Chapter 324:
Nick ran all the way back to the settlement, unaware that there were several small tails hanging behind him. It wasn't that he didn't pay attention. It was just that with his rookie anti-reconnaissance ability, he couldn't compare to the old guy Moore, not at the same level.
As a result, the large army soon came to the outside of the settlement.
Moore didn't want to do something to the other party. The first purpose of coming here was to see the other party's reaction. If they really sent someone to deal with them, I'm sorry, it's not easy to be bullied here.
If the other party doesn't have this plan, then just take the time to investigate them.
Taking advantage of the dead of night, Moore took the bug and pointed it in the direction where Nick disappeared.
About 20 minutes later, Moore's expression became a little strange, and the half-smile expression on his face made all the players around him puzzled.
"Hey hey, this little guy is still a rare good person."
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It turned out that after Nick returned to the base, he found the person in charge immediately. The other party was a man and a woman. The man's name was Alex Hanzhuo, and the voice should not be young. The other woman was called Luciana. It should be a young girl, speaking with a hint of accent.
The other two were obviously awakened by Nick, and their speech was obviously a little slurred at first, but they were quickly awakened by the news that Nick brought back.
In the midst of the commotion, Lucy wanted to take someone to observe in secret, at least to find out whether the other party was an enemy or a friend, otherwise she had a hunch that they would meet again. .
Alejandro held an objection. The information revealed in Nick's words all revealed that the other party was not to be messed with. In this case, it is best to take care of yourself and not make extra troubles.
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Moore got a general understanding of the other party's basic situation, stretched his waist, and then greeted everyone to get in the car and go to sleep.
Early the next morning.
Nick slept in a hurry for a while, but he was always a little uneasy. As a result, he fell asleep at four in the morning and woke up before six.
Looking at the already bright sky outside the window, he gritted his teeth and stood up even though his head was aching from lack of sleep.
There is still an important matter today. He and Luciana are going out to another town, where a group of gangsters gather in a supermarket, monopolizing almost all the resources nearby, such as medicines, daily necessities, food, etc. Everything is available. .
If you want these things, you have to come to the door to exchange things, and you have to be interested in the other party. Once you get the wrong things, the other party will beat and kick, and sometimes even one or two people will be killed.
Luciana wants to change some medicines this time. There has been an epidemic in their settlement recently. According to the pharmacist Alexander, it is necessary to get a batch of antibiotics. The quantity can be smaller, but there is no If there is a problem in the stronghold, if you are unlucky, more than half of the people in the entire stronghold will die.
This kind of life-and-death matter makes Luciana feel up and down in her heart. She didn't show it very clearly in front of Nick, but she was still noticed by the delicate Nick.
After some inquiries, Nick decided to try his luck at that supermarket. It wasn't the first time they'd been there, but it was the only time they didn't have any exchange items.
Yes, some of the strongholds are already incapacitated. This is what Luciana is most worried about. Once they can't bring out the things they exchange, it's better if the other party doesn't give things. If they anger them, it may be bad for them.
But Nick didn't seem to be worried about it, and comforted Luciana.
"Don't worry, I have a way, you just need to follow me."
Seeing Nick's affirmative look, Luciana could only choose to believe him.
"Let's go then."
The two did not notice that behind a house not far from them, several figures had already listened to their conversation word for word.
Since he got this bug, it was like he was seriously ill, and the little flame in his heart that was prying into his privacy couldn't be suppressed. From last night to this morning, he was a little stronger than Nick, sleeping. After about three hours, he got up refreshed and continued to hold the bug.
Now seeing that two people from the other party finally left the stronghold, he also showed a wretched smile, which caused several people to follow behind the other party.
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"Are these guys so poor? Can't even drive a car with a car when they go out?"
Under the big sun, Moer and the others were all burning with smoke. They had been walking for more than an hour, and they could already see the edge of a small town from a distance.
