Mobile Shelter

Chapter 111 Testing

Because the Fourth Island is located on the Pacific Ocean to the east, and because of its excellent geographical location, several large shipyards have been built on the Fourth Island. Most importantly, these shipyards are not far apart from each other.

When Dong Qi went to the second shipyard to loot, the awakened ones on the fourth island were already prepared and sent people to incite the ordinary people, wanting them to accompany them.

Even if they were confident that they could safely cross the seaweed thicket, having a few more casualties would add a layer of safety to their mission.

As for the lives and deaths of ordinary people, they are of little significance to these noble awakened beings.

In the eyes of these awakened individuals, it is an honor for ordinary people to show themselves to them, and they do not care about the life or death of ordinary people at all.

Driven by Kotoko Aoki's alluring abilities, many ordinary people, as if their blood had boiled over, ignored the advice of their calm friends and insisted on joining the awakened ones.

Those few awakened individuals who remained calm under the influence of the charm ability discovered that the vast majority of ordinary people were swayed by the charm ability to leave.

They discovered that only a handful of people could remain calm like them, so they had no choice but to follow the main group.

When the survivors finally arrived at the shipyard where Dong Qi had first appeared after going through countless hardships, they found that Dong Qi was no longer there.

Fortunately, the shipyard next door where Dong Qi was located wasn't far from here, so the sounds Dong Qi made from using the electromagnetic cannon to dismantle those large mechanical devices could be faintly heard here.

Moreover, when Dong Qi left, he also used an electromagnetic cannon to carve out a wide road through the seaweed.

With the clear directions on this road, they only needed to follow it to find the area where Dong Qi was located.

However, compared to the nearly 500 people who came out at the beginning, only a little over 100 people have survived to reach this place now.

However, those awakened individuals with superpowers, although they were always at the forefront of the group clearing the way, only suffered minor injuries at most, and their lives were not in danger.

Because radar would be interfered with in the seaweed, Dong Qi did not turn it on when he was scavenging for metal materials.

That's why Dong Qi didn't notice the survivors until they approached the vehicle that was destined for him.

Although Dong Qi had seen those people getting closer, he still did not stop his looting.

Therefore, those survivors witnessed firsthand that any object that their car approached would disappear as quickly as if it had been erased by an eraser.

In just a few minutes, the previously crowded material storage area suddenly became empty.

Upon witnessing this bizarre scene, the survivors immediately stopped in their tracks.

The Awakened Ones standing at the front then discussed in hushed tones, before dispatching the most agile of them, Izumi Akira, to approach the chariot and attempt to negotiate with Dong Qi.

Although Dong Qi spared some attention to observe the approaching Izumi Akira, his search for metal did not stop as Izumi Akira drew nearer.

When Izumi Akira raised his hands to indicate that he had no hostile intentions, stopped about ten meters away from his car, and loudly tried to negotiate with Dong Qi in Japanese.

Sitting in the car, Dong Qi couldn't understand a word the other person was saying. After all, as a native of Great Xia, his understanding of Japanese was limited to just a few words.

Because the car windows have anti-peeping features, Izumi Akira, who was standing outside, couldn't see Dong Qi's expression inside the car at all.

After talking to himself for so long, seeing that the car was still rummaging for metal on its own and had not given any feedback, Izumi Akira turned around helplessly, wanting to ask the others what to do next.

The others ignored Dong Qi, and were somewhat at a loss as to how to treat them.

Finally, Sasaki, somewhat annoyed, spoke up directly: "It seems we've been ignored. We should strike first and subdue them. Only when they know how powerful we are can we take the initiative in the subsequent negotiations."

Upon hearing Sasaki's suggestion, some of the others objected, but Dong Qi ignored them, making it clear that he did not want to communicate with them.

If the two sides did not communicate, then what was the point of them taking such a great risk and losing so many ordinary people on their way here?

Are they stupid?

Although the reason why so many ordinary people suffered such heavy casualties during this breakout was because they secretly let the enemy escape.

Otherwise, Dong Qi's small car wouldn't be able to take everyone away. If those ordinary people who weren't selected caused trouble, even if they didn't awaken any special abilities, it would be a very troublesome situation.

That is why, although the awakened ones were at the front of the group and actively clearing the way during the breakout, they all stayed together.

This resulted in the survivors located on the flanks and rear being frequently attacked by the mutated marine creatures during the breakout, causing serious casualties in a short period of time.

If we want to take action against Dong Qi now, sending ordinary people will be of little use. Therefore, if we want to attract his attention, we will have to send awakened individuals with superpowers to take action.

However, if an awakened person attacks Dong Qi without using their full strength, they are likely to be underestimated by the other party, thus failing to achieve their desired goal.

However, if you go all out and use excessive force, and anger the other party, then if problems arise, no one will come forward to share the blame.

So even though everyone present tacitly agreed to Sasaki's suggestion, no one spoke up at this moment.

After all, nobody's stupid. At this moment, whoever speaks up will likely be the one who gets the thankless task.

However, because those mutated marine creatures would occasionally leap out from the seaweed and ambush them, they no longer had time to discuss the matter.

Ultimately, it was Sasaki, the one who made the suggestion, who was chosen to take the lead in testing the waters.

Despite his reluctance, Sasaki was secretly thrilled by the situation.

From the moment he made the suggestion to the final selection of the personnel to test the waters, everything was part of his plan.

If at first all he wanted was to leave this place, after seeing Dong Qi's act of scavenging metal, what he really wanted was much more than just to leave safely.