Chen Wan wasn’t in a hurry to park.
After observing the surroundings, she decided to honk the horn to attract the zombies inside the building.
After all, they didn’t know how many zombies were inside, and rushing in could be dangerous.
Even if honking a few times cleared out the zombies in the lobby and corridors, it would be worth it.
Plus, the area was open, and the roads were wide, unlike the old city with too many people.
With that thought, Chen Wan pressed the horn.
The “beep beep beep” echoed, causing a stir in the nearby buildings and alleys.
The RV’s horn was like a stone thrown into a lake, quickly creating ripples.
Meanwhile, zombies from the building, nearby alleys, and roads started gathering around the RV.
However, as Chen Wan had guessed, the development area was sparsely populated, and only a few zombies gathered on the road.
About two hundred zombies emerged from the mall, totaling around three hundred.
For Chen Wan, that wasn’t even enough for her to drive over twice.
Chen Wan immediately stepped on the gas, and the RV accelerated in place, suddenly speeding up at a terrifying rate.
The dozens of zombies in front of the RV were instantly smashed into a bloody mess.
The mechanical arms continuously grabbed the approaching zombies and threw them far away.
Chen Wan took only five minutes to deal with all the zombies that had gathered.
Only then did Chen Wan park the RV at the entrance of the mall.
After a quick wash of the RV, she lowered all the steel plates covering the windows, turning the RV into a tightly enclosed iron fortress with no gaps.
Chen Wan turned on the lights, and the RV was instantly brightly lit.
The RV’s electrical system was powered by stored solar energy.
Unlike ordinary vehicles that require solar panels to receive solar energy, Chen Wan’s entire RV body could be used as a solar panel, converting solar energy into electricity more efficiently.
Therefore, the RV had ample power, and there was no worry about suddenly running out of electricity.
She unbuckled her seatbelt and gave a command to the system: “Add the upgrade bonus to my speed.”
“Okay, the upgrade is complete as per the host’s request.
The host now has bonuses in strength and speed,” the system’s mechanical voice announced again.
Chen Wan had her reasons for this choice.
The apocalypse had only begun a few months ago, and she hadn’t encountered any superhumans yet.
Basic bonuses in strength and speed already made her far superior to ordinary people.
Of course, if she had the chance later, Chen Wan planned to upgrade all four basic attributes once, but that was a matter for the future.
Chen Wan got up and prepared weapons.
Each of the three had a handgun with thirty rounds of ammunition, plus a machete.
However, machetes were consumables, and after a few uses, the blade would dull.
Chen Wan planned to search the supermarket for bone knives or something similar.
The three of them comforted Yang Yang for a while before getting off the RV under Yang Yang’s watchful eyes.
Yang Yang sat alone, holding Little Niu Niu, obediently looking at the pictures in the storybook.
Chen Wan and the others didn’t plan to split up to search for supplies.
After all, danger could be lurking anywhere, and it was safer for everyone to stick together.
Qin Ke was full of energy and took the lead, walking in front.
However, most of the zombies in the building had been lured out, leaving only a few scattered ones that posed no threat to Chen Wan and her group.
Chen Wan immediately dealt with a zombie approaching them with a single slash of her machete, while Qin Ke took care of two zombies in the distance.
Chen Wan glanced at Jiang Yanxin beside her.
“Want to try using the gun?”
Jiang Yanxin was momentarily stunned but quickly remembered what Chen Wan had taught her last time.
She unlocked the safety of the handgun and aimed at a zombie slowly approaching from the elevator.
Chen Wan stood behind Jiang Yanxin, adjusting her grip on the gun.
This position meant Jiang Yanxin was essentially enveloped in Chen Wan’s embrace.
Jiang Yanxin’s ears turned slightly red.
Chen Wan looked so focused and beautiful.
Chen Wan kept explaining, looking down at Jiang Yanxin in her arms. “Did you understand everything?”
Jiang Yanxin had been a bit distracted but understood the general idea.
Chen Wan had been thorough, worried that Jiang Yanxin might hurt herself while using the gun.
Jiang Yanxin felt sweet all over and obediently replied to Chen Wan, “I understand.”
“Alright, give it a try.
Knowing how to use a gun can cover a lot of weaknesses in the apocalypse,” Chen Wan said, releasing Jiang Yanxin’s hands from the gun.
Since she was still a beginner, Chen Wan suggested Jiang Yanxin start practicing with a two-handed grip.
Jiang Yanxin composed herself, re-aimed at the zombie, and fired.
The shot hit the zombie’s heart, momentarily stopping it before it continued towards them.
Jiang Yanxin adjusted her aim, took a deep breath, and fired again, this time hitting the zombie’s forehead.
Chen Wan was surprised, and Qin Ke was also a bit taken aback.
Both had military experience, so combat, grappling, and firearms were second nature to them.
They didn’t expect Jiang Yanxin’s aim to be so accurate, especially since it was her first time shooting.
Chen Wan was stunned for a few seconds before quickly praising, “Impressive, hitting the target so accurately on your first try.
We have another sharpshooter among us.”
Jiang Yanxin hadn’t expected to be so accurate either.
She usually had good focus and remained calm in emergencies.
Plus, the recent consumption of crystal cores had enhanced her stability, making her aim particularly precise.
However, Jiang Yanxin believed the key was her ability to concentrate easily.
“Not really.
Should we head to the supermarket first?”
Jiang Yanxin asked, not wanting to delay.
“Yeah, let’s search the supermarket first, then sweep the upper floors of the mall,” Chen Wan said, and the three of them headed to the elevator leading to the underground supermarket from the first-floor lobby.
