Ever since the appearance of superhumans, the pattern of war had changed forever. The changes were not obvious in large-scale wars, but in small-scale battles, firepower was no longer defined by numbers and weapons.
The side with superhumans was the side with stronger firepower.
The Hellfire Commandos had 50 people, one superhuman, and Gao Qi, a magician. In terms of firepower, they were much stronger than the enemy.
Therefore, the battle was basically one-sided, and the result was naturally a complete victory.
However, this was the result of only trying to defeat the enemy and drive them away. If they tried to surround the enemy and kill them all, the result would be different. Victory was certain, but because the people were scattered, Gao Qi could not completely control the situation. There would definitely be casualties.
Therefore, the first battle was still good. It was a complete victory. No one died, and no one was even injured.
"The slaves are here!"
Someone shouted. It was a huge old building. It used to be a garage for large agricultural vehicles. After some simple maintenance and reinforcement, it was now used to hold slaves.
The door was opened, and Kenny stood at the door. His body was trembling because of overexcitement.
Standing at the door, a wave of hot air mixed with a stench assaulted his face. However, the huge garage was dark and nothing could be seen.
Gao Qi took out a flashlight and shone it in. As the light beam flashed, Gao Qi saw a row of people curled up on the ground. Under the strong light of the flashlight, some of them closed their eyes, and some were moving uneasily. However, they were chained together. If someone moved in a panic, it would cause a chain reaction and affect everyone else.
A grasshopper on a rope had now become a slave on an iron chain.
The flashlight shone elsewhere, and there were still rows of slaves. These slaves were not fixed to the wall or anywhere else. As far as the eye could see, the huge garage was filled with slaves, and most of them were sitting on the ground.
Kenny took two steps into the garage and shouted, "You're free …"
"Shut up!"
Gao Qi shouted sternly in English. Then he immediately whispered, "Say our slogan. Remember, you have to say our slogan first. The first sentence will leave the deepest impression!"
Kenny nodded and shouted, "We are the Hellfire Commandos. Hellfire, burn the slave owners!"
Kenny raised his fist as he shouted. However, after waving his fist in the air a few times, it froze in mid-air. This was because no one made a sound, and no one stood up from the ground. There were no cheers as he imagined, and there weren't even tears of joy that he was familiar with.
"You … Aren't you happy?"
Kenny looked helpless and lost because this was not the first time he had rescued a slave. In his memory, slaves did not react like this.
After being a slave for too long, they would have a servile nature. If they kneeled on the ground for too long, they would not be able to stand up. Everything was normal.
At this moment, a slave struggled to stand up from the ground. He tried his best to walk towards Gao Qi, but because the people on the same chain refused to cooperate and even dragged him back, he stayed where he was and could not come over.
"Mr, Mr Gao! It's me, it's Mark! "
The crying voice sounded very familiar. After being stunned for a moment, Gao Qi said in shock, "Mark!"
Ma Ke was the first Wasteland Dweller that Gao Qi had met here. Gao Qi had stayed in Ma Ke's village for a few days, and he had even been injured in Ma Ke's village. Now, after only a few days, Ma Ke had actually become a slave and appeared here.
Gao Qi no longer despised the thick stench in the garage. He raised his flashlight and rushed over. The wound on his leg began to ache, but it did not slow him down.
Mark had a whip mark on his face, and his clothes were full of bloodstains. However, the person on the same chain as him seemed to be unharmed.
Gao Qi was angry and anxious. He stood in front of Mark and said anxiously, "Why are you here? Where are the others? Where are the others? "
Mark stared blankly at Gao Qi. Then, he suddenly hugged Gao Qi and began to cry loudly.
Wang Ke said anxiously, "He said that the village is gone, and his son is dead."
Mark hugged Gao Qi in despair and cried loudly. The people on the same chain as him were all strong men. Although they did not dare to move back, they all looked at the ground.
"When did this happen? Don't cry. What happened to Hart? Tell me!"
Mark sobbed and said, "A few days after you left, someone found us and attacked our village. They said that as long as we did not resist, no one would die. But Hart was too young, and he could not bear the life of a slave. So, he did not put down his gun."
Although Gao Qi did not have a deep relationship with Hart, Mark's son, and there was no friendship between them, he was still a familiar person. Moreover, they had only been separated for a few days, and the next time they met was in a slave camp, while the other was gone. This difference was hard for Gao Qi to accept.
After a moment of silence, Gao Qi said in a low voice, "Where are the others? Where are the others in the village? "
Mark's tears flowed down, and he said with a sorrowful face, "Dead, they are all dead. No one was willing to put down their guns and become a slave, so they all died. I wanted to die too, Gao, I wanted to die too! But they knocked me out and sent me here. They locked me up with these bastards. If I wanted to commit suicide, these bastards would stop me. If I wanted to break the chain, they would beat me together. These … sons of bitches! "
Mark looked at the slaves around him and cursed. Gao Qi sighed and said, "So that's how it is. So that's how it is."
The slave raiders from the City of Sin were sweeping through the entire Central Valley. It was obvious that Mark and the others did not escape the fate of being discovered.
Gao Qi felt very uncomfortable. He looked at the slaves who were locked together with Mark.
These slaves were in groups of ten. There was a metal buckle on their waists, and a long chain was used to chain the ten of them together. There was a one meter gap between each of them.
If they wanted to escape, they would need at least ten people to escape together. It was a very familiar method of collective punishment. Obviously, the slaves who were locked together with Ma Ke were those who were more servile, so Ma Ke could not escape or commit suicide.
But with so many slaves, could it be that none of them wanted to regain their freedom?
Gao Qi thought for a moment, then he said to Wang Ke who was beside him, "Tell them that the guards here have been killed and they have been released. They will be able to obtain weapons and food. If they are willing to regain their freedom, they can leave. If they don't want to leave, they can stay here. That's all."
Was there a need to ask them to save the slaves? No, Gao Qi did not like these people. If they were unwilling to get up, then let them kneel.
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