Chapter 201 - 193: Luring the Enemy into the Pot
No sooner had his voice fallen than, seeing Li Yu's face turn ugly, the sister standing under the wall immediately said: "No no no, what I meant to say is, we have been wanting to come find you, but we never got the chance..."
Li Yu looked at her, his expression as still as an ancient well, without a ripple.
Not until she talked and talked and felt she could no longer continue.
Li Yu slowly raised the crossbow in his hand, his tone ice cold, saying: "What is your true purpose?"
The sister still wanted to say something, to defend herself.
But Li Yu had already run out of patience. In this situation where it was unclear who the enemy was or what their capabilities were, the two people pushed out here were clearly just decoys.
"We want to join you? Can you let us in? We will be very obedient," the sister said resolutely, directly stating their intent.
Upon hearing this, Li Yu's eyes narrowed slightly, the fox's tail finally showing.
His mind whirled, suddenly thinking of a plan,
a faint smile appearing on his face as he said: "Alright then."
The siblings under the wall were somewhat stunned. Based on their brief conversation just now, the likelihood of Li Yu letting them in was still very low. But now he suddenly agreed to let them in.
They still had so many lines prepared that they hadn't said yet!
What was happening?
The plot shouldn't be like this, right? This was going too smoothly, wasn't it?!
From a distance of 60 meters away, hidden behind the forest, Dapao heard their conversation and was somewhat puzzled as to why the man on the wall had suddenly agreed.
But he was certain that as soon as the door was opened, their more than a thousand people would rush in, and the gate would surely not close in time.
Then, they would be able to seize their base!
With this thought, Dapao felt a surge of elation in his heart.
The siblings looked at each other in disbelief and, looking up to Li Yu on the wall, said joyfully: "Thank you, thank you for accepting us."
The two headed towards the direction of the gate.
Li Yu turned his head to look toward Weng City and the huge fine steel door leading to the interior of the base. The fine steel door had been custom-made for a hefty price, and it was basically impossible to force open by manpower alone, without machinery.
Not to mention, behind this fine steel door, there was another door made of iron bars.
Inside Weng City, they were already prepared.
After Li Yu saw people outside the base for the first time and initiated Level Three martial law, he had already cleared out all the vehicles inside.
Now, Weng City was empty.
Li Yu turned to Yutong at his side and said, "Open the gate, let them come in."
For a moment, Yutong did not understand what Li Yu meant. She hadn't even asked for clarification yet.
Could he really believe such an obvious lie?
But things Li Yu decided always had his reasons, but opening the gate... was this tantamount to letting the enemy in?
In her hesitation, Second Uncle, crouching behind her, whispered: "Do as Li Yu says, quickly!"
Seeing Yutong still in a dilemma, Second Uncle immediately added: "Close the door to beat the dog... Quick."
Yutong immediately understood, walking straight to where the gate was operated.
On the other side, Third Uncle, Yang Tianlong, Li Gang, Li Tie, Dapao, and others had already been informed of the situation in front of the gate and had come from other parts of the wall.
Now, on top of the Weng City wall, there were nearly 10 people up there.
Li Hang, however, was somewhat befuddled. Why were they letting people in?
The gate made a creaking noise as it slowly opened.
Seeing the gate gradually open, the siblings finally let go of their inner worries and walked slowly toward the gate.
80 meters behind them, without waiting for Dapao to give the command, this group of refugees crowded and ran towards the direction of the base.
Boom boom boom.
The footsteps of over a thousand people, sounding in unison. Like a massive army.
The sound was enormous.
Li Yu, listening from the wall, thought to himself: As expected!
The man with the slicked back hair and a few others had just charged out of the forest when he saw the gate open, a strange feeling arose in his heart.
Suddenly halting, this stop left him behind many others nearby.
It was no more than 80 meters away, at the speed of a 100-meter sprint, it took only about 10 seconds for this crowd to reach the gate.
The gate, 8 meters wide, could admit twenty or thirty people in one second.
The siblings were just about to enter the gate, their front foot barely stepping in, when the mob of refugees had already run up to within less than 10 meters behind them.
The refugees surged forward as if, to them, merely entering the base meant victory, meant they could once again fight for food like at Poyang Lake.
Such a vast base, lasting this long, must have a substantial reserve of supplies.
The refugees, with high hopes, swarmed in.
The siblings, at the very front, had just entered Weng City when they saw, to their surprise, another gate behind it.
Before they could react, they were squeezed in by the refugees behind them.
The first wave of refugees charged the fastest, as rapidly as a raging river.
It wasn't until they reached the halfway point of Weng City that they began to realize… there seemed to be no road ahead!
The ones at the front were frantic; they were the ones most in need of food, and under extreme hunger, they had no intention of being cautious anymore; they had wanted to rush through the base directly.
Previously, they were held back by the slicked back hair man and others, barely suppressing their urges, but now, as the gate swung open, the urge surged even stronger!
All they wanted was to rush in faster.
Because according to past experience, the quick get and the slow miss out.
Those who came in later wouldn't even get to eat warm leftovers.
So in this situation, they had nearly no capacity left for thought.
They just wanted to rush in, to seize the food!
In a mere ten seconds, nearly 300 people had poured in.
At this moment inside Weng City, Li Yu looked at the stream of people who had rushed in, and his heart shook with alarm.
In this apocalyptic world, how could there be so many people!
But he also felt some relief, glad that they had been led into Weng City.
Meanwhile, on the city walls of Weng City, Second Uncle and others, crouching down, felt a wave of relief on seeing so many people inside the city.
There were just too many people!
Simultaneously, they started to check the firearms in their hands, suddenly realizing why Li Yu wanted to let them in.
If so many people were to surround and break through the perimeter, it would be extremely difficult to defend.
But if they were all led into Weng City, these people would be like fish on a chopping board, waiting to be slaughtered!
At this moment, Li Yu's decision was proven correct once again!
The crowd was congested.
Those at the very front now had some realization—there was another gate behind them. How had they not noticed it until now?
What should they do now?
Some of the smarter individuals, after their initial impulse subsided, saw the tall walls and felt a foreboding sense of danger.
Thus, one person started to run against the current of people, towards the outer gate.
Then followed the second, the third…
But those outside, unable to see the inside situation, continued to push forcefully to get in.
Those who had come to their senses, struggling against the crowd, pushed toward the outside, shouting, "Can't get in, can't get in, get out quick!"
But with the noise and clamor, people outside couldn't make out what they were saying.
The scene was somewhat like the rush hour in big cities, where a few trying to get off the subway are overwhelmed by the many getting on.
Those wanting to get out are swept in by those wanting to get in.
People were packed like sardines at the gate.
And those who had run to the middle of Weng City couldn't possibly squeeze through to the gate; they were pushed further by the people from behind toward the inner parts of Weng City.