Apocalypse: Transmigrated with an Overlord System
Chapter 144: Where Can We Go?

Chapter 144: Chapter 144: Where Can We Go?

The air seemed to freeze for a moment. Facing hundreds of armed looters, the whole world seemed to be still, and even the wind stopped breathing.

Liora and Xu Kai walked back behind the vehicle and looked at each other calmly, but they did not start talking and only stared at each other. Liora felt slightly nervous, even though there was nothing to feel nervous about.

Then, after clearing her throat, she finally said, "I don’t plan to fight with these people... they are just civilians. It is too cruel to just kill them because they are desperate to get food."

Xu Kai did not answer her, and Liora was suddenly upset and murmured in her heart, "This man is still the same after so long. It looks like it is his hobby to ignore people."

She only wanted to talk to him because it would be better to discuss it beforehand. What would happen if they both had different opinions? She did not want to fight, but if he did not want to let these people live, then it would be really chaotic, so why not better discuss it? But if she had remembered his personality before, she would not have bothered to talk to him.

Just as she was going back, she heard his slightly hoarse voice, "Neither do I have the intention." And just like that, he left with these words. Liora’s eyes slightly curved, and she walked towards the silent crowd and her team members, who were curiously eyeing her.

After walking to the front, it was Liora who spoke first. Her voice was as calm as water, but it carried an irresistible force.

"Let’s talk."

Her voice was not loud, but it was clearly heard by everyone. At that moment, it was as if a tight string loosened a little. The looters looked at each other; some hesitated to put down their guns, and some had a fire of hope in their eyes.

Xu Kai stood behind her, his eyes as calm as a deep pool. He did not interrupt but just silently watched Liora’s back. He knew that she was not a person who would easily compromise, but she was definitely not a madman who killed people.

The two sides moved slowly and distanced themselves in the middle of the road.

Liora took the lead and took a few steps, and the leader of the looters on the opposite side also came out. He didn’t look very old, but his face was already frosted, his eye sockets were deep, his lips were cracked, and his steps were a little staggering. It was obvious that he hadn’t eaten for two days.

"We just want to survive." The man spoke in a hoarse voice, with a hint of bitterness in his eyes, "We are not born thieves. It is this world that forces us to live like this."

Liora nodded and said lightly, "You can talk. We are willing to share some things. But you have to control your people."

"... I tried." The leader of the looters smiled bitterly, lowered his head, and clenched his teeth. "But look at them... They can’t hold on anymore. We searched all the supply points, and there was nothing left. The city was empty, and the mountain village was empty. Even a pinch of salt became a bargaining chip under the gun of others."

Liora was silent.

She understood. This was not pure plunder, but a group of people struggling on the edge of survival, making a final counterattack in despair.

She whispered, "We are willing to give you water and food. Not everything, but enough to keep you going for a while. The premise is, "Don’t loot again."

Xu Kai finally stepped forward and stood beside her, his voice as hard as iron: "You are not soldiers, nor enemies. I will not shoot you. But if you force us to fight, we will not show mercy."

The eyes of the plunderer leader trembled slightly, and just as he was about to speak—

"Bang!"

A gunshot broke the brief peace.

He fired the gun himself—at Liora.

But at that moment, Xu Kai had stepped forward like lightning, raised his hand to block the bullet, and the bulletproof arm guard made a dull sound.

"Asshole!" Ji Ming cursed angrily, drew his dagger, and threw it towards him.

"Stop!" Liora shouted angrily.

But it was too late.

Like lighting a gunpowder barrel, chaos broke out instantly.

Among the looters, some opened fire in panic, some fled, and some cried and rushed up to grab supplies. On Liora’s side, everyone quickly fought back with swift and precise movements and stabilized the front in an instant.

This was an unequal battle.

Liora’s people—each of them was an awakener, a real warrior who had fought through the zombie tide and mutant beasts. And the other side—was just an ordinary person who had been hungry for a few days and did not have complete ammunition.

In less than ten minutes, the battle was over.

It was not the enemy who fell to the ground, but the helpless civilians.

The cry gradually sounded. Not because of injury, but because of complete collapse.

Some people knelt on the ground and beat their heads, tears mixed with mud. Some people put down the guns in their hands that had not yet fired and choked and murmured, "We just... just want to survive..."

A middle-aged man slumped on the ground, holding a skinny little girl in his arms, who had fainted. His hands were shaking, tears were streaming down his face, "We can’t even find salt... The child has had a fever for three days, and there is not even a fever-reducing medicine... Where can we go?"

Liora stood in the chaos, looking at this scene, her expression calm but heavy.

She understood that today they did not repel a group of enemies but destroyed the last hope of a group of people.

"Stop."

Her voice was soft but firm.

Everyone stopped.

She slowly walked towards the middle-aged man, squatted down, took out a bottle of water and a pack of compressed biscuits from her backpack, and handed them over.

"Feed the child some water first."

The middle-aged man was stunned and did not dare to reach out.

"Take it." Liora said lightly, "We are not going to kill you. Just... don’t let the children stand in front of the gun again."

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