Chapter 72 - The Only Way
In the chaos of the auction hall —
this place was also a casino after all — fights were a common occurrence.
Walt spoke with a fierce tone:
"You think we can afford to hesitate? You want to just sit back and watch everyone starve to death?"
Because of the lizardmen army that had surged through the illumination gate, all ground routes had been completely cut off.
Even today, tens of thousands in Ark were on the verge of dying.
It had already reached the point where cannibalism was happening.
The moment you ate human flesh, you became a 'demon' — yet even then, there was no other choice.
"If we establish a friendly relationship with Neon, we might be able to save hundreds of thousands of lives by tomorrow."
"...."
"But if we rob the warehouse—at least today, those starving masses will survive."
Using the Ghost Train to create a supply line had been the NIS's desperate hidden card to break the famine.
But it depended on Neon cooperating.
