Super Gene Hunting Ground

Chapter 197: Chapter 197: Escaping to Safety (Four updates, please subscribe)

Yang Xiao gathered everyone in the square,

”Since the breach has been blocked, the rest is easy. We just need to wait patiently. However, at this time, we must avoid arrogance and carelessness. We must not let Xie Jun and others escape from underground and ambush us. Therefore, from now on, our main forces must not be dispersed, especially at night. Everyone should stay concentrated in this commercial building. Those outside should intensify their vigilance, and during the day, we should inspect all the sealed subway entrances one by one to prevent Xie Jun and others from digging tunnels to escape.”

Yang Xiao and others camped in Century Commercial Building.

To guard against any traps Xie Jun might have left, the entire building was inspected before it was deemed safe to move in.

Xu Nanqiang brought over a hundred logistics personnel with grilled meat, steamed buns, and fish soup. However, having traveled over ten kilometers, the low temperature had already cooled the food. With some difficulty, they found some wood in the nearby damaged buildings and built a few simple stoves with bricks to heat the food, and everyone enjoyed the meal.

At this moment, in the subway tunnel, a terrifying atmosphere permeated. With seven to eight thousand people staying inside the tunnel, the thought of the subway exits being sealed and the possibility of everyone dying inside caused immense panic.

”Is there enough oxygen? Will there be a shortage?”

”The subway tunnel is so spacious and several kilometers long, how could there be a shortage of oxygen? Don’t talk nonsense, alright?”

”We’re not lacking now, but who knows about later? Why do I feel a bit suffocated?”

”That’s just your psychological effect.”

”Don’t you feel suffocated?”

”I, I do feel a bit too.”

”Yang Xiao isn’t as foolish as we thought. If I were him, I certainly wouldn’t easily enter the tunnel either. Ah, Brother Jun is too arrogant.”

”Shh, be careful.”

”I’m not scared; we’re all going to die sooner or later anyway.”

”What should we do? Where is Brother Jun? Why hasn’t he come up with a plan yet!”

Various complaints and sighs filled the tunnel crowd.

Xie Jun and Zhou Hua were discussing emergency measures.

”Brother Jun, all other methods are difficult. The only way out is to run through the tunnel exit in the suburbs.”

Zhou Hua said.

Xie Jun sneered:

”Do you think Yang Xiao wouldn’t seal the tunnel exits in the suburbs?”

Zhou Hua and others fell silent.

The scouts sent to check reported that the tunnel exits in the suburbs were also sealed.

”Yang Xiao is so vicious, actually planning to bury all seven to eight thousand of us in the tunnel!” Zhou Hua shouted.

Xie Jun was silent for a moment, then coldly said:

”He won’t bury us that easily.”

”Brother Jun, do you have any ideas?”

Everyone looked at Xie Jun.

Xie Jun suddenly laughed,

”You guys so forgetful? Didn’t I originally have you place several boxes of explosives in the underground subway tunnel from the General’s fire warehouse? Forgotten?”

Zhou Hua smacked his head, suddenly realizing.

”I remember now, it was to set a trap for Yang Xiao, all three boxes of explosives are still there, Brother Jun, what do you plan to do with them?”

Xie Jun sighed deeply and said,

”What else can be done? Three boxes of explosives is a bit too few, if there were a few dozen boxes, I would’ve directly collapsed the underground tunnels of the Century Commercial Square, burying Yang Xiao and the others alive. Alas, it can only be used to escape now.”

”Go to the subway tunnel exit in the suburbs, where it’s far from the downtown area, so even if Yang Xiao and the rest hear the explosion, by the time they get there, we would have already escaped.”

”Where will we escape to?”

”We certainly can’t stay in Nanmu City anymore, with over a thousand of us, we can defeat the local forces wherever we go. Yang Xiao’s goal is to become the King of Nanmu City, he likely won’t chase us for now, let’s go to Zhu City 200 kilometers away, it’s my hometown. Although it’s a small city, it’s not bad, there is a river nearby, likely with Ice Fish resources too. We’ll first take over Zhu City, then we’ll acquire resources and develop to improve our Genetic Evolution Level. One day, we will come back to seek revenge against Yang Xiao.”

Five days later, when Yang Xiao and others were patrolling in the urban area, they heard a earth-shattering explosion.

”What’s happening?”

”It seems to be in the Northern Suburb, that’s a subway tunnel exit.”

”It’s likely Xie Jun and his people using the explosives they had to blast open the exit, ready to escape.”

”Yang Xiao, what should we do?”

Xia Luo asked.

Yang Xiao thought for a moment and said,

”Forget it, don’t chase after them, let them go. Chasing them now means they’ll fight to the death, and we will also suffer casualties. Since they chose to explode in the suburbs, it means they want to escape the city, not to battle us. Let’s give them half a day to escape. Afterwards, everyone go to the breach, and tell the people inside the tunnel that as long as they are willing to surrender, we will not kill them, and we can also help them to obtain Hard Armor to leave the tunnel.”

Xie Jun and his people blasted open the tunnel exit and fled frantically, out of a thousand people, only about 600 truly followed him. The rest lagged behind under various pretexts, reluctant to leave the tunnel.

Xie Jun waited for a moment, realizing the situation was dire and morale was low, he sighed deeply, leading his loyal band of 600 followers, and escaped from Nanmu City.

Several hours later, Yang Xiao and his group arrived at the suburban tunnel exit, and sure enough, there was a big hole blasted open, the footprints scattered in the snow outside, indicating that Xie Jun and his people had been gone for a while.

Near the hole, several of Xie Jun’s former subordinates were huddled at the entrance. Seeing Yang Xiao and his group approaching, they immediately knelt down, crying out,

”Don’t kill us, we want to surrender, we didn’t follow Xie Jun to escape, we did it to surrender and stay in Nanmu City, this is our home...”

Yang Xiao smiled faintly and said,

”All those willing to surrender, we welcome you. Since Xie Jun has already left, and you too wish to surrender, then come out on your own, line up, and then go to Century Commercial Building in the urban area to register your information,

Before that, please go back into the tunnel, and tell everyone inside, as long as you behave and don’t cause trouble, I won’t kill you.

If you are willing to surrender, we warmly welcome you, and will also help you acquire Hard Armor, to leave the tunnel and breathe the fresh air outside, freely enjoying the snowy scenery.”

”Really?”

Hearing Yang Xiao would not only not kill them but also help them obtain Hard Armor, they were overjoyed.

Yang Xiao, months ago, had treated over a hundred injured subordinates of Xie Jun, safely sending them back to the city area, news of which they had already heard, and seeing Yang Xiao now further confirmed his kindness and benevolence.

In these apocalyptic times, such a benevolent leader was hard to come by!

Together they gave thanks, all expressing their commitment to follow Yang Xiao loyally from then on. After speaking, they hurriedly ran back into the tunnel to spread the news of Yang Xiao’s offer of amnesty.