Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 898 - 391 South Prison_2

Chapter 898: Chapter 391 South Prison_2

Due to Maya’s intimidating performance in the battle for the emergency response facility, several leading female prisoners temporarily agreed to Maya’s proposal. While Maya and the male prison leader, Xiao Men, conducted limited cooperation, Xiao Men’s subordinates, driven by lust, took advantage of the collaboration and ambushed several female prisoners, which led to a return to a hostile state between both sides.

Maya demanded that Xiao Men hand over those who had committed the offenses, and Xiao Men agreed. Maya didn’t know one of the victims was Xiao Yu’s sister. Unwilling to reconcile, Xiao Yu incited the other leaders; they controlled Maya on one hand, and on the other, they attacked the central building when Xiao Men was handing over people, catching Xiao Men off guard, and eleven male prison core members were killed in the building.

Since then, both sides entered a standoff. Maya struggled to persuade several female core members not to attack proactively and to actively set up defenses. Xiao Yu planned to drive the male prisoners back into the prison. Since some of the female core members trusted Maya more, Xiao Yu didn’t act immediately.

Shana said, "According to the spot broadcasts, the special forces protected the engineers into the dam machine room via airdrop. During the encounter with danger, a special forces member was forced to shoot, causing damage to a machine, which couldn’t fully release floodwaters. They need some time to repair the machine. What I can read from the spot broadcasts is that it’s not as simple as one machine being damaged. We also know fighting high-density zombies in confined spaces is very tough without firearms."

Shana: "According to the weather forecast, it’s a week-long heavy rain. I speculate the flood dike break is inevitable. If you can take action, get a boat, or escape to higher ground. If your friends are willing to cooperate, then escape to higher ground as soon as possible. The shelter won’t send anyone to negotiate with you because even if you occupy the dam machine room, it won’t make any difference."

Shana: "We’re on the 51st floor of the Zhongcheng Galaxy Building, and our phone number is XXXXXX."

Shana looked at Xiao Wu, who said, "Xiao Yu, you should leave with us."

Xiao Yu refused, "I must stay for my sisters."

Xiao Wu: "Then take them with you."

Xiao Yu retorted, "How do we leave? The area beyond the high walls is all zombies. Do you think we can’t see that? The prison is the only clean place now, so I want to drive them back to their own prison."

Maya said, "She’s right from a certain perspective. Shana, did you find out the impact of the dike break?"

"Can’t simulate or calculate," said Shana. "My first suggestion is to go back to the city over South Bridge. There are many tall buildings in the Southern Suburbs. The second suggestion is to take the west route, away from the city, and enter the Southern Mountain Range. From what we see now, it’s very hard for us to meet up in the short term. We can hold out with our food for a maximum of one to two weeks, and we still have no evacuation plan."

Maya: "If the dike break floods central city, I suggest you start making boats and escape using the water after the dike breaks."

Lin Wu said, "The things you’re talking about are irrelevant. Should we all just die together? Set a rendezvous point, and we’ll meet there."

Xiao Yu laughed, "I like this person. What’s your name?"

Lin Wu said, "Sunlight."

"Sunlight, good, I’ll remember that."

Xiao Wu asks, "Xiao Yu, how many people do you have?"

Xiao Yu answered, "About 160 now."

Xiao Wu tapped on the phone’s map, and Shana nodded, "Xiao Yu, I have a way out for you. Head north over South Bridge, enter the city, and reach Triumph Building. On the 36th floor of Triumph Building, the 8th, 9th, and 10th floors are Xialma Supermarket, which has plenty of supplies. Then you can use the fire escape or the possibly functioning elevators to transport the supplies to the 36th floor. There, your hundred or so people can live quite well."

Shana said, "There might be a few survivors inside the supermarket or a significant number of zombies. I believe with Maya leading, you can complete this task at a very small cost. Xiao Yu, don’t just think about yourself, think about your companions too."

Maya said, "We have two buses, two prison vans, and several cars at our disposal; we can give it a try."

Shana said, "The key is to move fast. I think you have at most 48 hours. Once the Southern Reservoir breaks, the prison will be destroyed. Xialma has a satellite phone, a generator, and fuel; I’ll wait for your news."

