28 Chapter 27 : Atlanta

"What?"

Suddenly hearing Brian say the name Management Office, everyone in the venue looked at him. Even Antoine, who was watching the show next to him, had a surprised expression on his face.

They also listened to the content broadcast from the car just now and naturally understood that the management center must be about voluntarily going to other quarantine areas.

"What, are you still determined to leave here?" Osborne raised his eyebrows and looked at Brian. He knew that the other party had always planned to leave here. If it weren't for the strange situation outside and the establishment of the quarantine zone, I'm afraid he would have already found a way to leave here.

After all, we have been together for a long time along the way, so he does not want the other party to give up the opportunity to enter the Dallas quarantine zone and risk going to other quarantine zones.

"I just consulted, and... I haven't decided yet. And if I don't enter the Dallas quarantine area, then we will be forced to go to other quarantine areas, but it won't be up to us then. It's better to go voluntarily, then at least the initiative will be in our hands."

Brian shook his head; his expression looked a little tangled. Since the quarantine bill was passed, if he doesn't leave through formal channels, he will not be able to enter other quarantine areas, even if he is allowed to leave. 

Looking at Brian's tangled expression, Osborne sighed slightly. Even though the answer he got was uncertain, he had already guessed the answer from the firmness of the other person's eyes.

"Then...is there an ideal place?"

"Yes, Atlanta." Hearing this question, Brian glanced at Antoine next to him subconsciously and spoke out the possible answers to his question. As for the rest, he didn't say more than half a word. 

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"Attention, the curfew time is about to enter in one hour. Information registration will continue at 6:00 tomorrow morning. All residents are asked to return to their residences before 20:00. Those who loiter outside without permission will be arrested and prosecuted."

As the curfew time was announced on the radio, all the people who were waiting in line at the information registration desk left. Dallas' population before the cordyceps outbreak was almost 7 million people. Adding in the escapees from the south, even if some people left or died, the number of people has already exceeded ten million. With the speed of registering information, it cannot be completed in a day or two.

Dallas is also one of the most populous cities in the United States after the Cordyceps fungus outbreak. You must know that the entire United States once had a population of 300 million. A population of 10 million is only one-thirtieth of the total population. It is conceivable that we know how tragic this Cordyceps fungus disaster is and how many humans have been transformed into infected people.

This is also the reason why Dallas needs to divert its population to other quarantine zones. In addition to the fact that the quarantine zone itself cannot afford such a large population and food, other quarantine zones also need more people for production and defense.

Brian leaned against the RV, feeling the firelight gradually light up around him. As the weather cooled down, night came faster than in the past. It had just passed 8 o'clock, and the surrounding environment had already become extremely dim.

He has been sitting here for nearly a day, thinking about the information he received from the management office in the morning.

Although the staff member only said that the area around Atlanta has become the hardest hit area, I can guess that even the inner city will not be in good condition. I am afraid it will have gone through a purge; otherwise, it will never allow the "new government" to order and force other spare quarantine areas to provide reinforcements.

It must be extremely dangerous there, which is why he hesitated whether to risk going to Atlanta or wait here for the lottery to go to the Dallas quarantine zone or other safer quarantine zones.

Brian patted his head with a headache. He felt that his mind was in chaos and that he was extremely tired. He looked around and found that Osborn and Kelly had gone to bed early and seemed to be planning to rush there early morning tomorrow. There was a queue at the information registration office. At this moment, he and Sarah were the only ones left outside, still suffering from the cold night wind.

Feeling the chill brought by the cold wind across his face, he closed his eyes and meditated for a while, allowing his head to clear up a little. Finally, with his hands swaying from left to right, he decided to go to the isolation zone in Atlanta.

"Sarah, wake up!"

Now that he had made his decision, Brian opened his eyes, walked over to Sarah on the bench, and sat next to her. Seeing his drowsy look, he hesitated for a moment, then shook Her shoulders and woke her up.

