Suppressing her excitement, Su Yun left the warehouse. She was afraid that if she stayed any longer, she wouldn’t be able to resist putting all the supplies into her space.
When the zombie outbreak occurred, the supermarket was still operating normally, and the air conditioners were running. As Su Yun entered the first floor, a cool, stinking breeze hit her.
The shelves that once held goods were now toppled, a complete mess. Blood was smeared across the shelves.
The hundred or so zombies had been trapped inside, unable to get out, leaving bloody footprints all over the floor. The stench was sticky and nauseating.
All the shelves were overturned, and goods were scattered everywhere. Su Yun was standing in what used to be the hygiene section.
The items strewn across the floor were toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, shower gel, laundry detergent, and washing powder.
Su Yun’s heart raced. In her previous life during the apocalypse, she had been desperate for these supplies. Even in a secure base, the value of these items in the coming years would be extremely high.
She glanced at a camera and froze. What happened? The camera had been destroyed.
Su Yun didn’t rush to grab the items on the floor. She walked beneath the camera and carefully examined the damage.
Noticing faint residual energy on the broken camera, she realized it had been deliberately destroyed—and by a powered individual.
Squatting down, she picked up fragments from the broken camera. They were icy cold to the touch, some still covered in melting ice crystals. The perpetrator was an ice-type power user.
Observing several other locations, Su Yun discovered that not only had the cameras on the first floor been destroyed, but the second floor cameras were also gone.
Whatever the other person’s intentions were, it was all a windfall for her.
Looking at the supplies scattered across the floor, she exhaled deeply. How wonderful—heaven had given her a second chance. She would live through the apocalypse this time.
Returning to the hygiene area, Su Yun collected half of the toiletries. A single tube of toothpaste could last two to three months, and what she had collected would be enough for the next ten years.
A bottle of shampoo lasted six months; the ones she collected would last twenty years.
Laundry detergent and washing powder would run out faster, but she could scavenge more from other locations, easily stockpiling enough for a lifetime.
In every area she passed, Su Yun stopped to collect items. She didn’t take everything—just half each time.
Grain, oil, and other groceries were plentiful in the supermarket.
Soy sauce and vinegar bottles had broken on the floor, but many were still in bags, so she collected a lot. Many bottles of vegetable oil had fallen too, but luckily they were plastic and unbroken.
She also grabbed a large number of snacks.
After collecting most of the supplies, Su Yun headed straight for the second basement.
The second basement was completely different. Many stalls were rented by out-of-town vendors, selling instant noodles and fast food.
Sometimes, to save a few minutes in the morning, she would have breakfast here, buying instant meals to eat on the way to work.
Upon entering the second basement, Su Yun heard a commotion. Although the people were speaking quietly, after awakening her powers, her senses were heightened, and she could hear every sound clearly.
“You’re just leaving like this? My brother risked his life so we could get in safely!”
“Now we just need you to get some supplies for his family…”
The argument went back and forth.
“I told you at the start—luring zombies is dangerous. You need to run fast. If something happens, no one is responsible…”
Su Yun’s ears perked up. The voice was familiar. She approached and realized these were the same people who had entered with Shen Xiaotian earlier.
“But you never said you had powers! If you had told us earlier, my brother wouldn’t have had to die…”
A young man, about Su Yun’s age, shouted at Shen Xiaotian, hatred in his eyes almost tangible.
Within their group, Shen Xiaotian seemed to be the leader.
“Yes, my brother and I have powers. But how many people can we protect? Didn’t you see the number of zombies? That’s why I asked for your cooperation…”
Shen Xiaotian retorted.
He had recently awakened his power—turning water into ice. The first time he used it publicly, the authorities noticed him. From then on, he suspected that all city cameras were monitored.
He had a brother who also awakened a power, a space-type ability with little offensive strength.
After planning for two days, they decided to collect supplies from the supermarket. Knowing the authorities were watching, they destroyed all cameras upon entering and gathered supplies with the space-power brother.
After awakening their powers, they were added to a local group of powered individuals, who advised: avoid the authorities, and take as many supplies as possible.
Shen Xiaotian trusted that the advice was sincere.