Jiang Yanxin took a break, knowing the two were waiting for her, she quickly spoke up, “I’ve rested enough, let’s continue.”
“Alright, don’t push yourself too hard.
I’m here, so you don’t have to work so hard.
We can make a few more trips, it’s fine, just don’t get hurt.
Getting injured in the apocalypse is no joke,” Chen Wan said softly, holding Jiang Yanxin’s wrist.
Chen Wan knew that Jiang Yanxin was strong-willed, and she had known this since the first day she arrived on this planet.
After all, back then, Jiang Yanxin even hid a knife for self-defense, showing she didn’t want to rely on anyone.
But now that Chen Wan was by her side, she couldn’t bear to see Jiang Yanxin work so hard.
“Okay, then I’ll try to carry lighter things later,” Jiang Yanxin agreed without hesitation, because what Chen Wan said was true.
If she didn’t act within her limits and got injured, she would really become a burden to everyone.
“Alright, let’s go check the grain and oil section for anything useful,” Chen Wan said, looking at Qin Ke and Jiang Yanxin.
The three of them entered the mall again, and when they reached the basement supermarket, they turned on their flashlights.
The three beams of dim light flickered in the basement supermarket.
Perhaps the noise earlier was too loud, as a few zombies that hadn’t left were wandering in the grain and oil section.
Chen Wan didn’t hesitate, she charged forward with her machete, first slashing at a short zombie about her height, then kicking another one away.
Qin Ke also engaged in a fight with a male zombie.
Having learned martial arts, she used the momentum from a running start to climb onto the male zombie’s back, forcefully stabbing her machete into the zombie’s neck, and with a swift motion, she took down a tall male zombie.
Jiang Yanxin was dealing with a male zombie slightly taller than her.
She swung her knife at the zombie’s neck, then withdrew it to find another opportunity.
The zombie moved slowly, and Jiang Yanxin seized this flaw, slashing the zombie’s neck several times from the side and back, finally taking it down completely.
After dealing with the zombies in this area, Chen Wan was the cleanest among the three.
Jiang Yanxin, having slashed many times, was splattered with a lot of foul-smelling blood, and Qin Ke, who fought in close combat, was sprayed with even more blood.
But this wasn’t the time to be picky; getting splattered with zombie blood had become a routine every time they got off the vehicle.
Even Jiang Yanxin, who had never wielded a knife before the apocalypse, had gotten used to it.
“Alright, let’s look for anything that’s sealed and packaged.
The loose stuff outside is no good.”
Jiang Yanxin and Qin Ke wiped the blood off their hands and started packing large items.
Chen Wan found a lot of dried goods like black fungus, white fungus, and seaweed, sweeping them into her bag, along with barbecue seasonings, hot pot ingredients, bagged salt, soy sauce, vinegar, chicken essence, and sesame oil, tossing them all into her large bag.
Jiang Yanxin found vacuum-packed corn kernels, millet, beans, glutinous rice, and roasted bagged flour in the grains section, along with a lot of noodles, unopened bags of brown sugar, and white sugar, stuffing them all into her bag.
Unfortunately, most of the preserved eggs on the lower shelf had gone bad, otherwise, she would have taken some as well.
Qin Ke moved to the section with milk powder, lotus root powder, sesame paste, and other instant drink packets, filling her bag with large bags, and also grabbed a lot of canned milk powder for Yang Yang.
In the apocalypse, there’s no fresh milk, so milk powder is a good substitute.
However, there were so many things that Qin Ke’s three large bags were full before she could pack much.
The three of them took several large bags from the luggage section to pack the food, and even then, it took them five trips to transport everything they needed.
After loading everything into the trunk, Chen Wan and the others rested for a while before continuing.
Next, they started raiding the tissue and toiletries sections.
Chen Wan neatly stacked the packaged toilet paper, carrying seven or eight packs at a time.
Jiang Yanxin and Qin Ke helped transport the toilet paper and tissues.
After all, these items are consumables, and Chen Wan couldn’t imagine what she would do if they ran out of toilet paper in the future.
The three of them moved all the toilet paper, tissues, and sanitary pads from two shelves back to the RV.
After resting for a while, they moved to the toiletries section.
In the apocalypse, these items would soon become luxury goods, as survival was the priority, not these things.
Chen Wan swept the bottled shampoos from the shelves into her large bag, along with some conditioners.
Jiang Yanxin packed toothbrushes, toothpaste, and facial cleansers from the shelves into her large bag.
In these times, if your teeth go bad, there’s really no saving them.
She didn’t care about brands, as long as they were boxed and intact, she tossed them into her bag, moving quickly.
Qin Ke was on the adjacent shelf, packing body wash into her large bag, and also grabbed a lot of children’s skincare products from the side shelf.
Right now, there’s no need to worry about ingredients or effects; if it’s safe for children, it likely doesn’t have many harmful ingredients.
Yang Yang is only three and a half years old, and while the adults can endure, Yang Yang’s little face needs to be pampered.
Thinking of this, Qin Ke carefully picked up some floral water and talcum powder, common children’s items.
