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A group of about a hundred people walked across the desolate desert.

The scorching sun beat down on everyone's scalps, but in order to get away from the danger, they endured their exhaustion and walked for several kilometers under the blazing sun until they were far away from the collapsed sinkhole. They then found a place on the outskirts of a town to rest temporarily.

After a whole night of running around, everyone was hungry and exhausted, not to mention that everyone had suffered injuries of varying degrees.

Ye Xiao distributed medicine to everyone. The green medicine could not only heal injuries, but also restore physical strength.

Afterwards, food and water were distributed to everyone. After eating and drinking their fill, everyone found a place to lie down in the empty and dilapidated shopping mall.

After resting for a morning, Ye Xiao and the others had recovered somewhat and got up.

The plants that had originally invaded the building had all withered into dry twigs, and the empty building was filled only with piles of dust.

Because they didn't know if the sandworms would come back this way, no one dared to stay in this place any longer. They all hoped to get on their way as soon as possible and head south.

But the trucks had already fallen into the Giant Mouth Abyss. Without transportation, they couldn't possibly walk to the Anliang base.

Leaving some people behind to guard the camp, Ye Xiao led White Fox and the others out for a stroll to see if there was anything useful.

Unexpectedly, the short guy shamelessly followed them out.

The group stopped in front of the steps, glancing at the distinct boundary between light and shadow ahead, where the scorching sunlight had already begun to evaporate the heat from the ground.

Silver Moon held her hand up to test the sunlight for a moment, then abruptly pulled it back and cursed:

"Wow, it's even hotter now!"

Ye Xiao took out a few sunglasses, which everyone immediately took and silently put on. Then they took the umbrellas that Ye Xiao handed them, held them over their heads, and stepped into the sunlight.

The short man behind him stared in disbelief, inwardly grumbling.

"Holy crap, is Ye Xiao some kind of treasure chest? No wonder even a base commander like Liu Haiting is so humble in front of him, and even sent his precious son to be Ye Xiao's follower. He's got a golden thigh!"

Seeing that Ye Xiao and his group were about to leave, the short man hurriedly and shamelessly shouted at Ye Xiao, "Boss! I'm here too!"

Nie Qiu glanced at the short man with disdain, "What's it to you, kid? Why are you meddling in this mess?"

The dwarf's face stiffened, and he looked at Ye Xiao with slight anxiety. He was waiting to make a contribution, so how could he let go of this opportunity?

He had overheard Liu Yuntong and the others talking on the way there, and they said that Ye Xiao had led the people from Baping Mountain to establish a large base in Anliang.

They have nowhere to go now, so of course they have to maintain good relations with the base leaders!

The dwarf immediately stepped forward and volunteered:

"Hey, Brother Nie Qiu, that's not how it works!"

He immediately said to Ye Xiao, "Boss, almost all the cars in the military storage area were driven away yesterday. They were either from the defense team or the rebel army. They must have left through the west gate, and the route they took was almost identical to ours."

Wu Hui said, "They've been gone for so long, how can we possibly catch up?"

The short man chuckled and shook his head. "Hey, things happened so suddenly yesterday. They had time to run, but they must have had very little water. No water? Where could they go? They couldn't have gone far!"

"I'm sure they're nearby, and they'll definitely wait a while before going back to the base to collect the remaining water!"

"We might find them nearby. They have so many cars; if we split them up, we can definitely get everyone on board!"

The dwarf patted his chest, "With me here, I can talk to them!"

Bai Yue scoffed, "You? You think you're so important?"

The short man smiled awkwardly, then gestured obsequiously to Ye Xiao, instantly becoming self-righteous.

"I may not have much influence, but with the boss around, the boss has a lot of influence!"

Silvermoon curled her lip in disdain, "You're quite the flatterer!"

The dwarf's deduction made a lot of sense and coincided with Ye Xiaobaihu's idea. He pulled out an umbrella and sunglasses from his spatial storage and threw them at the dwarf.

"Alright, keep up!"

The short man quickly caught what was tossed into his arms, and immediately beamed with joy, echoing the sentiment as he hurried to catch up.

I frantically opened the sunglasses and put them on, almost poking them into my eyes.

The short man quickly opened his umbrella and caught up with the others.

As Ye Xiao walked to a crossroads ahead, he suddenly stopped and carefully examined the tire tracks on the ground.

Ye Xiao and Bai Hu were so certain because they found tire tracks on the road when they entered this area.

The group continued along the tire tracks on the ground, and soon they saw a row of cars parked on the side of the road.

At that moment, a number of people were gathered in the shadows of the street near the car, seemingly arguing and discussing something.

With a soft rustling sound, Ye Xiao and his group made no attempt to conceal themselves, swaggering towards the group of people.

Upon hearing the footsteps of the group, the previously noisy crowd immediately fell silent, and the group in the shadows all looked warily toward Ye Xiao and his companions.

When those gazes fell upon the unfamiliar faces of the group, they revealed wariness. Upon seeing their attire, their expressions turned to confusion, bewilderment, and deep surprise.

After all, the group's attire was extremely strange; they were disheveled, covered in dust, and so dirty that they were almost unrecognizable.

But they were very particular about wearing sunglasses and carrying umbrellas, looking like a bunch of lunatics!

The leader took a few steps forward, frowned, and asked warily:

"You escaped from Red Maple?"

The shorter man behind him quickly took off his sunglasses, looked at the familiar face, and shouted:

"Holy crap, it's me, Mo?!"

The burly man named Lao Mo was visibly taken aback, and exclaimed in surprise, "Shorty? You actually made it out alive? Where's One-Eye?"

Upon hearing the other person mention the one-eyed man, the dwarf's expression instantly darkened, and he spat out a resentful glare.

"Pah, don't even mention that beast! He was both stupid and wicked! To escape and to lure away the monsters, he threw his brother right into the monster horde. That guy deserved to die!"

When Old Mo heard that One-Eyed was dead, he paused for two seconds, then grinned.

"Ha, dead? That's really good news!"

Then another group of people came up from the crowd. These people were clearly different from Lao Mo and his group. They were wearing the same uniforms, which were the uniforms of the defense team.

Upon seeing Ye Xiao and the others, they immediately stepped forward to inquire:

"You came from Red Maple? What's the current situation at Red Maple? How badly has it been damaged?"

Someone behind said, "There's still a lot of water stored in that warehouse. We need to find a way to get it out!"

Recalling the hellish scene at Hongfeng yesterday, Nie Qiu immediately poured cold water on the group.

"Don't even think about it. The red maple trees are gone. They're already ruins, and the fire has spread and covered them all. If we go back, there won't be any trace left."

Upon hearing Nie Qiu's words, the crowd around the car immediately stirred.

"Huh? What do we do then? With so little water, how can it possibly sustain us all the way south?"

Upon hearing this, the crowd fell silent for a moment, then...

Swish!

The two groups of people simultaneously drew their guns and weapons from their waists, pointing them at each other in a confrontation.

Then they all said in unison:

"This water belongs to us!"