Bab 54: Chapter 50
After all the survivors had boarded the vehicle, the convoy did not make any unnecessary stops and immediately set off on their journey.
As soon as the three of them boarded, they immediately attracted the attention of everyone inside the vehicle. Some of them curiously examined the newcomers in front of them. While the others seemed fine, when they saw Ogden, with his tattoos and mohawk, expressions of disgust involuntarily appeared on their faces, as it reminded them of that colorful young man, Kim.
Ogden felt puzzled by the reactions of the people around him. He thought to himself, "I don't know any of you, so what's with these expressions you're giving me?"
Wifield sat down with his daughter, Anna, in a row of seats. Ogden initially intended to sit beside them, but his striking appearance made others reluctant to sit with him. They pretended not to notice him.
Feeling a bit disheartened, Ogden swallowed his frustration. He was annoyed but didn't lose his temper. He realized that causing a conflict with these strangers would make it very difficult for him to integrate into the group.
With this in mind, he suppressed his dissatisfaction for the time being, quietly found a seat in a corner, and sat down.
The people in the vehicle had expected to hear some jokes but were surprised by the turn of events. Their impressions of the man with the mohawk slightly improved, but as the journey resumed, they didn't pay much attention to the newcomers anymore and gradually fell asleep.
"Father, where is this military convoy heading to?" After sitting quietly for a few minutes, Anna couldn't contain her curiosity any longer and softly asked her father.
After all the infected had left the town, they had planned to leave Greenwood immediately. However, due to the late hour and harsh weather, as well as the lack of transportation nearby, they decided to wait until daylight to find a vehicle.
They quickly found a clothing store and grabbed several thick clothes to keep warm.
Then they each found a house to rest in and decided to regroup and decide their next steps together the next day.
Entering the room, Anna lay down on the long-unused bed, feeling instantly enveloped in warmth, which made her feel exceptionally comfortable.
But even in such comfort, she still hoped for daylight to come soon so she could separate from that annoying guy.
Since leaving the church, Anna had noticed that the darn mohawked Ogden had been sneaking glances at her several times, which made her feel extremely disgusted. She didn't want to see that guy after catching sight of him.
However, that night, they heard continuous gunfire and explosions coming from the direction of Vascom Town, followed by flames soaring into the sky.
Such commotion caused the scattered survivors to gather again, speculating whether the military was clearing out the infected there.
However, some opposed the idea, arguing that it was unlikely for the military to eliminate the infected at such a late hour, especially when they had voluntarily left. They believed there might be survivors in Vascom who had fought back against the infected, causing the commotion.
This speculation was met with agreement from many, but some hesitated about leaving immediately, fearing the infected might return.
Considering that the infected were unlikely to return anytime soon, they decided to spend the night and leave early the next morning.
The next day, everyone woke up very early due to inner anxiety. Before 6 o'clock, they were all awake. They looked westward immediately, but there were no sounds from that direction. They guessed that either the infected had died there or fled.
Then, four of them went to find the vehicle and start it up, while the rest split into pairs and scattered to collect supplies from various parts of the town.
After everyone had collected supplies and gathered again, only Ogden and the woman he was with had not yet arrived.
They waited and waited but didn't see them until nearly noon when the two appeared from a street corner. However, the supplies they brought were meager, and seeing the woman's flushed face and strange odor, it was obvious what they had been doing. This disgusted Anna to the point of not wanting to look at them.
But sometimes things happen strangely. When they were delayed by Ogden, they encountered a convoy passing through the quarantine area.
When they saw the American flag on the truck, everyone cheered and called out, but no one dared to approach the scar-faced soldier who came down from the truck.
Eventually, Wifield took the lead and approached the soldier to talk, allowing them to join the convoy.
Anna was ecstatic but also frustrated to continue being teammates with the person who gave her goosebumps. She felt like she was going crazy. And she noticed Ogden's face turning sour when she looked at him.
Listening to her daughter's question, Wifield paused for a moment, then said softly, "I only know that this military convoy came from Dallas and is escorting civilians to the Atlanta quarantine zone."
"Atlanta?"
Anna was surprised by her father's answer. Was he joking? Atlanta was still quite a journey from here.
"That's right." Wifield nodded, confirming what he had just said, then continued, "I was originally planning to go to the Shreveport quarantine zone, but the person told me that most of the quarantines there are already full and not accepting outsiders. So I thought about it. Instead of going to an uncertain quarantine zone, it's better to go with them. And last night, they were..."
"What... What!" If the first piece of news was surprising to Anna, then what her father told her next was shocking. That's an entire town population of infected! And this convoy's people hadn't been wiped out. It was unbelievable.
"Those infected..." Thinking it over carefully, she recalled the broken and blood-stained cars they had seen earlier, as well as the exhausted expressions of the people. The astonishing answer was about to come out, and she turned to her father, hoping for confirmation.
Wifield sighed, just looked deeply at his daughter, silently confirming the answer.
Leaning back in her seat, Anna felt she needed to digest this information, but then she heard her father's soft voice.
"Find an opportunity later to get closer to these people, inquire about the news from them. We need to confirm those pieces of information from their mouths."
With a barely noticeable nod, she glanced at the black woman in the back seat, watching her painful expression. There was a moment of hesitation in her eyes, a slight movement to get up, but she managed to restrain herself from looking away and just closed her eyes to rest.
Noticing his daughter's unusual behavior, Wifield also saw the wounded woman behind. Knowing his daughter's kind heart and her mother's nursing knowledge, he suggested, "Child, when the car stops later, if you want, you can go and help her."
But Anna didn't respond to her father's words. She just leaned back in her seat, pondering what she was thinking.
Seeing this, Wifield didn't say much either, crossing his arms and starting to contemplate the future.
For the survivors, joining the convoy was just a minor episode in their journey. The entire afternoon, everyone in the vehicle slept deeply, even when the vehicle stopped, they didn't notice.
But there were a few awake people who, when the convoy passed through Shreveport, caught their attention. The once bustling city was now in ruins, unlike what they
saw in Dallas. The whole city showed no signs of human presence, only a large number of terrifying infected and the damned Cordyceps virus.
Following their previous pattern, the convoy stopped outside each town, and soldiers went in first to ensure safety before letting the convoy pass.
However, they were even more cautious about using firearms and actively collected ammunition.
As nightfall approached once again, the convoy slowly stopped outside a small town called Cahen. It was smaller than Greenwood or Vascom, but they dared not stay overnight on the way to Monroe, so they chose to make do here for one night.
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