Inside the 5th Building's safety passage, many survivors from the building had gathered, making Wang Sheng's heart turn cold.
Because the total number of living people in the entire building was less than 100; everyone else had either frozen, starved, or been poisoned to death.
Wang Sheng walked to the highest step and said, "Everyone, the situation is critical now. I think we should unite."
"Yesterday, our entire community went to the underground garage for a trade fair but was robbed by Liang Meng, which has led to no one daring to go to the underground garage anymore. Our lives will only get harder."
"Therefore, my suggestion is that the few of us who are still alive should form an alliance, share resources, share benefits, and face this crisis together."
Someone frowned and said, "Don't just talk empty words. Everyone is hungry. How can we share resources with you?"
Wang Sheng already had a draft in mind.
"I think the first thing we should do now is for each household to send out a young adult to form a guard team. Starting from 101 on the first floor, we'll pry open doors house by house to find supplies. All supplies from homes without living people will be taken."
"Liang Meng dared to kill people, so we can't just sit and wait for death. After all, relying solely on the garage's security door can't stop them."
"Therefore, our supply collection team must act collectively. Even if we encounter Liang Meng, there's no need to be afraid. There are only three of them, and more than a dozen of us. Can we still be afraid of him?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone nodded.
Everyone had been frightened by Liang Meng's killing yesterday but had forgotten that there were actually only three of them. As long as they united, there was no need to be afraid at all.
Another person asked, "How will the collected supplies be distributed?"
"Those who join the guard team will share the supplies equally!"
A woman asked, "What if a household doesn't have a young adult? It's just me and my daughter at home. My husband... probably died outside from poison long ago."
Another old woman said, "That's right! I don't think your distribution method works. My old man and I are both over 60. Our hands and feet are inconvenient, and we don't even dare to move. What about us?"
"It's best if you share some of the supplies you get with every family, with priority given to the elderly."
A ruthless glint flashed in Wang Sheng's eyes.
Old hag, still wants to eat and drink for free?
Before he could finish speaking, a middle-aged man became displeased.
"I don't care if you live or die! Just do as Wang Sheng says. Whoever puts in effort gets to eat. Those who aren't willing to put in effort..."
"Hmph! As for women, if you're willing to sleep with me, maybe I'd be willing to share a bit with you."
"Those who don't want to give anything, just wait to die!"
Wang Sheng couldn't help but inwardly applaud; he was right!
As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar, with constant accusations.
"What kind of talk is that? You're taking advantage of the situation, I'm telling you!"
"Exactly! Don't think we women are easy to bully; we women can also hold up half the sky, okay?"
"You don't even look at what you look like? You're ugly but you dream big!"
The middle-aged man's face darkened. Suddenly, he grabbed the head of the loudest middle-aged woman and slammed it against the wall repeatedly.
Again and again, blood splattered.
The survival pressure of these past few days finally transformed into bestiality at this moment. The man was ferociously brutal, beating the woman to death alive.
This scene stunned everyone. Over a dozen men exchanged glances, as if a certain lock had been opened, and Pandora's Box was completely unleashed.
"Brothers, seize all these women! Keep the pretty ones; kill the old and ugly ones for me, to avoid wasting food!" The man waved his hand, and in an instant, chaos erupted.
Wang Sheng was already dumbfounded. How did things develop like this?
In his plan, once the guard team was formed, he could threaten Lin Dong to hand over the food, which would also save his wife.
He had, after all, underestimated the evil of human nature.
With his timid nature, he could only scurry away, stumbling and staggering back home.
The entire 5th Building completely became a living hell. The strength of men was fully manifested at this moment. Those with tools smashed with tools; those without tools used their fists. Any woman whose appearance was not pleasing to their eyes was beaten to death alive.
"No! Let me go home, my daughter is still waiting for me!"
"Murder! Liu Li, I'm going to call the police to arrest you, ah ya~"
"Save me... I... I won't eat anymore, okay? Don't hit me, please!"
Wails were incessant.
Shen Wanyue turned her head in confusion, "Mas... Master, it sounds like there's a commotion outside. What happened?"
Lin Dong pressed his cigarette butt into the ashtray on her snowy back.
"Who cares? You just need to please Master; as for the rest, you don't need to worry about it."
"......"
Finally, after more than ten minutes, several blood-soaked men stood in the hallway, looking at each other, with mad smiles on their faces.
"Brothers, from now on, we'll be in charge of this 5th Building!" The man who made the first move was named Zhu Feng. As soon as he spoke, he gained the approval of the other men.
"Hey? Where's Wang Sheng? Where did he run off to?" Someone suddenly asked.
Zhu Feng looked around and waved his hand, "Forget it, he probably ran home. If you ask me, starting today, we'll pry open doors one by one. We'll share the pretty girls, and all the food we find will be centrally managed and equally distributed."
"Since that son of a bitch Wang Sheng dared to run for his life, he gets no share. If we run into him, just kill him."
Liu Li leaned over, smiling lewdly, "Brother Zhu, you probably don't know, but Wang Sheng's wife is the building's beauty in our 5th Building. She's incredibly tender! How about we grab his wife first and have some fun?"
As soon as these words came out, several men's eyes lit up, clearly having coveted Shen Wanyue for a long time.
Zhu Feng slapped him on the head, "You son of a bitch, that thing's shriveled from the cold and you still want to play? Aren't you afraid of being frozen into an ice sculpture?"
"First, focus on getting food. Once we can eat our fill, we'll chop up some furniture to burn for warmth. By then, not a single woman in this building will escape our grasp!"
Everyone nodded. It had been several days since the apocalypse, and everyone was hungry.
The great purge of the 5th Building began, but it was not an isolated incident.
Liang Meng had set a good precedent for all the men in Jiayuan Community. In other buildings, men had already begun to unite, going door-to-door to find food and snatch women, turning into a chaotic mess.
In 3rd Building 403, Ling Xue lived alone. She was a female streamer who usually liked to eat snacks and had accumulated quite a few, so she lasted longer than others.
But now, Ling Xue's doomsday was coming.
In 3rd Building, similarly, over 20 men had formed a robbery squad and were prying open doors house by house. The outcome was self-evident.
Through the peephole, Ling Xue had already seen the door of 401 being pried open. The man of that house, holding a knife, tried to protect his wife but was beaten to death alive with sticks by them. Then they just started burning furniture and molesting the woman right there.
Even though the security door's sound insulation was excellent, Ling Xue could still hear the woman's heart-wrenching screams, scaring her into trembling.
What to do?
Ling Xue believed she was much prettier than that woman. Once these men discovered her, her fate would probably be even worse!
Suddenly, Ling Xue remembered the man she met in the underground garage yesterday. He said he lived in 5th Building 301.
She had to find a way to ask him for help.