After returning, Dylan fell asleep as soon as he lay down on the bed.
Several consecutive nights of work, especially last night's excessive exertion, took their toll.
Despite his strong physique and abundant energy, he still felt tired.
Especially after going out again last night, he felt extremely exhausted.
But as soon as the day broke, he woke up.
Looking at Alberta sleeping soundly beside him with her hair in disarray, Dylan sighed with a smile.
Ah, silly girl! Why bother?
His body couldn't withstand such thunderous exertion, yet she still wanted to drain his energy. It's really self-inflicted suffering.
Who was begging so desperately last night, huh?
After tidying up Alberta's messy hair and giving her a kiss on the cheek, Dylan got up and walked to the window, pulling the curtains aside to look outside.
The snow was still falling, visibility was not very clear.
Ah, unpredictable weather, one thing after another!
This was the norm for the next two years: snow and wind come as they please, just get used to it.
Picking up the intercom, Dylan went downstairs.
Passing by the second floor, he noticed that Jodie and Georgia's room was still closed. Well, it seems they slept well.
On the first floor, he found Dorothy sitting on the living room sofa, laughing uncontrollably.
Curious, Dylan approached and saw that she was watching Coal Ball and the police dog play.
Dylan chuckled as he watched. It was more like Coal Ball was teasing the police dog.
Whenever the police dog wasn't paying attention, Coal Ball would fly behind it and bite its tail.
But as soon as the police dog turned its head, Coal Ball would fly back to its hanging rod.
Despite the well-trained police dog, it couldn't do anything to Coal Ball.
Frustrated, the police dog howled on the ground.
They repeated this pattern, thoroughly enjoying themselves.
"Dorothy, up so early!" Dylan remarked.
Dorothy looked up at Dylan, smiled ambiguously, and glanced at him before teasingly saying, "Some people stay up all night and make a ruckus.
Just when it finally quiets down, these two little troublemakers start making noise again. I'm not up early, I just couldn't sleep!"
Dylan scratched his head, feeling embarrassed.
Indeed, it's better to enjoy things together than alone. Otherwise, someone might hold a grudge.
"Why don't you rest properly and get up so early?" Dorothy asked with a smile.
"Ah, can't help it, it's become a habit," Dylan replied with a smile.
Since his rebirth, he had only slept in during the 10 days of the super cold spell. Otherwise, he woke up early every day. This might be related to his experiences in his past life.
In his previous life, during the apocalypse, he lived every day on edge, with no certainty about the future. There was no time to sleep in.
Dorothy nodded and then said with concern, "Then let me make you breakfast! Since it's snowing outside and you're not going out today, I'll make you something delicious!"
Before Dylan could respond, Dorothy rushed to the kitchen to busy herself.
Dylan could only silently watch Dorothy's figure for a long time, sighing inwardly. She was indeed a virtuous woman.When Dorothy brought the breakfast to the table, Dylan was once again astonished.
Stir-fried Chinese yam, goji berry walnut black rice, and a pot of seafood soup made from the leftovers in the fridge last night.
"Come, young man, have a good meal."
Indeed, Dorothy had prepared everything intentionally.
However, Dylan wouldn't refuse Dorothy's kindness because it was simply too delicious.
Dylan devoured the food in one go.
Burping contentedly and patting his belly, Dylan felt reenergized.
At this moment, Georgia, Jodie, and Alberta also came downstairs.
Jodie was shocked to see Dylan sitting at the dining table, picking his teeth and smacking his lips.
Is this guy powered by nuclear energy? Isn't he tired?
Georgia didn't show much expression. She was too tired yesterday and slept soundly, unaware of what had happened.
"Everyone's up. What do you want to eat? I'll make it for you," Dorothy asked considerately.
"Dorothy, whatever you make, we'll eat. There's no need to ask us! It's all you doing the work alone, so we shouldn't be picky," Alberta empathized with Dorothy. Being women themselves, Dorothy had put in much more effort than them.
"Okay! I'll make whatever then!"
When the women were having breakfast, Kimberley's urgent voice came through the intercom.
"Hey, hey! Several trucks have arrived at the entrance of our villa area, and they insist on us opening the gate for them!"
Upon hearing Kimberley's report, everyone became alert.
"How many people are there?"
"Probably over fifty!"
Dylan was taken aback. It seemed like they came prepared.
As for whether they came for him or for the villa area, that wasn't clear.
Anyone who had conflicts with him ended up being killed by him, so it seemed that they were here for the villa area.
Well, let's go and see first.
Without hesitation, Dylan put on his combat gear. Seeing this, the women hurriedly went back to their rooms to change into their gear and grab weapons, following Dylan out of the villa.
The snow outside was still heavy. There was still some distance to the entrance of the villa area, so Dylan directly drove the off-road vehicle over.
When they arrived at the entrance of the villa area, they found a group of people outside, shouting towards Kimberley and the others.
Since Kimberley had locked the gate, they couldn't enter for the time being.
When Kimberley and the others saw Dylan, they ran over.
"What's going on?" Dylan frowned.
"I don't know. Suddenly, several trucks arrived, and a group of people came down. They insist on us opening the gate for them.
However, I noticed someone familiar among them.
It looks like one of the people who were trapped in the property building a few days ago," Kimberley explained.
As soon as she finished speaking, Dylan figured out what was going on.
It must be the group he had released.
Someone among them brought acquaintances to try and seize his territory.
Damn it, he let them go out of kindness, but they're repaying kindness with enmity?
When the people outside saw Dylan and the others, they immediately started shouting and howling.
"Damn it! There are quite a few women. These few are much stronger than the other two!""Hey, beautiful ladies, feeling hungry? We've got delicious food here. Let us in, and we'll definitely feed you, haha!"
"Yeah, on such a cold day, do you want us to warm your beds for you? When I see you, I feel hot all over!"
The group of people outside the gate continued to chatter incessantly, some even whistling and jeering, infuriating the women inside.
But Dylan paid no attention. To him, anyone daring to cause trouble on his turf was as good as dead.
He was simply carefully observing the strength of these people outside. Most of them were in their thirties, wielding weapons like steel bars, machetes, and axes, all ordinary weapons that Dylan didn't bother about since they couldn't harm him anyway.
He was just thinking that since they had come to him, their time energy shouldn't go to waste. With fifty people, that's at least fifty years of time energy.
As Dylan observed the people outside, one of them raised a large package and said, "Hey, inside there! Do you know what's in here?"
Seeing no response, he placed the package on the ground and opened it, saying, "See this? It's all delicious stuff.
You guys must not have seen these good things for a long time here.
Our boss said, as long as you open the door, these are just a token of our goodwill.
If you're willing to join us, we can offer you even more food!"
After he finished speaking, another man chimed in, "Did you all hear? Look at how enthusiastic my cousin is.
Hurry up and open the door, let us in, and we'll find a few villas to live in. It's snowing heavily, and we're not afraid of freezing!"
Dylan carefully examined the man who spoke. He did seem somewhat familiar, perhaps one of the survivors Dylan had released a few days ago.
At this moment, Georgia behind Dylan saw the group of people outside and suddenly shouted loudly, "Dexter! It's actually you scoundrels!"
Hearing Georgia's shout, the leader of the group outside looked towards her. He scrutinized Georgia for a moment, then showed a surprised expression, saying, "Captain Georgia?"
Georgia sneered, "That's right, it's me! It's such a small world, isn't it?"
Seeing Georgia recognize the people outside, Dylan realized there seemed to be some history between them.