He seed to be walking towards a dead end, thinking how great it would be if there were no checks at the exit. People wouldn’t have to be so crowded and could quickly leave Cloud Gorge Base. At the sa ti, before the Zombie King arrives, they could freely co and go as they pleased.
Of course, that was clearly impossible. In human society, New Humans wielded their easily obtained rights with force and impunity, and now it’s ti to pay the price!
For Su Sigui, she wouldn’t spare any New Human. To zombies, New Humans were like the fattest, most superior breed of sheep compared to ordinary people!
The more he thought, the more irritated he beca. Finally, Zheng Minghui looked at the sky and cursed: "Damn you, heaven, f*ck!"
At this ti, Shen Mingke sat down next to him, slumped, and weakly murmured: "What do we do now...?"
"I just want to have a nice al... tomato and egg stir-fry, garlic shoots with at, braised pork knuckle, garlic chili chicken... hehe... hehehehe... and a bowl of plump white rice! I could eat ten tis that!"
Zheng Minghui was so hungry he was becoming muddled. Both of them were lost, not knowing what to do next. Next door, a group of ordinary people was gathered around a fire. One of them was discussing the two with a companion, mocking: "They just ca over and made a fool of themselves, running to the terminal subsidy station asking for food, hahaha!"
"Did they really think anyone could mooch those things?"
"I would have snuck in early, lined up, and left early."
"Haha..."
Logically, with a wall in between and so many people around, the chatter should have been hard to hear, but the two were Level 6 New Humans, so they heard every word clearly!
Once Zheng Minghui realized they were being ridiculed, he, who was about to lose his mind, suddenly felt a surge of anger.
Since when did a bunch of ordinary people dare to mock him like this?
So Zheng Minghui shot up, intending to go around the wall and confront that group, but seeing him like this, Shen Mingke hurriedly followed, worried.
"You guys..." Zheng Minghui wanted to say, "Are you looking for trouble?" but as soon as he uttered two words, Shen Mingke quickly pulled him back.
"Hey, hey, hey, brother, calm down."
The group that had mocked them saw Zheng Minghui coming with hostility and stood up one by one, frowning at them.
"What do you want?"
Before Zheng Minghui could speak, Shen Mingke quickly explained, "Sorry everyone, this is my brother, and he just drank too much and got muddled."
Zheng Minghui still wanted to say sothing, but in the next second, Shen Mingke covertly pinched a chunk of his waist forcefully, and the pain imdiately made him more composed.
Indeed, if he attacked a group of ordinary people in anger, with all these soldiers around, killing so many as a "normal person," his identity as a New Human would be exposed.
Quickly, he pushed aside Shen Mingke’s hand, cooperating with Shen Mingke’s previous words, saying, "Yeah, yeah, just drank a bit, not very clear-headed. Please don’t mind us."
Fortunately, the people on the opposite side didn’t make things difficult for them. The one who seed like their leader said, "No worries, it’s wrong for us to talk about you behind your back. But frankly, what you did was kind of stupid."
"Uh..." Shen Mingke awkwardly said, "We couldn’t help it... too hungry. By the way, do you have any food? Just a bit would be fine." Changing tone, Shen Mingke began seeking help from them, but unfortunately, their situation wasn’t much better. The leader said, "We’re also worried about it ourselves; we don’t have any food. But let advise you sothing..." While speaking, the leader gestured towards the crowded street and continued, "Get in line quickly; it’s still early to leave now. Once the Zombie King arrives and Cloud Gorge Base is locked down, it’ll be hard to get out."
This made both of them have headaches. How could they not understand what was said? But the issue was, they weren’t ordinary people, and the little effect left by the inhibitor inside them couldn’t sustain them queuing to the exit from the back of the line. Besides, even if they manage to get to Cloud Gorge Base’s exit in ti, they couldn’t pass the checks. To leave Cloud Gorge Base, their only option was to obtain an inhibitor and leave through the cargo flow.
Moreover, leaving Cloud Gorge Base wasn’t without danger. Not to ntion Level 8 zombies, even encountering a Level 7 zombie along the way would spell doom!
Yet they couldn’t refute anything, only replying helplessly, "Easy to say, but how long would it take to get through this long line?"
"Living like this, aren’t you just waiting to die?"
"...Enough, let’s stop talking about it. So, are you planning to stay here and not leave?"
"We..." The opposite few seed to have heard Shen Mingke’s words, exchanged glances with each other, and fell into silence without responding. It was at this mont when Zheng Minghui, who had cald down, noticed that this group seed far from simple.
Underneath the cotton jackets they wore, they had military uniforms, each one of them. One even had a gun holster at the waist, presumably carrying a pre-Apocalypse handgun.
"Who are these people?" he wondered to himself, but it seed irrelevant. These ordinary folks with obsolete pre-Apocalypse weapons heading to battle zombies were laughable.
Speaking of which, these ordinary people had the courage to die on the battlefield, while the two Level 6 New Humans cowardly shrunk, unqualified to mock them.
Courage, they lacked it more than anyone, and they desired it less than anyone.
But in truth, Zheng Minghui thought too much. Regarding Shen Mingke’s question, the few didn’t answer, and after a brief silence, the leader said, "We don’t want to answer that question, please leave." He said politely, and after hearing this, Zheng Minghui curled his lips, tugged Shen Mingke beside him, intending to leave.
After sitting down again, the leader exchanged glances with his companions, then lowered their heads simultaneously, saying nothing.
In reality, they were not necessarily more courageous than others, nor ready to face death with determination against the terrifying Zombie King which was as distant as a legend. Ultimately, they were just a bunch of lucky ones blessed by Lady Luck.
Lucky ones with an extra chance of survival compared to others.
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