Each room was only twenty square meters, so everyone had to squeeze together as they slept. If they were awake, their spot was only enough for them to sit.
With a bad ventilation system and overpopulation, the air was damp and full of mixed smells.
Now that water was scarce, it was a luxury to be able to take a shower. Most survivors hadn’t showered for several weeks, so the smell was suffocating and nauseating.
But even with living conditions like this, more and more people were coming to the base every day. The group returned to their room and sat together.
Fortunately, they were assigned to the same room, so it was convenient for them to take care of each other. They looked around and made sure that the guards were not patrolling before they chatted in hushed voices.
"Ah Yue, you should control your temper. Now that we live under others’ roofs, we have to endure it even if they make things hard for us," a middle-aged woman said.
Hearing this, Shen Jinyue said, "Mother, we don’t know where they took my father, cousins, and uncles. Are we just going to do nothing and wait?"
Mother Shen held her daughter’s hand tightly and said after a moment of silence, "Because they have taken our family hostage, we have to endure. Mother believes that your eldest brother will come to rescue us. All we have to do is stay alive and wait for him."
After she said these words, another middle-aged woman nodded and said, "Xiao Yue, listen to your mother. When my daughter returns from the reservoir, she might be able to get some information about our family members."
Shen Jinyue looked at the middle-aged woman and replied, "Aunt Xiao, I understand."
Although their families didn’t have close relationships, their sons were working on the same team. Over the years, they still met each other once in a while. Therefore, when they escaped from the zombie horde and reached this base, they recognized each other.
After bribing the guards, they managed to stay in the same room. Even though there were other people staying in their room, they had more people, so others didn’t dare to bully them.
At first, the guards treated them well. But after a while, they started to suppress them for an unknown reason. Now, not only did they have to work 10 hours a day, but their rations were also cut down by half. If this situation continued for a long time, they might die from exhaustion or starvation.
Not long after, a guard came over and said, "Break time is over! Everyone, get back to work."
Hearing this, one after another, they woke up from their nap and went to their assigned areas to continue with their work.
At the same time, the Phantom team had left the provincial city and arrived at the military base located in the border area. As usual, they cleared out the zombies in the area before entering the base. Compared to other bases, this one was used as a warehouse to store weapons and vehicles.
They had checked the map, and judging from the situation at Pingjiang City, it would take them half a year to reach the capital if they drove there. To save time, they decided to check this base and try their luck to see if they could get their hands on military choppers.
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