Inside Out

Upon receiving Smith's order, the people inside the activity center immediately sprung into action.

There were over twenty foreign teachers here, most of whom were men.

About ten of them had obtained firearms, and they were the strongest force inside the activity center.

They shouted loudly, gathering some female students to welcome the soldiers from their country.

There were over two hundred students inside the activity center, with the male to female ratio being about one to one. Among the female students there were quite a few who were youthful and beautiful.

Smith and the others had harbored some indecent thoughts before, but these students were also very united. You could make them work and they would endure it, you could make them eat less and they would also endure it, but if you wanted to take advantage of the female students, then regardless of gender, they would resolutely fight back.

Smith and the others were low in numbers, so it was not easy for them to forcibly do those things in a fit of rage while provoking public wrath, and both sides had reached a stalemate. But now as he looked at this group of female students, he thought it was about time.

Having been tormented by hunger and gunpoint threats for so long, the will to resist of these students had already been worn down to almost nothing. As long as John and the others arrived, these students would have no choice but to obey even if they were unwilling.

"When our warriors arrive later, you must show them your best side to welcome them. If you do this well, we can add a meat dish to your dinner!"

"Don't be unappreciative. Let me tell you, the people coming are warriors who protected the consulate. They are the most elite soldiers of our country, each of them with blood-stained hands, having killed countless people. If any of you mess things up, even your countries would not be able to save you!"

Seeing that reinforcements were coming to their side, Smith and the others adopted an even tougher stance, practically forcing the students to welcome them.

About twenty beautiful female students were organized and made to stand in two columns at the doorway.

Xiao Tian stood at the forefront of the crowd, a plastic red flower cradled in her hands, her head lowered slightly, her heart filled with gloom.

She did not know when this nightmare would end. If she was not thinking about her father and brother, she would have longed for death.

But who could come and save her and her classmates?

Would that brother of hers who had protected her since young still show up?

After waiting at the doorway for a while, the roar of zombies could be heard from outside.

There were zombies in the area near the activity center. To avoid the zombies, they had not gone out for over ten days already.

Now the sounds of fighting could be heard from outside, but there was no sound of gunshots.

"They're here! Open the door, give them cover!"

A few foreign teachers immediately opened a side door and waved the people outside in.

John and his men swiftly dashed through the small door into the activity center, each of them covered in dust and bloodstains from head to toe, looking as if they had gone through countless battles, very much matching the image of people in these apocalyptic times.

However, Xiao Tian felt that the traces on these people looked a little too new.

This reminded her of her elder brother Xiao Fan. Xiao Fan would always manage to dirty his brand new clothes very quickly when he was young. These men inexplicably resembled her elder brother.

Moreover, she didn't know if it was just her imagination, but the gaze of the leading white soldier seemed to have lingered on her for a bit, seemingly deliberately sizing her up, and even revealed a trace of pleasant surprise or...affection.

Xiao Tian couldn't help but shudder. She must have been missing her elder brother too much, why did she feel this foreigner was becoming more and more like her elder brother?

While she was lost in thought, the foreign teachers beside her reminded them that it was time to welcome the guests.

The group of female students clapped neatly in welcome with passionate greetings.

Smith seemed to have the intention to introduce the girls to this soldier named John, but John waved his hand. "We need to understand the situation here and the vicinity. Let's find a place to talk."

John followed Smith to his office, while the remaining soldiers dispersed to stand guard at various important locations, like the windows on the second floor and the escalators, places convenient for monitoring and shooting.

This immediately gave the other foreign teachers an added sense of security.

See, these are our most elite warriors, swiftly occupying strategic locations. Their safety was now assured.

Inside the office, Smith made a cup of instant coffee for John.

"We don't have very good coffee here. This is what we found at the nearby supermarket. It's barely drinkable."

John took a sip of the coffee. "Mr Smith, how about you brief me on the situation here first."

"Alright. To be honest, before contacting you all, I was already in despair. It hasn't rained recently so we simply can't head out to collect supplies. If we don't get any replenishments soon, I'm afraid we wouldn't even last three days."

"With so many of you and firearms as well, if more people head out, there should still be a chance to collect some supplies right?"

"That was indeed the case, but two extremely dangerous zombies showed up in the school. Our guns barely hurt them. Heading out would be too risky. Initially I could still make the students act as cannon fodder, but now those students have started disobeying my orders. And we don't have enough bullets to kill them all either, so things have gotten rather tense."

John nodded. "Those are all minor issues. I will cover for your evacuation to somewhere safe."

"What? There's somewhere safe nearby?"

"That's right. We know that 300km away from here, some have already set up an extremely secure shelter. We can head there right now."

"Wonderful, that's just perfect!" Smith was extremely excited. He could finally leave this place that kept him on tenterhooks.

"Then it's decided. Mr Smith, please go inform the others. With so many of us, we would surely occupy an important position at the new base too once we arrive."

"Then may I...?"

"Don't worry, I will fight at the new base for a rather high position for you too, so that Mr Smith can remain an influential figure at the new base."

"Great, I'll go inform them right away. Oh, thank God!"

He made the sign of a cross over his chest, before hurrying off.

After John had done all these, he contacted Xiao Fan.

With John's vision, Xiao Fan could now see everything that had transpired. His objective was now largely achieved.

As long as Smith and his gang left the stadium, nothing else would be a problem.

They agreed on an evacuation route. Xiao Fan and his men laid in ambush, waiting for Smith and his people to take the bait.