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

Chapter 17 Cowardice, Correcting Mistakes, and Flanking the Ink Wolf

Upon hearing Lu Sheng's words, Jiang Shutong immediately straightened her hunched back.

"When I was sixteen, I participated in the school sports meet for the first time and won the shooting competition. After that, I represented the school in the beast hunting competition for four consecutive years and won one championship in three places."

"So, you must have killed a lot of ferocious beasts?"

Jiang Shutong became even more smug, puffing out her chest, raising her head, placing one hand on her hip, and raising the other hand as if to make a gun gesture:

"I'm not kidding, I've killed at least 800,000, if not a thousand, ferocious beasts. I've killed all sorts of bizarre beasts, and with a single shot to the head from 800 meters away, it's a killer!"

"Alright, go and take care of those black wolves outside."

Lu Sheng threw Jiang Shutong's gun back to her.

"Outside? They're already outside?"

Jiang Shutong caught the gun, and upon hearing that the ferocious beast of the night was outside the door, her earlier momentum weakened by three points.

"Yes, when you came in, it was already next to your house. If you had gone back earlier, it would be in complete disarray by now."

"Don't use such frightening language."

Jiang Shutong pulled the gun out of its holster, quickly inspected it, and only after confirming that there was nothing wrong did she notice that Lu Sheng had been staring at her.

"What's wrong?"

"That's a bit unexpected. Your technique is very skillful. It seems that what you just said wasn't entirely false."

"No, why would I lie? My fear of living alone and my shooting skills are two different things. Just because someone can shoot a gun doesn't mean they're brave. That's called prejudice."

Jiang Shutong complained for a moment, then asked about the arrangements made for her:

Which side should I guard?

"I was staring at the other windows, the one next to the main door."

After making the arrangements, Lu Sheng suddenly remembered something and added:

"Go and rest for eight hours, then get up and help Lin Ran keep watch."

Are the first four hours and last four hours of each night the most dangerous?

Jiang Shutong seemed lost in thought, but Lu Sheng shook his head slightly, interrupting her thoughts:

"No, I just thought of a compromise for your health. If possible, I hope you don't have to sleep."

"...Then thank you."

Jiang Shutong sighed and walked towards the window she was responsible for guarding.

She felt that Lu Sheng wasn't a bad person, and if she learned to put her thoughts more tactfully, she would definitely like him more.

Reaching the window, Jiang Shutong pressed herself against the wall and peered out. After squinting, she saw the Mo Lang that Lu Sheng had mentioned.

Their bodies are as black as ink, and even their outlines are indistinct in the dark. This natural ability to camouflage, combined with their group behavior, makes them like a deadly wind when they hunt.

But this was a situation encountered in the wild.

Surrounded by a sturdy fortress, armed with a gun, and with steadfast companions by her side, she took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled.

Memories of the competition flooded back, dispelling my unease.

Jiang Shutong's gun is an automatic pistol with a muzzle brake to reduce the impact of recoil and make it easier to control.

She held her gun, opened the window a crack, and pulled the trigger as a black wolf approached the gas station first.

boom!

She aimed the shot at his head, but the bullet deviated slightly and hit Mo Lang in the shoulder. He cried out in pain, but his mobility was not greatly affected.

The next moment, Jiang Shutong felt several gazes fixed on her.

In his haste, he fired two more shots.

Seeing Jiang Shutong raise her gun, the Mo Wolves began to spread out. Both shots missed, and the scattered Mo Wolves then surrounded her position.

Jiang Shutong never expected to miss repeatedly. The approaching horde of black wolves suddenly increased her pressure. Although she kept telling herself to stay calm, her breathing had become erratic.

Bang bang bang!

Several more shots were fired, the bullets grazing two black wolves, but this did nothing to slow down their attack.

As Mo Lang drew closer, Jiang Shutong suddenly had a strange feeling; the trigger was as hard as a rock, and she couldn't press it at all.

Fault?

Why now?

After a few seconds of hesitation, a black wolf had already reached the window and pounced.

Jiang Shutong instinctively pulled her arms up to protect herself, and a gun emerged from her shoulder.

boom!

The black wolf that lunged at the window was knocked down before it even touched the iron bars. Jiang Shutong came to her senses and saw a hand reaching out from behind her. She looked back and saw Lu Sheng's profile.

Seeing their companions being driven back, the Mo Wolves scattered again to look for an opportunity. However, as they dispersed, Lu Sheng turned his gun and locked onto one of them.

boom!

Another shot rang out, and the wolf pack suffered another loss. The remaining dark wolves immediately scattered around the wall, taking cover in the blind spots of the shooting.

"Thanks."

"One championship in Sanya?"

Jiang Shutong thanked him softly, but heard Lu Sheng's flippant sarcasm.

"I'm not lying to you, really."

Jiang Shutong explained in a low voice:

"During the competition, those ferocious beasts were trapped in a large arena. We fired from dozens of meters above them, and the winner was the one who killed the most within a certain time."

This is the first time I've dealt with a ferocious beast that could charge right up to me.

"Aren't you a businessman? You've never actually done any real business?"

"We are a merchant caravan, not a security escort agency. There are specialized people in charge of the battles. I just need to obediently follow my family's arrangements."

Jiang Shutong's voice grew softer and softer, and less and less confident, but Lu Sheng's voice was even softer; he had nothing more to say.

After nearly ten seconds of silence, Lu Sheng sighed and walked away silently.

"Lu Sheng, I'm sorry."

"I'm not blaming you. The black wolves have scattered around the house. I need to find them. Nocturnal creatures don't like light, but starting tomorrow, it will be cloudy for three consecutive days."

Lu Sheng explained calmly:

"If these black wolves lie in ambush until morning and launch a surprise attack when we go out, it will be troublesome."

"oh oh."

Seeing Lu Sheng checking the situation outside each window, Jiang Shutong turned to look at the gun in her hand. After thinking for a while, she gripped the gun tightly with both hands and stood close to the wall to stay alert.

From a young age, her family taught her that no matter how much they explained her mistakes, it was never as good as doing the next thing right.

Lu Sheng circled around the windows and found that these black wolves were indeed cunning. Each one was positioned in a blind spot of the window, and to shoot them, one had to stick one's hand out of the iron bars outside the window.

If we don't deal with it, I'll be ambushed as soon as I go out tomorrow. But the probability of sticking my hand out of the iron fence to shoot and having my hand bitten off by it is fifty-fifty.

He turned to look at the ladder next to the shelf; there was now another solution.

Lu Sheng devised a plan in his mind, immediately picked up a ladder and began to act. He climbed onto the roof, and after confirming that the surroundings were safe, he carefully crawled to the edge of the house.

Peeking out, Lu Sheng saw Mo Lang crouching below the window. Hearing the noise, Mo Lang looked up to check the situation, and what appeared in its line of sight was the dark muzzle of a gun.

boom!

With a single shot, Lu Sheng quickly turned his gun and aimed it at the Mo Wolf, which was crouching outside another window. The Mo Wolf reacted quickly and fled.

Before Lu Sheng could even aim, it had already turned to the front of the warehouse.

Suddenly, three gunshots rang out from the direction of the main gate, followed by howls of wolves and the sound of something falling to the ground.