Chapter 252: Battle
The soldiers inside the vehicle had realized something was amiss and swiftly prepared for combat.
Before Xiao Fang could say anything to Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng, the two had already taken bulletproof vests, helmets, and weapons out of their backpacks.
Xiao Fang saw that they were no less professional than trained soldiers and didn’t need to say anything; he too quickly checked his firearms and ammunition, ensuring he could enter combat as soon as possible.
Through the intercom, the captain continuously directed the soldiers to disembark and prepare for the encounter.
Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng also grabbed their weapons and exited the vehicle.
Under normal circumstances, no one wanted to clash with the military; the larger the group, the better their chances to seize the initiative and appropriate resources, so they didn’t want to become enemies with the military—only to be kings of their own territories.
Small groups didn’t have the ability to tough it out against the military and naturally wouldn’t stick their necks out.
That was why no one had attacked the military before.
But as the apocalypse dragged on and resources grew scarcer, when even large factions ran out of food, their targets shifted.
People might resist conflict with the military when there was a sliver of hope, but what about when there was no hope left?