In the factory shed, dozens or even hundreds of lackeys laughed, scolded, and shouted at each other, chatting during their short break time. Some even played cards in groups after eating, venting their abundant energy.
Meanwhile, Chen Chong calmly nibbled on his pancake, casually observing his surroundings. Since the prison break three days ago, he had not seen any other awakened individuals apart from the four captain-level figures, Gu Jun, Yin Hu, and the others. Even Tieshan hadn't shown up.
"Today is the third day after the escape. If Lin Kun and the others are still alive, they should have already arrived at the Dawn Gathering Point yesterday."
Chen Chong's mind drifted, "I wonder how the Dawn Gathering Point will react internally? With Qiao Jun as an insider, General Blood might have already received the news."
According to what Lin Kun said, the Dawn Gathering Point relied on a mine and had about three to four thousand survivors in its territory. Its population and size were twice as large as General Blood's Crimson Territory, and its overall strength was much stronger as well.
The Dawn Gathering Point was only over a hundred kilometers away from the Crimson Territory. The fact that it had grown to this scale indicated that its leader was undoubtedly a powerful supernormal being, just like General Blood. Otherwise, given General Blood's greed and brutality, he would have invaded and annexed the Dawn Gathering Point long ago.
However, in Chen Chong's estimation, even if the Dawn Gathering Point intended to attack the base, it wouldn't happen in a short time. Firstly, because the base had just experienced a prison break, it must still be on high alert. Going straight there now might result in falling into a trap. Secondly, unlike the cruel and ruthless Crimson Territory, the Dawn Gathering Point was a relatively loose survivor alliance. It would take time to mobilize all its elite forces, along with planning, tactics, routes, and various battle supplies.
If they intended to minimize losses, the Dawn Gathering Point might first conduct a careful investigation before deciding on a specific attack plan. All these factors meant that the Dawn Gathering Point wouldn't act so quickly.
As for whether the Dawn Gathering Point would leave the base alone, Chen Chong hadn't really considered that. Whether it was the base's excellent water and electricity resources or the various sophisticated instruments preserved inside, they were all valuable assets. Any leader of a gathering point could use this base as a foundation to establish another small gathering point and alleviate the pressure on their original territory.
Moreover, this base was actually occupied by a group of unknown white people!
Hmm?
Just then, as if sensing something while pondering, Chen Chong slightly lifted his eyelids. In the crowd, there were three lackeys with painted faces and exaggerated hairstyles, wearing malicious smiles. They carried lunch boxes and made their way through the noisy crowd toward Chen Chong's table. Then, they boldly sat down at the stone table where Chen Chong was sitting, intentionally or not revealing the rusty firearms hanging from their waists.
Chen Chong recalled that he seemed to have seen these three lackeys behind the awakened individual with triangular eyes. His eyes narrowed, "What do you three want from me?"
"Looks delicious..."
"Damn it, I haven't had meat for days."
The three lackeys seemed to not hear Chen Chong's words. Their eyes fixed on the large piece of meat on Chen Chong's table as they licked their lips. Then, one lackey with narrow eyes and thin lips laughed, "Your name is Chen Chong, right? I see that you can't finish all this food. Let me help you."
As soon as he finished speaking, this lackey acted as if Chen Chong didn't exist. He had an unconcerned smirk on his face, directly reaching out to grab the steak on the table. At the same time, Li Bao and Zhang Long, the two captains of the hunting squads, wore sneers on their faces, watching from afar.
A vicious smile suddenly appeared on Chen Chong's mouth.
Clang!
In the next instant, a cold light cut through the air. Chen Chong swiftly drew the tactical knife from his waist with lightning speed, ruthlessly and accurately piercing through the dirty hand that reached for the steak, nailing it to the table! At the same time, with a powerful push-up and a fierce kick in mid-air, Chen Chong mercilessly kicked the other two lackeys in the middle and right side!
Crack!
Chen Chong's strength was tremendous now. With a faint crackling sound of breaking sternum, the two lackeys didn't even moan, flying up like they were hit by a charging elephant, and crashing into others before rolling on the ground, unable to get up!
"Ah!"
