Apocalypse - Evil Shelter System

The next day, Alex made a point to check on the three Unsullied.

The Unsullied.

This was an idea Alex got from Daenerys's eunuch army in the American TV show "Game of Thrones".

He referred to his own subordinates who had similarly lost certain functionalities as the Unsullied.

The three young Unsullied had recovered quite a bit by now.

But walking was still difficult for them.

Alex temporarily abandoned the plan to have these three go to Lily New Town to dismantle and transport the solar defense and water purification systems.

That job required not only mental effort but also physical strength.

In their current state, they clearly weren't up to the task.

"Let's first bring back the remaining few people," he decided.

Having made his plans, Alex, along with Coco and Si Ruocheng, drove the Strangler armored vehicle back on the road.

Inside Villa 026, Duan Chengzhi and the other three women were anxiously waiting.

They had been waiting for two days and nights, but there was still no news from the three who had left!

Even continuous calls through the walkie-talkie yielded no response.

It was as if the three had suddenly disappeared!

"What should we do? Could they already be dead?" Duan Chengzhi's wife worriedly said, "I always feel that there's something strange about this. How could the water just cut off for no reason? Is someone deliberately targeting us?"

"Don't let your imagination run wild!" Duan Chengzhi scolded, "There are zombies everywhere here, where would there be people? And even if there were, why would they target us?"

Their speech was somewhat unclear, their cracked lips indicating they hadn't had water in a long time.

"But why is there no response from their walkie-talkies? It's been two or three days!" a young woman asked in fear.

"Maybe it's because they drove too far away. The walkie-talkie's range is only two kilometers.

Beyond that distance, contact is impossible," Duan Chengzhi speculated with a frown.

He knew he was deluding himself.

There was no need for the three people who went out to find food or fix the water pipes to drive the car more than two kilometers away.

Now, there was only one possibility.

The three of them had met with disaster!

This was the most likely scenario.

But Duan Chengzhi couldn't face it.

"We have to go out and find them! We have so many cars! There's no need to just wait here for death!" a young woman stood up, determinedly stating, "I want to see what exactly happened to them! Even if they were bitten to death by zombies, it's better than sitting here doing nothing and dying of thirst!"

"You guys... static... I'm pleased to meet you... static... Your friends are now at my shelter... static...

They are doing very well... static... If you want to see them... I can come and take you to my shelter..."

Just as everyone was arguing, a chilling voice came through the walkie-talkie.

The static interference from the walkie-talkie made it sound even more eerie.

Especially at night.

With so many zombies outside!

The five of them suddenly felt a shiver down their spines.

"Who are you? How are our friends doing now?" Duan Chengzhi's wife picked up the walkie-talkie and asked.

"You will soon know who I am... static... I am giving you two choices... static... The first choice... accept my conquest, become my slaves, and work well for me...

static... In that case, you will be well protected, and have plenty of food and water... static... The second choice... prepare to endure endless pain... This is my last act of mercy...

static... You only have one chance to choose..."

A devilish, cold voice came through the walkie-talkie, accompanied by the noisy sound of static, causing everyone to tremble.

"I knew it! Someone must be plotting against us! Now the three of them have been captured, and we've lost our guns. We're definitely no match for him!" a young woman said with a face full of despair.

"If he wants to negotiate with us, then he must still fear us to some extent! We can use this to bargain with him!" Duan Chengzhi said with a stern face and tightly furrowed brows: "Besides, we don't even know if what he's saying is true!"

"But we've been without water for a day! Without water, we'll die of thirst!" another young woman said, swallowing with difficulty.

Duan Chengzhi's face hardened, and he picked up the walkie-talkie, "I want to talk to the three of them!"

"That option is not included in the choices I gave you," the cold and gloomy voice came through the walkie-talkie again.

"Are you lying to us? Trying to trick us into opening the door? Hmph! Impossible!" Duan Chengzhi said confidently and decisively: "We can join you, but you must let us hear their voices! And, at most, we can cooperate with you, not become your subordinates! Otherwise, there's no deal!"

Duan Chengzhi was now convinced that the other party must fear him to some extent.

And it was very likely that the other party was bluffing; his three students might not all have been captured.

Perhaps, they just ran into some trouble.

After all, the three of them were very strong fighters, with not only a modified car but also rifles.

Capturing them would be very difficult.

A fierce glint flashed in Duan Chengzhi's eyes. Expecting him to submit?

Dream on!

He believed that, with his skills, he could survive well in this apocalyptic world solely based on his own abilities.

Meanwhile, not far from Villa 026, a formidable and imposing armored vehicle was parked.

Alex sat inside the armored vehicle, coldly smiling as he cut off the walkie-talkie connection.

"Ungrateful fools. I originally planned to enslave you comfortably, but it seems you prefer to seal your own fate!"

Alex had initially intended to break their psychological defenses through the tactic of surrender and then bring them back to the city for a more gentle enslavement.

After all, violent enslavement could damage a normal person's psyche.

Most of the remaining people were women.

Alex felt there was no need for such brutality.

But now, it seemed a waste of time to continue.

Since these people enjoyed courting death.

Let them fully experience the agonizing embrace of the Iron Maiden!

Alex tossed down the walkie-talkie and fiercely stepped on the gas.

The Strangler armored vehicle charged straight towards the gates of Villa 026 at full speed.

With a loud "Boom!", the gates of Villa 026 were easily breached by the Strangler armored vehicle.

The steel gates were instantly crushed into iron scraps.

The Strangler armored vehicle loomed at the broken gateway,

Blocking the zombies attracted by the noise from entering.