"You…" Old Dale still wanted to say something.
But he was stunned by Shawn's sudden gaze, and the words choked in his throat, unable to come out.
Shawn, with a face covered in blood, walked up to Old Dale and asked in a calm, unhurried voice.
"What do you want to say, Dale?"
"Doesn't the team agree with autocracy?"
"Did… things change after I left for two days?"
Shawn's voice didn't sound indifferent, but it was like a thin, extremely sharp ice shard, hurting upon touch.
Old Dale, stared at by Shawn, trembled and could barely speak.
"No… nothing… changed."
"That's good."
Shawn's aura receded, and he raised his hand to pat Old Dale's shoulder, passing him by.
What a joke!
Shawn was indeed rational and could listen to the suggestions of other team members.
But that didn't mean Shawn would unconditionally obey, otherwise what was the point of this autocracy?
In Shawn's view, now was the best time to use his power!
From now on, Shawn wanted everyone in the Camp to understand one truth.
Killing does not look at age or gender; anyone who dares to provoke them will be slaughtered!
Passing by Carol, Carol stopped Shawn.
Under Shawn's gaze, Carol took out a clean handkerchief and wiped the bloodstains from Shawn's face.
"I knew you could bring them back."
Carol's eyes were benevolent; ever since Ed's death, she had only shown this kind of look to Shawn, besides Sophia.
Shawn softly said, "Thanks."
Then he walked towards Rick.
Daryl and Merle, holding guns and crossbows, followed Shawn on either side.
After a brief hesitation, Carol followed Shawn, followed by Andrea, Glenn, Hershel…
Only when the entire team faced a crisis did they truly understand the benefits of so-called 'autocracy'.
At least, when Shawn was still around, no one could make them kneel!
No one could do it!
Shawn came before Rick.
At this moment, Rick had already sheathed his machete, and panting slightly, he nodded to Shawn.
"Thanks to you, Shawn."
The moment he saw Shawn's figure, Rick quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
The heavy stone in his heart fell with a thud, and he felt an unprecedented sense of peace.
That group of Prison guards had arrived quickly; if Shawn hadn't arrived in time, he really couldn't think of any better way to end it.
As for Shawn's ruthless methods?
Rick avoided Old Dale's gaze, seeing nothing.
He could only see his wife and children, standing alive before his eyes, without a single heart-piercing bullet hole.
And that was enough.
Shane stood to the side, with his hands on his hips.
When he looked at Shawn again, his eyes gradually changed.
What Shawn did was what he wanted to do.
Shawn was ruthless, and he also hoped Shawn would be ruthless.
Enemies are enemies!
Our own people are our own people!
This point needed to be clear.
"Where did these people come from?"
Shawn looked at Rick and asked.
At least in his understanding, the Prison guards in the Prison had long been dead; what was the deal with this group of guards suddenly appearing now?
"I don't know, we just got here not long ago, they came out of the woods on the other side."
"Every single one of them had a gun, and we were caught off guard."
Rick shook his head and quickly explained the entire process, his tone still somewhat annoyed.
Hearing Rick say that, Shawn suddenly understood.
The current timeline was nearly half a year earlier than when Rick was supposed to arrive.
These cowardly Prison guards, at that time, were probably either eaten by Walkers or swallowed up and killed by other survivor groups.
And Rick's team arriving here half a year early just happened to run into this group of Prison guards who still clung to the Prison.
That's why the scene just now happened.
"What a bunch of good-for-nothings."
Shawn cursed, looking at the corpses of the Prison guards.
The entire Prison treasure was right before their eyes, but even if they were given the key, they wouldn't dare to open it.
What else could they be but good-for-nothings?
Shaking his head, Shawn gathered everyone.
"As you all can see, I said I would bring everyone to the Prison, and now the Prison is right before us."
"I said I would bring Daryl and Merle back unharmed, and they are standing here now, completely unharmed."
"So when we enter the Prison, I hope everyone will follow my words completely."
"Mutual opposition will only constantly split our team and put everyone in danger."
Shawn's voice fell, and he only nodded after everyone indicated they had no objections.
Taking the key from Rick's hand, Shawn spoke quickly.
"There's no visual obstruction on the lawn, so we'll clear out the Walkers on the lawn first, then rest on the lawn tonight."
"Glenn."
Shawn removed a chain from the gate and handed it to Glenn, instructing him.
"Your speed is the fastest, don't worry about the Walkers inside later."
"What you need to do is get to the door on the opposite side as quickly as possible and lock it with the chain."
"Understood?"
Maggie heard this and gently squeezed Glenn's hand, her face full of worry.
Glenn patted her hand and stepped forward to take the chain.
"Leave it to me!" Glenn's tone was firm.
Seeing Glenn decisively accept, Shawn turned his head to look at everyone.
"It's still the old rule: the elderly, women, and children stay in the barbed wire corridor, and the others are responsible for protecting their safety."
Saying that, Shawn's lips curved into an arc.
"As for the Walkers inside, leave them all to me!"
Corridor
After speaking, without waiting for others to object, Shawn directly opened the main gate.
With a sudden push!
The 'creak' of rust attracted all the nearby Walkers on the inner side.
Shawn could knock down three or two wobbling Walkers with one hammer blow.
Finishing off the fallen Walkers was, in fact, just a matter of one more hammer blow.
With Shawn's current strength, facing 20 or 30 Walkers on the lawn alone was no problem at all.
Not to mention these Walkers trapped in the cage, their aggressiveness was far inferior to the Walkers outside.
They only cared about walking crookedly and swaying, completely unable to surround Shawn.
The sound of hitting the barbed wire began to echo from all directions, as Rick led people to continuously attract the attention of the remaining Walkers.
When Shawn had cleared out all the blocking Walkers in front, Glenn, like an Agility leopard, instantly broke free.
He deftly dodged the approaching Walkers, and before the Walkers inside the Prison could come out, he directly closed the sliding door and locked it tightly with the chain.
"Done!"
Glenn turned around and shouted.
But he just happened to meet Shawn, who was walking towards him carrying a giant hammer, with Walker blood still on the hammer.
He looked at Glenn and smiled.
At the right moment, a relaxed and pleasant melody sounded in his ears.
"Perfect, I've finished too."
…
Just waiting for nightfall.
During this time, Shawn and Rick split into two groups to check the watchtowers at the four corners of the lawn.
They carefully checked if there were any missed Walkers or survivors.
Only after checking all four watchtowers and the corners of the four fences, confirming there were no omissions, did Shawn finally relax.
Returning to the temporary Camp on the lawn, he took a bowl of mushroom soup from Carol's hand.
"When we find the Prison's cafeteria tomorrow, I'm not eating this stuff again."
Shawn's serious demeanor made the people around him laugh out loud, unable to hold back their amusement.
The atmosphere instantly became relaxed.
Although a large number of Walkers were still lurking on the other side, it did not hinder their current pleasant mood.
Looking around, a sense of unreality suddenly arose in their hearts.
"The Prison~~"
"Is it ours now?"
Back at the Camp on the Farm, they had looked to the future, imagining themselves stepping onto the lawn of the Prison.
And now, they had truly done it; they had at least conquered this land beneath their feet.
And for this, they had one person to thank.
They looked at Shawn.
At this moment, Shawn was quietly drinking mushroom soup, looking like two completely different people compared to his recent tyrannical appearance.
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