Only at this moment did the agonizing scream from the lackey whose hand was nailed to the table reverberate throughout the factory shed, deafening everyone present. Everything happened too quickly. Before the other lackeys could react, Chen Chong, who had just fiercely kicked the two lackeys, stretched out his hand and firmly grasped the hair of the lackey whose hand was nailed and was desperately trying to pull out the firearm. He slammed the lackey's head onto the hard stone table!
Boom!
In the sound of the dull collision of flesh and blood, the lackey instantly fell unconscious, lying face down on the stone table, no longer struggling. This was still under the circumstances where Chen Chong intentionally avoided causing serious injuries. Otherwise, with his current strength, this head might burst open like a watermelon.
In the silence, a pool of blood quickly spread on the table. Chen Chong, as if he had done something insignificant, casually clapped his hands, sat down, and calmly continued eating. He seemed completely indifferent to the nearly hundred lackeys in the huge factory shed!
Inside the factory shed, there was silence.
"What audacity! Such audacity!" At this moment, Li Bao, who was not far away, suddenly changed color and burst into anger. He immediately stood up and roared, "This scum dares to act here! Tie him up for me, I'm going to peel off his skin!"
The three people he sent just now were members of his hunting squad. He originally thought that this Chen Chong was trying to flatter General Blood, so he wanted to humiliate this parasite a little. But he never expected Chen Chong to be so fierce and audacious, daring to attack them right in front of their captains. Moreover, the three lackeys who had always followed him were beaten like dogs. This was a blow to his reputation!
Talking angrily, Li Bao, like a raging beast, suddenly stood up and walked towards Chen Chong.
In the factory shed, the surrounding lackeys who witnessed the incident recognized Chen Chong. Coupled with Li Bao's furious roar, they looked at each other in shock.
"The bones of the rat and Fei Biao were broken!"
"Who dares to attack the hunting team!"
"He doesn't know his place!"
Amidst the sudden outburst of curses, seven or eight lackeys immediately stepped forward, looking fierce and seemingly under Li Bao's command. They held wooden spears and approached Chen Chong with a menacing look, as if to intimidate him.
Upon hearing the commotion from the workshop, a large number of lackeys rushed over from the other side in excitement. In the midst of the crowd, Chen Chong slowly stood up, drew a tactical knife from the table, looked around, and put on a tiger skin:
"You have the audacity to try to steal the food assigned to me by the general! You must be daring!"
Upon hearing the words "general," without exception, all the lackeys trembled. Especially the six lackeys approaching with guns, who looked fierce. The power and brutality of Blood General were deeply ingrained in their minds. Seeing Chen Chong's fearless appearance, coupled with the preferential treatment he received from Blood General, their faces changed slightly and fear arose in their hearts.
They shifted their gaze to Li Bao, who walked steadily with an aggressive demeanor. It seemed they were waiting for Li Bao's command. Li Bao, however, stared firmly at Chen Chong, a hint of fear flickering in his eyes. He felt trapped but responded harshly:
"You scoundrel! You dare to randomly attack members of my hunting team and use the general to intimidate me? You're simply asking for death!"
He never expected that what started as a small test would elicit such a strong reaction from Chen Chong, escalating the situation beyond his intentions. Now, with three team members beaten like dogs in front of everyone, Li Bao, as the captain, had no choice but to step forward and resolve the situation.
"So those three scums were sent by you?" Chen Chong's gaze pierced Li Bao like a knife, and he sneered:
"You worthless creature! Can only play such humiliating tricks? Don't you like to antagonize me? I'll give you a chance. Both of us are awakened. Let's fight one-on-one right here, right now. The stakes are our own lives! Whether with a gun or empty-handed, only one of us will live to see tomorrow's sun. Do you dare?"
Everyone's breath was stifled, feeling the strong scent of blood emanating from Chen Chong's words and his fierce presence.
However, upon hearing Chen Chong's challenge, Li Bao turned pale and couldn't utter a word for a while.
The reason was simple: He didn't dare!
It wasn't because he didn't think he could match Chen Chong. As an awakened fighter who had been hunting in dangerous wilderness for years, he had formidable combat strength. He alone could wipe out an entire hunting team. In his eyes, Chen Chong was just a slightly powerful but arrogant beginner. He was quite confident in dealing with him.
