Despite Sid's explanation, Zayn chose not to make any decisions. His main purpose in coming there was to develop his formula and see what the underground city base was like.
"It's been almost half a year, huh..." Zayn mumbled under his breath as they entered the heavily-security military area.
It was about five months since Lab X exploded and created a zombie virus outbreak that spread throughout the Americas. There was no further information because Sid only shared the basic information.
"Please wait here." Captain Steven got out of the car to report to his superiors.
A few minutes later, he returned, and their car entered a large cube-like building.
"This is an outbuilding and the entrance to the underground city base. There are over twenty thousand people sheltering here." Sid shared a piece of brief information.
"All right. Can you show us around later? Where do you live, and what is the daily life of the people who take shelter here like?" Zayn nodded in understanding.
"Soldiers have residences in districts eleven through twenty. We can only show you around that far because we need special permission to roam in districts twenty-one and up." Captain Steven looked around. About a hundred new arrivals could be seen undergoing medical check-ups. Still, his group went straight to the military block for inspection and enlistment.
"Yo, Captain Steven. What brought you here?" A burly old man behind the counter asked in a loud voice.
"Yo, Old Han. I want to do a check on my new recruits. They will start as trainees for a while until they join my squad." Captain Steven raised his hand in greeting and pointed to the people behind him.
"Hm? They're newcomers, right? You want to immediately recruit them into your squad?" Old Han stood up and nodded his head.
"Yeah, they're warriors from Trenton who happened to run into us. They're pretty decent. We need a lot of talent at our base." Captain Steven takes some papers and distributes them to Zayn's group. "Please fill this with your personal data. You need an ID card to prove your permission to enter."
"Oh!" Zayn and the men behind him received the paper and filled it in with their personal data. The form only asked for basic information, but Zayn found it difficult because he had no recollection of his memories.
Zayn filled in a few things by imitating some of Rico and co's data. Apart from his name, everything was random things. He also helped Angie to fill out her form.
After a soldier collected the forms, Zayn's group was guided to the examination rooms.
"Hey, girl. The examination room for girls is next door. Would you like to take off your clothes among the boys?" Captain Steven grumbled as he realized Angie was still clinging to Zayn's side.
"???" Angie just tilted her head. She didn't understand why she had to be in a separate room from Zayn, but she did notice the space in front would be filled with people.
"Hm, she can't speak and has difficulty communicating. Is- Wait, hey!" Zayn hadn't finished speaking, but Angie suddenly pulled him into the next room.
Angie would feel more comfortable avoiding crowds and going to the less crowded place with Zayn.
"E-eh? Well, he will be troubled to deal with that burly tyrannosaurus then. Let's consider him lucky." Captain Steven was stunned when Zayn was dragged into the women's examination room.
"Uh, let's pray for him. He will be harassed by that old virgin." A soldier put his hands together.
"Don't we need to remind him?"
"Just let him suffer a little."
"Yeah, he has a gorgeous girlfriend. He at least needs to get some karma for making other people jealous."
Several people were muttering to each other. Neither of them wanted to help or remind Zayn. They pretend nothing happened.
"I feel sorry for him..." Rico shook his head and sighed.
"Oh, my~ Who do we have here? Why would a handsome man enter the women's examination room? Are you actually a masculine woman, or are you indeed a manly man who wants to propose to me?" A burly middle-aged nurse covered her mouth in surprise when she saw who had entered her room.
"Hello, ma'am. We were told to pass the health check, and that's why we're here." Zayn raised his hand with an awkward laugh.
"Hmm?" The burly nurse noticed a gorgeous girl behind the handsome man. She instantly furrowed her brows. "Is she perhaps associated with you?"
"Hmm, yeah." Zayn looked back and nodded.
"Why every time a handsome man appears, they are already taken by the btches!? Are the single handsome men already extinct, or maybe I need to snatch them from those btches!?" The burly nurse growled at the ceiling.
"Uh, calm down, ma'am. You seem to have a problem of your own. So, what do we need to do here?" Zayn scratched his head in confusion.
"All right then. You just need to take off your clothes. I will check your body and make sure you are completely healthy. What did you bring in your big backpack?" The burly nurse brushed her hair and immediately became friendly.
"This is emergency food. We actually brought some weapons, but they were taken to another room." Zayn put his backpack and swords near a chair.
"Emergency food only? Let me check that for a moment." The burly nurse went over to the backpack and poked it for an instant check.
The backpack contained mushy things, like dough. She could understand it with just that simple poking movement.
She opened the backpack, containing only twenty pieces of black plastic dough tightly sealed.
"You have some weird emergency food. Cookie dough? Well, the survivors use anything edible." The burly nurse shrugged and put the dough into the backpack again.
"!!!" Angie wanted to hit and kick that ugly human. No outsiders were allowed to touch her cheese!
"Calm down. She's just checking our belongings. It's still ours. No one will snatch it." Zayn tried his best to hold Angie's body from behind. He didn't want Angie to create trouble.
"Ehehe... Now, take off your clothes, handsome." The burly nurse turned around and rubbed her hands.
"E-eh? It's just me?" Zayn let go of Angie, and the latter immediately went to secure their backpack.
"Hehe, that little girl looks fine. She isn't hurt or scratched at all. You protected her well, but that's different from you. You need to be thoroughly checked!" The burly nurse grabbed Zayn's arms.
"Uh, well." Zayn just nodded in understanding. He then took off his shirt and trousers, not his boxer pants.
"Heh~" The burly nurse was slightly surprised because this handsome man didn't feel scared or depressed. But, this man did possess a good body.
She then spent ten minutes on the body examination, even though it looked like harassment. Unfortunately, Zayn wasn't bothered and let the burly nurse do her job. He just tried his best so the nurse didn't touch his body too much because it was uncomfortable on his part.
"Hmm, that's enough. Hey, handsome, come see me once in a while. I'll show you some paradise later." The burly nurse replied with a wink in a flirtatious manner.
"Paradise, huh... I don't know what place it is, but we might meet again another time. If that happens, just don't act like a pervert because you'll scare people off. Anyway, is this our examination paper?" Zayn picked up two papers on the table.
"Oh-mm." The burly nurse just nodded. She didn't understand why, but this handsome man was really something. She used her opportunity to take advantage of him because she knew the other party would run away. He would be afraid to meet her again, but this handsome man didn't care?
Zayn and Angie then left the room. A few minutes later, the burly nurse exclaimed in surprise. "Oh shit, I forgot to ask his name! I haven't even given my name and contact details yet!"
The burly nurse went out, but the previous handsome man was no longer there.
Meanwhile, Zayn and Angie joined Captain Steven's entourage to explore the survivors' district. Their new ID cards were created so quickly without the need to wait or go through a tedious process.
However, Zayn's expression became sad and complicated as they passed through the first district. There were many starving people, and they looked miserable. So, this base didn't make everyone feel prosperous with enough food?
"There is no proper food for those without a job. The government only distributes two free meals to unemployed residents." Sid spoke in a whisper-like voice.
"I see... Why don't they work for decent food then?" Zayn asked in confusion.
"That's probably because they don't have the skills or are just lazy. That district isn't for us. We're going straight to district eleven." Captain Steven snorted in contempt when he saw those slackers.