Chapter 240 - 152: The Hunt (Part 2)_2
Maya ascended the watchtower, using the fortress special agent binoculars that they had captured to look toward North Town, where she could vaguely see the Blood Mist enveloping the town. In her mind, she wished to unite everyone to eliminate the Blood Plague and the Titan. But she knew she lacked the ability to unite everyone; the final outcome would likely be Shadow charging ahead, possibly sacrificing lives for the sake of justice.
In a well-established society, soldiers are responsible for fighting wars while civilians are responsible for producing supplies and creating wealth; every profession has its own division of labor, with clear responsibilities. The game world—or Apocalypse World—was not like this, as everyone hoped to survive with the least possible cost.
As Stone had said, whoever becomes the leader gets the short straw. Because while others have no obligation to give tributes, the leader has the duty to protect everyone.
Stone’s voice came through the earpiece: "Horse Soul, Snow Egg, you take ten bullets each to go buy food."
Little Knife asked, "Don’t we have plenty of food?"
Stone said, "We need to make them think our food supplies are low, and at the same time let them know that ten bullets are a significant resource for us. If we don’t buy food today, tomorrow there will be people coming to borrow food from us. Besides, Su Shi make a sign; after ten at night, no one from the base is allowed in or out."
Little Knife: "This..."
Stone cut in: "No interruptions, because we are the only base with an electrical system."
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Maneuvering the sentry points in winter was more troublesome than usual. Lin Wu dismounted his snowboard, leveraging his agility and endurance to put distance between himself and the zombies. Thankfully, the snowy terrain also caused trouble for the zombies, allowing Lin Wu to pass through easily. Just as Lin Wu was about to reach the supermarket base, a drone that had been hovering broadcast a red dot, which appeared near the rural farm railway.
Lin Wu stopped to enlarge the image and saw a masked man. Upon careful observation, he could confirm it was Nightmare. Nightmare had a snowboard strapped to his back, an assault rifle hung on the weapon rack, and was using ski poles to walk in the snow. Unlike before, when he wore a white camo suit, this time Nightmare was wearing a down jacket, an extremely ugly down jacket. Strange, it was not as if he had stripped the man.