Chapter 45 - The Promised Base

After two more days, Zach and his group of survivors are now finally near the base seeing them riding their Humvees and trucks as they move at a steady pace. Upon being outside for too long, they didn't expect that the road on the way would become more like a grass field, and due to the expansion that was happening, they could already see the wall of the base even though they still had some distance from it. 

While moving, the survivors who were staying on the truck had their hearts breathing with excitement as they could also see it as they started bustling with noise saying that Zach really was telling the truth however, as they were still far from the place, they could only keep their excitement as they curiously looked at the surroundings. 

While getting closer, the survivors' excitement reached its peak as they could already see other people working on a field and they were surprised to see that it was planted with many kinds of healthy crops and vegetables while some could be found taking care of what seemed to be fruit-bearing trees. 

All of them couldn't believe that such a place really existed however, when the truck finally stopped not that far from the base, their mouths could be found wide open with their eyes sparkling in disbelief after seeing walls made of logs while a number of watchtowers were built with armed people stationed inside of them. 

Getting off the truck, all of them remained where they were as they felt too embarrassed to walk around upon seeing the people who were working on the field suddenly started coming to them or more like towards the direction of Zach and there they saw them greeting and welcoming him back. 

"Everyone, welcome to the base." Zach's voice then echoed to the newly recruited survivors from which he then immediately ordered the Rangers to guide them inside since they still had to undergo some questioning before they could properly settle in. 

With that, the group of survivors led by Isabelle, Viktor, and James then immediately guided by the Rangers inside the base. When the wooden gate opened, that was when they all saw that a civilization really existed seeing organized wooden houses where people could be found walking with smiles on their faces, and even children playing together. 

Seeing all of this was completely foreign to them as what they were doing up until now was doing everything they could just to survive. Some of them couldn't help themselves from tearing up thinking that they would be safe now upon seeing that this place was like a paradise. 

Following the Rangers in a particular direction, the survivors didn't complain a thing and so the questioning then finally started which was initiated by Anna, Rose, and other personnel as the survivors this time were just too many. 

Meanwhile, Zach, Zoey, and Hannah immediately headed straight to their home, and they then were greeted by a warm hug from Jenny and Vanessa. With that, Zach and his family then spend the day talking inside as they have a lot of things to catch up on. 

When it was about to get dark, the interview session had finally come to an end and so everyone then was guided to another location once again. Their gratitude to Zach had reached a certain height because not only did he give them food, but they were also given shelter ready for them to use though a number of them would probably camp for the night since the available houses weren't enough to accommodate them all knowing that the construction had just started days ago. 

With the addition of the newly recruited survivors, the population of the base has finally reached a number of more than eight hundred survivors. Other than that, Zach was delighted to read the previous jobs of the survivors seeing half of them were professionals while some possessed skills that would greatly benefit the base. 

To celebrate the joining of the survivors, Zach has declared that there will be a feast so the base starts bustling with noise as they all get ready for the party to happen and is very excited knowing that Sophia will perform to them once again. 

When night finally came, each and everyone could be found outside their houses as the party had finally started. At first, the newly recruited survivors were a little shy but after drinking some alcohol, their shame disappeared as they were now getting along with the rest of the survivors.

Little did they know that there were a number of them who had gone missing before the party had started as they were unknowingly guided by some Rangers outside of the base not having any clue as to the reason why they were heading out as they were a little scared to ask seeing them all carrying guns with them. 

Right now, Zach can be found together with Isabelle, Viktor, and James while drinking together as they watch Sophia on the watchtower singing them a song. Zach paid much attention to them since the first two were the former leaders of their respective groups while the latter was someone he was with the longest back in the city and was already very familiar to him.

"This is really a nice place." Isabelle muttered while looking at the survivors full of smiles and enjoying the night. It was the first time she had seen a genuine happy smile for so long that she had already forgotten when was the last time she felt that way. 

"Yeah. No offense but I really was skeptical about believing what you said about this place, but now that I'm here, I am at a loss for words as to how to thank you with all my heart. So, I can only promise to follow you and protect this place no matter what it takes." Viktor said as he suddenly stood up and bowed at Zach while holding a bottle of beer. 

Seeing Viktor's sudden action, Zach couldn't help but smile as he could see that he was already drunk but he knew that sometimes what you were saying in such a state was what you really felt so he kind of felt great hearing such words from him. 