The three of them made five trips just to transport these items, and even then, they had to leave behind some skincare products and face masks.
There were just too many things in the supermarket, and the more Chen Wan and the others took, the more they felt they didn’t have enough hands, wishing they could move the entire mall into a compressed space.
After delivering the items, they headed to the food and canned goods section.
By this time, Jiang Yanxin and Qin Ke’s clothes were soaked, and even Chen Wan, with her extra abilities, was sweating a lot.
Chen Wan’s mood shifted from being grateful that the supplies here were almost untouched to wishing more had been taken so they wouldn’t have to be so conflicted, wanting to pack everything they saw.
After so many trips, it was more exhausting than running five kilometers in the special forces.
But this was just a fleeting thought.
Chen Wan’s hands were still busy, and while she was lost in thought, she had already filled most of her backpack with honey, strawberry jam, blueberry jam, mango jam, and other similar items. Especially honey, Chen Wan had practically cleared the shelves of it.
They couldn’t eat fresh vegetables now, and sometimes going to the bathroom wasn’t easy, so drinking honey was beneficial.
Jiang Yanxin was packing spices, bagged seasonings, luncheon meat, tuna cans, sausages, and other canned goods and condiments from the shelf opposite Chen Wan, even packing a large box of curry.
Qin Ke, separated by a shelf from Chen Wan, was packing chocolates and candies.
Chocolate is high in calories and can serve as a meal when there’s nothing else to eat, and sugar can be life-saving in critical moments.
Qin Ke was also throwing the well-packaged items into the big bag, single-handedly clearing out the entire shelf.
By this point, the three of them were so exhausted they were numb, and they had to rest for over ten minutes before continuing to move things.
Following the path where they had just placed the canned goods, Chen Wan and the others arrived at the instant food section.
The shelves were filled with various instant noodles, self-heating hot pots, Chongqing noodles, noodle skins, and other items. In the middle of the aisle, there were boxes of eight-treasure porridge and similar foods.
Chen Wan and the others made four or five trips to move all these long-shelf-life items.
Next, they found the alcohol and beverage section.
Just looking at the rows of shelves made Qin Ke’s scalp tingle.
Even Chen Wan wanted to close her eyes; these were probably the heaviest items besides rice and oil.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Wan spoke up, “Let’s not take or take fewer drinks from here.
Let’s focus on bottled mineral water.
You can drink it anytime, and it won’t raise your blood sugar.”
Chen Wan’s words resonated with Jiang Yanxin and Qin Ke.
If they moved all these rows of alcohol and drinks, they’d be stuck here all day.
While moving things, Jiang Yanxin noticed a loading cart not far away in the dim light of the flashlight.
Her eyes lit up at the sight.
Although it wouldn’t be easy to move it to the first floor, it would save them a lot of effort to transport things from the supermarket to the elevator.
Jiang Yanxin immediately pulled the cart over and said to Chen Wan and Qin Ke, “Let’s use this.
At least we can pull things to the elevator and save some energy.”
Chen Wan’s eyes also lit up, “Great, let’s load everything onto this.”
The three of them started loading boxes of mineral water onto the cart, stacking them as high as half a person.
Chen Wan pulled the cart from the front, making it much easier, while Qin Ke and Jiang Yanxin helped push from the back, speeding things up considerably.
However, when they reached the elevator, they still had to carry things by hand.
Chen Wan could carry three boxes at a time, while Jiang Yanxin and Qin Ke, without any extra help, had to carry one box at a time.
By the time they had moved all the mineral water they could take, Jiang Yanxin and the others were exhausted.
This time, the three of them leaned against the RV, too tired to even speak.
They didn’t go inside to rest because it would be a hassle.
They were dirty and would need to shower if they went inside, so they decided to finish the work first.
Chen Wan and the others rested for nearly half an hour before continuing to search for items. They also took all the usable knives, whetstones, flashlights, and small radios.
When they reached the elevator, Chen Wan grabbed seven or eight pairs of slippers from the shelf and held them in her arms.
On their last trip to the supermarket, the three of them also took a lot of children’s books and plush toys.
Chen Wan also took three tablets and a children’s learning machine.
Even though she wasn’t sure if these things would be useful, they could at least be charged for Yang Yang to play with.
By the time the three of them returned to the RV’s trunk, more than four hours had passed.
They drank some bottled water from the supermarket, and Jiang Yanxin thought for a moment before speaking, “We’ve taken a lot of food and daily necessities.
What we still need are clothes, bed linens, and shoes.
These are consumables, so since we’re here, we should make a few more trips and take more.”
“Okay, but Yang Yang might be getting anxious.
We’ve been out for about four hours,” Chen Wan said after thinking for a moment.
However, since they were all covered in blood and dirt from moving things, Chen Wan didn’t open the car door.
“Let’s go, let’s check out the second floor and see what’s there,” Qin Ke said, stretching her limbs.
“Alright, the sooner we finish, the sooner we can go back to Yang Yang,” Chen Wan replied with a smile.
Though they were tired, their efforts that morning were not in vain.
The originally empty compressed space was now filled with a lot of stuff.
