In her previous life, she only heard people in the team talk about it after she joined an official organization.
After the zombie outbreak, the authorities mobilized all the manpower they could gather and dispatched them separately to salvage supplies across different parts of the city.
Although the zombie crisis caught the authorities off guard, once they adjusted, they quickly detected changes in the weather.
After the city’s supplies had been secured, they began rescuing the survivors. In this way, the supplies were preserved, and those who were still alive would have some保障 (security) for the future.
As these memories surfaced in her mind, Su Yun didn’t forget the task at hand. After resting for a while, she packed away the stool and the water.
She glanced at the surveillance cameras at the intersection, thought for a moment, then took a detour and destroyed all the cameras at the crossing.
She then continued siphoning fuel. Under the blazing sun, the stench of decay coming from the zombies grew even stronger.
When she was hungry, she gnawed on a couple of steamed buns; when she was thirsty, she drank water; when she felt dizzy, she drank Huoxiang Zhengqi liquid. By the time Su Yun had finished siphoning fuel from all the cars here, three hours had passed.
But the harvest was considerable.
If she stayed under the sun any longer, her body probably wouldn’t be able to take it.
Looking at the cars that had been drained of fuel, a plan instantly formed in Su Yun’s mind. She took out a loudspeaker from her storage space.
She had grabbed this loudspeaker from the supermarket last night—it was the kind used in sales areas for hawking goods.
Holding the loudspeaker, Su Yun attracted all the zombies from several nearby streets, then placed the loudspeaker in the middle of the vehicles.
Zombies had no consciousness; once they heard the sound, they all crowded toward its source. That was the moment—Su Yun set everything on fire.
Many of the damaged cars had leaking fuel tanks. Once they caught a spark, explosions could happen instantly.
This area wasn’t residential; there were only a few shops at the intersection, and any living people had long since fled. After setting the fire, Su Yun quickly escaped the scene.
Behind her came a series of loud booms as vehicles exploded. Even after she had run far away, she could still feel the intense heat from the burning cars.
Just as Su Yun was about to head home along the original route, gunshots suddenly came from the food street area. At the first shot, she thought she had misheard.
But when dense, rapid gunfire followed, Su Yun recalled the destroyed supermarket cameras from last night. It was probably the authorities transporting supplies from the supermarket.
Luckily, she had gone there last night and taken plenty of supplies. If she had waited another couple of days, there probably wouldn’t have been a single thing left inside.
Hearing the commotion from the food street, Su Yun, who had planned to go home, stopped immediately. Going back wouldn’t matter anyway.
She had just cleared out the zombies from several nearby streets, so she might as well scout the area and see what else could still be useful.
Around 6:30 p.m., the city streets were bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun.
She casually found a shop by the roadside to sit in and took out the lobster noodles she had made that morning from her storage space.
The lobster noodles were still steaming hot, and the aroma of chili sauce was overpowering. After finishing her meal, Su Yun began searching the surrounding area.
She wasn’t disappointed—she found something she urgently needed right now: solar panels.
Several appliance stores stood side by side, all selling solar panels, and the appliances inside were still intact.
In a few days, the city would lose power, and the air conditioner at home would no longer work. The gasoline and diesel she had would eventually run out as well.
But solar panels were different—they could still be used in the extreme heat over the coming years.
After scouting the shops that had solar panels and thinking about when to make her move, Su Yun heard voices talking on the street.
“The people up top are secretly collecting supplies, and you still think this is a small matter?”
“And the analyses people are posting in the group aren’t unreasonable either. If we have supplies in hand, even if the zombie situation passes, and even if something else happens, we can still survive, right…?”
“But we’ve already collected a lot of supplies recently. Those things are enough for us to eat for two years. It’s so dangerous outside—let’s rest for a couple of days.”
“Rest your ass. I think your brain never finished developing—”
With a loud *smack*, the speaker must have gotten angry and hit the person who had just spoken.
“Are you really stupid or just pretending? Haven’t you noticed that there are fewer and fewer people in the group lately? I heard they’ve all been taken in by the authorities.”
“Bro, stop hitting me. Just tell me straight—when you beat around the bush, I really don’t understand.”
The man rubbed the back of his head where he’d been hit.
“You pig-brained idiot. With such big moves from the higher-ups, plus all that doomsday talk online, don’t you think the world is about to fall into chaos? I told you to come out and look for supplies with me because I want us to have some security in the future.”
Su Yun stood quietly inside the shop, listening.
“Bro, what’s so bad about joining the authorities? They provide food and shelter—way better than what we have. Why don’t you join too…?”
Another slap greeted him.
“Are you fucking stupid? Did a door clamp your brain or something? I’m not explaining all this to you. Just do what I do. If you keep arguing, I’ll really beat you up.”
The man was clearly truly angry.
The two continued arguing in low voices as they walked past the shop entrance. Su Yun thought about the “group” they mentioned—she had heard of it in her previous life too.
It was a group formed by nearby ability users, where people would occasionally chat and exchange information.