Three days later.
On the outskirts of Hubei City, a group of weather-beaten survivors walked together slowly on the streets at night, observing their surroundings from time to time, with nervousness written all over their faces.
They came from other cities and came here to surrender because they heard the broadcast from the City of Hope.
"I heard that the owner of the City of Hope is named Duan Mufeng. He is a great man. He has extremely powerful Tianlong Guards guarding the City of Hope. Even mutants and mutant beasts do not dare to invade."
"It looks like it's true. We've been walking for so long and we haven't seen a single cannibal mutant."
A middle-aged man muttered quietly as he walked forward.
"Yes, everyone was so careful along the way. Now it seems that we were the ones scaring ourselves. Once we entered E City, we suddenly felt safe."
"That's right. If that's the case, we would really be saved!"
"It's a pity that Aaron and the others encountered mutant beasts on the way, otherwise they would have been rescued like us."
Following the middle-aged man's words, the crowd gradually began to talk, and the fear that had been lingering in their hearts gradually dissipated.
In order to reach the City of Hope, these people encountered many attacks from mutants and mutant beasts along the way. Less than one-half of the people who could make it to E City alive.
At the very back of the crowd, an old man was carrying a child who looked to be only five or six years old, struggling to follow the crowd.
The old man's forehead was covered with sweat, and his legs had long been out of control. However, in order to allow his grandson to reach the City of Hope safely, he did not dare to rest for a moment, because once he fell behind, it would be difficult to keep up.
The grandson on his back was obviously cold and hungry, and could no longer hold on. His thin face was turned red from the cold, but he stubbornly tried to keep his eyes open, for fear that he would fall asleep on his grandfather's back.
"Dong'er, hold on a little longer, we're almost there."
"Don't fall asleep."
The old man walked forward and whispered.
"Um..."
The little boy named Dong'er weakly agreed.
When he heard that his grandson was still awake, the old man smiled, took a deep breath, and continued to quicken his pace.
"Grandpa, will they really take us in?"
At this time, the little grandson suddenly asked, his voice childish and his words full of doubt.
"Definitely. I heard that the owner there is not a simple person. His deeds have been widely spread outside recently, and they have already taken in many people."
"Although you need to have certain skills to enter the City of Hope, Dong'er doesn't have to worry. Grandpa has been a mechanic in a factory all his life, and they will definitely be able to use it."
"Do not worry."
The old man smiled and nodded, and said with certainty.
After listening to grandpa's words, Dong'er, who had a flushed face, smiled with satisfaction and rested on her grandpa's strong back.
"Look, the wall!"
"The City of Hope is almost here!"
At this moment, someone in the crowd pointed to a towering city wall in the distance and shouted excitedly.
Following his words, everyone looked up, and then all of them showed faces full of joy, and their excitement was uncontrollable for a moment.
"Everyone, work harder! We're almost there!"
The middle-aged man from before waved to the crowd and said loudly.
Everyone agreed and couldn't help but speed up their pace, rushing toward the hope ahead.
"I'm afraid you won't be able to make it!"
But at this moment, a cold voice suddenly came, and then suddenly several figures walked out of the darkness, blocking the road ahead.
The survivors were startled, and someone subconsciously turned on a flashlight and shined it forward.
Because they were worried about mutants and mutant beasts in the city, they never used flashlights and only used the moonlight to travel.
Under the illumination of the flashlight, they could clearly see the people blocking the road. They were several men with guns in their hands. They looked fierce and did not look like good friends at first glance.
"Who are you?!"
The middle-aged man at the head looked at the people who suddenly appeared and asked boldly.
But as soon as he finished speaking, the man holding the flashlight screamed and fell to the ground!
His flashlight not only exposed the traces, but also made the people in front unable to open their eyes.
Immediately afterwards, footsteps suddenly came from the surrounding darkness, and a dozen figures holding weapons slowly walked out, surrounding all the survivors.
Seeing so many people on the other side, and all of them had guns in their hands, the survivors suddenly became frightened, and they all shut their mouths, not daring to say anything more, and not knowing what to do next.
"Are you here to seek refuge in the City of Hope?"
At this time, a young man walked out from among the people blocking the road in front, looked at the crowd, and asked with a smile.
After the words fell, there was silence, because no one dared to speak anymore.
"you!"
"You answer it!"
The young man frowned, pointed at the middle-aged man, and said coldly, and the smile at the corner of his mouth disappeared instantly.
"...yes..."
The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment, then nodded and answered.
"You can't go. Just go back where you came from. We no longer accept people."
The young man shook his head and waved his hands.
Hearing the young man's words, the survivors panicked for a moment. They looked at each other with despair on their faces and couldn't help but whisper.
The City of Hope was their last hope, and now that they heard that the City of Hope would no longer accept survivors, it was equivalent to cutting off all their means of survival.
Not to mention whether they can go back safely, even if they go back, they may not survive for long in the cold climate with lack of food and clothing.
"Quiet!"
"Didn't you hear what I said? Leave Echeng quickly!"
The young man scolded impatiently and said dissatisfiedly.
"They are not from the City of Hope!"
At this time, the old man carrying Dong'er suddenly walked out of the crowd and said something loudly.
After hearing the old man's words, the noisy crowd suddenly became quiet and looked at the old man in confusion.
"The people in the City of Hope will not make things difficult for us survivors, and I heard that they are all wearing uniform clothes. Look at them, with their messy clothes and careless appearance. How do they look like well-trained Tianlong Guards?!"
The old man looked at his companions, then pointed at the young man who spoke, and said decisively.
After listening to the old man's words, the survivors looked around and immediately understood.
Although they still don’t know who this group of people are, they are definitely not good people!
"Immortal old man!"
The young man frowned, stared at the old man and muttered fiercely.
"We're not leaving! We're going to the City of Hope!"
"No matter who you are, you'd better let us go quickly, otherwise the City of Hope will never let you go if we find out!"
When the old man saw that he had revealed the other party's conspiracy, he became bolder and waved his hand.
After hearing what the old man said, more and more people in the crowd stood up to object, threatening to never leave no matter what.
"good very good!"
"If you don't want to leave, then don't leave!"
The young man gritted his teeth, said fiercely, and waved his hand.
Following the young man's signal, the young men around him suddenly approached the crowd quickly, pulled out the knife on their waist, and started killing people!
In the blink of an eye, four or five survivors fell into a pool of blood!
Seeing this scene, the survivors were completely panicked, screaming and trying to escape, but it was too late. Under the pursuit of the other party, they all fell to the ground!
The old man carried Dong'er on his back and ran quickly, using all his strength. He did not expect that the other party actually dared to kill people and was so unscrupulous.
But just when he thought he could escape this disaster, a cold knife stabbed hard into his left rib!
"ah!"
The old man screamed, stumbled, and fell directly to the ground. The severe pain from the wound made him extremely painful.
But then, he discovered that the grandson he had been carrying on his back had long since died, and his back was covered in blood!
"Dong'er?!"
The old man's face was full of panic and he shouted heartbreakingly, but to no avail. Tears of regret burst out of his eyes instantly.
"You old fool! Go to hell!"
At this moment, the young man had already walked behind the old man. While cursing, he raised the short knife in his hand and stabbed the old man's neck fiercely!
After a long time, the armed blockers disappeared into the dark streets, leaving only corpses on the ground and the smell of blood floating in the air.
None of the survivors who originally came with hope could reach the gate of the City of Hope alive...
