Oddly enough, just then, two zombies wearing cold-storage protective suits appeared ahead.
One had only half a face left, and the other’s stomach was completely hollowed out, even the intestines were gone.
Lin Ran rolled her eyes. The male lead really has a crow’s mouth!
She pretended to be scared and hid behind Zhou Wangye.“Big brother, I’m so scared, boohoo…”
She was really putting on a show—after this apocalypse was over, she might as well become an actress.
Zhou Wangye immediately unleashed a chain of lightning, killing the two zombies.
When the male lead killed zombies, he controlled it perfectly, striking directly at the zombie’s head.
This way, the zombies were killed without damaging the crystal cores, making them much easier to collect—no digging needed.
Seeing Lin Ran shivering but not screaming to attract more zombies, he was fairly satisfied.
With a rare gesture of mercy, he comforted her:“Don’t be afraid. The zombies are already dead.”
But he used the opportunity to twist her hand away, wrinkling her clothes in the process.
She had a bit of OCD, and it had been hard to tolerate just now.
Lin Ran: Hmph, who cares.
So she let go without complaint.
Seeing she had calmed down, Zhou Wangye asked:“How much seafood did you store in your space?”
“About 20 cubic meters,” she replied.
He felt he should give her a little incentive; otherwise, she might start causing trouble.“Alright, but this doesn’t set a precedent.”
Lin Ran hurriedly nodded.“I’ll stick close behind you from now on, Big Brother, and won’t run off.”
Zhou Wangye didn’t reply, thinking she probably didn’t mean it.
It was weird that Lin Ran could actually be obedient!
With a wave of his hand, a column of water lifted and cleaned the zombie crystal cores, sending them directly in front of him.
Lin Ran covered her mouth in surprise: It’s here!
The male lead had awakened a second ability—a water-type power.
However, she seriously suspected he had awakened it because of his OCD, not wanting to touch and clean the zombie cores himself.
For her, it was beneficial.
She now possessed a water-type ability!
Water would never be lacking.
Plus, because she had copied his abilities, her water-type power had been upgraded to Level 2, higher than his.
Even more important, part of the human body is made of water.
If she could extract water and blood from the human body… just thinking about it was thrilling.
Hehe, a perfect killing tool.
“Let’s go. Time to move out,” Zhou Wangye said, calm as ever.
Even after awakening dual abilities, he showed no arrogance, remaining composed.
Everyone congratulated him on awakening dual powers.
Gu Xiangwan looked at him, her gaze burning even hotter.
In the following time, with Zhou Wangye’s help, Lin Ran collected a lot of supplies into her ability space.
Canned goods, seasonings, instant foods, snacks, daily necessities, even pre-made meal packs and desserts.
Of course, she also secretly smuggled supplies into her ring space, enough to last her several lifetimes.
It was far richer than the inventory of a city-center superstore.
“Enough for now. Let’s move to another location,” Zhou Wangye said.
During the drive, everyone was pleased with the haul.
Especially Gu Xiangwan, who gazed fondly at Zhou Wangye’s back.
After today, she felt she had grown closer to President Zhou.
Her space could hold 1,000 cubic meters, helping him collect plenty of supplies.
She glanced at Lin Ran behind her. That idiot was hugging a bag of spicy sticks, stuffing them into her mouth.
No dignity, her mouth covered in red seasoning.
Hmph, what can 100 cubic meters do?
And she was a useless brat, only collecting useless stuff.
Snacks went straight into her space, completely ignoring President Zhou’s darkening expression.
Lin Ran was too busy enjoying the spicy sticks to care.
She was so delighted, she could cry. It’s so good!
Before entering the story, she had been hospitalized for half a year.
She wasn’t allowed to eat snacks at all, let alone spicy sticks.
Due to her body, meals were bland, with minimal salt, and sometimes she would vomit after treatment.
She truly loved this healthy body.
The spicy flavor was wild enough, so she even pulled out ice cream from her space.
Strawberry flavor, soft and sweet in her mouth.
She felt like the flowers by the roadside had bloomed.
Secretary Wang, sitting next to Lin Ran, remembered the instructions from the Second Young Master and others before departure. He quickly pulled out milk from his backpack, attached a straw, and handed it to Lin Ran.
“Miss Lin, eating it like this—some spicy, some cold—be careful it doesn’t upset your stomach.”
“Thank you!” Lin Ran was polite; Secretary Wang meant well.
Hearing this, he was flattered and a little surprised.
“Not at all. You clearly tried to act like you didn’t see it,” Lin Ran said sincerely with her beautiful face. Suddenly, Secretary Wang thought she seemed different now.
As the car neared the gate, they encountered two SUVs coming the opposite way.
They were likely other survivors collecting supplies.
As the vehicles passed, they realized a group of zombies was following the SUVs.
Idiots! They had led the zombies over.
The number was large—two or three dozen.
Clearing them would take a long time.
“Cover them. Secretary Wang, use your wood-type ability to close the gate and block the zombies,” Zhou Wangye calmly instructed.
Everyone else in the car killed zombies as they came.
Zhou Wangye killed zombies while shouting to Lin Ran, who was inside the car:“Stay inside. Don’t move. If zombies approach, close the car doors.”
Lin Ran obediently sat back down.
She wasn’t avoiding fighting; the male lead simply wouldn’t allow it.
Meanwhile, the two SUVs didn’t stop and drove straight into the distribution center to collect supplies.
Once the gate was closed, the outside zombies were cut off, and the remaining zombies inside were quickly eliminated by the group.
“These idiots!” Meng Yan spat. “They obviously saw us leaving and drove here to use us as a shield!”
Even the usually quiet He Sheng looked at Zhou Wangye, clearly asking: Are we going to deal with them?
Lin Ran glanced at the increasingly distant SUVs. If only I could store them in my space…
She wanted a sturdy, reliable vehicle of her own.
“President Zhou, what should we do?” Secretary Wang asked.
Gu Xiangwan saw the tense situation and quickly spoke to calm everyone:“These people aren’t trustworthy. Using us as zombie bait… Our main mission now is to collect supplies. The next stop is the port; there are plenty of supplies there…”
Even before she finished, everyone understood her meaning.
She leaned close to Zhou Wangye.“President Zhou, patience brings reward.”
Lin Ran watched quietly, not voicing her opinion—no one would ask her anyway.
She even secretly nibbled on snacks in the car.
Crunch, crunch…
She didn’t expect these damn potato chips to be so crisp.
Everyone heard the sound and saw Lin Ran hiding in the back seat, eating alone with wide innocent eyes.
“What are you thinking?” Zhou Wangye asked.
After a long pause, there was no answer from Lin Ran.
The atmosphere grew awkward.
She swallowed a chip and finally realized something was off.
“You… are talking to me?” She pointed to herself with one finger.
Zhou Wangye looked away, thinking: What was I thinking just now, asking this idiot?
Secretary Wang thoughtfully answered for the boss:“Yes, Miss Lin. President Zhou is asking you.”
How surprising!
Lin Ran thought: The male lead actually wants my opinion.
“I’ll follow Big Brother’s lead.”
It was her true thought.
Instead of confronting the others herself, she could copy their abilities.
Those people who dared to go out for supplies clearly had abilities.
If she didn’t go with the group, she could smuggle supplies into her space at their collection points.
All benefits for her.
Zhou Wangye looked at the stopped SUVs and sneered:“The zombies outside the gate will take a while to gather. Waiting is a waste of time. Better to find something to do.”
This clearly meant he intended to deal with those people.
Lin Ran didn’t object; it was exactly what she expected.
She thought: I told you, the male lead is vindictive. He won’t let someone screw him over for nothing.