The thunderous roars both stopped everybody's movement and attracted the attention of even more villagers.
Everybody knew that the disagreement between Gu Zhengyang and Zhao Lie had been going on for a long time. The bomb of contradiction had finally exploded at the most critical moment.
"Recklessness and recklessness?"
Zhao Lie was dumbfounded at first. Then, he burst into laughter in fury and pointed at Gu Zhengyang's nose. "Are you blind? Even if you are, you can't be deaf, can you? Before the scumbags came last night, several experts had blown up our searchlights from a very long distance away, which gave the scumbags a chance to attack!
"Think about it with your head. Which village near us is strong enough to raise such gunmen if all the searchlights were blown up in such a short moment?
"Right now, your daughter and your disciple have brought back a few modified guns and four tattoos, which proves that the tough bandits of the 'Black Water Gang' are playing tricks. What does it mean? It means that we have been targeted since a long time ago!
"Humph. If it weren't for someone fanning the flames in the dark, how could so many starving bastards in the dozens of villages reach an agreement and work together to attack our battle formation?
"Therefore, whatever choice we made last night, those people would have come at us. Do you understand it or not, chief?"
"At the very least, if we had thrown the assets over in time, we would have attracted the attention of a lot of sinners," Gu Zhengyang said solemnly.
"Chances are that not so many people would have died, and there would still be room for negotiation!"
"Room for negotiation? Hahahaha. To this moment, you still don't understand why you are so stupid. Your biggest problem is that you have left too many people behind! "
Zhao Lie laughed so hard that he was crying, but his tears were actually red. Perhaps the blood vessels in his eyes had exploded, spurting out his fury and blood together. "A few years ago, I've been saying that we should sweep all the villages in the hundred square kilometers around and turn everybody into the slave soldiers of the Village of Peace. There would be fewer competitors competing with us for assets, and there would be an additional barrier outside.
"But you've always been indecisive, hesitant, and soft-hearted. In the end, you've nurtured a tiger and caused trouble. Today, these bastards that you let go of in the past have turned around and killed our villagers!
"You think you are very kind, you think you are very great, you think you can save everyone? Look at the ground full of corpses, look at the villagers who are screaming, this is all because of you! Your trick won't work in the Land of Sins! "
Gu Zhengyang's body shook. Hearing the screams of the wounded villagers, the fury on his face immediately melted.
Zhao Lie's voice was even more high-pitched, sounding both like the roar of an eagle and the cry of a crow. "Don't you understand? We have been targeted by the gangs of the Bloody Worlds since a long time ago. They are determined to destroy the Village of Peace. The only way for us to protect ourselves is to grow stronger. We must grow stronger by whatever means possible!"
"We have an agreement with the gangs in Double Dragons Valley," Gu Zhengyang said with difficulty. "We offer tremendous assets to them every year. We do not have much profit, and the losses in the attack on the Village of Peace are too great. What reason do they have to make a losing deal?"
"There is only one reason. We are too strong," Zhao Lie said gloomily.
"The Village of Peace is getting stronger every year. It is already showing signs of getting rid of the control of the gangs in Double Dragons Valley and unifying all the villages in the hundred square kilometers around.
"What the gangs want to see is a Desolate World that is in a state of disunity and brutalization so that they can ravage it blatantly. They do not want a powerful force to rise in the Desolate World and threaten their reign.
"Therefore, in order to destroy the Village of Peace, they will not hesitate to pay a small price even if they have to make a losing deal once."
"We are not unifying all the villages in the hundred square kilometers around!" Gu Zhengyang said in a hurry.
"Yes."
Zhao Lie put on a mocking smile. "I believe you, but do you think the leaders of the gangs in Double Dragons Valley believe you?"
Gu Zhengyang was silent.
"This is the law of the Land of Sins," Zhao Lie shrieked. "This is the rule of survival! Leader, I used to admire your strength very much, but even if you are ten times stronger, you cannot be so naïve forever! If you do not abide by the law of the Land of Sins, you will get everybody killed one day! "
Gu Zhengyang breathed quickly and asked, "Then, what do you want right now?"
"Very simple. Assault!"
A gloating and cruel smile flashed on Zhao Lie's face. He said, "You may not know this, but during the chaotic battle last night, I asked someone to move a lot of boxes of compressed food and throw them at the sinners on the opposite side. As I expected, the compressed food was all taken away when they retreated.
"Everybody knows that the digestive function of people who have been hungry for too long is very weak. If they eat too much food all of a sudden, it is very easy for their stomach to explode. Even if they are not killed, they will certainly be drowsy and unable to move. How much of their combat ability can they wield?
"We just had a bloody battle. Both parties suffered heavy losses. Nobody expected that we would launch an assault at such a moment!
