Chapter 284 Walk It or Die Trying
Lightning ability. That was pretty rare.
Robin flicked a bit of dust off her sleeve with clear dislike. Her face didn’t change. “I can take you out
here.*
Before anyone could look relieved, she went on calm and firm. “When I say take you out, I mean I’ll h you
avoid the areas with the most zombies. After that, the rest of the journey is on you.
“I’m just passing through. I’m not obligated to rescue anyone.
“If you
don’t know where to go, I can give you a choice. In Klam, the city next to Ravenholt, there are tw bases–Redwood Military Base and Shangri–La Base.
“Both are well established now. You can head there. I’ll give you supplies for the trip. If you make it safely they’ll take you in.
“Or, if Klam feels too far, there’s another base east of Ravenholt. It’s closer, but not as developed. You can choose for yourselves.”
When she finished, the group fell into silence.
“Klam…”
Someone sighed. “That’s over 50 miles away. Even with a car, that’s hours. Now it’s the apocalypse. It’s dangerous everywhere. We don’t even have a vehicle. How long would it take us to get there?”
“Exactly. Who knows if we’d even make it? Supplies won’t help much. We’re unarmed. How are we supposed to fight those monsters out there?”
Those people were complaining.
Robin curled her lips slightly. She wasn’t surprised.
These people had been living comfortably for too long. They had grown lazy.
They had food. They had shelter. Their location kept zombies away. While the world dutside fell apart, they barely felt it. Now, suddenly, they were being told to go out there themselves. To face zombies. Of course they didn’t want to.
And they had seen the armored vehicles downstairs. In their minds, Robin’s group was strong. Helping them more would be easy, right?
They hadn’t truly faced the brutality of the apocalypse yet. They still thought the old rules applied.
Like people should help each other.
Like the strong should protect the weak.
Robin saw right through them. To her, their thinking was just naive,
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Offering
supplies was already the most she was willing to do. She wasn’t running a charity. And hones these people were weak.
More than a dozen of them, and not a single ability user.
If they didn’t experience the harshness of this world themselves, how would they ever grow?
Her base had no use for trash who couldn’t grow.
She treated the journey to Redwood or Shangri–La as a test. Only those who passed it would earn the rig to stay.
She ignored their hints and said coldly, “I’ve given you your options. What you choose is up to you. Whether you survive or not has nothing to do with me. We’re just strangers who happened to meet. Giving you supplies is already the most kindness I can offer.”
Ravenholt and Klam were over fifty miles apart.
But if they made it, even without abilities, it would prove they weren’t useless.
More workers for her base. No loss for her.
And once they arrived, what they gained wouldn’t feel like a loss either.
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