Starting From Night City

Enemies fell one after another under his muzzle.

Messages about gaining Potential Points continuously flooded the screen.

Su Xiao didn't even have time to check them.

By the time he eliminated the enemies on his left, those flanking from the right had already entered his range.

"Open fire!"

In truth, the leader didn't need to give the order. Seeing their comrades turn into corpses one by one, the enemies were already filled with rage and hatred.

Bullets rained down like a storm, fiercely striking Su Xiao.

Fortunately, the sniper position Su Xiao occupied was a foxhole.

He quickly retreated into it, thus avoiding any damage.

Bullets struck the ground, kicking up dirt and scattering grass.

These enemies possessed a certain level of tactical discipline, unlike the scoundrels of the Random Blade Society.

They didn't fire indiscriminately in a fit of rage but took turns shooting.

While some fired, others watched intently.

When one group ran out of bullets and reloaded, the other group would open fire, filling the gap in their firepower.

They advanced while shooting.

"Prepare grenades!"

Half the men continued to shoot, maintaining suppressive fire.

The other half took out grenades and pulled the pins.

But before they could throw them, the friendly warning turret unexpectedly turned its muzzle.

To everyone's stunned expressions, the heavy machine gun on the warning turret unleashed a torrent of fire.

A Kinetic Sniper Rifle round created a hole the size of a bowl in a person.

The heavy machine gun mounted on the warning turret was no less powerful than a Kinetic Sniper Rifle.

What was even more terrifying was that this thing fired continuously.

The metal torrent spewing from the warning turret effortlessly tore bodies into pieces.

Chapter 5: I never expected you, with your stern face, to also...

The battle ended, and the smoke settled.

Su Xiao sat on the edge of the foxhole, examining his spoils.

From the enemy's surprise attack on the camp to the complete annihilation of the enemy forces.

In this surprise raid, Su Xiao had killed a total of thirty people.

He gained 3 Potential Points.

Additionally, the skills "Blade Mastery," "Marksmanship Mastery," and "Evasion" had all leveled up due to their frequent use in combat.

After meticulously searching all the bodies, he only managed to find a few hundred Eurodollars.

It was then that he noticed the insignia on the enemy corpses.

They were people from the Serpent Nation.

Every Nomad wore an insignia similar to a clothing label.

These insignia represented the family/tribe/nation they belonged to.

Although conflicts and disagreements existed between Nomad families, tribes, and nations.

Most of these were superficial disputes and rarely escalated into full-scale war.

There was only one possible explanation for this occurrence—

Charui and the others were in trouble!

There were originally twelve Nomads left to guard the camp.

After this surprise attack, more than half of them died, leaving only four survivors.

Regrettably, the repairman, who had always been at odds with Su Xiao, was not among the survivors.

Amidst the shock, gratitude, and relief of the survivors, Su Xiao returned to the camp.

Before he could even bury their fallen comrades, he heard a Nomad on watch shout from a high vantage point:

"Attention, more vehicles are approaching!"

Four guns were aimed at the off-road vehicles approaching from the Wasteland.

Su Xiao pushed their guns down.

"Wait, don't shoot yet, there's a white flag on it."

Although Su Xiao had been with the Buckle Family for less than a year, his recent achievements were undeniable.

If it weren't for Su Xiao, they would all have died here.

The off-road vehicle began to slow down when it was still a long distance from the camp.

Then it stopped slowly.

When the newcomers got out of the car, everyone noticed that it was McCoy, who had gone out with Charui yesterday.

The wary expressions on everyone's faces disappeared instantly.

At this difficult time, reuniting with a companion was undoubtedly a joyous occasion.

Although he didn't know why, the car McCoy drove back was not the same one he left in...

Nor did he understand why he was coming from the same direction as the Serpent Nation people.

Coincidence, or...

But at this moment, no one was thinking that much.

A Nomad punched McCoy on the shoulder.

"McCoy, It's good to see you."

McCoy forced a bitter smile: "Unfortunately, I can't say the same."

The Nomad was stunned for a moment.

"Why not?"

"Wait a moment, McCoy, Charui, and the others? Where are they?"

"Charui is gone."

"What do you mean Charui is gone?"

"McCoy, what exactly happened?"

McCoy took out a cigarette and lit it.

Then he slowly recounted what had happened before:

Yesterday, Charui took most of the Buckle Family's manpower and left the camp, planning to ambush the Serpent Nation's transport team.

Internal strife among Nomads was a major taboo.

If any family or tribe did such a thing, they would be disowned by other Nomads.

The worst outcome would be to be treated the same as the Random Blade Society.

Nomads were already ostracized by the city and had a hard time surviving in the Wasteland.

If their relationships with other families/tribes deteriorated further, the consequences were predictable.

But Charui had a simple plan.

As long as they killed everyone on the transport team, no one would know it was them.

By robbing the Serpent Nation's transport team and using the plundered resources, the Buckle Family could last for a while longer.

However, despite all of Charui's calculations, there was one thing he hadn't anticipated...

The Serpent Nation was also a Nomad group, and one of the seven major Nomad factions.

They also frequently robbed company transport teams.

When it was their turn to transport supplies, how could they not be extremely cautious?

However, the Serpent Nation did not expect other Nomad families to attack them.

Initially, the Serpent Nation was wary of the Random Blade Society, but they never imagined that the Buckle Family would blunder into their ambush.

"It was a massacre."

McCoy's face turned extremely grim, as if he couldn't bear to recall the painful experience.

"The transport vehicles weren't carrying goods and supplies at all, but rather Serpent Nation warriors who were waiting in ambush. They were expecting the Random Blade Society, but we ran right into them, and got bloody for it."

"Half of our brothers died in the gunfight, and the other half either fled or surrendered."

A Nomad pressed further: "What about the others who escaped? Why don't I see them? Did you get separated from them?"

"And where is Charui?"

McCoy spat on the ground.

"That beast ran off without a word, like a coward."

"As for those who fled, they weren't with us."

"I... and some brothers were captured by the Serpent Nation, and have now joined them."

Everyone was shocked and pale.

"What?!"

Su Xiao's eyes flickered.

In truth, based on the various anomalies he'd observed before, he had already vaguely guessed.

But who could have imagined.

Under Serita's leadership, the once renowned Buckle Family had fallen to such a state in just two years after Serita's death.

"Since you're already part of the Serpent Nation, why did you come here?"

"McCoy, do you know how many of our people they killed?"

"Of everyone in the camp, only a few of us are left now!"

Everyone was filled with righteous indignation, their gazes filled with anger and hatred fixed on McCoy.

If looks could kill, McCoy would have been riddled with holes and bloody pulp by now.

He could understand their feelings.

Therefore, he didn't take it to heart.

"The Serpent Nation sent me here, out of respect for your brave resistance just now. They've given you two choices:"

"You can join the Serpent Nation, like me and the other brothers;"

"Or, you can take your guns, drive your vehicles, and leave forever, never to return."

Su Xiao pondered, "Are you saying we have to leave the family's camp?"

McCoy nodded. "Yes."

Another Nomad couldn't help but ask, "Then what about the Buckle Family?"

McCoy sighed.

"Don't you understand yet? From this day forward, there will be no more Buckle Family."