166 Excitement

Even a territory littered with powerful mutated beasts would not be as quiet as their current location. Aside from the tiny flies, there was nothing else. Based on past experiences, the only explanation for the silence was that they were on a radioactive site. However, they realized there were a lot of plants in the area. Apparently, their initial theory had been wrong.

“Commander, it looks strange. Shall we go back?” someone asked desperately.

Everyone gathered, looking very depressed. The commander looked at them for a second and realized that the scene felt familiar. He knew there would be a few more people committing suicide soon. They had been relying on their will to sustain them until now. Once they gave up, they would all kill themselves.

“We can’t go back anymore,” he said. “We need to keep moving. There’s no way back! Move!”

“I’d rather die than return,” another man said.

“I’d rather die on the journey.” someone else mumbled.