Free Web NovelChapter 69: Back Up
As one of their members lay bleeding from Theodore’s attack, the look on the group leader’s face began to turn more serious. He didn’t think the young man he didn’t know would dare do something like this.
Not only could he kill his men in one attack, but the group leader also thought that the young man was an important figure in the military.
In a world full of zombies like today, the rules no longer apply, but they could still be expelled from the base if caught directly by the military. Not to mention, their group still had an important mission to do here.
"Damn bastards like you are so sickening. This time, we’ll leave, but remember that if we meet again, I’ll kill you." The group leader snorted loudly at Theodore, who was staring at him.
Theodore didn’t say anything, and the strangers rushed back to their group of cars and left immediately.
Theodore secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw those people leave. Their lack of numbers and strength would be too risky for them to fight here because of this. freeweɓnøvel.com
Geoffrey, who was at Roxanne’s side, immediately ran towards Theodore; honestly, he was worried while watching Theodore’s actions from behind. Fortunately, today, they were able to avoid fighting with these barbaric north gate people.
"You did a great job of driving them away. I was so scared when I thought they would still be here," Geoffrey said after being near Theodore.
"At least now they’re gone. Did you find your sister?" Theodore turned to the group of workers at the north gate wall.
"I did. They were in shock when they saw people coming to attack. Two people were injured," Geoffrey explained about the condition of the workers.
Theodore also invited Geoffrey to join the others; he did not expect that there would be victims of the madman’s attack; they had to rush back to the barracks to treat the wounded.
But what was Theodore’s surprise when he approached the group of workers? He was approached by a middle-aged man who he thought was the leader of this group, like Walter.
"We are truly grateful for your help. Did the military send you here?" The middle-aged man’s eyes glazed over as he spoke to Theodore.
"That’s not it. I came here to see off Roxanne’s brother, who came to pick her up," Theodore explained, unsure how to respond to the middle-aged man’s words.
Before the man could ask him anything else, Theodore immediately continued his words, saying that he didn’t want to tell as many things at the moment as possible.
"I heard that someone was injured. Shouldn’t we return to the barracks immediately?" Theodore immediately advised them to return as soon as possible.
"Although we have members with healing powers, it will not continue to be here. I’ll order them to prepare to return. You and the child can come with us," the middle-aged man smiled.
Theodore was undoubtedly not going to refuse the offer, so he helped carry the two injured people onto the military car; after everything was ready, the military vehicle began to drive back to the barracks.
Because there were too many people, Theodore and Geoffrey, who were, in fact, hitchhikers, had to be willing to sit on the floor of the car; they certainly didn’t mind that.
After approximately 30 minutes, they finally arrived at the barracks. The people from the north gate thanked Theodore one by one before leaving.
When only the three of them remained there, they left together to get their wages to their respective supervisors.
"It’s a good thing you guys came to get me. Otherwise, I really would have died," Roxanne sighed as they walked to the cafeteria.
"Do they often carry out such attacks?" Theodore was quite curious about this because those people looked experienced in this kind of attack.
"Hm... From what I know, they never attacked the workers, but they often carry out such attacks; that’s why the north gate area is so dangerous." Roxanne explained the situation at the north gate with a severe face. freёwebnovel.com
Geoffrey, who was usually excited, looked silent; he was pretty shocked by what had happened at the north gate earlier, especially since this incident involved his older sister.
Roxanne seemed to sense this change in Geoffrey, so she tried to embrace him from behind, ruffling his hair while laughing softly.
"Hey, don’t be so sullen; we’re safe," Roxanne said, trying to encourage Geoffrey, who was glum.
"But, you could really be hurt." Geoffrey’s face turned pale as he thought about what happened today and the possibility of his sister dying today if they hadn’t come.
"In fact, I’m still here, right? I’m glad you came today." Roxanne smiled slightly.
Theodore, who saw the interaction of the two siblings, also thought about his sister. He had not updated his sister for a long time. If there is a chance later, Theodore intends to find his sister’s whereabouts.
He also doesn’t know the news of his three friends in K City; he hopes they can survive the zombie outbreak a few weeks ago. Theodore knows that the K City military immediately collapsed when the zombie outbreak occurred.
So, the people in K City had to go to bases in J City or N City to find refuge.
Theodore realized that when they arrived at the cafeteria, from the chatter heard there, it seemed that no one knew what had happened at the north gate tonight.
Theodore and the others didn’t want to stay long in the cafeteria. They came only to get their food rations and then went back to their apartments.
They made small talk on the way, and then Geoffrey suggested something Theodore thought wasn’t too bad to do.
"Should we take the car to the west gate? That way, we can move faster to pick up Roxanne," Geoffrey said thoughtfully.
"That’s fine, but is it allowed by the military?" Theodore didn’t know the military rules.
"I think so. Let’s ask Walter tomorrow." Geoffrey shrugged, not knowing how to answer Theodore’s question.
Theodore nodded his head in agreement with Geoffrey’s suggestion. He also thought that it would be more efficient if they brought their own car to the west gate. Of course, they would leave together with the military car that the other workers were riding in.
However, their plan could only be executed after a while because something shocking happened the next day.
