NOVEL WEB Chapter 115: Despair
"Hey! Don't say such inauspicious words! Didn't you hear? Captain said it himself. Medicine will soon arrive."
"Are you stupid? He is clearly using such words to buy time for his family. Maybe even find evidence against the one who had schemed, and once the Blackthorn family has evidence, they would calmly hand over the evidence and wipe themselves clean from this matter. At that time, we can forget about the medicines."
Though it was only whispers, after gaining superpowers, which superhuman hasn't had their senses sharpened? All of them could even hear the sound fart their colleagues secretly releasing.
Silas's face darkened, and without hesitation, he turned toward the person who was gossiping and ordered,
"Go and run 20 laps of the entire military compound. Don't even think about dinner before completing the laps. The military isn't the place to gossip or spread rumors."
His words made the expressions of those who were discussing turn pale. One by one, all of them obeyed his command and left.
Silas turned his attention back to the remaining audience and said, "The medicines are donated by a woman named Ivy. She has taken out all the medicines and requested that no money should be charged for the medicine, except for the consultation fee.
Those words surprised the remaining people in the tent as well as the people standing outside the tent who were listening with their ears almost sticking to the tent's wall.
"Though that lady doesn't want any fame, I want to make a small request to all of you. Let everyone know about her kind deeds. Maybe other individuals would be inspired to do the charity too."
It was only after that he received a nod did Silas left the tent with a satisfied expression. He even intentionally ignored the gossip mongers who did a poor job of hiding.
Why? Well… these gossip mongers were the backup plan in case those in the military tent didn't do as he had asked them to.
Indeed, those gossip mongers were filled with righteous fire to promote this kind lady's name and vowed to gossip…er… spread her name!
...….
Unaware of the secret meeting held or her lover's promotion about her, Ivy continued to make ready to eat food. Her daily task was quite mundane.
Just then, a voice rang in her mind.
[Ding! You have earned 20KB.]
[Ding! You have earned 20KB.]
[Ding! You have earned 20KB.]
[Ding! You have earned 20KB.]
...…
The voice continued, and Ivy had to shout the word 'mute' to temporarily stop the influx of messages she was receiving.
Her heart was beating with surprise and shock. How was she able to earn so many KB?
The list continued, and for a moment, Ivy wondered if it was malfunctioning. Then her eyes lit up as she realized that maybe the medicines were getting handed out, and hence she was receiving these KBs.
She waited for the notifications to end… yet the notification continued to ring out as if it were endless. At last, she gave up and continued with the task in her hand.
After finishing her workout, she decided to go out for her combat training. Even with the military's constant cleaning up, many zombies roamed in the vicinity, and it was clear how dire the situation was.
What was even worse was… the military base was surrounded by many cars that were waiting to be approved.
Most likely, they were survivors who had arrived from other countries. After all, many of the small countries had transformed into a zombie base, instead of a place where humans could survive.
Not all countries survived this ordeal. And the number will continue to rise even in the future. Suppressing the heaviness in her heart, Ivy calmly walked out and soon reached near Elro hills.
Though there were still some cars near Elro Hills, it wasn't many, and Ivy could easily weave through and reach her destination.
On the way, she fought with the zombies and was about to reach the foot of the hills when she suddenly heard a scream. To be precise, it was a woman's scream.
Frowning, Ivy slowly moved in the direction from where the voice was coming, and reaching the crime scene, her heart chilled.
A woman in her late 30s was completely stripped off her clothes and was desperately struggling, while two men held her down.
Fear was evident in the woman's eyes as she looked at the third man who looked aesthetically pleasing.
He looked as if he were in his early 40s, and with a black polo t-shirt, he looked like a rich heir. Except he wasn't.
At least the sleazy expression on his face told Ivy that. From his tousled hair to intricate tattoos on his hands that complemented his pale skin, to his well-sculpted body, everything was on point.
"Auntie, why so rude? I just want to have some fun. And don't scream. You don't want to end up as a zombie midway through our love-making session, right? You are not on the losing end anyway. I am handsome and I am ready to give you a pack of biscuits as compensation."
The woman, scared stiff, struggled and begged, as tears streamed down her face, "Please spare me, okay? Tom, I am your uncle's wife! Have mercy on me!"
The woman was herself quite beautiful. Her beautiful, dirty blonde hair, paired with her pale skin and proportional body, looked very pleasing to the eyes.
"What are you saying? Aren't I showing you mercy? As long as you sleep with me, you will not lose out. Instead, you will be able to experience the vigor of youth. Now, stop resisting, I will compensate you with two packs of compressed biscuits, alright?"
With that, he took off his pants and lowered himself onto her. The men who were holding the woman took advantage of the woman's struggle and occasionally squeezed her chest and waist.
Despair appeared in the woman's eyes as tears of humiliation flowed freely.