Doomsday Revenge: Payback Time (Josie) novel Chapter 340

< Chapter 340.

Chapter 340.

He dressed simply and didn’t act like a high-ranking official at all. Compared to Albert Jansen, the Base Commander of Fort City, he was incre down-to-earth.

The conditions are a bit basic, so please bear with me,” the Base Commander said politely. “Would yote like some tea?

“No thanks,” Josie said, looking at the man’s shabby appearance. She figured he didn’t have anything good to offer anyway, so she just waved he rejection.

The man was surprisingly sporting about it. The moment she said no, he sat down immediately, looking as if he was afraid she’d change her min It was clearly just a polite formality. Whether he actually had tea was debatable. Even if he did, it probably wasn’t worth drinking. After all, the apocalypse had been going on for nearly a year; what kind of tea could still be fresh?

“I don’t like wasting time. Let’s be blunt,” Josie said. “Why did you want to see me?”

“Heh, since you put it that way, I’ll be direct,” the Base Commander said. “Would you consider settling down at our Newport City Base?”

Josie laughed. “Oh? You’re after my combat power, aren’t you?”

“Yes, absolutely,” he admitted candidly. “You’ve seen it. Life for humans in Newport City is incredibly hard. I’ve exhausted myself trying to save everyone, but… sigh!”

“To be honest, I was pushed into this position. I never wanted to be the Base Commander!”

“If you have the ability, I’m willing to step down right now and let you take over!”

“Don’t,” Josie interrupted him. “I’ll be honest with you, too. I came to Newport City to find someone. Once I find him, I’m leaving. I’m already the l of a base-it’s not huge, but I have people to take care of. I only brought a small team with me; most of my people are back home. There is no way staying.”

She crushed his fantasies instantly. It was never going to happen. Newport City was not her dtination.

The Base Commander let out a long, regretful sigh. “Are you really not going to consider it?”

“Fine, I suppose I’m asking too much.”

“Newport City is a mess right now. Who would want to take over/this disaster?”

“I used to be a university chancellor. My biggest dream in life was just to focus on my academic research.”

“But then the apocalypse happened. The world went to hell.”

“Initially, this place had proper leadership and management.”

“But as the population grew, so did the chaos in people’s hearts. Power struggles were constant.”

“I didn’t see it all myself, but I heard plenty. There were Undead sieging us from the outside, while the people inside were busy fighting over power.”

Γ “After several rounds of purges and infighting, our numbers were decimated.”

“Eventually, the leadership ended up in a ‘mutually assured destruction’ scenario. They dragged over a million people into pillars of smoke and ash with them.”

“The entire leadership structure was wiped out in an instant.”

“The base became a hollow shell with no one in charge.”

“Then they thought me. They figured since I was a university president and had managed hundreds of thousands of people before, I must have experience managing a base ”

“So, they all pushed me into the chair.”

“To be honest, since becoming the Base Commander, I haven’t had a single night of sleep.”

“Every day, I’m buried under data that makes my head spin.”.

“The citizens need to eat, drink, sleep… how can I not worry about every little thing?”

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Maintaining a base’s operations costs an astronomical amount every single day.”

As he spoke, the Base Commander’s eyes turned red. He looked genuinely aggrieved. “But even with all my effort, the base is still falling apart.”

“Not long ago, a Tier-5 Alpha Undead infiltrated the base. It wiped out over a million lives a single wave.”

“It was our fault. We never imagined the Undead could evolve to look exactly like humans.”

“By the time we realized what was happening, the damage was irreversible.”

The survivors literally traded their lives to drive it out.”

“And we were left crippled. I don’t think we’ll recover for a very long time.”

“I’m not telling you this to complain. I’ve just been holding it in for so long I feel like I’m going insane.”

“Because I don’t know who else I can talk to. In their eyes, I’m their pillar, their sanctuary.”

“But who can I rely on?”

“I want to lean on someone, too!”

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< Chapter 341

Chapter 341.

Josie Quinn listened to the Base Commander’s rambling complaints for a long while. Once he finally finished venting, she spoke up. “The situation i the future will only become increasingly difficult. If you’re already falling apart, there’s no point in holding on. You’ll snap eventually.”

The Base Commander paused, his tone shifting instantly. “Actually… I suppose I can hold out for a bit longer.”

“Alright, enough complaining. I know you won’t abandon this base,” Josie said. “Let me give you some advice.”

“Please, go ahead!” The Base Commander immediately was all ears.

Josie spoke plainly. “Abandon the coastal areas as soon as possible.”

“Why?”

“You’ve seen how powerful the marine mutants are. They can’t come onto land yet, so they aren’t a threat to the heart of humanity,” Josie explained. soon, there will be a massive earthquake. This quake will sink these coastal regions directly into the ocean.”

“You were a university president. You should know what the landmasses looked like in prehistoric times.”

“A long time ago, this entire coastal ring was the ocean’s domain. These plains were slowly formed by sediment buildup and rain over millions of yea

“But this land is unstable.”

“This mega-quake will be followed by a megatsunami. Every coastal region, every single one, will be swallowed by the sea.*

“But… “why?” the Base Commander asked, bewildered. “Why would such an earthquake happen? It’s not scientific!”

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