After another half hour, they finally entered the town, and Mole became a little more serious, and signaled a few people to pay attention. No matter who the other party is, they should not take it lightly. This is something Lu Jiayi repeatedly warned before leaving.
After more than a year of training, although Moore still has some minor problems, he has been able to do everything in this respect. It is also because of this that Lu Jiayi gave him the task with peace of mind.
This town is not small, although there are not many large buildings, but it can be seen that there are not many people living here before the end of the world.
After walking through the town for ten minutes, the two of Nick walked to the door of a medium-sized supermarket. There were several big and three thick men standing at the door of the supermarket. , should be equipped with weapons.
The two pushed an empty cart and walked up, not knowing what Luciana said, and soon came out of the supermarket a tall man who seemed to be of corn nationality.
Soon there was a quarrel between the two sides. The other party did nothing to Luciana, and directly pressed Nick to the ground. After a while, he released him again.
The leader suddenly laughed, pointed at Luciana and said something, and then the two walked in the same direction as they pushed the cart.
Moore held the binoculars to observe for a while, then took off his earphones and handed the eavesdropping device to the person beside him.
"Let's go out and say hello."
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Luciana walked forward with a darkened face, while Nick kept persuading something. Just as they had just left the town, five men suddenly walked out of the corner.
Luciana's face changed dramatically, and the weapon in her hand was raised subconsciously. Nick next to him was also startled, and when he looked closely, a layer of cold sweat immediately appeared on his forehead.
"Hello Nick, see you so soon."
"It's you!"
"You know them?"
"I know... uh, I don't know!"
Seeing Nick's hesitant look, Luciana glanced at each other vigilantly. These five people were all wearing military uniforms and were well equipped with weapons. She quickly remembered the group Nick mentioned last night.
So he whispered to Nick's ear and asked.
"Is this the one who kidnapped you yesterday?"
Seeing the latter nodding and admitting, Luciana raised her chin at Mole with uncertainty.
"What do you want? Kidnap us?"
Moore laughed and pointed at Nick.
"What's the use of kidnapping you? That's how Nick sees us? You think the team that rescued you, gave you food, and sheltered you were some kidnappers? That makes me a little sad."
Nick hurriedly waved his hand in denial. He never mentioned the word kidnapping from beginning to end, not to mention that the other party has more people and better weapons than them. Luciana alone cannot be a match for these people.
His mind was spinning fast, thinking about how to deal with the current situation, and soon he recalled what he had experienced yesterday from beginning to end, and he found that the other party really didn't seem to be hostile.
However, these people suddenly appeared here, which made Nick a little wary. He looked back at the direction of the supermarket and confirmed that there was no movement, and then spoke slowly.
"Sorry, I don't want to leave like that, but I don't know you guys, and I can only deceive you in order to protect the rest."
Just when Nick was helpless, Luciana suddenly thought of something, her face became ugly again, and the muzzle in her hand was aimed at a few people again.
"What about the rest of you? Shouldn't there be more than five of you?"
Mole waved his hand without changing his face, but his face still had the same calm look.
"Relax, we just follow up to confirm what you are going to do, and the rest are staying outside your stronghold."
"Or do you think I'll take advantage of the opportunity that you two come out and attack your stronghold?"
Hearing that, Luciana's face was even more ugly, which was what she was worried about, but Mole sneered boredly.
"Che, do you have anything worth risking for me? You even have to ask for some medicine. I don't think you have anything that would interest me."
"And if I wanted to kill you, I would have done it before last night, and would I have given you time to react?"
Luciana's gun was finally put down. The other party was right. Their stronghold has now reached a critical period of life and death. Medicines, food, weapons, these most important materials in the apocalypse are almost all exhausted. Without Moore and the others, it is estimated that it will not last a few days.
"Lucy, I don't think they are bad people. Let's go back first and think of other ways."
With Nick in the middle, Lucy's hostility was finally not so strong. The seven people walked back together. Lucy also deliberately went around a few places, and occasionally went to the pharmacy and other places on the roadside to search. However nothing was found.
