52. Humans are like ants

Before the disaster, Hale City was a forest park in the center of the city, with one of the most famous underground caverns. When the catastrophe struck, it was occupied by the surviving humans, and it was converted into a gathering point, and then the class quickly solidified.

The leaders and cronies of the original became nobles, and they did not need to work to enjoy the best food and treatment. Most of the survivors who joined later became poor and civilians. Some clever ones use three years to become the first order of nobility.

With a population of about 32,000 people, the cave is divided into four areas from the inside to the outside. The aristocratic district, the commoner district, the slum district, the marginal district.

The Scavengers are the lowest level of existence in Hale City. The fear of death and the outside world kept them from going out, and at the same time shattered all their faith. This group of leftovers and even maggots that rely on the sewers feed on the corpses and hide in gathering places day after day, year after year, just to survive.

Even if maggots bite on rotten flesh, even if the skin is covered with tumors of all sizes, even if you sleep in feces and water, even if half of your face is gnawed off by someone.

It's painful to be alive, but at least it's alive.

Hungry to the extreme, these scavengers will start attacking their own kind. The commoner and aristocratic quarters are forbidden areas. So they wander around the outskirts of Hale City or in the slums, attacking passing and bully creatures, such as scavengers or children with less strength.

They have a preference for children. That is, it is not like the meat of the elderly, it is not like the meat of the elderly, it is not stiff and sour like of adults, and it does not have the rotten smell of other scavengers. The child's meat is tender and delicious, and it seems to have a sweet touch.

Hence the scavengers have another name, and the most popular name: ghouls.

They are the spreaders of plague and disease.

In a way, there's nothing wrong with Hale City clearing out this group. But be careful, this in no way means that Hale City is a good guy.

A bunch of bastards were killed by a bunch of even worse bastards.

This is the third wave of ghouls expelled from Hale City, and hundreds of people from the first two times have not returned for the time being.

A light gradually appeared in front of the crowd.

"Why don't you choose to leave?" Joyce asked.

The entrance to the cave became narrower and narrower, and the line continued to lengthen.

The young man smiled bitterly: "Where are you going?" Most of us are poor people who don't have access to news from other gathering points. And who can guarantee that it will be better there than here? There are too many false rumors. I also decided to run out after my mother died. ”

"What's the food source for Hale City?"

"There is an underground river in the aristocratic district, and the corpses of fish or creatures are often brought by the current. The city lord's mansion arranges work, and the reward is not to starve to death. ”

That's why there hasn't been a plague outbreak in Hale - most of the corpses have been thrown into the river. And scavengers can't go into the aristocratic area to fish for corpses to eat.

Along the way, the entrance of the cave has been narrowed to accommodate only three or four people side by side.

Chen Yue and Mu Su were ten meters behind, and the sound of conversation could not be heard here.

"In the context of the 21st century, the ...... of feudal class culture?" Chen Yue muttered to herself, feeling incredible.

"This is the end times. The civilization of a gathering point depends on the leader who controls it. Mu Su spoke in a low voice and sighed lightly: "I hope not all human gathering points are like this. ”

If Mu Su hadn't kept squinting at Chen Yue when he said this, it might have been more effective.

Ahead, the conversation continues.

"How do you divide the strength of monsters?"

"It's just as it's going to be now."

Joyce replied with a natural expression: "We are not the same there, if you can, please elaborate." ”

The young man did not doubt him, and told him all that he knew.

In the apocalypse, there are two kinds of creatures, and a steady stream of wormhole visitors from monsters are collectively called terrifying creatures. The mutated evolution of organisms native to the earth is collectively referred to as mutated organisms.

The strength is divided into 9 levels, and the tooth rats, power ants, and ghouls are level 1 mutant creatures. And the strength of the terrifying creatures is generally 2 levels higher. In other words, a level 1 horror creature is equivalent to a level 3 mutant creature.

Level 1 mutant creatures require a squad of at least five people to be killed barely harmless. If there is a gun can be appropriately cut requirements.

Firearms are a good thing, but unfortunately only in the hands of nobles and soldiers.

No one wants to provoke a level 2 mutant creature if it is not necessary. Level 3 mutant creatures require heavy weapons to destroy, and level 4 mutant creatures can easily slaughter a human gathering point, most of which have a population of less than 10,000 and cannot be countered.

Fortunately, there is also a fighting and hostile fight within the horror creatures and mutant creatures, and humanity can use this to survive.

Walking out of the hole, everyone stood in front of the mouth of the cave that had been deliberately covered.

In late autumn, the fallen leaves cover a layer, and through the mountain forest, you can see the ruins of the city looming in the distance.

From time to time, a roar reverberated through the city.

Except for a few scavengers who left along the mountain road, most of them stayed at the entrance of the cave, not knowing what to do.

Joyce extended an invitation to Newman, the name of the youth. He hesitated and refused, he wanted to go back to his former home.

After parting at the entrance of the cave, Joyce led the group to the human city in the distance, which once was.

Some scavengers followed, but Joyce ignored them and quickly shared all the information he heard.

He does not interfere with the attribute panel and is at the discretion of the members.

It may be a good idea to have the various professions work together. For example, a group of people are full-time defense, and a group of people are full-time output, but the weakness is obvious, and once they are separated, it is equivalent to a dead end.

Joyce knew that.

A few minutes later, they came to the edge of the mountain forest and approached the city.

An endless, cracked street appeared in front of him.

Under the gloomy sky, the streets are crowded with cars that have been corroded to the point of only shelves, and they are parked in a messy manner, as if the disaster struck suddenly.

White bones are scattered everywhere, both human and animal. The desolate streets are lifeless, lined with shops and high-rises.

Some high-rise buildings were struck by something, and the waist was broken. or blocking the street, or leaning against adjacent buildings.

"These are the last days."

Mu Su's eyes were deep and he was the first to step onto the street.

Everyone looked at each other and followed.

Mu Su breathed a long sigh of relief, fortunately they followed, otherwise it would be scary to be alone.

Mu Su, who had finished playing handsome, gradually fell back to Chen Yue's side, and the group followed Joyce into the nearest second-floor shop. There is almost nothing to be found here other than the walls, and there is no way to tell what was once sold here.

The nearby supplies have long been looted. They may be able to waste their time trying their luck, but if they want to get something out of it, they have to venture further afield.

The scavengers who followed behind tried to enter, but were blocked by the members of the gatekeepers.

Inside the shop, Joyce gave orders.

Two groups stayed here, and the rest of the people spread out in small groups of five to gather supplies, not to leave the street. If any abnormalities are found, they will be warned in time. Complete the secondary tasks first.

Mu Su was on a team with Chen Yue and three members. She picked up a sharp stone from the ground, pulled a strip of cloth from her body, tied it wide, and held it on.

A stone is better than an empty hand. ()

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