Maya said, "Alright, let’s keep in touch by phone."

After hanging up, Maya looked at Xiao Yu: "You make the decision. If you don’t want to leave, then I will. If you don’t want to go, I will do my best to assist you and not leave any sister behind."

On the other side, after ending the call with Maya, Lin Wu asked, "Boss, do we have a boat?"

Stone replied bluntly, "No."

"And life jackets?"

"No."

"If you don’t have anything, how can you be the boss?"

Stone said, "If I had everything, what would I need you for?"

This left Lin Wu speechless; it seemed so logical, after all, isn’t the sacred duty of a worker to generate wealth for the boss?

Shana said, "Xiao Wu, Lin Meng, and Lin Wu, you three go take a bath first, and then have a good rest."

Lin Wu asked, "Is there still hot water?"

Stone: "Go to the rooftop, rainwater, take it or leave it. Lin Meng, there should still be some hot water in the water heater in the bathroom. Don’t glare at me, go now. Xiao Wen, help them get a set of toiletries and bedding."

Lin Wu got up, grumbling, and said, "The backpack has bullets, guns, and a drone that I don’t know if it still works; you guys check it yourselves."

After accepting the towels and pajamas with thanks, they stripped outside on the rooftop. Lin Wu and Xiao Wu took shampoo and soap into the heavy rain, washing off bloodstains that had been on their bodies for who knows how many days. Xiao Wu patted Lin Wu’s shoulder, then bent over, confusing Lin Wu. Xiao Wu gestured for Lin Wu to bend down, place his hands on the wall, and then he used a towel to scrub Lin Wu’s back.

This was Lin Wu’s first time being scrubbed, and he didn’t feel comfortable at all—only pain. So, the quick-witted Lin Wu gave Xiao Wu a more vigorous back scrubbing in return, not expecting that Xiao Wu would enjoy it immensely, even lying down in the water, asking Lin Wu to step on his back a few times.

Entering the small changing room, they dried off their bodies and changed into warm homewear. This long-missed comfort made Lin Wu fall asleep instantly, as if he were back on his own little piece of land on Blue Star, feeling blissfully relaxed and at ease.

Shana leaned against the door, watching Lin Wu sleep like a dead pig, then went to the living room and said, "I’m really glad he’s back."

Stone poured tea for everyone and asked, "Happier than if Maya came back?"

Shana nodded without hesitation, and Stone laughed, looking at Snow Egg and Su Shi, who were busy at work, "Come have some tea, we’ll pick up where we left off after they wake up."

They planned to build a boat with the materials they had on hand—plastic, wood planks, drawers, fabric—use anything available, then wrap the rough shape of the boat in waterproof cloth and clear tape. Such a boat would not be big, but its purpose was not to transport people, but to carry goods. The makeshift base was short on life jackets; they had fabric, but foam was scarce. Snow Egg proposed using melted plastic as a solution. For example, by melting both ends of a soft plastic pipe, it can be sealed to create buoyancy, and if the space inside the pipe can be enlarged to even form a small balloon, it would certainly provide more buoyancy.

No one knew when the dam would break, nor the consequences. It’s better to be safe than sorry, and they had nothing else to do anyway. As the only Deputy Commander, Shana had to make several evacuation plans and choose one based on the situation.

The Northern Desert, East Shelter, Western Peninsula, Southern Mountain Range—the right choice could mean a thread of life, a wrong one could spell doom. Shana now very much needed Lin Wu’s opinion; from past experience, while Lin Wu’s suggestions were often unprofessional, he was able to make decisions when no one else had a clue. In other words, since Shana didn’t know which route was good and no one else could tell her the optimal route for survival, making a decision was always fraught with doubt, so she needed someone to be decisive.

Stone could also be decisive, but he preferred to support the decision-maker, and the others did not want to be responsible for deciding the fate of the team. Only Lin Wu, when presented with multiple choices, could quickly give an answer. Whether it was right or wrong sometimes wasn’t important; having a clear direction and goal was crucial.

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