organized groups with considerable firepower.

Lu Jianshe, squatting by the front side of the lead vehicle, gestured to Lu Ruisheng to take good care of himself, as they were too far apart to join forces at that moment.

Lu Ruisheng signaled back to Lu Jianshe that he was fine and to stay safe.

They did not see Lu Ruiming; in a situation with no combat capability, hiding inside the vehicle was the only option. If victorious, he would live; if defeated, he would immediately become a prisoner, completely superfluous.

As Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng had anticipated, the opponents were elite and formidable. As the captain was directing operations, he was sniped the moment he showed his head—a fatal shot that caught them completely off guard, as the enemies’ combat abilities were greater than expected.

The lieutenant took over command, urging everyone to quickly find cover. Being in a complex of buildings, with the enemy above and them below, it was impossible to ascertain how many opponents there were, their positions, or the leaders’ whereabouts.

At that point, all they could do was try their best to preserve their lives while figuring out how to negotiate. It was The midnight sun, with no darkness falling at all, so they couldn’t hope for the cover of night to make their move—they had no choice but to face the situation head-on.

The lieutenant, taking no chances of exposing himself to the relentless enemy, stayed behind the vehicle door and shouted through a megaphone, "I understand you are also in difficult circumstances to be acting this way, but our military is here for everyone’s future..."

Before the lieutenant could finish speaking, a grenade was thrown from a window in a nearby building, landing right at his feet. They were truly sick of these hollow promises, of being fed fantasies when so many had starved to death without a bite—listening was the last thing they wanted to do.

The deputy team leader could only leap toward the clearing beside him, lying flat on the ground in a self-protective posture.

But he was still wounded by the blast, with a hole blasted into his leg, blood mixed with black gunpowder, a terrifying sight.

Still, the deputy team leader continued to command everyone, shouting into the radio, "The enemy has lost all humanity; their ambush is deep. We must find a way to ensure that at least one person survives to transport the data back to the main base."

Lu Jianshe said into the radio, "Old Yuan, first, protect yourself. Our team has a special forces captain; leave the command to him."

After finishing, he spoke into the radio, "Who’s next to Lu Ruisheng? Pass him the radio; he is the king of special forces."

He was aware of his nephew’s capabilities; at this time, his nephew might be the only hope for saving these people, given that the stakes included the base’s experimental data and the future of humanity.

This was unexpected for everyone; although they all knew that Lu Ruisheng and Gu Pan were skilled, and they knew they were freelancers, they had not inquired deeper. These people came from the main base, so naturally, they were not very familiar with them.

Xiao Fang was not far behind Gu Pan; he quickly threw his radio to her so she could pass it to Lu Ruisheng. Although he was unaware of Lu Ruisheng’s identity, based on their journey together, he knew they both certainly had exceptional abilities.

Gu Pan received the radio and handed it to Lu Ruisheng.

Lu Ruisheng took the radio, "Everyone hide in the buildings on both sides; don’t expose yourselves to the enemy’s line of sight and protect yourselves."

All of them followed Lu Ruisheng’s commands, seeking the nearest safe hiding spots.

Then, Lu Ruisheng identified a blind spot from above and quickly boarded the vehicle loaded with weapons.

Gu Pan followed his path and together they boarded the vehicle.

Since all the soldiers had disembarked to seek cover, there were no others inside the vehicle.

The two of them loaded mortar shells, rocket launchers, and all the ammunition into Space, each grabbed a sniper rifle, and finally, Gu Pan pulled out a bomb shield from Space. They entered the nearest building, changed their route midway, and found a relatively hidden building to ascend to the rooftop.

Once on the rooftop, Gu Pan took out a telescope from Space. Based on the direction from where their captain was sniped, she locked onto the building where the sniper was located but couldn’t pinpoint the exact floor and window.

The two of them quickly found a suitable position, set up the mortar, and shelled the sniper’s building.

There was no time now to search room by room for the precise location of the sniper. Any further delay might mean the end for those below; they needed to quickly divert the enemy’s attention.

Then, taking advantage of the enemy’s disarray, Lu Ruisheng observed the surrounding buildings with military-grade infrared binoculars. It was easy to identify which buildings had people watching from the windows, and with Lu Ruisheng’s experience and the rooftop vantage point, he roughly pinpointed the commander’s likely position. Without overthinking, he fired two more mortar rounds at adjacent buildings, blowing holes through their midsections, causing the tops to collapse.

After all, they had brought so many mortar rounds up there to confuse the enemy, which was now their greatest advantage.

The two then quickly entered Space to avoid being pinpointed by any remaining enemy snipers.

Next, they took out several large mirrors from Space and placed them on the rooftop. Then the two crawled out from between the mirrors and descended the building.

Under the blazing sun, the reflection of the sunlight directly caused temporary blindness in the other snipers and also in a commander’s subordinate who was using binoculars to observe.