My 100th Rebirth a day before the Apocalypse novel Chapter 82

After the excitement settled, Tristan inquired, "Vulture, what happened to Sparrow, Eagle, Hawk, and the other two who accompanied you when Master went to search for Miss Aldens?"

Vulture perked up and responded. "Sparrow was safe, it’s just that, he was tasked this time to bait hundreds if not thousands of zombie horde to the southeast past of this district." He paused and clarified immediately, just in case they think that they are sacrificing Sparrow.

"But, you don’t have to worry because he has awakened a wind ability which only enhances his agility, so he became like a human loach and is harder to catch than before. As for Eagle and Hawk were left behind in the base to oversee it while the Evans and other survivors lived there." Then his expression turned glum and continued. "Unfortunately, the other two... didn’t make it."

"What?! The Evans were also with you?!" The usually silent Mrs. Winters, who was supposed to be resting, perked up with surprise.

Mr. Winters gently coaxed her back to lying down and resting, then turned to Vulture for clarification. "Are they all okay?"

Vulture nodded. "Yes, Mr. Winters. On the first day of the apocalypse, as we were attempting to exit the city, we sought refuge in the Winters villa in the eastern district for a day and encountered the Evans there.

It seemed they were having a gathering with some other family friends, with all the Evans gathered in one place." He chose not to mention their initial reluctance to bring the Evans along, knowing Mrs. Winters’s close friendship with Mrs. Evans; it wouldn’t do to upset her now.

Besides, they might think badly of Kisha if they heard this.

"Did all of their family friends come to the base with you?" Mr. Winters clarified again, his expression akin to Duke’s—indifferent and cold, revealing nothing of his thoughts. With that look on his face, he bore a striking resemblance to Duke, almost like an older version, save for the age difference.

"Originally, there were three families with them. One family stayed in the east district, while the other two joined us, along with 10 of their remaining servants and bodyguards. We had a total of 8 cars when we left the villa." Vulture unconsciously shrugged with an apathetic expression before he continued.

"Unfortunately, one of their family friends got surrounded by a zombie horde after we left the villa, and we lost track of the 2 vehicles containing the Evans’s servants and bodyguards at some point."

"Only the Blythes family remained, along with the Evans. They are both safe and sound in the base, helping out with the work," Vulture explained.

The Patriarch nodded in agreement, understanding the difficulty of protecting themselves in such dire circumstances. He didn’t expect Duke’s subordinates to rescue and protect others, recognizing Vulture’s unspoken effort to protect his daughter-in-law’s feelings, especially given her closeness with the Evans.

Mr. Winters shared the same perspective. He believed it was already a significant achievement that Duke and the others had managed to bring some survivors with them. They couldn’t afford to prioritize others’ safety when they were struggling to ensure their own. This mindset had enabled them to survive outside the shelter for so long.

They hadn’t left solely to protect the civilians there, but because they couldn’t discern friend from foe. For all they knew, anyone there could turn against them at any moment, potentially surrounding and even threatening their lives.