Apocalypse Queen: My Space, My Rules Chapter 179: Silent Counterattack

The crops she and Chandler had planted were growing well. In fact, they were growing three and a half times faster than normal. Still, it looked like they needed water.

She rubbed her forehead. Lately, she had been so busy that even farm work was piling up.

She was just thinking about asking Chandler to work overtime tonight and go into the storage space with her when a message broke her focus.

It came from the lookout stationed on the rooftop.

"Our drone spotted another group heading toward Celestine Ridge. There are four wooden boats, plus a bunch of speedboats, inflatable boats, and kayaks. We estimate around two to three hundred people coming ashore."

The moment she heard that, Mariella knew she wouldn't have time for farm work tonight. Something more important had come up.

She sent Chandler a message. "Move out?"

A moment later, he replied. "Move out."

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Mariella then sent Kieran several messages, telling him how to use their advantage to deal with Black Bear's gang. If they could just hold out for two more days, things would turn around.

"At the end of the day, Black Bear only picks on the weak. He sees that homes with reinforced glass aren't easy targets, and we have enough diesel to burn them if needed. He won't attack us head-on.

"He'll go after the homes without reinforced glass first. The villas taken by Harvey and Tigre will be the easiest targets. Let them fight each other. We watch and wait.

"As long as Black Bear targets any of our people, everyone needs to stand together. Work as one. Every house has weapons now. Just send a message in the group chat, and nearby neighbors should open fire to support."

As soon as she sent the messages, Kieran started forwarding screenshots into the homeowners' group chat.

The moment people saw Mariella's words, they got excited. Many agreed with her right away.

Kieran stepped up and said, "You all saw Mariella's new plan, right? We follow her lead. Stay united and fight back. If any neighbor is attacked, everyone nearby provides fire support. If we don't stick together, we'll be taken down one by one."

His call fired everyone up. "We will follow Mariella's lead! If one of us is in trouble, we all help! Stay united! Take down Black Bear!"

Mariella hadn't expected Kieran to promote her like this, but she didn't mind. It worked in her favor.

She planned to stay in Celestine Ridge for a while. The more trust and authority she gained, the closer she would be to becoming a base leader here.

A thought crossed her mind. A base.

Yes, Celestine Ridge could become a base in the early days of the apocalypse.

Still, she had never planned to lead one.

With status came responsibility, and all she wanted was to survive with her small team.

Her relationship with the homeowners was cooperation, not control.

Besides, Celestine Ridge was an open community. As more refugees came, it would become a target. Sooner or later, it would fall apart.

All she could do was delay that day.

Now Black Bear had sent his main force here. It looked like he was going all in.

This indicated that his home base was likely nearly empty.

Mariella saw her chance. Tonight, she and Chandler would strike straight at his base and pull off a grand move.

Under the cover of night, the two of them quietly reached the water's edge.

The drone had already marked where the enemy boats were docked. All the vessels were gathered in one area.

There were only four wooden boats this time. After losing eleven last time, Black Bear's strength had clearly dropped.

Around them were scattered speedboats and inflatable boats, tied up in a messy cluster.

Mariella took Chandler into the storage space and changed into diving suits. Once the guards left the boats, they slipped out and dove underwater.

Using the same tactic as before, she quickly pulled all four wooden boats into the storage space.

As the boats vanished, the guards inside were instantly thrown out.

Splash. Splash. Splash.

One after another, people hit the water. There were more of them this time.

Looks like they had learned their lesson and sent extra guards.

Didn't matter. No matter how many there were, the storage space kicked them all out without mercy.

After taking in the four wooden boats, Mariella felt her strength fading. Thankfully, Chandler was right beside her.

She leaned against him and rested for a moment. Once the dizziness passed, she pushed herself again and collected all the remaining speedboats and inflatable boats in one go.