Chapter 51 Deterioration
"Don't shoot, we will never again..."
Bang Bang
Gunshots rang out, and one person after another fell to the ground. Jed's face was solemn, holding a gun in his hand. The gunshots continued, and more than 20 people soon fell to the ground motionless.
"I'll say it again for the last time. If anyone does this again, he will be executed on the spot."
Just now, these people took the lead in rushing into the warehouse, wantonly looting some materials that were still in production, and destroyed an extraction pool in the chaos. Jed ordered to open fire on the spot. After the warehouse calmed down, Jed pulled out more than 20 people and executed them publicly.
It has been half a month, and the grassland is white everywhere. Many places have frozen, and some crops have been directly frozen to death. This situation is unimaginable for everyone.
Some people were frozen to death while sleeping at night. Now the temperature outside is minus 3 degrees Celsius. Many people have frostbite. The situation is continuing to deteriorate, not only here, but also in other places.
The chaos has begun. In order to survive, many people can only rob some supplies, especially those for keeping warm, which many people are eager to get.
Although Jed has ordered everyone to squeeze into one room as much as possible to resist the severe cold, problems still occur frequently. Now Jed is almost about to collapse. He can't stand it anymore. Several important facilities have new problems every day.
Especially at the mine, many conflicts have occurred. Such conflicts are still between gangs. Now because of the cold, the signal has been completely interrupted. If you want to talk to the leaders of other gangs, you can only go there, but it is difficult to go out now. You will freeze to death outside in a while.
Some grains that have not been processed yet have begun to mold in the cold wave. Some people have even been poisoned by eating moldy food. Many people have become sick, and medicines have become increasingly scarce.
Jed looked at the gloomy sky. The clouds were still thick. Although it looked different from the black in the distance, no one knew when the sun would come out. If it didn't come out, there would be chaos on the grassland.
Many people hope that the gods will appear, but the gods have not set foot on this land for a long time.
After packing up everything, Jed immediately ordered his men to keep an eye on several important facilities in the site, and to open fire directly if anyone disobeyed.
Jed returned to the tent. He also knew that this approach could only suppress the situation for a while, so Jed gathered his men. Now there were many men in the tent, and everyone was talking about something. Jed found a place by the window and looked at the sky outside.
Jed didn't understand why it turned out like this. In fact, when he proposed that everyone build a more solid shelter together, Jed also raised possible problems in the future, including the problem of cold waves, but everyone disagreed in the end, so there was naturally no way.
At this time, the outside started to shout again, and Jed hurriedly got up, and several of his men said with horror.
"Boss, there was a riot at the pharmaceutical factory, and the pharmaceutical factory was breached."
Jed's face was solemn, and he shouted immediately. Everyone held weapons, and soon hundreds of people went to the pharmaceutical factory. Jed held the automatic rifle in his hand, and the cadres around him held crossbows.
Soon Jed saw that the pharmaceutical factory was full of noise and people, and some of his men had fallen in a pool of blood.
"Fire, fire..."
Jed rushed over with his men angrily, and soon the battle began. Many people who were still looting the pharmaceutical factory woke up as if from a dream, and some people knelt down and begged for mercy, but Jed did not intend to give these people any chance.
People kept falling down, and many people wanted to escape in the chaos, but Jed's eyes were red, and he didn't wake up until he had finished two magazines. There were still many people in the factory. Jed rushed in and saw some doctors also fell to the ground and died.
And some equipment in the pharmaceutical factory was damaged. Jed looked at these people with their hands on their heads.
He took a crossbow from one of his men and shot directly at a man, who fell in a pool of blood.
"What on earth do you want to do? If you destroy the pharmaceutical factory, no one will have medicine in the future. What on earth are you thinking? You all die."
With Jed's order, the massacre began. His men began to shoot without saying anything, or rushed up with weapons. There were cries and shouts everywhere. Some people saw that begging for mercy was useless, so they stood up and fought back.
Time passed by, and the riot in the pharmaceutical factory stopped. There were corpses all over the ground. Jed looked at some dead men in anger. The conflict was over, but the entire pharmaceutical factory could basically stop working.
Jed didn't know who took the lead, and whether those who followed in had brains. They didn't even think about such an obvious thing and chose violence.
Soon, some of the men nearby also came over. Jed asked them to start cleaning. Many people didn't want to move at this time, because everyone had been deprived of their thinking and their will was worn out by the cold.
Jed looked at the sky, and he clenched his fists angrily.
"Why is this happening? It shouldn't be like this."
Jed kept muttering. After cleaning up for a while, the factory was temporarily closed. Hundreds of people stayed in the factory. The bodies were stripped of their clothes and loaded onto trucks.
5 p.m.
Jed returned to the tent. He just wanted to have a good sleep. Such a serious problem happened today, which he could not imagine. If this continues, this grassland will be completely messed up. Jed clenched his fists .
Not only Jade's side, but also in Su Kang's territory, there was also a problem of looting of supplies, and there were many bloody conflicts.
Although it is a good idea to let everyone squeeze into a room to rest, using some straw mats to block the cold also has a certain effect.
Especially those excavated cellars, it was indeed warm inside, but all this still seemed so powerless in front of the huge number of people.
"Brother Su Kang, what should I do?"
Nick looked at the dead people in front of him. They had just resolved a conflict. The two sides opened fire without any hesitation. They fought over a small issue.
The future may be even worse. Su Kang now clearly realizes this. They have already lost water and electricity here, and the water pipes transporting water have frozen. They can only brave the severe cold or bring the ice cubes indoors to wait for them to melt. There will be water to drink, but this will make the indoor temperature lower.
