Chapter 380
Nicole hadn’t expected Felix, for all his fear, to hoard this much. It made everything she and Zeph had done feel worth it.
After collecting the fuel, she swept up the 20 or so vehicles that had been moved from the yard to the warehouse area, mostly SUVs and trucks.
Next to it was a large supply warehouse.
The smell of dried seafood hit her the moment she stepped inside. The space was huge, packed not only with dried seafood but also piles of sweet potatoes and potatoes, along with large quantities of rice, flour, cooking oil, and various grains, easily 50 thousand pounds in total.
At this rate, they could never finish it in a lifetime.
Nicole was about to move everything into the storage space when Cola suddenly let out a low warning growl.
Someone was coming.
Of all times, why now?
The thought had barely crossed her mind when an explosion echoed in the distance.
Nicole rushed out of the warehouse and saw the yard already engulfed in flames.
What happened?
Under normal circumstances, they would only set the fire when they were leaving. Why had Zeph changed the plan?
Something was off.
Clearing the warehouse would take time. Worried about Zeph and Poppy, Nicole didn’t hesitate and ran toward the yard.
She met them halfway and asked quickly, “What happened?”
“We’ve got incoming.”
Who? He had never been afraid of anyone.
“Jasper brought people.”
Jasper? Nicole paused for a second before recalling who that was. “Why is he here?”
“The explosion this morning was near the Westbridge border. It probably caught their attention. Once they realized Drakehold Base was gone, they organized a response and moved in overnight.”
Zeph asked, “Did you get everything? Jasper’s sharp. Nothing gets past him. We can’t run into them. We need to
move.”
“There’s still tens of thousands of pounds of food in the main warehouse, and the leaders’ quarters probably have more,” Nicole said after a brief pause. “We already have enough. Maybe we leave it for Jasper?”
Last time, when they cleared out the Drakebane Guild, Jasper had led the operation. None of the supplies were kept. Everything that could be returned was given back to the victims.
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This batch had also been taken from survivors. She had no doubt he would handle the matter by the book and redistribute them through the proper channels.
Besides, the food had been sitting for two years in harsh conditions. A lot of it was probably spoiled. Even if she stored it, they wouldn’t eat it, and she wasn’t about to distribute it herself. Letting Jasper deal with it made more
sense.
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