Colonial Suit

Chapter 411: Hell Before Paradise

The deathly gale gradually weakened, and the best time of day on x35 began. Even the dark clouds in the sky seemed willing to open a crack, grudgingly revealing a sliver of sunlight to scatter across this ravaged land. 【】 Book Mi Group 4∴8065

On the vast, boundless desert, a group of ragged travelers trudged along with difficulty. They supported each other, clutching worn wooden sticks, their gaunt faces etched with pain and hope.

This was the Gilt Great Desert, known as the Desert of Hope. It was also the hellish road they were willing to spend all their savings and exert all their strength to cross. It was called hell because the Gilt Great Desert was one of the most environmentally harsh deserts on x35. Every year, at least tens of thousands of travelers died on this road. It was called hope because as long as they crossed this desert, they would reach a paradise. They would no longer have to face hunger and death.

That paradise was called Karlster, once also known as Dream Heaven.

Originally, a few years ago, it was just an ordinary city of medium size. But since the Bloody Council had ruled the entire planet, a large number of scattered organizations were suppressed, and a large number of resources were coordinated. A brand-new metropolis was being born in the ruins of Karlster. And with Karlster as the center, it radiated a huge, unparalleled country!

That was the Land of Paradise, also the location of the Bloody Council.

There was no hunger there, and no one would point a gun at your head and rob you of your last remaining money. There was no oppression there, and no one forced you to gamble with your life. But there was food, shelter, work, and warm clothing. As long as you entered there, you could obtain a way to survive in this desperate doomsday. A hope for survival, a hope for dignity.

This was the Land of Paradise, the most famous country on x35, and also the most powerful, the planet's supreme ruler.

Such a wonderful country was naturally a place everyone wanted to go, but it was not so easy. The Land of Paradise was very strange; it opened its doors to anyone on x35. But to enter this door, it required neither money nor power, only knowledge.

Whether it was personal knowledge or pre-civilization relics discovered by scavengers, it was the only requirement for ordinary people to enter the Land of Paradise.

And especially, the Land of Paradise's protection and treatment of scholars was almost maddening. As long as you had knowledge, you could get almost everything you wanted here: wealth, women, power, weapons—everything would be at your service. So on x35, the Land of Paradise was also known as the Land of Civilized Awakening, representing the crystallization of x35's highest civilization. Everyone with a bit of ability wanted to enter this place.

This group of travelers was also one of them. They originally didn't have the qualifications, but in an adventure some time ago, they found several computer hard drives left over from the pre-civilization era, which contained a large amount of data. So they came to the Land of Paradise to try their luck.

For this adventure, they almost bankrupted their families, taking out all their possessions. They even prepared two old-fashioned armored vehicles. But when passing through the Gilt Great Desert, they encountered a sandstorm, and then they were attacked by a group of sand bandits. In the end, only these people remained. Among them were many women and children. But even so, they didn't give up hope, still supporting each other as they walked forward.

They had been walking in the Great Desert for a day and a night, and were getting closer and closer to the Land of Paradise. No one wanted to give up, and no one dared to give up. Because even a slight slackening could cause them to fall on the road, like the countless white bones around them.

"Uncle Harrow, we… how much longer do we have to walk?" A girl in the group asked aloud as she trudged along with difficulty. Through the coarse cloth of her face covering, it could be seen that she was a pretty woman. The most valuable commodity of such a girl was undoubtedly her body, and in the Land of Paradise, this commodity could be sold for an even higher price.

"Who knows, maybe just one day, maybe it's just the next moment. Jessica, you're not giving up, are you? If you give up, please hand over your food and water to your companions, okay? They need it," replied a middle-aged man with a face full of stubble in front. He was the only one in the group who didn't wrap his whole body in a coarse cloth cloak, only wearing a simple coarse cloth shirt. Hard, iron-like muscles could be seen at the cracked opening of his chest… as well as countless ugly scars.

He was the leader of this group of travelers, and also a mutant who was once feared by everyone.

Speaking of which, since the Bloody Queen left this planet, some mutants still remained. It's just that they had all been awakened by the Bloody Queen and were no longer wild beasts who only knew how to destroy. Gradually, they also integrated into this world.

Mutants had greater strength and endurance than ordinary people. So generally speaking, they were the main force in adventure teams. In fact, if it weren't for Harrow before, that group of sand bandits would have killed them all.

"Is that so? Still so long…" The girl named Jessica lowered her head黯然. She clutched a cloth bag tightly in her hand. Inside was half a piece of dry, hard black bread, which was all the food she had left.

This little bit of food might be enough to keep her going for a day, but any longer wouldn't work. Without food to replenish her, a girl with a weaker constitution like her was just a sacrifice to the desert.