In the past few days, people have frozen to death every day, and some have fallen ill. If this continues, chaos will occur.
"You go back to the fortress and admit your mistake to your uncle. You should be able to go back and take your wife with you."
Nick shook his head and Su Kang laughed.
"If you don't think about yourself, you should also think about your wife. That place is the most suitable place for survival at the moment."
Nick lowered his head. He also knew that the situation in the fortress was definitely much better than that on the grassland.
The biting cold wind beats the people on this grassland all the time, because there is no place to block the cold current.
At this time, there were snowflakes in the sky, and Nick lowered his head helplessly. He looked at the chaos around him, and finally shook his head.
"If we keep at it and see, maybe there will be a turn for the better. I don't think the sun has disappeared, but the weather is like this, because we have never seen rain all the way here in the past, right?"
Su Kang naturally knew this. There was no rain anywhere they passed, there was only black sky, and it was gray during the day.
Su Kang smiled helplessly and asked his men to cheer up. They patrolled the territory in groups of 30 people and helped those who needed help. Now they can only continue to endure.
No one knows what this bad weather will be like. If the sun really disappears, they should fight for survival.
"One thing I hope you understand Nick."
"Brother Su Kang that I know, my uncle has taught me through words and deeds countless times. Once the situation changes, prioritize yourself and never put down your weapons. Once you encounter a threat, you must first deal with the other party."
Su Kang hummed, and everything in front of him seemed to have returned to the months when the disaster occurred. Many people looked grim, and the two of them continued walking.
At this time, outside Allen's fortress, many people were still begging and there were many corpses. They hoped to enter the fortress, but Allen had strictly ordered not to let anyone in.
Under the barrier, some people were frozen to death, and some were beaten to death for trying to break open the door. Many technicians were begging, hoping that Allen and the others would open the door.
Snowflakes are constantly falling, the air is biting, and frosty winds are constantly blowing, which is unbearable for many people.
The biggest problem is the lack of facilities to keep out the cold. Even though many people are wrapped in thick clothes, they still cannot resist the cold.
Allen was sitting on the observation deck, watching the falling snow, and listening to the chaotic pleading below. He was holding a glass of strong wine in his hand. In such a winter, it is very good to drink some strong alcohol.
His wife Anne was wrapped in a thick fur coat, which was made from the skin of a bear and had a very good thermal insulation effect.
"Aren't you cold, dear?"
Annie held Allen's cold hand and hurriedly pulled it into her arms.
"It's okay, I have to keep an eye on it myself."
Allen knew that some gangs were already ready to move, and a war was very likely to break out. They wanted to break into the fortress.
The situation inside the fortress is much better than outside. There are no problems with water and electricity, as well as medicine and food. The caves where food is stored are warm.
"How about letting some people in?"
Annie said, and Allen smiled and pulled his wife over and let her sit on his lap.
"No, once this gap opens, more people will come. When forced to the death line, everyone will fall into madness."
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
Annie hummed, and Allen patted her back.
"Go back, I'll be back later."
Seeing that his wife was feeling a little depressed, Allen continued.
"No matter how many times you see this situation, you feel uncomfortable, right?"
Annie nodded, especially since there were some children down there who had been frozen to death.
"Even if we are sad, we have to live well. If they had any brains a year ago, they would have built a shelter near the mountains and forests. But if the opportunity is missed, it will be gone. I have reminded Pass them."
Allen did warn many people a year ago, but they didn't take his words seriously, or they didn't agree with each other, so naturally they couldn't start work.
The situation will get worse. At this time, some people rushed over outside the fortress. Allen felt something was wrong and shouted immediately. The people on the wall immediately raised their weapons and told them not to get close, but several people did not listen.
"Fire, fire."
Alan shouted. Several drunken snipers in the watchtower next to him held guns. With the sound of gunfire, the people who rushed over fell down. They were holding something in their hands. After Allen took the telescope, he saw that it was a grenade tied together.
When Allen thought of this, he felt scared. He immediately ordered his men to reinforce the gate directly and move some things behind the gate. Although other places were reinforced, the gate was relatively weak. If explosives were used, it could be blown up.
Soon, under Allen's order, everyone in the fortress moved. Allen went down personally and asked everyone to block the door of the fortress. Even if the door was blown up, they could not come in.
At this time, Nick's mother ran over and held Allen's hand.
"Let Nick come back, I beg you, Allen."
Alan looked solemn.
"I didn't say that he couldn't come back. As long as he wants to come back, I will open the door for him."
Obviously, this wouldn't work. Allen immediately asked people to get some gravel from the mountain and put it in a truck. He planned to fill the gate with gravel. In this extraordinary period, if there was a problem, they would be finished.
Afterwards, Allen personally led people to patrol along the city wall and check every possible place for problems, because once night fell, it was not impossible for someone to climb up the city wall at night.
Although Allen had arranged some spikes outside the city wall, it was impossible to climb up, but for the sake of safety, Allen had to take a look before he could feel at ease.
The chill in the air had made people numb. Allen came to the city wall at the back of the mountain. He looked at the spikes outside the city wall with a serious face. Many of the spikes had been smoothed out after being hit by something. Some of his men were about to go down to check, but Allen stopped them.
"You immediately assign people to find a place to guard, and if someone comes up tonight, just open fire."
It was too late to repair it now, so he could only pretend that he hadn't noticed it. Alan checked the traces of the spikes being removed, and it was probably within one or two days.
Ailu quickly asked someone to bring the searchlight over. If the fire started, turn on the searchlight, so that the enemy would have nowhere to hide. He continued to check with his men.