Whether any of the speculations were true, Luo Xiaole felt a chill crawl up her spine.
If this zombie apocalypse wasn't a natural disaster, but man-made.
Then the cause behind it was truly heinous...
"I say, aren't you even a little bit concerned about that uncle lying in the hospital bed?" Luo Shu suddenly remembered.
Zhou Xiaojun casually picked up a chocolate bar, replenishing the energy he had just used with his ability.
He began to munch on it, the sound echoing.
"This base is like a den of wolves and tigers. You have to pay supplies just to get in. Who cares about how the commander is doing! This heartless scoundrel..." he complained without hesitation.
"You know, the commander's subordinate is quite interesting. I think if the commander were truly that bad, this subordinate wouldn't be so eager to think of him, would they?" Luo Shu had a different opinion.
"How long has that commander been sick?" Luo Xiaole asked out of curiosity.
"I know this!" Zhou Xiaojun said slyly, "About a week! The guard at the door said his condition is getting worse."
"Then this might be a bit dangerous..." Luo Shu clicked his tongue.
Just then, a few announcements came from the dormitory's loudspeaker.
"Ding-dong! Due to special circumstances, this base will be temporarily sealed for several days. Food and drink will be supplied during this period. Please rest within the base and remain calm."
"Ding-dong! Emergency situation. We urgently need medicines to treat cardiopulmonary function and asthma. Please donate generously. After verification, we will provide additional material rewards."
The second broadcast played twice, indicating the situation was extremely urgent.
Luo Xiaole and Mo Chen exchanged glances. It seemed the person lying upstairs had taken a severe turn for the worse.
Luo Xiaole had already placed all the medicine into Luo Shu's spatial storage. They had medicine.
But given the base's current state, they had no intention of handing it over.
"Let me listen again!" Before anyone else could speak, Zhou Xiaojun, agile as a monkey, was already leaping about.
He began using his ability to eavesdrop.
"Holy crap!" This time, he directly yelped in surprise.
"The base's deputy commander and someone named Cheng Ge are secretly chatting outside that door."
"They're saying the person who manufactures weapons has been found, which is why they've completely sealed off the base. They want to interrogate the weapon's production method, then confiscate all of everyone's supplies and weapons to make new weapons."
"Is this about that weapon magnate... did he find the weapon magnate?" Zhou Xiaojun's exclamations grew louder and louder.
The faces of everyone nearby instantly turned grim.
Cheng Ge...
Mo Chen and the others might not know this name, but Luo Xiaole and Luo Shu remembered it very clearly.
The Azure Dragon Gang had been commissioned by Cheng Ge to capture Luo Xiaole.
It seemed this Cheng Ge had been following them all along.
And now he was even at the base, in close contact with the deputy commander!
It was truly chilling to think about.
Zhou Xiaojun continued his report.
"I heard someone say that a week ago, other survivors passing by said this base and its commander were very good, providing supplies to survivors, so they came. But after arriving, they were told to hand over supplies. What bad luck..."
All a week ago...
"So, is it possible that because this deputy commander took over the base within this week, it's become so chaotic?"
"That's what it looks like!" Zhou Xiaojun sighed.
"So, this medicine... are we still handing it over?" Luo Shu asked.
"Take it out and keep it ready," Luo Xiaole said after some thought, still asking Luo Shu to prepare the medicine.
Urgent footsteps and knocking sounded from outside the door.
Many soldiers were knocking on the dormitory doors one by one, checking if the survivors in the base had any medicine.
Although they knew the hope was slim, they still had to try.
According to the deputy commander's words, they had to at least go through the motions.
In a flash, they reached Mo Chen's dormitory.
As the door opened.
"Didn't I say men and women can't live together? What are you doing here!" the soldier said upon seeing Luo Xiaole.
"Hurry up and get out!" the soldier said, attempting to push Luo Xiaole.
Before his hand could even touch Luo Xiaole's sleeve,
A dagger gleaming with cold light flew with lightning speed, pinning him to the wall beside him, clothes and all!
He hadn't even had time to draw his gun.
"You... what do you want!" he stammered, flustered.
"Keep your hands clean," the owner of the dagger had an incredibly handsome face, but the fierce aura emanating from him suddenly made him weak in the knees.
"Al... alright, I won't touch her. Can she leave on her own? Cohabitation is against regulations, and we'll be punished if something goes wrong. Please cooperate." He forced a grim smile.
Luo Xiaole didn't answer. She turned and walked out.
She had already exchanged all the necessary information. She had absorbed too much information at once and needed time to process it.
As she stepped out, she bumped into two people at the corner.
"Ouch!" one of them cried out dramatically, then skillfully fell to the ground.
Luo Xiaole looked up and stared, surprised that someone could actually bump into her?
This was rare.
It was the same two people who had tried to snatch her ring earlier.
The two saw Luo Xiaole, then their eyes shifted downwards to her still bare finger.
"Little classmate, we were wrong earlier to try and snatch that ring from you. Please be understanding," one of them said.
"You tell me first, why do you want the ring so badly? Even though I don't have it now, I can keep an eye out for you later," Luo Xiaole began to lay a trap.
"Oh, well, it's not something we can't talk about. Young Master Zhou of Luocheng Base has a peculiar habit of collecting rings. If you can get a ring, you can exchange it for very good points in Luocheng Base, and with those points, you can exchange for quite a bit of supplies. It's really worth it," the two became animated as they spoke.
"That's why we..."
A ring?
Luo Xiaole raised an eyebrow.
Why were so many people after rings nowadays?
"Then do you know why Young Master Zhou likes collecting rings so much?" Would someone be so fanatical about collecting rings in the apocalypse?
Luo Xiaole felt something was amiss.
"How would I know that? Young Master Zhou and the Qin family have always been close. Perhaps it's just his hobby. We don't inquire about such things, as long as we have food and drink, that's enough,"
"Luo Xiaole, now is not the time to waste words with them," Lin Xia appeared from nowhere, her face serious.
"Soldiers are looking for slender girls right now."
Luo Xiaole's heart leaped!