Lucas watched as the five people escorted by Cobras walked towards the bridge, and then he aimed his sniper rifle at the other side of the bridge from the bus.

The people on the other side of the bridge thought they could take cover behind some cars, unaware that those cars could easily be turned into scrap metal with a single shot from Lucas.

After three minutes, Jeffrey Dahmer and his companions finally reached the bridge, shouting at the other side not to shoot.

No one expected that as soon as the first person stepped onto the bridge, shots were fired from the other side.

A burst of bullets turned the upper body of the first person into a sieve.

At this moment, Lucas fired two shots in quick succession with his sniper rifle.

One of the cars on the other side of the bridge spun several times in the air and then crashed down, bursting into flames.

At the same time, two people immediately jumped into the lake from the bridge, while Jeffrey Dahmer and another person quickly ran back without caring whether Cobras behind the tree would shoot at them.

They only stopped when they were intercepted by Anna and obediently crouched on the ground.

Boom—

Lucas fired another shot, and another car exploded.

At this moment, the mute woman was running on the bridge, and the fate of the people holding guns on the other side of the bridge was already sealed.

In this post-apocalyptic world, Lucas wouldn't spare those so-called "brothers" who even killed their own people.

Gunshots and screams kept coming from the other side, causing Jeffrey Dahmer's heart to race, making him afraid to move.

Less than five minutes later, the gunshots and screams ceased.

"Let's go, take us over."

Lucas patted Jeffrey Dahmer's shoulder again and had Cobras and his brothers escort Jeffrey Dahmer towards the other side of the bridge.

Lucas himself walked onto the bridge, bending down to shine his flashlight on the surface of the lake.

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The two people who had jumped in just a few minutes ago were nowhere to be seen, and there was not a ripple on the lake's surface.

Lucas felt a bit alarmed.

The infected creatures in the water had become so dangerous in less than a month. The two people had died without even struggling.

Lucas couldn't believe that those two didn't know how to swim. People who couldn't swim wouldn't have the courage to jump into the water.

Just as Lucas was about to go back and start the bus, his gaze was about to shift away from the lake surface when a huge shadow flashed through the beam of his flashlight, causing ripples on the lake's surface.

Lucas was startled and quickly shone the light over, but he didn't find anything.

For an entire minute, until the ripples on the lake surface disappeared, Lucas didn't see the shadow that felt even bigger than the size of the bus.

Lucas no longer doubted that there were mutated monsters in the lake, perhaps a giant fish or something else.

The bus forcefully pushed through the burned-out vehicles at the bridgehead and entered the villa community on the island in the lake.

By now, Anna had taken over escorting Jeffrey Dahmer, while Cobras and his men were throwing the bodies of those who had been killed by the mute woman into the lake.

The villa community on the island was built against the mountains, and at the entrance was a large square.

The edges of the square were lined with various shops, bars, and supermarkets.

The survivors who didn't have guns gathered in the square, numbering around seventy to eighty people, including the elderly and children.

As they watched Anna pointing her gun at Jeffrey Dahmer's head, the survivors didn't make a sound out of fear, not even the children dared to cry.

"Don't be afraid, everyone!"

Lucas got off the bus and spoke loudly to the survivors.

"Let's make a decision. Do you think I should kill Jeffrey Dahmer or spare him?"

"Give your reasons for killing or sparing him."

Lucas didn't like Jeffrey Dahmer.

If the survivors said to kill Jeffrey Dahmer, Lucas would not hesitate to act.

When Lucas saw these unarmed people on the island in the lake during the drone reconnaissance, he couldn't bring himself to take action.

As long as these people didn't cause trouble and minded their own business, Lucas didn't mind keeping them, especially since there were so many children among them.

As soon as Lucas spoke, the crowd became noisy.

Soon, an old man walked out of the crowd.

"Sir, Jeffrey Dahmer is usually domineering and lecherous, and he deserves to die," the old man said. "But he has been willing to take in us, the elderly and children, giving us a lifeline. Whether to kill him or not, it's up to you, sir."

After the old man finished speaking, he quickly returned to the crowd, looking afraid of Lucas.

Lucas remained silent as if the words were never spoken.

"Since he's lecherous, has he forced the women here?" Anna spoke up this time.

Her words stirred up another round of commotion in the crowd.

As a former A-list female celebrity in the country before the apocalypse, many people here recognized her.

As a familiar figure to the public, people in the square seemed less tense when facing her.

"He's not a good person, but you better not kill him now, He's hiding all the food." a girl who appeared to be less than ten years old spoke out in the crowd.

It had been almost a month since the apocalypse started, and the food crisis had already emerged.

Without sunlight, all kinds of plants were dying, and organisms were mostly infected or turned into food for the infected. Since the apocalypse began, Lucas hadn't even seen a chicken.

These plants and animals would only have a chance to survive once the sun reappeared.

With around seventy to eighty people on the island in the lake, Lucas naturally understood the importance of food. It was necessary for Jeffrey Dahmer to hand over the food at this time.

Even if Lucas didn't plan to take care of these people in the future, he didn't mind helping them this time.

Cobras and a few others accompanied Anna as they took Jeffrey Dahmer to search for food. Lucas walked up to the crowd and called the little girl who had spoken to Anna, leading her to a corner of the square.

"Don't be afraid, child. Tell me, are there any of their people among that group?" Lucas said, handing two pieces of chocolate to the little girl.

At this moment, Lucas inexplicably felt like a pervert luring a child.

But the reason remained the same. For the safety of everyone here in the future, Lucas had to be clear about potential dangers.

To Lucas, people in the apocalypse were the most unsafe factor.

The little girl, perhaps driven by hunger, picked up the chocolate and quickly ate a few bites.

"How long has it been since you last ate?" Lucas asked casually. "Wasn't Jeffrey Dahmer taking care of you? Didn't he provide you with food?"

"No, there was just too little. It wasn't enough to fill us up," the little girl replied, looking at Lucas without much fear.

Around ten years old, the girl had started to understand many things. At this moment, she didn't see Lucas as a bad person.