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#Seventh California, Camp Roberts (4)

Escaping the mutants proved to be no big deal. They weren’t able to catch up with the vehicles’ speeds. The real problem was the quickly-spreading fire.

The closest station was Camp Roberts. However, they had to change their direction to avoid the fire, meaning a twenty-kilometer journey northwest of the battlefield. Throughout the journey, other combat units, rescued units, and civilians continuously joined the rescue mission.

‘Maybe I’ll see someone I know.’

If the containment command had deployed all available resources, Santa Margarita’s Rangers would have been no exception. Gyeo-ul recalled Lieutenant John Frey, the Ranger platoon commander who had presented him with a Zippo lighter.

However, it was difficult right now. The mission unit was larger than the size of a regiment based on combat forces alone, and the number of civilians had also reached ten thousand. It would be unproductive to walk around the group just to find a face he knew. It wasn’t that desperate.

The mission unit established a temporary base on the ridge overlooking the lake and the city. Helicopters flew in one by one, laid down the materials for the camp, and left.

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