"However, as the population grows, the number of bases being built becomes increasingly disproportionate, leading to conflicts?"

Li Long scratched his head, looking embarrassed, wondering if the others had seen his argument with that man.

"I understand. So you mean that everyone in line is doing this for safety reasons before entering the base. And cutting in line is not allowed; everyone has to follow the rules?"

Jiang Ruan recalled carefully, and the base that had existed in her previous life gradually surfaced in her mind.

That base was once full of life and hope, but for some reason it gradually fell into disrepair.

She seemed to have a vague recollection of the reason, as if it was caused by a fierce internal war.

However, she could no longer clearly remember the specific details, leaving only some fragmented and vague pieces lingering in her mind.

"That's roughly the idea. Because the base has a capacity, its maximum saturation is different. The one in front of us can only accommodate one or two hundred people, which is considered relatively small."

There are even bigger ones! The largest could hold thousands of people, but someone as ordinary as me is not worthy to go there. I can only live a humble life here.

Li Long slowly lowered his head, his back bent, and he exuded a sense of dejection.

Jiang Ruan nodded after hearing his words. Based on what she knew, he wasn't lying and seemed quite sincere.

"If that's the case, why didn't you come earlier? With such a long line, you probably wouldn't have been able to get in."

Jiang Ruan looked back and saw an endless queue, just like when she used to get a nucleic acid test.

It's all about survival, but this time the enemy is different; it's truly deadly.

"Yeah, knowing these are the rules, if you wanted to survive, you should have waited here long ago. Or rather, you should have come and waited as soon as you received the notice. Why bother queuing in such a long line and still not being able to get in?"

Anxia could see the long queue from afar, which looked like a winding dragon.

Although she had never personally experienced queuing, as the saying goes, "Even if you haven't eaten pork, haven't you seen a pig run?"

After all, she had visited her sister Anchun's workplace many times, where it was always crowded with people coming to do business, forming neat rows of queues.

Every time she visited her sister, the scene before her eyes remained vivid in her memory.

"I need to be alive too. Do you think those zombies are a joke? Besides, I'm waiting for my brothers. Those idiots must have overslept. They broke their promise to me. I'm speechless."

Li Long said somewhat helplessly, "I want to, but I don't dare."

He was genuinely afraid of those zombies running around.

Today, at this moment, we dare to come out only because the country has a special team guarding outside. Under normal circumstances, we wouldn't come out no matter who calls us.

They're not coming!

Gu An hadn't spoken until now, but upon hearing Li Long's words, he suddenly remembered several familiar faces in the Phantom Hall, which clearly resembled the people in the photos on this person's body.

"What? What do you mean? Why aren't you coming? Don't talk nonsense. We may be scoundrels, but we still have our integrity."

A nameless rage surged within Li Long, and he almost burst into a tirade, but seeing Hua Yi beside him, he forcibly suppressed his anger.

Gu An frowned, then leaned closer to examine them more closely before nodding firmly and saying, "That's right, it's these people. I remember them clearly! But... they're clearly dead, how could they be here? Could it be..."

As he finished speaking, his voice unconsciously lowered, as if he had remembered something.

Hua Yi also went over to take a look. She had been distracted and hadn't paid attention earlier, but now that she looked at them, they were indeed just those few simple-looking zombies.

He is indeed dead!

This cruel reality struck Li Longchang like a heavy hammer blow, leaving him unable to accept it.

"No, no, no..." He stared wide-eyed, his face filled with disbelief, muttering to himself.

That desperate and sorrowful voice seemed to pierce the clouds and reach far away.

Immediately afterwards, a heart-wrenching howl erupted from his mouth, echoing throughout the entire space.

This long howl was filled with endless pain and sorrow, as if it was trying to release all the emotions in his heart.

With that long howl, Li Longchang's body trembled involuntarily, and tears welled up in his eyes like a burst dam.

His hands were clenched into fists, his nails digging deep into his palms, yet he felt no pain.

At this moment, he was completely immersed in immense grief and unable to extricate himself.

However, he was truly insane; simply howling was not his usual style.

Sure enough, the next second, he started shouting at the entire line and the surrounding crowd with a megaphone he pulled out from somewhere, “Stop queuing, all of you! My brother is dead, and you’re still queuing? What a load of crap! Stop queuing!”

Immediately afterwards, he casually tossed away the megaphone in his hand, then lay down like a child in the bustling crowd, and began to throw a tantrum without any restraint.

At this moment, he completely abandoned all pride and dignity, revealing his shameless, unreasonable, and unscrupulous side to the fullest extent!

Hua Yi's eyes widened in shock. Even with his extensive experience, he couldn't comprehend the scene.

Li Long was acting like a madman, going on and on in a completely abnormal state.

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