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Chapter 622 Commotion
Quentin's eyes, hidden beneath his oversized glasses, flickered with a strange light. The huge, mismatched glasses, which could only be described as exaggerated, almost completely covered the upper half of his face. Even Tandy, who was so close to him, couldn't see what this pink-haired kid was thinking.
Not to mention the few people peeking and craning their necks behind Tandy.
"I've said everything I need to say," Quentin said, ignoring Tandy's beautiful smiling face. "I think I made myself very clear to Tyrone. If you have any questions, just go ask him. There's no need to come waste my time."
Quentin's impatient attitude reminded Tandy of a child from her relatives' family. Because of his wealthy family background, that child was also a fearless little rascal, looking down on everyone. It was estimated that the only thing that could make him afraid was his Dad's Belt.
Even Tandy, with her good personality, sometimes couldn't stand that child. It was a pity that she would never see that child again in this lifetime, because he had already been crushed under his own villa.
Tandy's only relief was that her parents had been transferred to another place for work reasons, so she didn't have to worry about their comfort.
As for her, she stayed behind for academic reasons. Unexpectedly, staying behind led her to experience the Midtown High School Campus Attack Incident, and then, just two days later, the New York Fall Incident.
How should she put it? Although she had been constantly unlucky, at least she had survived. She had also coincidentally awakened a superpower, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to lead a group of people to find a place to live in these ruins.
At first, it was a bit difficult, but fortunately, she met Tyrone, whose ability complemented hers, and Mr. Mark, who was good at repairing electrical appliances. With the help of these two, she felt much more at ease.
Seeing that things were getting better and better, and that they might be able to get out of trouble if they persevered for a while longer, she never expected that someone among the survivors she managed would actually steal supplies from the Serpent Gang, which brought disaster upon them.
Just thinking about this made Tandy's head ache. How did those ordinary people without superpowers have the guts to steal supplies from the Serpent Gang?
By the time Tandy and the others realized it, the Serpent Gang's tactics had already reached their doorway. She really didn't know how the Serpent Gang had found their hiding place. Maybe it was really as Tyrone said, there was a mole.
But now was not the time to think about these things. The Serpent Gang guys were demons who ate people without spitting out their bones. A few days ago, she had encountered a human's corpse that had been hung up. Judging from the badge drawn on it, it was done by the Serpent Gang.
In her shelter, there were also people who had fled from other shelters. According to them, the Serpent Gang was just a small gang before the New York Fall. After the Fall, several gang members also gained superpowers. This suddenly made them the most powerful collective in the ruins.
As gang members, they were already brave and fierce. With the help of superpowers, they were even more powerful. They only took two days to subdue two blocks centered on their original gang base.
Under their control, those with superpowers became thugs, while ordinary people without superpowers became the lowest-level servants, giving off a feeling of returning to the 16th century.
It was said that they even wanted to climb up the newly erected Wall, wanting to turn the New York Ruins into their own base, and then launch an invasion of the outside world.
So before that, the Serpent Gang wanted to first integrate all the superhumans in the New York Ruins, gather these power, and launch a counter-attack against the outside world.
Tandy didn't want to live a day of only slaughter. Perhaps it was for this reason that she was able to awaken her current superpower. It was just a pity that her ability was of little help against the aggressive enemy.
Now, the only combat power she could rely on was Tyrone. She could barely be considered half, and although Mr. Mark didn't have superpowers, his skills could also be considered half, which together with her, they could be considered as one person.
Thinking about it, the number of superhumans in her shelter was really small, only herself and Tyrone. Also, her shelter was just a small one, with only a dozen or so people including ordinary people.
It sounded like a lot, but it couldn't compare to the Serpent Gang who was about to attack them. The other side had seven or eight superhumans alone, not to mention ordinary people.
Tandy could only pray now, hoping that someone would hear their cry for help and come to rescue them.
