Chapter 324

Nick ran all the way back to the settlement, totally unaware that there were several people tailing him. It's not that he didn't notice, but with his rookie anti-reconnaissance ability, he couldn't compare with old man Moore, he was not on the same level.

As a result, the large force soon arrived outside the settlement.

Moore didn't want to do anything to the other party. His first purpose of coming here was to see the other party's reaction. If they really sent someone to deal with him, I'm sorry, they are not easy to bully.

If the other party has no such intention, then it is a good time to investigate them.

Taking advantage of the dead of night, Moore took out the bug and pointed it in the direction where Nick disappeared.

About twenty minutes later, Moore's expression became a little strange, and the half-smile on his face made the teammates around him a little confused.

"Hehehe, this little guy is a rare good person."

…

It turned out that after Nick returned to the base, he immediately found the person in charge here. They were a man and a woman. The man was called Alejandro, and judging from his voice, he should not be young. The other woman was called Luciana, and she should be a young girl, and she spoke with a slight accent.

The other two were obviously woken up by Nick. They spoke unclearly at first, but they were soon awakened by the news Nick brought back.

Amid the quarrel, Lucy wanted to take people to observe secretly, at least to find out whether the other party was an enemy or a friend. Otherwise, she had a premonition that they would meet again. Instead of doing this, it would be better to take the initiative and give the other party a warning.

Alejandro held an opposing opinion. The information revealed in Nick's words showed that the other party was not someone to be trifled with. In this situation, it was better to take care of oneself and not cause trouble.

…

Moore roughly understood the other party's basic situation, stretched himself, and then asked everyone to get in the car to catch up on some sleep.

Early the next morning.

Nick hurriedly slept for a while, but he still felt a little uneasy. As a result, he fell asleep at four in the morning and woke up before six.

Looking at the bright sky outside the window, even though my head was aching slightly due to lack of sleep, I still gritted my teeth and stood up.

There was something important going on today, so he and Luciana were going to go out to another town, where there was a supermarket where a group of thugs had gathered and monopolized almost all the resources nearby, such as medicines, daily necessities, food, etc.

If you want these things, you have to bring them to the other party's house to exchange, and the other party must be interested in it. If you take the wrong things, the other party will beat you up and kick you, and sometimes even kill one or two people.

Luciana wanted to change some medicines this time. There was an epidemic recently in their settlement. According to pharmacist Alejandro, they had to get a batch of antibiotics. The quantity could be small, but without them there might be problems in the settlement. If they were unlucky, even more than half of the people in the settlement might die.

This matter of life and death made Luciana feel very nervous. She didn't show it very obviously in front of Nick, but the thoughtful Nick still noticed it.

After some inquiries, Nick decided to try his luck at the supermarket. This was not the first time they had been there, but it was the only time that there was no exchange of items.

Yes, things in the stronghold are already a little tight, and this is what Luciana is most worried about. If they can't come up with something to exchange, it would be fine if the other party doesn't give them anything, but if they anger them, it may be disadvantageous to them.

However, Nick didn't seem worried about this and comforted Luciana.

"Don't worry, I have a way, you just need to come with me."

Seeing Nick's sure look, Luciana had no choice but to believe him.

"Let's go, then."

The two men did not notice that behind a house not far from them, several figures had heard their conversation word for word.

Ever since Moore got the bug, he felt like he had a serious illness. The little flame of snooping in his heart could no longer be suppressed. From last night to this morning, he was only slightly better than Nick. He slept for about three hours, and then got up in high spirits and continued to hold the bug.

Now seeing that two of the other side had finally left the stronghold, he revealed an obscene smile and called on a few people to follow them.

…

"Are these guys so poor? They come out pushing a small cart. Can't they even afford to drive a car?"

Under the scorching sun, Moore and his companions were all basking in the sun. They had been following the two people for more than an hour and could already see the edge of a small town in the distance.

After walking for another half an hour, they finally entered the town. Moore became a little more serious and signaled several people to be alert. No matter who the other party is, they must not take it lightly. This was what Lu Jiayi repeatedly reminded them before leaving.

