Starting from Night City

This is a barren land devoid of life.

The most dangerous element here are people, specifically the Random Blade Society.

The Random Blade Society is comprised of bandits, criminals, and outcasts.

Exiled by the Nomad tribes, they form dangerous gangs that roam the highways and outskirts, searching for prey.

The name "Random Blade Society" itself is a combination of several derogatory terms.

Within the Nomad tribes, an elder would formally declare someone as Random Blade Society during a ritual, forever banishing the guilty party from the tribe.

Despite their numbers, the Random Blade Society is not cohesive enough to form a unified clan or tribe.

They fight individually, like a fluid gang.

Everyone is ruthless, highly destructive, and aggressive.

To most Night City residents who don't frequently encounter Nomads, the Random Blade Society is no different from the gangs in the city.

Victims often report robberies, ambushes, and attacks on towns and suburbs carried out by various Random Blade Society members as "Nomad attacks."

Consequently, this has led to a sharp decline in how many people perceive the Nomads.

Suddenly, a car's silhouette appeared in his field of vision.

He froze for a moment, then quickly got up.

A Nomad on watch also sounded the alarm.

"A car's coming!"

The Nomads gathered around the campfire grabbed their guns and moved to the camp's perimeter.

"It's our car."

"Why is only one back?"

The windshield was smeared with paint, obscuring the view inside the car.

They had no idea how many people were inside, or if anyone was injured.

The sentry frantically signaled.

But the driver acted as if he hadn't seen the signal, and the returning car didn't slow down.

"Damn it, he's not slowing down!"

"Get out of the way, he's going to hit us!"

With a loud crash, the off-road vehicle slammed into the barricade.

It finally came to a halt.

"Damn it!"

"Send two people to check it out."

Two Nomads approached with their guns raised.

Su Xiao felt a sense of alarm, a sudden premonition of something bad.

He quickly ran towards his tent.

The Nomads who went to check the situation finally saw inside the car when they reached it.

The driver was tied tightly to the seat, his neck empty, his head held close to his chest.

"Holy crap! What the hell..."

Before he could finish speaking, before he could even react, A wave of fire surged towards them.

BOOM!

The car instantly exploded, engulfing the two approaching Nomads.

At the same time, a faint muzzle flash flickered hundreds of meters away.

The sentry fell from a high place, his head and neck twisted at an unnatural angle. A large hole, from a sniper rifle bullet, had been blown through his chest, and blood flowed out cheerfully.

Only then did the sniper rifle shot ring out.

It was like a signal, and gunshots rained down from all directions.

Chapter 4: Healing Wounds, One Bullet at a Time

Amidst the rising and falling gunfire, Su Xiao sprinted back to his tent and dragged out the box from under his bed.

He opened the box, took out the Katana, and put the grenades inside into a pre-prepared backpack.

After doing this, he didn't rush out immediately.

Instead, he pressed himself against the tent entrance and glanced outside.

The once peaceful camp was now in chaos.

Crossfire erupted everywhere.

Gunfire erupted, bullets flying wildly.

Screams and roars echoed throughout the entire camp.

He had no idea how many enemies were surrounding and attacking the camp.

He didn't hesitate any longer.

Head down, body bent, he rushed towards the center of the camp, the leader's longhouse that McCoy had mentioned earlier.

There was a secret tunnel in the leader's longhouse that led directly outside.

The enemies wouldn't know about the tunnel, so escaping through it would be much safer.

Da da da--

Just then, a burst of bullets came from the side.

Su Xiao's body reacted instinctively.

He lunged forward forcefully, then rolled, taking cover behind a HESCO bastion.

A HESCO bastion is composed of a galvanized steel wire mesh box and a polypropylene fabric bag.

These things are very cheap to produce and extremely convenient to transport.

A single truck can carry a large number of them. When it's time to deploy, you just pull open the mesh box and use whatever materials are available on-site.

Anything like sand, gravel, or mud can be used to fill it.

Just like sandbags, they can block bullets, shrapnel, and explosive shockwaves.

Due to all these advantages, they are highly praised by the nomadic tribes who wander the world.

They are also very common in Nomad camps.

Bullets struck the bastion, making poof poof poof sounds and kicking up dust.

He peeked out from behind the cover and saw two enemies standing not far away, shooting at him while closing in.

A barrage of bullets forced him back.

Su Xiao took a fragmentation grenade from his backpack, pulled the pin, and threw it outside.

"It's a grenade!"

"Take cover!"

Boom!

The rapid gunfire suddenly stopped.

Su Xiao leaped out of cover and charged towards the enemies.

Before they could get up, he drew his katana and stabbed at one of them lying on the ground.

The blade pierced the back of his head, exited through his face, and plunged straight into the ground.

Another enemy tried to aim his rifle, but Su Xiao was faster.

He kicked away the rifle the enemy was holding.

Then he drew his katana and finished off the remaining enemy.

"You have killed two enemies, gaining 0.2 Potential Points."

He was slightly surprised.

His previous guess was correct.

He really did need to kill people to gain Potential Points.

However, 0.1 Potential Points per enemy was far too little.

Complaints aside.

Su Xiao didn't slow down.

Knowing there was a sniper on the enemy's side, he didn't stay in one place.

Before the sniper could notice him, he continued to sprint, using the surrounding environment for cover along the way.

He was getting closer to Charui's leader's longhouse, just one more turn around the corner ahead...

An enemy suddenly appeared in his vision.

The enemy heard his rapid footsteps, turned his head, and spotted Su Xiao at the same time.

A torrent of metal poured from the gun's muzzle.

Su Xiao rolled and took cover, dodging the bullets chasing him.

When the gunfire stopped, he rushed out from behind cover.

The enemy quickly dropped his rifle and drew his pistol.

But before he could aim, he felt his vision drop and his knee throb with pain.

But then Su Xiao slid forward and cut off the enemy's calf.

Su Xiao pulled out a fragmentation grenade and, while the enemy was screaming in pain, stuffed it into his pants before kicking him down the stairs.

BOOM!

After an explosion, Su Xiao glanced back once.

The scene was horrific.

Just then, Su Xiao's expression changed.

He quickly ducked behind cover.

A radio playing on top of the cover was shot into a pile of scrap metal.

It was that sniper!

He was aiming at me!

Su Xiao calmed himself, refusing to let panic consume him.

He took a smoke grenade from his backpack and pulled the pin.

He threw it outside.

Then came the second, and the third.

Smoke quickly billowed and spread.

Seizing the opportunity, he charged out from behind cover and headed straight for the nearby leader's longhouse.

As long as he could reach that place...

BANG!

Almost the instant he heard the gunshot, his body violently lunged forward.

The bullet grazed his hair, shattering the decorations hanging on the wall inside the room.