Free Web NovelChapter 74: Infected?
Theodore and the others were taken to a place on the mall’s second floor; they wanted to see the current condition of the injured person. Theodore had told Roderick to be careful because there was a possibility that the person was infected with the zombie virus.
"I just want to make sure that the person is injured because of zombies." Theodore finally asked one of the people there.
"Of course not! We wouldn’t allow a zombie-infected person to hide here either," a man who seemed to be the group leader said confidently.
Even though they said that Theodore wouldn’t believe them because they couldn’t be missed.
Theodore remained silent after that and followed them to show them where the injured person was. When he got there, Theodore realized that these people were smart enough to change the furniture in the mall to fit their hospital room. frёeωebɳovel.com
Roderick also approached someone by his side who was in charge of medicine in their group.
"I’ll check it out first," the soldier said, looking around at the people around him.
And the others were also vigilantly guarding there. They would not hesitate to shoot dead a woman lying on the bed with a pale face; if they saw signs of change due to zombie virus infection, they would immediately shoot her dead.
The group inside the mall also knew what would happen to their friend if anything suspicious happened.
Even so, they still wanted to treat their friend because they were sure that their friend would not turn into a zombie.
Theodore never let go of his sword; he was always ready to kill anyone who could harm them. In an apocalypse like this, thinking about norms or politeness is not essential. As long as other people intend to harm or threaten his life, he will not hesitate to kill them.
Theodore didn’t want the betrayal he felt in his previous life to happen again this time, so now he would be more careful and not just trust others.
At that moment, the soldier examining the injured woman finally finished, and Theodore could see her face relieved; he also guessed that the woman was really sick, not because of the zombies.
"Her stab wounds are quite deep. I’ve injected medicine for her, so you don’t have to worry." The soldier explained the woman’s condition to them.
"Are you sure it’s not zombies?" Roderick, the group leader, wanted to confirm again.
"Yes, chief. I’ve checked the woman’s body; there are no scratch marks or zombie bites; the wounds are from sharp objects," the soldier explained more clearly.
"Good then, keep an eye on her condition. Then, while we’re here, if you get hurt, you can ask for help." In his last sentence, Roderick said it was for the people hiding inside the mall.
"Thank you for your help, we’re really helped!" The man leading the group smiled brightly when he heard that the injured woman’s critical condition had been resolved.
Afterward, the man told the group to get checked out by the medical soldiers there, while he himself chose to go to Theodore and Roderick, who were talking about their iron and metal prospecting problems.
"Sorry to interrupt your conversation, but can I do anything for you?" The man felt that these soldiers were already helping his group and that he should offer them a favor.
"Ah, you..." Theodore was quite surprised to see the man coming towards them.
Realizing that he had not introduced himself to them, the man scratched the back of his head awkwardly, "You can call me Cassian." Cassian finally introduced himself.
"We came to this place to collect iron and other metal materials," Roderick said, stating their purpose.
"We would greatly appreciate it if you could tell us where to get those materials," Theodore said.
"It’s no big deal. We’ve been here for three days, so we know this place better than you. I can take you guys to get the materials," Cassian replied with a firm nod.
Theodore and Roderick were happy to accept the help proposed by Cassian; after all, they had helped Cassian, so it didn’t matter if they also utilized the help given by Cassian.
In addition to the two people who remained on the second floor to help the injured people, Roderick also decided to divide their group into two groups, each accompanied by two people from the refugees hiding in the mall.
To keep their group safe, Theodore and Roderick were again separated, and each became their group leader.
Cassian guided Theodore through the first floor, while Roderick and his group chose to visit the second floor.
Their search went smoothly, as there were no more zombies in the mall. Theodore thought these people had cleaned up the zombies before hiding in this mall.
"There are really no zombies here. Did you guys kill them?" Theodore asked Cassian this question to break the awkward atmosphere between their group.
"You could say that," Cassian replied uncomfortably.
Seeing how Cassian reacted, Theodore said nothing more. Theodore felt something was wrong with Cassian’s reaction, but he didn’t say anything about his suspicion, just in case he was too sensitive.
No longer curious to ask questions about the group, Theodore invited the others to collect iron and metal materials they could find there.
With the help of Cassian and his friend Theodore’s group, they collected all the iron and metal materials they could find in the mall.
The problem was how they would move all their findings to the big truck, where they had the misfortune of parking in front of the mall. The distance to the truck from their exit was quite far.
It would usually take them a long time if they insisted on doing the transfer. But for now, they had no choice but to lift the iron rods onto the truck themselves.
To discuss this matter, Theodore caught up with Roderick on the second floor; after all, Roderick was the leader of their group.
When Theodore arrived at the second floor, he fortunately saw that Roderick had also finished their search, so he immediately walked towards him.
"There’s something I want to talk to you about," Theodore said casually.
"How do we move all these materials to the truck?" Roderick stared at Theodore with a flat gaze.
"That’s right. Do you have any ideas for that?" Theodore nodded. It’s no wonder Roderick knew the purpose of coming to him.
"Nothing. I’ll just bring some people out to move our truck around the iron trellis we used to get in earlier," Roderick explained, thinking about what they could do.
