Chapter 658 (1/2)

Book 6, Chapter 50 – The Miracle Tower

One hundred thousand people had flooded into New City within a week

Thousands were co, placement and provisions for these people was a laborious task and presented a great challenge for the fledgling city The south's burgeoning capitol was growing at an incredible rate and now counted over four hundred thousand citizens!

And the a down The city was on track to break five hundred thousand very soon

As the population swelled the burden on the city grew proportionally Inevitably, people were getting concerned No one knehen it would end How much could the city acco to circulate A water shortage was on the horizon and as reserves dried up, the new city was facing a dangerous drought! A city of half a edy It would be only a matter of days before people started to die froer, riots could be expected Left unchecked, it would cause society to collapse!

“This city is no paradise! It'll become a hell on earth!”

A man with sunken cheeks, deep-set eyes and a head laden with tumors stood on a piece of rubble He waved his hands and shouted at passers by, who listened with growing trepidation

His name was Croaker Hardly a name that struck fear in people, but he wasn't a normal citizen

Croaker was the former leader of a e people feared and respected him Whatever he wanted he took; be it food, water wo

But now? He caroup of followers and was forced to work All for what, the basics to live? With the guards and laws he couldn't just go out and take a woot on his nerves

Unacceptable He wasn't going to stomach it!

After so many years in the wastelands he had learned to be a beast, a predator! A wolf always looking for its nextto be domesticated! He wouldn't live the life of a sheep! That would be torture to a man like him

But this place was a paradise for the sheep of the wastelands If everyone flocked to these settlements Croaker couldn't live out in the wilds the way he used to Sooner or later his livelihood would vanish

He realized it was now or never Confiritator spread the news Greenland didn't have an answer for the water shortage Sooner or later their precious city would collapse under its oeight

When that happened, everyone would be forced back out into the wastes Croaker and his Sweepers would have prey to hunt once again

Panic was an easy emotion to play on Croaker and his people stoked the fla their efforts started seeing results and uncertainty grew The price of potable water in the markets had exploded

“The city is finished! If you want to live you have to flee Stay and you're asking for a long, drawn-out death”

Croaker stood upon his rock, spit flying as he spewed his vitriol His goal was simple, snap up as many followers as he could so that when people fled out into the wastes he'd have a new clan to order around

“I'll go with you!”

“Me too!”

A nu support They were plants, followers that Croaker had dissereed with the doo Others in the crowd balked, but it was clear they were leaving an ietting too big

Wastelanders weren't educated Intuition hat drove the had been a shadow in the back of theirit to the forefront His fiery speech got theht it was Maybe it was as serious as life and death

It was hue and avoid harm

But in the h

“You're up here spreading lies to these people Where's your proof?”

A dark skinned geringly large and on his back was an ax larger than a wagon wheel When everyone's attention turned to him they instinctively backed off a step

His nao he was also a vicious murderer The ax on his back had spilled more blood than a whole squad of soldiers