"It must be noted that the dozens of villages on the opposite side are all on their own and wary of each other. Their camps are all scattered. Even if the camp of one of the villages is attacked, there is absolutely no reason for other people to come to their rescue.
"Therefore, we will take the opportunity to gather the last elites and launch an assault from their back. We will take them by surprise and destroy them one by one. All the hidden problems will be eliminated in advance and all the assets will be looted!"
After Zhao Lie finished his plan, the young and aggressive villagers were all shouting and yelling again. Some of them were bashing their shields and tanks with their sabers. The whole place could not have been more chaotic.
"No!"
Gu Zhengyang vetoed it immediately. "We have just had a great battle. Everybody is exhausted and cannot fight anymore! Besides, we have not investigated the enemy's camp at all. We do not know the first thing about the environment on the other side of the ruins! If a gang of bandits is really behind the scenes as you said, they might have follow-up plans. Then, it is very likely that we will be surrounded by a large batch of enemies when we assault one of the camps.
"The remaining elites are our last bargaining chips. There is no reason to gamble everything!"
Gu Zhengyang did not talk about morality but only talked about the pros and cons. Many seasoned villagers nodded in agreement, too.
Zhao Lie's eyes were even more gloomy. He was clenching his saber so hard that water was almost squeezed out of it. He gnashed his teeth and said, "We have suffered heavy losses this time. How can the Village of Peace live in the next year if we cannot claim back both the capital and the interest? It is time for us to take a gamble. Why are you still hesitating here?
"Hehe. Nobody asked you to go with us in the first place. If you are scared, just stay here and command the old, the weak, the women, and the children. I will certainly bring back abundant assets for the village!"
Zhao Lie was about to set off, when Gu Zhengyang stepped forward heavily again and blocked his way. Glaring at his eyes angrily, he said, one word after another, "Captain Zhao, we must be responsible for the lives of all the villagers. I don't think that you are suitable to be the general commander of the operation!"
"Is that so?"
Zhao Lie laughed in fury. Blood beamed out of his eyes as he looked around slowly and held his chest high. "I also don't think that you are suitable to be the leader of the Village of Peace!"
All the villagers were dumbfounded after hearing that.
If the conflict between the two of them a moment ago had been limited to the strategy of the next step, what they were fighting for right now was out-and-out 'power'.
In the Land of Sins, such a naked competition for power often came with a gory price.
As soon as Zhao Lie's words left his mouth, the whispers of the surrounding villagers instantly disappeared. Everyone stared at the two dumbfounded. They were even faintly intimidated by the violent and ferocious aura that surged out from the two of them. They couldn't help but take a few steps back, making a circle of empty space for them.
"My father is right. Gu Zhengyang is softhearted, indecisive, and cowardly. That's why the Village of Peace has fallen to what it is today!"
Zhao Chong was the first to jump out. Pointing at Gu Zhengyang, he shouted, "Look at his sickly appearance right now. There's no telling if he is half as strong as before. Is he qualified to be the leader of the Village of Peace? Everybody saw how valiant my father was in the battle last night. Only my father is qualified to be the leader of the village! "
"Zhao Chong, shut up!"
Han Te could not help but rush forward and curse, too. "Do you think that fighting and killing is enough for the village leader? Do you think that any guy with more brawn than brains can be the village leader? What my master is doing is called thinking carefully and taking every conceivable possibility into account! What if the gangs have really set up a trap on the other side of the ruins and are waiting for us to jump into it? If you listen to your father, you won't even know how you are killed! My master is saving your lives out of kindness, and you are still spouting bullsh * t over there? "
Zhao Chong almost burst into fury. "Good boy. Come on. You haven't had enough fighting half a month ago, have you? Why don't we have a little competition first?"
The two young men had their own supporters in the village. Immediately, a lot of hot-blooded young men began to yell.
"Enough!"
Gu Zhengyang and Zhao Lie stopped the conflict of the juniors almost at the same time.
"Leader, there is no need for the juniors and the villagers to pick a side for our disagreement," Zhao Lie said coldly.
"Why don't we settle the issue between you and me straightforwardly according to the rules of the Land of Sins?"
Looking at the ruins behind him, Gu Zhengyang said solemnly, "Zhao Lie, do you have to settle it at such a moment?"
"It is exactly because the Village of Peace is in peril that I have to settle the 'biggest problem' immediately."
Zhao Lie warmed up his wrists and ankles unhurriedly. Thick veins protruded from his skin, as if countless snakes were being kept inside his body. He sighed and said, "There is no personal grudge between us. On the contrary, you saved my life three times, and I saved you four times from the claws and teeth of the mutated beasts. We were once good brothers who shared life and death together.
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