Published: February 5, 2025
The noisy sounds from outside seemed to have disappeared. At this moment, in Jia Min's consciousness, there was only Ye Zhongming's question.
Own this base?
To be honest, Jia Min had never even thought about this during his dreams.
But he knew that the man in front of him was not joking. If he said he had killed Chef Jin and Director Wang, then these two former masters of the base who had been tyrannizing for several days might really be dead.
"But, but I'm not even an evolver."
"I can make you one."
"I, I don't have that many subordinates."
"This country lacks nothing but people."
"But I have no management experience."
"The apocalypse doesn’t need management experience, it only needs killing experience."
Jia Min wanted to say something else, but he realized that what seemed incredibly difficult to him was perhaps not at all a problem for Boss Ye.
"Why choose me?"
Jia Min finally asked the question he was most concerned about.
"Yeah, I think I can do it too." Daming said casually from the side, earning a roll of the eyes from everyone present.
"Because I want to."
Jia Min opened his mouth, uncertain of how to respond. Daming shook his head and muttered, "So domineering, I want to choose you, so I choose you, it's so awesome."
Jia Min took a deep breath, stood up, and his gaze gradually became firm.
"Okay, I agree. After I become the master here, what do I need to do for you?"
A trace of appreciation flashed in Ye Zhongming's eyes. Jia Min was indeed someone who knew when to advance and retreat.
"Naturally, there are some things I will need your help with, but let's talk about that once you have gained control of the entire base." Ye Zhongming patted Jia Min, "Now, I need to see another person. With his support, things will be smoother for you."
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Haibei Community was probably the only place in the new district base that was not chaotic.
Li Qiang personally led his men to patrol around the community. They had deployed quite a few people at every accessible spot connected to the outside, and anyone who dared to break in was shot on the spot.
Many lucky individuals who had been selected to enter Haibei Community stood at their doorways, peering outside. They looked at the base illuminated by firelight, their expressions revealing a hint of relief.
If they hadn’t entered Haibei Community, they might have been like those outside, running for their lives in a panic. Those who were less fortunate might have already been trampled to death.
Li Qiang stood on the sandbags at the main entrance, looking outside with a complex expression.
He did not want to stop people from entering, but he knew that once a breach was opened, the crowd would surge in like a tide, turning Haibei Community into chaos just like outside. He didn’t want the base he had painstakingly managed for many days to be destroyed overnight.
So just now, he had ordered to shoot, and those people rushing in had fled in terror after leaving behind dozens of corpses, no longer daring to approach.
"Brother Qiang, if this goes on, the base might collapse. Look over there, that's the passage from the East District to the outside. So many people are crowded there, and they have started killing each other." One subordinate pointed to the distance.
Li Qiang had naturally seen it too, but he was powerless. The men under him and their guns were barely enough to defend Haibei Community; he had no capacity to intervene elsewhere.
At this moment, his heart was heavy with worry. Finding a temporary refuge in the apocalypse was not easy. If the base disappeared, even if he became an evolver, Li Qiang had little confidence in surviving long in the outside world.
On the 'city wall,' he had clearly seen the power of the mutated creatures outside; it was something humanity could not withstand.
Faced with the chaos sweeping the entire base, Li Qiang felt a deep sense of helplessness. He had to start considering a way out, his gaze repeatedly falling on the underground passage leading outside, hesitating over whether to take the lead and break out with others.