The Endgame Chronicles (by Hugh White) novel Chapter 178

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Chapter 178

“Aren’t you afraid of offending Hope Base?” Liam asked.

Hayley lifted her eyes and gave him a sideways glance, then let out a laugh.

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“Wrong question. You should be asking whether Hope Base is afraid of offending me. Since they’ve crossed me, they to bonel Liam stayed silent, but he agreed.

In a base civilization, survival rules were basically the same as living in a tribe.

The strong ruled.

Since Hayley had the power, she could stomp on Hope Base all she wanted. The stronger she was, the more others would fear her.

If she were weak, Hope Base would absolutely overpower her.

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This wasn’t a world where stepping back brought peace. If she stepped back once, Hope Base would take ten steps forward.

By asserting absolute dominance today, especially in front of a profit-driven group like Hope Base, Hayley ensured they would label her as extremely dangerous and never provoke her lightly again.

That way, they wouldn’t actively pick a fight with her again.

There was also the issue of territory.

Haylight Base and Hope Base were over 100 miles apart. With zombies everywhere, only an idiot would risk that entire journey just to cause trouble for Hayley, losing way more than they could gain.

In fact, Hayley decided on the spot that she would be Hope Base’s number one enemy. Wherever they showed up in the future, she would make sure to show up and ruin their day.

That was Hayley for you! She was petty, vindictive, and held grudges for a lifetime.

Seeing her so satisfied after wrecking them, eyes sparkling with mischief, Liam turned away and couldn’t help smiling

He could never do what she did.

Though honestly, he liked her version of “unreasonable” very much.

“Come eat. I had Derek heat the food,” he said.

“Nope, I don’t want to eat your food. I’m in a great mood today, so dinner’s on me!” Hayley declared generously.

Not just because she felt like it, but also because Derek and the others had pulled their guns the moment she needed backup.

Hayley always repaid a debt, as well as kindness.

She told Leonard to boil noodles and take out all the food she brought: jerky, canned ham, and instant noodles.

Soon, a giant pot of steaming, fragrant instant noodles filled the air with the smell of heaven.

Everyone from Base K1 sat around with huge bowls of noodles, each topped with jerky and chunks of canned ham. Before the apocalypse, this was “junk food”, but now, it was a feast, and a damn good one at that!

Fecially the instant noodles!

en at night. Everyone had been fighting and working nonstop after a near-death experience. Being able to sit

vely, slurping instant noodles was bliss.

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Most of them had been eating nothing but boiled vegetables with no oil back in their bases.

The rich, oily broth of the noodles mixed with salty seasoning was so good that they wanted to lick the pot clean.

Each slurp of golden, chewy noodles felt like a gift from heaven.

The Base K1 members were practically floating with happiness. Derek and the others crowded around Hayley, calling her “Boss” like affectionate puppies.

The four small bases watched from a distance, swallowing their envy.

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