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A New Beginning From the End of the World

Chapter 297 - On the Way

In the end, these people accepted the proposal to go to Atlanta, which included Hilltop, Alexandria, the Kingdom, and Negan’s group.

As for the more than one hundred remaining people, they were a bit special. These people had been under the abuse of the Saviors. They all belonged to the same faction. Victor and Daryl had conducted an investigation, and the information they obtained was surprisingly consistent. Because of this, Jason chose to believe that the other side wasn’t lying.

As for their leader, he was still alive and had shown his gratitude on countless occasions.

“Commander Jason, we support your decision, and we believe that the person who can get us out of such a dangerous situation definitely won’t be a bad person. So I hope you can give us a little trust. All our people can endure hardship and withstand hard work. As long as you can provide us with a place to live, you will never regret taking us in.”

The leader of these people was named Derek, who, according to his own words, was an immigrant and had worked until the beginning of the end of the world as a foreman in a construction company, which was barely operating when everything started.

For professional reasons, their settlements were actually quite good. At the very least, they could deal with normal walker hordes without any problems. But this time, what found them wasn’t a walker horde—it was humans.

From the other side’s brief account, Jason gradually gained a general impression of these people. They were a noble group who helped those in need. Their already difficult lifestyle had allowed them to adapt better to the catastrophes of these chaotic days.

Derek, who had grown strong in this world, was very aware of his own advantages, and his physical strength was the advantage of his team today.

And Jason also took this into consideration and ultimately decided to accept them. The evaluation of their plans could be done later. He really didn’t want to give up more than a hundred strong workers, so everything had to be studied carefully to avoid problems.

The possibilities were endless, but Jason didn’t want to ask for help from the central base for numerous reasons. It was easy to request aerial reinforcements, but for now Jason wanted to remain hidden from the sight of others who could cause them problems.

When everything was about to wrap up, Alberto also stopped Cindy.

“Jason, are you willing to accept these Oceanside survivors? We’re willing to follow you to Atlanta.”

Jason looked at the girl a little strangely and asked with some surprise. “Why did you change your mind?”

“I haven’t changed my mind. Sooner or later I’ll go back and deal with those people, but not now.”

“It’s good if you can think of it that way. Although we attacked their headquarters, as far as I know, they still have several bases around. I couldn’t catch them all due to time constraints and because I focused on saving you.”

“And I have a feeling that there must still be many people alive in the factory, so surrendering temporarily is a good option for us.”

...

At this point, everyone agreed to leave here, and Jason didn’t want to delay any longer. Even if he waited until dawn, those enemies still looking for him would be able to find traces in this place.

Therefore, the work began immediately. First, all the resources they had brought were loaded into numerous trucks and buses. A batch had already been sent earlier, but there were still many supplies left in this place, and by the time it was done, it was four o’clock in the morning.

...

A group of 200 people was driving more than ten kilometers north of the Alexandria community, and they were members of the Saviors.

If someone had good eyesight, they would see that the faces and bodies of all these people were covered with walker flesh and blood, yet they still didn’t stop and moved together toward a single destination.

The large transport vehicles they had originally owned were all submerged in the walker horde. Fortunately, there was still one truck left at each of the three outer bases. Otherwise, transporting all these people would have been a problem.

At the front was a pickup truck, with the driver wearing a nervous expression, and Simon, who occasionally glanced back at their leader.

In fact, the man sitting behind looked at the two of them and closed his eyes to contain his fury.

Just as they reached a bend in the road, the driver pointed to the sky and shouted.

“Mays, look over there!”

Looking in the direction of his finger, the distant sky showed an orange halo.

“Where’s the fire?”

“Could it be that group?”

Without answering his subordinate’s question, Mays stared in that direction with a cold look and turned to ask the driver.

“Have we been to that place?”

“It’s just a small town. We were there before and didn’t find anything, but the supplies are gone and the whole town has been looted.”

Hearing what his subordinates said, Mays increasingly felt that this place could be the settlement of those people.

“Step on it, let’s hurry!”

...

Just as the Saviors reached a nearby point, the people of Alexandria were also ready to leave, and a large convoy of ten big trucks and five military Humvees rolled out through the gate.

All the residents of Alexandria looked indifferent, except Jessie, who held her two children in her arms.

Looking out the window was filled with complex emotions.

For the safety of this transfer, Jason arranged for the modified RV to continue leading the way, while two Humvees would follow behind it.

In fact, ever since he found Negan, he had been paying attention to the problems surrounding him. After confirming that Negan was a good man now, he didn’t dare bring him into the attack on the factory.

The reason, of course, was his ability and the danger that could arise at any moment. He didn’t want Negan dragged in when his value could be so great.

How much danger or value could the former leader of the Saviors bring? The result was very good when the base was attacked by the Wolves, which was why he had kept Liam in Alexandria, and also why they had learned Negan’s worth.

However, this enemy was much larger than the one who attacked them before. This time, more than sixty Wolves had very likely come, and he still wasn’t completely sure the danger was over. That was why Jason now wanted to return to the base as soon as possible.

The convoy reached the road, with George driving in the lead as always, and Jason at his side.

The firing port in the armor was opened, and the machine gun was mounted on the roof. A dozen members of the group were ready to fight. Several pairs of eyes scanned the surroundings, ready to alert the group.

“Now, Daryl!”

When Jason said this, Daryl nodded and pressed a button that set off an explosion in the distance. The loud sound could be heard for several kilometers around, and now Alexandria, which had been in good condition, was destroyed at several key points. This was to prevent any outside groups from staying there.

The sky at four in the morning was already slightly bright, and the previous operation had drawn most of the walkers near Alexandria away.

George drove the RV and discovered that the road ahead was extremely quiet today, and it seemed that all the walkers were indeed gone.

The convoy also slowly picked up speed. Jason felt a bit relieved—could it be that he was just being paranoid? Had the Wolves really been wiped out?

Just as he was thinking wildly, Daryl behind him suddenly shouted.

“Enemies ahead! Everyone get ready!”