186 Plans Should Be Followed (2/2)

Reena was lying on the hospital bed with Mellissa and Lourdes at the side.

Mellissa was reading the same book about bacteria while Lourdes gazed affectionately at Reena. Her eyes were still red, a sign that she just finished crying.

When Jun entered the room, he gathered everyone's attention.

Reena was the first to react, she said, ”Lolita! Ask Lourdes to stop crying! I already said I'm fine, but she won't stop.” She then turned to face Lourdes only to see her spilling tears quietly. ”See?!”

”Glad to see your still lively,” Jun commented.

”What is this? You're creeping me out.” Reena said, then hid under the blanket.

Jun shrugged then left after seeing that everything was okay. He left an apple for the patient to it, then went out of the room with Marvin in tow.

Just as they got out of the room, someone called for them to stop. Jun turned his head.

”Thank you for the apple.” Reena shyly said, then added, ”...but don't you think that dinner is better?”

Lourdes, who was quietly weeping, somehow got choked and glanced at Jun in anticipation.

Seeing their expressions, Jun couldn't help but smile wryly. He brought out another cooked Giant Rat, and the group feasted on them. The initial disgust on the rat meat disappeared after the second serving. You just have to close your eyes and imagine that you're eating steaks.

After satiating their hunger, the group chatted idly until the topic changed to what happens in the future. Jun became honest with them and told them his plan.

Jun doesn't intend to stay here, and he didn't give any specific reason why he needs to go. He plans to make this place as an outpost since the red portal regularly spits out carriers. Even though he considered migrating some of the survivors to Binangonan, he can't leave the town empty because there are still threats of evolved carriers coming out of the portal.

For the people going to be assigned to the outpost, he needs to clear the town of enemies for them to live in a safer environment.

If the town becomes safer, people would be willing to get assigned here even if they migrated to Binangonan.

The girls didn't ask anymore nor inquired about Jun's reasons for living. They knew since the beginning that Jun was just passing by and just happened to have the same interest as them.

On the other hand, Marvin was feeling uneasy after learning that the person he looked up to was living. There wasn't even mention whether he would be taken along or left behind.

As if he was able to read Marvin's mind, Jun assigned him the role of Outpost Commander, and Cain's group would be his subordinate. He could recruit volunteers to guard the red portal.

Though a bit underwhelmed, Marvin accepted the position and promised Jun that he would work his hardest.

Jun went to the hospital's rooftop so that he could chat with Yetu.

Marvin was busy studying Black Haven's Research that he found in the Faction storage in their room.

In the distance, he could see a swarm of bats flying around the town.