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Shen Lei and the others were speechless.
They hadn't eaten instant noodles in who knows how long.
"What? You didn't prepare anything and just want to get something for nothing?"
"Go on, get lost!"
Shen Lei coughed lightly, "We haven't eaten instant noodles in a long time!"
"Then what valuable supplies do you have? If you want to join our base, you at least need to show some goodwill, right?"
"Also, let me state this upfront, we don't want ordinary people!"
An awakened person next to Shen Lei became angry, "Why do you look down on ordinary people? With your strength, what's the difference between you and ordinary people in front of the current zombies?"
The other party was only at the Golden level. While their strength might have been impressive a year ago, it was now completely outdated!
"Kid, you're quite arrogant. What's wrong with my strength? Even if I'm no match for zombies, I'm still far stronger than ordinary people. I can take on dozens or even hundreds of ordinary people by myself without any problem!"
"Hmph, as awakened individuals, you don't kill zombies but only bully ordinary people. You're a disgrace to all awakened!"
The Dawn Base did indeed have discrimination in resource allocation,
but it was based on the awakened individuals resisting zombies!
If the awakened didn't fight the zombies, what was the difference between them and ordinary people?
For example, an awakened individual in the base once expressed that he didn't like killing zombies and wanted to live like an ordinary person, not wanting to fight. That was acceptable; no one would force anyone to kill zombies, but his treatment would become the same as that of ordinary people!
Ultimately,
effort is proportional to reward.
And what could these people achieve by hiding here?
They could do nothing, yet they felt superior, which greatly displeased Shen Lei and the others!
"Kid, you've successfully angered me. I'm telling you, you won't even get to see our leader today!"
"Unless you kneel down and apologize, crawl between my legs, and call me 'Grandpa' three times!"
The guard was instantly furious.
What were those with awakened abilities? They were the chosen ones, not to be compared with ordinary people!
"Oh? Damn it, my temper is flaring up!"
Shen Lei shouted angrily,
and with a "swish," he appeared before the guard, his palm, as large as a cushion, striking out.
With a crisp sound,
several guards were sent flying.
"Where did you get the courage to say such things to me?"
Shen Lei grabbed a guard by the collar, but unfortunately, the other party had already fainted.
"Uh, boss, this..."
Shen Lei lowered his head in shame.
He had lost control and knocked the person out.
"Your level is too high. How could these Golden-level individuals withstand it!"
"But since it's already happened, let's just go in!"
Wang Luo said casually.
Shen Lei and the others might not agree with his words,
but in fact, he had done the same thing in his previous life.
However, with these conditions in this life, he could protect more ordinary people, so he found nothing wrong with the guards' words.
The group walked directly towards the depths of the base through the passage.
"This place is not simple. It doesn't look like a newly excavated cave!"
Shen Lei muttered.
The sides of the cave showed no signs of recent excavation.
"It should be a natural cave, possibly discovered by someone before the apocalypse, and then directly used as a temporary base!"
The group went further down,
finally reaching the core area below.
Many survivors were gathered here, all looking listless and devoid of spirit.
Under the dim light,
they were all skin and bones. Some lay on the ground motionless, and it was unclear if they were still alive!
"Why aren't these people going out to find food?"
Someone behind Shen Lei whispered in confusion.
"Looking for food? That's a very risky endeavor. What if they are discovered by passing zombies? One mistake could lead to the destruction of the base!"
Wang Luo explained, "Moreover, how much food is available in this mountain forest? We haven't found any edible supplies along the way. Even if there were, it would be a drop in the bucket!"
"Therefore, staying here peacefully saves more energy!"
"Food distribution!"
At this moment, a voice echoed from within the cave.
Instantly,
the survivors who had been lying down suddenly opened their eyes, their spirits perking up like hungry wolves hunting.
"Damn, that's terrifying! I thought those with their eyes closed were already dead!"
Someone behind Shen Lei shivered.
The way they looked was as if they wanted to eat people, sending chills down their spines!
"We're lucky to have joined the base. Otherwise, we might be like them now, or perhaps we would have already starved to death or turned into zombies!"
Shen Lei shook his head.
He was a survivor from Changlong City and was truly grateful for the choice he had made back then.
"I wonder if there are any survivors left in Changlong City?"
Shen Lei thought to himself.
At this time, the survivors grabbed their eating utensils and swarmed towards the depths of the cave.
The cave below looked like it had been artificially dug, square and neat, like rooms.
Wang Luo and his group followed behind the crowd,
and seeing the watery gruel in the survivors' bowls, they truly felt like they had encountered a famine.
"This is what the true post-apocalyptic scene looks like!"
Shen Lei said softly.
Others nodded. The Dawn Base they belonged to was purely a shining star in the apocalypse.
In fact, when they joined the Dawn Base, the original force's supplies were not as scarce as they were now. Although it was not like three meals a day before the apocalypse, they could still eat one meal a day.
But as time went by,
a lot of supplies had been consumed, and the days ahead would only become more difficult.
Now, let alone one meal a day, even one meal every three days had become a luxury.
"It's probably only a matter of time before we start eating bark!"
"Go ask where their leader is!"
...
"What? You want us to join your base?"
"I think you're coveting the supplies here!"
In a stone room,
Ma Chengfu, with a crew cut, looked disdainfully at Wang Luo and the others.
"We also escaped from a base. I have a rough idea of the situation in the city bases. Now you want us to go to a city base to resist zombies? I think it's more like sending us to our deaths!"
"No, absolutely not!"
Ma Chengfu took a sip of mineral water and a bite of a sausage, his face showing a happy and content expression.
As the leader here,
not to mention three meals a day, he had the right to eat one meal a day.
Moreover, with so many people in the base and beautiful women at his disposal, why would he go to the city to seek death when he had such a good life?"