Chapter 334

Half a month passed in a blink of an eye, and the weather gradually turned colder.

A few days ago, another group of survivors were found. These people were hiding quite deeply, and they had built a large settlement in the underground drainage system.

As for how we found them, we can only say that it was all a coincidence. At first, there was only a family of four hiding in the sewer. They sealed the drains around them, and then patiently moved many of the household items down there little by little. They even moved the beds down.

Later, some survivors who were forced to hide in the sewers slowly gathered together, and these people settled underground. They blocked the drainage system within several blocks with barbed wire and some debris, and managed to create a closed living area.

The advantage of settling underground is safety. These people have enough time to study their food sources. The block they chose is a commercial district. These people can go out to collect some supplies during the day when the zombies are not so dense. However, as time goes by, the supplies they can find are getting fewer and fewer. Fortunately, these people have explored another way to survive.

One of the elderly people among them was quite familiar with mushroom cultivation. People who were worried about having no food to eat were naturally ecstatic. After sacrificing several lives, they finally found some edible mushroom species. Fortunately, these edible mushroom species came in many varieties, and their growth periods varied, which just met their daily needs.

These dozens of people managed to persist under such harsh conditions until a few days ago. Perhaps due to disrepair and the lack of maintenance since the end of the world, the ground in their living area suddenly collapsed, which was equivalent to opening a green channel for the zombies above.

By the time these people discovered it, a large number of zombies had already poured in. The originally safely closed pipe became a death warrant that restricted their movements. Dozens of people had to pass through this narrow corridor, so they couldn't move fast enough. What's more, they were still being chased away in a panic by the zombies. They left behind a few more corpses and finally slowed down the zombies behind them.

The group of people then found the time to use all sorts of things to separate the corpses. When everyone finally calmed down, they realized that not only were the corpses separated by them, but even the place where edible fungi were cultivated was separated as well.

What should I do?

Do we have to fight back?

But just in that short moment we lost five people here, and I don’t know if anyone can come back alive.

In the end, out of fear, these people did not dare to open the blockade. A group of people waited dejectedly in this last small area for two days and one night. Just when they were so hungry that their eyes were glowing green, someone finally seemed to hear the sound of a car.

I originally thought I had heard it wrong. It has been such a long time. Who would go to the city for no reason on a normal day? Do you think your life is too long?

However, the gunshots that followed made these people excited. Several of them couldn't help but want to rush out, but were stopped by the old man.

"We don't know who the other party is. Let's observe first. It doesn't matter if we spend a little time."

So they quickly dispersed, with several people in groups secretly observing from a limited number of drainage outlets.

The old man also walked to a drainage outlet that was relatively close to the convoy. His old face was pressed against the dirty and rusty drainage manhole cover. From the outside, he looked like a prisoner who had been locked up for a lifetime.

The convoy stopped in the middle of the road not far from the collapse. The nearest car was only a few meters away. The other party must have taken the urban area into consideration, so all the guns were equipped with silencers, but the sound was still loud at such a close distance.

Large groups of zombies fell down all around like wheat being cut, and soon only a few cats and dogs were left. Then the old man saw a number of strong men wearing full army combat uniforms and holding cold weapons jumped out of the cars. Those scattered zombies were no match for them and were quickly cleaned up.

Then the soldiers did not return to the car, but stood around and began to be on guard. Several people got out of the car that looked unusually tall and fierce, which was only a few meters away from the drain in the middle. They were a young Asian man, a white man in sheriff's clothes, several soldiers also in army combat uniforms, and a little guy wearing a sheriff's hat. Behind this child, several other little guys of different heights got out one after another.

These people were Lu Jiayi and others who were out on a mission. Not only did they come this time, they also brought along a few of Carl's kids who had performed well in training. Each of them was equipped with a weapon, but they were still strictly required not to shoot unless absolutely necessary.

"Those are children, and they are carrying children with them. They can't be bad people, right?"

A middle-aged woman next to the old man had a trace of sadness in her eyes after seeing the little ones, but she also noticed at the first time that these children were all white and plump, and they looked very well protected and had good food. Otherwise, in their current condition, they would have looked pale and thin.

The old man has lived a lifetime and naturally has a lot of experience. He also has his own opinions on this matter. He still shook his head and spoke in a deep voice.

"Let's wait and see. It's too unsafe to wait just for a short while."

"Dad, if we wait any longer, the other party will leave. If we go out again, let alone whether we can catch up with them, the monsters that come later will eat us all."

