"Boss, let's retreat!"
"Alright, let's go." the leader of the group of survivors finally agreed to leave the place.
Unfortunately, before the group of ten managed to leave this room, a Titan-2 crushed through the wall and gain access into the room. Worst of all, the opened hole is wide enough, which allows the other living dead to enter the room.
As for the main exit, it has been blocked by another Titan-2 with flesh stuck on its teeth.
"We're dead! We're all dead!" the survivors starting to lose hope in getting out of this place.
"Shut the f*ck up!" their boss howled. As the leader of this team, he owns the best automatic rifle amongst the 10 of them.
"Dadadada..." his concentrated shot pierced one of the eyes from the Titan-2. But with only one capable rifle for 10 people, it is far less than enough to handle the situation.
"Let me handle this!" a survivor steps forward and throws a punch. Although looking weak, the moment his fist hits the target, a fire starts from where he punches and scattered to all over the Titan-2's body.
"Good job! Protect Alan while he grabs the Green Nephrite Core from the creature!" they formed a defensive line circling the guy with fire punch. The moment the core is found, the group quickly retreats through the exit.
But the moment they stepped outside of the building, a wailing sound alarmed everyone.
"Help me..."
"Help me..."
The Titan is eating a survivor who's struggling on his last breath.
"Urrgh!" half of the group vomits due to the gruesome sight. And that's the biggest mistake they could ever do behind the sensitive predator.
"ROAR!" the Titan howls almost turn all of them deaf. Plus, before they manage to start moving, the corpse on the Titan's hand was used as a weapon and smashed into one of the people from the group.
"Run! Run!" the leader pelted the Titan with his bullets, but not even a dent appeared on the Titan's body.
"Fire!" a loud explosion from a cannon echoed after the order.
"ARR!" the Titan screamed. The shot from the cannot pierce through its right chest, and a Green Nephrite Core followed along the flesh the moment it blows.
"Again!" the order called for another blow from the cannon, which hits the Titan's head accurately.
"It's still twitching! Fire one more shot!"
"Boom!" this time, the chest of the Titan blown into bits. The Green Nephrite Cores is also scattered on the floor.
"Boss, should we..." a survivor's greed blinded him, but luckily the leader stops him from extending his hand.
"No! We should not covet the credits earned by others!" the boss stopped his people.
He decided to have nothing involved with the other group, especially when they have a walking Spider Tank.
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=Spider Tank=
A four-legged mobile armor armed with a Grade-C Ballistic Cannon, which fired explosive shots with the strength of 5 units of Fusion Bomb. The tank is lightly protected, but strong enough to withstand most light and heavy rifle's barrage.
The price for one cost between 15 million to 20 million Republic Union Dollars, but that is before the apocalypse hits them. Right now, each of them is priceless.
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"Boss Guo." the leader of the Spider Tank's team, Xichen, came to greets him.
"Hello, Colonel Xichen. Thanks for the help just now. None of us touches anything here, so please do whatever you like." Boss Guo shakes Xichen's hand as he speaks.
"Since the Titan is killed, our coalition can be said as winning the battle. I wonder if Boss Guo is interested in joining our Xicheng Faction?" Xichen handed out the offer to join them towards Boss Guo and his people.
They're originally a team of 16 individuals, armed to the teeth. But before the deadliest predator, only cannons from a Spider Tank can control it from moving around. And now, with only ten individuals, taking care of their faction is much more complicated right now.
"If Xicheng Faction is willing to accept broken soldiers like us, I will immediately accept!" Boss Guo knows that the moment the olive branch is given out to him.
"Hahaha! Thank you, Boss Guo, for joining us. With your group joining our Xicheng Faction, we're going to be stronger than any other factions out there!" Xichen laughed. With an increase of 10 able soldiers and over twenty manpower from spouse, partners, elders, and children, the olive branch gave out by Xichen is totally worth the price.
"I'll be seeing you in Xicheng Base. Please excuse me right now, as there must be more people still needs our help." Xichen excused himself.
"Boss..." the other members of the groups wanted to speak, but their guts seems to went somewhere and hide.
"It's okay. Joining the Xicheng Faction by invitation is much better than joining them by being sold as slaves. At least, we're allowed to keep half of what we have." the boss shakes his head. It was the norm for the weaker side to submit to the stronger.
Let's go. From today, the Ironhead Faction is no longer exist. We're a part of Xicheng Faction!" Boss Guo brings his people back to their base and prepares everyone to move over to Xicheng Base.
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"So... You're saying that we can select a portion of food for every 50kilograms of scraps? And he'll pay us for the most expensive item printed on the receipt?" Boss Dan Bao asked.
"Yes! If we try to monopoly this and only send our people to do this, we'll be able to start saving for foods!" Dan Mi said excitedly.
"Don't be a fool. Do you know how much power we need to activate a scrap mover from one place to another? Only a modified Tianlang Electronics Battery can support the thirsty machine to move 250 kilograms!" Dan Bao knocked on his brother's head.
"Wait! Brother, I remember that the boss of QIN-FENG GOODS TRADING is playing with the battery while we chatted!" Dan Mi stops his brother from rejecting his offer.
"Are you serious? This is not something to jokes about!" Dan Bao grabbed his brother's shoulder.
"YES!" Dan Mi raises his voice to make sure his brother heard.
"What the hell are you shouting." Dan Bao flicked Dan Mi's head with his finger for shouting so loud.
"Quickly go. We have less than twenty hours to prepare 250kilograms of scraps. Order around ten elderly to follow the group to help our main force moving the scraps."
"As for the main force, divides into two groups. One will be moving the scraps over to the General Store, and the other will protect them. Alternate the turn between group 1 and group 2."
"Additionally, try to clear a building near the General Store. I want us to use that as a temporary base for the elders to stay there while waiting for the General Store to open." Dan Bao ordered his brother to arrange things while he organizes their teams to starts moving.
"Wait." Dan Bao caught his brother eating something.
"Give me that spicy sticks. How dare you hoard the food while your brother is still hungry here?" Dan Mi got another finger flick on his head for keeping delicious snacks.
"Alright! Everyone keep it up! This is for the sake of everyone having food to eat!"