Rotting Land: Survive

Chapter 966: Chapter 951

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night, neither the main force at the base nor Old Xu and others trapped in the school have the heart for sleep.

This is understandable, as tomorrow’s actions are directly related to the life and death of the entire team, it’s only natural that the survivors can’t sleep.

"Demmi, Derek, we’ll keep watch here, you two go inside and rest," Old Xu said after staying up all night, unable to bear seeing the young pair with red and swollen eyes.

Derek shook his head, as at this crucial moment, even if asked to sleep, he couldn’t possibly have the mind for it.

Demmi was more straightforward, refusing by saying, "Old Xu, we’re not tired, um... outside, how are they preparing?"

This was what Demmi was most concerned about, though she didn’t say it, she knows clearly that if the plan fails tomorrow, they don’t need the zombies to take action; they’d be doomed when the supplies run out.

Old Xu certainly understood the girl’s thoughts, and replied with absolute certainty, "Don’t worry, everything is almost ready outside, just doing the final checks. Tomorrow we will definitely make it out alive."

Although saying that, Old Xu didn’t actually have much confidence.

This isn’t to say he distrusted the capability of the outside brothers; quite the opposite, with Old Lin, Little Hu, and Tang Xiaoquan strategizing the operation, Xu Renjie was very assured.

But this mission faces not an ordinary zombie scale; it’s an army of nearly a thousand zombies.

The difficulty of leading these beasts to a unified destination is imaginable.

"By the way, Little Demmi, how are those girls currently doing?"

Suddenly snapping out of his thoughts, Old Xu remembered those Huaxia girls who were abused by the "Japan" beasts, blurting out the question.

Hearing this, Demmi frowned slightly, through these two days of contact with the abused girls, Demmi could deeply feel the despair of those "tragic people."

"Their situation is not good. They’ve been bullied for too long, now each of them is like a wooden block, I’m worried about tomorrow’s mission... sigh!"

Demmi sighed lightly, lacking the courage to finish her words, but Old Xu was no fool, he certainly heard the seriousness of the problem.

"I see..." He murmured to himself as the instructions from Tang Xiaoquan before departure involuntarily surfaced in Old Xu’s mind:

"Old Xu, in times of crisis, it’s necessary to let go of what must be let go. I know this seems cruel, somewhat inhumane, but for more people to survive, certain sacrifices are unavoidable, at the time please do not soften your heart."

Yes, necessary sacrifices are unavoidable.

Old Xu’s helpless bitter smile reminded him of his resolution never to let those around him suffer the same ordeal as Yuhuan Sports Light.

But now...

If it’s destined that someone must sacrifice for this action, then I can only...

"Demmi, go back and communicate with those girls, tell them our action plan, and then confirm who wants to leave. If no one responds, we’ll have to abandon them."

"What!? What did you say!?"

Hardly believing her ears, Demmi thought she must have heard wrong, she hurriedly spoke to confirm.

She wasn’t alone; even Derek, Li Xiaoxin, and others cast puzzled glances at Xu Renjie.

"Hoo~" Exhaling, saying such words and making such a decision was inherently difficult for Old Xu. Demmi’s questioning made Old Xu slightly awkward: "I said if those girls don’t respond, we will consider them giving up the thought of escaping."

"You mean abandoning them?"

"Yes."

"But... but, abandoning them practically pushes them onto a dead-end! Do you know that they’ve been destroyed by those ’Japan’ beasts beyond recognition, now you..."

"I know!" Old Xu nodded despondently, interrupting Demmi’s complaints, then raised his head, seriously staring into the girl’s eyes: "If conditions allowed, I also want to save them. But Demmi, you’ve seen the current situation, right? Outside are nearly a thousand brainless mutant beasts that only know slaughter. They won’t talk ethics and morality with us, let alone spare those girls because they’ve been abused. If they can’t guarantee a clear mind to join, I can only abandon them. I can’t put the whole team in crisis for a few."

"I think you also don’t wish for any incident with Derek because of their abnormal behavior during the operation, right?"

The dispassionate words bore no emotion, but Old Xu perfectly hit Demmi’s fatal point.

Old Xu knew Derek was Demmi’s weakness, which was easily perceived from her hostility displayed toward them at the first meeting.

Although using Derek to silence Demmi was somewhat improper, faced with the bigger picture, Old Xu had no choice.

After a while of waiting, seeing no objections from anyone, Old Xu continued: "Anyway Demmi, before the final action, please still communicate more with them. As long as they’re willing to cooperate, I will take them away."

This was Old Xu’s heartfelt wish; from his heart, even at the cost of himself, he wouldn’t want to sacrifice these girls.

Perhaps, to some, this might seem foolish, thinking that women in the apocalypse are burdens, should be trades, objects of abuse.

For this, it’s only that everyone has their thoughts, and this world has never been short of those considered "foolishly" judged individuals.

Moreover, those who save the world are often the fools.

As for those who mock others as "fools," they ultimately survive as ants, and those better off will lose the fundamental soul of being human.

"Alright, I’ll go communicate with them now." Despite internally denying a thousand times, Demmi also knew Old Xu’s decision was reasonable. At least she doesn’t want Derek exposed to danger because of her insistence.

Sending Demmi off, Old Xu hurried to the conference room to gather with Lei Tong and others to map out tomorrow’s detailed plan.

Meanwhile, the survivor base was also busy all night, especially the vehicle repair group formed by Wang Zhongyu and Luo Baocun, and the loudspeaker installation group of Zhong and Guo brothers.

To ensure tomorrow’s operation goes smoothly, the two teams hadn’t rested for over ten hours.

Thanks to their efforts, all inspections and arrangements were finally completed by 2 AM.

Zhao Yunhai also noticed something and sought out Hu Xiaodong alone for an explanation.

This time, Hu Xiaodong didn’t hide the truth from Old Zhao, firstly because things had come to this point, pretending was meaningless.

After all, Old Zhao isn’t a fool, he won’t overlook the busy atmosphere among the people.

Secondly, there’s no problem in revealing the cards to Old Zhao now, as it’s facing rescue tomorrow.

So, weighing these factors, Hu Xiaodong truthfully revealed all. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian.com to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)

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