The woman looked anxious. Relying on a woman's unique sixth sense, she felt that this group of people were trustworthy. Perhaps those children played a crucial role.

The old man's beard twitched and a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes, but in the end reason overcame impulse and he shook his head slightly.

"Wait a little longer. Even if they leave, I can't let so many people fall into danger."

The woman had no choice. Her father had a high reputation among this group of people. If he did not agree to contact her now, she believed that others would also hesitate. She could only sigh and go to the drain to continue observing.

Lu Jiayi and a few others spread out a map in front of a pickup truck, seemingly looking for something, pointing and talking on it. Several children stood beside them with guns in their hands, looking excited. Only Carl followed behind Daryl and kept looking around.

Although Carl is not very old, his eyes are extremely sharp, and he keeps scanning several intersections. Daryl, on the contrary, is more relaxed, with the crossbow hanging in front of him, and he is chatting with Carl in a low voice.

Suddenly, Carl felt a flicker in the corner of his eye, as if he saw something. He turned his head in confusion to look in that direction, but there was nothing. The little guy frowned and looked around, mumbling something.

Daryl noticed Carl's abnormality at the first moment, and when he heard him say that he seemed to have seen something, he immediately became alert. He adjusted his direction without making a sound, but his eyes glanced in that direction.

Being experienced, he quickly discovered something unusual. There seemed to be something behind a drainage outlet on the side of the road that looked like a person.

He turned his head and walked to the invisible corner of the drain seemingly unintentionally, then tiptoed towards that side.

Carl also noticed Daryl's actions and realized that he seemed to have discovered something extraordinary. For a moment he was at a loss and didn't even know where to look.

At this time, Daryl had already touched the back of the water outlet. He moved very slowly, for fear of making any noise. However, it was his strange behavior that made several soldiers around him realize the problem.

Daryl stood where he was and did not rush over immediately. He first made a gesture to the people around him. They roughly understood what he meant. They thought that there must be something wrong with the water outlet under his feet. So they began to secretly pay attention to the other sewers on the road without making any noise.

People didn't notice it before and didn't realize anything was wrong. But after being reminded by Daryl, they soon made some discoveries.

The entrances to the sewers seemed to have been reinforced. A closer look revealed signs of artificial reinforcement. In addition, a soldier vaguely saw a figure flash by, and it did not seem to be a zombie, but a living person.

Daryl lay on the ground and listened. It was unusually quiet underground and there seemed to be nothing unusual. He simply stood up and walked towards Lu Jiayi and the others.

After a whisper, a few people asked everyone to get on the bus, and soon the convoy continued to move forward.

After passing the collapsed hole, the convoy slowly stopped at the next intersection.

"Daryl, Rick, take ten people with me and go down to check it out. The rest of you stay in the car and be safe."

"yes."

Leading a team of people along the wall to the pit, Lu Jiayi shone the flashlight downwards and saw several zombies wandering aimlessly below.

"Wear a hood."

A dozen people took out zombie masks from their backpacks, put them on, and then climbed down along the edge.

A few zombies were startled by the sound and turned towards the direction where the people came down. When they found that they were their "companions", they turned their heads away without interest.

Phew.

While a few zombies turned their heads, a dozen people immediately swung their machetes over and easily cleared the entrance.

"there."

Holding a crossbow, Daryl pointed in a direction and led the way.

In the sewer, dozens of people gathered together again. The woman who had previously suggested going out looked at her father with dissatisfaction.

"We have been hungry for two days. If this continues, everyone here will starve to death in two days. I really don't understand why we don't go out. Even if the other side is a group of desperate criminals, is there anything about us that is worth their attention?"

"Joanna, shut up! Do you think I don't understand this? But you can't imagine how terrible the survivors outside are. Maybe they are not after our supplies, but us! Do you think those people look like they are not full? Are you sure what they are eating?"

The old man held a wooden stick with both hands and pushed it hard on the ground. A muffled sound was heard, and everyone present understood what he was saying.

"Dad, are you saying they eat people?"

Joanna's eyes widened. This sudden information caused her brain to short-circuit for a moment.

But the old man sighed and then shook his head.

"No, I just suspect it, but I have no evidence. If the other party is this kind of desperado, we will push everyone into hell if we go out."

"boom!"

The next second after the old man finished speaking, there was a loud noise coming from the hole behind them that was sealed with debris and wire. Then the debris at the hole flew everywhere, and a gap that could accommodate one person appeared there. Then the debris around was seen being knocked around, and the hole was quickly cleared.

Then a man's voice sounded on the other side.

"Do you have some misunderstandings about us?"