Tandy glanced at the clock hanging in the hall. Their shelter was actually a subway station, but because of the giant riots, the subway passage had collapsed, and only a small station had survived.
The clock she looked at to check the time was the clock originally hanging in the subway. It showed three o'clock in the afternoon. Three hours had passed since she talked to Quentin, and it was almost time for the Serpent Gang's deadline.
Looking at the crowd whose atmosphere had already sunk to the extreme, Tandy sighed. In the end, no one had heard their distress signal, or perhaps no one was willing to help them at all.
Tandy shook her head, driving the negative emotion out of her head. Just as she was about to cheer herself up, Tyrone's sound came from behind her.
"They're here," Tyrone said, hiding his body under his cloak.
"I spotted them two kilometers away. They're coming straight towards our direction."
Tyrone's sound was not deliberately lowered. Everyone in the hall heard his words, and a commotion suddenly broke out in the crowd.
"Quiet down! Quiet down!" Tandy quickly stepped forward. "Tyrone and I will go out to negotiate with the Serpent Gang. We will try our best to ensure everyone's safety."
"I said long ago that this wouldn't work."
Just as Tandy wanted to calm the crowd's emotion, a timid sound filled with panic suddenly rang out. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Zebediah Killgrave, a strange person with purple hair and skin.
Zebediah Killgrave was the person Tyrone had previously reminded Tandy to be careful of, and also the person Quentin had reported as possibly being a mole.
"We should have run away long ago! Why are you making us wait here for death!" Zebediah looked a little manic, as if he had lost his composure due to extreme panic.
"I know, you must be planning to offer us to those demons as labor, that must be it!"
The more Zebediah spoke, the more certain he became, and the louder his sound became. In the end, he was almost shouting.
"Anyway, you all have superpowers, you definitely don't care about the fate of us ordinary people, am I right!"
This barrage of words stunned Tandy for a few seconds. By the time she wanted to refute, it was already past the best timing.
Seeing that Zebediah was about to continue inciting the crowd, someone Tandy didn't expect stood up.
(End of Chapter)
Quentin's eyes, hidden beneath his oversized glasses, flickered with a strange light. The huge, mismatched glasses, which could only be described as exaggerated, almost completely covered the upper half of his face. Even Tandy, who was so close to him, couldn't see what this pink-haired kid was thinking.
Not to mention the few people peeking and craning their necks behind Tandy.
"I've said everything I need to say," Quentin said, ignoring Tandy's beautiful smiling face. "I think I made myself very clear to Tyrone. If you have any questions, just go ask him. There's no need to come waste my time."
Quentin's impatient attitude reminded Tandy of a child from her relatives' family. Because of his wealthy family background, that child was also a fearless little rascal, looking down on everyone. It was estimated that the only thing that could make him afraid was his Dad's Belt.
Even Tandy, with her good personality, sometimes couldn't stand that child. It was a pity that she would never see that child again in this lifetime, because he had already been crushed under his own villa.
Tandy's only relief was that her parents had been transferred to another place for work reasons, so she didn't have to worry about their comfort.
As for her, she stayed behind for academic reasons. Unexpectedly, staying behind led her to experience the Midtown High School Campus Attack Incident, and then, just two days later, the New York Fall Incident.
How should she put it? Although she had been constantly unlucky, at least she had survived. She had also coincidentally awakened a superpower, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to lead a group of people to find a place to live in these ruins.
At first, it was a bit difficult, but fortunately, she met Tyrone, whose ability complemented hers, and Mr. Mark, who was good at repairing electrical appliances. With the help of these two, she felt much more at ease.
Seeing that things were getting better and better, and that they might be able to get out of trouble if they persevered for a while longer, she never expected that someone among the survivors she managed would actually steal supplies from the Serpent Gang, which brought disaster upon them.
Just thinking about this made Tandy's head ache. How did those ordinary people without superpowers have the guts to steal supplies from the Serpent Gang?
