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Chapter 675: No One is Spared
Chapter 675: No One is Spared
Lets go help out at the bridge as well. As I said that, I turned around wistfully to look at the mangled human corpses around me, a pang of guilt running through me once more
Im sorry
The girls seemed to have noticed my silence as well, their eyes staring at the dozen or so dead survivors before us, a mix of armored and unarmored
We should have been more careful this wasnt an unavoidable situation
Lets not dwell on this too much, all we can do right now is look after ourselves, as for the others we will do our best. I said to the girls with a sigh, though in all likelihood, that comforting was meant for my upset self. But even if we cried ourselves to death now, they werent coming back.
Ke, you want to get into an exosuit first? I still have some spare exosuits over here. Said Bitong, voice gloomy, though one could see she was trying to cheer up. Im sure the air outside smells really bad right now.
In the battle just now, I had abandoned my exosuit midway, and though I did not get hurt or even touch anything unclean, the smell of blood was still strong on me. With so much death hanging in the air, her offer honestly sounded tempting.
As she suggested, I hopped into one of the exosuits she had been remotely controlling the air immediately felt cleaner thanks to the built-in purification systems. Yet just barely a second after stepping into the machine, I heard Bitong muttering to herself.
If I had just given those three spare exosuits to the survivors
Hearing that, I felt my heart wrench once more. Its not your fault, even if you had given them the suits, it would have caused more trouble in the end.
The girls fell silent again.
If Bitong had really given the survivors those exosuits then, how were we to even apportion them? Everyone was a little selfish at the end of the day, especially when it came to their lives. There would have been no way to fairly give out the suits, and it would have sparked a conflict amongst the contingent. Rather than sow the seeds of envy and hatred, it would be better just to use those exosuits to fight off any potential foes.
Besides, I would feel a lot safer if there were three more exosuits guarding the girls that was my little bit of selfishness.
Just like that, we solemnly walked up to the bridge, a pall of silence hanging over us all the while. Together with the survivors, we started helping out with the clean up.
You have my thanks. Seeing us volunteer to help, 3739 did his best to liven up his voice as he greeted us, though we all knew he was feeling the loss too. Had it not been for you guys we might not have even survived long enough for Captain to help us
Captain? That mysterious sniper and his detachable bits?
Because this crisis came too suddenly. There werent enough policemen around. So as long as they were in Southern Plains, they were all called back As 8931 said that, I could hear the tiredness in his voice. Not only 5514, as long as that policeman was able to move, he came back to report for duty
Oh right, theres been a question Ive been meaning to ask. I suddenly quipped, having thought of something. Those twenty or so policemen just now, why didnt they have an exosuit? Does the police force not have enough suits?
No. The police force has always maintained sufficient exosuits for its official members. As for those policemen you saw just now they were all backup service members, administrative officers, and retired officers They all volunteered to help out even though they knew that there wouldnt be enough exosuits
Im sorry
Dont be. This is a premeditated terrorist attack, there is no one in the city who is spared. As police officers, we have the duty to protect the citizens, even if that officer is no longer in service, or isnt a frontline officer He said through gritted teeth. I had no doubt that if the perpetrator were to ever appear before him, he would immediately slice that person up into pieces.
In that case, I salute you. You are all brave warriors. There really wasnt much else I could think of to say at this moment. Those officers who paid the ultimate price were all heroes deserving of our respect!
At this rate, it shouldnt take long before Northern Waters Bridge is cleared. You guys can cross over at that point, but 8931 paused at that point
What? A sense of foreboding crept into me.
After some deliberation, he finally asked, Are you planning to leave Northern Plains?
Thats right, it should only be another ten kilometers or so to the outskirts after crossing this bridge. As long as we keep heading south, we should be able to leave the city.
Im afraid that last part might be difficult. The civilian net has been shut off, so you guys dont know yet The military lines are still open, and all I can tell you is that the exits have all been sealed off
Sealed off? By who? The monsters?
If it was just zombies blocking the way, we could just steamroll right through them. Those scorpion-tailed skeletons might prove difficult
Not monsters, its 8931 deliberately stopped at that point.
Not the monsters? That only leaves the humans then.
In order to prevent the virus from spreading outside? Bitong was the first to pick up on the answer. That serum was extremely popular, but most of its customers were all in Northern Plains. In other words, there are barely any zombies in the other cities. Seeing as they cant cause too much of a problem, the enemys main target should be this city!
You are right Based on the information Ive been given, the only city to have suffered is Northern Plains