Zombies are highly sensitive to sound. The plan they had just discussed was to use noise to lure the zombies out of the supermarket.
The method was effective, but extremely dangerous.
With a loud clang, the rolling shutter was pushed all the way up. The supermarket’s back door was wide open, but not a single person dared to enter—because at that moment, a hundred or so zombies surged out from inside.
Seeing the horde, everyone panicked. But remembering the plan, they took out their phones, played music, and began separating to lure the zombies away.
As the zombies rushed out of the back door, Su Yun nimbly climbed up the air-conditioning unit on the second floor.
The AC unit was still running, blowing hot air. Sweat dripped down Su Yun’s face, but she dared not move too much.
Zombies were still coming out from the back door. If she went down now, she would surely be eaten alive.
One person tried to imitate Su Yun and climb the AC unit, but without her agility, he failed. He clutched the pipe tightly, eyes shut, terrified he might slip and fall into the zombie horde below.
Soon, distant wails echoed. Su Yun followed the screams and saw that those who had tried to lure zombies away were in trouble.
Under the glow of the store signs, she saw dozens of zombies clustered together, gnawing on human flesh, the stench of blood thick in the air.
More screams followed shortly after, as those who had tried to divert zombies continued to be attacked.
“Now…” a voice called from the darkness. Immediately, seven or eight shadowy figures dashed through the supermarket’s back door.
Su Yun didn’t hesitate. She descended the pipe to the ground and followed them into the supermarket.
The back door reeked of blood, a grim reminder of how many people had died here. Blood on the floor, though days old, had not fully coagulated.
As Su Yun stepped through the back door, blood stained her shoes, leaving prints with each step.
Ahead was the supermarket’s safety door. Shining her flashlight on the walls, Su Yun saw photos of supermarket staff posted on both sides.
The third-from-last person in the first row looked familiar. Su Yun stepped closer—this man in the photo was the same one who had organized people outside to enter earlier.
“Shen Xiaotian…” she murmured, stepping into the safety door.
Passing through the employee back entrance, she entered the supermarket warehouse. It was pitch black inside, the floor marked with dragged bloodstains.
Though most zombies here had been lured away, the underground supermarket had two levels, and there were probably still some zombies around.
Su Yun wiped the blood from her shoes on a blanket. Her shoes had become soaked in blood at the main entrance, making a squelching sound with every step.
The warehouse was not very large. Along the walls were piles of opened boxes, the smell of formaldehyde thick in the air.
Other unopened boxes were neatly stacked in the corner, alongside two floor-cleaning machines.
Su Yun took her knife and cut open one of the boxes. To her surprise, the warehouse was filled with appliances.
The box she had just opened contained a brand-new electric fan, still wrapped in protective film.
It was currently the hottest season in G Province. These fans had been transported here for sale.
Everyone else was focused on finding food. No one would bother taking appliances, especially with zombies everywhere—carrying them back safely would be risky.
On the other side of the warehouse, large shelves held cooling mats and quilts, previously for sale in the supermarket.
When the weather turned hot, these quilts had been taken off shelves but not yet processed. Su Yun remembered that during her previous life, this warehouse had been empty.
She hadn’t expected that even these supplies had been taken by the authorities.
With extreme cold likely to come in the future, Su Yun planned to store ten or twenty quilts in her space.
Although she didn’t look back, she knew the cameras behind her were surely watching closely.
Besides quilts, other shelves held vacuum-packed down jackets, fully packed and ready for transport—but delayed by the zombie outbreak.
That was a windfall for her.
Her own clothes at home were all summer wear. Winters in G Province weren’t very cold, and she had only a few down jackets.
Su Yun glanced at the camera watching her. She needed a plan to take these items—but she didn’t need all of them, just enough to keep herself warm and fed. Half would suffice.
Su Yun circled the shelves, finally stopping at a dark green metal box, eyes locked on it.
If she wasn’t mistaken, this box contained a diesel generator, labeled 3000KW.
This was the supermarket’s emergency generator.
In addition to the diesel generator, there were gasoline generators. Gasoline generators weren’t very powerful, but they could run three air conditioners simultaneously, and with minimal noise—perfect for home use.
Su Yun felt a surge of excitement. She had only planned to find a few battery packs, but unexpectedly, she had stumbled upon something this valuable.