Chapter 72

Chapter 72 A Hard Lesson in Survival
Chapter 72 A Hard Lesson in Survival
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Once her camp’s productivity improved, she planned to bring people back here to start processing food- this place would be incredibly useful in the future.
Today was a huge win: they secured a massive food factory, picked up 110,000 tons of food, sixteen new residents, and more than a thousand gleamstones.
Theresa stepped out of the main warehouse just as the others finished repairing the front gate.
With a single command from Theresa, everyone piled into the vehicles, and she led the convoy back toward their camp.
On the way, a long–forgotten sense of safety returned to everyone.
It felt like–for once–they were being protected.
As their convoy pulled off the factory road and onto the main highway, a sudden scream broke the quiet.
“Ahhh!”
A small pack of three or four zombies was swarming a woman on the roadside, tearing into her with savage bites.
Another woman was sprinting down the road, screaming for help as she ran toward the convoy.
“Help me–please! Help!”
But she didn’t make it far before more zombies lunged from both sides of the road, dragging her down and tearing into her artery with a sickening bite.
Wendy gasped, instantly recognizing the two women. “That’s Lena and Vivian!”
Everyone in the vehicle rushed to the windows, watching in horror but unable to look away as the two women were devoured alive.
They were the same ones Theresa had invited to leave with them—the ones who refused.
Their houses weren’t far from the factory. Even after Theresa warned them the entire area was crawling with zombies, they insisted on going back.
It was obvious.now–they must’ve tried to return home, ran into zombies, and were chased back this way.
But there was no escaping when the undead were closing in from every direction.
The starving horde spotted them the moment they emerged–there was nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
Everyone watched in frozen silence as the two were not only eaten alive, but moments later, began to twitch and transform.
Boom!
The lead armored car surged forward, tires screeching as it plowed through the zombie crowd, clearing a
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safe path for the rest of the convoy.
All the vehicles followed closely behind, barreling down the cleared road Theresa had forged.
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As soon as they left the infested area behind, a wave of relief and renewed gratitude swept through the
group.
They were so glad they’d made the decision to follow Theresa–thankful they weren’t like those two foolish women who thought they could just go home.
The world outside was swarming with zombies.
There wasn’t a single safe place left.
This wasn’t the time for wishful thinking.
But Theresa had promised: if they stayed inside her territory, she would keep them safe.
The convoy sped toward the outskirts of the city, eventually arriving at a cluster of suburban villas.
As soon as they pulled in, the residents of the 9th Villa came running out.
“Theresa! You’re here!”
She nodded at David, his wife, and their kids.
Waving to the rest of the group, she called out, “Everybody off. This is where you’ll be living from now on.”
She turned to David. “You’ll be in charge of food production. Start planting crops and organizing labor.”
Production was the foundation of everything.
And grain production? The foundation of the foundation.
A steady supply of food had to come first–only then could they think about expanding into other areas.
Progress came one step at a time.
David gave a firm nod. “Got it!”
Theresa raised her voice. “Everyone, gather around. I’m going to explain the rules of the camp.
“All residents of my camp will follow a points–based system. You’ll be able to exchange points with me for food, water, daily necessities, and tools.” Official source ıs (.)net
She handed David the list she’d previously shown him and instructed him to post it on the community bulletin board.
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