Surviving the Long Night: Starting from the Gas Station and Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 22 Night Watch: Tactics and Offering Help

Tonight's watchman's shift is the same as last night's. Lin Ran went to rest first after nightfall, while Lu Sheng and Jiang Shutong kept watch.

Through the window, Jiang Shutong saw that there was a tent on the roof of Liang Shan's bus, and the light inside illuminated two figures. She guessed that they were the people keeping watch at night.

"You don't have to stand all the time. It's just keeping watch at night, not standing guard."

Lu Sheng checked the other windows to make sure there were no signs of the beasts of the night, then brought Jiang Shutong a chair.

"Oh, thank you."

Jiang Shutong sat down:

"I think we'll probably be fine tonight. The leaders of those night beasts are very cunning. After you reinforced this place, the walls are hard to breach, and it will cost them a lot to break through the windows and doors. That's why they've switched to lying in ambush outside."

But now that Liang Shan and his group have arrived, a busload of people, they are clearly a better target.

"We cannot let our guard down. These beasts of the night can fail countless times, but if they succeed even once, the price will be our lives."

"No, I didn't mean we can relax a bit."

Seeing Lu Sheng so serious, Jiang Shutong revealed her true thoughts:

"My question is: If they're in trouble, should we help them?"

"Help when you have the capacity, but if we are also surrounded by ferocious beasts, prioritize dealing with our own affairs."

"Okay, sure."

Lu Sheng made his decision, and Jiang Shutong knew what to do next.

She knew very well what these refugees would encounter tonight.

These buses are often filled with refugees. Considering speed and range, they are not reinforced with additional shells, making them extremely cost-effective for attacking ferocious beasts.

Later, Lu Sheng and Jiang Shutong heard some sounds, the sounds of the Night Beasts moving, but these Night Beasts had bypassed the refueling warehouse today.

They headed straight for the bus.

After these ferocious beasts got close enough, the people in the rooftop tents noticed something and came out with their guns.

There were two people, each holding a rifle.

Using the dim lights around the bus, the two spotted the approaching Mo Lang and fired. Upon seeing them raise their guns, Mo Lang immediately scattered and disappeared back into the shadows.

They were very fast, and the Night Watchman's gun missed its target.

After the black wolf fled, the two watchmen prepared to return to their tents, but just then, another black wolf ran past them.

They immediately became extremely alert, and after hearing a wolf howl coming from under the car, they carefully moved to the edge of the roof and looked down to check the situation.

But they saw nothing, only heard the howling of wolves rising and falling in the darkness around them, as if they were surrounded by a pack of wolves.

The two watchmen immediately stood back to back, on guard against any ferocious beast that might attack from any direction.

Suddenly, a dark shadow darted out and crashed into the bus. The two watchmen immediately opened fire and discovered it was a black wolf.

The two shots hit it squarely, and seeing the beast die, the two watchmen relaxed a little.

Just as they breathed a sigh of relief, a huge dark shadow appeared behind them.

"It's that leader of the black wolf pack!"

Lu Sheng immediately recognized the huge silhouette as the leader of the Mo Wolf he had seen in the ruins, and he immediately understood that everything that had just happened was part of its plan.

To put the Night Watch on edge, send out cannon fodder to distract them, and then jump onto the roof of the bus while they are relaxed.

The howling wolves all around were there to cover it.

"Aaaaaah!"

"Help! Help!"

The leader of the black wolves, who had jumped onto the roof of the car, immediately began its slaughter. It swatted one of the night watchmen off the car with one paw, then turned around and pounced on another night watchman on the roof, tearing his neck apart.

The Night Watchman who fell to the ground also met his end; the wolves, who had been lying in wait, swarmed him and dragged him into the darkness.

Lu Sheng and Jiang Shutong saw all of this, and after a moment's thought, the former decided what to do.

"Shutong, be careful of your surroundings."

"it is good."

After giving instructions to Jiang Shutong, he quickly retrieved the extended barrel of his revolver and shook Lin Ran awake.

"Liang Shan and his men were attacked by the Mo Wolves. The leader was personally involved. Let's help them out."

"Um."

Lin Ran grabbed the bolt-action rifle from the bedside table and followed Lu Sheng, who had already mounted the extended barrel, onto the roof.

After lying down on the edge of the roof, the two saw that the bus was surrounded by wolves, with damage in many places and cracks in the doors and windows caused by the wolves' attacks.

The leader of the Ink Wolves stood on the roof of the vehicle, no longer participating in the battle, as if he had already secured the victory and was just waiting to enjoy his meal.

"I'll handle the ones attacking the car. Lin Ran, your gun is powerful, aim at the leader and shoot him hard."

"it is good."

Lu Sheng raised his gun and locked onto the Mo Lang who was attacking the car. As the crosshair became completely stable on his prey, he pulled the trigger.

boom!

One of the black wolves fell to the ground. The sudden turn of events startled the other attacking black wolves. The leader noticed this and turned to retreat.

But Lin Ran's aim was already locked onto it.

boom!

A louder, deeper gunshot rang out. The leader of the Ink Wolves couldn't dodge in time, and a high-powered rifle bullet struck its shoulder precisely, blasting a small hole in it.

Lin Ran immediately pulled the pin and loaded the bullet, only to find that the leader of the Mo Lang gang had rolled off the roof of the car and disappeared from sight.

"I only hit its shoulder, but the leaders of these ferocious beasts are all very strong. I'm afraid it won't kill it. I missed."

"It's not your fault. I forcibly woke it up, so it must be in poor condition, otherwise it wouldn't have survived."

Lu Sheng offered a word of comfort, then proceeded to explain the next steps:

"These black wolves have started to retreat. I'll deal with those still under the light, and you take care of those that have already run into the darkness."

"Okay, sure."

Lin Ran moved the crosshair to a pitch-black area. In the field of view of the thermal reflective sight, the Ink Wolf, which was good at blending into the night, had nowhere to hide.

Suddenly her eyes widened as a peculiar entity appeared in the sights—it was the leader.

Its heat signature was larger than that of a regular black wolf, making it very conspicuous in the dark. At this moment, it was limping away towards the ruins because it was injured.

Without any hesitation, Lin Ran quickly moved the gun barrel and pulled the trigger the instant the crosshair locked onto the massive heat source.

boom!

After the gunshot, she saw the leader of the Black Wolf gang fall down through the scope.

As the heat source reaction gradually weakened, Lin Ran slowly exhaled:

"Lu Sheng, I've taken it down."

"Who?"

"That leader."

Lu Sheng looked at Lin Ran in surprise, and Lin Ran nodded to him.

"Very good!"

Lu Sheng was overjoyed. He had already witnessed the strength of the leader of the Ink Wolf, and in terms of tactics, it was even more intelligent than a wild beast.

If it survives tonight, it will surely create problems for the future.

After the wolf pack left, Lu Sheng and Lin Ran returned to the warehouse. Lu Sheng glanced at the time on his bracelet and told Lin Ran to continue resting.

"You can sleep peacefully. I'll switch shifts with you an hour later."

"No need, it didn't take long, and your health is also very important."

Lin Ran sat on the bed, then suddenly pursed her lips and spoke as if she had made a great decision:

"Lu Sheng, could you help me tow my car to the warehouse tomorrow?"