Chapter 1 Beginning

When Ding Ning and Li Chenzhou walked out of the prison, it was already between nine and ten in the morning. Today was a rare sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky. The scorching sun shone directly on the earth, bringing a warm feeling.

Ding Ning was also bathed in the morning sun. The blood on his body, illuminated by the sunlight, emitted wisps of red steam, enveloping him in a red mist. Coupled with his icy gaze, he looked like a demon walking in the light.

His performance in the prison cell had already been spread by the surviving witnesses. Seeing him in this state, most of the survivors felt a chill in their hearts.

As for those survivors who had been cultivated by Duan Lei and had some ideas about Ding Ning's rise to power, they had now dispelled their thoughts.

Because they were originally small leaders, they were given good positions when they entered the prison cell, and as a result, they watched Ding Ning's massacre from beginning to end.

Of course, they had all killed zombies, but only in small numbers, maybe two or three, or five or six. But compared to Ding Ning, these numbers were… not just a drop in the bucket, but simply incomparable. Especially since Ding Ning killed living people!

After the previous slaughter, Ding Ning now seemed much quieter. He came to the main building's gate, looked at the survivors in front of him who were looking at him with some fear, and then looked at the tall walls around the prison.

He bent down, picked up a microphone from the side, and said to the walls,

"This is a prison. I remember… I once saw a movie that had a passage about these walls. It said: These walls are interesting. At first, you hate them, then you adapt to them, and after a long time, you can't live without them. That means you've been assimilated.

"Of course, when that person said this, there were no zombies around him. He was talking to prisoners, and he meant that prisoners would gradually get used to the environment after staying in prison for a long time.

"But we are not prisoners, so we directly skip the first two stages. In fact, when we entered here, what we cared about most was these high walls, because they could protect us and block those zombies!

"But the interesting thing is, if we decide that this is our future base, then most of us will actually want to live the same kind of life as prisoners in the future.

"Many people, from today onwards, will not leave the area enclosed by this high wall until the end of this apocalypse, or until they die. If calculated using the previous prison terms, this should be considered a life sentence.

"But I don't think any of us will refuse this life sentence, and will even compete for it. Why? Because we ourselves are convinced that we are not criminals, we are different from them!

"So, I will keep this cell, and its function will be the same as before, to imprison criminals. And how are criminals created? From among all of us!

"Now it is the end of the world, and many people will feel that laws, morals, and these things are gone. For us now, the most important thing is life. As long as we can survive, we can do anything.

"But, I can now clearly tell everyone that it won't work here! That's right, this prison is mine. Anyone who wants to live here must abide by the rules I set. If anyone feels that they cannot accept it… then you can leave. Otherwise, you may be locked up inside by me!

"As for the rules here, they will be formulated today. In addition, I know that everyone has been busy all night, but we still have to work hard today. To maintain the operation of a base, we still have many things to do!"

Saying this, Ding Ning looked at the survivors who were now small leaders and said,

"Everyone, I need your help! Let's sort out the functions and personnel allocation of our base!"

Several small leaders looked at each other and then nodded together,

"No problem! Just give the order!"

Seeing the response of these small leaders, Ding Ning breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately said this after coming out of the prison cell in order to use the remaining power of the previous killings to deter others. After all, he was a newcomer to this team, a latecomer. Even with the help of Li Chenzhou and the others, it would not be easy to completely control this place.

"You…"

Ding Ning turned his head to look at Li Chenzhou, wanting to ask if Li Chenzhou and the others had anything else to say, but Li Chenzhou shook his head.

He could only help Ding Ning this much. As for whether Ding Ning could completely control this base in the future, it would depend on him. If you have the ability to sit firmly in this position, then you are the leader of the base.

If you don't have the ability and can't control people, then the next time they come, the leader of the base may be someone else. What Li Chenzhou and the others wanted was a base built by the survivors, and they didn't care about anything else.

He was willing to help Ding Ning only because what the other prison guards had done had indeed shocked them, so Li Chenzhou decided to cultivate this only remaining prison guard. But they would not stay here and were about to leave, so the help would end here.

"We are leaving soon. This is your base. How to build it still depends on you!"

Li Chenzhou said to Ding Ning,

"Also, before leaving, I will give you a suggestion. Try to treat zombies and mutant beasts as the main enemies. Although you must also be sufficiently wary of our fellow humans… if you can avoid conflicts, try to avoid them. There are some other bases around here. If you can form alliances with them and share resources, maybe you can live a little easier!"

"I will remember!"

Ding Ning nodded.

"Alright! Let's go!"

Li Chenzhou waved his hand, and Duan Lei and Gray Bear and the others immediately returned to the cars. The two armored vehicles started and drove to the gate of the prison. Ding Ning walked into the gatehouse next to him, opened the gate, and watched the armored vehicles slowly leave…

"They… are really leaving just like that?"

Those survivors who had been following Duan Lei were somewhat incredulous when they saw Li Chenzhou's car leaving the prison.

In their opinion, this prison was very safe, and there was enough open space next to it. Li Chenzhou had even told them that they could use the returned vehicles and electric welding to extend a section of the wall outside the prison.

Therefore, this was definitely a very ideal base. They had taken a lot of crop seeds when they came out. There was also a river here, and enough open space. As long as they started planting, they might even be able to achieve self-sufficiency!

But even with such an excellent location, Li Chenzhou and the others actually left as soon as they said they would, without any nostalgia…

"They are different from us! Maybe, for them, there is no dangerous place in this world, so they don't need to hide behind the high walls of a prison like we do!"

A survivor looked at the slowly closing prison gate and said softly…