Chen Wan was surprised to find that, aside from some disarray on the shelves, the supermarket was well-stocked.
However, the three of them didn’t have flashlights, so Chen Wan had the system monitor the surroundings while she searched for flashlights in the supermarket.
“Detection complete.
There are small tools like flashlights ten meters to the host’s left,” the system’s mechanical voice announced again.
Chen Wan didn’t dare speak loudly.
Instead, she tugged at the two people beside her, signaling them to follow her.
Jiang Yanxin and Qin Ke also slowed their pace.
The vast underground supermarket was almost completely silent, and in such a quiet environment, Chen Wan sometimes felt like even her breathing was too loud.
After a few minutes, a small red dot appeared in Chen Wan’s field of vision, as detected by the system.
She turned on a flashlight, and the bright yellow light immediately illuminated the dark underground supermarket.
Chen Wan shone the light on a shelf, and Qin Ke and Jiang Yanxin quickly understood, each picking up a flashlight and turning it on.
But the underground supermarket was large, and the light from the three flashlights barely reached beyond their immediate surroundings.
The three of them had to be extra cautious, but making some noise was inevitable, especially since they needed to move goods from the shelves.
“Let’s go to the shelves with bags first and grab some large ones,” Chen Wan whispered to the other two.
They both nodded and followed Chen Wan to the area with bags.
Chen Wan took a large backpack and two carry-on luggage bags, and Jiang Yanxin and the others did the same.
The three of them first went to the clothing section closest to the bags.
Chen Wan saw a row of long-sleeve T-shirts on the shelf and, without a word, took them all off the hangers and stuffed them into her bag.
Behind her, Jiang Yanxin was gathering boxed underwear, putting as many as she could into her backpack.
These consumables were a must-take, or else they might not have any underwear to wear in the future.
Qin Ke was also gathering clothes, stuffing long pants, shorts, and socks into her bag.
When the three of them had filled their three large bags to the brim, they had only taken a tiny fraction of what was in the supermarket.
Chen Wan sighed, realizing they had a busy day ahead.
“Let’s go, let’s take this stuff to the RV first.”
“Okay, let’s make a few more trips.
Is there still space in the trunk?”
Qin Ke asked.
“There’s a total of twenty cubic meters of space, and we’ve only used six or seven cubic meters so far.
There’s still plenty of room,” Chen Wan replied as they walked out.
“That’s good.
Let’s try to fill the trunk today,” Qin Ke said, feeling motivated.
It was like a resource-gathering game, and the more supplies they collected, the better their chances of survival.
The three of them took the items out of their bags and placed them in the trunk.
The system would categorize and store the items according to their type, ensuring that the clothes placed in the compressed space wouldn’t get dirty.
After storing the clothes, Chen Wan and the others quickly returned to the supermarket.
This time, they decided to start with the shelves near the elevator.
The shelves closest to the elevator had vacuum-packed rice, oil, rock sugar, black fungus, and dried fruits.
Jiang Yanxin was happy to see the rice, as they hadn’t found any in the small stores they searched.
Chen Wan’s compressed space could keep the rice from spoiling.
“Let’s take more rice back.
The flour isn’t vacuum-packed and might have gone bad, but the vacuum-packed rice should be fine, and the oil too.
They should still be edible,” Jiang Yanxin said, shining her flashlight on the shelves of rice, flour, and oil.
“Alright, let’s take as much as we can,” Chen Wan said.
The three of them put their bags aside, as they couldn’t hold rice and flour in them, and started carrying the items by hand.
Chen Wan placed her gun at her waist and held a machete in one hand.
She gathered seven 5kg bags of rice together, bent down, and picked up the stack of rice.
She looked at Jiang Yanxin, “Honey, can you bring me two more buckets of oil?”
Jiang Yanxin felt a bit worried.
She knew Chen Wan was strong, but she didn’t want her to get hurt.
“That’s already a lot.
Can you still carry more?”
“I can.
It’s easy for me to carry these things, don’t worry.
When have I ever lied to you?”
Chen Wan replied softly, knowing Jiang Yanxin was concerned about her.
Only then did Jiang Yanxin bring over two buckets of oil for Chen Wan.
The three of them carried the rice and oil out of the supermarket and back to the RV, placing everything in the trunk.
After several trips back and forth, Chen Wan and the others had transported 50 bags of rice and 45 buckets of cooking oil.
They had essentially cleared out all the sealed rice and oil from the supermarket.
Thanks to her enhanced attributes, Chen Wan was fine, and Qin Ke, whose health was improving, was just a bit sweaty.
Among the three, Jiang Yanxin was the most exhausted.
Due to her natural Omega attributes, she had less strength, but her competitive nature wouldn’t let her rest while Chen Wan and Qin Ke were busy.
She stubbornly joined in for eight trips, her forehead and face covered in sweat, and even the T-shirt on her back was soaked.
Chen Wan put everything in the trunk and wrapped an arm around Jiang Yanxin’s waist.
“No rush, we’ve made so many trips.
Let’s take a break.
Your face is all sweaty, are you exhausted?”
“I’m fine. You and Qin Ke carried more stuff, you two worked harder,” Jiang Yanxin replied, leaning against Chen Wan to catch her breath.
Being able to keep up with two physically strong alphas was something she never imagined before.
After all, Omegas were naturally weaker.
Jiang Yanxin guessed that her recent improvement in stamina was related to the crystal cores, otherwise, she might have been too tired to continue after just four or five trips.
