The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse
Chapter 317 - 210 Because I Can Use It

Chapter 317: Chapter 210 Because I Can Use It

No matter what, at least during negotiations, both parties were seated.

The elder picked up his rifle, which Li Yang retrieved for him, and then the old man sat on the ground with his legs crossed, leaning against a stone, with his left arm holding his Mosin-Nagant and his right arm limply hanging down.

The elder was looking at Gao Yuan, and Gao Yuan’s eyes had also never left the elder.

Gao Yuan didn’t want the elder to regain the capability to threaten him, but fortunately, Li Yang, expressing goodwill, had picked up the rifle. However, he had removed the bullets from the magazine, so Gao Yuan didn’t have to worry about his safety unless the elder reloaded.

But with the elder holding a gun, Gao Yuan still felt uneasy.

Whitebeard was sitting on a rock, his expression rather calm, but he couldn’t take his eyes off Gao Yuan.

Whitebeard was very calm. He understood that he didn’t have the upper hand, but he had no intention of yielding.

"We cannot let the Americans go. They will die, will all die one by one until there’s none left. They have sown hatred with their blood, so it is only fair for hatred to return to blood."

Gao Yuan wasn’t interested in talking. He couldn’t understand what Whitebeard was saying. So now Li Yang led the negotiations, and Gao Yuan didn’t even feel like asking Li Yang to translate.

Li Yang looked at Gao Yuan, appearing very calm, but his words carried a hint of reproach.

"Don’t you want to say anything? It’s been ten minutes. He refused all of my proposals. He won’t let the Americans leave. If he has the chance, they will kill every person in the airbase one by one. He says it’s a blood feud."

Gao Yuan finally shifted his gaze from the elder to Li Yang and said, "What blood feud?"

"His two sons. One was killed by the American forces, and the other died in a bomb blast at a wedding."

Li Yang swallowed before he breathed out and said, "That’s the kind of thing. They didn’t have the chance before, but then the aliens came, and the chance came with them. So, he took his tribe and sought revenge. He said he had been waiting for this day for ten years and couldn’t give up; that’s the gist of it."

Gao Yuan nodded, pondering for a moment.

In fact, Gao Yuan’s mind was still quite chaotic, so he couldn’t think of any solutions. In truth, he didn’t think of any solutions.

"What’s your name?"

It was Gao Yuan’s first question, yet it was about the elder’s name.

Li Yang translated Gao Yuan’s question accurately, thinking that since he lacked negotiation skills, he should just be an honest translator.

"Ashraf Tain."

The elder paused for a moment before he stated his full name again.

"I am Ashraf Tain Masood."

Li Yang was shocked, but he didn’t forget his role and translated the elder’s name; then he continued, "You and that eagle of Panjshir Valley..."

The elder nodded and said, "The same tribe. I am one of his warriors."

Li Yang nodded and then turned to Gao Yuan, "He’s called Ashraf Tain Masood, was a warrior of Masood, and Masood... fought the Soviet Union and one could say they drove the Soviet Union out of Afghan. Also, he is from the same tribe as that Masood."

Gao Yuan was at first bewildered, then quickly caught on and exclaimed loudly, "Holy shit! The guys who drove out the Soviet Union?"

Li Yang spoke in a low voice, "It’s not just those people, but the main force! The main force, do you understand?"

"Ask Whitebeard again."

Li Yang looked at Whitebeard and asked, "Then can you tell me your name?"

Whitebeard gazed at Li Yang with a kind expression, "My name is Atiq Tain Masood. He is my brother, and we both come from the Tajikistan Tribe of the Panjshir Valley. I used to be a company commander in the Northern Alliance Army. After Masood’s death and the defeat of the Northern Alliance, we had to move here."

Li Yang turned towards the middle-aged man. Atiq continued, "He is my son, and his name is Garini."

Li Yang exhaled and Gao Yuan, standing to the side, said dissatisfiedly, "Translate."

After translating Atiq’s words, Li Yang asked, "Then what is your relationship with that Masood?"

Atiq shook his head and said, "We share the same surname, coming from a large tribe, but we’re not relatives, nor brothers. We were his warriors."

Having translated what Atiq said, Gao Yuan pondered what to say next. He then looked back at the old man, Ashraf, "Why do you use the Mosin-Nagant?"

"Because I know how to use the Mosin-Nagant."

The old man’s answer was simple and bore no hidden implications. Gao Yuan frowned upon hearing this, but he soon nodded, saying, "Indeed, you do know how to use it."

"Why can you fly?"

The old man lifted his left hand upwards and then, puzzled, asked, "Why can you fly?"

"I’ll answer your question last. For now, please answer a question of mine first, what will it take for you to let those Americans go?"

Ashraf looked towards Atiq, who shook his head and said, "We can’t let them go."

Gao Yuan rubbed his forehead and said, "Do you understand? The aliens have come, and the entire world is doomed. We are going to counterattack the aliens and save the world. Hence, we need those Americans’ help, um, so can you let them leave, please?"

Atiq shook his head again, "It has nothing to do with us."

Impervious to persuasion, Gao Yuan knew it would be like this, resignedly saying, "You have already killed many Americans, and now the Americans have drones. They can scout your position at any time. You can’t like before just fire a few shots at their base and retreat. If you keep fighting, you will have casualties."

Atiq looked at his son and then smiled, "I have a son, and my son has four sons. Our tribe still has over a hundred warriors. We can wait. Wait until the Americans run out of food, until they have to leave the protection of their walls, we have ways to kill them one by one."

Li Yang spoke softly, "I think you shouldn’t have reminded them about the drones because they will surely connect it to us taking the drones."

Gao Yuan ignored Li Yang’s advice and said directly to Atiq, "What about us leaving? I mean, just us Shenzhou people leaving to continue our mission to save mankind. Can we do that?"

Atiq nodded, then smilingly said, "We hold no grudge. If you want to leave, then leave; I will not stop you."

Gao Yuan smiled, "Good, now we have reached the most important consensus. Let’s talk about other matters, matters that could benefit you. Name your terms, what will it take for you to let those Americans leave?"

As he translated, Li Yang was fully convinced that Gao Yuan’s proposal was meaningless, but he noticed Atiq actually fell into deep thought. Moreover, Atiq was not just blurting out impossible conditions, like wiping out everyone at Kandahar Air Base.

This meant that perhaps Atiq was indeed willing to set some terms, and no matter how unreasonable those terms might be, as long as terms could be set, there was a possibility and basis for negotiation.