"What's wrong?" Sarah, who was a little sleepy, suddenly heard someone calling her name and felt someone touching her shoulder. She suddenly woke up. She raised her head, saw Brian, and looked at him drowsily.

Seeing Sarah's little face turning red due to the cold wind, Brian reached out to put on the hood behind her and said, "I have something to tell you."

"Go ahead." Seeing that Brian seemed to have something important to say, Sarah patted her cheeks with both hands to cheer herself up a little.

Brian looked around and noticed that most of the people wandering outside were warming themselves by the fire, and there was no one wandering around them, so he told them the information about Atlanta that he had obtained from the management office.

"Why didn't everyone talk about these things just now when everyone was talking?" Listening to the information revealed by Brian, Sarah frowned slightly and asked curiously.

Brian shook his head, smiled bitterly, and said, "First because I hadn't decided yet whether I wanted to go to Atlanta or not. Saying it would only increase my worries, and there were people around me in broad daylight. If someone with a heart listened to it, there would inevitably be another commotion, and secondly, Antoine is also present at that time, so I think it is best not to let him know about this matter."

"Then...have you made a decision now?" Sarah stared at Brian opposite her, not paying much attention to what he just said. Although she had a vague answer in her heart, she still wanted to hear the other person's words. speak out.

Looking into Sarah's eyes that were staring at him, Brian nodded vigorously and said, "I have decided to go to the Atlanta quarantine area."

"Okay, then let's apply to the management office tomorrow." Listening to Brian's answer, Sarah's eyes flashed with worry, but her expression was not too surprised. She didn't say anything more but nodded accordingly. , indicating that you already knew it.

Brian looked at the girl who had accompanied him all the way. He knew that he would take a lot of risks by making such a decision. It was best for him to let Sarah stay here.

He is not a very brave and strong person; he also has his selfishness. In the doomsday environment, only by having trustworthy companions around him can he survive better. Along the way, the only thing he dares to believe is the person in front of him. This girl and he didn't want to leave her alone like this.

"Sarah..." Brian began to struggle fiercely in his heart. After a moment, he said slowly, "Actually, you don't have to take risks with me. You just need to pretend to be Uncle Osman's daughter. You can... ."

"No need."

But before Brian could finish speaking, Sarah reached out and covered his mouth, interrupting what he had to say. She shook her head, looked at him firmly, and said, "Wherever you go, I will go too"

Looking at Sarah's clear eyes and the determination implicit in her mouth, Brian opened his mouth slightly but couldn't say even a single word. His heart seemed to be struck by lightning, making him breathless.

He hurriedly turned his head away and stopped looking at Sarah's face. He didn't know what was wrong with him or why he felt such a strange feeling. Only after a long time did he gradually regain his composure, and then he dared to look again. To Sarah, the strange thing was that he didn't feel the same way just now, as if it were just an illusion in his mind.

"Ahem..." At this moment, Brian found Sarah looking at him with a puzzled face. He knew that the abnormality just now must have been noticed by the other party. He coughed twice and felt Awkward.

"What...what's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Sarah looked at Brian in confusion, not understanding why he looked possessed just now, and asked with some concern, "What happened to you just now?"

"It's nothing; I just might be a little tired. Is there anything else? If nothing then let's take a rest early." Hearing Sarah's inquiry, Brian couldn't explain why, so he had to find some excuse to excuse himself.

"Oh, it's fine. Then about Atlanta, do you still need to tell Uncle Osborn and Kelly?" Seeing that Brian was indeed fine, Sarah breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the RV, and said.

"Well..." After recovering from the strange thing just now, Brian thought deeply for a while, then shook his head and said, "Forget it; since we decided to leave, it's better not to tell them this kind of thing. They'll be worried."

Then he looked up at the sky, then looked at the time on his watch and said, "It's getting late; let's go to bed early."

Brian has already begun to make arrangements in his mind for the future. Since they have decided to go to the Atlanta quarantine area, in addition to making sufficient preparations, they cannot sit still like this. Since they cannot use their strength and power in a short time, as their body becomes stronger, they can run faster—at least faster than others!

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