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Compared to the atmosphere in the dormitory, the other side was much more harmonious.

A group of five people, plus a dog and a monkey.

Bruce led them as they moved from the location where Jesse had come from.

"Boss, it's getting late. Are we still going out to help them find food?" Ignacio asked with a puzzled expression as he looked at the darkening sky.

If it were any other time, it would be fine.

But going out to find food when it's getting dark? It's too dangerous. He wasn't very willing.

"Find food?" Bruce couldn't help but laugh. "Are you kidding me?"

"Huh?" Ignacio and Finnegan were both stunned.

"Bruce, aren't we going out to find food?" Cynthia, upon hearing Bruce's words, was also puzzled.

Zara, however, thought of something and looked at Bruce in astonishment.

"So many survivors over there, how much food do they need? Do you really think you're their savior?"

"So, Boss, what do you mean..." Ignacio asked.

"Clear out the dormitory ahead. We'll rest there tonight and start clearing the way to the school gate tomorrow."

"But... what about the others?" Zara asked.

"How do we help?" Bruce replied with a question. "Let me make it clear to you now: the school's convenience store has been emptied by other survivors, and the cafeteria has been occupied by another group of survivors."

"The remaining food is only enough for the five of us for three to five days! If any of you want to go back, I can give you your share of the food..."

With this statement, everyone was shocked.

They all looked at Bruce with disbelief.

Only enough for three to five days? Does that mean they could also starve to death?

"Does anyone want to go back?" Bruce asked again.

Seeing everyone silent, Bruce asked again.

"Of course, I'm staying with Young Master Bruce," Elbert said, the first to speak up.

"I'm not going back either. We can't even save ourselves, so why try to save others?" Finnegan shook his head.

Ignacio awkwardly smiled, "Yeah... there's no need to say it, right?"Cynthia bit her lip.

 "I... I'll of course go with you, but Bruce, don't you think we should at least take Joanne and the others with us?

 Weren't they supposed to come with us?"

"Yeah, and Malachi too!" Finnegan chimed in.

"They have their own things to do.

You all focus on your tasks," Bruce replied, unwilling to elaborate further as he directed Ben to start clearing out the monsters.

Meanwhile, tensions escalated between the students as Jesse injured a classmate, making him the target of anger.

Seeing the axe in Jesse's hand, however, none dared to approach him.

They had thought Jesse was only brave enough to fight monsters, but now they realized he showed no mercy even against humans.

Was this really a student from their school?

"You, how could you lay such heavy hands on your own classmates? Have you no sense of reason?" Jerald, acting as Joanne's protector because he was the antagonist, approached Jesse to reason with him, one of the few adults present.

But Jesse, being the protagonist, didn't bother reasoning with him.

"Reason?" Jesse sneered. "Now you want to reason with me? Let me tell you, the axe in my hand is the only reason you need to know."

These fools, resorting to reason when they can't win, how laughable!

"You..."

"What? You want to fight me too?"

 Jesse looked down on Jerald.

"Don't flatter yourself, with that greasy look of yours, even ten of you wouldn't stand a chance against me!"

"You... you bastard!"

Jerald lost face in front of Joanne, his face turning pale with anger.

"Get lost, or I'll make all of you end up like him," Jesse said coldly, nodding towards the classmate lying injured on the ground, his axe still stained with blood.

After saying this, Jesse glanced at Joanne out of the corner of his eye.

This Joanne teacher... truly tantalizing... Joanne was a university professor, standing somewhere between Cynthia and Zara in height, around 168 centimeters tall.

Her appearance was impeccable, with delicate features and a cool demeanor.Absolutely fitting the aesthetic standards of Serdonia's populace.

In Bruce's mind, giving her a score of 95 would not be an exaggeration.

Usually, Joanne's hair was elegantly styled, complemented by gold-rimmed glasses and a serious expression that rarely broke into a smile.

She was the epitome of the aloof female teacher legend.

However, her physique was quite unique.

At first glance, she wasn't as perfectly proportioned as Cynthia, nor did she possess Zara's towering height and long legs.

But she had a distinctly feminine curve to her body.

If she wore a tight-fitting dress, from the back, she looked like a peach, tempting...

In short, the moment Jesse laid eyes on Joanne, he was drawn to her aura of femininity.

In the early stages of the apocalypse, women with Joanne's looks could at least trade for three months' worth of rations for a five-person team, even if they had been used by countless others.

If lucky, they might even get two decent treasures!

Don't think that top-tier beauties were a dime a dozen in the apocalypse.

Before the apocalypse, most top-tier beauties were owned by the wealthy.

After the apocalypse, only the strong were worthy of possessing such top-tier beauties.

Women like Cynthia, Joanne, who didn't even need makeup and still scored over 90 in looks, were not something ordinary strong individuals could possess!

"If it weren't for the potential threat of Bruce, I would take this woman with me no matter what!"

 Whether it was to satisfy his own desires or for future survival, Jesse felt that Joanne was perfect for his team.

But on Bruce's side... just thinking of Bruce made Jesse extremely uncomfortable.

There was something not quite right.

Though this bastard Bruce might not directly come after him, he wasn't the type to give up so easily, right?

How could he incite these survivors and then just leave with the group??

Jesse didn't understand what Bruce was up to, but he didn't have the mind to dwell on it now.

Because he had no other way to go, he could only take it step by step and continue forward...

The survivors led by Jerald were forcefully driven back by Jesse's axe.Joanne had no choice but to lead the others downstairs first and discuss a plan of action.

Meanwhile, the man hidden among the crowd silently retreated to his makeshift resting place.

The next morning, Jesse cautiously observed the situation around the dormitory.

Not seeing Bruce, he breathed a sigh of relief and began attempting to clear out the monsters downstairs.

The survivors downstairs were getting hungrier, but they couldn't overpower Jesse. What to do?

So, some boys wanted to join him.

Girls also wanted to sell themselves for food.

But Jesse's team didn't accept anyone!

They didn't even consider these mediocre people.

In Jesse's eyes, these girls without strength, but average looks, weren't even worth a piece of bread.

On the third day, seeing Bruce still absent, Jesse prepared to lead the group away.

More and more survivors wanted to join him, but Jesse remained unmoved!

Because these people had conflicting interests with him.

It was easy for them to stab him in the back after joining.

So Jesse ignored them.

After clearing some monsters on the road, he returned to his residence, preparing to leave here completely the next morning.

On the fourth day at dawn...

"Hey, wasn't Young Master Bruce supposed to be looking for food? Why hasn't he come back yet?"

"If he doesn't come back soon, we'll starve to death."

"Yeah, I can't take it anymore!"

"Do you think Young Master Bruce... won't come back?"

"No... no way, right?"

"How could that be? Don't talk nonsense!"

"Yeah, I saw before, Young Master Bruce and the others were busy killing those monsters."

"Hey hey hey, are you guys mistaken? The main problem right now isn't Young Master Bruce, okay?"

"Right, the main problem now is that bastard Jesse..."

"No, I can't take it anymore, we have to do something!"