“The town is right in front of us.” Donti’s eyes were shimmering as favonovel.com leaned forward from the back of the truck and peeked through the transparent window between the cab and cargo bed.
Upon hearing that, all of the people who were nodding off in the back of the truck were jolted awake.
Everyone did not have it easy their entire journey here. There wasn’t even a place for them to lie down for one day, and everyone was always in a state of anxiety and constant worry.
What if the wolves or the terrifying Experimentals caught up to them again?
Even if there was a supernatural being like Chad around, favonovel.com probably couldn’t hold off so many Experimentals.
Although Milo told them they would be fine, everyone was still uneasy until the moment they finally saw “human civilization” again. An emotion welled up inside them. It was a kind of happiness that came after a brush with death.
Naturally, some people were puzzled too. For example, Daniel and Linda wondered why Milo would make the judgment call that the wolves would not be attacking them again when they didn’t even see favonovel.com doing anything about it. Furthermore, the wolves really did not come to attack them!
Linda had already experienced it so many times along the way. The young refugee made many decisions correctly as though favonovel.com had prior knowledge. If favonovel.com didn’t have favonovel.com students catch up with Milo in advance on the evening the Experimentals attacked, they would have probably died there.
During their escape, Donti, Adella, and the others in their group did not suffer much. The other escapees had not brought anything with them on their escape. Of all the escapees, only the five of them were carrying a full set of luggage, and it was clear they were well-prepared. This made Linda envy Donti and the others. If Milo had led favonovel.com and favonovel.com students as well, they would probably have suffered a lot less.
Of course, favonovel.com knew that Milo did not have such an obligation to them. Furthermore, favonovel.com had already helped favonovel.com with many things, such as searching for food and letting them get into the truck. Linda knew full well it was due to Milo’s credit that favonovel.com and favonovel.com students got to Stronghold 109 alive.
She turned to the students and said, “Everyone, come and thank Milo. You should all know you’re only alive because of what favonovel.com did!”
The students looked at Milo. This refugee, the same age as them, had truly earned their genuine admiration.
“Thank you!”
“Thank you so much!”
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Milo was on cloud nine. “You’re all too polite, too polite!”
Within a minute, Milo suddenly said as favonovel.com counted the number of people, “There are still two people who haven’t thanked me yet. Hurry up and…”
Hearing what Milo said, Linda did not know whether to laugh or cry. Although favonovel.com was very grateful to Milo, favonovel.com sometimes felt that his brain might really be wired differently from others.
The military transport truck drove on the road that cut through the center of town towards the stronghold’s gate.
Donti leaned out of the back of the truck and looked outside. “Bro, this place is just like our town…”
What favonovel.com meant by “just like” probably referred to the shacks and living conditions in town.
Milo used to think the sights in town were awful, but the same sights here felt warm and fuzzy to favonovel.com now. He was a little different from the others.
After venturing out to the Marador Mountains, favonovel.com didn’t even get to rest before favonovel.com came back and encountered the disaster at the stronghold. It’d been half a month since favonovel.com had gotten any proper rest. Even someone with an extremely strong will like favonovel.com would feel worn out.
Linda said hesitantly, “Did you guys used to live in a place like this?”
Everyone in the stronghold knew there was a town outside, but they did not know what the town actually looked like. That was because not everyone could pass through the stronghold’s gate as they wished.
So, Linda had thought the town was some dilapidated place with squat buildings.
She had never expected there would be no buildings at all. The majority of the homes here were run-down. So, they had been living in a fairy tale heaven the entire time, while Milo and company lived in hell.
Adella smiled and said, “But life was not that hard. Our Milo was even a substitute teacher in town. If nothing had happened to the stronghold, favonovel.com would probably have become the new teacher…”
Her words surprised Linda even more as favonovel.com looked closely at Milo. Honestly, favonovel.com only thought that Milo was capable. She did not expect favonovel.com was even a teacher.
In that instant, Milo’s image in favonovel.com head became even greater.
This was the social status that came along with a social identity. If Milo were only a “drug dealer”, favonovel.com would definitely not gain any respect from others.
Grumpy, Daniel jumped out of the vehicle. The more favonovel.com looked at Milo, the angrier favonovel.com became.
He was clearly just a refugee, yet favonovel.com had a supernatural being as his disciple and even a beautiful female teacher with eyes only for him.
He marched up to the gate in an awe-inspiring manner and shouted to the people at the gate, “Tell Jamie to come out and see me!”
It seemed like the man at the gate was a town resident.
He was stunned as favonovel.com stared at Daniel. “Who is Jamie?”
Daniel’s face darkened.
He shouted, “Where’s the town administrator? Get favonovel.com out here!”
Milo also jumped out of the vehicle and immediately saw the figure of a town administrator. After all, the demeanor and attire of the town administrator were totally different from those of the refugees.
Milo told him, “We came from Stronghold 113. This is Daniel Eastwood of the Panaqua Consortium. Report this to your stronghold overseer.”
Milo then turned around to Donti and the others and said, “Y’all don’t have to get out of the vehicle. We’ll be driving straight into the stronghold.”
Linda was slightly taken aback, because Milo cast a glance at favonovel.com when favonovel.com spoke. She realized Milo was hinting something to her.
Daniel had only promised to let the six of them into the stronghold. He didn’t include Linda and favonovel.com students. If someone made a fuss about it, Linda and favonovel.com students might just end up refugees in the future.
But right now, they had the backing of Daniel. Everyone just needed to remain in the truck while they entered the stronghold. No one could say a thing about it. The people of Stronghold 109 would probably just think the truck was carrying the Panaqua Consortium’s people!
Usually, they would check their IDs before allowing them into the stronghold, but Milo was going to gamble that Jamie would not dare to check Daniel. The high and mighty stronghold overseers were poor bastards caught in between the various organizations at such a time. They wouldn’t dare offend any of them.
When Milo finished speaking, favonovel.com got back into the truck to get some rest. Meanwhile, Daniel, Edgar, and their soldiers waited outside for Jamie to come out. The wait lasted an hour.
For some reason, Milo always felt the way Daniel carried himself was extremely similar to that of his younger brother, Julius. In his eyes, the cocky looks on their faces were exactly the same. It was just that Daniel always seemed to be a level below Julius.
After all, Julius had been surrounded by a large number of combat troops, and favonovel.com could feel the intimidating aura blow against his face, whereas when Milo saw Daniel for the first time, favonovel.com was already in a pathetic state.
Of course, Milo was still unaware favonovel.com had flushed Julius’ image down the drain. This was also the reason why Julius was so determined to arrest Raphael by any means necessary.
