Seeing that Radhika’s explanation was not working, and with things developing to this point, the two had no other choice.

Only red-rimmed eyes and expressions full of guilt remained.

"I’m sorry, Vikram, we shouldn’t have gotten involved in these matters."

The two stammered, tears already welling up in their eyes.

Vikram looked at the two women with tear-streaked faces, but only smiled and wiped away their tears.

"What shouldn’t you get involved in? With these gasoline transactions, even if you didn’t want to get involved, I would."

Regarding the condemnation in the group, his face showed no fear or disappointment at all.

He just scoffed as expected, a cold light flashing in his eyes.

On the other side, Lucius had already privately contacted several group members who were following along with the verbal attacks, learning about a previous incident from them.

Now he also wanted to get some information from Vikram’s mouth to gain benefits.

With a bunch of people chiming in, Lucius didn’t hold back.

[Lucius: You two don’t rush to grab the microphone; let our Big Boss Vikram speak for himself.]

[Lucius: @Vikram, you say so, Brother, I believe you must have some hidden reason; just come out and explain.]

Lucius said, taking a leisurely sip of water, and finally received Vikram’s reply.

However, when he saw what Vikram said, the water he had just drunk and hadn’t swallowed was instantly sprayed out, scattering on the ground and quickly freezing into ice.

[Vikram: Who’s your brother? If I were truly your brother, I’m so handsome, how could you look like that? Why don’t you go pee and look in a mirror yourself?]

[Vikram: I do understand you; if I looked like you, I guess I could only make noise in the group chat.]

[Vikram: To be honest, if you hadn’t posted that ugly photo of yours that looks like a monkey, you might have even successfully scammed someone into bed.]

What he had imagined was Vikram revealing the source of his supplies as a way to clear his name.

After getting the method for obtaining food, he would then use various excuses to continue slandering the other party, making it impossible for him to stay in the group.

Who knew that Vikram wouldn’t play by the rules at all?

Not only did he not explain, but he also cursed him out thoroughly.

[Lucius: Big Boss Vikram, it’s fine to scold me, but if you don’t explain it to everyone, I’m afraid they won’t let you get away with it today.]

Seeing Vikram attack his appearance, Lucius, though furious, kept his composure and stubbornly insisted on the food issue.

[Vikram: Explain? What explanation do you want?]

[Vikram: In this Wasteland World, overrun by zombies, you still expect to eat proper food? Aren’t you dreaming?]

[Vikram: You want to know the source of the food, right? I’ll tell you, it’s human flesh. Do you understand now?]

As soon as these words were spoken, the previously chattering group instantly fell silent.

For a moment, no one came forward to refute him.

On Radhika’s side, however, she immediately understood Vikram’s intention and quickly chimed in.

[Radhika: Oh, I didn’t want to tell you, but this information is exclusive to a small number of Survivors.]

[Radhika: Human flesh tastes much better than you imagine, and as long as your physique is high enough, there’s no need to worry about the risk of prion infection.]

Radhika said, feigning a look of regret.

These remarks immediately caused the long-silent group members to erupt.

They had been feigning ignorance earlier to get the food source they wanted, but now that Vikram was trying to fool them, how could they succeed?

Completely disregarding their previous claims that Vikram’s entire table was human flesh, they turned on him faster than flipping a book, saying:

"Are you two putting on a show? Human flesh? Do you think we’re blind or stupid?"

"How could what’s in the picture be human flesh?"

"Try making me a fish head soup with human flesh!"

"Exactly! Besides, even the vegetables on your table, Vikram, are of a different quality than what we grow ourselves. How do you explain that?"

[Vikram: Heh heh, so you know it can’t be human flesh? Then why should I bother explaining anything to you?]

"Tsk, these idiots!"

Seeing these short-sighted fools speak, Lucius slapped his head, immediately realizing his plan had fallen through.

Vikram, sitting on the sofa, sneered. The suspicion had already dissolved.

You can never wake a person who pretends to be asleep, but he could just dismantle the bed, leaving these greedy dogs with nowhere to sleep.

"Next, I need to figure out how to deal with this Lucius."

Vikram couldn’t be bothered to spend time on these small fries who only knew how to echo others.

But he had no intention of letting Lucius, this villain who had pinned such a big hat on him, off the hook.

However, he wasn’t familiar with him at all, not even knowing his true capabilities.

And with a screen separating them, it was truly a bit difficult to properly deal with the other party.

Coincidentally, at this moment, the group members seemed to realize that trying to pry open Vikram’s mouth by taking advantage of the situation was impossible.

Now, they were playing the emotional card.

"Big Boss Vikram, I’m sorry, we were just talking nonsense earlier, we couldn’t help it."

"There are old and young in our Shelter, and we won’t last long on a bit of scraps."

"Given how abundant the food is in your Shelter, please share some experiences with us."

Looking at the group members who were still shamelessly demanding an explanation from him, Vikram was speechless for a moment, then a flash of inspiration hit him.

[Vikram: You really want a way to get food?]

