“Lance, they seem to be trying to block the road…”
The driver of the armored car had already discovered that those people were parking some cars at the entrance of the valley, blocking the way.
Lance had also noticed this situation. While turning the muzzle of the machine gun to aim at the vehicles behind, he had the driver “ram through.”
The rain of bullets and shells could not harm the people inside this car, which gave the driver a kind of a daredevil attitude. He didn’t even hesitate, floored the gas pedal, and rushed towards the mouth of the valley.
Hiram, on the side, saw Lance’s action and followed closely behind.
The mouth of the valley, which had been blocked by several cars, was instantly rammed open by the high-powered armored car. Joshua, who had seen all this happen in the church, cursed a couple of times, then put away his weapon and changed to another position to shoot.
He was planning to run.
If they could block the mouth of the valley, he would still be willing to hold on. As long as Lance and his men couldn’t get in, Joshua believed that they couldn’t possibly lose.
Without an armored car, to attack a place that was easy to defend and difficult to attack with their flesh?
Don’t fucking joke!
No matter how many of them came, it would not be enough to die.
But the entrance had been rammed open before it was even blocked. There was no future.
Once Lance and his men entered the valley, besides a church and some houses in the valley, there were no other places to defend.
The key was still the two armored cars. They could completely work as “breachers,” to tear a gap in the defensive line of any building.
To stay here, annihilation was just a matter of time!
Thinking of this, he pulled the bolt and, with his head tilted, took a casual shot. The recoil made his shoulder very uncomfortable.
After getting used to a life of luxury, he had not shot with such high intensity for a long time!
In the past, there were also opportunities and times to shoot, but it was just symbolic, a few shots to show off, or a few shots when hunting.
To be constantly firing like now, his shoulder was already protesting against him.
The moment he pulled the bolt and the cartridge was ejected by the ejector, he had already made a decision in his heart.
“Suppress them, don’t let them rush over!” he shouted, and then changed to another position to shoot.
Although people didn’t quite understand why he was always changing his shooting position, at least at this time, Joshua had not fled from here, which was also a way to boost morale.
Some people thought that he was doing this to let more people see him, while others thought that he just didn’t want to be discovered by the enemy and then be targeted.
But in any case, the fierce firefight was still ongoing.
Lance, who had broken into the valley, directly had Hiram retreat, and he himself also retreated. The situation in the valley was more complicated, and he was not sure if there were still enemies hidden in high places.
Before it was completely cleaned up, it was best not to take risks.
Although Hiram was a little reluctant, he still followed Lance’s order and retreated into the armored car.
Lance changed to a rifle and began to shoot at the surrounding enemies through the firing port.
The convoy outside followed the two armored cars and began to enter. The firefight between the two sides began to enter a white-hot stage. Lance’s side also had some casualties.
But overall, their casualties were within an acceptable range.
The armored car was constantly approaching the church. This forced the defensive depth of the ground defense personnel who were hiding behind some cover to be constantly compressed.
Soon, most of them had hidden in the church and the buildings around the church. The two sides launched a fierce firefight around this place.
Further back, the cars were a little less convenient. The people in the cars began to get out, using the cars themselves as cover to exchange fire with the people in the church.
Lance, who had a clearer view in the armored car, suddenly had a “cold knowledge” pop up in his mind, which was that in a war, it would take almost a few thousand bullets to eliminate an enemy.
He had thought this data was a bit exaggerated before, wondering if it included some cases of army corruption.
But now, he felt that this number might still be too conservative.
The exchange of fire between the two sides behind cover had been going on for several minutes, but neither side seemed to have any obvious casualties. He was very worried whether the bullets would be enough.
“Ram it.”
Lance instructed. The driver was stunned for a moment. “Where to ram?”
“Ram through the main gate of the church. We can’t waste ammunition with them like this. Ram in first and force them out of the church.”
The driver stepped on the gas again and drove straight towards the main gate of the church.
The not-so-thick two wooden doors were instantly rammed open under the huge impact. Lance could already hear the cries of surprise filled with panic from the members of the Holy Bell Party in the room!
He opened the firing port, pointed his weapon at the outside without looking too carefully, and pulled the trigger. The bullets whizzed out, accompanied by screams.
Just at this moment, a heavy thud suddenly came from the roof of the car. It seemed that someone had jumped onto the roof and was even trying to lift the lid of the gun tower.
Just as this guy was trying, the person outside the door discovered this situation and shot the person from the car, causing him to roll down.
Joshua’s expression became more and more wrong. While having his men stop Lance and his group from entering the church, to protect the glory of the Lord from being defiled, he was secretly retreating.
Resistance was definitely impossible. If it were possible, they would not have let Lance and his group enter the church.
To continue to stay here was a dead end. He had to go.
To live is everything.
If he died here, then he would be dead. It would not have any beneficial effect on the future.
But if he survived, he would have a chance to turn things around again, a chance to avenge the brothers who had died today.