However, Li Bao had heard that this newcomer, Chen Chong, seemed to be of great use to Blood General. Given Blood General's fearsome reputation, even Li Bao felt apprehensive. How could he agree to a fight to the death when Blood General needed people like him?
The situation reached a stalemate.
After Chen Chong proposed the fight, except for members of Li Bao's hunting team, the other lackeys in the crowd became restless. Various voices expressing a desire for chaos erupted from the crowd:
"This kid is so arrogant!"
"Captain Li, agree to him! Teach him a lesson and cut off all his limbs!"
"Hahaha, kid, your fate is sealed!"
The clamor grew louder. Behind Li Bao, Bone Soldier and Zhang Long furrowed their brows, while Yin Hu remained calm and sneered at Li Bao, seemingly anticipating this outcome.
Since the death of the Skinny Ghost, he had already realized that Chen Chong, though seemingly harmless, had a wild personality and was extremely vicious. Coupled with the mysterious relationship between him and Blood General, which they didn't understand, Li Bao's stupid behavior of only knowing how to fight was simply asking for trouble.
As the din intensified, Chen Chong, with a mocking look in his eyes, watched Li Bao's increasingly unsightly face as a surge of indescribable hostility rose within him.
"Alright!"
With a flash of fierceness in his eyes, Li Bao made a decision. He knew that if he didn't agree, he would forever lose face within the territory. Even if he couldn't defeat Chen Chong, he had to give him a profound lesson. He roared:
"Since you're seeking death, then..."
"What are you all doing here, crowding around?"
Just then, a hoarse voice drifted in lightly, interrupting Li Bao's words.
Everyone in the scene was startled, turning their heads to see Blood General, dressed in crimson military attire, followed by Iron Mountain and a group of his subordinates, walking towards them with interest.
"General!"
"General!"
As Blood General approached, the lackeys who had crowded the way dispersed, whether they were ordinary lackeys or unruly awakened fighters like Li Bao and Yin Hu. All of them showed a respectful demeanor and lowered their heads.
The dignified presence of Blood General was evident!
The tense atmosphere immediately dissipated. Blood General, like a king inspecting his territory, slowly walked to the center of the crowd. He glanced at the lackey lying unconscious on the stone table in front of Chen Chong, and couldn't help but smile:
"It seems lively here. Can someone tell me what's going on?"
Chen Chong immediately bowed respectfully, appearing very courteous. He cleverly placed a big hat on Li Bao's head without revealing any surprise:
"General, it's a simple matter. Someone was dissatisfied with the preferential treatment you gave me, so they sent people to snatch the food allocated to me."
**!
As soon as Chen Chong spoke, Li Bao's face twitched. He felt that within a few words, this kid completely changed his fierce and aggressive attitude from before. Instead, he became extremely cunning and malicious, saying things that cut to the core, wanting to bring him to ruin!
Regret surged within him for his reckless arrangement earlier, and Li Bao quickly stepped forward to explain:
"General, this kid is cunning and completely talking nonsense. My subordinates just wanted to talk to him since they hadn't seen him in our territory before, it wasn't..."
"Alright, end this farce for me."
Upon hearing that it was such a trivial matter, Blood General immediately lost interest. He waved his hand to interrupt Li Bao's improvised speech:
"Chen Chong, stay. The rest of you, disperse!"
With Blood General's command, Li Bao felt a wave of relief. He gave Chen Chong a resentful glance before carrying the unconscious team member and leaving. Other awakened fighters like Yin Hu also retreated. The lackeys in the workshop dispersed in an instant, leaving the place completely empty within a minute.
During this time, Chen Chong continued to maintain a respectful appearance, waiting patiently.
"Chen Chong, you're not bad. You didn't deceive me."
In the now quiet workshop, Iron Mountain diligently wiped the stone stool clean, and Blood General slowly sat down, seemingly smiling but not quite. He looked at Chen Chong and said:
"Just half an hour ago, I received the news Jing Qun sent back. Apparently, those people you mentioned are still alive, and they arrived at Dawn Gathering last night."
Just as expected!
Chen Chong understood this in his heart and did not show any surprise.