By the time Tandy and the others realized it, the Serpent Gang's tactics had already reached their doorway. She really didn't know how the Serpent Gang had found their hiding place. Maybe it was really as Tyrone said, there was a mole.
But now was not the time to think about these things. The Serpent Gang guys were demons who ate people without spitting out their bones. A few days ago, she had encountered a human's corpse that had been hung up. Judging from the badge drawn on it, it was done by the Serpent Gang.
In her shelter, there were also people who had fled from other shelters. According to them, the Serpent Gang was just a small gang before the New York Fall. After the Fall, several gang members also gained superpowers. This suddenly made them the most powerful collective in the ruins.
As gang members, they were already brave and fierce. With the help of superpowers, they were even more powerful. They only took two days to subdue two blocks centered on their original gang base.
Under their control, those with superpowers became thugs, while ordinary people without superpowers became the lowest-level servants, giving off a feeling of returning to the 16th century.
It was said that they even wanted to climb up the newly erected Wall, wanting to turn the New York Ruins into their own base, and then launch an invasion of the outside world.
So before that, the Serpent Gang wanted to first integrate all the superhumans in the New York Ruins, gather these power, and launch a counter-attack against the outside world.
Tandy didn't want to live a day of only slaughter. Perhaps it was for this reason that she was able to awaken her current superpower. It was just a pity that her ability was of little help against the aggressive enemy.
Now, the only combat power she could rely on was Tyrone. She could barely be considered half, and although Mr. Mark didn't have superpowers, his skills could also be considered half, which together with her, they could be considered as one person.
Thinking about it, the number of superhumans in her shelter was really small, only herself and Tyrone. Also, her shelter was just a small one, with only a dozen or so people including ordinary people.
It sounded like a lot, but it couldn't compare to the Serpent Gang who was about to attack them. The other side had seven or eight superhumans alone, not to mention ordinary people.
Tandy could only pray now, hoping that someone would hear their cry for help and come to rescue them.
Tandy glanced at the clock hanging in the hall. Their shelter was actually a subway station, but because of the giant riots, the subway passage had collapsed, and only a small station had survived.
The clock she looked at to check the time was the clock originally hanging in the subway. It showed three o'clock in the afternoon. Three hours had passed since she talked to Quentin, and it was almost time for the Serpent Gang's deadline.
Looking at the crowd whose atmosphere had already sunk to the extreme, Tandy sighed. In the end, no one had heard their distress signal, or perhaps no one was willing to help them at all.
Tandy shook her head, driving the negative emotion out of her head. Just as she was about to cheer herself up, Tyrone's sound came from behind her.
"They're here," Tyrone said, hiding his body under his cloak.
"I spotted them two kilometers away. They're coming straight towards our direction."
Tyrone's sound was not deliberately lowered. Everyone in the hall heard his words, and a commotion suddenly broke out in the crowd.
"Quiet down! Quiet down!" Tandy quickly stepped forward. "Tyrone and I will go out to negotiate with the Serpent Gang. We will try our best to ensure everyone's safety."
"I said long ago that this wouldn't work."
Just as Tandy wanted to calm the crowd's emotion, a timid sound filled with panic suddenly rang out. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Zebediah Killgrave, a strange person with purple hair and skin.
Zebediah Killgrave was the person Tyrone had previously reminded Tandy to be careful of, and also the person Quentin had reported as possibly being a mole.
"We should have run away long ago! Why are you making us wait here for death!" Zebediah looked a little manic, as if he had lost his composure due to extreme panic.
"I know, you must be planning to offer us to those demons as labor, that must be it!"
The more Zebediah spoke, the more certain he became, and the louder his sound became. In the end, he was almost shouting.
"Anyway, you all have superpowers, you definitely don't care about the fate of us ordinary people, am I right!"
This barrage of words stunned Tandy for a few seconds. By the time she wanted to refute, it was already past the best timing.
Seeing that Zebediah was about to continue inciting the crowd, someone Tandy didn't expect stood up.
(End of Chapter)
