After I Fully Prepared for the Apocalypse, the Ungrateful Cried with Regret novel Chapter 55

Chapter 55: Chapter 55: It’s the Same Everywhere

The convoy continued on its way.

Leo Hale gazed out the window at the city.

The roadsides were piled with the wreckage of buildings and abandoned vehicles, with the bodies of zombies and humans strewn haphazardly across them.

The glass of a streetside shop was cracked like a spiderweb. Its walls, mottled and corroded by acid rain, were splattered with gruesome bloodstains.

The once-spotless city had been reduced to ruins.

Human civilization felt like it was from yesterday, yet also from a century ago.

Just then, a voice came from the walkie-talkie Nina Jacobs had tossed aside:

"Nina Jacobs, pick up your speed a little."

It was Chester Pearson’s voice.

The number of zombies on the road had increased, and Ian Chandler was worried about Nina Jacobs bringing up the rear, so Chester Pearson told her to move her car into the middle of the convoy.

It would be safer that way.

Seeing the zombies chasing her car, Nina Jacobs agreed.

"Okay, thanks. What’s the plan for the road ahead?"

She had been watching the system map, which showed their planned route was a congested section.

"I just sent a drone out to scout ahead. If there’s danger, we’ll take a detour."

Chester Pearson replied.

"Understood."

If they kept on like this, she worried they might not reach the shelter by the end of the day.

After all, the roads in this apocalyptic world were incredibly difficult to navigate.

Sure enough, Chester Pearson’s drone reconnaissance uncovered a problem.

For some reason, a massive horde of zombies had appeared on their planned route.

"If there are too many zombies, even we won’t be able to do anything,"

Chester Pearson said to Ian Chandler, who was beside him.

Even the heaviest vehicles couldn’t ram their way through.

No amount of weaponry would be enough.

"What about explosives?" Ian Chandler blinked. With a larger group, wouldn’t it be easier to kill more of them at once?

"They’re powerful, but they also make a lot of noise. A few days ago, there was..." 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Chester Pearson seemed to recall something. His expression froze, and he quickly changed the subject.

"That’s why I prefer fighter jets, but it’s a shame your grandfather won’t allow it."

Using explosives might wipe out a horde of zombies in an instant.

But it would also attract every zombie in the vicinity.

"Were there... casualties? A lot of them?"

Ian Chandler asked the one question he’d been dreading.

"Yes. A lot."

Chester Pearson looked out the window.

’A lot’ was an understatement.

The number of casualties was too immense to count.

If the national command center hadn’t responded with such speed, many cities in Drakonia might have been completely wiped out...

"Mr. Pearson, what about the situation in other countries?"

After a moment of silence, Daniel Hale, sitting in the back, asked while holding his wife’s hand.

’Is there still a paradise somewhere where survivors like us can live?’

"It’s the same. It’s the same everywhere. The government already thought of what you’re thinking, but unfortunately, the answer is no."

Chester Pearson shook his head.

The two places on this planet once considered havens were the extreme south and the far north.

But the acid rain didn’t spare them either.

The far north and south were now covered by a corrosive layer of ice. Within a few short days, species went extinct, and the areas became completely inaccessible to humans.

They had become utter wastelands.

"Drakonia has sparsely populated areas too, but don’t forget what people need to survive,"

Chester Pearson said.

’What do people need to survive?’

"Supplies."

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