The food stored by Jeffrey Dahmer is enough for a hundred people to eat for three months without any issues.

The little girl led Lucas to an underground warehouse, or strictly speaking, an abandoned military factory.

However, there were no heavy weapons in this military warehouse.

This left Lucas puzzled.

Jeffrey Dahmer's boss was also an unknown person, acquiring weapons that could equip a private army.

But no one expected that due to the arrival of the apocalypse, Lucas would take control of these weapons.

With the food found, Jeffrey Dahmer lost his value. Instead of directly killing him, Lucas had the Cobras force him to jump into the lake.

A huge shadow flashed beneath the lake's surface, and after struggling for over ten seconds, Jeffrey Dahmer disappeared from sight.

Lucas didn't consider his actions particularly cruel.

At least, the majority of the potential threats on the island in the lake were eliminated. As long as the remaining people didn't make any trouble, Lucas wouldn't harm them.

The food was enough for everyone to eat for three months, and there was still some time before the sun reappeared, which would allow them to grow vegetables.

Moreover, Lucas had fertile soil, ensuring that he, Anna, the Cobras, and their brothers wouldn't go hungry.

Even if something unexpected happened, for Lucas, it would be a matter of leaving.

Lucas chose the old man who had spoken earlier, the little girl's grandfather, to select ten people. Together with the Cobras and his brothers, a total of thirteen people would be responsible for managing the seventy to eighty individuals.

Especially regarding food management, Lucas and Jeffrey Dahmer were different.

A person who remained idle for too long would become useless.

Lucas had no intention of supporting idle individuals.

Since they were going to live on the island in the lake for a long time, Lucas started having these people build defensive structures in exchange for food.

A group needed order to function properly.

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Lucas planned for three guard posts in total: one in the resort, one at the head of the bridge to the island in the lake, and the last one at the mountaintop on the island.

The mountaintop guard post was the most important one and would utilize drones to monitor the surroundings of the entire island.

The Cobras, along with five other individuals, would primarily be responsible for the guard post in the resort, while Anna would lead a group at the bridgehead. Lucas himself would be in charge of the mountaintop guard post and the weapons.

As for the food, Lucas entrusted it to the old man, his granddaughter, and a few elderly caretakers. He also assigned them the task of cooking for everyone.

Lastly, Lucas assigned a boy and an infected dog to patrol the entire line.

After everyone had a satisfying meal, they all devoted themselves to construction.

Calculating the time, there was one more day until the nuclear explosion would occur.

Lucas wasn't worried at all about the nuclear explosion. The nearest major city was nearly two hundred kilometers away from the resort and wouldn't have any impact here.

Lucas, who was sleeping in the car, was awakened by the Cobras.

The Cobras, along with the old man, had come to the side of the bus.

The old man was the mayor of Cobras' hometown.

The Cobras recognized the old man and asked about the situation in their town after the apocalypse. Unexpectedly, they learned about a hidden abandoned military factory in the town.

The old man suspected that after the apocalypse, someone would organize the town's residents to seek shelter inside.

With that in mind, the Cobras urgently wanted to return to the town to search for their own family members.

The town was less than fifty kilometers away from the resort, relatively close, but the Cobras didn't have much hope.

They could go to the town themselves, but they lacked confidence in their chances of survival.

Encountering zombies was one thing—they could fight or escape by driving a car—but if they encountered insects, it would almost certainly be a dead end.

The Cobras wanted to save their family, but they didn't want to die themselves.

This situation made Lucas silent.

Fifty kilometers, it could be considered far or near.

If it weren't for staying with the Cobras for almost a month and considering himself their leader, Lucas wouldn't even want to think about it.

This had already crossed Lucas' bottom line.

When he agreed to let the Cobras follow him, Lucas had made it clear not to cause trouble for him.

Lucas was well aware that danger lurked everywhere in the apocalypse, and one wrong move could be disastrous for everyone.

The Cobras had also thought about this, but their parents and loved ones were just fifty kilometers away, and they couldn't remain calm anymore.

It was difficult for a normal person to be indifferent and ignore their own parents to such an extent.

"Well, since we're going to stay here for a long time, going to the town would also have its benefits."

"I don't know what exactly happened in this world, or when the sun will rise again, but there is a national food reserve in the town. If we can transport some of that food here, it would at least be enough to feed us for several years."

When Lucas fell silent, the old man suddenly brought up the issue of food.

Regardless of whether the old man was speaking on behalf of the Cobras, Lucas was somewhat tempted.

This reborn post-apocalyptic world was quite different in many aspects from Lucas' previous life experiences.

Lucas was actually a little worried that the sun wouldn't reappear on time.

If that happened, the people here would consume the current food supply and starve to death without the ability to grow crops without sunlight.

In truth, the food and the survival of these people were not the most important matters for Lucas.

What mattered to Lucas was the thought of improving his own strength.

Currently, Lucas had five red insect nuclei and five blank red-level blueprints in his hands.

In the current state of the apocalypse, these things were already not enough.

The infected and the insects wouldn't wait for Lucas; they would keep evolving.

If Lucas remained at his current level of strength, he estimated that within half a year, once infected individuals and insects of Yellow rank or higher appeared, Lucas would definitely not be able to defend the island in the lake.

Lucas asked the old man about the situation in the town and learned that before the apocalypse, over a hundred thousand people lived there, making it a sizable town.

Finally tempted to quickly improve his strength, Lucas made a decision. A town with that population would definitely have insects around it.

With a distance of only fifty kilometers, Lucas instructed Anna to continue leading everyone in fortifying the defensive structures while he left the resort with the old man and the Cobras.

This time, Lucas gave the Cobras only one day to search for their parents. After one day, Lucas would return to the resort.

As for the food reserve, Lucas decided to assess the situation first. If the food was still there, he would organize a team to bring it back later.

As a precaution, Lucas left the mute girl at the resort this time, ensuring that under normal circumstances, there wouldn't be any issues there.