Dark Blood Age

Chapter 101 Under the City of Jinling

Duan Danian's heart was filled with uncertainty. He knew that this business was not without its risks. He only dared to bring his brothers out when there was a glimmer of light in the sky and returned to Jinling City before it became completely dark. The world was pitch black, and the risks were even greater.

The creature monsters were what he feared the most. Although Jinling City was behind him, those creatures were always rampant.

Another concern was encountering skilled individuals within the robbed crowd. It was one thing to bully ordinary people or destitute awakened individuals, but once these skilled individuals appeared, the casualties would be severe. Compared to the little bit of food they could snatch, it was not worth it.

"Big brother, let's go quickly. I'll explain more when we get back." Sun Qian hurriedly grabbed Duan Danian's arm, his tone urgent. The impact of this person, who was once dressed in red armor, was too deep for him. Moreover, when Andrew was in Kun City, he was decisive and cruel. Sun Qian did not want to risk his own life to test him.

"S-Sun, you, you coward! Big, big brother, don't listen... listen to him. Can't we... we deal with him with our ten... ten... ten or so brothers?" The stuttering skinny guy struggled to say. Ever since Sun Qian arrived, his own status had plummeted, so he always disliked him.

Duan Danian was hesitating when one of his lookouts shouted from behind, "Big brother, there's a troop coming."

"Retreat!" Duan Danian made a decisive decision. The military always severely punished this kind of robbery. He had been having bad luck recently, so it was better to avoid this trouble. Before leaving, he said with a straight face, "Consider yourselves lucky. I'll let you off easy!"

Hearing this, Sun Qian couldn't help but laugh and cry. It's fortunate that we didn't start anything. You're the lucky one, Duan Danian. These people have never personally witnessed the power of this "red-armored man," so no matter what Sun Qian said, they were skeptical. It seemed that they should find a new leader, and Sun Qian wondered if "Thirteenth Lord" would accept him.

As the bandits retreated, Zhao Shanhe breathed a sigh of relief. He could finally let go of his worries. Although he still had six awakened warriors on his side, they were all heavily injured. The only one who could fight, Huang Renkuan, was also ambushed. If a fight broke out, not to mention food, their lives would be at stake. Before Andrew joined them, they had already clashed with others several times over food, and there were casualties each time.

What surprised him the most was that there were bandits who knew Andrew among them. With just a few words, not to mention himself, even Tian Weidai could feel the opponent's fear of Andrew!

Of course, the most frustrated one was Huang Renkuan. Under the name of the government, he couldn't even withstand an unknown Andrew.

"I didn't expect you to have such a big reputation. You can scare away even these bandits." Li Yue said with a strange expression. He had almost considered changing sides. Before he arrived in Jinling City, he still needed to rely heavily on Zhao Shanhe and the others. Now that the city was within reach, he had less worries. He didn't want to die at the hands of a group of bandits near Jinling City for no reason. However, the situation suddenly took a turn for the worse. These bandits, who seemed to not care about killing and arson, were hesitating because of Andrew's intimidation.

Andrew put away Thousand Defeat Sword and did not answer him. He patted Cui Yuquan, who was still standing there, on the shoulder and frowned, "Let's go quickly! It's getting dark again!"

He felt an inexplicable panic in his heart. They were already approaching the outskirts of Jinling City. It was unexpected that there were still bandits killing and robbing. At least it indicated that the situation in the city was extremely bad. Could the government still control it?

He didn't know the situation of Aunt and her family in the city. Since the communication was cut off, he hadn't been able to contact them again.

Before the darkness fell, in order to explain this matter, he had argued with his aunt countless times on the phone. It made him so angry that his aunt wanted to burn the ancient book that her father had sent to her brother! If it weren't for her uncle having some trouble later on, she would have rushed to his place ago.

Andrew regretted it countless times and kept thinking, if he had arrived in Jinling City earlier instead of preparing in city shen, it would have been better.

But he wasn't a god, and the ancient book didn't tell him that there would be no passage of heavenly tracks in Jinling City. He instinctively believed that Shanghai was a nationally important city, and the country would spare no effort to protect Shanghai. That's why he repeatedly persuaded his family to come to Shanghai and stay for a month, so that they could see the truth for themselves.

In fact, the subsequent actions of the military also proved the extreme importance the country placed on Shanghai. Almost all the military forces in East China were concentrated in Shanghai. Unfortunately, they still couldn't resist the crazy invasion of the insects. There were too many of them, and they were too powerful!

He didn't expect the situation to reach a point where humanity could barely survive. After all, in his mind, the national machinery was still extremely powerful.

After the sun disappeared for the first time, the communication signals on the entire earth became chaotic. Andrew thought that his aunt should believe him now. Taking advantage of the intermittent signal, he once again asked his aunt and her family to come to Shanghai quickly. Unfortunately, at that time, the news media was flooding with propaganda that nothing major would happen, and there were already mobs causing chaos outside. Due to safety concerns, his aunt and her family decided not to take the risk and leave the city. And not long after, the sun disappeared again, and when Andrew tried to contact them again, all communication had been completely cut off.

Then came the city-wide martial law, and he couldn't go to Jinling City anymore.

Not long after, the insects appeared, and at that time, Andrew had just cultivated a little bit of elemental energy. He couldn't even deal with three red-armored beetles, and from then on, he embarked on a desperate struggle for survival.

Now he was getting close to Jinling City, but he became increasingly afraid. He was afraid that he wouldn't even be able to see a loved one by then.

Dozens of tanks from the military roared past, and Huang Renkuan had learned his lesson and no longer sought trouble. Now, if any officials in the East China region who hadn't died were concentrated in Jinling City, his position would be worthless.

The first line of defense on the outskirts of Jinling City could be seen from a distance. It consisted of dense barbed wire and a large number of abandoned cars. The ground was filled with craters and piled with various monsters and human corpses. In some places, there were even flames and the cries of injured personnel, as if there had just been a fierce battle.

There were some temporary cylindrical defense towers made of reinforced concrete built around, with one every kilometer or so. But many of them had been destroyed, and it could vaguely be seen that the military was organizing manpower to repair them.

At this moment, the faint light in the sky was gradually disappearing, and refugees fleeing from all directions hastened their steps to cross the first line of defense.

The army dispatched dedicated soldiers to guide these refugees, bypassing the prepared obstacles, and retreating towards the second line of defense.

Just as Andrew and the others approached the first line of defense, they suddenly felt a tremor from underground! Andrew was shocked. If it wasn't an earthquake, there was only one possibility - the golden-armored insects that were used to burrowing out from underground!

The tremors became stronger and stronger. Old Cui and the others were stunned by the sudden tremors, and Andrew immediately shouted, "Run! Run!..."

The others quickly reacted and rushed towards the deeper parts of the defense line, trampling over each other in a fierce competition.