The siblings looked at the gentle man. Although the man had a kind expression, for some reason, seeing that smile sent a shiver down their spines.
“Hmm?” the man questioned.
“You, you speak,” the sister said.
“Alright, the base of those people has been found. You two siblings go there and seek refuge with them,” the man said calmly, his tone carrying a sense of conviction.
“Let, let us go directly?” The younger brother looked at the man with some disbelief, seemingly not believing the man would be so kind.
“That’s right,” the man said with a smile.
The siblings exchanged a suspicious glance. They didn’t believe this man was that kind.
The sister suddenly asked, “Can we not go?”
“No, you can’t,” the man said gently.
Several men nearby approached, their long knives subtly pointing at them.
The sister had no choice but to comply, saying, “Okay, but I can’t guarantee whether they’ll accept us. We’ll go and try.”
“Mm. Don’t expose us.” The man’s eyes were full of deep meaning as he glanced at the two.
Inside the base.
A Level Three alert was already in effect, with the number of personnel on duty on the wall increasing to 16. There was a guard stationed on the wall at short intervals.
Although no enemies were visible, seeing Li Yu’s grim expression made everyone fully alert. In this tense atmosphere, there was a sense of urgency, as if a storm was brewing.
“Xiao Yu, what should we do if someone attacks later?” His father, Li Hongyuan, also came to the wall and asked Li Yu with some nervousness.
“If they are enemies, then eliminate them,” Li Yu said.
The second uncle next to him glanced at Li Hongyuan, then checked the firearm in his hand, loading bullets one by one into the magazine.
The wind had not yet risen, but their hearts were already raging.
Outside the base.
A group of refugees, surrounding a pair of siblings, walked towards the base.
When they were still dozens of meters from the base, everyone stopped, watching the siblings walk forward.
To hide themselves, they crouched low, lurking behind the trees.
Most of the trees in the forest were pine trees.
Pine trees are very resilient, with exceptionally strong vitality; they remain alive even in such extreme drought conditions.
Pine needles rustled down, pricking into people’s skin, which was very uncomfortable.
Some people also chewed pine needles, and an extremely sour taste spread over their tongues, followed by a strong bitter taste.
Pine needles truly cannot be eaten, but they can be brewed into tea, which can supplement the body’s vitamin content.
Some people were luckier, picking up some pine nuts, the fruit of the pine tree. They would carefully crack them open and chew them. But pine nuts were too scarce, with only a tiny bit of flesh, nowhere near enough to satisfy hunger.
The siblings took two steps, then looked back at the Da Bei Tou man. The man had a smile on his face, with a hint of encouragement.
However, after the siblings took two more steps and paused, the Da Bei Tou man grew impatient, his eyes showing a fierce glint as he glared at them.
Seeing the numerous people glaring behind them, the siblings steeled themselves and walked towards the base.
In less than 10 seconds, they reached the boundary between the forest and the base.
They took a step forward.
Li Hang’s eyes were the sharpest; he saw them first and spoke into the walkie-talkie, “Someone’s here.”
And those on the base who were already watching the area around the forest, hearing Li Hang speak, looked in the direction he was pointing and immediately spotted the siblings.
They didn’t raise their weapons or stand up, but observed through the gun barrels of the meter-high fence.
According to Li Yu’s previous instructions, before understanding the enemy’s strength, they should try to keep their bodies hidden behind the fence on the wall.
The siblings appeared from the side of the main gate, about 20 meters away from it.
Li Yu and Xiao Lata Yu Tong had been standing, and now looked down at the siblings from above.
However, due to the angle, the siblings below did not immediately notice Li Yu and the others.
Xiao Lata Yu Tong saw them for the first time, a hint of confusion on her face.
Li Yu, however, recognized the siblings at a glance; he had encountered them before.
After Li Yu’s rebirth, he didn’t know if it was due to a rebirth buff, but his memory, hearing, and reaction speed were all much better than in his previous life.
Especially his memory, he could almost remember anyone he had seen at a glance.
The crossbow in Li Yu’s hand was seemingly intentionally or unintentionally aimed at the siblings.
His peripheral vision was also directed behind them; according to what he had seen in the monitoring room earlier, there were at least seven or eight people, but now only these two, whom he had seen before, had appeared.
There must be a trick.
His thoughts raced, all this contemplation happening in less than two seconds.
However, the siblings were unaware that Li Yu had already seen their appearance before, just not knowing it was these two.
At this moment, the siblings still thought they hadn’t been discovered.
The siblings’ faces showed a hint of curiosity and excitement, as if discovering this base for the first time, with some anticipation and longing.
They walked towards the wall.
When they were less than 10 meters from the wall, Li Yu walked out of the observation tower and approached the edge of the wall.
From above, he said to them, “Stop. Why are you here?”
The siblings seemed startled by Li Yu.
The sister’s expression was extremely rich; the moment she saw Li Yu, she first showed surprise, then calmness, followed by a sense of grievance, on the verge of tears.
In less than 3 seconds, two lines of clear tears fell. It was as if she had endured so much hardship and suffering and finally met a loved one.
Her younger brother, however, did not have such good acting skills. The moment he saw Li Yu, his eyes quickly scanned him, meeting Li Yu’s questioning gaze. He quickly lowered his head, as if caught red-handed.
The sister continued to shed tears to herself. Li Yu grew a little impatient, so he asked again, “I’ll ask again, why are you here?”
The sister widened her beautiful eyes, which blinked continuously. Her slender figure stood alone between the tall forest and the high wall.
She cried so heartbreakingly that it made one want to embrace her and cherish her.
Seeing Li Yu ask again, the sister finally spoke, “I… I finally found you. Wuwuwu…”
Hearing this, Li Yu felt a gaze on him from the side. He didn’t turn his head, but he knew it was Yu Tong looking at him.
What the sister below the wall said made it sound to others as if Li Yu had done something to betray her, then abandoned her.
“Damn it. I’ll shoot you dead with an arrow,” Li Yu cursed internally.
Just wait, let’s see what she really wants to do.
“You motherfucker, can you speak like a human?” Li Yu directly swore.
His voice was like a booming bell.
Li Hang, standing next to him, inwardly cheered wildly: “Brother Li Yu is awesome, Brother Li Yu is mighty!”
As Li Yu spoke, Yu Tong also slowly walked over.
The sister below the wall saw a beautiful girl standing next to Li Yu.
Her face instantly changed color, as if she were constipated.
Amidst her panic, there was a feeling of annoyance, like a failed attempt to steal a chicken that ended up losing the rice.
Perhaps her mind was a little off, or she was so immersed in her performance that she fully embodied the emotion of being abandoned, blurting out, “I… I missed you.”
