Chapter 335

Joanna was frightened by the loud noise and screamed. Her body trembled and she subconsciously ran back. The others were not much better off.

Only the old man was still standing there, he just turned around and looked vigilantly at the uninvited guest who appeared at the entrance of the cave, who was the Asian man before.

As he stepped into the dark and narrow passage, several soldiers with guns in hand quickly followed behind him. After coming in, these people quickly dispersed inside, blocking the crowd that was crowded together on the other side.

However, there was only a thin ray of light coming in from the drain in the passage, so I could only see the situation in a small area nearby, and the situation further in was completely invisible.

"It seems that this old gentleman has some misunderstanding about us. We are not cannibals, and we have dealt with many cannibals before."

"deal with?"

Joanna asked cautiously.

"Hehe, we killed them. Cannibalism is definitely not allowed, right?"

The old man's eyes lingered between Lu Jiayi and the people behind him, and finally he spoke.

"We don't want to be your enemy. This is our territory and you are not welcome here. But thank you for saving us."

Hearing the old man's cold tone, Daryl, who had been silent on the side, couldn't help but speak.

“Is this how you thank people?”

The old man didn't care about his words at all. He just glanced at him indifferently, his tone still firm.

"Everyone, we will give out some of our food rations as a thank you, but please don't disturb our lives."

After saying that, the old man took a few steps back, and several men holding shotguns walked out from the shadows behind him. Although they were holding weapons, their eyes were full of panic. Lu Jiayi could see that the hand of one man holding the gun was trembling slightly.

Following the old man's cold words, the two sides fell into a stalemate for a while, and it seemed that no one was willing to give in first.

The atmosphere in the dark sewer became a little subtle. After a few minutes, no one spoke. Lu Jiayi was a little puzzled as to why these people were so repulsive to them since the two sides had no contact before.

If you can't figure it out, just forget about it. Since the other party doesn't welcome them, just leave here. You have a mission to come to the city this time.

Just when Lu Jiayi was about to ask everyone to leave, Glenn's voice came from the passage behind.

"Lu, there are zombies coming, come out quickly."

The shouting broke the stalemate between the two sides. Lu Jiayi took the opportunity to wave his hand, and more than a dozen people tried to retreat outside with guns raised.

Suddenly, a woman's voice sounded.

"Sir, wait a minute!"

"Joanna! Shut up!"

The old man's voice sounded a little angry, followed by a violent cough.

The woman named Joanna rushed to the front of the team unmoved. She blocked the guns with her body, stared at Lu Jiayi, and spoke in a firm tone.

"Sir, my name is Joanna, and the person I just negotiated with you was my father, Heather."

"Anything else?"

"gentlemen……"

"You can call me Lu."

"Mr. Lu, can I ask if you have a settlement?"

Seeing the woman's straightforward question, Lu Jiayi guessed what she meant and nodded in acknowledgment.

Seeing this, a glimmer of hope appeared in Joanna's eyes, and she spoke again.

"Excuse me, but could I ask if your settlement is safe?"

“It’s very safe.”

Hearing the affirmative answer, Joanna's eyes became even more determined. She bowed deeply and spoke sincerely.

"Mr. Lu, please forgive my father's unreasonableness. He just doesn't want us to be in danger."

Lu Jiayi nodded in understanding. He could also feel the old man's desire to protect his companions, but in today's day and age, relying solely on belief was useless.

Joanna had no idea what he was thinking, so she just continued talking.

"We have lived in this dark place for two years. Thanks to my father's skills, we are not starving to death, but there are children and young people here. Their future should not be in this dark sewer. So I ask you to take us away from here, even if we may face various dangers after we get out. This is what we should face. Instead of living a hopeless life, we might as well give it a try. Otherwise, what is the difference between us and those zombies above?"

Joanna said a lot in one breath. The people standing behind him looked at each other at this moment, and they didn't know what to say. Among them were young people and parents with children. They did have the mentality of muddling through before, and the fighting power shown by Lu Jiayi and others as soon as they appeared really scared them, so when the old man stood up, basically no one raised any objections.

But recalling how everyone has been through these two years, if these people leave, will they still have to continue to eat boiled mushrooms every day? When they thought of this, some young people felt their stomachs churning, and coupled with Joanna's prestige among young people on weekdays, more than a dozen young men and women stood up and walked silently behind Joanna.

Heather's breathing finally calmed down at this moment. Although he couldn't speak just now, he heard every word his daughter said clearly. The stubborn old man was so angry that he kept patting his chest and pointed at Joanna, wanting to scold her, but was interrupted by the dense gunfire outside.

"If you want to leave here, follow me. I don't intend to put my companions in danger for a group of strangers."

Lu Jiayi glanced at them, left after saying only one word, and quickly returned to the ground.

About a few minutes later, just when the convoy was preparing to leave again, a group of survivors walked out of the collapsed pit. These people closed their eyes and covered them with their hands. The long darkness made them unable to use the dazzling light from the ground for a while.

However, Lu Jiayi did not have time to let them adapt. He shouted loudly for them to get on the bus quickly. Fortunately, they always had a spare bus every time they went out. This was Lu Jiayi's standard configuration when he went out. The main reason was that he would meet some survivors almost every time he went out. The people in Ideal Town seemed to be accustomed to this attribute of his.

Rick and Glenn, along with several soldiers, quickly took these people onto an empty bus, and the convoy finally left the most dangerous area before being surrounded by the zombies.

Joanna and the others who had escaped death sat limply in their seats. They had not had a drop of water for two days, and coupled with the strength that had just erupted due to tension, almost everyone felt dizzy and exhausted.

At this moment, a man's voice suddenly sounded in their ears.

"Hi everyone, my name is Glenn and this is Rick."

"Philip."

“Alex.”

"Since you haven't eaten for a long time, and I heard from Ms. Joanna that you have been eating mostly fungi for nearly two years, so you all should take a rest first. There is drinking water in the back of the car, so you can drink some first. As for food, I will prepare it for you later."

"I will give each of you a bottle of water now. Please wait quietly in the car. We have to carry out a mission first, and then we can make time to prepare food for you."

As if sensing the friendliness in Glenn's tone, everyone smiled and took the water bottles handed over.

"Can I ask where we are going now?"

Joanna drank a few sips of water and finally felt a little better. She then noticed that there seemed to be no place worth searching for supplies in the direction they were heading, so she asked out of curiosity.

Glenn smiled and nodded at her, pointing to a building not far ahead.

“That’s our destination.”