After more than a year of training, although Moore still has some minor flaws, he has already mastered all aspects in this regard. It is for this reason that Lu Jiayi was able to hand over the task to him with confidence.

This town is not small. Although there are not many large buildings, it can be seen that there were quite a few people living here before the end of the world.

After walking through the town for ten minutes, Nick and his companion arrived in front of a medium-sized supermarket. Several burly men were standing at the door of the supermarket. Most of them were holding guns, and the rest had bulges on their waists, so they were probably equipped with weapons.

Two people walked up pushing an empty cart. I don't know what Luciana said, but soon a tall and strong man came out of the supermarket. Judging from his appearance, he should be a Japanese citizen.

Soon an argument broke out between the two parties, and the other party didn't do anything to Luciana, but simply pushed Nick to the ground, and after a while, let him go again.

The leader suddenly laughed, pointed at Luciana and said something, then the two of them pushed the cart in the direction they came from.

Moore held the telescope and observed for a while, then took off his headphones and handed the eavesdropping device to someone next to him.

"Let's go out and say hello."

…

Luciana walked forward with a dark face, while Nick kept persuading people about something. Just when they walked out of the town, five men suddenly came out from the corner.

Luciana's face changed drastically, and she subconsciously raised the weapon in her hand. Nick beside her was also startled. He looked closely and a layer of cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead.

"Hello, Nick, nice to see you again so soon."

“It’s you!”

"Do you know them?"

"I know him...uh, no, I don't know him!"

Seeing Nick hesitating, Luciana glanced at him vigilantly. These five people were all wearing military uniforms and were well-equipped. She quickly remembered the group of people Nick mentioned last night.

So he leaned over to Nick's ear and asked quietly.

"Are these the people who kidnapped you yesterday?"

Seeing the latter nod in acknowledgment, Luciana raised her chin towards Moore uncertainly.

"What do you want to do? Kidnap us?"

Moore laughed and pointed at Nick.

"What's the point of kidnapping you? Is that how Nick sees us? You think a team that rescued you, fed you, and sheltered you are some kidnappers? This makes me a little sad."

Nick quickly waved his hands to deny it. He never mentioned the word kidnapping from the beginning to the end. What's more, the other party had more people and better weapons than them. Luciana alone could not be a match for these people.

His mind was working rapidly, thinking about how to deal with the current situation. Soon he recalled what happened yesterday from beginning to end, and he found that the other party seemed to have no hostility.

However, the sudden appearance of these people here made Nick a little alert. He looked back in the direction of the supermarket, confirmed that there was no movement, and then spoke slowly.

"I'm sorry, I don't want to leave like that, but I don't know you, and I can only lie to you to protect the rest of you."

Just when Nick spread his hands helplessly, Luciana on the side suddenly thought of something, her face turned ugly again, and she aimed the gun at a few people again.

"Where are the rest of you? There should be more than just five of you, right?"

Moore waved his hand without changing his expression, his face still looking calm and composed.

"Relax, we just followed to confirm what you are doing. The rest of you should stay outside your base."

"Or do you think I will take advantage of the opportunity when you two come out to attack your base?"

Hearing this, Luciana's face became even uglier. This was exactly what she was worried about. However, Moore sneered with a bored look on his face.

"Tsk, do you have anything worth my risking? You have to ask for help even to get some medicine. I don't think you have anything that can interest me."

"And if I wanted to kill you, I would have done it last night. Would I have given you time to react?"

Luciana finally lowered her gun. The other party was right. Their base was now at a critical juncture of life and death. Medicines, food, weapons, the most important supplies in the apocalypse were almost all consumed. Even without More and the others, they probably wouldn't be able to hold on for a few more days.

"Lucy, I don't think they are bad people. Let's go back and think of other solutions."

With Nick mediating between them, Lucy's hostility was finally not so strong, and the seven of them walked back together. Lucy also deliberately went around a few places, and from time to time she went into roadside pharmacies and other places to search, but she found nothing.