Joshua’s actions also fell into the eyes of some discerning people, but they did not make a fuss, and even followed Joshua to retreat.
The funds of the Holy Bell Party were basically all in Joshua’s hands. In other words, there was a large amount of wealth stored in his several accounts.
The few high-level cadres who had been paying attention to Joshua looked at each other and also followed him to the backyard.
The firefight in the church became more intense. The people of the Holy Bell Party seemed to be venting all their emotions on the armored car. Even if it was really sturdy, when faced with such a dense attack, Lance was more or less still a little worried.
But fortunately, the caliber and kinetic energy of a handgun bullet, and its destructive power, could really not tear open the armor. With another armored car breaking into the church, the line of fire began to retreat again.
The gunshots outside the church, and a portion of the Lance Family who were beginning to try to enter the church, made these gangster believers who believed in the Lord feel extremely terrified.
Especially the neat and uniform attire of the Lance Family gave them a heavy psychological pressure. And there were two armored cars. How the fuck could they fight this?
It’s unknown who suddenly shouted, “Joshua is gone!”
Then someone else shouted that “so-and-so” was also gone. The situation in the church began to collapse one-sidedly.
The disappearance of Joshua and the high-level of the gang directly caused the already low morale to fall to its lowest point. Some people could no longer care about continuing to block Lance and his group and chose to flee.
Some others raised their weapons high and knelt on the ground, wanting to surrender to Lance’s side.
Once people lose their will to persist, they will no longer have any thought of resisting.
Just like at this moment!
On the blood-splattered crucifix, the Lord looked down at the constantly falling people in the church with calm and compassionate eyes, and also at the people who looked at it with a look of confusion in their eyes.
They didn’t know if they would really return to the embrace of the Lord after death, or if it was at the moment of their death that they finally realized that this was actually all a scam.
Faith, the church, the gang, and even themselves, were all important links in this deception.
The more people died in the church, the stronger the contrast it formed with the expression on its face.
As the gunshots began to become sparse, and the remaining portion of the Holy Bell Party members began to run up the hillside and into the surrounding mountain forest, at least the victory at this stage could be ensured.
Considering the safety issue, Lance did not leave the armored car. Lawn grabbed a member of the Holy Bell Party, pushed him to the ground, stepped on his neck, and pointed a gun at his head. “Where did Joshua go?”
The man was trembling all over, it’s unknown if it was because of the collapse of his faith, or because of a pure fear of death. “I don’t know. They all said that Joshua has already run away.”
The church had been completely controlled. There was still a small amount of resistance in the surrounding buildings, but it was quickly extinguished.
At least thirty or fifty people had fled to the mountain. Even from the bell tower of the church, you could still see their backs as they continuously ran upwards!
“Should we chase?” Hiram walked over and also looked up at the mountain.
From here, those figures seemed not to be far from them, but if they really went to chase, this was actually a very long road, and they might not be able to catch up.
There is a saying that goes well, “Although the mountain is in front of your eyes, the distance from you to the mountain is farther than you imagine.” It very well describes the actual change in their view of those people at this moment.
From getting close to here, to now, after cleaning up the entire valley, two or three hours had already passed.
It wasn’t yet summer time. The sky was already getting a little dark. By the time they chased over, it would be at least half an hour later.
At that time, the sky would become even darker, and Lance looked at the dense mountain forest that had re-grown with the coming of spring, layer upon layer.
These vegetations would block the sunlight, and it would become even darker, even dimmer inside!
He considered for a long while. “Organize four teams to go up and see. Be careful. If you encounter anyone who has run up…” he turned to look at Hiram.
Hiram nodded, his eyes also flashing. “I see.”
What did he know?
He knew what Lance meant. He didn’t want any survivors, not even a corpse. Kill them all!
“If you can’t catch them after it gets dark, then you don’t have to chase. Just come back directly. I will have someone come over and trap them inside.”
He patted Hiram’s arm and instructed again, “Be careful.”
Hiram nodded and turned to leave. As he walked, he loudly called out the names of the captains, telling them to take their men and follow him up the mountain.
Watching them drive their cars across the gentle slope, and stop before the steep slope, and begin to chase up the mountain, Lance withdrew his gaze.
Hiram had left, but Lawn was still here. He was in charge of controlling the entire valley.
“How many of our men died?”
Lawn’s expression was a little heavy. “Thirty-seven, and more than forty are injured. A few of them are seriously injured.”
“Have they been sent away?”
He nodded. “I’ve already had someone send them back. They should be able to make it in time.”
Lance came into the church. The church had already been simply cleaned up. The dead brothers were placed together, right on the stage of the church.
The Lord looked down at them with a merciful gaze, as if he were comforting their souls.
Lance sat in the first row of chairs. He knew that in a battle, someone would definitely die, but he still felt a little sad for these people.
After sitting in a daze for a while, he looked at Lawn, who was guarding by the side. “How many people did we catch?”
