One of the children started crying loudly amidst the tense atmosphere. Although his parents covered his mouth, some sound still escaped, irritating the already nervous and chaotic bandits.
Hearing his words, the parents became even more panicked, tightening their grip and completely silencing the child.
A man in a suit, seeing the extremely unstable bandit, showed a flicker of fear in his eyes and edged closer to a woman beside him, intending to use her body to shield himself.
However, as he moved, he accidentally touched the woman's private parts. She instinctively screamed and, with a reflex action, slapped the man in the suit across the face.
At this moment, the bandit, who was already nervously staring at the cabin entrance, fearing Li Chonglou might burst in at any moment, almost dropped his gun due to the woman's shout.
"Damn it, did I tell you to move?!"
The bandit turned and his gaze fell directly on the man in the suit. With a murderous intent filling his face, he strode towards him.
"Don't, don't kill me, it's not my fault, she's the one who screamed!"
The man in the suit fumbled, trying to crawl backward. The next moment, he heard a deafening gunshot, followed by intense pain in his thigh.
"Ah!"
The man in the suit clutched his wounded thigh tightly. Having never even been hit before in his life, he writhed in pain.
The bandit, who had only intended to issue a warning, did not expect the man to struggle even more. His murderous intent intensified, and he aimed the gun directly at the man's head.
Just as the man in the suit's life was about to end, a figure suddenly appeared behind the bandit. Before the bandit could even react, his vision went black, and he lost consciousness.
Li Chonglou silently withdrew his right hand, his brow furrowed as he looked at the crowd, which was many times larger than the bandits.
Having just experienced Iron Forest, he found it difficult to adapt to the reactions of these ordinary people. The bandit only had one handgun, and if they had simply swarmed him, they could have subdued him without even needing to risk their lives.
Yet, here was a large group of adults, cowed by a single handgun!
At this moment, a stunning figure lunged at him again. Li Chonglou agilely dodged and said softly, "Miss, please maintain your composure."
Fang Qian froze awkwardly on the spot.
However, the man in the suit suddenly struggled and pointed at Li Chonglou, demanding, "Why did you only come back now! Why didn't you come back after I was dead!"
Someone nearby couldn't stand it and interjected, "You're too heartless! If it weren't for this brother, we might all be dead!"
"What business is it of yours! Do you know who I am? My father is Yang Hengwen! Do you have the right to speak here!"
The moment Yang Hengwen's name was spoken, everyone present changed their expression slightly, as if this person had significant backing.
However, Li Chonglou didn't care how important his background was. He coldly snorted at the man, "If you spout any more nonsense, do you believe I'll kill you first!"
"You!"
Yang Si was stunned. He never expected Li Chonglou to speak to him that way. But he quickly remembered that this was not his home, and the other party's skills were clearly extraordinary. If he truly offended him, he might actually die here.
So Yang Si immediately shut his mouth, only glaring at Li Chonglou with resentful eyes.
Li Chonglou's brow furrowed. At this moment, Captain Liu Feng stepped forward to mediate.
"Alright, we are all in this together. Let's think about how to get out. Brother, what's the situation outside?"
Liu Feng's attitude was extremely courteous, and the atmosphere eased considerably.
"We can't leave for now, and phones don't work here. There's a specific device in the bandits' camp that might be able to contact the outside world, so I want to go there and take a look first."
After a brief explanation, Li Chonglou turned to leave. The main reason he said this was to stabilize everyone, as most people on the plane were Chinese, his compatriots.
However, to his surprise, Liu Feng suddenly called out, "Why don't we all go together? It's not safe to stay here anyway."
Li Chonglou paused and turned, looking at Liu Feng with a slight frown. At this moment, Fang Qian also walked over and said softly,
"I'm going with you."
Her tone was very firm, as if she would follow him even if Li Chonglou didn't agree.
As she spoke, others on the plane also chimed in.
"I want to go too!"
"Boss, let me follow you. It's too insecure here."
"Yeah, who knows what kind of people are here."
Some people glanced at Yang Si as they spoke. After all, he was shot because he touched someone. Although it wasn't intentional, others didn't know the exact details.
So, for a moment, everyone became wary not only of Yang Si but also of those around them, fearing they might encounter another pervert.
Moreover, besides this, they weren't foolish. Anyone with eyes could see that Li Chonglou possessed the absolute strength to deal with the bandits, and following him would be the safest option!
Li Chonglou had not expected such an attitude from everyone, especially since they were just ordinary civilians. For a moment, he didn't know how to refuse.
"Brother, please let us follow you. At worst, if something happens, you can just leave, you don't have to worry about us."
Liu Feng continued to mediate.
"Yeah, yeah, we'll just follow behind you, we won't trouble you!"
Everyone echoed in unison. Seeing this, Li Chonglou could no longer refuse. He turned around again and walked out of the cabin without looking back.
At this moment, everyone understood his intention and followed him with delight.
To be safe, as he exited the cabin, Li Chonglou fired another shot at the unconscious bandit on the ground. This was also a form of deterrence, and the group behind him all changed their expressions upon seeing this, seeming to become much more subdued.
Li Chonglou then ignored them and went back into the woods to wake up O'Neill, instructing him to lead the way.
Thus, the group entered the woods, led by O'Neill.
Although the island was not very large, and an ordinary person could circumnavigate it in half a day on foot, its terrain was extremely complex. Even the paths in the forest were rugged and uneven.
Therefore, the group's progress was very slow.