End Times, Surviving with My Beastly Army novel Chapter 198

Chapter 198 Disillusioned

Flashed

He’d pictured what a base like this could look like more times than he could count, but never like this.

Survivors were crammed into squalid conditions with barely any space to survive, while Innerville’s leadership lounged in townhouses without a care in the world.

Serena had actually stood there and told them the base didn’t have enough space to justify Outerville’s conditions.

But a single street in Innerville could’ve sheltered dozens of Outerville’s families with room left over.

Not enough space? They call that not enough space?

Robin sensed the shift in his emotions without needing a single word.

From the moment they’d first stepped into Redwood Military Base, a slow fire had been building inside Martin. He’d just been grinding it down beneath the surface.

“Martin,” Robin said, her voice soft. “Is this what you hoped Redwood Military Base would look like?”

Martin’s knuckles went white as his fist tightened. He let out a bitter laugh and shook his head. “Before we came here, I actually believed in this place. But now…”

None of it was anything he’d wanted to see.

“So what do you all think about making this base ours?”

The second Robin said it, every head in the room snapped toward her, eyes blazing.

Drake’s throat went dry. “Robin… what exactly do you mean by that?”

Is it what I think she means?

Robin drifted toward the window. They were in Centerville which was a step above Outerville, but the air was just as thick and stale.

“This place is a wreck. I don’t like it. I want to turn it into something I actually like. What do you all think?

“Since we’re supposed to be partners, we should show some real good faith. Help them build this base into something better. I’m sure they’ll be very grateful.”

Martin came back to himself first. Something fierce and alive flared in his eyes, and his voice came out iron-solid. “Yes. I don’t like this place either. Robin, whatever you’re planning, I’m behind you. All the way.

“What about the rest of you?”

Ella blinked once, then answered without a heartbeat of hesitation. “Whatever you do, I do.”

A grin broke wide across Drake’s face. “Couldn’t agree more. This is supposed to be the biggest base in the region, and it looks completely ruined. Let’s give it a real overhaul.”

Chapter 198 Disillusioned

Dylan lifted one shoulder in a small shrug. “Works for me.”

Finished

The group exchanged a look. First order of business: map out Redwood Military Base’s full internal layout.

They filtered out the door one by one, wearing the easy, aimless look of people with nowhere pressing to

The moment they moved, someone bolted straight to Serena. “Captain Serena, they’re all heading out.”

Serena’s eyes went sharp. “Follow them. Stay quiet. Don’t let them see you.”

“Yes, ma’am.”

Ella fell into step beside Robin, her gaze narrowing just slightly. “Robin, the people tailing us…”

“Leave them,” Robin said, completely unbothered.

“If they want to follow, let them.”

This was their territory. Nobody could stop their own people from walking their own streets.

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The group moved through the district with the unhurried ease of people who had absolutely nowhere to be.

Every building on every block was residential. There wasn’t a single place to trade or exchange supplies anywhere in sight.

Not that it was surprising. To stop the people under their control from building any kind of independence, the entire base’s resources were held at the top and distributed on a fixed schedule.

If someone wanted to head out and scavenge on their own, they were free to do it.

But every time they returned, a set portion of whatever they’d found got taken as the fee for staying in the

base.

The whole system existed to make sure nobody quietly pulled ahead of anyone else.

A fork in the road appeared up ahead as they walked,

“I’ll take this side,” Robin said. “Take a look down that one.”

Ella nodded without question. “Got it.”

Time was short. They needed to chart Redwood Military Base’s full internal layout as fast as possible so they’d have something concrete to work from afterward.

Robin walked and memorized in the same motion, tracing every route silently in her mind. Ever since the apocalypse, her mental strength had sharpened alongside everything else. Locking down an entire path after a single pass wasn’t a challenge anymore.

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