There were no survivors left in the city.
In the evening of the same day, the detectors that we released to investigate the remaining parts of the city had sent back this information. Other than the zombies that were patrolling in every corner, the entire city had been completely surrounded by death.
This kind of situation was actually within our expectations, but when the truth was placed in front of us, I couldn't help but sigh.
In order to search for survivors in the city, we had already stayed here for half a day. However, after confirming that the entire city's survivors were only the hundred or so people in the gymnasium, there was no need to stay here. According to the plan, we would set off early the next morning. First, we would head to the nearest human shelter. There, we should be able to contact the remaining government forces of this world. After all, if we brought over a hundred refugees, we basically didn't have to do anything.
There were still many empty rooms in the gymnasium. Most of them were temporary dormitories for the staff here to rest. Although the conditions were not bad, it was a pity that no one had taken care of it for a long time and it had accumulated a thick layer of dust. Fortunately, Zhao Leisong's wife, Song Yao, was an expert in housework. In addition, with Visca enthusiastically helping out, the two Emperors who were idiots at housework finally didn't have to feel awkward about this kind of thing.
In a city that was occupied by zombies, even at night, there was no peace. From the nearby streets, there were all kinds of suspicious sounds and the occasional meaningless roars of zombies, causing the entire gymnasium to be surrounded by a strange and terrifying atmosphere. Even if it was the so-called rest time, the survivors could only spend another sleepless night in the dark space in fear. The people on guard duty outside did not give them much sense of security, because everyone knew that the two old-fashioned rifles only had a total of six bullets. Apart from sounding the alarm at the last moment, there was no meaning at all.
No one could have imagined that this seemingly fragile gymnasium, in fact, had the equivalent of a few dozen armies stationed here. Moreover, it was the Schilling Army's military force.
During the day, the few men that were beaten until they were crippled had already been moved to a corner of the gymnasium. At this moment, they were moaning in a low voice. Although they were resentful towards these people's daily intimidation and bullying, no one threw them out of the gymnasium and left them to fend for themselves. After the collapse of the law, the remaining bit of humanity was one thing, but more importantly, they were afraid that more zombies would be attracted by the smell of "food". However, it was already foreseeable that these people would be the first to die.
Two of them had a few broken bones, and the bone fragments had already pierced into their internal organs. Six of them had an arm blown off by the "tooth bullet", and simple methods to stop the bleeding were completely unable to stop the loss of their life force. The remaining middle-aged man, who was originally the leader of this sanctuary, had suffered severe internal injuries from a kick from the blonde girl. I reckoned that half of his internal organs were slowly bleeding. Although there were people who gave them simple treatment out of morality, but with such serious injuries, it was already good enough that they could live for a few hours. We didn't even have the interest to pay attention to these people. Since they had already crossed my bottom line, they were instantly classified as "objects" by me. Not killing them on the spot was already a humanitarian consideration.
In this strange and terrifying atmosphere, the survivors in the gymnasium spent the most difficult night.
Early the next morning, Zhao Leisong gathered everyone under my instructions. More than a hundred yellow-faced, emaciated, and trembling refugees gathered together. Other than stupefaction in their eyes, there was also a bit of fear. It seems that the "non-human" side of me and Visca had deeply stimulated these highly nervous survivors.
"Don't be nervous." I scratched my head gloomily. Yesterday, I didn't hold back when I attacked in anger, but now I feel that the power I displayed was a bit scary. "We won't hurt you."
Visca nodded beside me, "Yes, that's what I said when I invaded Darkris!"
"Shut up!" I knocked on Visca's head and said loudly, "In short, unless there's another stupid action like yesterday, we won't take the initiative to hurt any innocent people."
My words didn't cause much of a response. The people in front of me just listened blankly, as if they didn't have the ability to understand what I said. It was just as Sandora predicted. After staying in this kind of desperate situation for too long, everyone's spirit had almost collapsed. Most of them could only think of three things: survive, eat, and escape. This was different from Zhao Leisong's family. At least the latter had to rely on continuous hard work to survive. Even if the pressure was greater, they still managed to maintain their rationality. As for the survivors waiting to die in this gymnasium, other than the middle-aged leader and a few of his trusted subordinates, the rest could only gradually become numb under the pressure.
"Little brother, I think if it's possible, you should first find something to eat for everyone." At this moment, Zhao Leisong's words suddenly reminded me, "Looking at them, I'm afraid that the person from before didn't let them eat their fill …"
How could I have forgotten about this? These people had obviously been trapped for who knows how many days. For the latter, filling their stomachs was the most important thing. Even if they wanted to escape, it would be under the premise that they didn't starve to death, right?
