Chapter 394 – Attacks

It was some time after we had finished locating the oil field to the east and determined the general direction of the oil fields farther south that a series of sounds, like something bursting in the distance, began echoing toward us.

“They’re gunshots.”

“Rifle fire. The continuous bursts are probably from a light machine gun.”

Shizu spoke with certainty, followed by Liz.

Among the people around us, those assigned to guard duty immediately began moving as well. Since no one except the professional guards had even picked up their weapons yet, it was safe to assume that the danger was still low.

In the first place, I had been told that patrols had been deployed around us as a precaution, so unless something truly extraordinary happened, there was almost no chance that our position would suddenly come under attack. That was why