The sadness on her face almost took shape, turning into a mask of pain that took a long time to dissipate.

Moore and the others didn't say anything, they just followed the two quietly. However, Nick would say a few words to them from time to time, as if he was testing something.

Finally, they arrived not far from the two people's base. Moore took a few steps in front of the two people and led them to where their people were hiding.

When Lucy actually saw them, she couldn't help but feel a little happy in her eyes. Fortunately, these people had no intention of attacking them, otherwise, even though they had more people on their side, they would not pose any threat to the other side.

After a while, Moore finally came inside. At this time, he was sitting in the other pharmacist's room with Negan and Allen.

The pharmacist was a black man in his fifties, skinny and skinny, wearing a clean white coat, looking a bit like a personal doctor before the apocalypse.

At this time, both parties sat opposite each other, and the atmosphere in the room was slightly silent.

The pharmacist and Lucy had already asked all the questions they needed to ask, and now they were sure that the other party had no hostility, which made them feel relieved. Neither of them was good at interacting with outsiders, and the atmosphere in the room quickly grew cold. Only Nick stood aside with a hesitant look on his face, as if he had something to say.

Moore spoke to Nick in a familiar manner.

"What do you want to say?"

As he finished speaking, everyone's eyes unconsciously turned to Nick, who frowned and thought for a moment before speaking slowly.

"Mr. Moore, first of all, thank you for saving me. It was our problem before. I left without saying goodbye because I was afraid that you would do something bad to us. I believe you have also seen that most of our bases are ordinary civilians. There are very few people who can fight, so we haven't accepted new members for a long time."

"It is precisely for this reason that the supplies here are very expensive and scarce. I happened to see a lot of medicines in your supply truck, so I took the liberty to ask you to help those poor people. We will find a way to compensate you, but now we really can't come up with enough supplies to exchange for medicines, you see..."

At this point, Nick looked at Moore and the others with hope. When Luciana heard that the other party had the medicine, her eyes lit up, but she didn't expect Moore to just shake his head.

"If you can't provide supplies in exchange, then why should I give you medicine? We risked our lives to collect those medicines. What if my team members get sick? Even if they don't get sick, you're asking me to give you a large amount of antibiotics just based on your verbal promises?"

"Please, in the end times, those are life-saving things."

The pharmacist who had been silent all this time suddenly spoke. His voice was a little low, but the words he spoke immediately attracted Moore's attention.

"I was bitten by a zombie once."

As he spoke, the pharmacist slowly opened his collar as if to prove something, revealing a clearly visible bite scar on his shoulder.

"But I didn't turn into a corpse, so I must have antibodies in my body. The equipment here is simple and there is no way to complete the experiment. So I can promise you that as long as you help us this time, I can cooperate with you to extract serum. I believe you should understand the value of serum. It is enough to compensate for these drugs, right?"

After saying this, he stopped talking and just looked at Moore with sharp eyes, waiting for his reply.

At this moment, the curtain leading to the back door of the pharmacist's room was suddenly lifted, and a staggering figure walked out and rushed straight to Nick at the edge.

The pharmacist was quick and pushed Nick to the ground. The zombie grabbed the pharmacist's arm and bit it.

“Ahhh~!”

The pharmacist cried out in pain, and then a soft sound rang in his ear.

It turned out that it was Alan who rushed up and killed the zombie with one knife.

"Quick, cut your arm off!"

Without waiting for a response, Alan grabbed the pharmacist's arm and walked towards the table.

However, he did not expect to be pushed away by the latter. He turned around and saw the pharmacist shaking his head calmly.

"I'm fine. I'm immune to the virus. Did you forget that?"

Alan was a little undecided and could only look back at Moore. He saw that the latter also shook his head slightly and retreated behind Moore.

Moore's first reaction was to save the other person, but the problem of immunity mentioned by the pharmacist made him hesitate. Seeing the other party say so, he just went with the flow and let him do it.

"In that case, let's see if you are immune."