Tap! Tap! Tap!
Suddenly, a group of four came running from behind them and surrounded them.
Three of them had weapons such as iron rods and wooden clubs in their hands, while the last one was unarmed. He was also one Luke recognized since this person had just led them here.
The middle-aged man pointed toward Luke and Lori while whispering something in the other three's ears.
Hearing this, one of the three, who was a young man of age around 27 and had an iron rod in his hand, took a step forward, coldly saying, "We need two of you to come with us."
"Why is that?" Luke asked, covering Lori behind him. Inwardly, he let out a somewhat helpless sigh. He was planning to strike first and take the camp leaders by surprise, saving Julia, but it seems they have already become alert.
The man frowned and looked at Luke threateningly. He felt the urge and beat him right here and now, but this would frighten the people even more than they already were, which the camp leaders didn't want, so he could only say, "I heard you are asking about some girl. We have information. If you want to know, come with us."
The other two waved their weapons lightly, clearly indicating that they needed to follow them without causing any disturbance.
Luke took in their expressions, a glint flashing in his eyes as he nodded. "Let's go then."
"Good." The man nodded before turning around and walking away.
Luke and Lori followed him while the other two men walked after them. As for the middle-aged man who led them here returned to his post.
The man took them to another part of the factory where no one was before stopping and turning around to look at Luke with a fake smile.
"I heard you are a level 1 evolver?" He asked.
"Yes." Luke nodded.
The man nodded and said,
"If you submit and work under the camp leaders, not only will we help you become stronger and give you better equipment and skill books that can give you superhuman abilities, you will also get everything you want and live a lavish life. Your status will be above millions and below just a few."
Hearing his words, Luke went silent for a while, pretending to think. He then narrowed his eyes and scoffed,
"You are saying this as if it will last my whole lifetime. Wouldn't we be reduced to the normal citizens like before when the rulers send people and take things under control?"
"Hahahaha…!" The two men behind and the one in front burst out in laughter when they heard him.
Luke raised his brows in confusion, asking,
"What are you laughing about? Did I say something funny?"
The man in front stopped laughing and asked,
"Do you think everything will become normal like before?"
"Isn't that the case?" Luke asked, inwardly surprised by his words. It seems they knew some things about the apocalypse.
'Could they have someone from the rulers' faction among the camp leaders?' He thought.
"You are naïve just like other people." The man said, shaking his head before continuing,
"However, it's not exactly your fault, since most people don't know what exactly is going on."
"What do you mean?" Luke asked, looking puzzled.
"You must have heard the voice before everything started, right? It said that earth was going to evolve. The zombies outside are the people who couldn't endure the mana that entered their bodies to prepare them for evolution. As for…"
Just as the man started explaining things, one of the other two interrupted,
"Why are you wasting so much time? Just tell him what he needs to know so we can quickly settle them. I can't wait to go back and play with my new girl."
The man became angry because of the interruption, but didn't say anything because this guy was the underling of the most powerful camp leader.
Turning his gaze toward Luke, he said,
"What you need to know is that the apocalypse has just started and the zombies aren't the only thing you need to worry about. Also, you should stop hoping for the rulers to make everything normal like before. I admit they are very strong, but they can't change anything."
This time, before Luke could say anything, Lori cried out,
"What are you talking about? How do you know the rulers aren't strong enough to make everything normal? Don't make jokes about such things."
She, just like the rest of the ordinary people, had been hoping for the rulers to end this nightmare. So, hearing that the rulers also couldn't do anything to change the situation, she panicked.
Luke looked at her, inwardly nodding. It was a good thing he hadn't told her anything about the rulers like he did to Ben and others because the question she asked with her current expression, maybe he wouldn't have been able to and these guys could've become suspicious of him.
Seeing her become so hysterical, the man in front shook his head, a faint smile on his face as he said,
"We know this because a person who is a direct subordinate of one of the three ruler factions told us this and he got this information from his superiors."
Lori's expression paled when she heard this before she suddenly recalled something and laughed,
"Haha, you are obviously lying. After the voice sounded, no technical device is working. How could he have gotten this information from the rulers who are in the central continent?"
The two men behind standing behind them burst out in laughter when they heard this. After a while, the one who had spoken previously chuckled,
"It might be difficult for you to believe this beautiful lady, but he got this information long before everything started. That's why we could act in time and gather so many people. If not, we probably would have been dead right now."
Luke imperceptibly nodded when he heard this. 'So my suspicion was correct. Their leader is someone under the rulers.'
From the moment he saw five evolvers acting as gatekeeps, he knew this camp's leader must not be an ordinary person and most likely was someone who knew what was going to happen beforehand.
If not, how could he have gathered so many evolvers under him and save hundreds of people while others were still panicking about the sudden change?
After realizing this, he obviously knew the said person must be someone related to the rulers, because apart from him who came back, only rulers were aware of the things that were going to happen.
"Since this is the case, there is nothing left to discuss." He said, attracting everyone's attention.