After waiting for all the survivors to board the bus, the convoy left immediately without making any stops.
After the three people boarded, they immediately attracted the attention of everyone on the bus. They looked curiously at the newcomers in front of them. For the first two, it was fine, but when they saw Ogden tattooed and with a hairstyle in the shape of a rooster's comb, their faces changed. Everyone couldn't help but show expressions of disgust, because they reminded them of young Kim with the colorful head.
Inexplicably observing the reactions of the people around him, Ogden thought to himself, "I don't even know you, why are you looking at me like that?"
Wilfred took his daughter Anna, found a seat in the row, and sat down. Ogden wanted to sit next to them, but his unique shape was too flashy and the others obviously didn't want to sit with him, they all pretended not to see him.
Ogden was disappointed and a little angry in his heart, but he wasn't stupid and didn't explode on the spot. I didn't know anyone in this strange group. You can see that the first impression these people had of him was not good. If you come into conflict with the people here right now, it will be very difficult to integrate.
Thinking of this, he temporarily suppressed dissatisfaction. Without arguing, he walked silently to a corner seat and sat down on it.
The people on the bus wanted to see what he would do, but they were a little surprised to see this, and their impression of the man with the crested head changed slightly. However, when the bus started to move forward again, they didn't continue to pay attention to these newcomers, bowed their heads, and then slowly fell asleep.
"Father, where is this convoy going?" After sitting quietly in her seat for a few minutes, Anna finally couldn't contain her curiosity, and quietly asked her father who was next to her.
After all the infected people left the city, they originally planned to leave Greenwood immediately, but since it was too late, the weather was too cold, and there were no means of transportation nearby, they discussed it and waited until dawn.
They quickly found a clothing store and found several thick garments to keep warm.
Then they each found a house and rested there, hoping to decide where to go together tomorrow.
Upon entering the room, Anna lay down on the bed she hadn't seen in a long time, as if instantly enveloped in warmth, making her feel particularly comfortable.
But no matter how comfortable she was, she still hoped that daylight would come as soon as possible so that she could part ways with that annoying guy.
Since leaving the church, Anna has deeply discovered that that damn-haired Ogden has been spying on her several times, which makes her feel very disgusted. She doesn't even want to see that guy who makes her sick again.
But that night, from the village of Waskom they were talking about, continuous sounds of gunfire and explosions were heard, followed by flames shooting into the sky.
Such a large movement caused the people who had been dispersed to gather again. They looked at the strange scene in the distance and speculated if there was an army there to eliminate the infected.
Someone soon raised objections. How could the army exterminate the infected at such a late hour? In addition, those infected clearly left on their own initiative. They believed that there should be a group of survivors in Waskom, and the previous explosion was caused by them. They went out and lured the infected people, and now you should be fighting them.
Many people agreed with this assumption, but some were hesitant to leave immediately, otherwise what would happen if infected people returned?
But considering that the infected person would definitely not be able to return in a short time, they finally decided to spend this night first and get up early tomorrow morning to pick up supplies and leave.
The next day, the worry in their hearts caused everyone to get up very early. Everyone got up before 6 o'clock. They immediately looked to the west, at that moment there was no sound there.
They then left four people to look for the car and start it, while the remaining people split into groups of two and dispersed to various parts of the village to collect provisions.
Originally, after separating from these people, Anna wanted to persuade her father to leave directly, but her father said that now was not the best time to leave. They still needed the help of these people, so they had no choice but to hold on for the time being.
As a result, when everyone finished collecting supplies, only Ogden and the woman in his group had yet to arrive.
Everyone waited and waited but did not see them. It was almost noon when they saw these two people on the corner of the street. However, it could be said that the supplies they brought were pitiful. They looked at the woman's flushed face. With the strange smell, you can immediately understand what these people were doing just now. This disgusted Anna so much that she didn't even want to look again.
But sometimes things are very strange. When they were delayed here because of Ogden, they also ran into a convoy passing through the quarantine zone.
When they saw the American flag on the truck, everyone shouted excitedly and shouted loudly before stopping the convoy, but when they saw a soldier with a scar on his face coming down, no one had the courage to come up and speak.
It was then Wilfred who took the initiative and walked over to talk to the other party before they were allowed to board the convoy.
Anna was so relieved that she felt like she would lose her sanity if she continued to be teammates with someone who gave her goosebumps. I was sincerely delighted to have joined this governance team.
And he also discovered that when he looked at Ogden, contrary to his happiness, you could tell that the other person's face was very ugly.
After hearing his daughter's question, Wilfred was silent for a moment and slowly said, "I only know that this military convoy left Dallas to escort civilians to the Atlanta quarantine zone."
"Atlanta?"
Anna was a little surprised when she heard her father's answer. Are you kidding? They are still a long way from Atlanta.
"That's right." Wilfred nodded, confirming what he just said, and then continued, "I originally thought about going to the quarantine area in Shreveport, but the person told me that most of the quarantine areas are already saturated and not accepting any more people, so I thought about it instead of going to a quarantine zone where I'm not sure I can get in, We could also go with them. Moreover, they were the ones who fought against the infected last night. .."
"What... what!"
If the first news was surprising to Anna, then the second news her father told her was shocking: the entire population of this convoy was not wiped out. You can say it's amazing.
"The infected..."
After careful thought, he remembered the broken, bloodstained bodies of the cars he had just seen and the tired looks on these people's faces. A surprising answer was about to come out. He turned his head to look at his father. hoping to find out.
Wilfred sighed, looked deeply at his daughter, and the answer he gave was evident.
Anna slowly leaned back in the chair and felt that she still needed to digest some of this information, but then her father's soft voice reached her ears.
"We will look for opportunities later to reach out to these people and then ask them for information. We will also confirm the information from their mouths."
She nodded slightly and looked at the African-American woman in the back seat. Seeing the look of pain on his face, a trace of hesitation flashed in his eyes, and he made a slight movement to get up, but in the end he held back, close his eyes and relax.
Noticing something unusual about his daughter, Wilfred also noticed the injured person behind her. Knowing that her daughter had a good heart and that she had learned nursing knowledge from her mother, she decided that they could not leave that person without help.
She hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Daughter, when the car stops, if you want, you can go and help her."
But Anna didn't respond to her father's words, she just leaned back in her seat. No one knew what he was thinking.
Wilfred said nothing after seeing him. He crossed his arms over his chest and began to think about the future.
The incorporation of the survivors was only a small episode in the convoy's journey. The people in the car were sleeping soundly all afternoon and didn't even notice if the car stopped.
However, some attentive people noticed something strange when the convoy passed through Shreveport. From inside the vehicle, they looked out over the city, which had once been thriving but now offered a completely different view from Dallas. There were no signs of human life. The entire city was infested with terrifying infected people, with the ubiquitous Cordyceps virus lurking around every corner.
Following established protocol, the convoy stopped every time it passed through a small village. The soldiers descended first to explore the area, making sure that the path was clear and safe. Only after verifying that there were no threats did they give the signal for the convoy to continue advancing.
What happens is that they are more cautious in the use of firearms and more active in the collection of ammunition.
As night was about to fall again, the caravan slowly stopped in front of a small village called Calhoun. It was much smaller than Greenwood or Waskom, but since Monroe was further ahead, they didn't dare spend the night there, so. They decided to settle me there.