Chapter 149 Guessing

Lin Qiang could see very clearly that after the convoy entered the mountain village, Duan Lei used all the vehicles to create three defensive circles between the dilapidated wall, resembling an old woman's missing teeth, and the central defensive position. It was obvious that he intended to use those vehicles as walls.

This approach indicated that Duan Lei currently lacked the confidence to withstand his attack. Although that armored vehicle undoubtedly had some hidden cards, the other party also knew that he possessed his own.

Judging from this, Duan Lei's trump cards should be running low, perhaps only one or two. As for the people brought back by Gray Bear, apart from those foreigners of unknown origin, the others were clearly survivors gathered from elsewhere.

"They must have gone to Ha City!"

Lin Qiang guessed inwardly. Among the cities in this vicinity, Ha City had the most foreigners. Several hundred foreigners could only be found in that city.

Although other cities might have a few hundred foreigners under normal circumstances, could all those foreigners have survived after the apocalypse? Therefore, bringing back around three hundred foreigners was only possible from Ha City!

Ha City was the provincial capital and the most prosperous metropolis, with a dense population. It was also one of Lin Qiang's targets. Especially since Ha City was a heavy industrial city, once he found enough workers and resources there, modifying some armored vehicles shouldn't be a problem.

However, the appearance of Li Chenzhou had slowed down Lin Qiang's pace, preventing him from embarking on his journey to Ha City.

Now, guessing that Gray Bear and his group had returned from Ha City, Lin Qiang felt somewhat puzzled. Because Gray Bear had brought back so many survivors, logically speaking, if Li Chenzhou and Gray Bear had gone to Ha City after their disappearance, then with those two's strength, they should have been able to gain a firm foothold in Ha City, right? Why would they return here?

Although Lin Qiang hadn't been to Ha City since the apocalypse, Ha City was densely populated, had heavy industry, and possessed a freshwater lake. It had everything, small islands, mountains, and rivers. For a strong individual in the apocalypse, it was definitely the most ideal place to survive.

Islands themselves were natural bases. Zombies couldn't swim and were even afraid of water. If one occupied a relatively large island, they wouldn't even need walls. As long as the zombies on the island were cleared, there would be no need to worry about being besieged by zombies.

Especially those islands located on freshwater lakes, which directly solved the water source problem. As long as the island area was large enough for cultivation, coupled with fishing and shrimping, food and drink could be resolved.

Moreover, Ha City had a dense population, and thus many zombies. The number of enhanced zombies would naturally be high, which was the source of crystal cores. Therefore, the apocalypse was similar to the normal world; big cities would still have more opportunities than remote rural areas.

In remote rural areas, the population was sparse, and there weren't many zombies. It might be safer relatively, but without mutated crystal cores, there was no way to improve, and ultimately, one would be eliminated by this world.

Especially in those mountain villages in mountainous areas, it might be even more dangerous than cities, because the number of mutated beasts would be quite high.

Compared to zombies, mutated beasts were definitely more terrifying. Lin Qiang knew this well. For example, he didn't dare to provoke the guy in Qi City who had a group of cats!

Therefore, Lin Qiang had long considered Ha City as his target. It had a safe base and a large number of zombies to hunt, making it the most ideal place.

He believed that Li Chenzhou could definitely see this as well. Could Li Chenzhou be a fool if he could make a guy like Duan Lei follow him so devotedly? If he could see it, wouldn't Li Chenzhou be able to see it?

But now, although Li Chenzhou hadn't appeared, his capable assistant, Gray Bear, had returned, and with such a large convoy.

From this convoy, it could be judged that Gray Bear definitely wasn't back to pick up people; otherwise, what about the vehicles full of various resources?

If he really wanted to collect supplies, couldn't he collect them on the way back? This was the apocalypse, and no one would fight him for these things.

"Could it be that there are more powerful creatures in Ha City, forcing them to return?"

Lin Qiang suddenly thought of an idea that made him feel a little frightened. Especially since Li Chenzhou didn't come back with him, could it be... that the guy encountered a powerful creature and was killed? That's why Gray Bear fled back alone and recruited some survivors along the way?

"No, I must get that armored vehicle as soon as possible!"

The sudden thought made Lin Qiang even more eager to get that armored vehicle. As long as he got that vehicle, his safety could be guaranteed, and in this apocalypse, he would have more hope of surviving!!!

Don't look at Duan Lei, who currently owned the armored vehicle, being suppressed by Lin Qiang. Lin Qiang knew in his heart that this was because Duan Lei and his group were protecting the mountain village, and they were being held back by others, which caused them to become passive. If it were Lin Qiang, he wouldn't have so many concerns. As long as he loaded his child soldiers into the armored vehicle and got enough food and drink, he wouldn't care about the life or death of others.

Seeing Duan Lei and his group retreat back into the mountain village base, and even most of the people in the convoy entered the residential area, and some combat personnel directly entered the defensive position, Lin Qiang hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand and approached the mountain village again.

It could be seen that Duan Lei and his group were in quite a hurry when they returned to the mountain village, and they didn't even bother with the circle of vehicles that Lin Qiang and his group had parked around the mountain village.

Normally, Duan Lei should have sent people to drive all these vehicles back to the mountain village. The vehicles were all driven by Lin Qiang, and they were all normal vehicles that could be started. Sending some people to drive them back wouldn't waste much time.

But Duan Lei didn't do that, which showed that he was afraid that he would be attacked by Lin Qiang while sending people to retrieve those vehicles. Therefore, he didn't move them at all.

This situation undoubtedly gave Lin Qiang some confidence.

Of course, Lin Qiang was actually just testing the waters. Before his trump card arrived, it was impossible for him to launch any attack on the mountain village!

Seeing Lin Qiang return to the position they had previously formed with the vehicles, Duan Lei finally breathed a sigh of relief. His plan seemed to have worked. At least Lin Qiang didn't run away.

Then, he would be able to see his trump card. After consuming most of this guy's trump cards, he could completely leave Lin Qiang here.

Just then, a figure quietly entered the mountain village from the back door, rushing towards Duan Lei's location from an angle Lin Qiang couldn't see...