Gehring wasn't Lucas and hadn't experienced the apocalypse, so he was unaware of the malicious nature of human hearts in the end times.

He simply felt responsible for the people in the weapons factory.

"You can all come to my place. There's no need to worry; we can solve everything together."

"In this world, no one is guaranteed to live until tomorrow. Everyone's fate is uncertain."

Lucas looked at the people loading the food in the weapons factory and suddenly didn't want to waste any more time.

They could just transport all the food to Blue Sky Lake and avoid unnecessary back-and-forth trips.

"How can I trust you?"

Gehring looked at Lucas and said seriously.

Although he also believed that Blue Sky Lake was a much better environment than the abandoned weapons factory, he didn't dare to easily agree to Lucas's proposal. Knowing someone's face doesn't mean knowing their heart.

In fact, the main reason was that Gehring felt he might not be able to overpower Lucas.

If everyone gathered on Lucas's side and something happened to him, what would happen to the over a thousand people in the weapons factory?

Having lived for so many years, Gehring had a deep understanding of human nature.

In the previous normal world, there were laws and moral constraints that suppressed human nature.

But now, it was different. There were no laws or morals, especially for people like Lucas with special abilities. If Lucas didn't restrain himself, becoming a tyrant was not out of the question.

If that happened, Gehring could imagine how terrible the consequences would be.

After listening to Gehring, Lucas went to his car and took out two bottles of water.

He gave one to Gehring and opened the other to take a sip.

"Perhaps you haven't seen the situation clearly!"

Lucas's tone became heavy as soon as he spoke, surprising Gehring.

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"Do you know who the biggest enemy is for those of us who survived the disaster?"

"Do you really think those bugs and zombies will always remain like this?"

"Have you ever considered what would happen when the bugs that you could easily fend off with a single rocket launcher become unstoppable even with ten rocket launchers?"

"Have you ever thought about what you would do when a single rocket launcher can't keep up with the speed at which zombies can be wiped out?"

"I don't know what you're worried about or what you're guarding against. In fact, none of that matters right now."

"What matters now is that people like us with special abilities stick together to increase everyone's chances of survival."

"You should have noticed the changes in those wandering zombies by now."

"If they gather and attack the weapons factory, do you think you and Reed can protect the people there?"

"I'm inviting you to Blue Sky Lake for the sole purpose of gathering people with special abilities. The more bugs and zombies we can fend off, the fewer ordinary people will die relatively."

"Gehring, think about it carefully. I'll come back in a day, and you can give me an answer then."

"If I don't come tomorrow, it could mean that the world has changed again."

After saying this, Lucas stood up, faced Gehring, and walked away.

He couldn't tell Gehring about the nuclear explosion, but the implications were heavy. It depended on whether Gehring could understand them.

With the nuclear explosion from his previous life still over seven hours away, Lucas's mood was not stable. Too many things had changed and deviated from his memories of the apocalypse, making the future increasingly unpredictable.

Lucas had a simple thought in mind: to improve his strength. Nothing else mattered.

Three yellow capsules, three blank yellow blueprints—Lucas wanted them desperately, feeling anxious and restless.

Once the mission was completed, it would essentially mean that all of Lucas's equipment would be upgraded to deal with yellow-level bugs and infected beings.

That way, he would have a stronger ability to protect himself.

At this point, Lucas was well aware that his strength would be difficult to improve without going out to fight monsters.

However, no matter what, the premise of fighting monsters was to have confidence in one's own survival.

Lucas brought the mute girl back after a round and saw Anna treating Gehring and Reed to a barbecue, using the supplies from the bus. He didn't know what to say.

Previously, when Lucas found the place to store food on Blue Sky Lake Island, he discovered a small freezer powered by a generator. It was filled with various frozen goods.

In this situation, Lucas directly moved a freezer onto the bus, filled with meat.

"Sir, freshly grilled chicken wings. Would you like some?" Anna stood up, waving the grilled chicken wings with a smile on her face.

Being a big star, she indeed had a charming smile.

At that moment, Lucas wanted to warn Anna not to touch anything on the bus casually, but he didn't say it out loud in front of Gehring and the others.

"I'm not hungry, you guys continue."

Lucas shook his head and prepared to take another look in the food storage.

Anna didn't ask if the mute girl wanted to eat.

After spending time together, Cobras and Anna had already noticed that something was off about the mute girl.

She never ate or drank, and she didn't even speak a word when others called her. She only became active when killing zombies, but the rest of the time, she stayed with Lucas, behaving like a standard bodyguard.

As they walked, Lucas glanced at the control panel of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in his hand.

Initially, everything in the real-time image seemed relatively normal, and Lucas was about to command the UAV to return for recharging. Suddenly, a faint light flashed in the lower left corner of the UAV's screen.

The light flashed by quickly, but Lucas noticed it and looked carefully.

A few seconds later, there was another flash of light in the screen, this time in rapid succession.

Lucas had already realized that these lights were caused by explosions.

The UAV was set at an altitude of around 800 meters by Lucas, providing a relatively wide field of vision. Lucas wasn't sure where the explosion occurred, so he quickly turned back to the front of the bus.

"Gehring, can you see where the explosion happened?"

Lucas handed the UAV control panel to Gehring, and the light that flashed in the screen was even brighter than before.

After receiving it, Gehring only glanced at it for a few seconds before his face drastically changed.

"It's the weapons factory. The weapons factory has been bombed!"

Gehring exclaimed loudly and handed the UAV control panel back to Lucas. He then ran towards Reed, who was busy moving food.

"Reed, something happened at the weapons factory. We need to go back immediately."

"The others should wait for our news. If you don't hear from us in two hours, follow Lucas and the others. He will take care of you."

While running, Gehring shouted loudly.