When Chen Wan and Jiang Yanxin reached the second floor, they shone their flashlights around and saw that this floor sold women’s and children’s clothing.
The three of them didn’t hesitate and started stuffing clothes into large bags.
Chen Wan, finding the bags too small, grabbed seven or eight long down jackets and, along with four large bags, returned to the RV with Jiang Yanxin and Qin Ke, who were also carrying full loads.
After putting everything away, Chen Wan noticed from a distance that there was a man lying on the curb who hadn’t been there before.
Chen Wan put her finger to her lips and pointed in that direction.
Qin Ke and Jiang Yanxin immediately understood what Chen Wan meant and looked at the man lying by the book pit on the opposite side of the road.
Chen Wan asked softly, “Did you notice anyone over there earlier?”
Qin Ke thought for a moment and shook her head.
She really hadn’t noticed when someone appeared there.
Chen Wan’s gaze turned to Jiang Yanxin, who said, “That person must have lain there while we were getting clothes.
There was definitely no one there before.”
Chen Wan nodded, “Alright, let’s keep going and not waste time.”
Jiang Yanxin and Qin Ke were also filled with doubt about the person who appeared across the street.
Clearly, they were thinking the same thing as Chen Wan and quickly nodded.
Just as the three of them had walked a few meters and were about to head to the mall, a voice called out from the man on the curb, “Help, help me, I’m a survivor, my foot is injured.”
Chen Wan and the others seemed to have anticipated this, as they all turned to look at the man by the roadside.
The man, seeing the three of them turn their heads, propped himself up slightly and called out to them in a coquettish voice, “My right foot is injured, can you help me?”
Chen Wan glanced over from a distance and immediately noticed that the man’s upper clothing was almost see-through, with a part of his chest exposed, giving off a frail appearance.
Chen Wan curled her lips in slight disdain and turned to see Qin Ke’s expression.
Qin Ke was staring coldly at the man across the street, showing no reaction at all.
When Chen Wan turned back, she met Jiang Yanxin’s gaze.
Jiang Yanxin glared at Chen Wan and asked, “Is it nice to look at?”
Chen Wan quickly sensed the danger in Jiang Yanxin’s tone and hurriedly stated, “Too ugly, hurts the eyes, and who knows where he came from.
This guy definitely has issues.”
Hearing Chen Wan’s response, Jiang Yanxin snorted noncommittally.
Seeing Qin Ke still looking, she tugged at the sleeves of the two alphas beside her, “Alright, alright, stop looking, let’s go get the stuff.
Yang Yang is waiting for us to return.”
Chen Wan and Qin Ke were thus dragged into the building by Jiang Yanxin.
Even though they were far away just now, Jiang Yanxin keenly felt that the man across the street was likely an Omega.
As for why he was dressed like that and appeared on the curb, he must have ulterior motives.
So even though the two alphas didn’t approach the man, Jiang Yanxin couldn’t help but remind them, “That man didn’t seem like a good person.
Let’s not engage with him when we leave.”
Chen Wan nodded in agreement, “Of course, this place is so desolate, and suddenly there’s a person dressed like that on the road. It looks like a trap. Only a fool would fall for it. Don’t worry.”
“That’s more like it. I’m just afraid you’ll pick up bad habits,” Jiang Yanxin said, glancing at the two of them.
As they talked, the three of them returned to the second floor.
This time, they gathered a lot of pants and children’s clothes for Yang Yang, carrying a pile of items downstairs.
By this time, the man from the curb had moved to the middle of the road, very close to their RV.
Seeing Chen Wan looking at him, the man quickly propped himself up again, pleading, “Please help me, I’m really injured.
Can you help me get to Building A, Unit 4, Room 301 in this neighborhood?
My home is there.
I’ll do anything if you help me.”
Chen Wan wasn’t sure if it was her imagination, but she smelled a pine scent, seemingly coming from the man.
She immediately understood the situation and pulled out a gun, aiming it at the man, “Come any closer, and I’ll end you right here.
Put away your pheromones and get lost.
I don’t have much patience, and I don’t want to repeat myself.”
The man was stunned.
He didn’t expect Chen Wan and the other silent female alpha to be immune to his charms. After all, he had lured many men and women with his looks and body.
Yet, these three not only ignored his plea for help but even pulled out a gun.
In the apocalypse, those who survived usually had some skills.
Seeing Chen Wan’s cold expression and the safety off her gun, the man became a bit scared and started to slowly back away.
Chen Wan sneered and said, “Get up and scram. If you dare to move slowly, I’ll help you achieve your wish of having a leg injury.”
Hearing this, and seeing Chen Wan lower the gun, the man quickly got up and ran into the neighborhood without looking back.
Chen Wan put the safety back on the gun, holstered it, and said to Jiang Yanxin and Qin Ke, “Forget about him.
He’s definitely not a good person.
Finding supplies is more important.”
Qin Ke nodded in agreement, as the man posed no real threat to them, “Let’s go. After we get more clothes, we’ll look for bedding and other items.”
“Okay,” Chen Wan replied, and the three of them continued into the mall.
