Surviving the Long Night: Starting from the Gas Station and Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 29: Attracting Wealth, a Swarm of Spiders, and Seeking a Request

The evening wind was chilly on the rooftop. After confirming with Zhao Cai that no ferocious beasts were approaching, Lu Sheng took it back to the warehouse.

"May you bring wealth!"

Seeing her robot dog return, Jiang Shutong quickly walked over and bent down to touch its metal shell.

"It was a birthday present from my mother when I was ten years old. At the time, it was considered an educational and entertaining toy."

She looked up at Lu Sheng and began to tell him her story with Zhao Cai:

"Later I upgraded the system many times and replaced all the replaceable parts, but the aging of the core components could not be avoided."

After seeing your abilities, I thought I'd give it a try, and now I realize how lucky I was to have met you.

At this point, she smiled at Lu Sheng, who raised his hand to indicate that it was alright.

"It's just a small favor. You're using this opportunity to leverage your connections, while I'm the one taking advantage of the situation."

"What's the big deal? Just ask and I'll help you."

Jiang Shutong's tone was cheerful:

"It'll be the same in the future. You're not refusing to pay, so feel free to contact me if you have any needs in this area."

Lu Sheng nodded slightly.

After that, everyone continued to take turns keeping watch. With the walls and the Zhaocai equipped with bio-radar, the watchmen no longer needed to be on edge.

No ferocious beasts approached the refueling warehouse until Lin Ran got up to change shifts.

Just when Lu Sheng thought he could finally get a good rest tonight, Zhao Cai suddenly raised his head.

"The radar detected a large number of ferocious beasts. Based on the comparison of energy characteristics, it is speculated that they are a group of Iron-Footed Spiders."

Upon hearing this, Lin Ran immediately picked up her gun, and Lu Sheng, who had just sat down on the bed, also stood up.

Soon after, the two heard a dense, distinctive sound of footsteps belonging to the Iron-Footed Spider.

The sound blew along the wall, collided with the wall several times in the direction of the front gate, and then gradually faded away after confirming that it was difficult to breach.

"Zhao Cai, where did those ferocious beasts go?"

As Lu Sheng asked the question, he walked toward the window next to the main entrance.

"Radar indicates that the Iron-footed Spider swarm is gathering 100 meters ahead."

Lu Sheng judged the distance and looked out the window, just in time to hear the gunshot.

Under the cover of night, the Iron-Footed Spiders had surrounded Liang Shan's bus. The two night watchmen on the roof fired at the Iron-Footed Spiders that were trying to climb onto the bus, and had already killed one.

Lu Sheng quickly scanned the area and found that the number of visible Iron-Footed Spiders was much greater than during the last attack by the Ink Wolves.

boom!boom!

boom!boom!

Gunfire continued to erupt on the bus, and the Iron-Footed Spider swarm suffered continuous casualties, yet showed no signs of retreating.

Lu Sheng and Lin Ran watched from afar and noticed something: the Iron-Footed Spiders were constantly advancing their battle lines.

There were only two Night Watchmen, but the Iron-Footed Spiders launched an attack from all sides.

Their feet are hard enough to dent or even break through the metal of a bus. If the ones in front are knocked down, the ones behind can use their footprints as footholds to quickly climb up.

Under such an offensive, an iron-footed spider soon climbed onto the roof of the vehicle.

Noticing this, the Night Watchmen quickly turned their guns around, but as soon as the firepower was dispersed, a second Iron-legged Spider that had climbed onto the roof of the vehicle soon appeared.

Then came the third and fourth, clearing the path from the ground to the roof of the car. The two watchmen had no choice but to hide inside the car through the entrance on the roof.

Upon seeing this, Lu Sheng realized one thing.

"Lin Ran, wake Shu Tong up. If we don't help, Liang Shan and the others won't be able to hold out until tomorrow."

"good!"

Lu Sheng opened the magazine of his revolver and reloaded it. Lin Ran woke Jiang Shutong up and briefly explained the situation to her.

The three of them gathered together, and Lu Sheng assigned them tasks.

"Shutong, you and I will clear the iron-legged spiders on the outside through the gaps in the wall. Linran, you go to the roof and focus on sniping the iron-legged spiders on the roof and both sides of the vehicle."

"Zhao Cai, I'm entrusting the guard post at the warehouse to you. If any ferocious beasts are approaching the warehouse, warn us immediately."

According to the division of labor, everyone quickly got to work. Lin Ran climbed onto the roof with a bolt-action rifle, Lu Sheng opened the door and set up his gun over the wall, and Zhao Cai squatted down beside Jiang Shutong, constantly monitoring the biological reactions around the refueling warehouse.

Through the gaps in the wall, the two saw the iron-legged spiders attacking the bus, their hard legs like blades constantly piercing and cutting through the vehicle.

The people inside the bus were also fighting back, with bullets occasionally shooting out from the shattered windows and knocking down the Iron-legged Spiders. However, their counterattacks were too weak in the face of the Iron-legged Spiders' relentless attacks.

boom! boom! boom!

Bang bang bang!

Two distinct gunshots abruptly pierced the night, and one after another, the Iron-legged Spiders on the outskirts fell.

boom!

Before the entire Iron-Footed Spider swarm could react, another, even more muffled gunshot rang out from the darkness, and the head of one of the Iron-Footed Spiders on the bus roof was blasted off.

Beneath its body, the valve connecting to the inside of the vehicle had been cut in half.

The sudden attack caused heavy casualties and threw the Iron-Footed Spider swarm into chaos. However, behind the sapling, the Iron-Footed Spider soldiers split into two groups, with one group rushing towards the refueling warehouse.

Lu Sheng had never seen anyone so eager to die, and immediately made arrangements:

"I'll continue sniping the ferocious beasts around the car. You can handle the ones charging towards the warehouse. Don't be afraid; they won't be able to break through the wall anytime soon."

"Okay, leave it to me."

Lu Sheng ignored the Iron-legged Spiders rushing towards the warehouse and continued firing at the Iron-legged Spiders surrounding the bus. Jiang Shutong breathed steadily, stabilized her bullet trajectory, and aimed at the one at the front.

Boom!

Both bullets hit their mark, and the iron-footed spider at the front was tumbled over by its own momentum after it died.

Separated by the wall, she felt a long-lost feeling. She remembered when she participated in the beast hunting competition, shooting down beasts that could never reach her, even through multiple protective measures.

This sense of familiarity ignited her fighting spirit, and before the spurred Iron-Footed Spiders could even reach the wall, she had already taken care of half of them.

The remaining iron-footed spiders tried to climb over the wall, but their iron feet only left shallow marks. As for their enemies, Jiang Shutong skillfully changed the magazine on his pistol and continued firing.

These iron-legged spiders, blocked by the wall, were like stationary targets in her eyes, and she couldn't help but smile as she shot them one by one.

After several rounds of firing, the Iron-Footed Spider swarm suffered heavy casualties and quickly retreated into the darkness, abandoning the ravaged bus.

Looking at the carcasses of ferocious beasts scattered on the ground, Lu Sheng blew away the gunpowder smoke from his gun and stretched.

"Come on, let's go inside and sleep."

The next day, Lu Sheng was woken up by Lin Ran. He looked out the window and saw that it was still dark. He suddenly remembered that today was the last day of the cloudy weather and that it would clear up tomorrow.

Lin Ran gave a brief report on the situation in the latter half of the night, summarizing it in just four words: "All was well."

She then brought up another matter:

"Liang Shan is waiting for you outside. He brought a car full of people with him, saying he has something to ask of you."