Lawn seemed to have realized something. He licked his lips. “More than sixty.”
Lance made a gesture of silencing. Lawn did not hesitate and turned and left.
A few minutes later, the sound of many submachine guns firing came from outside the church, as well as screams and shrieks.
But all of this completely ended in less than thirty seconds.
Some members began to fire their rifles. After all, with such a group of them gathered together, maybe someone was pretending to be dead.
They did find a few who were pretending to be dead. Amidst their pleas for mercy, those people coldly raised their guns and killed them.
Lance slowly stood up. He turned and walked outside. The last rays of the evening sun shone on him as he walked out of the broken main gate of the church, as if it had draped him in a bright red battle robe, a blood-stained battle robe.
He glanced at the group of people who had died at the bottom of the steps not far away, and then at the remaining brothers in the square. He took a deep breath.
Perhaps this is what they call “the setting sun is like blood.”
Soon, the local Empire immigrant gang leader received a call from Lance, asking him to bring his men and medicine over, and also some gasoline. Lance was going to burn this place down.
At the same time, he also asked him to help surround the nearby places where they could get down the mountain, to block Joshua and his group on the mountain.
And with so many corpses to deal with, it was not impossible to just throw them in the wilderness, but considering environmental protection and safety issues, Lance still decided to burn them all.
Two hours later, the sky had completely darkened. Some gunshots were still coming from the mountain from time to time. The local Empire immigrant gang that had rushed here had brought more than two hundred people. This was already their limit!
When they saw the mountain of corpses in the valley, and saw the members of the Lance Family holding their guns and looking at them with a murderous aura, everyone’s legs were trembling a little.
“Joshua… is finished?” the gang leader couldn’t help but ask.
Lance shook his head. “The Holy Bell Party is finished, but Joshua has escaped to the mountain.”
“I want you to guard all the places where you can get down the mountain. If he comes down, kill him, and then bring his body to me.”
“Whoever can bring his body, I will give him a hundred thousand!”
“Our own people are also effective.”
The people that the gang leader had brought all sucked in a breath of cold air, and then a look of joy appeared on their faces.
Then Lance arranged for them to be in charge of patrolling, while the remaining people gathered the corpses together and began to burn them.
At this time, Hiram had also come down from the mountain. He had a look of depression on his face. He hadn’t caught up.
“The people we caught up with said that he was the first to run. I don’t know where he ran to, but I know that he has been running forward.”
He sat on the steps with a cigarette in his mouth. The sheep in the sheep pen behind had all been slaughtered. They had also found some other food, as well as a large pot, and had thrown it all in to start cooking.
On one side were the constantly burning corpses, and on the other side was the cooking. This gave the local gang members a hair-raising feeling.
It can be imagined that after tonight, soon the market will be circulating more and more outrageous rumors about Lance and the Lance Family!
Lance was also smoking. He looked at the sky, which was not polluted by industrial exhaust, and it was full of bright stars!
People might be used to this brilliant sky. What they don’t know is that it won’t be long before they will never be able to see it again.
Even Lance, looking at it at this very moment, would feel a deep sense of shock. “Tomorrow I will transfer people over. He is a dead man!”
“So don’t worry. Let’s trap him for two days first.”
“Just in time to send some people back…”
In the evening, Lance had called Elvin and had him transfer people over. He had also called Chief Bruce and had him send some police over as support.
A part would wear police uniforms, and a part would wear plain clothes.
If you want to compare in terms of numbers, the police definitely have more people. With the continuous increase in the population of Golden Port City, by this year there were already a little over 20,000 police officers, including temporary workers.
To mobilize two or three thousand police officers over would not affect the current city at all, and the police were also very happy. After all, this was to serve Mr. Lance.
Because Joshua was not dead, no one celebrated at night. They just finished their meal and soon went to rest.
A day of rushing around and an afternoon of fighting had exhausted everyone.
At this time, Joshua, who was on the mountain, looked at the firelight in the valley, his teeth almost about to be crushed.
If it weren’t for these people, he should be lying in his velvet bed now, enjoying the arrival of a sweet dream.
But now, hunger, thirst, and fear were surrounding him. He clenched the weapon in his hand and continued to walk towards the other side of the mountain.
This was already a movement that surpassed the limits of his body. He had never walked such a long distance!
Now the only motivation that supported him to continue to walk was to live!
In fact, a little later, he had met a member of the Holy Bell Party, a high-level cadre, but he had not dared to make a sound, but just quietly watched the other party pass by him from a dozen or twenty meters away.
After going up the mountain, he became careful and cautious, not trusting anyone.
He was now thinking about what to do after he left this place.
Before, he was still thinking of taking revenge, of making a comeback.
But now, he suddenly felt that being a rich man was actually not bad.
The gang’s funds were in his bank account, enough for him to live a life of extravagance for the rest of his life!
He gritted his teeth and endured the intense pain in the soles of his feet. As long as he left this place, everything would be fine…
(End of a Chapter)