"I feel the same." Isabelle also supported him as she raised the beer in her hands while looking at Zach. 

"Me too." James also expresses his support. 

"Well. Let us take care of each other from now on then." Zach replied to them. 

With that, the survivors continued to have a party until midnight before it finally stopped as everyone had already gone inside their houses so they could rest for the night. On the other hand, some of them, especially the newly recruited ones could still not sleep as they felt afraid that everything that happened today was just a dream and that they would wake up when they closed their eyes. 

Meanwhile, Zach could also be found still awake seeing him and Jenny alone on the bed still talking to each other seeing the former caressing the latter's stomach which had become too big signing that the child inside was growing healthily. 

"Will you go outside again to look for more survivors?" Jenny asked while feeling warm from Zach's caressing seeing her leaning on his broad shoulder while closing her eyes. 

"No, I'll leave such work to the Rangers from now on. So, I will be staying in the base and looking after everyone." Zach replied as he looked at Jenny and kissed her forehead after he felt guilty not staying with her even though she was pregnant. So, he wanted to be a good husband from now on. 

Jenny opened her eyes as she looked at Zach with a smile on her face. Though she kind of understands that being a leader is not a joke, she still feels sad seeing him more focused on such things than taking care of her and their child. So, hearing such words makes her happy. 

Both kept staring at each other's eyes before their lips printed against each other as they started kissing passionately. As they hadn't seen each other for so long, their bodies started heating up as they were craving each other's warmth. 

"We should stop. Zoey and Hannah were already asleep, what will you do if you make this brother of mine angry? You know that we can't have sex as you were still pregnant." Zach then stopped kissing Jenny knowing that if he didn't, he might not sleep due to being too aroused. 

"Sex isn't the only thing that we can pleasure each other is there?" Jenny, however, was in the mood. She knew that they couldn't have sex but it didn't mean that there were no other ways so she then just moved her hands towards Zach's hard cock and started rubbing them slowly. 

Seeing Jenny's action, Zach couldn't help but groan before he looked Jenny in the eye. He could tell that she was also craving it so he also made a move by holding one of her growing breasts and started kneading them while kissing her at the same time. Following that, it took them an hour to satisfy themselves before finally resting for the night. 

One month later, the settlement of the newly recruited survivors had long been completed and each one of them had already adjusted to the base as they were already working together in the role that they were given. All of them made new friends as they found the people easy to interact with probably because they have shared the same experiences. 

On the other hand, the population of the base has finally reached over a thousand people after new groups of survivors continued to be recruited in other places and were now settling inside the base.

Among these survivors, approximately three hundred of them were part of Rangers as they continued to be trained so they would be prepared at all times if there were instances that they would be attacked or if they were the ones who were attacking. Such numbers were hard to look after so Zach divided the Rangers into six groups consisting of fifty each which were led by Ethan, Mike, Carl, Isabelle, Viktor, and Sophia. 

The six of them now have complete authority in their group aside from Zach himself as all of them were under his command. Moreover, Zach also gave each group a truck and three Humvees to use as their transportation since they were heading outside from time to time to look for survivors. 

Meanwhile, James becomes the head of the mechanic group of the base, and there are twenty of them in total. They were not part of the Rangers, but they were trained to be like them. They were an independent group responsible for taking care of the vehicles that the Rangers were using. 

And right now, Zach can be found doing a quick run outside of the base together with Adam and Eve as he still hasn't forgotten to complete his daily unique mission given by the system. Also, it was one way of distracting himself from the thought that the given two months' time was getting closer and closer. 

Arriving at a distance far away from the base, Zach then started doing push-ups wanting to finish them all once and for all, so he could get back and spend the rest of the day with Jenny, however, he suddenly stopped what he was doing after seeing a group of people not that far from him. 

Taking out his Radio, Zach then immediately called for backup upon seeing that the group of survivors were heading towards the direction of the base. Taking out a rifle from his inventory, he then called Adam and Eve to follow him as he planned to meet them on the way. 

"Is it them?" Zach muttered upon seeing the direction they came from as the thought that they were survivors from the city they had visited a month ago was a possibility. With that, his brows then just knitted not sure if these group of survivors will bring good news or a bad one.