In fact, there were many people in the group who were in even more dire straits than her, but people were selfish, weren't they? Jessica just wanted to live, to live better.

"Don't talk, conserve your strength. Only in this way do you have hope of reaching your destination. Also, I hope that the people in the team take care of the children; they are all needed by the Land of Paradise. Maybe when you get to the Land of Paradise, they will give you extra points because of these children," Harrow said coldly without turning his head. Then he took the lead and walked forward again.

This was not the first time he had walked this road, so he seemed familiar with it. And as a veteran tour group leader, he knew even more that the Land of Paradise had far-reaching plans and vaguely intended to improve the overall civilization. So he was also very willing to help the Land of Paradise. Although he didn't have much knowledge, he had already led two teams of talents to the Land of Paradise before. As long as he finished leading this team, he could obtain the citizenship granted by the Land of Paradise, completely getting rid of his precarious life.

Thinking like this, he silently led the way, and after a while, the sky gradually darkened.

Harrow sighed, knowing that he wouldn't be able to get out of this desert today. Just as he decided to dig a pit to camp, suddenly, the roar of motorcycles sounded in the distance.

"Not good!"

Harrow's face changed drastically. Experience told him that the motorcycles that could come out at this time must be sand bandits. And only sand bandits would use so many motorcycles.

"What's wrong?" Jessica behind him still didn't know that danger was approaching and asked in a low voice.

"Quick! Hide quickly!" Harrow's voice was distorted with urgency. Such a dense roar of motorcycles meant there were at least hundreds of sand bandits. With just him and the remaining armed forces in the tour group, it was impossible to resist.

But right now, they were in the middle of the desert, and where could they hide around them? The armored vehicles that could have been used as cover had also been abandoned. They were now at their weakest.

Hearing his words, the team was immediately thrown into chaos. Some people had already vaguely guessed what Harrow meant. Looking at their panicking appearance, Harrow sighed. He knew it was over. With the current team, it was impossible to resist the sand bandits, and they couldn't even escape. They were probably all going to die here.

As soon as he thought of the sand bandits' style, Harrow felt a chill in his heart. But he still had to make the last effort. "Don't panic, immediately form a circle, women and children in the middle, people with weapons on the outside, pile up everything you have on your body, maybe it can provide some cover. We still have a chance!"

Harrow shouted. Under his efforts, the team finally had some order. One by one, the slightly fearful men came out and began to line up according to his requirements.

Now even fools understood what was about to happen. But they had no way out. Because everyone knew that escaping at this time was tantamount to suicide.

Maybe only by following Harrow's instructions would there be a chance to survive.

The travelers moved quickly. This kind of defensive formation had been trained thousands of times. Even if they were afraid, they could do it well. Seeing them quickly carry out his orders, Harrow's heart relaxed slightly.

Now it depended on him. As long as the opponent wasn't too strong, maybe they wouldn't attack his tour group by force. Otherwise…

Harrow didn't want to think about it, because it was meaningless.

The sand and dust in the distance spread rapidly, and a group of motorcycles had already appeared on the horizon. From afar, they could even hear the howling of the sand bandits.

The sand bandits moved swiftly like the wind. Almost as soon as they saw them, they had already approached the tour group. Hundreds of motorcycles made deafening roars and began to circle around the tour group's circle formation. One by one, burly men stood on the motorcycles, shouting and waving various weapons in their hands.

"Aha! Look, a group of fat sheep. Today is a good day!"

"Another group of fools dreaming of going to Paradise! There is no Paradise here, only Hell!"

"That's right, let us send them to Hell! We can have a good time tonight!"

The piercing shouts resounded through the desert, and all the travelers' faces were pale.

None of them were fools. Just one look at the sand bandits' posture and they knew they were done for. There were too many people and they were too strong. Their motorcycles were all brand new, and their weapons were even more varied, even including machine guns. There was no chance to fight these sand bandits who were armed to the teeth. Maybe in the next moment, they would be torn to pieces by these sand bandits, letting their blood and flesh be the sand bandits' dinner!

"Bastard! There are no fat sheep here! If you want to get your fun, then get past me first!"

Seeing that the situation was almost hopeless, Harrow roared, and scales suddenly grew on his body. In just an instant, he turned into a standing big lizard!

He transformed. This was his only weapon as a mutant, and also his most powerful weapon.

In the next moment, he pounced towards the sand bandits. In just one move, he knocked a sand bandit off his motorcycle.

Blood splattered instantly, and the two groups of people were instantly engaged in battle.

Blood, broken limbs, howls, and wails, in this desolate desert closest to Paradise, outlined a scene of Hell.

In the cruel battle, no one noticed that a meteor was falling from the sky above their heads…

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