"Everyone, go back!"

"Bring the gasoline, pour it into the trenches!"

The retired soldier's expression changed as he heard the insects' screams surrounding them. He quickly organized the survivors to resist.

The place where this group of survivors took refuge seemed to be a medium-sized exhibition hall, with a square shape and several floors in height.

The building was surrounded on three sides by a man-made lake, with only one side having an exit.

The survivors had dug a trench outside the building, about seven to eight meters wide and thirty meters long, less than half a meter deep.

Soon, all the survivors retreated to the exhibition hall. Those with guns took cover behind various makeshift barricades in the small square in front of the hall.

Boom!

The pit filled with gasoline instantly ignited into a massive fire, illuminating the sky.

At this moment, insects from all directions had already gathered outside the exhibition hall, their massive bodies faintly visible in the thick smoke.

Most of the insects were kept outside by the raging fire, but a small number of them leaped high, preparing to jump over the flames.

Gunshots rang out!

Survivors with guns continuously fired at the leaping insects.

Bullets hit the insects' exoskeletons, creating a constant sound of dense metal collisions.

The bullets from ordinary firearms couldn't even harm the insects in the slightest.

On the square, survivors with guns were continually tackled by the insects, falling to the ground in chaos.

Limbs were scattered, and fresh blood flowed on the square, resembling a hell on Earth.

Watching all of this, Lucas sighed silently.s were too weak in the face of the insects.

Retracting the drone, Lucas prepared to leave.

He wasn't sure how many people were among these survivors, but he knew that if there weren't some capable evolved humans among them, they would likely be wiped out today.

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As flames soared and screams echoed behind him, Lucas drove the bus farther away.

The music inside the vehicle masked the screams. Setting it on autopilot, Lucas lit a cigarette and closed his eyes, trying not to think about anything.

This was the true face of the apocalypse, and he was powerless.

After their first outing, they only brought back a small amount of supplies, leaving Cobras somewhat disappointed.

Although they currently lacked nothing in terms of resources, there would come a day when everything would run out.

"For now, let's stay in the community and rest for two days. No one should go out alone. Clean up the community thoroughly and store anything useful."

"We need to prioritize safety and install more surveillance during our free time."

Lucas made arrangements when he returned to the villa.

The number of insects and zombies in the coastal city was increasing, making it increasingly difficult for the survivors to survive.

Even if they managed to avoid being killed by the insects and zombies, they would most likely face a nuclear explosion next.

The higher-ups had not informed the ordinary people about the upcoming nuclear explosion.

Perhaps they believed that there were not many survivors left in these cities.

Lucas knew that after the nuclear explosion, the number of insects and zombies had indeed decreased significantly.

However, by the time they reappeared on a large scale, the heavy weapons of the military were no longer capable of harming them.

Evolution was taking place on a comprehensive scale.

At that time, it became increasingly challenging to kill the insects and zombies, and new types of infected creatures began to appear.

These infected creatures underwent various mutations after infection, resulting in different types of monsters.

They were true monsters and could even undergo multiple mutations.

Of course, for humans, evolved humans were also gradually becoming stronger.

In a few years, the upper echelons of humanity would be reshuffled, replaced by a group of powerful evolved humans.

They would establish a new world order for humanity.

There was only one rule in this new order.

The stronger one's combat ability, the more resources one could obtain.

Superficially, it formed a simple relationship of evolved humans protecting ordinary people, while ordinary people produced resources to support evolved humans.

Some rules were established, and society operated according to these rules.

Lucas felt that there was nothing significant for him to do now.

These two days, he would go out and kill some isolated insects, just to obtain a yellow capsule.

"Two days passed just like that.

Occasionally, Lucas would take the mute girl and Anna out to kill some zombies and insects, but they didn't do much else.

Surprisingly, in these two days, Lucas didn't see a single insect, but the mute girl killed a zombie and found a zombie crystal core.

The system's exchange condition was ten crystal cores for a red blank blueprint.

This temporarily made Lucas lose interest in the zombie crystal cores.

They were cheap and hard to find.

At least killing a hundred zombies wouldn't necessarily yield a single crystal core.

Lucas casually threw the zombie crystal core to Anna.

Then, the woman tilted her head back and threw the crystal core into her mouth, swallowing it directly.

In an instant, Anna's body turned slightly reddish, and the temperature around her quickly rose by a few degrees.

Lucas didn't know what to say when he witnessed this scene.

This woman was fucking fierce!

Although the sun wouldn't appear for several more days, the people in the villa still had their meals at the usual times.

Except for the mute girl, everyone sat at the dining table, having dinner and discussing their future actions.

"Cobras, you know more about the places around here. Where should we go after leaving the coastal city in a few days?"

"It would be best to find a place similar to this one."

"If we can confirm it, we'll go there tomorrow and transfer the supplies."

A few days ago, Lucas had already told Cobras about the nuclear explosion, saying that he heard it from the military.

But Lucas only mentioned the nuclear explosion and didn't say anything about the radiation being mysteriously eliminated and then returning.

Actually, Lucas was also unsure if everything from the previous apocalyptic world would unfold as expected.

Evolution had happened ahead of schedule, and many things were no longer certain.

"If it's similar to here, then we can only look for resorts or scenic areas."

"Heading north, there's a resort about 300 kilometers away called Blue Sky Lake. I've been there a few times before."

"There are fewer people there, and the nearest town is 50 kilometers away. I don't think there will be too many zombies around."

Cobras thought for a moment and told Lucas.

In fact, Cobras had his own selfish motives at this point. The place he mentioned was his hometown, the town 50 kilometers away from Blue Sky Lake.

With the apocalypse approaching, Cobras had been worried about his parents and a few siblings back home, but he didn't dare to mention it in front of Lucas, and he didn't have the courage to travel over 300 kilometers back.