For a moment, everyone turned to look at Nan Han.
Nan Han remained expressionless and silent for a long time.
"This isn't a convenient place to discuss this."
Ye Ruan's eyes were bloodshot, filled with hatred.
"If you don't tell us the truth today, you're not leaving."
"Ye Ruan! Calm down!" the deputy captain beside Nan Han snapped.
"I think we're calm enough."
Gu Cheng stood beside Ye Ruan.
"We need to know whether our superiors sent us out of the base for this so-called 'elimination round' despite knowing the zombies had escaped."
Fang Ci said coldly, "General Nan, give us an explanation."
Nan Han looked up at the four teams gathered around him, and at Ye Ruan, who was covered in blood and seething with rage.
Many said nothing, but their eyes demanded answers.
"Yes. City H's defensive line was breached. Everything outside S City has now fallen."
Nan Han said, "To avoid causing panic, our superiors ordered a news blackout."
"But there's no need to worry. The base has enough supplies stored to last all of us thirty years."
Sensing that the atmosphere was turning ugly, the deputy captain tried to smooth things over.
"This was an oversight on our part. Siyang Mountain is within S City, too, but we never expected zombies to appear there..."
"Chi Yuan's death was an accident. I'll discuss it with our superiors and arrange additional compensation for you."
Ye Ruan gave a mocking smile.
"What compensation? Will one of you die, too, to pay for his life?"
The deputy captain choked, unable to answer.
One of the department heads barked, "Ye Ruan! Do you have no respect for the rules? Is that how you speak to your superiors?"
Gu Cheng ran his tongue over a sharp fang. A wicked edge touched his