Soon, the area outside the iron gate was littered with zombie corpses, and some zombies began climbing over the bodies toward the gate. More and more zombies gathered outside the iron fence,pletely surrounding vi 026. It was swarmed with zombies both inside and out, the noise of their growling resembling a busy marketce.


    "Damn it! Who the hell came up with this crappy idea?" a burly young man angrily threw his homemade spear on the ground. "To hell with this! There are so many zombies, we could kill until next year and still not be done!"


    "Shit! You motherfucker! I''m done too! Tired to death and the zombies just keeping! We can never kill them all!" another young man in a helmet and leather jacket also threw down his spear and cursed.


    "You''re just causing chaos!" A middle-aged man with gold-rimmed sses came out, frowning and scolding, "This will only attract more zombies! Instead of clearing them out, they''ll just climb over the bodies and get in!"


    A middle-aged woman also stepped out, chastising, "What on earth are you fourds up to? With all that energy, you might as well think of ways to find more food. Now that the survivors in the vi area are dead, it''s just us left. No one will bring us food anymore. We have to figure out how to find food ourselves.


    And with Lily New Town swarming with zombies and no one to look after us, you should learn to keep a low profile and not act recklessly."


    "Teacher''s wife, we were just practicing!" a handsome young man said with a smile. "As soon as the weather clears tomorrow, we''ll drive out to find food. With our fighting ability and all these modified vehicles, ordinary zombies are no match for us! And if we encounter tough ones, we still have guns! There''s nothing to worry about!"


    "Alright, alright! Look at you all, covered in sweat, dirty and stinky. Go take a shower and change into clean clothes," the middle-aged man said, waving his hand.


    "Yes!" The three young men obediently nodded and headed inside the house.


    The middle-aged man then nced at the three young women and said, "What are you waiting for? Go rest as well! Turn off the sound system and the car lights! Don''t do such foolish things again!"


    The three young women nodded, a bit reluctantly, and went inside. Shortly after, a shout came from inside the house: "What''s going on? Why did the water stop?!"


    After a while, the three boys came running out. "The water pump isn''t broken!" the burly young man said after checking the pump. "It seems like the water supply system is blocked!" the more delicate-looking young man suggested. "It might be a problem at the water intake."


    "That doesn''t seem right. This kind of issue usually means there''s a crack in the water pipe," a girl countered. "If it was blocked, the motor would have burned out."


    The middle-aged man frowned, muttering to himself, "Why would the water suddenly stop? Having no water is even worse than having no food!"


    "There''s no use arguing here. Tomorrow, when it''s light, some of you go check what''s going on," the woman referred to as ''Madam'' said.


    Meanwhile, Alex looked at the severed water pipe and chuckled coldly to himself. The girl was right; he had sabotaged the water supply pipe to vi 026. Since these people were so heavily fortified, he had to find a way to force them out.


    These people didn''tck food or water and had modified vehicles and firearms. Alex felt it was unlikely that such people would willingly submit to him.


    It would be better to capture these people first and deal with themter. With vi 026 surrounded by zombies, Alex guessed they wouldn''te out for a while, so he returned to the armored vehicle and took the two female doctors and the mutant girl back to City of Darkness.


    City of Darkness was now overcrowded, with tents everywhere. The clearing of the outer city hadn''t started yet, as Si Ruqing nned to train for a few days before setting out. After handing the two female doctors over to Li Wan''ning and others for supervision, Alex took the mutant girl to the outer city and released her.


    Alex''s reason for releasing the mutant girl in the outer city was his concern that she might attack people in the city. However, his worries seemed unfounded. The mutant girl timidly stepped out of the cage, looking at Alex fearfully, like a little girl encountering a strange uncle. She exhibited fear, dread, curiosity, and shyness, but showed no intention of attacking or running away.


    "Do you want to drink blood?" Alex asked with a tempting smile.


    "Yes..." The mutant girl, her cute canine teeth grazing her lips, stuttered, "Coco hungry..."


    "Coco?" Alex asked, "Did you remember your name? Is it Coco?"


    The mutant girl nodded, "I remember a little..."


    "Then be good, follow me, and I''ll take you to drink blood," Alex said, leading Coco to the dungeon.


    Seeing Alex enter, Ma Beili''s eyes were filled with hatred as she stared at him, tears continuously sliding down her cheeks. She felt that what Alex had done to her was utterly inhuman.


    Ma Chenbiny on the iron bars, listlessly moaning in pain. The prolonged mental torment had begun to break their spirits.


    Upon seeing Alex, Ma Chenbin initially showed disappointment, but then his spirits quickly lifted. "You''re finally back! How did it go? Did my mape in handy? Are the brothers of the Taizi Gang obeying your orders? I told you, with my ring, my dad and my brothers would surely follow yourmands!


    Have you taken over the vi area now?"


    While Ma Chenbin spoke these words, his mind was filled with curiosity about whether Alex had sought out his father, Ma Gang. Or had his n failed? Was his father Ma Gang not a match for Alex?


    Ma Chenbin''s thoughts were racing, but his face disyed ttery and servitude: "Look, I''ve contributed. Please let me out! I promise to be absolutely loyal to you! I''ll do anything you say! I''ll be your best dog!"


    Alex nced at Ma Chenbin''s loyalty level – 20%. He chuckled internally. This seemed like a n to seek revenge against Alex once he was out.


    On the other hand, Ma Beili in the neighboring cell was even more extreme – her loyalty was at 0%. Alex was somewhat impressed by Ma Beili''s resilience. He didn''t expect her to harbor such deep hatred for him.


    Then he looked at the mutant girl, Coco. Surprisingly, her loyalty was at 50%.