Chapter 165: Bloodshed

"Yeah, none of them are any good."

Holden Shaw wanted to stay and watch the show, as the two sides had already started fighting.

"You guys head back first."

Just then, Kurt Garrison walked over.

Kurt Garrison recognized Holden Shaw and his group.

He had a decent impression of them.

For the past three days, the people Chase Gallagher had brought over had been nothing but quiet guests.

They had even refused to accept any supplies from the Lockwood Squad.

They were sensible young people.

It was just that their friend still hadn’t woken up.

"Got it. What’s wrong, Garrison?"

Holden Shaw couldn’t help but ask.

He noticed that Kurt Garrison and Eric Stone were leading all the onlookers back to the basement.

"There’s been bloodshed upstairs. It’s probably not safe anymore."

Eric Stone replied.

The Lockwood Squad had been so safe precisely because they were all hiding underground.

Their presence was very well concealed.

That’s why few zombies ever lingered here.

But now that James Fletcher’s gang was fighting people, they were all worried about their safety going forward.

After all, there were so many living people down here.

"I’ll tell them to go fight somewhere else."

Julian Dempsey said.

But Eric Stone grabbed him.

"Don’t go. Those people won’t listen to you."

"If I had known, I never would have brought that group here."

Julian Dempsey couldn’t help but feel a little regretful.

After spending the last three days with him, he’d discovered that James Fletcher was not only a man who constantly went back on his word, but he was also extremely greedy.

Besides, Chase Gallagher had also warned them.

The Superpower User Alliance didn’t seem like a good place.

The squad’s supplies were almost gone now.

But James Fletcher still refused to bring out the supplies from that store.

He had originally planned to take some people and demand them from him.

But unexpectedly, another group had shown up at their door.

They wanted to team up with them to collect supplies from other locations in City J.

And James Fletcher’s men happened to run into them.

Which led to the current scene.

"Everyone fall back! Retreat to a safe location!"

Eric Stone commanded.

RUMBLE...

A series of loud noises came from above ground.

Many people started to worry.

"They’re actually using weapons."

Kurt Garrison said with a frown.

The explosions from the weapons were too loud. They could easily attract the attention of nearby zombies, or even ones farther away.

"What are we going to do? Didn’t they say the number of zombies around here has been increasing lately?"

Molly Ulrich had heard from people who went outside that many zombies from the city center were slowly moving toward the outskirts.

This was one of the reasons they were considering going to the shelter in City D.

"Tell everyone to be ready to evacuate at a moment’s notice."

Eric Stone said, glancing at the time.

’Today might be the day we’re forced to leave this place.’

「Above ground.」

Finn Hart was also refusing to back down.

"The medicine storage under the hospital... you’re the ones who cleaned it out, aren’t you?"

After they left the hospital entrance that day, the weapons and ammunition shipment from City A had arrived.

So, they returned to the private hospital the next day.

Fortunately, the infant zombie didn’t reappear.

But after they finally managed to kill all the zombies in the hospital, they discovered that the underground medical warehouse had been completely emptied of supplies.

The matter had infuriated him so much that he hadn’t slept for two days and two nights.

The only suspects who could have taken the medical supplies were James Fletcher and his group.

"What did you say? The medical warehouse was cleaned out?"

James Fletcher was using a car for cover, so Finn Hart couldn’t see his shocked expression.

"James Fletcher, you’re quite the actor. You even fooled me. I actually thought you were retreating first. Turns out you were plotting against us all along."

’Leaving us to keep fighting that infant zombie, then waiting until we couldn’t hold on any longer to swoop in and take everything.’

Even he had been fooled!

"What the fuck are you talking about? We never went back to that damn place."

’No wonder Finn Hart and his men weren’t the least bit hesitant when they saw us.’

’They suspect we’re the ones who cleared out the medical warehouse?’

"This is a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding!"

Samuel Lynch, who was next to James Fletcher, yelled.

The truth was, they hadn’t expected Finn Hart’s firepower to be so strong.

Weren’t they supposed to be out of ammunition?

"A misunderstanding doesn’t give you the right to kill so many of our brothers! Let’s fight them to the death!"

Cain Sullivan pulled the pin on a grenade and threw it directly at Finn Hart and his men across the street!

BANG!

The Wind Element Superpower User next to Finn Hart summoned a Wind Ball.

Under the Wind Ball’s impact and control, the grenade detonated in mid-air with a massive explosion.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Finn Hart immediately ordered a retreat.

He had originally come to discuss a partnership with the Lockwood Squad.

But he hadn’t expected to find James Fletcher here.

Through the perception of a Spiritual Element Superpower, he could sense that zombies from nearby were now rushing in their direction.

If they didn’t retreat now, it would be too late.

"Trying to leave? Not a chance!"

James Fletcher seemed to have been prepared, signaling his companions who were already waiting on an upper floor.

A large number of roadblocks and obstacles rained down from the sky.

They completely blocked the retreat route.

"Heh heh, the other direction is the city center. I bet you don’t dare to go that way."

James Fletcher said smugly.

’As long as I don’t let the Lockwood Squad open the door, Finn Hart’s group will be trapped here with no way out.’

"Blast our way out!"

Finn Hart ordered, looking at the obstacles blocking the intersection, which were several meters high.

"Yes, sir!"

A few more loud explosions echoed out.

Even the road surface was blasted open with large cracks.

"Stop! Stop it now!"

Julian Dempsey shouted.

The structure underground was now in imminent danger.

But the battle on the surface didn’t stop.

ROAR!

Over ten mutated zombies were the first to be lured over.

The cars that were just about to charge out were now blocked in place.

"Hahaha, let’s see you try to leave now."

Satisfied, James Fletcher prepared to retreat underground with his men.

Little did he know that the area underground had already descended into chaos.

The cracks that appeared on the surface weren’t limited to just one spot.

Several surrounding road sections had been cracked open by the explosions at the same time.

The deadliest part was that one of the cracks was directly above the nightclub’s main hall.

"All Earth Element Superpower Users, come help with repairs! Quick!"

Julian Dempsey shouted.

"There’s no time! Everyone, retreat! Retreat upwards! We can’t stay here any longer."

Eric Stone knew that once the zombies discovered this place, staying underground meant certain death, trapped with no escape.

If they escaped outside, there might still be a sliver of hope.

"How did it come to this? Why did it suddenly turn out like this?"

Yara Garcia leaned weakly against the wall.

Everything had been fine just this morning. They were even planning how to get their supplies back.

But now, all of a sudden, they couldn’t even keep their home safe.

"What’s going on?"

James Fletcher and his men also rushed down.

Seeing the situation, they immediately realized what had happened.

"Go! While we still can. Tell the brothers to get as far away as they can!"

James Fletcher exchanged a look with the few people around him.

He hadn’t expected the place to be so fragile.

But right now, they couldn’t be bothered with the Lockwood Squad.

"This is all your fault! Don’t you dare leave! Give us back our supplies!"

Yara Garcia shouted when she saw James Fletcher and his men preparing to leave.

"You bitch."

Cain Sullivan, standing to the side, suddenly condensed a Gold Spike.

"Yara!"

Julian Dempsey, in the distance, turned pale with shock.

Just as the Gold Spike was about to pierce Yara Sullivan, a bolt of Thunder Superpower struck it down in the nick of time.

"James Sullivan, our debt...

...it’s time we settled it."

A Lightning Ball crackled in Eric Stone’s hand, and James Sullivan’s expression changed.