Chapter 21: Grizzly City Police Department
"Cough... " Angelica coughed twice and quickly turned her head. Lisa also hurriedly covered herself with a blanket, too embarrassed to face anyone.
Angelica's inner feelings were somewhat complex at the moment. She didn't know if she was happy or bitter. It was a good thing that her younger brother found a woman, and she couldn't interfere with that. However, why did she feel a tinge of discomfort?
"Um... it's not like that," Lisa said with her head still covered by the blanket, revealing only her eyes. She looked hesitant and glanced at Angelica at the door. She was extremely shy because she was still admiring herself when she was caught by her master's sister.
Lisa didn't dare to neglect Angelica, so she wanted to get off the bed and bow to her.
Angelica, seeing the girl's movement, walked up to stop her. "It's okay, you don't have to be so formal with me. Just treat me as your sister," she said, pressing her lips together. Her cool face now carried a hint of warmth.
Lisa couldn't quite grasp what Angelica was thinking, but it seemed that they could get along for now. However, she didn't know that Angelica wasn't usually like this. It was only because of her brother's woman that she acted this way. After all, they would definitely be living together for a long time.
"Okay, sister," Lisa said as she fumbled to retrieve the scattered clothes at the bedside and put them on.
"You're not feeling well right now, so there's no need to come down. Let's talk about it when you've rested," Angelica said, offering the breakfast she held in her hand.
Lisa was pleasantly surprised but hesitated to reach out and accept it. She insisted that other women could serve her instead. She was afraid because Lisa knew the importance of Angelica in Derick's heart. She didn't dare to let her serve her.
Angelica didn't insist and handed the food to the other women.
Although Lisa was now absolutely loyal to Derick, she still had her own thoughts. If Derick's influence grew stronger, more women would inevitably be added, and they would need someone, or several people, to manage them.
Lisa didn't hope to surpass Angelica's position, but she definitely wanted to be second.
How to achieve this depended on her own efforts. She believed she had good management skills and could cook as well. She was determined to compete, even if it meant being just a concubine, she wanted to be the one Derick liked the most.
"Lisa, were you attending a fan meeting in Grizzly City before?" Angelica asked as she observed. She had noticed before that Lisa resembled a famous star on TV, but she wasn't completely sure.
"Yes, I came for a fan meeting, but then the apocalypse started, and I coincidentally met Mas... Master," Lisa said somewhat embarrassedly.
Lisa remembered the first time she saw Derick and foolishly attracted a lot of zombies. She ended up getting slapped by Derick and was still puzzled about how this man could dare to strike a beautiful star like her.
Only after being taught a lesson did she understand. Thinking about it now, she still felt embarrassed and awkward. She realized she had been foolish back then, and if it weren't for Derick, she would have probably met her end right there.
While Lisa was having breakfast, Angelica distributed food to the other women. Of course, their meals weren't as good as Derick and the others'. They only received some bread, biscuits, and at most, two sausages.
After these women finished eating, Angelica directed them to clean a few rooms. There had
been some chaos at the beginning of the apocalypse, and the blood from killing zombies needed to be cleaned up as well.
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On the second day of the apocalypse, although there was significant turmoil in the world, people hadn't lost hope in the government and social institutions. Most areas remained calm, with only a few places experiencing riots.
Places like police stations and military installations had it easier, unless there was a large-scale zombie attack. These locations rarely succumbed entirely.
The headquarters of the Grizzly City Police Department was located on the east side of the city, relatively close to the airport. It occupied a considerable area.
When the apocalypse began, many police officers and prisoners were caught off guard and got infected or bitten by zombies. The remaining survivors retreated to the western side of the police station, where they formed a fortress that temporarily held off the zombie attacks.
Derick made his way towards the police station, carefully choosing smaller routes to avoid large groups of zombies. However, even then, he encountered numerous dangers.
Not all areas were peaceful, although the city was comparatively quieter than before. Faint screams, distant explosions, and sporadic gunshots could still be heard.
Expressionless, Derick held a steel pipe and smashed his way through, either shooting zombies in the head or knocking them away so they couldn't get up.
Before long, he arrived in a building across from the police station. He cautiously ascended to the third floor without making any rash movements.
He carefully observed the situation inside the police station. In the current circumstances, these low-level zombies hadn't evolved significantly.
Compared to an average adult male, although they were faster, their strength and movements were slightly inferior. In one-on-one encounters, ordinary people could still kill zombies.
This meant that as long as people weren't too foolish or cowardly, they wouldn't be in a hopeless situation during the early stages of the apocalypse, let alone in a place like a police station. Derick didn't believe that all the police officers inside had been wiped out.
Outside the police station's courtyard, about eighty to ninety aimless zombies roamed. Near the entrance gate, there were a few bodies with bite marks, clearly indicating that these people had tried to enter the police station, whether seeking refuge or having other motives, but ended up dead.
Derick's gaze sharpened as he examined the marks on the bodies. It was evident that these marks were not caused by zombie bites but rather resembled the scratches and bites of certain animals, as if made by claws.
When these zombies infected humans, if the person's vital signs disappeared, they would no longer attack. If the infected person didn't die, they would turn into a zombie within a short time.
However, if the person had already died before being infected, even if bitten by a zombie, they couldn't transform into a zombie. The bodies near the police station's entrance had some missing hearts and heads, indicating that they couldn't even transform into zombies.
As Derick continued observing the situation outside, a small building on the western side of the police station housed a gathering of about a dozen police officers.
"Chief, those bastards outside are attacking again. Several doors and windows have been damaged. If it weren't for our collective effort to block them, they would have already stormed in," a male police officer said to a portly chief.
"How dare you speak like that? Those are still our comrades, with whom we fought together!" a female police officer next to them objected.
"You're right, but they have turned into zombie dogs, just like the monsters outside. Many of us have been injured by these zombie dogs. Are they still our comrades?" the man responded disdainfully.
"Enough, stop arguing. Hurry up and reinforce the doors and windows. Don't let them break in," the chief raised his hand, interrupting the quarrel.
On the other side, the leading female police officer felt indignant but didn't say much after the chief spoke. "But Chief, what about those criminals? Should we continue to keep them locked up?"
The chief frowned. "Keep them locked up for now. Provide them with some basic food and water, as long as they don't starve."
This small building was originally used by the police department to detain short-term criminals. However, when the apocalypse arrived, due to the chaos, they had to retreat here, relying on the reinforced concrete structure to fend off zombie attacks.
The presence of over a hundred incarcerated criminals posed a problem. With only a dozen police officers remaining, the first issue was food. There wasn't enough in the building to sustain them. If they were lucky, they could last three days.
Furthermore, there were large groups of zombies roaming outside the building, making it impossible to leave.
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received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
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