"Of course, as long as you’re willing to share, Big Shot, we’ll do anything."

It sounded good, but Vikram sneered disdainfully.

These freeloaders who wouldn’t part with a single hair, if they were really willing to do anything, they would have offered something in exchange for information long ago.

It wasn’t even valuable information to begin with.

[Vikram: In that case, help me do one thing.]

Vikram paused, a mischievous smile spreading across his lips as he continued:

[Vikram: Whoever can get the coordinates of Lucius’s Shelter, I will tell them my exclusive method for obtaining food.]

[Vikram: There must be evidence to prove it’s true, and it’s only for the first Survivor who provides it to me.]

Vikram sent these words to the group directly, without hiding them from Lucius.

Actually, such internal conflicts among group members should typically be managed by someone.

But for some reason, even though things had progressed to this point, the main and co-administrators, Lakshya Verma and Aditya, had not been online yet.

Vikram was actually happy to see this.

As soon as these words were spoken, the group members who had previously tried every method to get information immediately became excited.

Obtaining information with resources would definitely cost a lot, and it might not even be real.

But something like finding coordinates was harmless, even if they were tricked.

In just two minutes, many people in the group had already sent location coordinates.

However, judging by how far apart each coordinate was, they were clearly fake, an attempt to muddle through.

Vikram was not in a hurry; after dinner, he could enjoy the show in the group as a way to digest.

But Lucius, on the other hand, was scared to death.

Vikram openly asked for his Shelter’s coordinates in the group; he couldn’t think of anything else it could be besides wanting to kill him offline.

If his coordinates were really leaked by someone, he would be finished.

[Lucius: Vikram, don’t go too far. I was just joking. Do you need to make such a big deal out of it?]

[Lucius: And you all, do you really believe he’ll tell you the information? Stop dreaming, okay?]

However, coordinates were still being reported in the group.

As for Vikram, he didn’t even acknowledge him.

"Hahahaha."

"Lucius is scared now. He was so arrogant just now, it’s so satisfying."

The two women, having witnessed Vikram resolve the rumors with just a few words, were now filled with admiration.

Especially Divya, with the crisis resolved, not only did she let out a sigh of relief, but she also grabbed Vikram’s head, pressed it into her ample bosom, and kneaded it again and again.

"Phew~ I almost suffocated."

Vikram took a deep breath, poked his head out, and said with a serious expression, "You can do it, Divya. What brand is this facial cleanser? It smells so good. It would be even better if I could use it every day."

His knowing expression earned him several beautiful eye rolls from Divya.

Just then, Vikram received an @ message in the chat group.

It was a coordinate sent by a group member, along with a photo.

Clicking it open, the photo indeed showed a Shelter.

However, it looked unremarkable, and its area wasn’t large, so it didn’t seem like the thirty-four-person Shelter that Lucius had mentioned.

[@Vikram, I got the coordinates. Where’s the method you promised?]

[Vikram: If you’re going to fool me, at least use a decent picture. This shelter is tiny. How could it be Director Lucius’s Shelter?]

"Tsk, do you really think he’s some important figure?"

"My shelter is right near his. That scoundrel’s family is practically starving. The other day, some of his members even came to me, saying they wanted to join."

"If you don’t believe me, I’ll just go directly into his shelter and grab him for you."

With that, before Vikram could speak, the other party had already gone silent.

When he came online again, another picture was thrown out.

A sufficiently wretched face occupied the center of the picture, and who else could it be but Lucius?

At this moment, Lucius was incredibly disheveled.

Not only was he grabbed out of his Shelter by the other party right in front of him, but he was also being held by his collar like a chick by this group member, unable to move at all.

Originally, Lucius still held a glimmer of hope. Although he was scared, he didn’t plan to hide quickly.

After all, there were only a little over a hundred, less than two hundred, people in the current group chat.

The Wasteland World was so vast that finding him would be like searching for a needle in a haystack.

Who would have thought that his neighbor was also in this group, and without a word, brought him out of the Shelter with a team of people from his own Shelter?

The crucial point was that both he, the Shelter Director in name only, and his subordinates were very weak and completely unable to resist the other party.

This led to the current situation.

"Brother, we’re neighbors. For the sake of this connection, please let me go."

"That Vikram is definitely lying to you. That guy has his own way of getting food; how could he easily give it to others? You’re being used as a pawn by him."

Lucius looked at the tall, burly man in front of him, unable to muster any thought of resistance, and said tearfully.

As if he didn’t feel it was emotional enough, he even knelt down before him.

"Stop your damn nonsense, be honest with me. You don’t get a say."

Avery looked at Lucius in front of him, swallowed, and a flicker of something unusual crossed his eyes.

While others didn’t believe Radhika’s words just now, Avery had listened.

Yes, food was so hard to find now. What was so strange about eating meat they hadn’t eaten before?

Even on Earth, there were cannibals, and they were living just fine.

With his current strong physique, what could happen if he ate some spoiled meat?

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From few days this book performance is going down, I don’t know the reason?