My gaze immediately shifted to Sandora. Let's not talk about anything else. Anyway, this girl definitely wouldn't lack food. Even if she said that the snacks stored in her portable space were the military's strategic reserves, people would probably believe her.
"Ah Jun …" Seeing my gaze, Sandora obviously knew what I was thinking. Thus, the young girl who regarded food as her god immediately came over with tears in her eyes, "You can't be thinking of snatching the last bit of food from your lover's hands, right …"
A sorrowful expression immediately appeared on my face as I tightly grabbed onto Sandora's soft hands. "Be good, don't mix around with that fellow Liliana who only knows how to run her mouth anymore …"
Sandora was speechless.
"Alright, alright. But let's make it clear, just this once! But, "After her spoiled and shameless tactics failed, Sandora finally chose to obediently contribute a small portion of her food reserves. However, she immediately added another condition." But as compensation, you have to let the commander under Pandora, Kaios, change his line of work to open a food factory! "
"… Can I ask what that commander is doing now?"
"He seems to be opening a bank in Europe!"
This price is too high, you damned lass! Could it be that when it comes to food, your thinking organs will decisively turn into your stomach?
In short, under my coaxing and pestering, Sandora finally agreed to contribute a portion of her snacks. When a pile of food appeared out of nowhere, everyone was clearly shocked. Their wooden expressions finally disappeared. However, the shock and curiosity were only temporary. In this situation where survival was the most important thing, not many people would have the extra energy to pay attention to logic and common sense. Since something as sci-fi as zombies could appear, what else couldn't they accept?
The crowd that had gathered around moved slightly for a moment before rushing forward at the same time. The fear and worry from before had completely disappeared. In their eyes, there was only food that could save their lives. Looks like it was as Zhao Leisong said, the middle-aged man didn't let the people who gathered around him to beg for protection eat their fill.
Just as the crowd was about to lose control, a loud "Bang!" suddenly sounded in the gymnasium, causing the people who were about to lose their rationality to suddenly quiet down.
Visca was holding a hand cannon that was glowing with a dark red glow. He swept this frighteningly powerful weapon around the crowd. Behind the crowd, half of the gymnasium's roof had already been blown away by the explosion of the hand cannon.
"According to the order of distribution, those who loot, those who falsely claim, and those who snatch other people's share will be treated as food and participate in the next distribution. Those who don't obey will be sentenced to death and will be put on public display for 7 days."
The red-eyed loli had an indescribable twisted smile on her face. She used a calm tone as if she was talking about the weather to say these words that caused people to tremble. A kind of suppressed craziness was emitted from the girl's blood-red eyes, causing the restless crowd to instantly go silent. When this little girl said something as shocking as "participate as food and participate in the next distribution", they actually didn't feel like she was joking at all.
Order was quickly established under Visca's pressure. The trembling crowd consciously formed a long line and then received their food in order. Sandora, who was beside me, maintained a calm smile while fiercely pinching my waist from behind.
After the distribution was completed, the entire gymnasium was only left with the sound of people wolfing down their food. Visca walked back and forth among them with his pistol in hand, "Very good. Everyone, save your share. We have sufficient food, but our patience is limited. Therefore, anyone who disobeys orders will be immediately punished …"
I clapped my hands to get the people who were crazily eating to focus their attention. Then, I announced a message, "After you finish eating, we will bring you away from this city and then go to the nearest shelter."
As soon as I said that, the crowd immediately quieted down.
Everyone looked at me in surprise. Then, a woman whose mouth was stuffed with biscuits swallowed the food in her mouth with great effort and asked carefully, "You said … you can bring us away?"
"Of course, this is the reason why we came here." I nodded, "We came here to solve the unexpected situation that happened in this world …"
The crowd was strangely silent. It was obvious that they didn't believe my words, but they felt uneasy and hesitant about escaping from the encirclement of the zombies. But at this moment, a soft voice suddenly broke the silence, "Ah! Jingle woke up! "
Along with this voice, a mystical creature shrouded in a pale green halo appeared.
Our great Goddess Jingle finally woke up … Speaking of which, just how many nights did this little thing stay up for the sake of completing that supposedly important experiment!!
As Jingle woke up and stretched out her body from my pocket, a strange energy field quickly spread out in the gymnasium with her as the center. Before the crowd could develop any curiosity towards this dreamy little fairy, they were instantly immersed in that indescribable serene atmosphere.
It was Jingle's divinity. After this little thing woke up, she felt the despair and sorrow that filled the air around her. As a result, she subconsciously released her power.
How powerful could the blessing of the Goddess of Life be? It was said that it was something that could turn a fallen demon into an angel in an instant. Of course, since the person who said that was Jingle herself, we can completely disregard its credibility. However, when Jingle's power swept through the entire gymnasium, I could clearly feel an emotion called 'hope' taking root in the hearts of these survivors.
