#622 - commotion

A strange glint flashed in Quentin's eyes hidden behind the large, bug-eyed sunglasses. These huge, mismatched glasses, which could only be described as exaggerated, almost completely covered the upper half of his face. Even Tandy, who was so close to him, couldn't see what the pink-haired kid was thinking.

Not to mention the few people craning their necks behind Tandy.

"I've said everything I needed to say," Quentin said, ignoring Tandy's pretty smile. "I think I made it clear to Tyrone. If you have any questions, just go ask him. There's no need to waste my time."

Quentin's impatient attitude reminded Tandy of a relative's child. Because of his wealthy family, that child was also a fearless little brat, looking down on everyone. The only thing he seemed to fear was his dad's belt.

Even Tandy, who had a good personality, sometimes couldn't stand that kid. Unfortunately, she would never see that child again because he had been crushed under his own villa.

Tandy's only consolation was that her parents had been transferred to another place for work, so she didn't have to worry about their safety.

She had stayed behind for her studies, and unexpectedly, she experienced the Midtown High School campus attack and, shortly after, the fall of New York.

How should she put it? Although she had been unlucky, at least she had survived and even awakened superpowers by chance. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to lead a group of people to find a place to live in these ruins.

It was difficult at first, but fortunately, she met Tyrone, whose abilities complemented hers, and Mr. Mark, who was good at repairing electrical appliances. With their help, she was much more relaxed.

Just when things were getting better and she thought they might escape soon, someone from the survivors she managed stole supplies from the Serpent Gang, which led to this disaster.

Thinking of this, Tandy felt a headache coming on. How did those ordinary people without superpowers have the guts to steal from the Serpent Gang?

By the time Tandy and the others found out, the Serpent Gang's forces were already at their doorstep. She really didn't know how the Serpent Gang had found their hideout. Maybe there was an internal traitor, as Tyrone had said.

But now was not the time to think about that. The Serpent Gang members were demons who devoured people without spitting out the bones. A few days ago, she had seen a body hanging, and according to the badge on it, it was done by the Serpent Gang.

There were also people in her shelter who had fled from other shelters. According to them, the Serpent Gang was just a small gang before the fall of New York. After the fall, some gang members gained superpowers, which turned them into the most powerful group in the ruins.

As gang members, they were naturally brave and aggressive. With the help of superpowers, they were even more powerful, and they conquered two blocks centered around their original gang base in just two days.

Under their control, those with superpowers became thugs, and ordinary people without superpowers became the lowest-level servants, making it feel like a return to the fifteenth century.

It was said that they even wanted to climb up the newly erected wall, wanting to use the ruins of New York as their base and launch an invasion of the outside world.

So before that, the Serpent Gang wanted to integrate all the superhumans in the New York ruins, gathering these forces to launch a counterattack against the outside world.

Tandy didn't want to live a life of only killing. Maybe that was why she was able to awaken her current superpower. It was just a pity that her abilities were of little help against the fierce enemy.

Now, the only fighting force she could rely on was Tyrone. She could barely be considered half, and Mr. Mark, although he didn't have superpowers, could be considered half with his skills, making a whole person with her.

Thinking about it, her shelter really had very few superhumans, only herself and Tyrone. That was because it was just a small shelter, with only a dozen people including ordinary people.

It sounded like a lot, but it couldn't compare to the Serpent Gang who was about to attack them. They had seven or eight superhumans alone, not to mention ordinary people.

Tandy could only pray now, hoping that someone would hear their cry for help and come to save them.

Tandy glanced at the clock hanging in the hall. Their shelter was actually a subway station, but the subway tunnels had collapsed due to the giant riots, and only a small station remained.

The clock she was looking at was the original clock hanging in the subway, and it showed three o'clock in the afternoon. Three hours had passed since she had talked to Quentin, and the time set by the Serpent Gang was almost here.

Looking at the crowd whose atmosphere had sunk to the extreme, Tandy sighed. In the end, no one had heard their cry for help, or no one was willing to help them at all.

Tandy shook her head, banishing the negative emotions from her mind. Just as she was about to cheer herself up, Tyrone's voice came from behind her.

"They're here," Tyrone said, hiding his body under his cloak.

"I spotted them two kilometers away, heading straight towards us."

Tyrone's voice was not deliberately lowered, and everyone in the hall heard him. The crowd immediately became noisy.

"Quiet! Quiet!" Tandy quickly stood up. "Tyrone and I will go out and negotiate with the Serpent Gang. We will try our best to ensure everyone's safety."

"I told you this wouldn't work."

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Just as Tandy wanted to stabilize the crowd's emotions, a timid voice filled with panic suddenly rang out. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a strange man with purple hair and skin.

Zebediah Killgrave, the person Tyrone had warned Tandy to be careful of, and the person Quentin reported as a possible internal traitor.

"We should have run away long ago! Why are we waiting here to die!" Zebediah looked a little crazy, as if he had lost his composure due to extreme panic.

"I know, you must want to offer us to those demons as laborers, that must be it!"

The more Zebediah said, the more certain he became, and the louder his voice became, almost shouting in the end.

"Anyway, you all have superpowers, so you definitely won't care about the fate of us ordinary people, am I right!"

This barrage of words stunned Tandy for a few seconds, and by the time she wanted to refute, it was already too late.

Seeing that Zebediah was about to continue inciting the crowd, someone Tandy didn't expect stood up.