The sad look on her face was about to take shape, and it turned into a mask of pain that could not be dissipated for a long time.
Mor and the others didn't speak, just quietly followed behind them, but Nick would say a few words to them from time to time, and love seemed to be testing something.
Finally came not far from the stronghold of the two, and Moore walked in front of the two with a few steps, and led them to the place where his own people were hiding.
When Lucy really saw them, her eyes couldn't help but feel a little happy. Fortunately, these people didn't plan to attack them.
After a while, Moore finally came to the inside of this place, and at this time he was sitting with Negan and Alan in the other's pharmacist's room.
The pharmacist was a black man in his fifties, with a thin body and a clean white coat. He looked like a personal doctor before the apocalypse.
At this time, the two sides sat opposite each other, and the atmosphere in the room was slightly silent.
The pharmacist and Lucy have already asked all the questions they should ask. At present, they can be sure that the other party is not hostile, which makes them relieved. Neither of them are good at dealing with outsiders, and the atmosphere in the room will soon become cold. When they got down, only Nick stood aside hesitantly, as if he had something to say.
Moore said to Nick familiarly.
"What do you want to say?"
As his voice fell, everyone's eyes turned to Nick unconsciously. The latter frowned and thought for a while before speaking slowly.
"Mr. Moore, first of all, thank you for saving me. It was our problem before. If you leave without saying goodbye, I am afraid that you will be disadvantaged for us. I believe you have seen it. Most of our strongholds are ordinary civilians, and there are not many people with combat effectiveness. , so we haven't had a new member in a long time."
"It is precisely because of this reason that the supplies here are very scarce. I happened to see a lot of medicines in your supplies truck, so I take the liberty to ask you to help those poor people, and we will find a way to compensate you. It's just that now we really can't get enough supplies to exchange medicines, you see..."
Having said that, Nick looked at Moll and the others with a hopeful expression. Luciana's eyes lit up when she heard that the other party had medicine, but she never thought of Moll and shook her head directly.
"You can't get the supplies in exchange, so why should I give you medicine? Those medicines were collected by us at risk, what if my team members get sick? Even if they don't get sick, you just rely on verbal guarantees like Make me take out tons of antibiotics?"
"Please, in the end times, those are things that can save lives."
The pharmacist who had been silent for a while suddenly spoke up. His voice was a little low, but the words he said immediately caught Moore's attention.
"I was bitten by a walking dead."
While speaking, the pharmacist slowly opened the collar as if to prove it, and a clearly visible bite scar on his shoulder was shocking.
"However, I have no corpse transformation, so there must be antibodies in my body. The equipment I have here is poor, and there is no way to complete the experiment, so I can assure you that as long as you help us this time, I can cooperate with you to extract serum. , I believe you should understand the value of serum, it is enough to compensate you for these drugs, right?"
After he finished speaking, he didn't speak, but looked at Moore with bright eyes, waiting for his reply.
At this moment, the curtain leading to the back door of the pharmacist's room was suddenly opened, and a wobbly figure came out and rushed straight towards Nick on the edge.
The pharmacist's hands were quick and he pushed Nick directly, and the walking corpse reached out and grabbed the pharmacist's arm and bit it down.
"Ahh~!"
The pharmacist let out a pained cry~www.NovelMTL.com~ and then there was a soft sound in his ear.
It turned out that Allen rushed up and killed the walking corpse directly.
"Quick, cut off your arm!"
Alan didn't wait for the other party to respond, grabbed the pharmacist's arm and walked towards the table.
But he didn't want to be thrown away by the latter. When he looked back, he saw the pharmacist shaking his head calmly.
"I'm fine, I'm immune to the virus, have you forgotten?"
Allen was a little uncertain, so he could only look back at Moore, and saw that the latter also shook his head slightly and retreated behind Moore.
Moore's first reaction was to save the other party, but the problem with the immune body that the pharmacist said made him a little hesitant.
"In that case, let's see if you are immune."