"En, it's much better now."
Noticing that most of the negative energy in the surroundings had dissipated, Jingle nodded in satisfaction. Then, she flapped her wings and flew to my palm. She began to seriously smooth out her wings that had become wrinkled due to her sleeping posture. She didn't seem to be aware of what kind of attention she had just attracted.
"This … This is …"
Zhao Leisong stared fixedly at the little thing that was rolling around on my palm and said while stuttering. The looks of astonishment from the crowd were no less than his.
Compared to zombies and humans with superpowers, although bizarre, at least their outer appearances were still acceptable. A three-inch tall fairy with dragonfly wings was clearly beyond the common sense of the people. Even I didn't expect that the one who woke up these numb survivors who were waiting for death would be this little thing, Jingle.
Not only did the appearance of the little goddess soothe the negative emotions in everyone's hearts, it also reignited their hope for life. More importantly, it allowed these survivors to finally place enough trust in me. After that, we didn't waste any words and made everyone prepare to leave. Actually, there wasn't much preparation, we just asked everyone to bring three days' worth of food.
Since the 'Goddess of Life' had awakened, we, who had obtained the biggest cheat, naturally had a lot less trouble when we left. With the little thing's divine power, how would these lowly lifeforms like zombies dare to approach? It didn't take long for us to lead the remaining hundred survivors out of this dangerous city.
As for the transportation … naturally, it was still the magical 700 billion. When they saw that the small private car had a total of 60 rows of seats and an independent coffee shop, the survivors naturally exclaimed in surprise. What they were even more surprised about was that such a magical transportation tool actually had so many patches on the outside …
Now, these people were almost treating us as the saviors from another world. The reason for this was because Jingle, this little thing that couldn't have been produced in the human world, gave them such a thought. I have to say, this was a very accurate view.
After leaving the city without any obstructions, we stopped the car on a high ground nearby. The bodies of ordinary people were too weak, and the 700 billion had never considered the possibility of ordinary people riding on it when it was first designed. The energy required to warp wasn't something that these weak refugees could withstand. Thus, we had been using ordinary cars to hurry along the way. When we let everyone take a short break and eat lunch, we could still see the dead city from afar.
"Has the sample been sent back?"
I asked as I came to Sandora, who was looking into the distance.
Sandora tilted her head and intimately rubbed her face against mine. "We have already sent it back using the hyperspace transportation device. Bubble is currently analyzing the reason for their mutation. Within a few days, they should be able to create a genetic weapon that can stop this biochemical crisis."
"Speaking of which, after that thing is sent back, it shouldn't cause a biochemical crisis on Earth, right?" I asked worriedly. In return, the girl beside me rolled her eyes. "Aren't you looking down on Schilling Technology too much? To us, this degree of ecological disaster is no different from researching a type of cold medicine! "
I was speechless.
"Speaking of which, it's best to destroy that city," Sandora said as if she suddenly thought of something. "Before the reverse engineered genetic sequence is created, it's best to eliminate this source of pollution as much as possible …"
"That makes sense," I agreed with Sandora's words. That place was already a place where the virus was running rampant. There was no point in preserving it. Instead, the zombies that gathered there might cause the virus to evolve. Although the probability of this happening was low, as the saying goes, bad luck has no limits. Since this matter was handed over to me by Lin Xue indirectly, I had to treat every sneeze I made here as though it was the end of the world. "Visca!"
Hearing my call, Visca, who was originally patrolling the crowd of refugees to satisfy his own twisted interests, immediately responded cheerfully. Then, he jogged over, "Big brother! Visca is here! "
I could hear a large group of people heaving a sigh of relief behind me. Visca, are you sure that your current mental state is in a normal state?
"Girl, can you destroy that city?"
I asked as I ruffled Visca's hair. I didn't know if it was because of the aftereffects of the Chaos Abyss.
It wasn't that I didn't care about this troublesome younger sister's twisted mentality when facing outsiders, but I didn't need to worry too much about it. This lass was already much more normal now, and even if she occasionally fell into an extreme mental state, she was able to control herself well. Thus, I wasn't worried that this lass would suddenly go berserk and cause a tragedy in the human world.
Visca squinted his eyes and looked at the silhouette of the city in the distance, where only a few tall buildings could be seen. Suddenly, an excited smile appeared on his face and he nodded vigorously. "Of course! Does Big Brother want to completely destroy that place? "
"Yes, destroy it completely. Don't leave any signs of life."
"I understand now. It means to reassemble the target substance at the molecular level." The little cat eyed loli was inexplicably excited. Then, she took a deep breath and said, "Visca likes to destroy!"
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