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Chapter 97
There had been dozens of people crowded together during the confrontation. Heavy rain and poor visibility had made it difficult to see clearly, and Ethan had deliberately shifted his position to avoid drawing attention.Yet none of that had fooled Caleb.He had still managed to notice the difference.Ethan smiled, pretending not to understand what Caleb meant.Caleb didn’t press him. Instead, he began explaining how to handle the firearm properly.“Pull your shoulder back slightly. Lean forward when you raise the gun. Keep your elbows bent…”He demonstrated each movement, correcting Ethan’s posture and explaining how to manage the recoil.Ethan listened carefully, memorizing every instruction.When he returned to his apartment, he took out the imitation firearm and practised the movements on his own.Neither of them asked the other any questions.Some things didn’t need to be discussed.⸻After the shooting, the entire building became noticeably quieter.Nobody dared approach the eigh
Chapter 96
The girl couldn’t bear the shame.Overwhelmed by humiliation and despair, she eventually threw herself into the floodwater.She had been the only family her father had left. She was all he had.When he discovered that she was gone, something inside him finally snapped.He lost his mind, grabbed a cleaver, and began attacking anyone he could find.Several people died at the scene. Others succumbed to their injuries later, while many more suffered less serious wounds. There were also numerous crush injuries caused by the stampede.With the rain still pouring heavily, getting anyone to a hospital was practically impossible. Most residents didn’t have boats, and there was no reliable way to transport the injured.All they could do was lie in their apartments and endure the pain.Marcus and Oliver were still unconscious.Nobody knew whether either man would wake up. In fact, quite a few residents secretly hoped they wouldn’t.The attempted takeover had ended in complete failure.The buildi
Chapter 95
When Ethan had been stocking up before the disaster, he had deliberately purchased several imitation firearms. He figured they might come in handy if he ever needed to frighten someone away without actually using lethal force.He hadn’t expected Caleb to possess a real gun.Although the world had descended into chaos, the government hadn’t completely collapsed. It was still functioning, even if its operations had slowed considerably under the devastating flood.Firearms remained strictly controlled.If Ethan openly used a real gun in front of dozens of residents, it could attract unwanted attention. Even if the authorities were too overwhelmed to investigate immediately, there would eventually be questions about where he had obtained it.That was one problem.The other was explaining himself.Unless the situation became completely uncontrollable, he preferred not to expose the fact that he possessed a real firearm.Of course, if his life genuinely depended on it, he wouldn’t hesitate
Chapter 94
Some residents even turned toward the eighteenth floor, desperately begging to be let inside.The same people who had been shouting and threatening Ethan’s group only moments earlier were now stumbling over one another like trapped animals.When death stared them in the face, all their earlier bravado disappeared.Ethan had no intention of opening the door.He stood behind the reinforced steel bars, his expression blank as he watched the chaos unfold. It was almost like watching a performance, except the screams and blood were painfully real.Maya clenched her fists. Her lips parted as though she wanted to say something, but no words came out.After a moment, she turned her head away.The man wielding the cleaver was completely covered in blood. His face was twisted, his eyes wild, and his appearance was so terrifying that he looked like something dragged straight out of hell.A few of the larger, more physically imposing men finally gathered their courage and rushed toward him with t
Chapter 93
Marcus kept shouting for everyone to charge, but he remained firmly rooted where he stood.The situation had become rather awkward.Just moments earlier, the crowd had been eager to smash through the reinforced door. Now that it was actually open, with Ethan standing behind it holding a gun, nobody seemed willing to take the first step.Oliver’s face burned with embarrassment.He cursed the cowards under his breath. They had been so enthusiastic when they were safely standing behind him, but now that things had become dangerous, not one of them was willing to move.With no other choice, he forced himself to speak.“Even if that’s a real gun, how many bullets do you have? Seven? Do you honestly think seven bullets are enough to stop all of us?”His words seemed to wake the crowd from its fear.“That’s right! He only has seven bullets. What are we afraid of?”“Exactly! It’s just a gun. There are dozens of us!”Several people began raising their weapons again, trying to convince themselv
Chapter 92
“If you don’t want to cooperate, then at least lend us a third of your food,” Oliver said, forcing a smile despite the stiffness in his expression. “Once we get through this difficult period, we’ll pay everything back. If you’re worried we won’t keep our word, we can even write an IOU.”“No.”Ethan’s answer came without hesitation.Just one word.The atmosphere in the hallway immediately changed. Whatever pretense of a friendly discussion remained had finally disappeared.Someone in the crowd, encouraged by their numerical advantage, shouted impatiently, “Oliver, why are you still wasting time talking? Just break down the door and rush them!”“Exactly! Break it down! They’re the selfish ones here. Whatever happens next is their own fault!”“Ethan, think carefully about this!” another man called out. “We’re all residents of the same building. There’s no reason to make things so ugly!”Oliver felt a flicker of satisfaction. The crowd was becoming restless, just as he’d hoped. Still, he
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