Chapter 447: Chapter 443: Retreat Separately Chapter 447: Chapter 443: Retreat Separately An endless highway cut through a desolate Gobi desert, splitting it in two.

A convoy traveled sluggishly under the scorching sun.

The convoy consisted of two RVs and a truck, with an RV leading and the other following, the truck in the middle. All three vehicles had privacy film on their windows, and even the fully-armed drivers were concealed head to toe.

Bang! Bang! Bang!–
Just then, intense gunfire erupted from both sides of the Gobi along the highway.

Sparks flew off the three vehicles.

Leaving bullet holes of varying depths.

Crash–
A bullet shattered the truck’s window.

The truck instantly swayed violently.

Out of control, it veered off the highway.

Plunging headfirst into a pile of dirt in the Gobi.

Looking through the truck’s front windshield, the driver’s chest was drenched in a large patch of red, a bloody cavity at the location of his heart.

With the truck driver incapacitated, the two RVs didn’t stop but instead sped up.

Bang! Bang! Bang!–
As the RVs accelerated, the gunfire from the sides of the Gobi became even more dense.

Hiss–
The front RV’s tire was blown out.

The fast-moving RV immediately lost control and skidded sideways on the highway, coming to a stop in the middle of the road, forcing the following RV to come to an abrupt halt.

Crash–
The windows on both sides of the RV were smashed.

The dark barrels of guns extended through the windows.

The next second!

Bang! Bang! Bang!–
The people in the RVs opened fire on the Gobi.

A gunfight ensued.

Half an hour later!

The sound of gunfire gradually thinned out.

Finally, it came to a complete stop.

Clearly, both sides had run out of ammunition.

After half an hour of fierce gunfire.

The two RVs had been riddled with holes.

Blood flowed from the bullet holes in the RVs, gathering into pools beneath them.

The blood from the two RVs merged, as if a blood lake had appeared miraculously.

Rustle, rustle, rustle–
Dense footsteps sounded from both sides of the Gobi.

Men wearing Pawnshop uniforms charged out from both sides of the highway, heading straight for the two RVs.

Squeak–
The doors of the RVs were opened.

Those in the RVs who were still alive didn’t even have time to resist before they were silenced by the Pawnshop men.

A Store Manager emerged from the Gobi.

“Is it there?”

The Store Manager asked in a heavy voice.

“Reporting to the Store Manager, no.”

“Everyone on the vehicles is from the Tomb Raider Sect,” another Shopkeeper responded grimly.

“Damn…”

The Store Manager cursed under his breath.

“Clean up the mess here.”

“Take the bodies and the vehicles back for disposal,” the Store Manager ordered in a deep voice.

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Meanwhile!

On another highway.

A similar scene unfolded.

Three trucks from the Jiang Family Manor were ambushed by the Pawnshop.

All of the truck drivers were killed by snipers, and the moment the passengers disembarked, they were gunned down by the Pawnshop men lying in wait.

But the leading Store Manager still did not find any trace of gold in the three trucks.

Nor did he see Fang Xiaocao and the others, only a few Tomb Raider Sect guards who were escorting the trucks, shot dead by the Pawnshop men.

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The same thing happened over and over again on deserted highways: trucks and RVs leaving the Jiang Family Manor were all inevitably ambushed by Pawnshop operatives.

But the Gold that the Pawnshop hankered after remained elusive.

It was as if it had evaporated from the world along with Xiaocao and her companions, leaving the Store Managers of the Pawnshop grinding their teeth in frustration.

—
On a secluded little road.

An RV and a truck were driving along, swaying and wobbling slowly.

The driver of the RV was none other than Tom.

The driver of the truck was Taotie.

Inside the RV!

Tom glanced at the terminal.

One by one, the green dots on the terminal extinguished.

At that moment, only two little green dots remained.

Seeing this scene, Tom spoke up, “Princess Your Highness, the other convoys have all lost their signals, they must have been wiped out.”

Hearing Tom’s words, Xiaocao sitting inside the RV nodded, “Be careful, we’re probably being watched too.”

Xiaocao looked out at the desolate Gobi desert outside the window, feeling an uneasy premonition.

It felt like something was about to happen.

The very next second!

Screech–
The RV came to a sudden, jarring halt.

Xiaocao, who was viewing the scenery, was nearly thrown out by the inertia of the sudden brake.

“Tom, what happened?”

Xiaocao steadied herself and asked urgently.

“The road is blocked.”

“Must be Pawnshop’s doing.”

Tom said with resignation.

Xiaocao leaned forward to have a look.

Sure enough, the narrow road ahead had been blocked by several large rocks.

“Old Tom, why have we stopped?”

Came Taotie’s voice through the walkie-talkie.

Xiaocao picked up the walkie-talkie, pressed the talk button, “The road is deliberately blocked, stay alert and get ready for a fight.”

After she spoke, Xiaocao put down the walkie-talkie.

“Princess Your Highness, I will go check it out.”

Tom unbuckled his seatbelt and said in a deep tone.

“Be careful,”
Xiaocao nodded, giving a word of caution.

“Don’t worry,”
Tom responded and pushed open the car door to get out.

“Princess Your Highness, there’s blood.”

“There’s a lot of it too, not something one person could shed.”

Tom squatted down, swept away the surface dirt, and called out with a frown.

At that moment, Taotie had also walked over.

Hearing Tom’s call, he immediately ran over and squatted down to look, “This blood is still fresh, the culprit should be nearby.”

Tom stood up and walked toward the rocks.

The very next second!

Tom retreated sharply, pulling back three meters.

Swoosh–
At the same time, a short-statured Lizardman sprang out from behind the rocks and lunged at Tom.

Before Tom could react, Taotie, who was nearly fully healed thanks to his super regenerative abilities, immediately landed a kick.

Thump–
Taotie’s foot struck the Lizardman hard, and the Lizardman got sent flying back like a ball–right back where it came from.

Clang–
Taotie drew a knife, “Get ready to fight, it’s those damned Lizardmen again, the Black Robed old fiend must have survived.”

Taotie’s shout was like the call to arms for battle; Lizardmen started emerging from both sides of the road, charging straight at Taotie.

Meanwhile, the doors of the RV and the truck opened, and Xiaocao’s group charged out of the vehicles, racing towards the Lizardmen.

Leading the front were the seven top-tier masters of the Phoenix Clan and Unhappy.

The eight of them immediately intercepted eight Lizardmen and engaged in fierce combat.

The remaining two Lizardmen broke through and charged towards Tom and Taotie.

Tom and Taotie exchanged a glance, shared a smile, and split apart, each greeting a Lizardman.

Atop the RV, Xiaocao who watched the scene of paired fights below, did not descend from the vehicle.

Her task was to protect the Gold and Nannan; so long as the Black-robed Person didn’t show up, these Lizardmen could be left to Tom and the others.