The alley was narrow and cramped.
Glancing at the trash bin beside her, Su Yun reacted quickly. She placed her right hand on the edge of the bin, used it to spring herself up, and landed steadily on top with both feet.
She thrust the tied fruit knife toward the head of the zombie charging at the front, stabbed it, and pulled it out swiftly. The zombie’s brain was pierced through.
Almost instantly, it lost its ability to fight and collapsed limply onto the ground.
Standing atop the trash bin, Su Yun looked down from above. The zombies couldn’t reach her, while she could kill the two of them with ease.
Whether day or night, zombies were always active. The commotion she had just caused was enough. After killing two zombies, Su Yun jumped down from the bin and quickly ran out of the alley.
However, after she left, the camera at the entrance of the alley moved slightly as well.
At that moment, in a room responsible for monitoring the surveillance cameras of the district, more than twenty people were staring intently at the screens on the wall.
From time to time, they lowered their heads to discuss what they were seeing. The footage of Su Yun killing zombies in the alley had been displayed on the large screen.
“Hey, what are you guys watching…?” a man nearby asked as he took off his headphones. He stood up from his chair, walked behind them, and also looked toward the big screen.
After replaying the scene of Su Yun killing the zombies, disappointment appeared on everyone’s faces.
“She should just be an ordinary person. That move she made just now—anyone who works out regularly at a gym could do it.”
The situation was urgent. Before the entire city lost power, their superiors had organized them to search for any awakened individuals they could find.
Since Su Yun showed no signs of using supernatural abilities, they quickly switched the content on the big screen.
It was another pitch-black street corner alley. The camera in this alley seemed to be malfunctioning; the image projected onto the big screen flickered from time to time.
Each flicker turned the screen into a blur of static.
Before long, four figures emerged in the alley. Each of them carried a heavy backpack. The moment they appeared on the screen, the people in the surveillance room grew excited.
On the screen, the four had made simple protective gear for themselves. Wooden boards were tied to their arms and legs to prevent zombie bites.
It seemed zombies were chasing them. The four ran in a panic, and some supplies hanging from their backpacks fell off. None of them had time to pick them up—they just kept sprinting out of the alley.
After the four left, the alley quickly filled with zombies. Some even looked up and roared at the camera.
The people monitoring the footage in the room were all startled by the scene.
“Team leader, we’ve found information on those four…”
A staff member in work clothes pushed open the door and handed the documents in his hand to a man.
At the top of the documents were four ID profiles with photos—the same four people who had just escaped from the alley on the screen.
Below that were records of their supernatural abilities.
After briefly reviewing the information, the man set the documents aside. “Contact headquarters immediately and report these people. This is exactly when manpower is needed.”
“Team leader, what about the supplies those four have been gathering recently? Should we report that too…?” the staff member asked cautiously.
The man fell silent for a few seconds. “Sort out the supplies they’ve collected recently and submit that along with the report. Let headquarters handle it.”
Right now, they not only needed people, but also supplies from all over the city. It was said that the higher-ups were planning to build a protected base and were short on food.
They had been observing these four for some time. Every time they went out, they returned with plentiful gains and had stockpiled a lot of supplies. This kind of thing was bound to offend people—better leave it to those above.
After all, they had experience.
Once the matter of the four was handled, the people in the room returned to their work.
Su Yun’s figure occasionally appeared on some surveillance screens, but she always disappeared quickly, and none of the monitors paid her any special attention.
After all, there were many people like Su Yun who went out searching for supplies.
If they focused on every single one, the workload would be overwhelming.
Only those who truly displayed the power of an awakened individual were worth close attention.
After leaving the trash-bin alley, a wide street appeared before Su Yun. Both sides were lined with tightly shut shops.
The glass fronts of some stores had been smashed—it looked like the work of humans.
This street was close to the garbage alley, so business for the shops here had never been very good. However, because there were two bars on the neighboring street, many clothing stores, cosmetic shops, and hair salons had opened here. People who worked at the bars often came here to do their makeup or rent clothes.
Thinking of the clothes she had collected at home during the day—not many of them—Su Yun lifted her foot and walked toward the nearest clothing store.
There was a camera in front of the clothing store and two inside. The doors and windows had all been smashed, clearly showing that someone had already looted the place.
Some of the clothes hanging on the racks were stained with blood—it was impossible to tell whether it belonged to humans or zombies.
The weak beam of her flashlight shone on the floor, revealing many messy, bloodstained footprints, along with drag marks.
After entering the store, Su Yun keenly noticed that once she stepped inside, the camera at the entrance seemed to move, its angle adjusting to point directly at her.